T0 Gaming Guild Saves the World.

Chapter 105, Section 104: Breaking the Illusion Again
While everyone was sending pictures to the prison guard like tribute, Jiang Heyi was browsing the "Foreign Server News" section, which was dedicated to collecting information about foreign servers.

The conversation had made him curious whether anyone had completed the fourth level yet.

If we don't rely on Mint's amazing help, what are the conventional strategies?
Due to the presence of mint, the strategy for clearing the boundary between reality and illusion differs significantly from that of ordinary players.

The first-level frog-headed stitched monster has now been found by players to have several ways to beat it without actually learning the mechanics.

The second and third layers actually contain a considerable number of monsters, but due to differences in plot triggers, the boundary between reality and illusion was not encountered.

Unbeknownst to many, just yesterday, the little-known guild in Japan, [Red Feather Heavy Industry], successfully conquered the fourth level.

It is considered relatively unknown because although it made it to the main tournament and competed for a spot in the World Championship, its performance was mediocre, with both of its results being among the worst.

Prior to this, they were not among the guilds with the most progress in conquering the Underground Temple.

There are many hardcore guilds in Japan that are racing to conquer the 11th district, but the sudden rise of [Red Feather Heavy Industry] has left them puzzled. They spent the whole day yesterday trying to contact the relevant members of the guild to learn about their strategy.

Akabane Heavy Industries' response was similar to that of the virtual-real boundary, publicly stating that their method may not be replicable.

"Possibly" is a very ambiguous word.

Because of this ambiguity, guilds that were ahead in the progress in Japan began to question it, and the community was in a heated debate for a whole day.

Players who support [Red Feather Heavy Industry] believe that other guilds can't stand seeing excellent guilds surpass them in progress. They want someone to cross the boundary between reality and fantasy, but they don't want that person to be someone other than themselves. It's a twisted form of envy.

Opponents demanded that Akabane Heavy Industries release a video to prove its claims.

They cited the boundary between virtual and real worlds as an example, arguing that the practice of displaying a results screen after each completion of a level in the virtual-real boundary ensures authenticity.

Jiang Heyi never expected that the boundary between the virtual and the real world would become a weapon in the public opinion arena of the two factions in the neighboring 11 district. In the translated posts, at least 50 out of 100 posts mentioned them.

He instinctively refreshed the page and discovered that the post had just been updated.

[Red Feather Heavy Industries] added a settlement video and stated that the fourth floor does not require killing the Slime King, only severely injuring him.

hiss~~
Someone actually broke through to the fourth level. How did they do it?
Too many people downloaded the settlement video, almost crashing the website.

This is not fake; it's a genuine clear. The Elemental Heart and recipe for the Slime King have both dropped.

Among the members of Akabane Heavy Industries, the top-tier players only have a full set of purple-grade Blessed equipment. With this configuration and personal ability, even the Frog-Head Stitches, which focuses on full-power output, would have a hard time. So how did they manage to do it?

When the Slime King unleashes ritual magic, his entire body is protected by a magical shield, and ordinary magic can only create ripples in front of his body without causing any effective damage.

However, in physical melee combat, you can easily penetrate the shield and leave marks on its soft body with your weapon.

This was no easy feat. Even after breaking through the overwhelming barrage of bullets, their weapons and magic struggled to tear apart the Slime King's body.

So, they first went through various tasks, killing monsters in the wild to accumulate enough materials to customize the potion.

Then, having successfully dodged the ritual magic, he snuggled up to the Slime King, took out all the potions from his backpack, and self-destructed!
Akabane Heavy Industries' potions were of good quality; the first wave blasted the Slime King to pieces, and all members of Akabane Heavy Industries were also annihilated in the close-range explosion.

Given the current situation, it should have been a failed strategy.

but……

All players of Akabane Heavy Industries retained the "Blessing of the Stars" item given at the beginning of the game, a divine item that can revive them with full health once without any side effects.

After six more players were resurrected and then self-destructed and died, the last member of the guild successfully finished off the damage, bringing the Slime King back to his senses from the manipulation of the Church of Eternal Night.

How did Jiang Heyi find out about the strategy?

It was Akabane Heavy Industries that released it!
Originally, I only wanted to release the settlement video to gain attention when the doubts reached their peak.

As a result, the people from Akabane Heavy Industries did not completely delete the added video files when editing the post, causing the earliest visitors to see their tactical plan of turning into bombers...

While it's undoubtedly a brilliant unorthodox strategy, for some reason, combined with the server they're on, the dark humor reaches its peak.

In any case, the second guild to break through the fourth level of the underground temple has appeared, and the unorthodox strategy is somewhat replicable.

The fourth level of the Underground Temple has stalled the progress of many guilds. The Boundary Between Reality and Illusion, which was cleared first and has already started its sixth level strategy, has become a reputation monster in the eyes of many guilds.

By catching up with the boundaries between the virtual and the real, one can share in the popularity they have accumulated.

Transcending the boundaries between the real and the virtual is the fastest way to gain fame.

but……

Jiangdong Iron Wall bluntly stated: "I wasted seven Blessings of the Stars, consumed all the magic potions I had accumulated over a long period of time, and passed the level by self-destruction. I'm not out of my mind yet."

