How Level Zero Devil Destroys Player Experience

Advanced blood-activating agent, permanently increases the health limit by 500. It is better than nothing for warriors and paladins whose health is generally around at this stage, but it is a significant boost for some fragile professions.

This difference of 500 health points may very likely save their lives at some critical moment.

"Thank you for your hard work again, Sister Changan."

I smiled and threw the recipe into the corner of my backpack.

The equipment and recipes dropped here are more or less related to blood volume. It is easy to guess that this should be the result of Kazan's attempt to find a way to resurrect and his research on vitality.

I touched Ahri's head and threw a piece of rainbow crystal as a reward. I looked at the cleaned stone chamber around me and took the lead to walk down the large stairs in the distance, but soon returned empty-handed.

There was a huge stone door blocking the way down below, with a heavy key on it. It had been rusted by the years and looked like it had not been opened for a long time.

Looking at the task list, I found that the goal of the first stage had changed from finding the entrance to going to the village chief of Sota Lide Village to make a secret key. Sota Lide Village was the village that I had passed by with Yiwen before.

"It seems that this village chief knows something."

I thought, thinking about asking the village chief for some information about the Temple of the Dead. But that was a matter for the future. After all, the monsters on the first floor were level 140+, and the second floor was at least level 150 and above. The equipment, blueprints, and materials dropped were also of similar levels, so they were not very useful at this stage.

Look at the crafting materials in the task list.

There are only two.

One was the bone marrow of five corpse monsters, which I should have thrown into my backpack when I was collecting spoils just now. The other was the heart of the Blue-feathered Griffin King, which I had never seen before. However, the first material could be obtained in this stone chamber, and it just happened to correspond to the five corpse monsters. The other material should also be related to this stone chamber.

The greatest possibility...

I cast my gaze towards the wall with ripples of light, and when I walked over, I discovered that it was actually a special secret realm dungeon—

Griffin Glade.

According to the introduction of the dungeon, Kazan wanted to study the mysteries of life through the powerful vitality of griffins, so he captured griffins and bred them with other species. Although he bred a relatively perfect subspecies, it was not beneficial to his research. So Kazan abandoned the experiment and turned to a new research direction. The descendants of these bred species survived in this secret realm.

The so-called subspecies should be the Blue-Feathered Griffin, and the Blue-Feathered Griffin King mentioned in the mission is the dungeon BOSS.

It seems I have to pick a time later.

I thought to myself.

The dungeon requires thirty people, so it is at least a large dungeon. Moreover, based on the inertia of the legendary series of quests, it is estimated that it is not easy. It may be necessary to obtain materials from dungeon bosses at the difficult level or even the abyss level.

But just when I was preparing to discuss completing this dungeon with the team in the guild after the competition, I accidentally glanced at the rewards produced by the dungeon and was stunned.

"Blue-feathered griffin pet egg, a flying pet!?"

Chapter 98: Qualifying Round Begins

Although as the player's level increases, more and more pet varieties are obtained, and some even sign contracts with green dragon cubs, there is still very little news about flying pets.

The only one that remained was the Flame Snake Dragon that he had traded at the auction in Fanns a long time ago.

However, even with the example of the previous life, there is still a long way to go before the uncle can feed and upgrade his leader-level Flame Snake Dragon, not to mention the one that he gave to Sister Shuiyan.

In the previous life, the small-scale appearance of flying pets would have to wait until at least two or three months later than now. That version was also the stage when the competition among the major guilds was the most intense.

Because the impact of flying pets on the battle situation is extremely significant.

Imagine if there is a flying pet with a top-level mage. The powerful high-altitude maneuverability can make most attacks unable to threaten it. However, on the other hand, almost every attack of this mage can fall where he wants, launching a complete air-to-ground fire suppression on the player.

According to my estimation, one person and one pet can easily destroy an entire player team, and even if the prefix of the big guild elite group is added, it is not an exaggeration. If this number is magnified by dozens, dozens, or even hundreds of times, these air cavalry alone can cause a devastating blow to a fortress.

After all, the only weapons that can counter air cavalry are air cavalry, or a few war weapons that can capture aerial targets.

Fortunately, in his previous life until the time before his rebirth, only the Guild Alliance had more than 200 flying pets, while other guilds had at most 60 or 70. It was also because of this that the strength of the Guild Alliance made many guilds fear it.

But now, things are about to change.

"Blue-feathered griffin."

I said silently in my heart.

Although it is only a subspecies of the griffin and certainly not as powerful as the griffin, it has more or less inherited the bloodline of the griffin and its combat power should be good. Even if other things are ignored, it is at least a flying pet.

No matter how weak the combat capability is, the natural flying advantage is bound to be of extraordinary value.

With this in mind, I immediately contacted Sister Maple Leaf, gave her a brief account of what I had discovered here, and emphasized the importance of flying pets.

"During this period of time, let the top ten elite groups take time to come and clear the dungeon. I estimate that this pet egg can only be dropped on Nightmare difficulty or above. It is best to cooperate with the Glorious Alliance, Rose Heart and Against the Tide. The most important thing is to sign a confidentiality agreement. This is a trump card that must not be leaked."

