How Level Zero Devil Destroys Player Experience

Everyone couldn't help but admire him for being able to think of the key so quickly. Kong Xiangzou also patted Zhenmo's shoulder in amazement, "The mathematics department's top student is really worthy of his reputation, amazing."

"You're too much of a compliment, but it's just an empty title. After all, someone couldn't pass the Mathematical Olympiad exam last semester under my guidance."

Kong Xiangzou's face suddenly froze.

Zhen Mo ignored the other party and looked up at the air again.

"Aren't we almost there? Why are you still looking so sad?" Seeing this, Kong Xiangzou forgot about the other party's teasing and asked curiously.

Zhen Mo shook his head, "I always feel like it's not that simple."

It turned out that he seemed to be worrying too much. After dealing with three waves of monsters, the entire team actually successfully passed through the fog and came to a towering wizard tower.

The tower is over 100 meters long and is built with white marble. It is carved with various exquisite patterns. It seems that one can also see some mysterious magic circle patterns. Arcane gems that have lost their energy are inlaid on it, decorating the entire tower to make it look magnificent. Although it looks dilapidated due to its age, one can still vaguely see its former glory.

"This must be the wizard tower of Loblanche."

Everyone opened their mouths wide as they looked at the tall and majestic white tower in front of them.

After all, the hazy shadows seen in the fog are far less magnificent than what you can feel when you are there in person.

Even Zhen Mo, who had seen many places of interest, was shocked by the ancient atmosphere, but he reacted in just a moment, "Okay, everyone, stop standing there and go in quickly."

Zhen Mo's voice reminded them of the purpose of their trip. When they thought of the treasures in this ancient tower with a long history, everyone couldn't help but get excited. At the same time, they did not forget to be vigilant. They maintained their original formation and asked the soldiers in the front row to push open the door of the Mage Tower.

However, their excitement soon disappeared.

The team passed through the gate without any hindrance. What appeared before their eyes was not the scene inside the Mage Tower, but a dark jungle filled with some weapons.

They somehow came to the outskirts of Deep Mist Outpost.

This sudden encounter made not only the people from Starry Sky Mythology, but even the usually calm Zhen Mo unable to react at once.

Under the gazes of everyone, he looked around and thought for a long time, but in the end he could not come to any conclusion and sighed.

"It's true that there's something a bit weird here. Everyone, just practice leveling around here. I'll discuss this with the president."

Hidden in the mist, I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

If Los Blanche's treasure was so easy to take, it would have been stolen hundreds of years ago, but the fact is that most thieves get lost in this fog.

Because this fog itself is an illusion set up by Loblanche, if you move straight towards the tower shadow, you will only go further and further away.

So just as he expected, Zhen Mo, who had been advancing in the fog for a long time without being able to get close to the Mage Tower, remembered the hint he had "inadvertently" given and chose the correct method - moving in the opposite direction.

However, this is only half the battle.

In fact, if those guys are more careful, they will find that after walking out of the fog in the opposite direction, a buff called Mirror Fog on the status bar will disappear.

So at this time you just need to walk back into the fog and go back in the previous direction.

After all, the people from Starry Sky Mythology didn't think so much. With this level of experience in mind, and the fact that I had deliberately hinted to them before that I had not found any trace of the Mage Tower using this method, I guess they have ruled this method out.

No matter how bad the situation is, they won't come to disturb me in the short term.

This was another reason why I took action before.

I returned along the original route cleared by Starry Sky Mythology, passed through the fog, and looked at the magnificent Mage Tower in front of me. I reached out and pressed on the slightly heavy door. Unlike Starry Sky Mythology and others who just walked straight through, this time I actually pushed it open.

Chapter 143: Inside the Mage Tower

Squeak.

Due to the loss of energy, the door that was originally equipped with defense devices was easily opened. Also due to the lack of energy supply, the inside of the Mage Tower was pitch black, and the vision seemed even more obstructed than being in the fog.

Fortunately, I had thought of this situation a long time ago, so I switched back to the profession of Dark Word Mage, flicked my fingertips, and a soft ball of light leaped out from my palm, staying above my head and illuminating the space within five or six yards around me.

Universal magic, Illumination, can be learned by any magic profession. Although it has the same effect as the priest's Illumination, it does not reveal surrounding invisible units and can only provide simple lighting.

But even so, with the help of the light from the illumination magic, I could see the general structure of the wizard tower.

After being processed with space magic, the interior appears to be very spacious.

