Just like the last time with the Skull Island Secret Realm, the task for refining the secret order in the Night Fortress Secret Realm also involves killing monsters.
Seeing Zhang Yue receive the secret order, Wu Haotian advised him kindly, “Honestly, don’t waste your time on this. Think about it, the refining success rate for the Golden Secret Order in the Otherworld is only one in ten thousand. Each refinement requires 100 points of psionic energy. Even if you didn’t need to kill monsters to collect refining attempts and could refine directly, do you have that much psionic energy to use?”
“Why don’t we just clear a normal run and see if we can get that book by chance?”
Zhang Yue glanced at Wu Haotian and said, “How about we make a bet? If I don’t refine the Golden Secret Order before the competition starts tomorrow, I’ll triple your salary this month and give you an advance payment of 150,000.”
“Really?” Wu Haotian perked up at this.
Zhang Yue continued, “But if I do refine it, your salary for this month will be completely deducted.”
“Deal! No problem!” Wu Haotian agreed without hesitation.
He thought to himself, “Even if you’re extremely lucky and succeed in five thousand attempts, it would still require 500,000 points of psionic energy. Normally, a level 30 professional would need at least a month or two to gather that much energy without using any. Let’s see how you plan to refine the Golden Secret Order!”
“Tomorrow I’ll get 150,000! Haha, this is awesome!”
Wu Haotian was already overjoyed.
Next, Zhang Yue focused on refining the secret order and went to nearby areas to kill monsters.
Zhang Yue chose the level 36 map, the Man-eating Ant Nest.
According to the guide: Killing Man-eating Giant Ants has a chance to drop [Antennae], which the blacksmith in Dawn Sanctuary is endlessly purchasing to forge weapons.
Targeting Man-eating Giant Ants not only provides experience for leveling up but also increases refining attempts, and the collected antennae can be submitted for tasks.
A triple win!
Inside the dark nest, giant man-eating ants, as large as elephants, crawled back and forth.
Zhang Yue targeted one of them and used an S-rank scouting skill.
[Man-eating Giant Ant] (Physical Type · Common Monster)
[Level: 36]
[Physical Attack: 1620]
[Physical Defense: 880]
[Magic Defense: 850]
[Health Points:]
[Skills: Ant Acid (C-rank), Intimidation (C-rank)]
[Description: Under the long-term corrosion and darkness, these ants have undergone massive changes in size and have become more aggressive, preferring humans as food…]
Compared to the Fourth World, the monsters in the Fifth World have seen an epic increase in strength!
Common monsters in the first four worlds only had D-rank skills, but here, even common monsters have C-rank skills!
This level 35 Man-eating Giant Ant is clearly much stronger than a level 35 dragon!
At this moment, Wu Haotian, carrying a flaming spear, couldn’t hide the smile on his face as he said to Zhang Yue, “Don’t worry, Guild Leader, I won’t let a little salary stop me from helping you refine. I’ll tank the damage, and you can…”
Before Wu Haotian could finish his sentence.
Zhang Yue had already unleashed four S-rank skills on the Man-eating Giant Ant: Heavenly Fire Scorching Earth, Icy World, Thunderous Might, and Divine Fire Catastrophe.
Four hits of around 4000 damage each instantly took out more than two-thirds of the Man-eating Giant Ant’s health.
The Dark Skeleton King quickly closed in with an S-rank Charge Assault, followed by an S-rank Super Light Slash and an S-rank Mighty Heavy Slash in a triple combo.
The Apocalyptic Black Dragon finished it off with S-rank Apocalyptic Dragon Flame, Apocalyptic Dragon Breath, and Apocalyptic Dragon Explosion, dealing over 6000 cumulative damage.
Roar~
With a wail, the Man-eating Giant Ant collapsed to the ground.
Zhang Yue looked at Wu Haotian, “What were you saying?”
Wu Haotian, seeing the Man-eating Giant Ant being one-shot killed by Zhang Yue, was stunned for a moment and said, “Nothing…”
“Ding~ You have killed a level 36 Man-eating Giant Ant, experience points +405 (90%), psionic energy +, secret order refining attempts +10!”
Compared to the highest level 35 dragon in the Fourth World, the experience gain from the lowest level 36 Man-eating Bug in the Fifth World is significantly higher!
Additionally, the Man-eating Giant Ant dropped a pair of antennae and a piece of level 35 three-star quality knight equipment: Man-eating Ant Leg Guards!
“A common monster dropping three-star equipment?” Wu Haotian was surprised as he looked at the leg guards, “The drop rate in higher worlds is indeed higher!”
At this moment, Zhang Yue picked up the Night Fortress secret order and used the ten refining attempts he had gained.
Consuming 1000 points of psionic energy, all attempts failed.
As expected!
Then, they continued killing Man-eating Ants.
With Zhang Yue’s strength, he easily dominated the level 36 Man-eating Giant Ants.
With Wu Haotian, a level 33 Rare Grade Flame Knight, tanking at the front, and a level 32 Elite Grade Holy Light Priest providing support and healing, Zhang Yue commanded the Skeleton King to lure three Man-eating Ants at a time for group farming.
Zhang Yue and the Apocalyptic Black Dragon handled the damage output.
Boom boom boom boom!
A series of S-rank skills rained down, easily wiping out the Man-eating Ants.
Each time a monster was killed, the Apocalyptic Black Dragon’s [World Destruction] effect stacked one layer.
At five layers, the Apocalyptic Black Dragon gained a 50% damage boost!
Its damage output jumped from around 2000 to 3000!
After each wave of monsters, Zhang Yue would go to refine the secret order.
By lunchtime, they returned to the Safe Zone to go offline and eat, then resumed in the afternoon.
By 8 PM, they had refined over five thousand times but still hadn’t succeeded in refining the Golden Secret Order!
At this point, Wu Haotian was grinning from ear to ear, “Guild Leader, why don’t you give up? Don’t waste any more psionic energy! Wouldn’t it be better to use the psionic energy to refine equipment and upgrade skills?”
Zhang Yue checked the time and said, “No rush, we still have fourteen hours.”
“Let’s go offline and eat first.”
The three of them returned to Dawn Sanctuary and logged off.
As soon as they logged off and disappeared from Dawn Sanctuary.
Not long after.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!
A large group of professionals, bathed in white light, descended into Dawn Sanctuary!
This group of professionals was fully equipped in golden armor, all around level 32, and looked extremely powerful!
Moreover, their IDs all shared a common prefix: Infinity!
At the forefront of the group, the level 32 Rare Grade Holy Sword Warrior, Infinity Sword Saint, boasted as he arrived in the Fifth World, “Among the new professionals in Zhening Province this year, no one should have reached the Fifth World faster than us!”
At this moment, a priest named Infinity Bobo said, “Vice President, the Fifth World includes Tianlang, Coastal City, and Ganyang City. That Beast Tamer Zero from Coastal City must also be within the Dawn Sanctuary area!”
“That loser must still be completing tasks in the Fourth World and couldn’t have reached the Fifth World so quickly.”
Recalling the scene a few days ago in the Fourth World where he was trampled by Zhang Yue and his guild’s hundred-member team was slaughtered by Zhang Yue, Infinity Sword Saint snorted coldly, his eyes filled with killing intent, “That brat who doesn’t know his place, I’ll make sure he understands the consequences of offending our Infinity Guild and provoking me, Infinity Sword Saint!”
“Just wait, when you reach the Fifth World, I’ll give you a big surprise!”
“Let’s go, time to level up and grow!”
With that, the dozens of professionals from the Infinity Guild left Dawn Sanctuary.
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