Global Coming: Farming with my sister-in-law in the end times

Chapter 814 Three Trials, Cheating-like Methods!
The survivors complained about their experiences in the dungeon.

"Yeah, I finally made it two kilometers forward, and before I even reached the end of the road, half of my men were wiped out."

"At this rate, let alone finding the exit from the dream, whether we can even survive in it is a big problem."

"..."

The difficulty of the Dream Fragments exceeded everyone's expectations.

These surviving lords then realized that they were facing not only powerful nightmare monsters, but also an elaborately designed death maze.

Every inch of the road requires exploration with one's life.

For a time, many lords felt a sense of dejection, and the ambition they had when they first entered the fray was gone.

At this moment, a survivor named Fu Weicheng comforted them, saying, "Brothers, don't worry, this is just the beginning. It's normal for everyone to suffer some losses."

"As long as we learn from experience and explore gradually, we will definitely find the right path."

Another lord named Zheng Ningzhu chimed in, "Yes, these traps are dangerous and terrifying, but they are always preceded by warning signs."

"As long as we observe the environment in advance, remain vigilant, and make preparations, we can minimize the losses."

"Besides, we're not really dead in the dream fragments. At worst, we can just return to our territory and continue exploring tomorrow. It's not a big deal."

Hearing the two comforting words, the atmosphere in the channel gradually became more lively.

"That's right, what's there to be afraid of! It's just a return to our territory, we can always come back tomorrow!"

"Charge! Brothers, fortune favors the bold!"

"Just do it!"

The survivors rekindled their fighting spirit and began exploring the unknown path ahead.

Moreover, having learned from their previous experiences, they proceeded with even greater caution this time.

And many lords began to share how they dealt with traps and monsters.

In a short time, the casualty rate gradually decreased, and the survivors explored farther and farther.

...

...

at the same time.

Cao Xing and his group had already traveled about four kilometers along the first road.

Along the way, they encountered at least four trap attacks and five nightmarish monster raids.

But faced with overwhelming strength, they easily overcame it.

At this point, they paused again.

Because a new group of monsters has appeared ahead.

These are a group of terrifying creatures that are equally distorted in appearance, covered in dark purple skin, and possess a pair of sharp claws.

It was the 'Nightmare Ripper' that Assam encountered, which was not only level 70, but also numbered nearly thirty.

If an ordinary team of survivors encountered this lineup, it would be a catastrophic disaster!

Cao Xing said in a low voice, "As we go deeper, we encounter more and more monsters."

"But it's a good thing for me. The more monsters there are, the more Dream Fragments I can get."

Similarly, as Malenina unleashed her sword strike...

The bodies of these 'Nightmare Rippers' instantly split open.

[Your territory member: Malenina successfully defeated 31 'Nightmare Rippers' (level 70), gaining 1124 million experience points (Pale Guidance)]

Combat personnel gained 562 million experience points.

...

After the kill notification, Cao Xing waved his hand and collected all the dark purple crystal fragments on the ground into his backpack.

[Obtained: Dream Fragment * 9]

...

I glanced at my backpack; I now have a total of 26 Dream Fragments.

Cao Xing said in a low voice, "So far, about half an hour has passed since we entered this ruin, and we have collected nearly 30 fragments."

"The efficiency of other teams should be about the same."

"In other words, the sixty-plus teams have a total of nearly two thousand fragments."

A smile reappeared on Cao Xing's lips.

Clearly, this efficiency has exceeded his expectations.

Filled with excitement, the group continued forward.

At this moment, the scene ahead finally began to change slightly.

All along the way, there was only one road with no end in sight, and no one knew where it led.

Now, a huge circular platform, about 500 meters in diameter, appeared in front of them, suspended above dark purple clouds.

However, this platform is not like the one they were born on before, which has more than a hundred roads around it.

There are only eight suspended roads around this platform, leading to the unknown depths of the clouds.

Seeing this, Cao Xing frowned slightly.

Eight roads?

"It may not seem like much, but finding the right route in one-eighth of a probability is quite difficult."

"Moreover, no one can guarantee that we won't encounter other branches on the route ahead."

However, this branch still had no impact on him, because through this period of exploration, the 'Light of Illusion' effect on the [Light Mirror] had cooled down.

With this mirror, Cao Xing doesn't need to go through the trouble of exploring each one individually.

So he immediately ordered, "Let's go, let's go take a look."

After saying that, everyone stepped onto the mysterious platform.

The moment they all entered the platform, it was as if some ancient mechanism had been activated.

A large amount of dark purple mist emerged from the entire platform, completely enveloping them.

A system prompt appears.

Please select your trial method.

【Trial of Battle: After selecting this trial, a large number of nightmare monsters will appear near the platform. Defeat all monsters within 20 minutes to obtain 'Dream Fragments'.

Furthermore, survivors will receive 'dream guidance,' revealing four possible routes leading to the exit.

[Trial of Wisdom: Three dream puzzles will be generated in the mist. Solving the three puzzles will reward you with 100 dream fragments and reveal three possible routes to the exit.]

