Online game: Thunder Tyrant, I have infinite critical hits!

Zhu Rong City is a main city for casual players. In terms of both cohesion and player strength, it is far inferior to [Stardust]. Therefore, Zhu Rong City's development of the Broken Sky Mountains is still limited to the first peak!

Jiang Yan rode the Sky-Splitting Wind Eagle and easily crossed the first peak, then began searching for the Golden BOSS on the second peak.

"Screech!" The Sky-Splitting Wind Eagle screamed and taunted along the way. The boss's aura suppressed ordinary monsters, who dared not utter a sound. Only gold-level bosses and above would roar in response.

From the second peak to the fourth peak, the Sky-Splitting Wind Eagle provoked its way through, garnering responses from over a dozen Gold BOSSes. Jiang Yan, naturally, wouldn't hold back and went to find them one by one.

With his current equipment, level, and strength, he is confident that he can solo even a Dark Gold BOSS, let alone a Gold BOSS.

In just about an hour, Jiang Yan slaughtered ten golden BOSSes and collected the ten spirit points required for the [Prisoner of Spirits].

Since the talented scholar hadn't contacted him, it meant the steward hadn't arrived yet. Since there was still time, Jiang Yan naturally continued to kill monsters and level up.

At the same time, he also sent a private message to Little East Evil.

Since their last joint expedition to the Devil's Cave, Little East Evil has been exploring the Fifth Peak under Jiang Yan's orders, and it's unclear how he is doing.

I tried to send a private message, but the system indicated that the other party was offline.

Have you logged off?

Jiang Yan had no choice but to level up on his own.

About two hours later, the alchemy prodigy finally sent him a private message saying that the steward had come looking for him.

Jiang Yan hurriedly put the Sky-Splitting Wind Eagle into his pet space, and then tore the [Return to Town Scroll] to shreds.

……

Fuxi City.

[Hei Xin Tang Pharmacy]

The butler suppressed his joy and paced back and forth in front of the pharmacy, his whole being filled with excitement.

"Butler, why are you so happy?" Jiang Yan walked over with a smile.

"Haha, Mr. Jiang, you're joking. I'm just happy for you." The butler quickly said, "Mr. Jiang, you've made three pieces of spirit-level equipment for free on this trip to the Abyss. Congratulations!"

"Alright, enough with the nonsense," Jiang Yan said with a smile. "Butler, what are your plans?"

The steward's eyes flickered as he said, "I've gained the trust of Li Wenzhang, the city lord of Tianlong City. He has indeed defected to the Abyss faction and has even opened the Gate of Death in a dungeon outside Tianlong City!"

"The Gate of Death?" Jiang Yan feigned ignorance.

"The so-called Gate of Death is a strange gate that connects to the Abyss World. Once opened, it can draw the power of the Abyss into the dungeon. By corrupting the dungeon, it can attract a large number of Abyss creatures!" the butler said in a low voice.

Jiang Yan immediately applied this analogy: "Conversely, if I pass through the Gate of Death, can I enter the Abyss World?"

"As expected of Mr. Jiang, he understands immediately!" The butler nodded repeatedly.

Jiang Yan smiled and asked, "What about the three spirit-level equipment pieces?"

The butler hurriedly said, "Mr. Jiang, rest assured, I have already accepted this bounty mission. As long as you enter the abyss, the mission will be completed, and the three spirit-grade equipment rewards will be delivered directly to me."

As he spoke, the butler handed a black stone to Jiang Yan, saying, "This is my token. Only when Mr. Jiang holds it and enters the abyss will I be considered to have completed my mission."

Jiang Yan frowned as he took the stone. Why was this process the same as when players accepted NPC quests?

Could it be that, to the creatures of the Abyss world, the butler NPC is just like the player?

While pondering, Jiang Yan looked down at the black stone.

【Abyss Stone】: Stones that originate from the abyss.

In addition, there is a white exclamation mark on this black stone.

Jiang Yan stared: The Abyss Stone marked by the Abyss Giant will be locked once it enters the Abyss.

Jiang Yan's eyes narrowed slowly.

"Mr. Jiang?" Seeing Jiang Yan deep in thought, the butler hurriedly urged in a low voice, "It's getting late, why don't we set off now?"

