This assassin is upright

Chapter 348 How to Enter the Second Level
"【The Netherworld】is the name of this 5A dungeon."

"But for us, this is not the first time we've heard the words 'the underworld'."

Upon hearing Yu Zhun's words, Hermod's eyes flashed with a sharp light. "You mean... the [Netherworld Trial] and the [Netherworld Abyss]?"

“Yes.” Yu Zhun nodded. “In both of these hidden dungeons, the location is also called ‘Netherworld Land’.”

"And together, there are a total of thirty-three floors."

"If this isn't just a rumor, then it means..."

"This 5A dungeon also has thirty-three floors."

Yu Zhun paused slightly, looking at the dark sky that stretched as far as the eye could see and the boundless, surging demonic energy.

"And we should be on the first level."

"This is much larger than the first level of the [Netherworld Trial], it's practically a world in itself." Lu Wen couldn't help but gasp. "If the first level is like this, the subsequent thirty-two levels will probably be even larger."

Thirty-three boundless, super-vast worlds?
This concept sounds crazy, but if it's a 5A-level instance, everything makes perfect sense.

From the projection of 100,000 servers in the [Divine Revelation World], to a corner of the [Heavenly Ruins Sacred Realm] being enough to disguise as a whole world, and now to the [Netherworld Land], each 5A dungeon is far beyond the ordinary.

"So how do we get to the second level now?" Udyr wasn't swayed by Luwen's exclamation. "Find a teleportation array?"

“No.” Yu Zhun shook his head slightly. “Although we can deduce some aspects of the Netherworld by referring to the Netherworld Trials, we cannot rely on the Netherworld Trials entirely.”

"It had to be changed to make it easier for players to navigate."

"In this regard, I prefer..."

"The permanent dungeon [Nightmare of the Underworld]," Yu Zhu couldn't help but interject.

“That’s right.” Yu Zhun nodded. “Do you remember my prediction in [Nightmare of the Underworld]?”

"The Netherworld will continuously send in powerful gods, allowing the countless demons here to devour them as food and thus advance their ranks."

"Once your strength reaches a certain level, you may be qualified to enter the next level."

“And now, we are also demons.” As he spoke, Yu Zhun looked at his hands, the purplish-black skin of which was extremely striking.

"So what we need to do is devour."

"But can we devour a god-level expert?" Helmod asked with a puzzled look. "A god-level expert means at least a third-tier expert, whose strength far surpasses ours."

"I don't know about that." Yu Zhun looked up at the sky. "All we can do now is survive and then wait."

"Once you've experienced the deployment once, everything will become clear."

At this point, Yu Zhun paused for a moment, then said, "It's time."

Almost the instant his words fell, a soft rustling sound came from all around, and purplish-black figures gathered towards them like ghosts. Countless demons stared intently at Yu Zhun and his companions, their eyes filled with covetousness and madness.

“Are we that delicious?” Lu Wen scratched his head. “Why do they have that expression?”

"Who knows?" Yu Zhun said calmly. "What we need to do now is survive."

"Who do you think you are?" Lu Wen glanced at Yu Zhun with displeasure. "A mere demon? I can take him down in a minute..."

"Heh, do you have a sword?"

"I…what the hell?"

In the ability system of the world of Divine Revelation, weapons are a very special type of equipment. Players who enter the world of Divine Revelation have nothing at first, but each person will be given an initial weapon.

This is because weapon attack is the sole criterion for attack judgment in the Divine Revelation World system, and it is also a necessary means of skill release.

Not having weapons means…

Yu Zhun and his group of five were completely unable to attack.

After a moment of silence, Yu Zhun shouted in a low voice, "Run!"

Without any hesitation, the other four immediately took off running in the same direction.

Behind them, the demons roared and chased after them relentlessly.

"Helmod, it's up to you." Yu Zhun looked solemnly at Helmod beside him.

Of the five, he himself is an Enhancer, Udyr is a Cook, Yu Zhu is a Potions Master, and Lu Wen is also an Enhancer.

Hermod's only secondary profession is blacksmith.

Putting aside everything else, at least weapons can be forged.

With weapons, they have the means to survive here.

“Hmm.” Helmod nodded.

He also understood the heavy responsibility he bore at that moment.

As he ran, Helmod grabbed a dark rock from a short distance away.

"For now, we can only make one initial weapon."