【Trial of Dreams: Accept the trial of dreams, enter a ten-minute sleep state, and awaken within the specified time to receive 100 dream fragments and discover two possible routes leading to the exit】

...

When the prompt ended, a look of realization appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

"I see... At these branching nodes, you'll encounter different trial choices."

"If you are confident enough in your abilities, you can choose the first type of trial of battle."

"This is also the simplest and most direct trial, but it reveals quite a few paths, a total of four."

He continued his analysis: "As for the Trial of Wisdom and the Trial of Dreams that follow, they test wisdom and will respectively."

"The Trial of Wisdom requires solving three complex puzzles, which will reveal three paths."

"Lords who are confident in their intelligence may consider this option."

"The trial of dreams requires you to wake up within a set time. No one knows what kind of dream you will fall into, and one wrong move and you will be trapped forever..."

"At the same time, this trial reveals the fewest routes, with only two."

It's important to understand that more of these revealed routes are not necessarily better.

After all, the system prompt mentioned 'routes that may lead to the exit', not 'routes that will definitely lead to the exit'.

In other words, these routes could also lead to dead ends.

If you choose a dead end and have to turn back and explore a new route, it will waste a lot of time and energy.

Therefore, the fewer routes revealed, the better, as this can greatly reduce trial and error costs and allow you to find the exit from the dream as quickly as possible.

In general, all three options offer guidance, but each has its own advantages and disadvantages.

During Cao Xing's analysis, Liu Muxue, who was standing next to him, also saw the system notification.

She asked softly, "Ah Xing, do we need to skip these trials and directly use the 'Mirror of Light' to find the correct route?"

As she spoke, she took out the mirror that was gleaming faintly.

In this scenario, the [Light Mirror] is practically a cheat tool.

With it, Cao Xing could save a lot of time and find the dream exit as quickly as possible to go to the next level.

In other words, they will almost certainly pocket the reward for being the first to clear that region.

Cao Xing was about to nod in agreement.

At this moment, as if he had remembered something, he murmured to himself, "Although I can now skip the trial and find the correct route directly."

"However, the system also indicated that completing these trials would reward you with [Dream Fragments], and quite a lot of them, a full 100."

Keep in mind that he currently has less than 30 fragments in his backpack, making the reward of 100 fragments quite tempting.

In other words, if this trial doesn't take too long, it's very cost-effective.

The simplest and most direct trial is undoubtedly the first one.

Therefore, Cao Xing said, "No, we choose the Trial of War."

"Let's clear out a wave of monsters before we leave."

Putting aside the Dream Fragments dropped by these Nightmare Monsters, the experience points gained from defeating them are a considerable reward.

Hearing this, Liu Muxue understood his plan, nodded gently, and put the [Light Mirror] back into her backpack.

At the same time, another system notification popped up in front of Cao Xing: [Activate the Trial of Battle?]

[Once activated, you will be attacked by a large number of nightmare monsters. Please kill all the monsters within the time limit...]

...

"Yes." He clicked "OK" without hesitation.

The next moment, the dark purple clouds below the platform began to churn violently, engulfing the entire platform.

Various chilling whispers and screams filled my ears, as if countless nightmares were awakening from a dream.

Twisted figures began to emerge from the surrounding mist.

They approached the crowd at breakneck speed in bizarre and illogical manner.

"Wow—"

As the first twisted figure rushed out of the mist, its dark purple skin was covered with writhing blood vessels, and its hideous mouth dripped with viscous fluid, as if it wanted to devour them alive!
Immediately afterwards, a series of nightmare monsters of various shapes rushed forward.

"Splash—splash—!"

In the blink of an eye, the number exceeded four hundred!

Among them are the 'Nightmare Ripper' wielding dual blades, and the enormous 'Nightmare Devourer'.

There are also the 'Nightmare Voices' at the boss level.

These monsters surged in like a tide, their forms visible from all directions.

In the blink of an eye, the platform was completely surrounded by people.

A terrifying sense of oppression washed over me, as if I were about to be instantly overwhelmed by these monsters.

If it were an ordinary survivor legion, they would probably be terrified in this situation, let alone continue fighting!

However, a smile appeared on Cao Xing's lips when he saw so many monsters.

"Very good, more than four hundred Nightmare Monsters, that's more than I expected."

"It seems we'll get quite a few [Dream Fragments] this time."

So he casually said, "Marlene, do it."

The Valkyrie parted her lips slightly, and her ethereal yet cold voice rang out: "Yes, Master..."

The next moment, the blood-red longsword in her hand emitted a strong 'humming'.

Flower Folding - Round Dance Slash!
A terrifying sword aura swept across the entire platform in a fraction of a second.

All the monsters along the way fell down like harvested wheat.

"Pfft! Pfft pfft!"

With a series of sounds of flesh being torn apart, more than half of the four hundred nightmare monsters were killed in an instant!
Even the boss-level monsters were no exception, and were still cut in two by a single sword strike.