Jiang Yan snapped out of his daze and looked at him with a half-smile: "Butler, I have another question."

"What's the problem?" the butler asked, sounding a little anxious.

"What if you deny it later?" Jiang Yan laughed. "Those are three pieces of spirit-grade equipment, priceless."

"This..." The butler's eyes darted around, and he immediately said, "If Mr. Jiang doesn't trust me, how about I give him a task too? If Mr. Jiang completes it, he can get these three spirit-grade equipment!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Yan heard a system notification:

[Ding~ Butler Long Aotian has issued you a mission: Explore the Abyss World and return safely! Mission reward: 3 Spirit-grade equipment! Mission failure penalty: None!]

Jiang Yan stared at the word "Peace" in the mission prompt, a strange smile appearing on his lips, before accepting the mission without hesitation!

When the butler saw Jiang Yan accept the task, he couldn't help but breathe a huge sigh of relief, and the smile on his face was impossible to suppress.

"I'm quite happy..." Jiang Yan smiled and said, "Butler, tell me the exact location of that dungeon."

"Of course!" The butler stepped forward, whispered a coordinate, and then couldn't help but laugh, "With Mr. Jiang on the case, success is sure to follow. I congratulate Mr. Jiang on his 'safe' return in advance."

Jiang Yan smiled broadly: "Then I'll take the steward's good wishes."

"Hahahaha..." The two of them laughed loudly at the same time.

Afterwards, Jiang Yan took the teleportation array to Tianlong City and rushed there at top speed according to the coordinates given by the steward.

Two hours later, Jiang Yan arrived near the coordinates. It was a narrow passage with steep rock walls on both sides. Looking up, he could only see a sliver of blue sky, no bigger than a thumb's gap!

"According to the coordinates given by the butler, it should be up there." Jiang Yan summoned the Sky-Splitting Wind Eagle and sat on it.

"Screech!" The Sky-Splitting Wind Eagle flapped its wings and struggled to take off between the narrow rock walls.

After a while, Jiang Yan finally found the coordinates: a huge crack in the rock wall.

Because of the terrain, you can't see this crack at all if you don't fly up from below!

"Li Wenzhang has really gone to great lengths to open the gates of death here!" Jiang Yan immediately sent the coordinates to the alchemy prodigy. If he couldn't return within five days, he was to hand over the coordinates to Lin Wudi, the city lord of Fuxi City!

I believe Lin Wudi will know what to do.

Then, Jiang Yan put away the Sky-Splitting Wind Eagle and entered the rift.

Inside the crack, there is a man-made passage about a hundred meters long, at the end of which is an altar!

The altar was inscribed with strange runes, exactly the same as the altar Jiang Yan saw in the Abyss Road dungeon!

Jiang Yan stepped forward, and a system notification immediately appeared:

Welcome to the Abyss Road dungeon (maximum five players). Please select the dungeon difficulty.

Easy, Hard, Nightmare, Hell

"Also called the Abyss Road dungeon?" Jiang Yan chuckled and decisively chose Hell difficulty!

The next instant, a black vortex appeared and instantly swallowed Jiang Yan.

……

The world spun around him, and when Jiang Yan regained his vision, he found himself standing under a log bridge.

The river flowing beneath the bridge is the River of the Dead from the Abyss!

"Exactly the same as that Abyss Road dungeon from before!" Jiang Yan chuckled. "Interesting!"

He strode along the log bridge, glancing back at it from time to time. Sure enough, as time passed, the log bridge began to blur rapidly.

Jiang Yan smiled. Before, he had been walking along the narrow bridge with difficulty, narrowly escaping death. But this time, he had the Sky-Splitting Wind Eagle!

Jiang Yan decisively summoned the Sky-Splitting Wind Eagle, then flipped over and sat on it.

"Screech!!" The Sky-Splitting Wind Eagle flapped its wings and took off. Under Jiang Yan's command, it flew along the log bridge at lightning speed. The monsters blocking the log bridge did not even have time to show themselves before they were left behind by the Sky-Splitting Wind Eagle!

"You audacious human, stop right there!!" Amidst the angry roar, a gray mist suddenly billowed ahead, and a gigantic bone dragon blocked Jiang Yan's path.