This assassin is upright

Chapter 441 dungeon ends, the curtain rises.
"Bear--"

A golden holy fire, filled with sacred radiance, transformed into a towering pillar of fire, instantly engulfing several figures in metal.

Helmod raised his staff high with one hand, and with the other hand he gently scooped up several knuckle-sized, blood-red crystals that fell into his palm.

This is the [Slaughter Crystal] in the [Tower of Eternal Sleep].

He casually distributed the [Slaughter Crystal] to Yu Zhun and the others standing nearby, and calmly looked at the staircase leading to the upper reaches not far away.

"Soon, we'll reach the ninth floor."

"You've worked hard." Yu Zhun smiled and picked out the lyre fragments from the various equipment and props that fell after the sacred flame burned.

In order to reliably collect all the lyre fragments and further accelerate the completion of the dungeon, Yu Zhun and the others, who had collected all the [Elegy Fragments] early on, chose to enter the [Tower of Eternal Sleep] last.

As finishers, they can thoroughly collect all the remaining lyre fragments in the dungeon, ensuring nothing is missed, while also pushing players to progress.

The Tower of Eternal Slumber, which was originally expected to take a month or even longer, was reached in just a few days thanks to his actions.

Below the ninth floor, there are no teams left.

Yu Zhu chuckled as he carefully put away the rest of the equipment. "The total value of all these second-tier equipment is even higher than that of the [Purgatory Arena]!"

"The [Purgatory Arena] is a single-player instance. Although it can match with tens of thousands of servers, there are only 10,000 players inside," Udyr said with a touch of emotion. "But here, there are more than 200,000 players."

"In addition, the value of second-tier equipment and items far exceeds that of first-tier equipment, and is even higher than that of the [Purgatory Arena], so it's a piece of cake."

At this point, Udir looked at Rail, who looked somewhat tired, and a hint of pride appeared on his face.

In the Tower of Eternal Sleep, Yu Zhun is unable to kill players, so she, Rael, and Helmod are mainly responsible for fighting enemies.

Although Rael's talent level was lower than theirs, he contributed just as much as they did during this period of battle.

In this way, they can comfortably share the spoils in two parts.

Two-fifths of these equipment and items alone represent a windfall far exceeding the bounty bestowed upon them in their world.

Unfortunately, they and their world couldn't offer much help in the plan targeting the Fifth Divine District, so they received very little benefit.

Otherwise, their world might be able to catch up with tens of thousands of servers with even higher serial numbers in an instant, and take a commanding lead.

“There shouldn’t be many teams left.” Yu Zhun smiled. “We’ve driven all of them into the third unit.”

"The third unit is going to be quite lively now."

As he spoke, he led his men quickly into the final level of the Tower of Eternal Sleep, and then into the third section of the Elegy of the Wilderness—

【The Zenith String】.

As soon as they stepped into that cloud world filled with countless floating islands, Yu Zhun and the others were taken aback by the dazzling battlefield.

Even the designer, Yu Zhun, did not expect that with the participation of many people, the ever-changing battlefield of the floating islands would become so absurd.

Each of those floating islands would shift and change as if teleporting with every pluck of the strings, and the palace, which was held together by countless floating islands, would constantly teleport throughout the entire area.

While Yu Zhun and the others were still in surprise, Xue Jiajia couldn't help but growl, "Yu Zhun, what are you spacing out for!"

"Help me deal with them!"

As she spoke, she pointed to the twin divine children facing off against her on the other side.

Now, it was Yu Zhun's turn to be surprised.

"Aren't you the strongest in the top three god districts? You can't even handle two of them?"

Hearing Yu Zhun's incredibly irritating words, Xue Jiajia couldn't help but roll her eyes. "Do they dare to face me alone?"

"If I'm not the strongest, then who is?"

"Hmph..." Heri snorted unhappily, glancing at Yu Zhun not far away with a hint of threat in his eyes.

"I advise you not to meddle in other people's business at this time."

"I let you off the hook before and didn't eliminate you, but if you meddle in other people's business this time, you won't be so lucky."

Yu Zhun ignored Heri's threat and calmly asked, "Think carefully, how did you two get through the Tower of Eternal Sleep?"

“…What?” Heri was stunned for a moment, not understanding for a moment what Yu Zhun’s purpose was in asking this question.

“I deliberately gave the 9th fragment I obtained to you two as soon as possible, sending you both into the Tower of Eternal Slumber.” Yu Zhun smiled slightly, “so that you would keep using the Awakening Crystal and completely avoid using the Killing Crystal.”

