Nobody told me this wasn't a game.

They're going to kill someone else?!

The bat was taken aback: "Was it necessary to go to such extremes? A beating and a warning would have sufficed."

The toad shook its head: "We must kill him. Kill him, and take his head to Lord Qian, as a pledge of loyalty between us brothers!"

During the exchange, Zuo Chang had already arrived in front of him.

He smiled slightly and said, "Senior Bat, Senior Toad, I'm sorry, have you been waiting for a long time?"

Bat laughed heartily and said in unusually friendly tone, "We just arrived a short while ago. Well then, Zuo Chang, let's go!"

"??"

Zuo Chang looked at his enthusiastic smile and felt a little strange.

He didn't interact much with the bat, but when he touched the skeleton in the secret passage earlier, the bat was acting strangely and didn't seem easy to get along with.

Why are you suddenly so enthusiastic after just one night apart?

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Chapter 72 Didn't you hear the General mention this?

Zuo Chang, led by the toad, proceeded through the second level.

The second level of Sky City also has three areas. The City Lord's Mansion, where Zuo Chang stayed before, is actually the last area. This is the end of the instance.

Zuo Chang and his accomplices used a secret passage to smuggle themselves in, and did not clean the copy.

Now, moving from back to front, the danger is obvious. Fortunately, the toad knows the safe route, and under his guidance, they soon arrive at a statue.

He didn't say much, but immediately dug away the soil in front of the statue, revealing a treasure chest underneath.

The bat, watching from the side, chuckled, "Ah Zuo, do you see this treasure chest?"

Zuo Chang nodded: "I saw it."

"This treasure chest is full of good stuff!"

As he spoke, he opened the treasure chest.

The next instant, the light was dazzling.

The treasure chest was filled to the brim with two hundred perfectly shaped triangular crystals, which were the "Ancient Crystals" that were far more precious than the Ancient Crystals!

Zuo Chang is currently only at the fourth realm and cannot receive nourishment from the ancient crystals.

But with these two hundred coins in hand, I can gain at least 20% more experience points when I enter the Fifth Realm, so I can't do without them.

Besides the crystal, there was also a low-key yet luxurious magic scroll that looked quite extraordinary.

Fearing that Zuo Chang wouldn't recognize its value, Bat immediately said, "Magic scrolls are divided into five grades: low, medium, high, supreme, and divine. This 'Ice Cloud Technique' scroll isn't particularly valuable; it barely reaches the 'high-grade' level. It should sell for at least seventy or eighty thousand yuan. If the timing is right and someone urgently needs it, two hundred thousand isn't impossible!"

Magic scrolls are consumables.

This is actually a little awkward – those who need it can't afford it, and those who can afford it don't necessarily need it.

The "superior" category is also in an awkward position. It can't go the high-end route, nor can it expand into the lower-tier market. It's stuck in the middle, neither high nor low.

Zuo Chang looked at the contents of the treasure chest and said, "Seniors, Commander Ying said that all the first-meeting rewards are mine, but I don't think that's right. You two have gone to a lot of trouble to guide me, so please keep this scroll; everyone who sees it gets a share."

The bat paused, then looked at the toad.

The toad chuckled and said, "Ah Zuo, why are you being so polite with us? Since Commander Eagle said it's all yours, then it's all yours! We two seniors wouldn't take your things!"

Zuo Chang looked at them and laughed, "Well... alright! Then I won't stand on ceremony."

He crouched down and put the contents of the treasure chest into his backpack.

The bat, watching from the side, said to the toad beside it, "I think this kid... is quite sensible. Does he really have to be so extreme?"

The toad glanced at him and snapped, "Why are you being so indecisive! Haven't you ever killed anyone?"

"..."

He has killed before, but this is the first time he has actively harmed someone.

The bat hesitated, but finally gritted its teeth and thought, "Fine! Let them kill me, what can they do to me? Adventurers, there's no such thing as being without bloodshed!"

Zuo Chang packed up the reward and walked towards the two of them.

The toad spoke up, "Ah Zuo, what we just had was merely an appetizer. The real treat is yet to come. Do you know the skill 'Mind Hacking'?"

It horrified people.