As he spoke, a phantom of a forging hammer instantly appeared in Helmod's hand. He struck the rock hard, and with a deep rumble, the rock was instantly forged into a crude stone dagger.

"Our materials depend on you." With that, Helmod tossed the dagger to Yu Zhun.

“No problem.” Yu Zhun took the dagger, equipped himself instantly, and turned to attack the demon chasing after him.

"Om-"

With a low hum, the gray domain instantly enveloped all the surrounding opponents.

The King of Assassins' exclusive skill: The Shackles of Silence!
Caught off guard, Yu Zhun forcefully took control of a group of demons, a chilling killing intent flashing in his eyes, and mercilessly charged into the midst of the demons.

"Pfft-"

With the sound of a blade piercing flesh, the first demon fell to the ground beneath the stone dagger, followed by the second, the third…

These demons were definitely not weak. In terms of attributes alone, each of them was comparable to a level 90 player. But at this moment, under Yu Zhun's blade, not a single demon could withstand a single blow.

In just a moment, more than twenty demons who had charged forward died. Those demons who were not yet shrouded by the [Silence Shackles] saw this scene, screamed, turned around and ran, and quickly disappeared into the darkness.

Yu Zhun did not chase after him, but instead bent down and picked up a small, black bead about the size of a finger joint from the ground.

That was left behind after the demon he finally killed was reduced to ashes.

The same jet-black orb appeared in every demon he killed.

"Well done!" Lu Wenxing rushed forward, picked up the simple equipment dropped by the demon, tried it out for a bit, and then reluctantly tossed it to Helmod.

The demon also has equipment, but this equipment is not from the divine revelation world system, so he cannot use it at all.

But Helmod can extract the materials and use them as blacksmiths to forge weapons they can use.

By disassembling these items, Helmod successfully crafted weapons for the others, and then handed a brand-new dagger to Yu Zhun.

"At least it's better than that piece of junk."

"Hmm." Yu Zhun casually took it, his eyes still showing a thoughtful look.

"Yu Zhun, collect all of these that fell earlier." Yu Zhu collected the twenty-odd black beads. "What are we going to do with these?"

"Isn't this simple?"

Lu Wen picked one up from Yu Zhu's hand, casually tossed it into his mouth, and chewed it like a candy bean, making "crunch crunch" sounds.

To the astonishment of the others, Lu Wen's aura actually became significantly stronger after swallowing the bead. "Yes, he ate it directly," Yu Zhun nodded, confirming Lu Wen's actions. "The world of demons is inherently one of mutual devouring."

"It's normal to directly absorb the power core that the opponent dropped."

"You four can divide these among yourselves."

"And what about you?" Yu Zhu couldn't help but ask.

“I don’t need it.” Yu Zhun chuckled. “Don’t forget I have the Power of Greed; I become stronger by killing targets.”

"If you eat all of this, you'll be able to catch up with me."

Upon hearing this, the others said no more. After dividing the black bead among themselves, each person's strength nearly doubled.

“Now that you know how to use these beads, were you thinking about something else just now?” Helmod asked.

“Yes.” Yu Zhun nodded slightly. “When those demons left just now, they seemed to have used a special ability.”

"I was completely unaware of their existence before they appeared, and I had no idea where they went after they left."

"I think this must be the power of the demon."

"And now, we are demons too."

Hearing this, Helmod's expression shifted slightly.

"Do you remember when we entered the [Heavenly Ruins Sacred Realm]?" Yu Zhun smiled. "Back then, we were able to use the power of the Divine Revelation World, as well as a portion of the power of the [Heavenly Ruins Sacred Realm]."

"The confrontation between the master of the God and Demon Palace and the Netherworld caused a part of the power system of the Divine Revelation World to return to us."

"But I think... this effect shouldn't prevent us from using the power of the demons."

"However, compared to the time in the [Heavenly Ruins Sacred Realm], this time the demon's power was not directly given to us."

"We need to discover it ourselves."

“Discover it yourself…” Helmod nodded slightly. “I agree with your opinion.”

"If we want to unlock the power of demons, what we need to do is fight as many other demons as possible." As he said this, he looked at the somewhat simple staff in his hand, his eyes gleaming.

"Fortunately, now we have the power to fight back."

“That’s true, but there’s something else that’s been bothering me.” A thoughtful look appeared in Yu Zhun’s eyes.

"After I killed some of the demons and demonstrated my considerable strength, the other demons retreated without hesitation."