However, the ground was covered with long-accumulated dust and some scattered stone fragments. The several small rooms next to it had long collapsed beyond recognition, and it seemed that there was no need to explore the first floor anymore.

Just as I was walking up the spiral staircase and stepped onto the second floor, I heard a sharp cry and several figures suddenly pounced towards me out of the darkness.

"It's just a warm welcome."

However, as if I had anticipated it, a halo of resistance pushed these monsters away, and one of them even hit the secret word mark that I had buried in advance.

At this stage, no Dark Word Mage can compare to me in terms of control over skill distance and casting timing.

boom.

Over a hundred damages flashed by along with a dark light, and the monster that was hit made an angry sound. Even without the help of illumination, I knew what kind of monster was attacking me.

The hard skin is covered with bumps of various sizes, and the slender tail is covered with spikes, giving it an extremely ferocious appearance.

Filthy Dwarf: Level 16, HP 864/1000.

Originally just a lowly dwarf demon in the Deep Mist Outpost, it accidentally invaded the Mage Tower and was affected by the chaotic energy inside and turned into an extremely ferocious creature.

This is one of the many dangers in the Mage Tower.

The sneak attack failed, and the four filthy dwarfs roared in anger, especially the one that was injured by the Dark Word Mark. Stimulated by the injury, he bared his fangs and attacked again as soon as he landed, without waiting for the opportunity cunningly like the ones next to him.

And this just fell into my calculations.

He took a few steps to the side, avoiding the opponent's attack, and blurted out a short spell, which turned into a black magic ball and hit the filthy dwarf hard. At the same time, the ball of light above his head left his head and flew towards the lamp holder on the wall.

When fighting multiple enemies in such complex terrain, a fixed light source is obviously more suitable.

There was no mercy at all, and continuous damage from Shadow Word Pain plus Shadow Word Mark exploded. It went without saying that the guy who was knocked away had lost all his life. This was the confidence that came from the high spell damage bought with money.

The remaining three filthy dwarfs seemed to have just realized that their companion's life had been taken away so easily. They immediately rushed forward without any reservation and roared in anger.

Three sharp sounds of breaking through the air were heard, and the resistance aura did not cool down in a short period of time, and it seemed that it was in a very critical situation.

However, how could a paying player fall so easily in front of the monster? With a flash of light, the filthy dwarf's claws only pierced into the shadow that remained in place.

One of the few life-saving skills of the early mage, Flash.

The real me had already arrived at the collapsed wall ten yards away. While the monsters' meager wisdom was still unable to determine what had happened, I pointed the tip of the staff embedded with black crystals at the nearest filthy dwarf.

A black light burst out.

Shadow Word Pain.

Destruction Sphere.

-131, -169

Two consecutive damages instantly took away nearly half of the target's health. The filthy dwarf that was hit let out a painful hiss, but I didn't have the slightest sympathy and quickly prepared for dark restraints and painful torture.

However, these two spells were not prepared for the dwarf who was injured and rushed forward desperately, but were cast on two other places, greatly reducing the movement speed of its companions.

As I watched the injured dwarf attacking me, I could still seem to see the cold light flashing on its sharp claws, but I was still chanting the spell.

The monster, which did not have much intelligence, seemed to laugh silently, as if it could foresee the guy in front of it being pierced by its attack.

However, the next moment, its claws landed on a barely detectable gray light.

-142.

The damage of up to hundreds is undoubtedly very fatal to any fragile profession nowadays.

However, this number did not fall on me, but appeared above the dwarf's head. It looked like he was wearing the Sunfire Thornmail Landry, but in fact, the soul counter effect played a key role.

Without waiting for the dwarf to react, the chanted spell fell, and an explosion of black flames repelled the opponent while adding damage from Shadow Word of Pain, easily killing the remaining health of the opponent in an instant.

The remaining two filthy dwarves naturally would not gain any advantage from him, and relying on their cooled resistance aura and other skills, they followed in the footsteps of their companions and turned into rich experience to fill in the template character of the Dark Word Mage.

The only person who will always give a skilled dark mage a headache is his opponent. This statement now seems to be completely true.

I glanced at the experience bar. The experience bonus from killing a person above my level was very generous, which directly raised my experience bar from 12% at level 50 to 54%.

Now the highest level in the era is only halfway through level 13, so it can be said that I am firmly in the first echelon of progress.

Without energy supply, the automatic cleaning function failed and the interior of the Mage Tower looked extremely dirty. Even the second floor was no exception. The front hall, which served as a simple living space, was filled with all kinds of debris and scattered stones, and even a few spider webs could be seen in the corners.

