Global Game: I, the Necromancer, am the scourge - Chapter 176
Chapter 176: Chapter 175: The Abyssal Rift, The Troublesome Eggshell Knight_2
As for Shen Yurou, had it not been for Zi Liyuan’s persuasion, she might have run off to challenge the Third Order Hero difficulty job-change dungeon as soon as she reached LV60.
The gap between Second Order and Third Order job-change dungeons was indeed vast; even though the difficulty of tasks for life professions was significantly lower, he did not want Shen Yurou to take risks without complete preparation.
The LV60 demonic creatures, Ghost Riders, could no longer be killed simply by ramming and trampling, so their speed inevitably slowed down.
“There are many demonic creatures around; keep an eye on your own safety,” Zi Liyuan hurriedly warned when he saw a dozen Ghost Knights entangled and bound by countless roots of a demonic mutated tree nearby, before being ground into bone fragments.
At this moment, the exploration of the Eye of Death revealed that aside from the direction they came from, densely packed life essences of demonic creatures appeared in the other three directions.
Continuing to use the Eye of Death to determine their direction by examining the life essences of demonic creatures was no longer feasible.
Therefore, Zi Liyuan tapped the ground with his magic wand, and dozens of Vulture Skeletons were summoned.
Perhaps due to the influence of the abyssal aura emanating from the Abyss Rift, they did not see a single avian demonic beast despite penetrating so deep into the forest.
Clearly, the avians had sensed the threat of the abyssal aura and had all fled from the forest.
Without aerial threats, using the Vulture Skeletons for reconnaissance was incredibly satisfying.
As these skeletal birds took flight, Zi Liyuan quickly obtained the information he wanted.
It was a mountain peak split in half, and at the rift, there was a black space distortion, with continuous streams of grey-black air being released, blending into the world.
“Found it, let’s go,” Zi Liyuan called out to the three alert companions and led the Ghost Riders towards the direction of the rift.
They ignored most demonic creatures encountered along the way unless they blocked their path.
The demonic creatures that did block their way were either instantly killed by Zi Liyuan’s “Death Dark Arrow”, by a certain type of blood-red arrow thrown by Number Two, or by a shot to the head from Shen Yurou’s latest model sniper rifle, exploding their skulls.
From the moment they left the village, the most leisurely person throughout the journey was probably Wang Fatty, who was lying flat.
Because of his obesity, he had some difficulty sitting steadily on the Skeletal Horse, and in order not to be thrown off while the horse ran, he had to lie as flat as he could on the horse’s back, indeed a flat-laying Wang Fatty!
Of course, they didn’t expect him to contribute any damage output.
Blazing their way through, the four soon arrived at their destination.
“Is this the Abyss Rift? But how do we enter it?” Shen Yurou asked, looking puzzled at the black space distortion in the rift.
“Don’t know. This space keeps distorting, it doesn’t look like a portal, definitely can’t go through,” Wang Fatty rolled off the Skeletal Horse and replied, flexing his somewhat stiff body.
“There should be some way to stabilize this black distorted space,” said Zi Liyuan, who, through the exploration of the Vulture Skeletons and the Eye of Death, discovered that there was not a single demonic creature near the split mountain.
This was somewhat abnormal.
“Ying Xueji and the others have caught up,” Number Two mentioned, glancing back in the direction they came from.
“Perfect timing. We’re responsible for finding the place; let them figure out how to enter the Abyss Rift. It’s not like we should be the only ones making an effort, right?”
That suited him just fine.
Lord Zi began to shift responsibility without any guilt.
In just about fifteen minutes, several teams of over a hundred people arrived from behind.
The leading team was naturally comprised of Ying Xueji and the other three captains, with the other teams following at some distance from each other.
“Zi Liyuan, you’ve found the Abyss Rift, haven’t you? I knew it, following you would certainly lead us to the right place,” Li Fengwen said, approaching on a mountain bike, glancing at the space distortion nearby, then shouting back to Zhu Wu.
“Old Pig, lend me your space-sealing Array Plate for a bit.”
“Got an itch for trouble, huh? Call me ‘Old Pig’ again, and I’ll smack you. Take it!”
