Meteor Shower Nears Its End, and the Invasions Go Mad

A commotion erupted from the residential area, sounding like a group of people chasing after a man, the sound of footsteps echoing everywhere.

This unexpected event caused Da Er, the leader of the Farron Guard were lingering in the area, to stop and take notice.

He stared at the group of running people for a while, his nose twitching slightly, and finally shook his head, muttering to himself, "It's not these people."

Since accepting Wolf's Blood and using the [soul of Wolf's Blood] to refine his Wolf's Blood, his physical attributes can no longer be judged by human standards. Instead, he can be seen as a wolf-like Orcs who looks like a human. The most prominent characteristic is...

His sense of smell became more acute.

Ever since Lu Lu Wo was attacked by a strange creature that resembled both Orcs and demons, Da Er and his Farron Guard have been secretly investigating the matter, searching for any clues that the unknown enemy might have left behind. However, until recently, they had come up with nothing, as the enemy had concealed their whereabouts perfectly.

Just yesterday, he heard strange rumors in the residential area that people could occasionally be seen staring straight up at the stars, which looked particularly eerie.

However, this rumor is somewhat untrue, because some people also said that they went to the residential area at the same time and did not see anything wrong.

It's strange that different people give completely opposite answers at the same time and place; it's worth investigating.

He came here to investigate yesterday and did detect some discordant smells, but upon closer analysis, they were different from the smells of the enemies on the night Lu Lu Wo was attacked. Whatever, they are all unstable factors anyway, and we need to find out about them as soon as possible!

Then today, when he was about to further target specific individuals, the scent suddenly disappeared.

They have completely disappeared, and the only trace of human presence remains in the entire residential area.

Clean Da Er thought there was something wrong with his nose, so he asked others to investigate. The result was that the residential area was perfectly safe and there was nothing unusual at all.

What supports his belief that all his discoveries are not illusions is the sense of potential threat he felt when he stepped into the residential area yesterday; he has always been very sensitive to anything that is dangerous.

But this led to the second thing he couldn't understand: the residential area no longer posed any threat, like a harmless little white rabbit.

"What exactly happened here in just one day?"

The only difference he noticed between today and yesterday was that a group of people were lying dead in their homes. Upon inquiring, he learned that they had followed the adventurers into the Zane Dungeon yesterday and had been accidentally sucked into Black Hole, suffering mental damage. Fortunately, it wasn't a serious problem, and they would recover after a couple of naps.

Surely the Zane Dungeon couldn't possibly be related to these things, right?

In general, when faced with this situation, a normal person would assume that a hidden danger in the residential area has been detected and investigated, and has therefore gone into hiding.

But Da Er is different. When elements of the Zane Dungeon appear in a strange event, he will genuinely believe that the dungeon has done something again.

"Should we report to the city defense soldiers first, or should we investigate ourselves? The quality of the soldiers in the Leyndell can't possibly be the same as that in Bede City."

As he was pondering, Wesker and Klan, who belonged to the Farron Guard and were currently his right and left hands, suddenly rushed over and shouted:

"Oh no, Brother Da Er! Other dungeons are causing trouble! You'd better go back and keep order!"

"Um?"

Da Er frowned. He knew about the joint anomaly between Sain and the other dungeons, and he also knew that not long ago, adventurers from various dungeons suddenly started invading each other, making normal dungeon exploration a complete mess. Even catching Small Falling Star could be invaded, so he stopped going in.

What business is it of his if other dungeons come looking for trouble?

"Oh, you'll see when you go! A whole bunch of people are waiting for you!"

He was practically dragged to the Zane Dungeon by the two of them. On the way, he sent Klan to report the anomalies in the residential area to the city guards. After entering the Zane Dungeon, Wesker took him straight to the Academy Gate Town. At present, only the safe zone in the lake district and the Firelink Shrine are not subject to invasion. Some adventurers have even taken refuge here.

Glory Stone Tablet has appeared in front of the large bonfire here, and the height of the two leaderboards has soared into the sky. However, if you want to check, the information you want to see will automatically flow into your mind, which is quite convenient.

On the Small Falling Star Ranking, Leon firmly holds first place, Te Mude is second, and the rest are all from other dungeons. The adventurers of the Zane Dungeon sacrificed their own spots to collectively support Leon's number one position.

On the invasion and murder ranking list, many familiar names appeared, and the number one person was an unexpected one— Si Telan!

However, the gap between her and the second-ranked adventurer from the Glory Dungeon, Ji Liesi, was very small, and she could be overtaken at any time.

After that, Lu Lu Wo, Gers, Leon, Fingel, five of the top ten were from the Zane Dungeon.

When Da Er's gaze moved down, he paused, and saw a name that was even more unexpected than Si Telan's.

Eleventh place, Luo Jieer.

At this moment, he really wanted to say "Huh?"

Even Matilda, who is at the Gold level, is ranked behind Luo Jieer. How did he manage to do that?!

Continuing down the list, how come there's another Jia Paer in the thirties? Which dungeon are you hiding in?