Although Sister Fengye was still a little skeptical, she agreed after hesitating for a moment after hearing what I said, and called my aunt and Sister Qiuru to discuss it together.

After explaining everything to Sister Fengye and the others, I breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the entrance to the dungeon in front of me with sparkling eyes.

"The Guild Alliance will not have an easy time from now on."

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Level up, kill monsters, and do quests.

Before the annual competitive challenge officially began, JiYuan set off the biggest frenzy since the server was opened to players.

Countless players who signed up for the competition and were eager to become famous swept through all the developed leveling maps. Competition for high-quality leveling points was everywhere, and a large amount of gold coins were consumed. Although the trading platform barely remained stable under official maintenance, the price ratio in the black market continued to rise, giving rise to a large number of transactions to drive the market.

Posts related to leveling quest experience flooded the player forums, and rumors were flying everywhere. There were rumors that someone had already completed the second-level quest.

I believe that I can accept the second-level mission after reaching level 115, but when it comes to completing the second-level mission, I just treat it as a fun thing.

Not to mention that there are more processes than the first-level tasks, just the last level of the qualification certification task requires a level of 120 to verify the authenticity.

This is why I didn't let Yiwen and the other guild elites take the second job. Although I can sort out the information about the task process of the second job, I can't complete the job transfer and achieve the effect of improving my strength if I don't meet the final qualification certification level.

Instead of spending time on this tedious job transfer process, only to get stuck at the last point, it is better to level up honestly and obtain powerful equipment to get a better ranking in the competition.

However, after the competition, the second-level tasks can be generally carried out. It must be said that the official website's ability to control the popularity of the game is extremely outstanding.

Time passes day by day.

On the third day after the registration deadline, Jiyuan’s annual competitive challenge competition finally officially kicked off.

As early as a week ago, a special competition area has been opened on the official website video platform, where everyone can watch the video of the qualifying round and the live broadcast of the knockout round. The Empire Top 1,000, Top 100 and the finals will be broadcast live simultaneously on the Internet and in reality.

On the day of the competition, the cities of the major empires were crowded with people, and almost all the players participating in the competition returned to the city online to participate in the preliminary qualifying rounds.

System prompt: The preliminary qualifying round of the Era Annual Competition Challenge has begun. Applicants are requested to enter the designated competition venue to compete. The deadline is 48 hours.

You can enter the competition venue using the one-time teleportation crystal sent by the system email.

And the system will remind you on time at 9 o'clock.

The streets and alleys were suddenly filled with shining white lights. According to official statistics, nearly 80 million people signed up for the competition in the entire era. Even if they were divided into each empire, there would be about 15 million people. With tens of millions of people competing for the final seats in the top 1,000, top 100, or even top 10, you can imagine how fierce the competition is.

It was already a few minutes late when I came online after breakfast, but I didn't have too many thoughts. Anyway, coming early or late would not affect the result, so I took out the crystal from my backpack and used it.

With the flash of white light, when my vision returned, I found that I was in a terrain similar to a colosseum, or it would be more appropriate to describe it as an abandoned colosseum.

Stones are scattered and stacked, with a staggered collapse in the center. Dozens of irregular stone pillars stand in various places, forming a complex terrain that occupies the field of vision.

System prompt: The player has entered the preliminary qualifying round, venue [Arena 05], opponent [Level 105 Dark Word Mage (Standard)], promotion condition [Defeat the opponent], death penalty [None], countdown [10 seconds] starts.

All players' opponents in the preliminary qualifying rounds are randomly generated by the system to simulate the AI ​​of the profession. The equipment and strength of the AI ​​are collected by the system based on the overall data range of the players from the major empires who registered, and are in the middle range. In other words, if there is no variable of technology, the qualifying round alone can eliminate half of the candidates.

But how can a player's potential be simulated simply with data?

Chapter 99: Promotion

When the system reported the number, I took a quick look at myself and found that my equipment, special equipment and relics were all usable, while items such as enhancement potions, magic scrolls, and alchemical equipment were grey and could not be used.

I raised my eyes and quickly observed the surroundings to judge the surrounding environment. Due to the complex terrain, I did not find the opponent's position at the first time, but I didn't take the strength of the 105-level dark AI in the first battle seriously.

Furthermore, according to the inertia of the system, the location of the wizard duel should be within one hundred and fifty yards, and in all likelihood it is at the other end of the venue, but is blocked by the terrain.

Therefore, after the countdown ended and my body landed on the ground, I flashed forward continuously.

The range of hundreds of yards passed in a flash, and several displacement skills were temporarily on cooldown. Just as he bypassed the collapsed boulder in front of him, the opponent hidden in a corner of the arena launched a brazen attack.

Whoosh.

Out of the corner of my eye I suddenly caught a glimpse of a dark shadow rushing out from the side, and I stepped back to avoid this sudden attack.

