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Three days after Wu Shaozhen disappeared, every player in Showa City received a notification...
Ding! Three days have passed, and no trace of the fiend Dustseal has been found. All players in Showa City who accepted the quest lose 20% EXP.
As the notification sounded, countless players discovered that their hard-earned EXP had vanished. Some with less than 20% EXP even dropped a level. Complaints erupted throughout Showa City.
"Fuck, my EXP! I worked so hard to earn a little, and they just took it away?"
"Damn it, why should we pay for the NPCs' incompetence?"
"Fuck, they deduct 20% for not finding him in three days? Does that mean another 50% after five days, and a whole level after ten?"
"..."
Meanwhile, in a vast hall in an unknown space...
"Old Teng, you're pretty damn impressive. How did you end up like this?" Wu Shaozhen asked, leaning against the Soaring Serpent and patting his enormous body.
After chatting for three days, the man and serpent had actually become much closer...
"Ah, it's a long story," the Soaring Serpent said dejectedly.
"Don't worry, Old Teng. If I get the chance, I'll definitely get you out," Wu Shaozhen said.
"You can't even get yourself out. How are you going to rescue me?" The Soaring Serpent rolled his eyes.
"Not necessarily." Wu Shaozhen took the Voidstone out of his Heaven and Earth Ring. Its cooldown had now ended.
"!!!"
"You actually have that thing?!" The Soaring Serpent stared in shock at the Voidstone in Wu Shaozhen's hand.
"Hehe, what do you think? This thing can get me out, right?" Wu Shaozhen asked with a grin.
"Little brother, take me with you." The Soaring Serpent's eyes burned with eagerness.
"How would I do that?" Wu Shaozhen asked, looking puzzled.