How Level Zero Devil Destroys Player Experience

What's even more terrifying is that the demonic power did not dissipate after Dalba's death. The resentment condensed in it even resurrected the corpses of countless fallen soldiers and turned them into zombies, turning the post-war ruins of the fortress into a tragic battlefield of the undead.

Any living being that steps into it will not only be attacked by the undead, but its vitality will also be corroded over time by the land infected by demonic power.

After the war, Paladin Enzo had been searching for a way to lift the curse, but until his death, he was unable to restore the land to its former vitality.

...Wait, according to Mycenae, Paladin Enzo obtained the glorious chapter after this battle.

I suddenly thought of something and fell into deep thought.

And the test in the glorious chapter also guides me here.

"Could it be that the Glorious Chapter is the key to lifting the curse found by Paladin Enzo?" I subconsciously looked at the slightly old parchment in my hand.

Although he had only seen the Mihri ruins on forums and in screenshots posted by players in his previous life, he could still understand how tragic it was. If it was really possible to lift this curse as he guessed, wouldn't it indirectly prove the power of the Glorious Chapter?

I couldn't help but feel a little excited when I thought that after completing the test, I would have control over such a powerful tool.

But the excitement was only momentary. Now I should consider how to complete this test.

I thought about it and searched for some items in the exchange.

The land inside the Mihri ruins has been corroded by demonic power, and special potions are needed to resist it. Moreover, this kind of test mission is not going to be easy, so some life-saving items must be prepared.

While he was purchasing necessary items at the exchange, the communicator suddenly rang, but it was not someone else, but Satasia who was using a device to disguise herself as a player template.

"Hey, can you hear me, Demon King? Wow, this is the ability of those adventurers, it's amazing."

It's just that the other side seems a little too cheerful.

My eyes twitched, and I tried to speak in a calm tone, "Where is the business I asked you to do?"

“They’re already here.”

Perhaps it was a stress response, as Satasia could hear the strangeness in my tone and quickly explained, "I didn't expect that the Demon King knew there was a store here. He really is omnipotent."

"No need to talk about flattery now, just remember to buy the props I asked you to."

The place I asked Satasia to go to was a hidden store. This kind of hidden store only exists in some cities, and Nalton is one of them. I have never been there, but I just remembered the approximate location. I didn’t have much confidence at first, but I didn’t expect that Satasia would really find it.

The hidden store sells some rare and special props. Although they are expensive, they often work wonders and are just right for the current situation.

With Satasia's backing, I only bought six sets of Giant's Immortality Potions at the exchange to resist the life-corroding effects of the Mihri Ruins, a set of instant recovery potions, and some warrior skill books. Of course, the latter were not prepared for normal communication with Satasia.

Just when he finished checking and was about to close the exchange, he accidentally caught a glimpse of a magic scroll that had just been refreshed on the interface for sale.

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All living things suffer. I hope that uncle who brought me so much laughter in my childhood will rest in peace.

Chapter 6: Unexpected Situations

[Magic Scroll] Mass Corpse Explosion

Use level: None

Effect: After use, all corpses in the range will be detonated. The detonation damage depends on the level of the corpse before death. If an enemy that can produce corpses dies, the corpse will also be detonated after death.

Cooling time: none

Corpse explosion? And a mass corpse explosion?

I couldn't help but be stunned, a little surprised.

Because this kind of magic is very rare in the light camp, even dark professions such as dark mages, warlocks, and shadow priests sneer at it. After all, this kind of magic is extremely disrespectful to the dead and is already considered a taboo. Only necromancers will learn this spell.

It is also very likely that this scroll was passed down through a quest to destroy a certain necromancer.

Mass corpse explosion can only be used in PVE and cannot be used on player corpses. Just think about it and you will know that no game company would be stupid enough to make a mistake in such a taboo.

However, even in PVE, the effect of this spell may not be as useful as those high-level group damage magic scrolls. The damage of group corpse explosion is completely determined by the level of the corpse, which becomes a major limitation.

However... it is a powerful weapon against the undead, and the situation inside the Mihri ruins seems to be very suitable?

I thought about it carefully and finally gave up.

Because I understand the detonation mechanism of mass corpse explosion, the range of the explosion is small, unless there are monsters gathered together. In addition, if there are not enough corpses accumulated, the effect of the chain explosion is really unsatisfactory.

Besides, is this guy crazy about money...

I looked at the selling price of the three gold coins above and couldn’t help but complain silently in my heart.

If it was just a few dozen silver coins, I might have bought it after some consideration, but I really don't know who gave the other party the courage to set this price. Even a sucker would be scared off by this price.

After checking to make sure nothing was missed, I left the exchange, went to my mailbox, and mailed the special fire resistance potion formula I bought in my backpack to Hill who was far away in the Orwyn Empire. Then I went to the city gate to meet up with Satasia and headed towards the Mihri ruins in the southwest.

