Offline.
In a rented apartment.
Zhang Yue lay on his bed, looking at Su Jinyan’s profile on Feixin, feeling a bit emotional.
This Epic Grade profession, the Forbidden Mage, in the hands of an ordinary person, would at most be a control mage.
Because with control, it’s either too early or too late.
But every time Su Jinyan used her control skills, she could precisely time it when the enemy was casting a spell, not only wasting the enemy’s action opportunity but also controlling them. It was simply perfect!
Thinking back.
From fighting the Ice and Fire Zombie Leader, to killing the Dark Zombie Tyrant King, and then to the recent encounter with Killer Not So Cold.
Su Jinyan had helped Zhang Yue out of crises three times in a row, timely and accurately!
Currently, Zhang Yue had high burst damage but his pet hadn’t leveled up yet, so he couldn’t tank damage.
Only with Su Jinyan’s control support could he maintain stable output.
Su Jinyan was excellent at control but lacked damage.
Therefore, their cooperation was unbeatable!
Zhang Yue opened the chat with Su Jinyan and sent a message: “Thank you, Forty Thousand.”
After a while, Su Jinyan replied: “You’re welcome, just treat me to a meal sometime! (playful)”
Zhang Yue smiled: “Sure.”
“Wait!” Su Jinyan sent another message: “Why do you call me Forty Thousand?”
“Aren’t you Forty Thousand?”
Su Jinyan: “I…”
Putting down his phone, Zhang Yue fell asleep immediately.
The next morning, after waking up and washing up, he bought two buns downstairs. After breakfast, Zhang Yue logged in.
“Ding~ Welcome to the Otherworld Third World: Grim Reaper’s Arrival! You are currently in the Safe Zone [Holy Light Cemetery]!”
Zhang Yue appeared in a pitch-black crypt.
He opened the world task panel.
[Third World: Grim Reaper’s Arrival]
[Background: The once prosperous human capital city has turned into a cemetery after being ravaged by the Grim Reaper Caesar. The surviving inhabitants have no choice but to migrate into the crypts to avoid Caesar’s attacks. Ensure your crypt’s defense value is above 100 points, or you will be defenseless when Caesar attacks.]
[World Task 1: Increase your crypt’s defense value to 2000 (Progress 212/1000)]
[World Task 2: Complete at least one task with a difficulty coefficient not less than 300 (Progress 0/1)]
[Note: Completing the world tasks will activate the Third World BOSS challenge channel. Kill the BOSS to enter the Fourth World.]
Strategy Note: The Grim Reaper Caesar will sweep through the Third World every night at 12 o’clock, lasting ten minutes.
During this time, online Professionals must hide in the crypts to avoid Caesar’s attacks. If you are outside the crypt, you will be killed by the Grim Reaper!
Every time the Grim Reaper appears, he will deal 50-100 damage to all Professionals’ crypts. Crypts with a defense value below 0 will have their owners killed by the Grim Reaper!
Every Professional entering the Third World starts with a crypt defense value of 300.
System Notification: “Ding~ Last night at 12 o’clock, the Grim Reaper arrived, dealing 88 damage to your crypt! Please increase your crypt’s defense value by killing monsters, completing tasks, clearing Secret Realms, etc., in the Third World!”
Zhang Yue closed the task panel and prepared to go outside the [Holy Light Cemetery] to complete the world tasks.
At that moment, he suddenly received a Feixin message from Liu Yao: “Bro, don’t go outside the Safe Zone! The Killer Mercenary Group is ambushing outside!”
The Holy Light Cemetery had four fixed exits, and the rest were sealed by barriers.
When Zhang Yue reached the eastern exit, he indeed saw a dozen Professionals with the ID [Killer] wandering outside!
Their levels ranged from 25 to 30.
And their equipment was excellent. At a glance, at least five out of the dozen were fully equipped with gold gear!
At this moment, the Supreme Guild chat was in an uproar:
[Supreme Invincible] (Level 16 Ordinary Warrior): “Damn it, those bastards from the Killer Mercenary Group are blocking all four exits. As soon as our people go out, they kill us! They’re targeting our Supreme Guild!”
