In Tokyo, the dungeon master

"It seems like Chiyana came to see you... Sigh, besides Chiyana, Kyoka came too. She awakened so quickly, even among naturally gifted extraordinary individuals, it's incredibly fast, and she's lived in a normal world since she was a child..."

Gu Meng noticed that Jinghua had become a true witch, which surprised him. It was faster than he had expected. Even a natural-born master would need the Fire Cloud Evil God to open up his Ren and Du meridians.

Gu Meng hasn't even touched her second meridian yet...

The heroes of the world are as numerous as carp crossing a river!

However, it's inaccurate for Gu Meng to say that Jinghua is a witch; it's just an expectation of the apprentice.

In reality, when both are at the first level, Kyoka's magic is relatively pure, but her advantage over magical girls has not yet been demonstrated, and the skills she knows may not be stronger than Gu Meng's template-based biubiu.

In the Tree of Life system, there are no class distinctions between the first and tenth orders. The tenth order is the ultimate essence, the end, the whole, and the Omega.

The first order is the original substance, the beginning, the one, the alpha.

It's like every extraordinary person starts from the same point and heads towards the same destination.

After the first level, they go in different directions through various means, come into contact with the next level of primordial matter, and begin to become extraordinary beings with a fundamentally different nature from the second level onwards.

In other words, after advancing to a higher rank, you will acquire different professions based on the different scenery and knowledge you gain on your journey, and strengthen a certain skill—usually the one you were good at in the first rank—and then become a so-called warrior, mage, poet, thief, traveler, diviner, etc. Each advancement in profession is linked together to form a sequence.

Although they can be broadly categorized as warriors or mages, in theory no two people have exactly the same profession. Even if they follow the exact same role-playing method, learn the same knowledge, and experience the same adventures, they will still end up in different sequences.

However, some paths, such as the Warrior class, have been traversed by many people. As more people take the path, the climb becomes relatively smooth, and many will eventually switch to similar professions. Many Warriors have exactly the same skill set, except that some are good at charging and can charge two meters higher, while others are good at taunting and making more noise. They can be considered to be the same profession.

Jinghua was also taught the knowledge of the Witch School by Gu Meng. In the early stages, she could follow the path of her predecessors and become a witch. Perhaps she would become an Ice Witch, a Fire Witch, a Disaster Witch, or a Pleasure Witch. These paths all have templates, making them easier to follow.

Gu Meng took a more radical and dangerous path, forging his own path where none existed before. The paths of his predecessors were merely for reference, and he named all his professions himself.

First-tier extraordinary individuals can generally only climb to the second primal substance on their first advancement. Those with extraordinary opportunities can touch the third primal substance and leap to become third-tier powerhouses. Moreover, in the context of games, this kind of advancement is equivalent to being guaranteed to change to an exclusive hidden class.

For example, completing the feat of slaying a dragon at the first level, bathing in dragon blood and touching the third primordial substance, and becoming a third-level dragon blood warrior or dragon fighter in one go—it is impossible to skip levels without a miraculous opportunity. Many normal advancement rituals are very difficult, and the feat of slaying a dragon is just commonplace in such cross-level miracles.

Ordinary professions may not be weak, but hidden professions are definitely strong. Retraining from Tier 3 to Tier 2 also has a high probability of yielding a hidden profession. Jumping one tier means winning twice.

What's even more terrifying is that the first-order primordial substance has three pathways connecting it to the other primordial substances, namely the second, third, and fourth primordial substances. However, it would be too abnormal for a first-order extraordinary individual without a profession to leap to the fourth-order intermediate sequence. Even Gu Meng, who had the ancestral pen and various treasures to assist him in his previous life, did not dare to climb like this, fearing that he would lose control on the spot.

However, his true nature in this life is even more outrageous than that of the extraterrestrial demon in his previous life. He has already experienced climbing ten steps and falling from ten steps to distinguish between the Tree of Good and Evil...

In addition, copies created from the Book of Ancestors can be used to accomplish great deeds.

Gu Meng realized that he could climb the mountain with the ferocity of a tiger this time, and I thought that it was not impossible for him to climb four steps in one go.

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While Gu Meng was observing Jing Hua, he kept killing monsters. Bai Chuan's wife, who was behind her and playing support, froze upon hearing this. She was stunned for a few seconds before she reacted, her face full of astonishment.

"Huh? You mean Chiyana? What's she doing here?!"

The lady quickly looked around and saw that after the boss battle started, the rapidly expanding boss room was full of wandering monsters. They no longer gathered together as before, but were divided into small groups and scattered in various corners.

They roared eerily in succession, surging in from all directions. They seemed chaotic, but in fact, they were employing a tactical maneuver—they wanted to constantly harass Gu Meng and deplete his magic power, while deliberately spreading out to prevent him from having a chance to wipe them all out.

Looking around, monsters were everywhere, densely packed, stretching as far as the eye could see... and of course, the daughter was nowhere to be seen.

In Manka's mind, her daughter Chiyana is not a magical girl yet, just an ordinary little girl. Moreover, she doesn't have a Master to rely on. If she comes here alone and encounters these monsters, wouldn't that mean... she'll have to complete the defeat CG in no time?

She looked around anxiously: "How did this place get so big? Is this still Tokyo?"

