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Startled by Chu Yang's words, Li Lili didn't dare to linger. She got up and immediately dragged her tired body towards the safe zone.

Wang Jie said goodbye to Chu Yang and then left together.

Chu Yang was not in a hurry to enter the safe zone.

In the battle against the elite kobolds, Chu Yang lost over 1300 shield points. If it weren't for the existence of the [Final Barrier], he probably would have died twice already.

At this moment, Chu Yang still has over 9000 shield points, and there are still more than forty minutes left before the level ends.

So he decided to use this time to continue increasing the shield value.

Finally, Chu Yang entered the safe zone just as the level ended.

His shield has reached 16000+!

As soon as he entered the safe zone, he felt a warm current flow through his body, and all his fatigue and hunger disappeared.

Even the mud and stains on his clothes disappeared.

He then learned from the small door that the safe zone could eliminate all the damage suffered inside the door, as well as a series of side effects such as hunger and fatigue, restoring their bodies to a perfect state.

Before Chu Yang could even marvel at the wonder of this realm, he heard the notification sound indicating that the mission was complete.

Congratulations on successfully clearing Gate 1.

[The stage completion rating is SS, and the completion rewards have been increased.]

[You have received a blue rune as a reward. Please choose one of the following three runes.]

Immediately afterwards, three rune options appeared in front of Chu Yang.

1. [Flame Enchantment - Blue] - Basic Attack Rune: Your basic attacks have a 50% chance to ignite enemies.

2. 【Swift Spell - Blue】—Skill Rune, Effect: Skill Cooldown -20%

3. [Reflective Prism - Blue] - Skill Rune, Effect: When the shield is active, 20% of the damage is reflected back to the attacker.

These three runes are actually quite good. [Flame Enchantment] can increase the power of basic attacks, and [Swiftness] can increase the frequency of his shield skill.

But the biggest boost for Chu Yang came from the [Reflecting Prism].

Because of the existence of the [End Barrier], his shield can almost always exist.

This means he can enjoy a 20% damage reflection effect throughout the entire process, which doesn't seem like much.

For example, if a stray dog ​​bites him and deals 30 points of damage, only 6 points will be reflected back.

But it's a different story when you encounter monsters that deal high damage!

While other people's shields might be broken by a single burst of high damage, his shield value can be stacked to an absurd level, so he doesn't have to worry about his shield being broken at all.

Furthermore, this rune has a hidden advantage: it doesn't occupy a rune slot for the [Shield Blessing] rune.

Each character can only equip three runes for their skills and basic attacks, but the [Reflective Prism] will still have a reflection effect even if it is equipped on other skills, because the shield is always present.

Therefore, Chu Yang directly selected [Reflective Prism] and placed it into the [Shield Bash] rune slot.

After receiving the reward for clearing the level, Chu Yang heard a new notification sound.

[Gate 2 is now open. Please make your choice within half an hour!]

Chu Yang looked towards the center of the safe zone, where he saw three light gates, each with an Arabic numeral 2 floating above it.

To Chu Yang's surprise, Wang Jie and Li Lili were still in the safe zone.

"Little Gate, isn't this safe zone only for half an hour? I entered almost an hour later than them, how come they're still here?"

Xiao Men explained: "The flow of time inside the level and in the safe zone is different. No matter how long you stay in the level, you will enter the safe zone at almost the same time."

Upon hearing this, Chu Yang suddenly frowned, because he had thought of a very crucial question.

"Little Gate, is time in the [Gate Domain] synchronized with the real world?"

"Compared to your world, time in the [Gateway] is negligible."

"So, when I walk through all 10 gates and leave the [Gateway], the real world will still be at roughly the same time?!"

"Yes!"

Having received this information, Chu Yang felt a sense of urgency, because he still remembered the terror of that cat-headed woman.

The pressure she put on herself far exceeded that of the elite kobold in Gate 1.

Even with the near-invincible [End Barrier], he still felt unsafe.

I must obtain sufficient power within this realm!

Then Chu Yang looked at Wang Jie and Li Lili in the safe zone and asked, "Will we run into them again in the next level?"

Xiao Mendao said, "If you choose the same door, there's a chance you'll meet."

Chu Yang thought for a moment and then asked one last question: "Is it allowed to attack others within the safe zone?"

Xiao Mendao: "Not allowed. In the safe zone, you can't even use skills."

Upon hearing this, Chu Yang immediately tried to cast [Shield Blessing], and then heard a notification sound.

[Skills cannot be used within the safe zone.]

Chu Yang was slightly annoyed: "It seems I won't be able to stack shields for the next half hour in the safe zone."

After speaking in a low voice, Chu Yang walked towards the three light gates in the middle, wanting to explore the contents of the next level.

Wang Jie and Li Lili were already standing by the door, but they were still hesitating about which door to enter.

Li Lili glanced at Chu Yang as he approached and frowned slightly. She deliberately stood away from Chu Yang.

Wang Jie nodded calmly to Chu Yang, seemingly regaining his confidence after his body had fully recovered.

Chu Yang nodded to Wang Jie, then ignored Li Lili and looked at the three door icons in front of him.

Two of these three doors have skull icons, which are the Easy Combat doors.

Only the icon displayed on the left door is a six-pointed star shining with holy light.

When Chu Yang inquired, Xiao Men explained: "This icon represents the [Trial Temple]. You can accept trial missions within the temple. The higher the level of the trial mission, the better the reward upon completion."

[The reward sounds pretty good...]

Without much hesitation, Chu Yang decided to enter the [Trial Temple].

Firstly, he planned to see all these new doors.

Secondly, he needs to become as strong as possible! Because there's a monster waiting for him in the outside world...

Since he couldn't use skills to stack armor in the safe zone, and his physical condition had been restored to its best by the safe zone, Chu Yang didn't plan to sit idly in the safe zone.

Just as Wang Jie and Li Lili were discussing whether to enter through the same door, he had already stepped into the door representing the [Trial Temple].

When the white light disappeared, Chu Yang had arrived at the gate of a temple floating above the clouds.

The notification sound from the small door announced: "[Orc Race - Tier 1 Gate Domain] (2/10)"

"Please select a trial mission within the temple. The trial will be open for 1 hour."

Chu Yang had no time to appreciate the temple's grandeur and sacredness, and quickly walked inside.

In the center of the hall, three beams of divine light of different colors descended from the sky.

As Chu Yang stood bathed in divine light, he immediately received information about the trial.

The trial, bathed in blue divine light, is named "Immovable as a Mountain."

Trial Requirements: Do not use the [Dodge] skill in the next three battle gates.

The trial named under the purple divine light is called "Self-Binding."

Trial Requirements: Do not use normal attacks in the next three battle gates.

The trial, bathed in pink divine light, is named "Perfect and Flawless."

Trial requirement: Do not lose any health points in the next three battles.