Magic scrolls for quick teleportation, stand-in illusions, flash magic, consumable fragmentation bombs, scary dolls, etc., these are all special items that Satasia bought from the hidden store.

Although the price is high and each copy costs a lot of silver coins or even tens of them, it is still affordable for ordinary players at this stage.

Since Satasia was given ten gold coins, she naturally bought a lot.

But after checking, I couldn't help but frown, "I always feel that the number doesn't match."

"What's wrong, Demon Lord?"

Satasia, who had just roasted a few mud frogs with magic, cast a curious look at him.

"It's okay." I shook my head and put the items away again. I didn't go to the hidden store very often in my previous life, because the big guilds would often send their men to buy up all the stocks as soon as they arrived. So much time has passed, it's possible that I remembered the prices wrong.

Less than half an hour after leaving Nalton, we arrived at the muddy wetlands not far from the ruins of Mihri.

Because of the influence of demonic power, the Mihri ruins are always surrounded by bad weather, and even the muddy wetlands are no exception. Along the way, you can see dark clouds covering the sky and occasional drizzles.

It is said that hundreds of years ago, before the fall of Mihri Fortress, this place was once a beautiful and peaceful grassland. It was due to the perennial rainy weather and low-lying terrain that this muddy wetland was born.

"The weather here is so nasty." Satasia reached out and touched the wizard robe on her body, brushed off some water droplets on it, and pouted. As a fire demon, there was no reason for her to like rainy weather.

Or maybe it's the same for most people. The thick mist in the air seems unusually sticky. This low-pressure environment will naturally make people feel depressed.

"Just walk a little further and pass through the ancient forest ahead and you'll arrive."

While looking at the map, I used the cleansing spell from the general spells to flick off the dew on my body, and I immediately felt much refreshed.

Seeing this, Satasia next to me also planned to follow suit, but it was obvious that even I had not considered the possibility of preparing such a trick for her, so this result occurred.

Facing the other party's puppy-like eyes, I couldn't help but curl my lips and was about to chant a spell.

However, at this moment, I suddenly heard a strange noise in my ear, and a sound of footsteps approaching quickly from behind me.

"Are there thieves?" I immediately interrupted the spell, turned my head, and caught a glimpse of three figures dressed as thieves running towards me not far behind.

Because I didn't know the other party's purpose, I couldn't help but be secretly alert.

"Master Demon, it looks like there's something following those guys."

After being reminded by Satasia, I noticed a group of figures vaguely visible in the jungle behind the three thieves.

Want to lure monsters over?

"Satasia." My heart skipped a beat and I immediately prepared for a fight, while also quietly reminding the person next to me.

Satasia immediately clenched her staff, but just as she was about to chant magic, I pulled her back.

If you are not clear about the other party's purpose, it is best not to intercept them easily, otherwise you will not only end up with a red name, but also get into trouble.

Of course, if the other party really has some malicious intentions, then I can't blame myself. I have such confidence as I am experienced in fighting against various professions.

Fortunately, the other side seemed to have noticed the situation here and did not seem to have any malicious intentions. They deliberately bypassed us and led the monster behind them to another direction.

"Are you pulling monsters?" I put down my staff and frowned.

But why do three thieves need to work together to pull monsters? And there seem to be two or three elites among the monsters pulled. Generally speaking, this is not suitable for team leveling, and there are usually no so many thieves in a team.

"Forget it, it's none of our business." After thinking about it, I decided not to pay any more attention to it and continued on our way with Satasia.

But we didn't expect that we hadn't walked far when we heard a chaotic sound. It seemed that a fierce battle was going on, and it happened to block the direction of our progress.

"Master Demon, it's the thief from before." Satasia caught the situation not far away with her sharp eyes.

Hearing what Satasia said, I glanced at her through the bushes.

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The monthly tickets have just been settled at the end of the month. At the beginning of tomorrow, the rule for adding more chapters will be lowered to 60 monthly tickets, but the reward will remain unchanged.

Chapter 7: Surprise Attack

In the open space ahead, a group of people were fighting against the boss-level Swamp Frog King that had refreshed in the wetlands.

It can be seen that the overall equipment strength of this team is good. With only about forty people, they can hold the BOSS steadily and easily reduce the BOSS's blood volume to below 30%.

However, this group of people could not relax at this moment, because more than 30 monsters rushed out of the forest, including three elite monsters, which completely disrupted the rhythm of the team. They had to separate a group of people to solve the sudden trouble first.

The culprits who caused all this - more than twenty thieves, were standing on the other side of the battlefield, watching the situation here with a covetous eye.