“This is something that has never happened before in previous instances.”

"This means that these demons are not the same as the demons we have in mind; they have not completely lost their minds and gone mad."

"They are intelligent."

"We cannot simply regard them as monsters in a dungeon, but as the native inhabitants of this dungeon."

"in this case…"

What do you think they will do after they escape?

Lu Wen casually remarked, "Probably calling for reinforcements..."

"boom--"

A deep, rumbling sound rang out, and a giant demon, five or six meters tall, stepped out of the darkness, his eyes filled with murderous intent as he stared at Yu Zhun and his group of five. Behind him were the demons that had just fled.

“…Okay.” Lu Wen stared at the scene in disbelief, his lips twitching involuntarily. “Hey, hey, hey, is this really necessary?”

“You jinx.” Udyr glanced at Luwen, then looked solemnly in the direction of the trolls.

If the attributes of the ordinary demons that Yu Zhun just killed were comparable to those of a level 90 player, then this troll demon was even stronger.

The opponent seemed to be very close to the third stage, and his aura was terrifying.

"One good news, one bad news," Helmod said softly, staring at the gleaming armor draped over the other's body.

"The good news is, if we kill this guy, I should be able to try forging purple weapons for you guys."

"The bad news is that this guy has special effects, making him very difficult to kill."

“Then let’s add another piece of good news.” Yu Zhun slowly raised the dagger in his hand. “Killing him will greatly increase everyone’s strength.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Zhun stomped his foot and pounced on the troll like an arrow released from a bow.

"Whoosh whoosh—"

A series of strong winds rushed towards them, and the demons skilled in ranged attacks attacked simultaneously, with stone spears and sharp spikes raining down from all directions.

Before Yu Zhun could extend his dagger to defend himself, a barrage of arrows came from behind him, instantly intercepting all the attacks in the air.

Yu Zhun turned around, exchanged a glance with Udyr behind him, and then quickened his pace, rushing straight towards the troll.

"Saluk—"

The troll gave a disdainful look to the rapidly approaching Yu Zhun and let out a deafening roar.

In an instant, the surrounding air seemed to freeze, and Yu Zhun's figure also seemed to be stuck in the mud, his body, which was originally as fast as a blur, was now as slow as an old tortoise climbing.

The next instant, a sharp whistling sound swept in.

The troll gripped a bone club covered in sharp spikes tightly in his millstone-like hand and brought it down heavily on Yu Zhun's head.

The terrifying power left Yu Zhun with no doubt that this single attack would be enough to completely deplete his health bar.

Keep in mind that he has no equipment that can save his life at this moment!
At that critical moment, a sharp glint flashed in Yu Zhun's eyes.

The gray domain instantly swept across the surroundings, completely enveloping the troll's massive body. The effects of silence and immobilization erupted simultaneously, causing the troll's terrifying attack to freeze for a moment.

At the same time, Yu Zhun also lost the feeling of being restrained. His body moved as nimbly as a fish, narrowly dodging out of the opponent's attack range. Without hesitation, he turned and attacked the opponent, his dagger flashing coldly.

one strike!
Just one hit!
Once the [Upright and Honest] talent takes effect, this incredibly powerful opponent will surely perish on the spot, while the other demons are nothing but chickens and dogs!
The moment Yu Zhun had this thought, the simple bone armor around the troll suddenly burst forth with a deep, dark demonic light.

Before Yu Zhun could react, everything around him quickly reversed. Yu Zhun's domain was instantly drawn into his body, and his position, uncontrollably following the original trajectory of his dodge, returned to the opponent's staff.

In an instant, the opportunity that Yu Zhun had just worked so hard to create was easily destroyed by the other party. Feeling the strong wind rushing towards him, Yu Zhun's heart sank instantly, and his expression turned ugly.

He had previously heard Helmod mention that the other party had special effects.

But isn't this special effect a bit too outrageous?

Tell me, is this what the first level of the Netherworld should have?

Just then, a loud shout suddenly rang out.

"Yu Zhun, I'm coming for you!"

"Ping—"

With a clang of weapons clashing, Lu Wen's longsword was firmly pressed against his opponent's sharp, piercing club.

Under the opponent's terrifying power, Lu Wen only lasted for a moment before screaming and flying backward.

But in that instant, Yu Zhun found an opportunity.

Without hesitation, he gripped the dagger and thrust it towards his opponent's open goal.

dead!
(End of this chapter)