Outside the East Gate of Dafeng City, Ling Yi and Meng Yue were riding in a modified, super-giant armored bus, heading towards the monster zone.
From a distance, this armored bus looks like a giant jar covered in spikes, three times larger than a regular bus.
There was a thick alloy shield in front, and a row of weapons was mounted on the roof.
This is a vehicle that specifically travels from the city gate to the monster area.
Although the monsters outside the city have been constantly being cleared out by law enforcement and major guilds, some inevitably slip through the net, or stray monsters wandering over from elsewhere.
Having such a Haki bus makes it relatively safer.
However, today there was no one else in the car besides Ling Yi and Meng Yue.
I bet most of the professionals have gone to the dungeon lobby to farm the Nether Forest!
Well, you could also say he went to work for Ling Yi.
Yesterday, in just half a day, Ling Yi gained over two million experience points and tens of thousands of gold coins.
Today, it should at least double!
But then again, it's really too difficult for professionals to advance their careers.
Each level requires ten times the experience points of the previous level, and as you progress to later levels, the experience required for each level becomes astronomical.
Therefore, relying solely on grinding monsters to level up and achieve the Limit Reincarnation is basically impossible.
The best way to level up is to clear dungeons on Nightmare Grade or higher; each clear will directly reward you with 1 level of experience.
Perhaps Meng Yue knows other ways to upgrade; I'll ask her later.
"There are two types of monsters. One type is formed from various wild animals influenced by the Source Power; you can think of it as datafied."
In the team Chat Channel, Meng Yue was explaining things to Ling Yi.
Of course, Meng Yue's popular science explanations are not something that ordinary people can hear. For example, the concepts of Source Power and Source Realm are things that ordinary professionals would absolutely not know.
"The other type is the monsters projected from the Source Realm; basically, there's no difference."
"Could you tell me about Source Power?" Ling Yi asked.
Just then, the bus's voice announcement came on.
"Attention passengers, we have arrived at section 1101. Passengers who wish to disembark at section 1101, please put on your protective gear and prepare to disembark."
As the voice announcement ended, the armored bus slowly came to a stop.
The bus doors opened, and Ling Yi and Meng Yue stepped off.
The Siji Uncle the two of them a strange look. Weren't all the professional players supposed to be farming the Nether Forest in the main hall right now?
Why are people still running into the wild?
Isn't the 35% experience bonus and several times the drop rate from the Nether Forest a great deal?
Also, these two little guys, they look like students, right? Before awakening as professionals, students are not allowed to enter monster areas.
After awakening, you should stick to grinding dungeons in the dungeon lobby instead of running around in the open world.
"You two little devils, don't you know that there's a 35% experience bonus when running the Nether Forest dungeon?" the Siji Uncle him.
"The dungeon lobby opens at 8:00, it's 7:30 now. Get on the bus and go back; you still have time."
"Thank you, Uncle. We'll go farm some materials and then head back," Meng Yue said with a sweet smile.
"I see. Okay, then be careful." The Siji Uncle in understanding, started the car, and drove away.
"You can even use consonant sounds?" Ling Yi looked at Meng Yue with surprise and laughed.
Meng Yue her eyes at him, then suddenly made a Mengmeng face and said, " Brother Yi Lingyi, you have to protect me well from now on!"
Ling Yi shuddered and quickly took a few steps back. "Holy crap, what kind of Ghost?"
Before he could say anything, Meng Yue had already regained her aloof demeanor. "The appearance of professionals, the appearance of monsters, the appearance of dungeons, and so on—all of these are based on Source Power."
This sudden change in demeanor nearly tripped Ling Yi.
"The more concentrated the Source Power, the higher the chance of a professional awakening, the higher the level of the monsters, and the more frequently high-level dungeons will spawn."
"No wonder the levels of monsters in the wild have been increasing in recent years, and the frequency of monster tides has also been rising," Ling Yi said thoughtfully.
"Initially, only a small number of monsters projected from the Source Realm appeared in this world, and for every monster killed, a portion of Source Power was released into this world."
"The more monsters we kill, the denser the world's Source Power will become, inevitably leading to a future where everyone is a professional. However, as the monsters grow stronger, humanity will face a tremendous crisis."
"The denser the Source Power, the higher the level and the greater the number of monsters projected from the Source Realm."
Meng Yue's voice trembled as she slowly said, "At that time, not a single human city will remain, and outside the city walls, strange tides will roam."
"Time is running out," Meng Yue murmured.
"You mean to say that humanity faces a major crisis in the future?"
"The arrival of fully-fledged professionals is the beginning of a crisis." Meng Yue nodded.
But then, Meng Yue changed the subject again. "There are several very interesting dungeons outside of Dafeng City, especially the next one."
"Are you changing the subject already?"
"There's no point in talking about this now. If you can complete the Limit First Reincarnation, I will naturally tell you everything," Meng Yue said, shaking her head.
Okay, if you don't want to talk about it, we won't ask any more questions. Let's continue with the topic of the dungeon.
Based on Ling Yi's experience with online novels from his previous life, Meng Yue is either a Big Shot or an unlucky guy.
