At the Resurrection Point in Novice Village No. 17561.
Chen Chen, Xu Ziqing, and Wu Quan stood frozen in bewilderment.
The sudden system message had caught them completely off guard.
"The evil demon that broke free... could it be..."
"Shut up!"
Before Wu Quan could finish, Chen Chen cut him off with a sharp, low shout.
In an instant.
Wu Quan realized what he meant and immediately shut his mouth.
They all knew perfectly well.
The unsealed evil demon was most likely the monster they had released from the Seven-pointed Star Array.
Had they known completing that quest would have such enormous consequences, they would never have done it.
For one simple reason.
If word got out, there would no longer be any place for them in Novice Village No. 17561.
Nothing else even needed to be considered.
The furious players alone would be enough to kill them over and over until they had nothing left.
Looking at the angry players around him, their teeth clenched in fury, Wu Quan shuddered involuntarily.
I can't tell anyone.
Absolutely no one.
Then.
Wu Quan checked his own stats, and another anguished wail rose in his heart.
Martial Entry Zero Level!
Those large words were painfully glaring.
In other words, being killed by the black-and-red mist had cost him five levels outright. More than half a month of hard work had all gone down the drain.
Wu Quan looked grim as he asked the other two, "How many levels did you lose?"
At his question.
Chen Chen and Xu Ziqing checked their own stats, and their expressions darkened too.
"Reset to zero!"
"Me too!"
The three exchanged glances, bitterness rising in their mouths.
Clearly.
The penalty for this death was far more than simply losing five levels. Even Chen Chen, who had reached