Life Dungeon Game

So what went wrong?

Countless thoughts swirled in his mind.

The fine cracks were already close to the surface of the bead, and the whole bead seemed about to explode into a giant dandelion.

In that instant, a flash of inspiration struck He Ao.

Is the shape wrong?

Does the human form not have any mystical significance?

He recalled the directional patterns he had seen, which were either abstract symbols or distorted monsters.

Those should be the images of these mystical beings, possessing a certain 'specialness'.

His thoughts paused briefly.

He doesn't know what his mystical image is. To find out, he might need some external force or reach a certain level of enlightenment.

He Ao currently lacks all of these qualities.

The cracks inside the bead continued to spread, and the energy of the entire magic array began to flicker as if breathing.

Is this attempt going to fail?

Although he has other backup plans, if this bead is successfully modified, his chances of achieving his goal will greatly increase.

No, there must be other methods.

His mind began to shift, realizing that mystical images might not necessarily be real images.

Could it be a special symbol, perhaps with mystical significance?

After all, those great beings, those lofty gods, all have symbols pointing to them.

So, what symbols can represent oneself and have a certain mystical nature?

He gathered his thoughts, and a symbol appeared in his mind.

He didn't know if his guess was correct, but he was out of time.

All their divine senses were mobilized, instantly erasing the original drawing and replacing it with a simple pattern consisting of only a few lines.

K.

The letter K in the Commonwealth language is just an ordinary symbol that everyone uses, and it is not a script with mystical significance like Denis script.

The moment the symbol was formed, the longest crack had already reached the very surface of the bead.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment. He Ao felt as if there were explosive drumbeats in his ears, which was the sound of his pounding heart.

The cracks inside the bead stopped at that moment.

Countless lines converge on that simple 'K' symbol, emitting a faint 'flowing light' under the scrutiny of that last wisp of divine consciousness.

The magic circle was reconstructed once again.

He Ao put the beads away, held them in his palm, and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

This modification of the magic array consumed his entire divine sense.

He felt some kind of unseen connection.

It arises within oneself and this bead.

He didn't expect the symbol 'K' to actually work.

The occult significance of 'K' likely stems from the spread of his name within the instance world.

However, He Ao still had many doubts in his mind.

This symbol had been used by countless people before him, but why does the esoteric meaning of this symbol point to him?

Widespread dissemination and discussion can transform something non-mysterious into something mysterious?

Moreover, K's reputation only spreads in the instance world. Even if it forms a kind of collective mystical effect, why would it also be effective in the main world?

He recalled the ruins inscribed with the first zone's text, the extraordinary system that was almost identical between the main world and the dungeon world, and the crazy babbling that had echoed in his ears before.

Perhaps, the main world and the instance world are interconnected in some sense.

As a jumble of thoughts flashed through his mind, He Ao's main consciousness returned to his body.

The C-level corpse he killed was still blocking his way.

Only a few dozen seconds had passed in all of this, and even Lin Chichi and Luo Luo thought he was deep in thought.

He Ao controlled his clone to walk to Lin Chichi and Luo Luo's side, and whispered to the two who were still racking their brains for a solution, "You two stand at the back and wait for my orders. I will open the car door and let you leave."

"what?"

Lin Chichi was taken aback. She looked at He Ao and subconsciously asked, "Brother Hao Yi, aren't you coming with us?"

"We will meet if we are destined."

He Ao shook his head and smiled, gesturing for them to stand in the corner near the car door.

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At the same time, his physical form outside the car also looked up at the sky.

Several figures fell from the sky.

The one making the biggest commotion was the blond-haired Sloan, who held a bright red boning knife in his hand and looked somewhat crazed and violent. "Old Liu, weren't you supposed to be very powerful? Why did you run away? And we even forced you to come back?"

“Sloan, you’ve been affected by the knife in your hand. Be careful not to turn into a completely insane monster.”

Liu Zhengyun, whose face had turned pale, glanced at him, blocked Rudolf's staff, and snorted coldly.

"You should think about yourself first."

Sloan also gave a cold snort and rushed over like lightning, "Rodel, let me finish him off."

Jodel glanced at his teammate and made room for him.

Sloan doesn't take fighting seriously; he just likes to say things he thinks are cool. He can't beat Liu Zhengyun in verbal sparring, but he still insists on doing it.

