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Chapter 343: Planning and Deterrence!
“Give me an hour!”

The Crimson Demon Lord sounded extremely excited, as if he was about to do something big: "One hour later, I will make sure that every player on every server sees the scene of the First God District's Divine Child being killed!"

After saying that, the Crimson Demon Lord's aura quickly disappeared, clearly indicating that He had hurriedly gone to complete the task.

Yu Zhun shook his head helplessly.

He had already figured out from the last time the Crimson Demon Lord helped Jora contact him that this guy was just a fun-loving person.

As long as there's something fun to be had, even without paying any price, this guy will rush to join in the fun.

So, the Crimson Demon Lord originally planned to extort him, but after a few words, he didn't take anything and happily went off to do his job.

“Yu Zhun, your arrangement…” Zhu Xiuming, standing to the side, looked hesitant to speak.

It sounds like Yu Zhun has put on a big show, but the consequences could very well be just as significant.

It's important to know that the First God Zone didn't mention a word about their own God Child being killed by Yu Zhun and others in their announcement. With the [Forbidden Ruins of Gods] being transformed back into a world from a dungeon, only a very few third-tier powerhouses had the ability to rewind it, which can be said to have completely suppressed the matter.

But now, with Yu Zhun taking the initiative to expose this matter, the First God Zone is likely to lose face big time.

After all, that was their strongest divine child.

"Don't worry." Yu Zhun smiled slightly. "The First God District is so concerned about its reputation that it won't even personally take action against Server 93. Naturally, it's impossible for it to send out a powerful expert to target Blue Star for such a trivial matter."

"At most, they'll send other guys of the same rank to deal with me, trying to save face in that way."

“If that’s the case, then let them come.” As he spoke, a sharp glint flashed in Yu Zhun’s eyes.

Even a clay figure has some temper, and since the First God Zone's involvement in the revival of Server 93 has affected Blue Star, he naturally cannot swallow his anger.

With this video, those who are secretly plotting will probably have to think twice about their own strength.

Even the divine son of the First Divine District was killed by them. You need to have the strength to cause trouble for them.

and…

A glint of light flashed in Yu Zhun's eyes.

After the continuous killing in the two dungeons, [Death Burial Pit] and [Forbidden Ruins], some second-job players should already know that he can ignore the [Substitute Stone].

Although the matter has not yet been widely exposed for unknown reasons, the current changes are a new fuse.

It won't be long before everyone knows that he can ignore the [Life-Saving Stone] and truly grant players death.

At that moment, even more people will be intimidated by him.

Of course, everything has its good and bad sides. Intimidating some people means that those who are not intimidated will become stronger.

There will inevitably be people who cannot stand by and watch him continue to rise, and out of fear, they will choose to nip his threat in the bud.

And for people like that…

Yu Zhun looked up and glanced at his level.

After perfectly clearing the [Forbidden Ruins], his level skyrocketed from Lv64 to Lv69. Such a leveling speed would scare a lot of people if they heard about it during the second job advancement stage.

One must be strong to succeed; he needs to continue to improve.

So strong that it exceeded everyone's expectations, so strong that the enemy couldn't keep up with its pace of growth.

"Seniors, I entrust Blue Star to your protection." Yu Zhun took a deep breath and slowly spoke, "Let's continue into the dungeon."

Next, he will enter the Lv80 dungeon [Nightmare of the Underworld].

That instance that seems to be connected to the [Netherworld Abyss]!

“Okay.” Zhu Xiuming and Ji Ruoxu exchanged a glance and nodded at the same time.

Immediately after finishing one dungeon, players are forced to enter the next, making the process very difficult.

But for Yu Zhun and the others at the moment, this may be the best arrangement, because the influence of the First God Zone's announcement has not yet expanded, and the Crimson Demon Lord has not yet exposed the footage of Ji Chen's kill.

Entering the instance at this time is, to some extent, a way to temporarily avoid the limelight.

After finalizing some details with the two seniors, Yu Zhun and Yu Zhu quickly contacted the other three.

Before long, the three met in the chaotic matching space.

"This time we met much faster than before, huh?" Lu Wen chuckled. "It feels like we just parted ways and then met again."

"You still have time to joke around? It seems you're not greatly affected by the announcement?" Yu Zhun glanced at Lu Wen.

"Well..." Lu Wen chuckled.

"After my master received the news, he gave me a few more good things and told me to be careful in everything and to leave the rest to him."

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhun chuckled to himself.

