The others were far less familiar with the game than Ling Yi; they could only listen to whatever Ling Yi said.
After grinding Viper all morning, with Ling Yi's terrifyingly high drop rate (a thousand times higher), everyone managed to collect enough Repair Oil and slightly improve their levels. They also managed to gather a set of cheap, low-quality equipment to use for now.
After all, Tony, Frigga, and Loki's levels are too low, so the experience here is still considerable for them.
Loki and his companions finally witnessed the terrifying power of Ling Yi.
It's not that their Combat is terrifying, it's that their drop rate is inhuman.
"Is this even a game?" Loki couldn't help but complain.
"Hehe, you'll get used to it," Thor chuckled.
Ling Yi and Tony logged off at noon. Ling Yi, Loki, Frigga, and Thor didn't actually need to eat and could have kept playing, but Tony couldn't.
In the afternoon, Ling Yi and Tony logged on, and the group went directly across Viper Valley to Mongchon.
After quickly adjusting their equipment, Ling Yi led the group straight to the Pig Cave.
The monsters in the Pig Cave were still densely packed, and Ling Yi could only clear them out little by little. It took them a whole day to reach the second level.
A week later, the group arrived at the Stone Tomb Maze.
At this moment, everyone's level has reached nearly 30, and they have almost all collected the Woma Set equipment.
Tony wielded the Purgatory, Loki held his Magic Wand, and Frigga held the Silver Snake.
"Below is the Stone Tomb Maze, a game-like maze. If you don't know the way, it's easy to get lost inside."
"The monsters inside will be more numerous, but our goal is the Stone Tomb Sixth Floor. We'll grind to level 35 there, collect Zuma Set, and then head down to Peach Blossom Garden, which is the Stone Tomb Seventh Floor Stone Tomb Sixth Floor, to farm ultimate weapons, armor, Forbidden Spell spells, and universal skill books."
"What is a universal skill book?" Natasha asked.
"It's a skill book that can be used by all three professions, like my Clone Technique."
They had all witnessed the power of the Clone skill; it was practically equivalent to having an extra powerful warrior, making it incredibly useful.
The others had long been envious.
Ling Yi didn't know how the game had been changed, nor did he know what the general skills were, but he guessed that there was definitely more than just the Clone Technique.
Ling Yi's Clone Technique is currently only at level 2, and his proficiency is not yet full. At level 2, the Clone Technique increases strength by 10% compared to the original body, which is already incredibly powerful.
Ling Yi was really looking forward to it.
"Queen, we're in trouble," Ling Yi said to Frigga.
Frigga nodded, first making herself Invisibility, and then descending the steps while still Invisibility.
Following them were Ling Yi, Tony, Thor, with Loki's Mage arriving last.
Frigga had been using the Mass Invisibility, and as soon as everyone came down, they all immediately went into Invisibility mode.
"Quickly clear out these moths, Loki, set up the Fire Setting wall."
Everyone was already very familiar with this procedure; even if Ling Yi didn't say it, they all knew what to do.
The three warriors, along with Ling Yi's Clone, used the Half Moon Scimitar skill to effectively protect the Mage Loki inside.
Loki raised his Magic Wand, and moments later Firewall filled his entire Field of Vision.
In less than ten minutes, all the monsters were cleared out, but since Loki killed most of them, the drop rate wasn't high.
"After entering, exit immediately. Repeat this three times, and you will reach the sixth floor. Once you arrive, do not wander around. Wait until you reach the sixth floor before starting to fight monsters."
Everyone was highly focused, afraid of making any mistakes. If they were attacked and killed by the monsters, it would be almost impossible for them to run back alone.
Fortunately, none of them were ordinary people. As they all entered the Stone Tomb Sixth Floor, they were all stunned by what they saw.
Everywhere you look, there are bosses, and monsters are everywhere.
"So many bosses?" Thor's eyes lit up.
"First, clear out the mobs. After that, take on the boss. We'll be grinding here for the next few days, grinding straight to level 35."
Just as Ling Yi was leading his team to level up, Thanos had just finished a battle royale game.
Because most people have switched to playing new games, it has actually made battle royale games a bit easier.
In the e-sports room, Thanos held a crimson, dazzling fragment in his right hand—the very reward he had just won in Lottery after his victory in PUBG: Soul Stone Fragment, one of the Infinity Stones.
Although it was just a fragment, it gave Thanos a tremendous surprise.
The Soul Stone is arguably the most mysterious and difficult to obtain of all the Infinity Stones, and Thanos still has no clue about it to this day.
But now Thanos faces two choices.
You can either absorb it directly, or collect 10 fragments to synthesize Soul Stone.
Thanos was very strong, but he still couldn't withstand the power of the Infinity Stones. The fragments, however, were different; he could absorb them directly, making his Soul Transformation stronger and giving him some control over souls.
But from beginning to end, Thanos's goal was never to become stronger; the purpose of becoming stronger was simply to snap his the Snap.
Thanos hesitated for a long time, but ultimately put away the Soul Stone Fragment.