The competition on the leaderboard is fierce, and it changes rapidly every moment, making it dazzling.

Guided by Wesker, Da Er entered a room.

Then he stood at the doorway, too afraid to go in, cold sweat dripping down his forehead.

The reason he was asking was because he saw several heavily tattooed gangsters inside the house; their aura was so strong that it could scare an ordinary person into having a heart attack.

"Hey, Da Er, you're finally here." One of the gangsters, with a sunny disposition, waved and laughed. Da Er carefully examined the man covered in blood-red lion tattoos, and finally asked in surprise:

"Leon!?"

When he saw the woman on the other side with red eagle effects surrounding her, he exclaimed, "Si Telan?"

"Um"

Si Telan blushed slightly and lowered her head in embarrassment, feeling a little ashamed of the special effects on her body.

Beside her, Elsa sat looking bored. Her appearance was quite simple, without any special effects; the tattoo was simply a full moon on her forehead.

Lu Lu Wo, it wouldn't be surprising if she wore any strange outfit, but the last person's attire silenced Da Er.

"Hello, I'm Fingel, from Hasawi Squad."

Fingel's voice came from under the Treasure Chest Monster's head, Da Er felt that no one would believe him if he told them what was happening.

Who would wear Treasure Chest Monster's head as a helmet?

Actually, this is a piece of equipment that Fingel obtained, and its effect is quite good.

The Symbol of Avarice

[A Greedy Head that mimics a treasure chest; you can wear it on your head if you wish.]

[It can increase the number of souls obtained after defeating enemies and also improve treasure hunting ability, but due to the curse of the mark, its vitality will be weakened.]

The mark of a greedy person is the brand of sin.

The tattoo formed a Dark Moon Blade icon on Fingel's chest, making him much more stylish than others, although his chestnut head was a bit of a letdown.

Da Er now felt like an innocent elementary school student surrounded by delinquent youths, about to be extorted for protection money at any moment.

"Alright, now that everyone's here, let's get started on the meeting."

Leon clapped his hands and said, "Let's discuss how to get our adventurers higher rankings on the Glory Stone Tablet in these last few days."

It was discovered that the joint anomaly in the dungeon occurred after the Meteor Shower in the outside world, and the Meteor Shower was nearing its end. So, would this anomaly also end? It's very likely, because the Glory Stone Tablet is settled every seven days.

The rewards that can be redeemed with the current Small Falling Star are already very tempting, so what about the rewards at the top of the leaderboard?

All adventurers in the dungeons became aware of this, and the invasion was more frenzied than ever before, even dragging down many of the previously top-ranking adventurers from the Sain-type.

After the experience of everyone working together to capture the Small Falling Star, Leon felt a strong sense of belonging to the group of adventurers of the Sain-type. So he wanted to help more people achieve good rankings, but he couldn't do it himself, which is why he called everyone over.

"Heh, interesting. Are you going to make us crush others on the stone tablet? I want to join," Fingel said first.

"Me too." Si Telan nodded.

"I'll join too, and this child too." Lu Lu Wo Lu Lu Wo grabbed the absent-minded Elsa's little head and made her nod up and down, which was considered as her agreement.

"Okay." Da Er readily agreed. He could be considered to have been given his life by Saine, so of course he wouldn't refuse.

"Very good!"

Leon clenched his fist and shouted:

"Then let's formulate a battle plan now!"

"Very good, as expected of Leon, he started competing for the rankings without me even having to guide him."

Gong Qiying put down the various letters in his hand with satisfaction; these were challenge letters sent from different dungeons.

After two days of fermentation, the dungeons belonging to the top 100 adventurers on the Glory Stone Tablet were surprisingly uniform: Sain, Boulder, Glory, and Red Fang. The adventurers in the remaining dungeons were scattered, indicating that the adventurers in these four dungeons had relatively high Wu De.

With the event nearing its end, Glory, who has always disliked Sein, has pulled some tricks to strengthen the adventurers, planning a major push to remove Sain-type's adventurers from the front ranks.

Seeing the abilities of his adventurers in the Warrior Country, the giant stone also had the ambition to compete for the rankings. However, Pan Sen and Gong Qiying had a good relationship, so this was just a friendly match between them.

Red Fang was so infatuated with beauty that he seemed to be greatly shocked after discovering that the beautiful Mizutsune was male, and for the time being, he could stop considering him as a rival.

In other words, the invasions in the final days of the event will be a battle between Sion, Glory, and the Giant.

Several newspapers were placed beside Gong Qiying.

[A large number of Enchanted Armor of Ancient Gladiators have been discovered in the Glory Dungeon; wearing them will make you invincible!]

[A large number of maneuverable Boulder Golem have been unearthed in the Boulder Dungeon!]

What exactly is the mysterious red light that appeared during the skirmish? Why were there never any survivors?

It's not hard to see that Glory and the Giant Stone are giving the adventurers in the front row of the stone tablet a cheat code.

Gong Qiying had no intention of condemning this behavior, nor did he plan to give his adventurers wheelchairs, after all...

"My adventurer is a cheat code in itself."