Lu Wen's master is the strongest player on server 39393, who has a complicated relationship with senior Zhu Xiuming.

The other party's attitude reminded him of Zhu Xiuming and Yu Zhu, who had approached him and Yu Zhu immediately.

These older generation of powerful figures are all identical in their protectiveness of their own.

Udyr saw this and a hint of envy flashed in his eyes.

As a pioneer in her own world, she had never experienced such care and protection from her elders. Instead, she carried the heavy responsibility of the entire world and the expectations of everyone, and walked forward alone.

“It doesn’t affect me much either,” Udyr said softly. “With the power of the world protecting us, it’s impossible for a third-tier powerhouse to come to our world and do evil. Without this threat, all the guys hiding in the shadows can do is target us through dungeon guides.”

After a slight pause, Udyr's eyes flashed, "My world may be weak, but it is not afraid of any attack from its own kind."

Udyr's world has always been the weakest among the five, and she herself seems to have a low profile among them.

But Udyr, like Yu Zhun and Helmod, is a player who fought his way out of the terrifying meat grinder of the [Purgatory Arena].

Under Udyr's leadership, her world has long since surpassed other servers from the same period.

They are fearless in battles of equal strength!
“My impact is the smallest.” Helmod shrugged. “Being singled out by the First Divine District angered the third-tier powerhouses, and even the Realm Lord personally summoned me to inquire about the matter.”

"But after learning that we had wiped out the Divine Child team of the Fifth Divine District, the Realm Lord waved me away and even rewarded me with one hundred Mythical Fragments."

"Hey Xiao He," Lu Wen said, grinning, as he leaned closer, "we took down the Divine Child team, so shouldn't the fragments be divided equally?"

"Dream on." Helmod glared at Lu Wen. "Let your master reward you, don't come looking for me."

"Stingy!" Lu Wen couldn't help but purse his lips.

"It's good that there are no problems." Yu Zhun nodded with a smile. "I've already made some arrangements, and they should be effective."

As he spoke, he told everyone about the matter of entrusting the Crimson Demon Lord with his task.

After listening, the other three took a deep breath in unison.

This is a slap in the face to the number one god-tier region!

“The First God Zone has been aloof for many years. If the footage of Ji Chen being killed were really exposed, it would probably cause a huge uproar.” Helmod said with a wry smile, “It won’t have much impact on the second job advancement stage.”

"But once we reach the third job advancement... the other party will probably try to retaliate."

"It's alright." Yu Zhun glanced at Yu Zhu beside him and chuckled. "After the third transformation, Yu Zhu will guard the base, and I'll go steal the tower."

"Let's not talk about that." He quickly changed the subject to the upcoming strategy, "We'll be matching with [Nightmare of the Underworld] later."

Upon hearing this, the others' expressions simultaneously turned serious. "This instance is not as simple as it seems," Helmod said in a deep voice. "After receiving your message, I urgently gathered some information."

"Everyone, please take a look."

With that, Helmod distributed the prepared materials to everyone.

The chaotic space quickly quieted down, with only the rustling sound of pages turning.

A moment later, Lu Wen clicked his tongue and was the first to close the document, saying, "This copy really does seem familiar."

"Whether it's the dungeon environment, style, or the monsters, it all gives me a very strong sense of familiarity."

The others nodded instinctively, but Udyr showed a slightly embarrassed expression, "Um, I didn't enter the [Abyss of the Underworld]..."

"It's not important." Yu Zhu smiled and took Udyr's arm. "Although the dungeon is similar to [Abyss of the Underworld], the specific strategies are different, so it doesn't matter."

“Yes.” Helmod nodded. “Compared to the [Trial of the Underworld] and the [Abyss of the Underworld], I feel that the world in the [Nightmare of the Underworld] is more like the real Underworld.”

"Because... if we're not careful, we could be corrupted by demons."

In the [Netherworld Trial], there are two different races: Demonized Orcs and Demonized Elves. Both races are products of two original races that lost their minds after being corrupted.

Within the Abyss of the Netherworld exist demons, beings who have completely lost their original racial characteristics and transformed into a new race.

Both of these hidden dungeons contain corrupted creatures, but players can enter and simply kill them without being corrupted themselves.

However, in [Nightmare of the Underworld], demonization will be a major test for players.

In the [Netherworld Nightmare] dungeon, which is filled with a massive amount of demonic energy, players will be continuously corrupted by the demonic energy as long as they come into contact with it, and any act of killing will exacerbate this process.