An illusion.

Illusion skills are relatively rare and are generally divided into two types: strong and weak.

A powerful illusion can cause a person to lose their perception of time and space and become unable to receive external information. After being affected by the illusion, the person will either be stunned or make various inappropriate moves.

Once hit by the spell, it's practically a death sentence;

Weak illusions cannot deprive one of the five senses, but they will cause one to lose "precision." In combat, a single slow move can lead to total defeat, and the loss of precision has a tremendous impact.

Therefore, whether it is a strong illusion or a weak illusion, it can be considered a killing move.

The "Mind Hacking" skill is quite good and worth acquiring.

Zuo Chang nodded and said, "There are also skill stones?"

"That's right! In our 96511, mind hacking is considered an excellent skill. At an auction, it would easily fetch hundreds of thousands! Come with me, we'll go get it right now!"

"it is good!"

Seeing the smile in Zuo Chang's eyes, the toad felt quite satisfied.

He continued on his journey with Zuo Chang in his arms.

Zuo Chang followed behind the toad. Although he didn't encounter any monsters, he gradually sensed something was amiss.

This road...

It doesn't seem to have anything to do with "mind hacking".

The mind hacking skill stone is located on the second level in the southeast, in a fountain in a park.

just now……

Now, the toad led Zuo Chang south, until they reached the entrance of a secluded alley.

He stopped, turned around and said, "A-Zuo, go in! The skill stone is at the end of the alley."

Zuo Chang remained calm: "Me, go in alone?"

"Don't be afraid, there's nothing inside. The commander said that only one person can go into the alley at a time. If two or three people go in together, the skill stone will disappear!"

"...Such a forward-thinking design?"

The toad chuckled: "Dungeons always have their mysteries."

Zuo Chang nodded upon hearing this, but did not speak immediately.

The alley in front of us is called "Assassination Alley" in the game. It's also a hidden feature; at the end of the alley is a story item—the "Power Station Key".

Zuo Chang didn't know what this thing was for, and he didn't understand how to use it either.

He's a player who has all the trophies, but he only pursues all the trophies in his second or third playthrough. In his first playthrough, he mainly focuses on completing the main storyline.

What he knew was—

Don't blindly enter Assassination Alley.

Ghost snipers lurk on the rooftops lining both sides of the alley. Every adventurer who steps into the alley will be targeted!

This toad wants to use the dungeon's settings to kill Zuo Chang!

Zuo Chang thought to himself, "No wonder they were being so polite, they were waiting for me here... This is really strange. We have no prior grudges or enemies, why would they want to harm me?"

He pointed to the dark alley in front of him and asked, "We just need to walk in, right?"

"Yes, the skill stone is inside!"

The toad suppressed a laugh and continued to lie.

"Okay, I'll try it."

Without hesitation, Zuo Chang stood in front of Assassination Alley.

In the game, the "ghost sniper" in Assassination Alley is not a monster, but a type of dungeon mechanic.

They cannot be attacked and deal instant-kill damage; once hit, the follower dies regardless of how much health it has!

As a "mechanism," it certainly has ways to be broken.

Assassination Alley is paved with neat bluestone slabs, some of which are polished smooth and have nothing special about them;

Some of the stone slabs have gear marks.

Without hesitation, Zuo Chang hopped and leaped, quickly landing on a marked stone slab.

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

Two shots rang out, and two bullets flew from the rooftops on both sides of the alley!

"clang!"

"clang!"

Two more sharp sounds rang out as the two bullets struck the balcony and awning, sending sparks flying, but Zuo Chang was unharmed.

This is the significance of the inscription stone.

If you manage to position your follower on the marked stone slab within the allotted time, the bullets fired by the Ghost Sniper will be blocked by objects in the alley and will not harm your follower!

The toad standing at the alley entrance paused slightly, and the smile on his face disappeared as he looked at the unharmed Zuo Chang.

No.

It didn't disappear, it just shifted.

Toad's smile shifted to Zuo Chang's face. Zuo Chang turned to look at him and said, "How strange, Senior Toad. Didn't Commander Eagle tell you? There are ghost snipers in this alley. If you go in rashly, people will die."