The emergence of the God-Created Game completely disrupted Thanos's original plans.
Today, the entire Marvel Universe is controlled by this God-Created Game, including Thanos himself.
No one can resist the Gravity of becoming stronger, but that's not what Thanos wants to see.
He foresaw that when people spend a lot of time on games, the real world will inevitably be greatly impacted.
Everyone wants to be successful, and now that there is a chance to defy fate, it's like finding an oasis in the desert for those living at the bottom.
The game will bring about a major reshuffling of the entire world order, but what will happen after that?
Who will manage the farmland? Will there be any workers left to do the factory work?
Thanos harbored hostility towards the God-Created Game, but despite his best efforts, he was unable to destroy it. Although the game was simple, its rules were very comprehensive.
Moreover, with even the Infinity Stones as a reward, he didn't believe he had the power to rebel against the being that created the game.
Therefore, the only way for him to fight against this game is to become stronger, then dominate it, and become its master. This is the only way he can fight against the game: prevent others from becoming stronger and prevent them from gaining anything in the game.
Only in this way can everyone get back on track.
Thanos has temporarily set aside his original goal of the Snap. As long as the Ancient One and Odin are alive, it's impossible to collect all the Infinity Stones. Thanos's only goal now is... to control the game.
But Thanos wasn't the only one with this idea.
Ambitious people all have similar thoughts.
Putting aside other factors, the major powers on Marvel's planet are now doing the same things Thanos.
This is why battle royale games have become strange, with illegal team formation becoming very common.
Sometimes, in order to ensure a certain player wins, dozens of people are illegally teamed up, which is quite outrageous.
This is also very unfriendly to some ordinary players. Most ordinary players have now been reduced to only being able to earn a little bit of in-game currency.
This has led many ordinary players, unable to fight against these forces, to simply switch to new games. Compared to the difficulty of battle royale games, games like Legend, which only require hacking and slashing, are perfect for ordinary players.
But... this is only the initial stage.
Once guilds appear and guild wars and the Sand City War begin, the survival space for ordinary players will still be squeezed.
In the game, areas with high monster spawn rates are inevitably contested, and Map for farming equipment and skill books are bound to see constant PvP (player versus player) battles.
Games can influence reality; all actions taken in games will affect one's strength in the real world.
It's likely that the battles for supremacy in future games will become incredibly fierce and barbaric.
A month later, all members of Ling Yi's team had reached level 35 and were Zuma Set.
Loki learned Ice Roar, Frigga learned to Summon Divine Beast, and Ling Yi and the other two warriors all learned the Flaming Sword Technique.
Loki brandished his Bone Jade Scepter, unleashing a blazing Firewall that quickly turned hordes of monsters into experience points.
Frigga raised her Wuji Staff, Daodao Healing Technique after another was accurately cast on everyone's head.
Ling Yi was followed by two Clone. That's right, the level 3 general skill Clone Technique, could Summon two Clone, and each Clone was 1.5 times stronger than the original.
He alone is almost equivalent to a team.
"Boom!"
At the bottom of the sixth level of the stone tomb, the Millennium Corpse King emerged from the ground.
Just as Thor was about to rush over, Ling Yi stopped him.
"Don't waste time on this thing, let's go to the next level."
Thor was overjoyed and laughed heartily, "Are we finally going to the next level?"
"A whole month? I'm seriously about to throw up," Loki complained.
Although their strength had improved rapidly over the past month, constantly grinding monsters in the same Map was really taking its toll.
Even Frigga exclaimed happily, "Finally, we're leaving this place!"
The group entered the underground cave one after another, reaching the final level of the Stone Tomb Maze: the Peach Blossom Garden.
The art style of the game here has clearly changed drastically.
What came into view was a peach blossom forest, a sea of pink, with clear waters and lush mountains, a truly delightful landscape. Compared to the previous game Map, this was a paradise on earth.
Moreover, the monsters on this Map are very rare, so you no longer have to face dense hordes of monsters.
"The monsters here are very powerful, with strong magic defense," Ling Yi said simply, then ran over, attracting a Enhanced Mutant Skeleton.
The appearance of this skeleton monster is different from the skeleton soldiers in the General's Tomb, but it looks exactly like the level 2 skeleton baby Summon by the Daoist player, and its name is also bright blue.
Frigga directly applied Red Poison and Green Poison to the Enhanced Mutant Skeleton.
Loki's Lightning followed, but it did no damage to the Lightning, Mutant Enhanced Skeleton. Clearly, the monster's magical defense was incredibly high, or rather, it was immune to magic.
Magic couldn't break through, so only three warriors charged in.
Although they were said to be three warriors, five warrior figures actually rushed forward; the other two were Ling Yi's warrior Clone.
The warriors hacked and slashed wildly, quickly assessing the monster's approximate strength.
It has strong attack power; one hit will take away about one-fifth of your health.
The attack speed is fast, but there are pauses between attacks, and with the slashing of a group of warriors, the pauses are almost continuous.
The group easily defeated it, although its health bar was quite long and it took a while.