Once the demonization progress reaches 100%, players will be completely lost in the dungeon, failing to complete their dungeon attempts and even the [Life-Saving Stone] will not be able to save their lives.

Because they are not dead, but have lost all reason and become part of the countless demons in the [Nightmare of the Underworld].

The only way to avoid this is for other teammates to kill the teammate who has been completely corrupted, thus triggering the [Substitute Stone].

This alone demonstrates the cruelty of the [Nightmare of the Underworld].

The only thing that can somewhat curb players' demonization is the special item [Jade of Divinity] that randomly appears in the dungeon. However, the appearance of the [Jade of Divinity] is extremely obvious, so much so that players can see it from any corner of the dungeon.

At the same time, the [Divine Jade] is also something that countless demons in the dungeon crave to obtain.

Therefore, the appearance of the [Divine Jade] signifies battle.

The battle between players and demons.

Battles between players.

"Let's prepare the strategy."

Yu Zhun took a deep breath and chose to enter the matchmaking process.

Lines of text appeared before everyone's eyes.

Welcome to the permanent dungeon: Nightmare of the Underworld (4A)

The rules for dungeons are as follows:

[1. All rewards within the dungeon are settled instantly]

2. Death in the instance also results in death in the real world.

[3. Cross-server matchmaking successful. All players will immediately enter the dungeon. Current match count: 16/20]

4. No player can leave the dungeon before it is cleared.

Welcome to the world of the underworld!

"The underworld, huh..." Yu Zhun's eyes flickered slightly. "I want to see what kind of world it is."

"There aren't enough players in the match." Lu Wen clicked his tongue. "The previous [Forbidden Ruins] had a full 100 teams."

"Currently, there are only 20 teams in the [Nightmare of the Underworld]."

“Even with the [Life-Saving Stone], this dungeon can still be life-threatening, so there will naturally be fewer people to match with.” Helmod smiled helplessly. “If we really need 100 teams, the matchmaking process will take a long time.”

The increase in matchmaking numbers shows that there are significantly fewer matchmaking teams for this instance compared to other instances.

Clearly, the vast majority of people know how powerful it is.

"I don't know about the others, but there are definitely enough demons inside for us to kill." Yu Zhu chuckled.

As everyone was talking, the number of matches eventually reached its limit.

After a dizzying spin, they found themselves in a completely dark world.

Accompanying the darkness was a terrifying, suffocating demonic aura and a seemingly omnipresent killing intent.

The next moment, a line of text popped up in front of everyone's eyes.

Current Demonization Level: 0.01%

It may seem like a small amount, but in the next second, the number rises to 0.02%.

If everyone does nothing, they can only stay in the instance for 10000 seconds, which is less than three hours.

"Whoosh-"

A gust of wind swept in, and in the next instant, a jet-black arrow, accompanied by a gale, shot out from the darkness toward Yu Zhun.

Yu Zhun stomped his foot hard, dodging the attack while instantly locking onto his opponent in the shadows. He then teleported in front of the opponent and swiftly eliminated him.

His entire action was so fast it took less than a second, but even this brief move increased his demonization progress by 0.02% compared to the other four.

"Don't act together unless absolutely necessary." Yu Zhun said in a deep voice as he returned to the group. "If you can handle something alone, do it alone. Take turns."

Everyone nodded in unison, indicating that they understood.

If all five people attack together, then all five people will need to increase their demonization progress. In this dungeon, the number of people attacking and the number of attacks should be minimized.

"By the way, how do you know when you've passed the game?" Lu Wen suddenly asked.

"You never read the information carefully again!"

Helmod, standing to the side, rolled his eyes helplessly. "The normal way to clear the game is to obtain 100 [Divine Jewels]."

"As for a perfect clear..." Helmod paused for a moment, "this dungeon has never been perfectly cleared."

Yes, the [Nightmare of the Underworld] is a dungeon that has existed since the birth of the world of divine revelation, and it has never been perfectly cleared.

"What do you think would happen if we managed to get a perfect clear of [Nightmare of the Underworld] at this crucial moment?" Yu Zhu couldn't help but ask.

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes flashed.

They've just been the focus of attention and targeted by all players across the server because of the announcement from the top-ranked server. If they can achieve a perfect first clear of the extremely difficult [Netherworld Nightmare] dungeon across servers at this critical juncture...

"Let's get through the first hurdle first." Yu Zhun looked into the distance.

In the darkness, a bright light appeared, standing out conspicuously.

[Divine Jade], refresh!

(End of this chapter)