Every time this guy was talking nonsense on the sidelines, Ruode was enduring all of Liu Zhengyun's attacks. His neat white robe was now tattered, and his muscular, aged body was covered in dense bloodstains.

If it weren't for his strong combat ability and high endurance, they would have already been defeated by Liu Zhengyun while Sloan was talking nonsense.

Unaware of his teammate's thoughts, Sloan gripped the boning knife and, with a maniacal grin, charged at Liu Zhengyun with reckless abandon.

Liu Zhengyun, who initially held a slight advantage, was quickly suppressed, and the boning knife even nearly pierced his vital organs several times.

Standing not far away, He Ao leaned against the hood of the car, watching the battle unfold.

The three were incredibly fast, dazzling to the eye.

It was so chaotic that my eyes couldn't keep up with the other person's movements.

Heo, who possesses super memory, can completely memorize their battles and then replay and analyze them in his mind.

He discovered that whenever Rudol and Sloan were in the lead, their attacks on Liu Zhengyun failed to produce the desired effect.

It felt as if, in that extremely short period of time, they had become weaker while Liu Zhengyun had become stronger.

Is this Liu Zhengyun's ability? To lose more than he gains?

However, Liu Zhengyun was clearly forced into a corner. Two B-grade items plus one B-grade supernatural item of a killing nature had exceeded the limits of his ability to control.

He originally intended to lure Sloan and the other man away, but he didn't expect to be forced back.

The development of events clearly exceeded the research institute's expectations. According to the information He Ao had, the Tia Empire had never publicly disclosed this B-grade boning knife.

Judging from Liu Zhengyun's reaction, the higher-ups at the research institute also did not obtain information about the knife.

This means that this is a 'secret weapon' that the other side has been hiding, waiting to be used 'unexpectedly' today.

The other side's objective this time was not the Verola, but to use the Verola as bait to lure out the B-level researchers from the research institute.

Their plan is most likely to be to surround and kill one person if it comes, and to force two people to retreat if it comes, in order to seize the Verola.

It's highly unlikely that three people will come, because theoretically, the research institute also needs someone to guard it.

Moreover, since Wislanca is within the research institute's sphere of influence, even if the institute becomes wary, it won't be too overtly suspicious.

This was a 'surprise attack', a meticulously planned attack on the research institute by the World Tree and Moonlight organizations.

The worst-case scenario is that Liu Zhengyun is surrounded and killed; the next best-case scenario is that Liu Zhengyun escapes with serious injuries, but these C-level personnel from overseas departments cannot escape.

The reason why most of the peripheral C-class forces focused on controlling the Verola and did not spend much effort to prevent Yang De and his group from breaking through was that they were mostly focused on controlling the Verola.

Perhaps it's because they've received certain orders that a B-level officer will eventually take direct action against Yang De and his group.

If Liu Zhengyun dies or is seriously injured, and all the senior executives of the research institute's overseas departments are wiped out, it will inevitably hit the research institute's expansion trend and force it to shrink back in a short period of time.

Furthermore, the three forces of the Research Institute, World Tree, and Moonlight will be balanced, unlike now, where the Research Institute is stronger than the other two organizations.

This may be the reason why the World Tree and Moonlight joined forces: to unite the weak against the strong.

However, He's appearance seemed to change the situation; he killed three Class Cs.

Even so, the remaining people did not frantically attack him or run away, but continued to control the Verola.

Because they knew the outcome wouldn't change; even the strongest C-level fighter would be powerless against a B-level fighter.

On the contrary, the three C-level members who surrounded He Ao, wanting to seize the credit for 'killing a genius,' ended up losing their lives for nothing.

Everyone here is both the hunter who sets the trap and the prey caught in the trap.

"He Ao, you must break out to the south immediately. There's a primeval forest to the south; we'll cover you."

Yang De also realized something was wrong, and he quickly said to He Ao on the public channel, "You're still young, this time you're leading..."

"It's my fault for coming out. Don't hang out with us old folks. We'll get revenge for you later."

At this moment, Liu Zhengyun was surrounded by Rudol and Sloan and seemed to be in dire straits.

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The atmosphere suddenly became emotional.

"We will survive."

He Ao reached out and turned off the headset.

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