Only a few Nightmare Monsters that jumped into the air and narrowly escaped the sword energy attack survived.

Only then did the terrifying damage numbers appear.

【-29467918! 】

【-25679134! 】

【-28641387! 】

【-31342679! 】

【-22193793! 】

...

This is the terrifying attack power of Malenina now. Even without activating her second form, a single strike can deal tens of millions of damage.

Meanwhile, before the remaining monsters could launch another attack...

The next moment, a holy white light rose up behind Cao Xing.

"The hymn pierced through the cracks in the clouds..."

"Wings pierced the silent dome..."

Accompanied by ethereal singing, a six-winged archangel wielding a holy sword and clad in silver armor appeared.

It was Liu Muxue.

At this moment, she held the ancient sword high, its tip emitting a dazzling, sacred light.

[Your subordinate lord, Liu Muxue, has used the skill [Holy Sword Liberation], increasing her weapon's base attack power by 300%, her normal attack range by 300%, and all her attacks inflict the 'Light Erosion Effect'. This effect is now permanent and has been enhanced by the talent [Eternal Power]...]
...

After entering the [Six-Winged Archangel] form and activating [Holy Sword Liberation], Liu Muxue's attack power reached a new level once again.

"Om-!"

As the angelic light released from the sword tip dispelled the surrounding mist, it instantly illuminated an area of ​​two to three kilometers in radius.

Under the light of the angels, the nightmare monsters emitted wisps of dark purple smoke and made hissing sounds.

"Hiss—Hiss—!!!"

A series of shrill screams rang out, as if this angelic light was causing them extreme pain!
【-21546769! 】

【-187649315! 】

【-196347519! 】

【-203194764! 】

...

As one terrifying number after another, exceeding ten million, emerges.

In the blink of an eye, the monsters' bodies melted away as quickly as ice and snow meeting the blazing sun, disappearing without a trace.

Only scattered dark purple fragments remain, still floating on the platform.

At the same time, a system prompt appeared.

[Your territory member: Malenina has slain 342 'Nightmare Monsters' (level 70), gaining 119.7 million experience points (Pale Guidance)]

[Your subordinate lord, Liu Muxue, has slain 76 'Nightmare Monsters' (level 70), gaining 2660 million experience points (Pale Guidance)]

[Combat personnel gained 7315 million experience points...]

...

The entire battle lasted no more than two seconds; the monsters were instantly killed before they even had a chance to make an attack.

Cao Xing nodded in satisfaction again: "Very good, another tens of millions of experience points have been gained."

"Adding the [Dream Fragments] on the ground, the rewards from this Trial of Battle are quite good."

Then, with a wave of his hand, he swept all the fragments on the platform into his backpack like a whirlwind.

[Obtained: Dream Fragment * 115]

...

As mentioned before, the 'Trial of War' is the simplest and most direct of the trials, but it is also the most rewarding.

The number of [Dream Fragments] alone already exceeds that of the other two trials.

Meanwhile, as their battle ended, the fog that had enveloped the entire platform dissipated.

Furthermore, four arrow markers appeared on the ground, each pointing to one of the four roads.

Clearly, this is the 'possible route to the destination' revealed by the system.

Cao Xing ignored the paths and said directly, "Mu Xue, let's begin."

“Okay, Ah Xing.” Liu Muxue, who had transformed into a six-winged war angel, responded softly.

Then, she took out the [Light Mirror] again and released its special effect: Light of Disillusionment.

"Om..."

A familiar, soft light rose and transformed into a ribbon of light that swirled in the air.

However, this time, the light band did not fall into a dilemma as before, nor did it split.

Instead, they directly selected one of the routes and extended it outwards.

Seeing that only one light band remained, Cao Xing nodded in realization and said, "Indeed... of these branching routes, only one is correct."

"It's different from the more than forty possible routes leading to the end point near the platform where it was first created."

"Of course, it's also possible that we might encounter new branches along this route."

"But in any case, the optical mirror has already saved me a lot of time."

So he took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Let's go, let's continue."

Following the guidance of the light mirror, the group stepped directly into the road.

Next, they encountered similar situations.

After traversing narrow, suspended paths filled with traps and monsters, you will arrive near a platform where you can choose one of three trials.

Cao Xing naturally continued to choose the 'Trial of War' and gained experience points and dream fragments by killing a large number of monsters.

After waiting for the cooldown of [Light Mirror] to finish, use the 'Light of Illusion' effect to find the correct route.

Although on these platforms, the [light mirror] sometimes splits into two or three rays, extending into three different paths.

But this is different from what the system calls 'the possible route to the destination'.

The direction indicated by the [light mirror] is a route that will definitely lead to the destination.

The difference lies only in the choices made when encountering certain branches.

And so, after wave of battles and with the constant guidance of the Light Mirror...

Their exploration team had penetrated at least a hundred kilometers into the first layer of the Dream Fragment.

Cao Xing didn't know if they were close to the finish line.

But without a doubt, they are the fastest team in the entire server!

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(End of this chapter)