"You..." Hearing this, Hel felt a strong sense of unease rising in his heart. "What do you mean?!"

“What I mean is,” Yu Zhun smiled, “that you’ve been able to maintain this long because you can no longer hear the lamentations within the Tower of Eternal Sleep.”

"Otherwise, you, who have already exhausted all the [Silence Crystals], will instantly fall into a deep sleep due to the slumber effect brought by the Lament."

As he said this, a ball of light quietly appeared in Yu Zhun's hand.

It was a complete movement pieced together from ten different fragments of a tragic song.

"Let me tell you a little secret: this piece of music has the exact same effect as the music in the Tower of Eternal Slumber."

"How could you still have it?!" Upon seeing the light, Hel and Herry's expressions changed drastically at the same time. "Shouldn't your complete symphony have been consumed when you entered the Tower of Eternal Sleep?"

“I collected it twice,” Yu Zhun said with a smile, crushing the ball of light.

In an instant, a melodious lament resounded throughout the entire venue.

Before Hull and Herry could say anything, their eyes rolled back and they instantly lost consciousness.

"Haha, well done!" Xue Jiajia laughed loudly, instantly sending the three helpless twin gods of the Third Divine District back to their hometown.

Then, she couldn't help but give Yu Zhun a strange look.

Even the twin gods, whom he himself struggled to deal with, were completely outmaneuvered by Yu Zhun in this instance. This guy is truly terrifying.

Fortunately, the other party now needs his help.

Composing herself, Xue Jiajia coughed lightly, "Clear the area!"

Both sides nodded slightly, and then quickly made their move.

All other teams were eliminated at an extremely fast pace, leaving only Yu Zhun's group and Xue Jiajia's team from the second-best region.

"Take it." Yu Zhun casually tossed it aside, and the fragments of the lyre, which he had pieced together, flew toward Xue Jiajia.

Xue Jiajia took out the other half of the fragment, and the complete lyre appeared in her hand, shining brightly.

A perfect first clear is just around the corner!

Xue Jiajia's eyes lit up, and without hesitation, she flew towards the most conspicuous palace in mid-air.

"Ahem!" Yu Zhun coughed lightly, then pointed to another inconspicuous floating island not far from Xue Jiajia's feet, "This is the real one."

"...Huh?!" Xue Jiajia immediately looked like she was questioning her life.

Even the palace they fought to the death for was fake?
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"Om-"

With a slight tremor, the second form of the dungeon boss was swiftly and decisively killed by Xue Jiajia. Looking at the lines of text prompts that popped up in front of her, a look of joy appeared on her face.

Although the reward for a perfect first clear across servers is no longer of much interest to someone of her level, it is still an honor.

More importantly, this trip was a very special experience.

Thinking of this, Xue Jiajia turned to look outside the hall, where Yu Zhun and his group were waiting for them.

"The instance is over." Yu Zhun glanced at the continuously collapsing floating island. "After we leave the instance, don't forget our promise."

"If nothing unexpected happens, the powerhouses of the Fourth God District should already be at the doorstep of the Fifth God District." At this point, Yu Zhun smiled and said, "Xue Jiajia, whether the Second God District can stop the First God District depends on you."

"Don't worry." Xue Jiajia snorted lightly, her eyes burning with desire as she thought about the one-tenth of all the resources of the Fifth Divine District that she was about to obtain.

"gone!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xue Jiajia and her group disappeared from the spot.

“We should leave now.” Yu Zhun took a deep breath. “The real show is just beginning.”

"What came before was just a small appetizer."

“Indeed.” Helmod nodded slightly.

The group quickly divided their spoils, then disbanded and returned to their respective worlds.

Upon returning to Earth, Yu Zhun immediately raised his right hand, looking at the dark red patterns that were constantly flashing on it.

"Operic, what's the situation now?"

"I have to say, I really admire you, kid." The Crimson Demon Lord's lazy voice came from the other end of the void. "You actually managed to persuade the Fourth Divine District to go all out to deal with the Fifth Divine District."

“In thousands of years, the other side has never done anything so crazy.”

“There’s always a first time for everything.” Yu Zhun said calmly. “Judging from what you’re saying, it seems everything is going according to my plan.”

“Things may not be that simple.” The Crimson Demon Lord chuckled. “Right now, almost all the divine districts are paying attention to everything that’s happening in that void, and even the First Divine District is no exception.”

"They haven't realized the value of the Heavenly Demon Pearl yet, so they've been holding back. But once the Fourth and Fifth Divine Districts really clash and the power of the Heavenly Demon Pearl is revealed, it will be a different story."