None of the three guilds in the chat group intended to copy the strategy.

The Blessing of the Stars is so rare that everyone plans to save it for more important levels.

The fourth level of the underground temple is only the early stage of the dungeon, and it's not worth them paying such a high price.

【Nurgle Soup】: "I don't care who leads the Chinese server. I will definitely compete if I can. Anyway, I don't want the first place in progress to be taken by other servers. I hope this achievement can be maintained until the entire temple is conquered."

Jiang Heyi then realized that someone in the Khorne God's Chosen guild had an incorrect ID.

The viewpoint of Nurgle Soup also coincided with that of others in the group.

"Have you gotten stuck at the 8th level of the boundary between the virtual and real worlds?" someone asked.

"Uh...it's hard to say," Jiang Heyi replied truthfully.

Midnight.

The boundary between reality and illusion blurs into dreamland. Without warning or clue, they fall into the deep "dream."

Mint is no longer the wife of Jiang Heyi, Zhong Zemo, and the prison guard, but a younger sister.

They live a life of wealth and comfort, and it's only a matter of time before they live up to their reputation as potion geniuses.

The blankets, plain fries, and orange tea are no longer Mint's companions; they now stand beside the aristocratic genius.

This was a crushing defeat without any suspense. Apart from the aristocratic genius, Mint was taught a lesson by the three of them in turn.

The delightful taste of trampling on the proud is intoxicating to them.

The theme of the dream has changed.

Everyone is embarking on a brand new "journey".

In the world of the Tetraprimates, mint disappeared.

He was all alone, yet he possessed wealth that rivaled that of a nation and strength that was unattainable for ordinary people.

Stroking the black cat in his arms, sitting on a crystal throne, the Four Primal Bodies looked down upon all living beings. Everyone who saw him knelt down and bowed their heads in utmost respect. With just a glance, he could decide a person's fate.

Power, an intoxicating poison, waters the wildflowers of ambition within Yotsuhara's body and heart.

He was like a proud lion, surveying his territory.

The people toiled in the fields under the scorching sun, their skin tanned dark. They didn't even lift their heads, simply repeating the actions of tilling the land, like walking corpses.

On the distant ridges of the fields, a woman, seemingly audacious, dared to sell her goods with a bamboo basket near the territorial border, warmly greeting the residents who were granted permission to rest.

Long-term heavy physical labor had bent the woman's back, but her face was filled with a pure smile that had never faded as she tried her best to sell the collected groceries.

The passing villagers laughed mockingly, and as they passed by, they rudely lifted the black cloth covering the bamboo basket, laughing heartily at the peasant woman's flustered appearance.

The Tetramorph stared blankly for a while, then closed its eyes and exhaled deeply.

He strode forward and set all those who were mocking the peasant woman on fire.

Here, life and death are entirely at his command.

Why should a high and mighty lord care about the plight of a mere peasant woman?
As the black cat on his shoulder kept rubbing against the face of the Primal, a thought began to spread through his mind.

The peasant woman had already knelt down, pleading with the Four Primal Bodies to forgive her disrespect. Her humble, dust-like posture did not give the Four Primal Bodies any sense of superiority.

Seeing this... he couldn't help but think of someone.

Just thinking about it makes the illusory world tremble and buzz.

The black cat's bright purple-gold eyes gleamed with an eerie light, and an invisible force surged, attempting to prevent the illusion's owner from awakening their self-awareness.

A pair of large hands gripped the black cat's neck and lifted it high into the air. No matter how hard the cat tried, it couldn't break free.

The tip of the black cat's tail flashed red, and black mist swept in, devouring everything.

Everything in the territory was gone, and the four Primarchs no longer had any sense of reality in their hands.

Dizziness and a feeling of weightlessness struck at the same time, and when I came to my senses, the scenery around me had changed.

Sparks flew from the enormous forging furnace, which was filled with molten fire, and a dark red glow periodically illuminated everything around it.

The four original entities looked around, and the six people at the boundary between reality and illusion stood still, motionless.

A hazy pink band of light extended from above their heads and converged into the air bubble in mid-air.

If you listen carefully, you can faintly hear their murmurs in their dreams.

The black cat sat quietly on the forging table, its purple-gold eyes cold.

"Are you the monster that creates illusions?"

The black cat stretched out its paw and scratched its face, making a neutral sound that was hard to tell if it was male or female: "Strange person, why do you resist such a wonderful dream?"

"If you're willing to add someone to my dream, I won't be able to wake up."

"your mother?"

The four primal beings did not answer, but instead took out their staffs. A bolt of lightning descended from the sky, striking precisely the pink bubble that seemed to be sucking the consciousness of everyone.

The black cat strangely did not stop it.

The dream shattered, and everyone awoke.

Jiang Heyi checked the game time with surprise.

Only 12 hours had passed.

Before anyone could ask how the Four Primal Bodies had broken the deadlock, everyone immediately went into battle preparedness.

"Your tricks are over, it's time to give out gold coins!" the jailer gritted his teeth.

He was lost in his dream again... Sigh, he just couldn't pull himself out.

(End of this chapter)