Zhu Wu glared at a certain scoundrel and pulled out an Array Plate to toss over casually.
“Big brother Pig is generous. Come on now, let Zi Liyuan’s skeletons make some room, don’t hog the privy without taking a dump.”
Some people just had the misfortune of having a mouth. If it weren’t for their excellent rebirth skills, they would probably have been skinned alive by now.
Zi Liyuan clearly saw Zhu Wu’s fists tighten and loosen repeatedly. The desire to stab someone was evident in his eyes and he didn’t bother hiding it.
He commanded the skeletons to neatly disperse to both sides, leaving a clear path for passage.
Then came Li Fengwen, who approached the warped space with the Array Plate in hand.
The Array Plate emitted a glowing blue light, which instantly covered an area of a hundred meters in radius.
The next moment, under the illumination of the blue light, the distorted space gradually stretched and smoothed out.
In just a few minutes, the spatial distortion vanished, leaving only a dark space crack in its place. An ominous abyssal aura began to surge out from the now-stabilized spatial rift.
“Done. This Array Plate can hold for 24 hours. Now, who wants to scout ahead?”
Li Fengwen secured the Array Plate to the ground, clapped his hands, and turned to look at the other teams that had followed them.
Zi Liyuan was responsible for finding the location of the deep abyss rift, and they were responsible for stabilizing the spatial rift. They couldn’t possibly do everything while these others reaped the benefits, could they?
Besides, the abyss rift was fraught with dangers, and he had no intention of plunging headfirst into unknown perils.
“What about all these skeletons? Sending them to scout ahead should be easy, right?”
A person completely clad in armor stepped forward from the crowd, the words immediately earning a chorus of agreement.
“Are you teaching me how to do my job?”
Zi Liyuan looked disdainfully at the bold individual and didn’t hesitate to shoot a Bone Spear their way.
“Hmph! Others might fear you, but I don’t! Holy Shield!”
A surge of Holy Light Power erupted from within the individual, instantly condensing into a shield made of Holy Light right before them.
A ‘crack’ of shattering sound came as soon as the Holy Shield formed.
The sharp Bone Spear, carrying unstoppable brute force, pierced through the Holy Shield’s defense and plunged into the armor of the individual.
Three layers of earthen-yellow light barriers rose in succession, protecting the Holy Knight within.
But the massive power of death carried by the Bone Spear suddenly exploded, turning into a cloud of dead spirit mist that corroded and weakened the first two layers of the shield. Just as the third layer was about to shatter, the power on the Bone Spear finally ran out and dissipated into nothingness.
The single Bone Spear shattered three protective shields, instantly silencing the crowd. Those who were just voicing their opinions now dared not make a sound.
“Holy Knights really are all shell, no substance. But tell me, isn’t it true that when you can’t beat someone, you just hide in your little shell and rip open a space scroll to run away?”
Light words like these, brimming with insult yet irrefutable.
Indeed, that was the standard tactic of Holy Knights. Relying on the nearly indestructible Holy Light Shield, they would use the shield to cover their escape while tearing a space scroll. This move was even inscribed in the Holy Knight profession’s textbooks as a masterstroke!
“You…”
The armored Knight “you’d” for a while but didn’t know how to retort. If their face wasn’t hidden behind a helmet, they might have been performing all sorts of contortions in embarrassment.
Most of these newcomers admitted into the Dragon Academy have reached at least LV45, each a genius in their own right, and naturally, would not tolerate being overshadowed by others.
Members of the four great royal families were an exception; others couldn’t afford to provoke them.
But what’s Zi Liyuan? Just a Necromancer, a mere national top scorer in the exams and a commoner to boot. How could he compare with the prodigies cultivated by the Ancient Noble Families?
Moreover, these young talents had been instructed by their family elders to teach this arrogant upstart a lesson and show him what happens when you cross the Ancient Noble Families.
Offending the Ancient Noble Families was like antagonizing half of the noble clans in the Great Xia Empire, as they made up at least half of the population within the Dragon Academy.
Therefore, it was destined that Zi Liyuan would lead a very ‘interesting’ life at the Dragon Academy.
