Star Abyss Walker

Chapter 359 Chaos Resistance

"Ding Han?"

Not far away, Ruolin walked over; she had also left the Lost Land.

"What's wrong with you? You seem completely lost. Who brought you back just now? Could it be..."

"Hmm, Chaos Demon Lord, Berserker."

I frowned: "He has an extremely long-range teleportation killing skill called Subspace Leap Slash, which allows him to traverse freely within the map. I thought he could rush out of the Lost Lands to kill people, which is why I activated invincibility directly."

"We have also received the news."

She frowned slightly: "The elite players on the North American and European servers have basically all left the battlefield; they've been almost wiped out!"

"Well, I know that."

Just then, the Chaos Demon King walked over and said, "Ding Han, our Alliance Leader and Guide are having tea behind the teleportation array and would like to invite you to come and sit down."

"Row."

I led Ruolin around the teleportation array, and there we saw the guide, spears flashing like dragons, sitting at a small table on the breezy grass, drinking tea and looking quite refined.

He picked up two chairs and sat down opposite Ruolin.

"How's the situation in Lost Valley?" the guide asked.

"It's a bad situation."

I took a sip of the bitter Pu'er tea and said, "The teams led by Moon Soil, Elizabeth, Blood and Sand and others were all trapped in Lost Valley. They were almost guaranteed to be wiped out. The Berserker has an enhanced Warp Slash skill with no cooldown and no vision restriction. As long as you are on the map, you can lock onto the target and warp to kill. That's how he killed me back."

"Damn, is this insane?"

Gun Out Like a Dragon frowned: "With the subspace jump attack being so powerful, if there were no cooldown or vision restrictions, wouldn't he just be like the fully equipped Irelia in the old version of LOL, just spamming Q to kill people?"

"Not only that, his subspace leap attack has also been enhanced into an area-of-effect (AOE) damage attack."

"Nima..."

The gun shot out like a dragon, leaving him speechless and dumbfounded; even the tea in his hand lost its flavor.

"It seems our GM team underestimated the power of the Lost Lands..."

The guide frowned: "We originally planned to strike first, launching an SSS-rank main quest before the Chaos faction in the warp had fully occupied the Lost Lands, using sheer numbers to give them a shock. But now... the Berserker is so overpowered, he's the one who's given us a shock instead..."

"so."

Ruolin smiled calmly: "This mission failed?"

"Whether it's a failure or not, I don't know, but it certainly doesn't count as a success."

The guide stood up, frowning, and said, "Damn it, we need to rearrange things, or we'll all die in the Lost Lands."

I remained silent.

Opening the task details, I still ranked first on the leaderboard on the right. If the task fails now, will all my points be wasted?

With a sigh, I suppose this is just fate.

But just then, a bell rang in my ears, and the mission results appeared—

[System Notification: The chaotic power from the subspace far exceeds everyone's imagination. The number of players who have died in the Lost Lands has suddenly surged. After system deliberation, the mission "The Truth of the Lost Lands" (SSS-rank) has been declared a failure! Congratulations on ranking 1st on the player leaderboard! As compensation for the failure, you receive the following rewards: 8000 million character experience, 1 charm point, 5000 reputation points, and super compensation rewards: "Iceflame Helmet" (Quality: Chaos-grade, S9, Brown) and "Resurrection Codex" (S-rank recovery item)!]

[Congratulations! You are the first player in the entire server to obtain the [Chaos-grade S9 Brown] equipment. Rewards: Achievement +3, Charm +1!]

……

"..."

I was dumbfounded when I saw the system message.

Is this the compensation for failing the mission? The first S9 Chaos-level equipment in the entire server?
If this succeeds, wouldn't it give me a Season 10 Void-level item right away?

Suppressing his joy, he silently opened the interdimensional storage space and his gaze fell on a brownish-red helmet. The helmet had a unique design and was surrounded by a faint aura of chaos. After a moment of lingering gaze, its attributes appeared.

【Ice Flame Helmet】(Quality: Chaos Grade, S9, Brown)

Rank: Sixth Rank

Defense: 1580
Strength: +80
Physical strength: +78
Agility: +75
Specialty: Accuracy +150
Blessing: Damage reduction +5%
Specialty: Attack damage +24%
Blessing: Divine Power-III, increases attack power by 1500 points.
Blessing: Resilience, increases your maximum health by 15000 points.

Biography: The Iceflame Helm, a treasure originating from the Warp, is extremely sturdy and contains some kind of mysterious Warp power.
Strength required: 1300
Required Agility: 700
……

As an S9-level helmet, the Iceflame Helmet's base stats are indeed significantly improved compared to the S8 Lurker's Helmet.

However, the Iceflame Helmet lacks a burst skill, while the Lurker's Helmet has a burrowing ability.

The Earth-遁 (Earth-遁 is a very useful burst skill). It played a crucial role in both the raid to kill Number 17 and surviving the 60-second attack of the Obsessive Gu in the Lost Temple!

But it still has to be replaced; the equipment must be upgraded until the S11 Eternal-grade equipment.

The reason why Eternal-grade equipment is called the gatekeeper of ultimate equipment is that starting from S11 level, equipment has four attributes: strength, agility, spirit, and stamina. All four attributes must be present, so as long as you wear a set of Eternal-grade or higher equipment, you can ensure that your four attributes are not much weaker than others.