[Supreme Beauty] (Level 16 Ordinary Archer): “Their levels are too high, they’re too strong. We get killed instantly when we go out, we can’t fight back at all!”
[Supreme Little Demon] (Level 16 Ordinary Mage): “What do we do? In other worlds, it’s fine, but in the Third World, the Grim Reaper invades every night and damages our crypts. If we stay in the Safe Zone without increasing our crypt’s defense value, we’ll die in the Safe Zone!”
[Supreme Xingyao] (Level 17 Elite Sword and Shield Warrior): “Brothers, don’t panic. Let me think of a solution.”
Inside the Holy Light Cemetery, Liu Yao and his assistant Li Xiaoyao (Supreme Carefree) found Zhang Yue.
“Those guys are unreasonable!” Liu Yao said to Zhang Yue in disbelief, “No matter how much money I offer, they are determined to help Chen Jun against us!”
Li Xiaoyao adjusted his glasses and analyzed, “Maybe Chen Jun offered them more money.”
“Does the entire Chen family’s assets add up to more than my pocket money?” Liu Yao retorted, “Are you kidding me?”
“It’s clearly not about the money. They must have something on Chen Jun.” Zhang Yue’s words enlightened them.
Liu Yao was anxious: “Then what do we do!”
Zhang Yue remained calm and said to Liu Yao, “Isn’t your dad close with the Xiao Family’s creator, Xiao Jiba? Ask your dad to get Xiao Jiba to make a piece of equipment for me.”
Liu Yao scratched his head, confused: “What equipment?”
“Anything,” Zhang Yue said, “as long as it has the effect of [Heart of the Demon].”
“No problem, but… why do you need this equipment?” Liu Yao was puzzled.
Zhang Yue didn’t answer Liu Yao’s question but instead said, “Make sure it’s done by tonight.”
“Whether we survive the Third World depends on it.”
Hearing this, Liu Yao didn’t dare to delay: “Alright, I’ll get on it right away!”
With that, Liu Yao logged off immediately.
Zhang Yue didn’t go out either.
Because with his current level, challenging a dozen fully equipped Professionals between levels 25 and 30 would be suicidal.
So, Zhang Yue switched worlds and returned to the Second World: Zombie Siege!
Before the equipment Liu Yao was tasked to make was ready, it was more productive to farm level 20 zombies in the Second World than to waste time in the Third World against the Killer Mercenary Group.
Meanwhile, outside the Holy Light Cemetery in the Third World.
Killer Not So Cold, dressed in black and blocking the eastern gate with his men, saw Zhang Yue log out of the Third World and sneered:
“I want to see how long you can hold out!”
“When your crypt’s defense value hits zero, you’ll be Grim Reaper Caesar’s midnight snack!”
On the other side.
After logging off, Liu Yao immediately contacted his father, intending to use his father’s connections to find the Xiao Family’s Legendary Grade creator, Xiao Jiba, to make the equipment Zhang Yue requested.
At the same time, his assistant Li Xiaoyao, who also logged off, said to Liu Yao, “Brother Yao, I have to say, the Killer Mercenary Group made it clear that their target is only Zhang Yue. If we hand Zhang Yue over to them, they won’t target our Supreme Guild anymore.”
“Honestly, Xiao Li, you’ve been with me for so many years,” Liu Yao looked at Li Xiaoyao, thumb pointing at himself, and asked, “Do you think I’m the kind of person who would betray a friend?”
“Not to mention that Zhang Yue saved me last night. In the Dark Zombie Nest Secret Realm, he missed the chance to kill Chen Jun because he saved me!”
“If he had chosen to kill Chen Jun instead of saving me, would we be in this situation now?”
Li Xiaoyao adjusted his glasses and questioned, “But can he really deal with the Killer Mercenary Group with just one piece of equipment?”
“Whether you believe it or not, I trust him! My life belongs to Zhang Yue!” Liu Yao said as he dialed his father Liu Yue’s number…
A day passed in the blink of an eye.
At 7 PM, while Zhang Yue was still farming level 20 Violent Zombies in the Violent Zombie Forest of the Second World.
Liu Yao sent a Feixin message: “Bro, the equipment you wanted is ready!”
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