An invasion from the Abyss? I, a demonic cultivator, laughed.

Chapter 59 First Run of the Dungeon
The danger level of the Shiki world is as high as 7.

This means that the strongest creature in this world has reached level 7, which is a very rare level. The usual awakening trial level is level 5, which means that the resources in the Corpse Demon World are likely to be much greater than those in the ordinary world!
Therefore, this has attracted a lot of attention, with major conglomerates, labor unions, and governments holding recruitment fairs in recent days to recruit highly talented individuals.

People like Ye Junlin are highly sought after by these powerful forces, but ordinary awakened individuals can only be recruited through the "skill assessment," which has a low pass rate, and most of them are only given temporary contracts.

After all, if the world mission is not completed, all the investment will be wasted. Therefore, even though the major powers are wealthy, they are quite cautious in their early investments.

After giving Chu Xiu his basic information, the registrar opposite him said:

"We still have twelve days left before the cooldown period ends. I suggest that during this time, you should team up with your classmates to run more dungeons to improve your strength, and also participate in the [Skill Assessment] to try to find an organization that is willing to invest in you."

"This is your biggest opportunity in the early stages, so you must seize it."

"Yes, thank you, senior." Chu Xiu nodded.

That's what he was thinking too. He planned to run a few dungeons first to max out his level, and then decide whether or not to join a faction.

Having made up his mind, Chu Xiu got up and left the room.

When he arrived at the school gate, he found many people holding banners.

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Awakened individuals, well-equipped, were shouting loudly at the school gate.

There is a concept of "Group Deep Dive" in the context of "Deep Dive". However, if the members participating in "Group Deep Dive" do not have a common anchor point, they can only dive randomly, and the dungeon level they are matched with will be based on the highest level member of the team.

Therefore, everyone present was a mortal awakened being.

Chu Xiu glanced at it and left. He was capable of soloing, and the more people there were, the more experience he would get.

After returning home and having a pleasant lunch with his family, he went straight back to his room.

Chu Xiu first listed all the useless equipment he had obtained from the abyss on a dedicated consignment website.

Nearly ten pieces of [Common] and [Standard] equipment, plus one [Rare] quality [Type 008 Corpse Demon Heavy Armor].

Although this is heavy armor, so its market price isn't as high as leather or light armor, it should still sell for several hundred thousand without any problem.

After saying goodbye to his parents, he locked the door, closed his eyes, and entered the Awakening Space.

He felt a sense of weightlessness, and as the surrounding scenery changed, he quickly returned to that chaotic space.

An anchor from the depths of his soul drew him in; Chu Xiu could sense that deep within a certain direction lay the world of corpses.

However, he currently has too little energy to go there and must wait for the cooldown period to pass before he can enter.

However, virtual copies do not have this restriction.

Having an [Anchor Point] has another advantage: it allows you to generate instances based on the anchor point's world, enabling you to fight in a familiar environment. Furthermore, awakened individuals with the same [Anchor Point] can team up to go there.

Although there will be no extra rewards, the advantage lies in stability, and in the Abyss, stability is the greatest value!
There's a saying among the Awakened: A powerful Awakened isn't necessarily old, but an old Awakened is definitely strong!

The random "Deep Dive" can lead to all sorts of bizarre dungeons, some of which are eerie and uncanny, where even the strongest players can easily get lost!

Without thinking further, Chu Xiu focused his attention, and a panel immediately appeared in front of him.

[Current Dungeon: Blood Moon Doomsday (Maximum 4 players)]

Please select the difficulty level you wish to generate: Easy, Normal, Hard, Nightmare.

"Choose the normal option."

Without much hesitation, Chu Xiu made his choice. His cautious nature led him to decide to test the waters on the normal difficulty level first.

The moment he made the decision, the surrounding scenery changed again, and he felt a pulling sensation, drawing him into the depths of chaos.

Suddenly, Chu Xiu felt light and landed on the ground.

The blinding sunlight made him squint, and the dry, hot wind blew in through the window. Looking out, he saw a familiar post-apocalyptic world.

"It's been spawned in an apartment building again." Everything around him was almost exactly the same as when he first entered the Abyss.

Chu Xiu squatted down and touched the pebbles on the ground. The hard texture between his fingers made him feel no difference from the real world.

"Is this the power of the abyss? It's truly amazing," he couldn't help but exclaim.

However, after carefully observing his surroundings, he still noticed the differences from the real world.

That is, the created instance seems to only cover an area of ​​about one kilometer in radius centered on the apartment building. Beyond that, everything is shrouded in a thick layer of black fog, much like the boundaries in the game that the developers don't want you to cross.

At that moment, a notification sound rang in Chu Xiu's ear.

[Duplicate creation complete]

[Current Dungeon: Blood Moon Apocalypse]

[Instance Rank: Mortal]

[Dungeon Difficulty: Normal]

[Mission: Clear out all ghouls in the underground parking lot (0/97)]

[Reward: Causality Points *1]

Chu Xiu:
Looking at the mission rewards, he was completely stunned.

You have to kill over a hundred corpse demons, and you only get 1 point of karma.

No wonder dungeons are called "hard labor" on the Awakeners forum, and no wonder the major powers are scrambling to conquer the entire world – the rewards are indeed far greater.

"However, on the other hand, 1 Karma Point can be exchanged for seven or eight thousand yuan. Even if it is split among four people, each person will have close to two thousand yuan. If you enter the dungeon once a day, that's a monthly salary of sixty thousand yuan. And if you occasionally get some equipment, it's an even bigger profit."

"If you don't consider the high risk brought about by the randomness of the dungeon, it is a well-paid profession."

Shaking his head, Chu Xiu stopped thinking about it and got up to walk out the door.

As soon as he turned the lock, a piercing creaking sound rang out, and after the door was pushed open, Chu Xiu saw a corpse ghost that had been attracted by the sound.

"Roar!"

The black-haired ghoul roared and lunged at Chu Xiu, but the latter merely flicked his bone spear, piercing it through the heart.

This reminded him of when he first entered the abyss, when he was so careful even opening a door, and he couldn't help but chuckle.

"Snapped."

Chu Xiu casually tossed the corpse of the ghoul on the ground and felt that he had gained very little experience, so little that it wouldn't even show up on the panel.

Moreover, since this is a simulated instance, the corpses on the ground are essentially just free-floating energy from the abyss and cannot be used as materials for crafting magical artifacts.

However, it can be used for enhancement.

With a gentle wave of his hand, Chu Xiu caused the corpse of the ghoul to merge into the bone armor, increasing the enhancement progress by a barely perceptible amount.

"The ghouls of normal difficulty have a physique that is about 70% of that of real-world ghouls."

Having figured things out, Chu Xiu didn't dawdle any longer. With a wave of his hand, the elite Yin Ghost appeared beside him, and the two of them quickly swept downwards.

He charged into the underground parking lot almost recklessly, and the huge commotion startled the sleeping ghouls. Countless ghouls rushed towards him, but before they could get close, they were torn to shreds by the elite ghouls.

Finally, at the deepest part of the underground parking lot, Chu Xiu encountered an elite corpse demon of the mortal level 6. Similarly, this guy's attributes were only about 70% of what they were in reality, and he was torn to pieces by the Yin Ghost without any power to resist.

【mission completed】

[Instance settlement in progress]

Settlement complete, individual contribution: 100%

[Rewards are being distributed]

(End of this chapter)