In addition, there is a line of tiny print in the information about the warp storm in version 4.0.

Starting with the S9 Chaos Tier equipment, there has always been a hidden attribute – Chaos Resistance!
In other words, starting with S9-level equipment, there's a hidden increase in psionic resistance. This attribute is crucial; although the specific data isn't visible, it allows players to withstand powerful psionic storms and survive to the end in the late game. Besides, the Iceflame Helm is so powerful, it's definitely worth replacing—it's a must!
As for burrowing underground, there's a way to have the best of both worlds.

That means keeping the Helmet of the Lurker, so you can take it out and use it temporarily when you need to use the Earth-遁 (Earth-遁 is a type of burrowing technique).

……

With a "click," the equipment change was completed, and the combat power exceeded 12!

Continue, there are still quite a few boxes in the storage space that can be opened.

So, he opened all the boxes in one go, accumulating a large amount of experience points.

Then the upgrade began, and two golden beams descended from the sky in succession, and the level reached 62 in one go!
In addition, the extradimensional storage space has been expanded to 255 cubic meters, which is quite terrifying. It's more than enough to fit my Maybach.

Speaking of which, that car is still parked at the Workers' Stadium. I need to drive it home, otherwise Lin Qingying's white Bentley will look very lonely parked there all by itself.

Outside the teleportation array, everyone was listless.

The mission was over, and although it failed, the compensation and rewards were quite generous, so many people still had smiles on their faces.

"Boss!"

Cai Cai, A Ji, and Fatty walked over, and the five of them stepped into the teleportation array, returning to Huaining City.

Among the crowd in the black market, a man with a horse-like face still stood out like a firefly in the night, but this time when he saw us, his expression was obviously different from before, as if he had survived a disaster.

"Old Ma, it's so good that you're still alive!" I said thankfully.

"yes……"

Old Ma gave a wry smile, walked straight up to me, gave me a hug, patted me on the back, and said, "It's good to be alive. Come on, let's go to my office!"

Inside the warehouse, the transaction begins.

There weren't many high-level equipment drops this time, but there were a lot of blue equipment. Little by little, they added up, and I ended up making a profit of over 900 million, with my account balance reaching as high as 4500 million!

In the Star Abyss World, there aren't many people who actually have that much cash. Even Lin Qingying might not have that much pocket money.

Of course, she's a businesswoman; she invests all her money to make more money, so comparing her to others is a bit unfair.

After the transaction was completed, everyone visited Koumi, Faye, and Bingzi in the black market. The three of them were almost in tears, especially when they saw my level 62, they were all very envious.

"drop!"

A message came from Gun Like a Dragon: "If you haven't left, come to the conference room in a bit. The guide needs to hold a meeting to understand the current situation in the Lost Lands."

"OK."

After seeing Ruolin, Caicai, and the others off, he went to the conference hall alone.

Upon opening the door, they discovered that the leader-level players from major guilds in Huaining City, including Yu Shi Wu Zheng, Shen Jin, Yao Yao, and Bi Shang Guan, were all there.

"Ding Han, please sit down."

After gesturing for me to sit down, the facilitator said, "I know everyone is quite tired, so this meeting will be very brief. It's just to get a general understanding of the current situation in the Lost Lands and analyze how our player faction should respond. Please feel free to speak your mind and provide some important information."

The Uncontested One explained some of the Chaos Beasts' habits and weaknesses, while the God of Ashes provided information on the distribution density and quantity of monsters.

"so……"

The guide said, "Currently, apart from Lost Valley, most of the map of Lost Lands is actually safe. There is only one Chaos Demon Lord in Lost Lands, namely Berserker. According to the last intelligence we obtained, the Chaos Demon Lord is resting in Lost Valley after killing people and there is no sign of him invading outwards."

He concluded, "So we players can still level up in the Lost Lands, provided we stay as far away from the Lost Valley in the center as possible."

"Correct!"

The spear flashed like a dragon, and even the god of fire nodded in agreement.

"Actually, that's not quite right."

I said, “There isn’t just one Chaos Demon Lord in the Lost Lands. I once used an S-level map scroll to enter a hidden map called the Lost Temple, where I met another Chaos Demon Lord, the third-ranked Mad Gu. Although Mad Gu’s true form can only exist in the material world for a very short time, I think she could come back at any time.”

"Holy crap, there's one more..."

The guide hurriedly wrote down the information about the madness in his notebook and said, "Ding Han, continue and explain the details of the madness in detail."

I don't know much, so I just said everything I could.

Finally, the guide said in a deep voice, "Given the appearance of a second Chaos Demon Lord in the Lost Lands, we do not recommend going there in the near future. Try to avoid it if possible. In the current version, leveling up by hunting insects or other creatures is much safer than going to the Lost Lands. Please remember this!"

Everyone nodded, and then the meeting adjourned.

……

I glanced at the time; it was noon.

So he sent Lin Qingying a message: "Qingying, I'm back. I want to come over for a meal, but you'll have to wait a bit. I need to go to the Workers' Stadium to get my car first."

"Come quickly, I'm waiting for you!"

(End of this chapter)