Douluo Dragon King: My Strategy System Is a Bit Off

Chapter 21 The Unexpected Incident at the Ascension Platform

Despite the towering height of the East Sea Spirit Transmission Tower, the Spirit Ascension Platform is actually located underground.

As soon as they entered the elevator, they felt a downward weightlessness. In fact, many of the Spirit Pagoda's important structures are underground, with the upper levels mostly used for offices and meetings. Even with today's advanced soul-guided technology, the Spirit Pagoda cannot guarantee absolute safety on its upper levels. The underground is naturally much safer than the surface, offering more effective defense against soul-guided projectiles.

It must be said that the Spirit Pagoda truly lives up to its reputation as the number one organization on the continent, possessing the most formidable strength and financial resources. Such a project must have cost an astronomical sum.

There were no numbers inside the elevator, seemingly out of concern for electronic controls, but it took a full three minutes to stop.

Stepping out of the elevator, you enter a spacious lobby with a dozen or so staff members. Behind them are rows of metal-structured corridors.

Long Hengxu took out a uniquely designed card and handed it to one of the staff members. The staff member took it and, with a simple gesture of invitation, led them toward one of the passageways.

After walking several dozen meters down the corridor, they entered another elevator. Continuing downwards, this time the elevator stopped after only a few seconds. When they reappeared, they found themselves in a circular room.

The room, decorated primarily in silver and metallic tones, exudes a sense of technology and metal. A large screen hangs at the front, displaying images of a green forest and various animal creatures.

The staff member turned around and said, "There are six spots available to enter the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform. There is no time limit. If you can no longer withstand the dangers, press your distress signal device to return here. Now, I'll explain the precautions."

The precautions are very simple; in essence, they are to remind the group not to be careless, not to act recklessly when in danger, and to evacuate immediately.

This is, after all, a semi-virtual world. If the brain is subjected to a sudden and severe shock, it is very likely to cause mental impairment or even death. The Spirit Pagoda naturally does not want to take such a risk, and therefore repeatedly emphasized this point to him.

The staff pressed a button, and six metal cabinets slowly slid out from the side wall. These cabinets were horizontal and had a recess inside that was shaped like a human figure, making them look somewhat like coffins.

"Lie down inside."

Following the instructions of the Spirit Pagoda staff, the six people quickly completed all the necessary preparations.

Lin Ci acted as usual, showing no sign of curiosity, as if he had been there many times before.

As the instrument was activated, the brainwave connection was officially established, and their consciousness quickly entered the soul beast world of the Ascension Platform.

At that moment, all the images on the large screen inside the room switched to the scene of the six people's location.

Once she regained consciousness, Lin Ci immediately looked around. The green forests and blue sky, the fresh air, and the refreshing atmosphere made her feel relaxed and happy.

The dense forest remained as it was, just as the original Star Dou Great Forest still existed. Although he had never been to the current Star Dou Great Forest, he had a general idea of ​​its condition.

It's probably impossible to describe it as simply appalling.

Feeling much more relaxed, Lin Ci whistled softly as she wandered aimlessly through the forest, completely unaware of her surroundings.

He used to wander around the real Star Dou Great Forest every day, let alone this simulated "fake".

Speaking of which, when he was trying to win over Wang Qiu'er, he was considered a local tyrant in the Star Dou Great Forest, and no one dared to provoke him because of the power of the auspicious beast.

Those days were among the most relaxed he had ever experienced, thanks to the system, which gave him a suitable role to pursue, making him feel so comfortable.

While Lin Ci was leisurely wandering around inside, Wu Changkong and Long Hengxu, watching from outside, were not so calm.

Zhang Yangzi set the fastest record among the six of them, being thrown out after only one minute inside. This young man, fearless and daring, went straight for a one-on-one duel with a flying spirit beast.

As it turns out, they are social creatures, and the outcome is self-evident.

However, compared to him, Wang Jinxi was even more unlucky. He directly encountered the most terrifying creature in the primary Spirit Ascension Platform, the Human-Faced Demon Spider!

He didn't even have time to press the distress button before the human-faced spider instantly strangled him. His entire body was devoured.

Fortunately, the staff at the Spirit Pagoda were prepared and provided immediate first aid, preventing any unforeseen complications. However, he is still unconscious, and it's likely he will suffer some long-term effects.

So far, the performance of Class Zero has been abysmal. They have completely wasted this opportunity to enter the Spirit Ascension Platform.

Long Hengxu's temples throbbed from the stare; such a performance was truly unsatisfactory.

At this moment, he also noticed Lin Ci, his brows furrowing slightly. "Teacher Wu, isn't this a bit too careless?"

Wu Changkong did not reply, but continued to stare at Lin Ci in the picture.

His thoughts differed from Long Hengxu's, and so did his perceptions. He could sense that Lin Ci was not careless or unvigilant; he was completely confident.

That's very strange.

How could a nine-year-old boy remain so calm in the treacherous forest? Everyone else who went in was filled with curiosity and amazement.

There are quite a few soul beasts on the primary spirit ascension platform, especially since Lin Ci didn't deliberately avoid them and just wandered around aimlessly, so it was inevitable that he would encounter soul beasts.

And right now, standing before him with a fierce expression, was a wolf, or perhaps more than one. Because this wolf had two ferocious heads!

Two-headed wolf!

Meanwhile, on a tall tree not far away, the black-haired girl gazed into the distance, sensing something by following the direction of the wind.

Suddenly, she looked in one direction, her eyes narrowed slightly, as if she had seen something, her pupils contracted.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

"That idiot!"

The girl cursed softly, immediately jumped down from the tree, and with the wind element added to her legs, rushed in that direction.

Lin Ci looked at the two-headed wolf in front of him and judged from its aura that it should be a hundred-year-old wolf.

Those at the hundred-year level are naturally not that scary; with his second-ring strength, dealing with them is still quite easy.

The century-old two-headed wolf gritted its teeth, its eyes bloodshot, clearly wanting to tear Lin Ci to shreds immediately.

The two-headed wolf is an agility-type spirit beast, known for its speed. It uses all four legs to pounce through the grass and trees.

Lin Ci didn't dodge; instead, she stood still, and at the same time, a glimmer of light appeared in her hand.

Just as the two-headed wolf was about to pounce, the light in his hand suddenly became dazzling, instantly filling the two-headed wolf's scarlet pupils.

The two heads and four eyes were of no use at this moment, and the movements were slowed down due to the temporary blindness.

Because it almost pounced on Lin Ci's position, but Lin Ci didn't move.

Therefore, even if the period of blindness was short, it would be more than enough for Lin Ci to get to the side of this two-headed wolf.

Without hesitation, Lin Ci's second soul ring lit up, and the lightsaber in his hand slashed straight down along the neck of the two-headed wolf.

One sword, two eagles.

The falling of both heads signified the death of the two-headed wolf. At that moment, its body and the two severed heads instantly transformed into streams of pure energy.

It was then slowly injected into Lin Ci's body.

Before he had fully absorbed the energy, Lin Ci's eyes widened suddenly. In that instant, even he felt a chill run down his spine.

He suddenly realized something!

From the first two installments of the game, I only managed to romance five characters. Can you guess who they are? The main storyline still revolves around the Dragon King, but the characters I romanced before will more or less influence the Dragon King era. As for where that influence lies, we'll see later. ovo

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