The attacker's figure appeared after he landed on the ground. It was a monster made entirely of black shadow, with sharp claws and fangs like a jackal. The shadows on its body would suddenly appear from time to time, revealing terrifying power.

I recognized it at a glance as the advanced spell that the Dark Word Mage learned at level 95, summoning shadow beasts.

The casting range of this spell does not exceed 20 yards, so the opponent is definitely nearby.

After the failed sneak attack, the shadow beast bared its teeth, with a bloodthirsty light flashing in its eyes. Less than a second after it landed on the ground, it suddenly exerted force on its hind legs and flew into the air, opening its bloody mouth and pouncing again, pointing directly at his throat.

But I won't give it this chance.

An almost instantaneous dark death light burst out from the big mouth, and the exploded shadows splashed everywhere.

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Under the powerful impact, the Shadow Beast was thrown out in an instant as if it was hit by a cannonball. The damage to its weak point plus its own high attack power caused all its blood to pour out, and the black shadow on its body scattered and disappeared like shattered glass.

Whizzing.

But at the same time as the Shadow Beast was hit, a sound of wind sounded behind it almost at the same time.

Seizing the opportunity to attack Shadow Beast, this strategy somewhat proves the strength of AI. In addition, summoning Shadow Beast is not a skill that ordinary players can learn. It seems that not all players can easily pass this qualifying round.

Although it is just a small trick for me.

Soul counterattack.

The faint glow that emerged from his body blocked the shadow spear that fell from the sky, and at the same time returned the damage to the latter. The red damage floated behind a stone pillar at the seven o'clock direction, and immediately determined the opponent's position.

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Got you.

I raised the staff in my hand and pointed it at the target location.

Three displacement spells, one dark death ray, one soul counter, and the [Time Loop] effect attached to the magic crystal allow the next magic to be released instantly without any chanting time.

The dark realm collapses.

A large area collapsed, trapping the opponent in the center, making it impossible for him to escape by displacement. The final damage was like the prayer uttered by the priest, sentencing the latter to death.

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A white light appeared, and the AI ​​dark magic hidden behind the stone pillar fell to the ground and disappeared.

System prompt: The player defeated the opponent in 31.24 seconds. The current mage profession ranking of the Orwen Empire is 11th, and the Dark Word Mage is ranked 3rd, and they have successfully advanced.

System prompt: You have obtained the primary elimination match certificate, which cannot be traded. Abandonment will be deemed as giving up the qualification.

As the familiar light in front of me came again, the next second I returned to the Farnes.

Many participating players have come out around the streets. Some of them look depressed and curse, complaining that the opponents set up by the system are abnormal. It is obvious that they have just been eliminated and have lost the qualification to advance to the knockout stage because of losing the game.

But there were also many people happily celebrating with their companions next to them. It went without saying that they had obtained tickets for the next game.

It turns out that people do not share the same joys and sorrows.

And I just feel that this annual competition is indeed full of hidden talents.

You have to know that there were not many unnecessary movements from the end of the countdown to the time when he defeated the AI ​​opponent. But even so, this speed only ranked him 11th in the ranking of mages in the entire empire, and he failed to make it into the top ten.

But I don't care too much about it. This kind of time ranking is just a competition of killing speed. The factors such as venue, reaction, AI logic and action are too complex to fully reflect the player's skills.

And after taking a look at the rankings, seeing that Sister Qiu Ru and Sister Luo Qing were in the top ten of mages, she was also happy for the guild.

Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive.

Just as I took a look at the list, Sister Qiu Ru sent me a message asking me to go to a hotel called Cartier in Farns, where the guild was holding a celebration party for the members who had successfully advanced.

During the official period of the competition, the city of Fanes seemed to become lively again.

Many restaurants and teahouses were crowded. People used food and drinks to comfort their feelings of defeat, or to celebrate the joy of advancement, to get out of the frenzy that followed the announcement of the competition half a month ago, and to give their tense nerves a brief rest.

When we arrived at the Cartier Hotel, we found that it had been booked by Alice, and every bar was filled with Alice members celebrating lively.

The cost of booking the entire hotel is not a small amount, not to mention that the Cartier Hotel is located on the bustling central road of Farnese and is one of the famous hotels in Farnese.

However, this hotel belongs to the Golden Business Alliance. The nominal controllers behind commercial entities such as the Star-Moon Workshop and the Haichao Auction House are, after all, the forces under his command. Therefore, he only needs to discuss it with Sister Molanyu.

When we arrived at the sixth floor of the hotel, it was already full of people. They were all the top elite members of Alice. Without exception, they had all passed the preliminary qualifying rounds, and many of them had also squeezed into the speed rankings of various professions to win honors for the guild.

After responding to everyone's enthusiastic greetings and just when I found a seat to sit down, someone came over.

"Alice had 160,000 people sign up for the competition, and the final statistics showed that more than 155,700 people entered the elimination round."

Sister Qiu Ru took a sip of the red wine in the glass, which made her red lips look even more vibrant. She then gave me a brief introduction to the guild members' participation in the competition.