"How about I let you sleep at my place tonight to make it up to you?"
Chen Nian spoke with a perfectly straight face.
"Huh?!!"
"W-we barely know each other! No, no..."
"Wait, where are you going?"
Qin Yu was blushing furiously as she refused, but when she saw Chen Nian getting ready to head out, she was immediately puzzled.
"I meant you could stay here tonight because your friends have all left, not that I'd sleep with you."
"I'm going out to level up. Get some rest."
Qin Yu: ???
So he really just meant letting me sleep here? Fine, fine, fine. Does he have absolutely no sexual interest in me?!
Qin Yu even felt quite defeated, but by then, Chen Nian had already left.
[Successfully equipped epic equipment: Demon Turtle Armguard]
Chen Nian replaced his original fine-grade equipment with his newly acquired epic equipment.
His stats rose substantially again.
[Mountain-Carrying Demon Turtle three-piece set successfully activated] [Defense +20%]
This defense bonus was applied directly as a percentage, making its effect quite significant!
Chen Nian immediately checked his stats.
Chen Nian: Word Spirit Sage (Unique) Genetic tier: Tier 1 (Level 60) Constitution: 112 Agility: 72 Supernatural: 67 Bonus attack: 130 Bonus defense: 696 Combat power rating: 54 stars
His defense had leaped to another level!
His combat power rating had also skyrocketed by another ten stars.
The set bonus had given him a considerable boost!
Chen Nian's next goal was to complete the four-piece epic set and obtain its four-piece bonus.
He already had the most crucial special material, mountain-carrying demon turtle shell. All he needed to do was gather the other materials in the wilderness, then give the complete collection to a blacksmith to forge.
By now, many players grinding levels desperately had already surpassed Chen Nian in level.
But he didn't care. Levels weren't everything.
"Right, I still have three Calamity Scrolls I haven't used. I can find somewhere to use them all."
Calamity Summoning was a new feature unlocked after the world boss was defeated.
All players had an extremely small chance of obtaining a Calamity Scroll after killing a monster.
Using a Calamity Scroll would summon an exceptionally powerful calamity monster. Killing it would grant a Calamity Gem with powerful effects!
Chen Nian had received three Calamity Scrolls outright for defeating the world boss alone, and they had been sitting in his inventory ever since.
He took the city's teleportation array to the outskirts.
Those ordinary monsters respawned after a certain amount of time and only roamed outside the city. Quite a few people could already be seen fighting to level up.
"Brother, want to team up?"
"We've got three people on our team already, including a pretty girl!"
"Bro, bro! Our party needs a strong damage dealer. We've got a really dependable knight!"
As Chen Nian walked along, quite a few people extended invitations.
But none interested him. He continued farther out. These low-level monsters no longer caught his eye.
As he ventured farther and farther from the city, Chen Nian soon reached an area of high-level monsters.
Level 40-50 monsters!
The players who could make it to this area were the elite of the elite, few and far between.
"Looks like the fusion of the game and reality has changed the terrain too..."
Before Chen Nian lay a rift valley. A hideous fissure stretched several hundred li into the distance, mist filling the valley as low beastly growls sounded from time to time.
Without hesitation, Chen Nian jumped straight down.
"Word Spirit, Void-Escaping Spirit Snake."
Protected by his Word Spirit, Chen Nian descended roughly two hundred meters and landed steadily.
The moment he landed, a pair of blood-red eyes lit up in the surrounding mist!
Clank, clank...
A figure slowly entered Chen Nian's field of view. It was a humanoid monster with eerie, ghostly blue skin, dragging chains at its feet and gripping a battered greatsword. It was utterly chilling.
"An Undead Warrior... Its level isn't low."
Chen Nian wasn't actually all that efficient when leveling alone.
His ability to deal damage on a large scale fell far short of a mage like Ye Hongling's.
But using the Golden Sword of Judgment would be overkill, and not worth it at all.
An extremely interesting idea suddenly occurred to him.
First, gather a huge bunch of monsters, then use the Calamity Scrolls to summon powerful Calamity Beasts, and finally use the Golden Sword of Judgment to kill them all instantly in one go!
That way, he could gain a huge amount of experience while slaughtering the Calamity Beasts along the way. Wouldn't that be great?
The plan was called-the ultimate one-pull clear.
Chen Nian had already begun moving. He casually blasted the Undead Warrior with a burst of flame, then continued deeper into the valley to find more Undead Warriors.
I hope this area's packed with monsters. Don't let my ultimate go to waste!
"Roar..."
One after another, the monsters hidden in the mist were provoked into coming out by Chen Nian.
Like a group of loyal soldiers, they followed closely behind him, accompanied by a continuous clanking of chains...
After running roughly two kilometers through the valley, Chen Nian looked back. The results of his gathering were already quite frightening.
A sea of hideous heads-a treat for anyone with trypophobia!
"That should do."
At that moment, Chen Nian took out the three Calamity Scrolls.
He bit his finger and let blood drip onto each one.
The activation ritual began!
Meanwhile, a short distance away in another direction, a party was actually farming monsters.
They, too, were genuine top-tier players, the elite of the elite!
Their group had twelve members, each with exceptional strength. Farming Undead Warriors in the valley posed no trouble for them.
Still, to be safe, they only fought two or three at a time and didn't dare provoke too many at once.
After all, this wasn't truly a game, but reality. If one mistake caused a party wipe, they would really be dead.
"Leveled up again! Having a good party makes this so easy!"
"Haha, I'm level 58 too!"
"Holy shit, guys! I got a Calamity Scroll!"
"What? A Calamity Scroll?!"
Everyone immediately gathered around.
After a cautious discussion, they decided to activate the Calamity Scroll.
"Everyone, be careful!"
"Calamity monsters are powerful. We have to give it everything we've got. We can't let our guard down at all!"
"Activate it!"
As a drop of blood fell onto the scroll, a beam of red light instantly shot into the sky.
Within that eerie red pillar of light, a Calamity Beast descended!
And so, the party began a brutal battle.
The twelve-person elite party fought with the utmost caution and gave it their all. In the end, they finally managed to defeat the Calamity Beast.
But their team was practically in pieces too...
Five members were seriously injured, and two had broken legs and feet. It was a gruesome sight!
The seven with minor injuries had basically lost their ability to fight as well.
"Fuck... That Calamity Beast was way too powerful!"
"We underestimated it. We really can't activate Calamity Scrolls carelessly. If we couldn't beat it, we'd all have died at that monster's hands!"
"Well, we've learned our lesson. At least everyone's still alive..."
"W-what's that?!"
Suddenly, someone pointed at the sky not far away, his face pale and even his lips trembling.
The others followed his gaze and were likewise scared out of their wits!
Over there, three red pillars of light had abruptly appeared.
Some lunatic had summoned three Calamity Beasts at once?!