"By then, it will be almost inevitable that the First God District will take action."

“The First Divine Zone will naturally have someone to protect it.” Yu Zhun’s expression remained calm, unchanged by the Crimson Demon Lord’s words.

"Hmm?" Sensing the strategic brilliance in Yu Zhun's words, the Crimson Demon Lord paused for a moment, then seemed to realize something. "I was wondering why you went to such lengths to design a dungeon."

"So, it was to contact the Second Divine District?"

“Not bad.” Yu Zhun nodded, and before the Crimson Demon Lord could ask any more questions, he suddenly countered, “Operich, there’s something I’m wondering about. Why don’t the major divine regions recognize the Heavenly Demon Pearl?”

"Could it be that they haven't had any dealings with the Netherworld?"

"Oh, that's it." The Crimson Demon Lord chuckled. "It's just like you think. The third-level cultivators of the God and Demon Palace never deal with the Netherworld."

"Or rather, in the endless world, no third-level expert would ever take the initiative to deal with the Netherworld."

"In the Netherworld, you must have seen those blood-soaked creatures dragged into the abyss, broken into pieces, leaving only their power, right?"

"Where do you think those blood offerings came from?"

“This…” Yu Zhun was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

"There are some things you will naturally understand when you reach a certain level," the Crimson Demon Lord said quietly. "The Netherworld is a very deep place."

"For the vast majority of third-tier powerhouses, that is a place that needs to be kept at a distance. Even the master of the God and Demon Palace, who has obtained the right to project the dungeon, does not dare to say that he truly understands the Netherworld."

At this point, the Crimson Demon Lord's voice became somewhat strange, "Only you could have brought the Heavenly Demon Pearl out of the Netherworld. It's already quite an achievement for anyone else to have come out of the Netherworld alive."

"Me?" Yu Zhun frowned slightly. "What's so special about me..."

"Alright, let's watch the live broadcast." The Crimson Demon Lord casually interrupted Yu Zhun, and then red energy intertwined in front of him, forming a huge mirror, in which a picture was displayed.

It was an endless void, yet a boundless space teeming with billions of stars. On either side of that space, thousands of third-level experts faced each other from afar. One of the two leaders was a demonic being with overwhelming demonic power, resembling a demon god.

The other one had a kind face and was surrounded by a golden, holy glow, and looked somewhat similar to Helmod.

"Is this the strongest being from the Fifth and Fourth Divine Districts?" Yu Zhun temporarily put aside his investigation into the Crimson Demon Lord's words.

Where are they?

"This is the realm beyond the boundary, also known as the Void Realm," the Crimson Demon Lord explained casually. "Simply put, it's a place outside the world."

"Countless worlds are born here, and countless worlds are also destroyed here, endlessly like the sands of the Ganges, in a continuous cycle, life goes on and on."

"Only those at the third level can reach that place. You probably haven't seen it yet, but you'll get used to it after you see it more often."

“I’ve seen him once.” Yu Zhun’s brows furrowed slightly.

Once, on the sixth level of the Netherworld, he encountered the internal strife of the Nine Lords. The Lake Maiden, who possessed the power of fusion, fused with the Void Lord and the Jade Sophora Lord one after another, and finally even fused with the corpse of the True Demon who was guarding the Pillar of Demonic Energy, causing the fourth, fifth and sixth levels of the Netherworld to collapse.

Through this method, the Lake Maiden transformed her power into real power and directly broke free from the control of the Netherworld.

On that occasion, he had also witnessed a similar scene of nothingness.

It now appears that the area outside the Netherworld is also a realm of nothingness.

I don't know if the other party later escaped the control of the underworld, or if I will ever see them again in the future.

After all, that was the most bizarre opponent he had ever encountered.

"Have you met him once?" The Crimson Demon Lord was slightly taken aback, but did not delve into Yu Zhun's words. He looked at the two sides confronting each other in the scene and spoke softly.

"Your strategy is finished, the battle should begin soon."

"You told me before that you hoped I would lead my troops to help the Fourth Divine District in battle, and that the Fourth Divine District would pay the corresponding price for my participation?"

"Yes," Yu Zhun nodded. "Did they come looking for you?"

The Crimson Demon Lord chuckled, "I'm afraid you'll be surprised. The Fourth Divine District didn't contact me at all, nor does it need to."

"You underestimate a top-tier divine district that has been operating for nearly ten thousand years. Don't be fooled by the glamorous appearance of the Fourth Divine District; it may seem more upright than the Fifth Divine District."

The Crimson Demon Lord chuckled.

"It's really hard to say who the real devil is."

(End of this chapter)