The job change is a bizarre and calamity; the nation begs me to tone it down.

In addition, what makes people look up even more is that on the other side of that silver river, a majestic mountain rises abruptly from the ground, piercing the clouds.

The mountain has an eerie grayish-white color, and under the starlight, it exudes a sacred yet bewitching aura.

That is Silver Moon Mountain.

It is also the end point of this "Silver Moon Realm" dungeon, and the final battleground that all participating teams must reach.

"This is... the inner area?"

Qin Shuyao took a deep breath, her beautiful eyes filled with shock: "This is too beautiful! If I didn't know that this was a secret realm where people could die, I would have thought I had arrived in some kind of fairyland."

"The more alluring something is, the more dangerous it is. Don't you understand that principle?"

Gu Xu's lazy voice broke everyone's reverie.

He sat atop the Styx Ghost Carriage, his gaze piercing through the dazzling starlight, coldly scrutinizing the world around him.

In his view, this was by no means a fairyland.

This is clearly a huge hunting ground.

"Stop looking; even the best scenery can't fill your stomach."

Gu Xu patted the armrest of the sedan chair, making a dull sound: "According to the map given by the military, this grassland is called Starfall Wilderness Silver Moon Flower Garden. Passing through it, you will reach the Silver Moon River."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed to the towering Silver Moon Mountain in the distance.

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

"General, shall we go straight there?"

At this moment, even the usually composed Li Mu couldn't help but pick up his weapon, his eyes gleaming with eager excitement: "The announcement just said we were the first team to enter the inner perimeter, does that mean all the monsters and resources here are ours?"

After being "trained" by Gu Xu, these once arrogant geniuses have all seen their combat power soar.

My ego has also become quite inflated.

"No rush."

Gu Xu waved his hand and took out a somewhat old-looking sheepskin scroll map from his pocket.

This was a top-secret document that Minister Li Weiguo personally handed over to him before his departure.

It was information about the core area of ​​the Silver Moon Realm pieced together by some senior members of the Shenxia military who had participated in the Silver Moon Realm and escaped death.

Gu Xu's gaze swept across the map, finally settling on the marker for Silver Moon Mountain.

A dividing line is clearly drawn on the map.

The so-called "Silver Moon Realm" is actually a two-sided space where yin and yang coexist.

Regardless of which entrance a participant enters from, they all ultimately arrive at the southern foot of Silvermoon Mountain.

This is what is known as the "sunny side".

This place contains the final boss, the Silver Moon Queen's clone, a large amount of equipment, materials, skills, and national fortune rewards at the end of the game.

For most countries, the ultimate goal of this operation is to break through to the sunny side and kill the Queen's clone.

but……

Gu Xu's gaze shifted slightly upwards, landing on the back of the map, on the area painted black.

The dark side of the moon.

That is, the northern foot of Yinyue Mountain.

That's the true core of this instance, and the place where I'll ultimately complete my third job advancement in the Silvermoon Realm.

"Military intelligence says that it is only possible to cross from the light side to the dark side at a specific time and through a specific method."

Gu Xu pondered to himself.

He possesses the unique profession of "Lord of the Old Ones".

They have a natural, keen sense for these hidden maps.

The rewards from the positive side were nice to him, but they were just icing on the cake.

What can truly bring about a qualitative change in him.

It is definitely in that "dark side" that is marked as extremely dangerous.

"Now that we're here, we can't just eat the leftovers that are readily available."

Gu Xu's lips curled up slightly: "Only children make choices. I want the bright side, and I want the dark side too. Every single brick in this Silver Moon Realm must belong to Gu."

Just as he was plotting how to completely empty this instance.

Sudden.

"hiss--"

Gu Xu frowned sharply and instinctively clutched his chest.

A sudden, sharp pain spread from the depths of my heart without warning.

The pain wasn't intense, nor did it feel like a heavy blow; rather, it was like a needle as thin as a cow's hair, silently piercing the softest part of my heart.

Immediately following was a nauseating chill.

It was as if an invisible hand, across endless time and space, gently caressed his heart.

"Um?"

Gu Xu was not a slow-witted person.

As an ancient being, his resistance to various negative states had long reached an unbelievable level.

Common poisons, curses, and mental attacks.

For him, it wasn't even a tickle.

But this sudden, sharp pain had a strange quality to it.

It did not trigger any system alarms, nor did it cause the passive counterattack of the mythical equipment on its body, the [Old Gods Shroud].

It's like... it's a part that grew out of Gu Xu's body.

"Husband, what's wrong?"

The Bride of Ghosts, who had been keeping a close eye on Gu Xu's condition, noticed his unusual behavior and quickly asked him what was wrong.

"It's nothing, just a stitch."

Gu Xu gave a casual reply and quietly brought up his personal attribute panel.

Upon seeing this, he raised an eyebrow slightly.

A small icon had appeared in a corner of his previously clean and tidy status bar.

It was a skull no bigger than a fingernail.

But the skull was not pale white; it was a dark, blood-red color.

It has no facial features, only two empty eye sockets, which are quietly "watching" Gu Xu.

Around the skull, wisps of black energy, barely perceptible to the naked eye, were seeping into Gu Xu's attribute data little by little.

[Status: Tagged (Unknown Source)]

[Description: You seem to be targeted by some extremely venomous being. It craves your flesh and blood, waiting in the darkness for its chance to reap.]

[Current effect: Loses 0.01% of maximum health per second (this effect is scalable; the rate of loss will increase exponentially over time).]

"Losing health per second?"

Upon seeing this description, Gu Xu's tense nerves relaxed.

He thought it was some earth-shattering, powerful move.

Is that all?

0.01% per second?

This might be a troublesome issue that ordinary professionals need to constantly pay attention to.

After all, the dungeon battles are very long, and without a strong healer to keep you from taking damage continuously.

They'll be worn down sooner or later.

But for Gu Xu...

This is a complete joke.

He possesses the passive ability of "Ancient God Body" granted by "Heart of the Past".

He recovers 50% of his health every second, and as long as his heart doesn't break, he's immortal.

This 0.01% rate of health loss is less than one ten-thousandth of his health regeneration rate.

It's likely that the curse had only taken a single drop of his blood before his body had already healed automatically hundreds of times.