If it weren't for the precious portraits and decorations on the walls, no one would be able to tell that this was a place where a noble wizard once lived.

But compared to the ground floor, the room is at least well preserved.

After killing more than a dozen monsters along the corridor, he arrived at the room on the west side of the second floor and gently pushed open the door with his staff.

If I wasn't worried about damaging the things inside, I would rather use Dark Word of Pain to clean the dust off the surface of this door panel that has been guarding its post for hundreds of years as a sign of respect.

With a creaking sound, the door was pushed open, and I drove the lighting magic above my head to the center of the room, using its light to look at my destination.

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I have paid back the rewards today, and will resume updating twice a day tomorrow to pay back the monthly tickets, starting from 600, which is 688/70. I have already paid back four chapters, so I will update twice a day for five days.

Chapter 144: Harvest from the Cartography Room

This is a simple studio with scattered tools placed on the long birch table. It seems to be the room that Loblanche uses to temporarily copy magic scrolls or do research.

However, I did not pay attention to these, but instead cast my eyes on the simple bookshelves where various objects were scattered around.

“I remember it should be here.”

Following my memory, I soon found a yellowed, old notebook among various messy parchments and books.

System: You have obtained LoBlanche's cartographic notes.

This is an item that only has a name and has no other effects. If other players find it, they will most likely treat it as a useless object and throw it aside.

But for me, who truly knows the purpose of this item, it is related to a very important task and is also a very critical part of my plan.

After getting the key items, I searched other bookshelves and long tables. Even though they had been visited by many thieves before, I still found dozens of disposable magic scrolls.

From small spells like transforming a sheep to big spells like summoning thunder and lightning storms, all the records are magic from level 10 to level 30. The most special ones are the five scrolls that have no level requirements. Even I was stunned when I saw them.

[Magic Scroll] Arcane Tunnel

Use level: None

Effect: Creates a two-way tunnel in the wall that lasts for one minute, requiring the wall to be no thicker than three yards.

Cooling time: none

"It's actually this." I was slightly stunned, because even among the arcane mages in my previous life, few people learned this kind of strange spell.

Ordinary locked rooms can be opened with the thief's lock-picking skills. Places that are restricted by walls and cannot be entered are usually guarded by powerful monsters or other mechanisms, so this spell is rarely used.

For an arcane mage, for whom every spell slot is extremely precious, this spell is undoubtedly rather useless.

After thinking about it, I decided to put it into my backpack. After all, this functional scroll might work wonders at certain times.

The only thing found in the entire room seemed to be the so-called cartographic notebook and dozens of scrolls. It seemed a bit shabby for the residence of a legendary wizard who had left deep marks on many epics, even though it was visited by some thieves.

But I know very well that the more precious treasures are stored on the higher floors, and I don’t have the ability to obtain them now.

As for the other rooms on the second floor, it won’t be too late to explore them later.

After checking the surroundings to make sure nothing was missed, I planned to leave. However, when I stepped onto the spiral staircase and wanted to go down, I paused for a moment and couldn't help but look up.

In the previous life, the player who entered the Mage Tower had reached level 30 three months after the server was launched. However, he could only advance to the third floor because there were several elite monsters stationed on the third floor. It was obvious that he could not deal with them now. However, if he used other forces...

Although he was reluctant, and had plenty of time to slowly upgrade himself to take on the challenge, he could not suppress the urge in his heart. Besides, the items in his backpack would not fall off after being killed by the monster.

Thinking of this, I changed my profession to a thief and entered stealth mode, and also gave myself the effect of concealment, then I carefully stepped onto the stairs to the third floor.

After losing the light of illumination, darkness obscured all vision. I thought about it and took out a necklace with dark vision bonus from my backpack and put it on. This kind of equipment with dark vision bonus was dropped by monsters around Herentis and is more common in the dark camp.

Although it's just a slight increase, the change from zero to something is a qualitative change in itself, which is enough for me to see the general outline of the environment three or four yards around me.

Of course, you still have to rely on perception for farther distances.

What seemed a little unfriendly was that just a few steps onto the third floor, I noticed seven faint shadows scattered around in the darkness.

According to my memories from my previous life, these monsters are all elite level. Is the transition in difficulty between this level and the second level too great?

I was secretly shocked but didn't dare to make any sound.

I tried hard to find a way forward in the gap formed by keeping as far away from these monsters as possible, trying to enter the corridor and find a room to hide without disturbing these guys.

But this seems an unlikely thing.