Logically speaking, a hospital couldn't possibly be this large.

Even if Shirakawa Banka had never been here before, it still felt very absurd; there must be something wrong here.

She's just being naive. She'll understand after she goes down into the dungeon a few more times. A castle that looks normal on the outside can take several days to walk into, and the terrain changes every time you go down. You can't hear even the loudest noises from a room away. All of these things are perfectly reasonable.

"Please! Master, we must find her quickly!"

The wife became anxious when she couldn't see her daughter, her voice filled with worry.

"Don't worry, she's over there... She'll be safe. Something might have happened to her that I don't know about, maybe she made a pact with some unknown entity. She might be stronger than you now."

Gu Meng raised his hand and pressed down on her shoulder, his face still showing that calm expression. He raised the demon sword and pointed into the distance.

"...Really? But I... I can't see her?" The lady hurriedly looked in the direction he pointed, but even with her ancestral magic eye, she couldn't see the scene outside the boss room in the dungeon.

"Your cultivation level is too low."

As expected, Jinghua was still by the roadside. Only Gu Meng still remembered her, this genius student. Madam was preoccupied with her daughter and hadn't asked about Jinghua at all.

They are now two teams that entered the instance one after the other and were assigned to different rooms. Qian Yuna, who took the initiative to enter the demon's nest, is not in much danger, but her progress is very slow. Qian Yuna is almost slowly torturing every demon she sees.

Jinghua and her group, who were forcibly dragged into this place, are on the verge of disaster. Jinghua, along with a group of ordinary people, also has to take on the task of protecting them.

Trying to turn back and escape only triggered more dangers.

The realm of ghosts is vast and deep, with no shore to turn back to.

Kyoka's own skills are limited to basic attacks like "This is an attack," "This is a defense," and "This is Genichiro Ashina." She can only perform basic attacks, which is less impressive than magical girls who have several template skills when they transform.

Gu Meng comforted his anxious mother, gently stroking her head with his ghostly hand. With his other hand, he increased his magic power, gripped the famous sword Su Ye Liang Duan, and slowly poured his power into it. A faint dark red light appeared on the blade as he raised it high into the distance.

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Meanwhile, the group had already been drawn into the demon's lair.

Despair is slowly enveloping this team, which is mostly made up of ordinary people.

The Shirakawa family bodyguards, who were originally responsible for protecting the family, had begun to lose control of their bladders one after another, driven by an irresistible physiological instinct.

"It's over... I, an old man, will die here today... fifty years in this world..."

Shirakawa Keiji leaned against the wall beside him, his face pale, his voice filled with helpless despair. His cloudy eyes stared at the approaching monsters, his whole body trembling slightly.

At seventy years old, Old Deng is considered to be in good health; he exercises regularly and can still run, but he has already reached his limit.

Kyoka Shihōin gripped the still-unfully formed magic orb in her hand, beads of sweat forming on her forehead, as she desperately cast defensive magic to try and stop the monster's attack.

However, as a first-tier extraordinary being, her magic power was limited, and her defensive barrier had already begun to crack in the face of the continuous stream of monsters.

Even with all our might, we couldn't defeat them!

More and more monsters appeared around us, some leaping out of the shadows, others swooping down from mid-air. Their eerie roars echoed from all directions, and our escape route was gradually blocked, leaving not even a crack.

"Mr. Keiji, Kagamine, step back. I'll try to distract them. You take this opportunity to run away. If you reunite with your mentor, he'll definitely be able to protect you!"

Shihōin Kyoka bit her lower lip, her tone tinged with bitterness. "How can I die here before even seeing my young lady!"

She took a step forward, and the magic orb in her hand gathered a few more shimmering white lights, preparing to make a desperate gamble.

however.

In that instant, she suddenly felt an extremely sharp force rushing towards her. The force was so powerful that it seemed to tear the air apart, causing her to instinctively hold her breath and freeze in place.

It's like standing unintentionally on the beach, with a colossal wave crashing down behind you, carrying a devastating force that leaves no room for resistance. At this moment, mortals can only submit to the apocalyptic judgment of nature.

Shirakawa Keiji and Shihouin Kagamine also noticed the abnormality and subconsciously turned their heads to look.

In the distance, from the depths of space, a dark red aura roared from the abyss like a meteor, carrying immense power and awe-inspiring domineering aura. It transformed into a dazzling stream of light, causing the air to tremble violently wherever it passed.

The dark red energy swept through the area as if it were empty, and even the walls dividing the demon's lair couldn't stop it in the slightest. It tore apart and evaporated all the demons that blocked its path, and not a single demon could withstand it. Not even a wisp of black smoke was left behind.

I don't know how much time has passed; it may have been just a moment, or it may have been as long as a century.

When that fierce and domineering aura finally dissipated, everyone slowly raised their heads and saw that the entire demon nest before them, the distorted maze space, had finally returned to the realm of human common sense, as if it were slightly obeying the rules of physics.

As they walked towards the end of the road, a straight path several hundred meters long had been cleared out, and the monsters that had been blocking their way had vanished without a trace.

All that remained was the ground scorched by the energy, glowing a scorching black, with the pungent smell of energy mixed with the blood of demons still lingering in the air.

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