Just by taking a look at the open space in front of me, I had a general understanding of the situation. It seemed that the group of thieves had set their sights on the leader-level BOSS, and planned to take advantage of the other party's aggro to lure monsters to frame that team.

However, thieves generally act alone, and a team composed entirely of thieves is very rare. They are either a group of thieves specially established by a guild, or a special organization within the game. In either case, the people on both sides should have deeper entanglements.

Hmm...that sister seems a little familiar.

I originally planned to take a detour and not want to meddle in other people's business, but when I saw the female player leading the team, I couldn't help but stop.

Yili Qingqiu felt that his luck today seemed a little bad.

First, he was kicked out of bed by his mother at seven in the morning, saying that she wanted to dry the quilt. Then, he was caught by his sister who is a teacher to test the difficulty of the exam papers at the beginning of the school year. And then it was at this moment. He finally led his team members to fight a BOSS, but was targeted by a group of guys with bad intentions.

However, even though life was so difficult, she could only keep smiling and even act as a close sister to comfort the people in the team.

"I'm sorry, Sister Qingqiu, if we hadn't said a few more words in the guild, our whereabouts wouldn't have been exposed." Several girls kept apologizing and blaming themselves for their careless behavior.

"I don't blame you." Yili Qingqiu shook his head. "It's all the fault of those traitors in the guild. After this incident, I will discuss with my uncle and decide how to deal with these people."

It was clearly a smiling face, but to the people around him it looked like a little devil with its tail showing, and they couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for those guys who had brought it upon themselves.

"Qingqiu, what should we do now? We can still deal with these monsters, but..." The priest next to him cast a healing spell on the front row with low health, while nervously glancing away into the distance.

The appearance of these monsters did disrupt the rhythm of the group, but fortunately their equipment strength and skills were generally good, and coupled with proper coordination, no major accidents occurred.

It would be a good thing if they could successfully deal with these monsters that suddenly appeared while holding the BOSS, but anyone with a discerning eye would know that there was no way the group of thieves nearby would just watch them solve the situation here so easily. This was also what everyone was really worried about.

"Just deal with it as it happens. Just rest assured and take care of things over here. I'll handle the other side."

Although he said so, Yili Qingqiu was not sure in his heart. After all, the threat posed by so many thieves to the back row of the team was self-evident, especially in this situation. Moreover, the identities of these thieves were not low.

But even so, she didn't show much fear, or rather, she didn't show any fear from beginning to end.

"Good afternoon, Uncle Mo Dao. I wonder what you want to do with so many people. If you want to give gifts, these are more than enough."

Yili Qingqiu casually blasted the mud monster in front of him with an arcane blast, and showed a bright smile to the group of thieves not far away. Her gentle tone and expression seemed like a greeting between friends, but the other party could naturally understand the deeper meaning behind it.

The Mo Dao she mentioned is a relatively famous player in the Constantina Empire.

However, he was not famous for his skills, but for the fact that he founded a guild composed exclusively of rogue players, which brought together many well-known rogue players. Even two of the top ten rogue players in the empire were in this guild.

As long as you pay the right price, this guild can do anything for you. To put it nicely, this profession is called an assassin in the shadows, but to put it bluntly, it is a group of flies, just like the current situation.

Mo Dao, who was standing at the other side of the battlefield, watched the other team struggling to deal with the Swamp Frog King and the hordes of monsters without any hurry. "How can such a small gift be worthy of Miss Qiu's status? My brothers and I should naturally present a big gift to a distinguished guest like you."

"I'm really honored. I don't know which friend of Uncle Mo Dao prepared it. I would like to thank him."

Mo Dao shook his head and played with the sharp short blade in his hand with interest. "Miss Qingqiu, please don't waste your energy. I don't have any friends, only clients. The client's information is the most confidential for a principled businessman."

Yili Qingqiu curled his lips, thinking that this guy was indeed difficult to deal with.

But she never expected that the other party would speak again the next moment, "But, there is a secret I can tell you."

"Oh, what is it?" Although his hands did not stop moving, Yili Qingqiu's attention was inevitably drawn to it.

Mo Dao smiled slightly and opened his mouth silently.

Before Yili Qingqiu could understand the other party's mysterious behavior, several exclamations suddenly came from behind him.

She quickly looked over and saw that three figures had appeared behind the back row of her team, and each of them stabbed the dagger in his hand into the fragile body.

Fell into a trap.

This thought suddenly appeared in Yili Qingqiu's mind. The other party deliberately put the thieves under his command in front of him to make him mistakenly believe that they were all his men. However, he secretly arranged other thieves to sneak in, and then took the opportunity to divert his attention and attack unexpectedly.

There was no need to look, as the people from Mo Dao's side had already gone into stealth mode, planning to encircle the enemy from both sides.