"If I clear an outdoor dungeon, will the Voice of the Firmament announce it?" Ling Yi asked worriedly.
"Have you ever heard the Voice of the Firmament' after clearing an outdoor dungeon?" Meng Yue shook her head.
"Won't it be broadcast? That's good!"
"Field dungeons are different from those in the dungeon lobby. Dungeon lobby dungeons can be repeated and run infinitely, but field dungeons disappear once they are cleared."
"Conversely, if no one clears an outdoor dungeon within a certain timeframe, the monsters inside will rush out of the dungeon. Most of the monsters in monster hordes come from outdoor dungeons."
The two had by then passed through a grove of trees and arrived at a swampy area.
This swampy area is not large, less than 200 square meters, but in the center of the swamp stands a stone tablet that is only half exposed.
"There's a level 20 dungeon here called Land of Zombies. In this dungeon, zombies seem endless."
"This is the best place for you to level up."
"If you can clear the game, reaching level 40 shouldn't be a problem."
Meng Yue pointed to the stone tablet and said, "Break the stone tablet to open the dungeon."
"Do outdoor dungeons also have difficulty levels?" Ling Yi asked.
"Yes, outdoor dungeons also have six difficulty levels: Easy, Normal, Hard, Nightmare, Hell, Abyss. However, you can only choose the difficulty once. Completing any difficulty level counts as completing the dungeon."
"The instance will disappear once you clear it."
Meng Yue paused here, then lowered her voice and said, "Once it's activated, if you can't clear it, a constant stream of zombies will pour out of the dungeon, and Dafeng City will inevitably suffer a monster horde."
"Especially in the Abyss Grade open-world dungeons, the zombies in the later stages are all above level 100. If they break out of the dungeon, not only Dafeng City, but the entire North Leaf Province will be plunged into a sea of zombies."
"Level 100 or higher? Wasn't the highest level supposed to be only 90?" Ling Yi asked in surprise.
"Level 90 is only a restriction for players; monsters don't have this restriction. However, monsters cannot Reincarnation, so players can still easily clear the game once they reach the Limit Second Reincarnation."
This is a level 20 dungeon, meaning that the player's level is limited to between 21 and 30.
If it's a level 30 monster after the second job advancement, then it's definitely stronger than a level 100 monster.
"So, what difficulty level should we choose?" Ling Yi asked.
"What do you think?" Meng Yue countered.
"I'm asking you, aren't I? If I had to choose, it would definitely be Abyss difficulty."
"Easy difficulty will allow you to reach level 40, while clearing Abyss difficulty will allow you to at least Limit First Reincarnation."
"The problem is, are you confident you can clear the Abyss difficulty? You need to know that if you fail, it will trigger a monster horde, which will inevitably lead to widespread destruction."
Ling Yi thought for a moment and then displayed his profession panel, but he didn't show the equipment slots; he only showed the attributes and status stats.
Meng Yue stared at the row of status entries with their explosive data, her face filled with disbelief.
100% Critical Hit rate, 100,000% Critical Hit, every hit a thousandfold Critical Hit?
Thousand times magic resistance, thousand times physical resistance, thousand times damage reflection, 100% damage reduction, 100% evasion.
A thousand times the movement speed, plus splash damage, Life Steal, poison resistance, Health Regeneration...
"Are you sure these status entries weren't altered using the Concealment Medal?" Meng Yue was genuinely shocked.
This was the first time Ling Yi had seen Meng Yue with such a surprised expression, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Tell me, isn't that amazing?"
I'm a man with two cheat codes.
"Are these all equipment attributes?" Meng Yue asked.
"Uh, yes!"
"So, your equipment stats can Infinite Stacking?"
"Forehead..."
No, you've already guessed my cheat code?
"The fact that you can absorb equipment attributes is truly unbelievable; your hidden talent is incredible."
Hmm? Devouring equipment stats? Oh ho, you guessed wrong!
However, there seems to be no difference between the Infinite Devouring Equipment" attribute and "Infinite Equipment Stacking," right?
"In that case, let's just choose the Abyss." A hint of excitement flashed in Meng Yue's eyes, but she quickly regained her composure.
"This Land of Zombies dungeon actually has two gameplay modes: a monster-hunting mode and a tower defense mode."
"The monster-slaying mode is straightforward; you just need to keep killing monsters. The tower defense mode, on the other hand, involves continuously building and upgrading defensive towers to farm monsters."
"In tower defense mode, all defensive towers inherit the attributes of the class they belong to, while the boost is negligible for other classes."
"But for you, it's completely different."
"Furthermore, choosing tower defense mode has another advantage: you don't need to pick up equipment and items. The equipment and items dropped by monsters will automatically be added to your inventory, provided your inventory is large enough."
"Then, let's begin!" Ling Yi said impatiently.
For Ling Yi, being invincible with a single book would be the best possible outcome.
"Crack!" Ling Yi punched a tree, snapping it in two, and then threw it into the swamp.
Then, stepping on the tree, he arrived at the stone tablet and kicked it, breaking it in two.
As the stone tablet shattered, a vortex of black cesium slowly formed...