The Fourth Calamity: People in High Martial Arts, Gods in Games

Chapter 137 This is no longer an ordinary martial arts school disciple.

Players on the forum initially didn't take the announcement of the "High-Level Weapon Arrival" event seriously.

After all, these kinds of game event announcements have absolutely no impact on players who can't log into the game.

We can only watch helplessly as these despicable veteran players make a fortune in the game, acquiring not only weapons and equipment but also their own houses, which is enough to drive anyone crazy with envy.

Therefore, only players who can enter the game care about such event announcements; other players don't care.

But after taking a closer look at the event details, everyone was shocked.

"What's going on?!"

"I can accept the new map's city exploration feature, but what's with this wilderness exploration permission? Aren't they in closed beta?"

"Holy crap! This game is insane! You can freely explore an area with a radius of 100 kilometers! How big is this game's map supposed to be?"

"Isn't this game basically a free-digging game?"

"A radius of 100 kilometers! Just exploring the starting village alone, I feel like it could keep me playing for at least a year."

In the era of virtual games, the maps in virtual games are already very large. For example, an NPC city can cover an area with a radius of several kilometers and can accommodate hundreds of thousands of people. The distance between cities is usually only twenty or thirty kilometers, which requires players to spend two or three hours traveling.

But now that High Martial Arts has arrived, it's like a newbie village that allows players to explore a radius of 100 kilometers. It's unbelievable how big this High Martial Arts map is.

Ragnarok: "Finally, a new gameplay mode is here! ╰(*°▽°*)╯"

Fang Zhen: "This game is great in every way, except it's too grindy. I haven't even finished building my own house yet, and now I have to start exploring a new map. I can't handle it all by myself (＞﹏＜)"

A Floating Cloud: "The new map exploration gameplay is a great opportunity for newcomers! Our shop is now offering A6-level electromagnetic guns at a low price. Guaranteed to one-shot any enemy below the Quasi-Martial Artist level. No points? No problem! We offer loans. We'll provide the weapon first, and you pay with points later. Hurry and grab yours!"

Luo Wushang: "Although the game company only gave five slots this time, they gave such a lot of authority, and it's a limited-time event. It seems that the game company wants to test the limits of our players through competition. The game company has really gone bad."

Xiao Yuan also went crazy: "I suspect this is a test by the game developers for future gameplay, so they specially created a city for us to explore, and then released five slots to freely explore the surrounding 100-kilometer radius, just to see if there are any bugs. If it is confirmed that there are no problems, I guess more will be opened up later."

Ragnarok: "Damn it! So these five slots are actually for the game's beta test? This game company is so shameless! They're making us beta testers have to give up even more slots for beta testing! I strongly suggest releasing the entire beta test content!"

Fang Zhen: "Whoever gets the wilderness exploration privileges this time is going to be rich. It's a game-leading feature, so it looks like I won't be able to log off for 24 hours straight for the next while (┬＿┬)"

The banter among veteran players was driving those who hadn't yet entered the game to the brink of madness with envy.

They haven't even entered the game yet, and "High Martial Arts Descends" has already started a closed beta test, and the content of the closed beta test is the exploration gameplay that many people like the most.

……

Deep underground at the Obsidian Martial Arts School.

"Fanchen, what do we do next?" Lin Xinyao from Mythical Paradise looked at the seemingly endless underground passage in the distance and asked Lu Fanchen beside her, "Should we continue exploring this labyrinthine tunnel, or do some activities?"

After the three of them became apprentices, they made great gains in the maze tunnel by borrowing B2-level weapons and mastering the Lightning Palm technique. Moreover, the deeper they went, the more they realized that this dungeon was not simple.

From the initial patrolling of the unicorn gold-devouring rats at the entrance, to now, having walked six or seven kilometers along the tunnel and gone even deeper underground, not only have they harvested more than ten unicorn gold-devouring rats, but their physical strength, or rather, their qi and blood, have also increased rapidly.

Even their body shapes have changed noticeably since they came in.

Originally, the tallest of the three was Li Tianxing, who was two meters tall and had a broad frame, resembling a giant bear. But now, Li Tianxing's height has reached over 210 cm, and she and Lu Fanchen have both grown to nearly two meters tall.

However, their most formidable strength lies in the natural power generated from their blood and qi. This power is like a flame, intensely fierce and incomparably domineering.

Despite using the Thunder Palm against the One-Horned Gold-Eating Rat, she inexplicably carried two forces within it—one of thunder and one of fire. The two forces merged and struck out, as if compressed air had been ignited. It was simply unbelievable that someone like her, who had only just advanced to the intermediate apprentice level, could withstand a single blow from the One-Horned Gold-Eating Rat without sustaining any injury.

Of course, they didn't gain this fiery passion without a price.

In just two days, they lost count of how many times they died in the maze tunnels. Often, they would bleed as they walked, then gain weight and eventually burst open.

After becoming an apprentice, I was able to stay a little longer in the depths of the maze tunnel, but I could only last for about twenty minutes before it exploded again.

"Go! These five spots are from a previous version, we must get them." Lu Fanchen glanced regretfully at the deep, endless passage. "Although the three of us are only at the intermediate apprentice level, if we fully ignite our own berserk blood energy and concentrate it into a single point to explode, we can already injure the One-Horned Gold-Eating Rat. With this power, we can still take down a martial artist at close range. We have a real chance to compete for those five spots."

"I agree. I feel like I'm just one step away from using this force to further compress the surrounding air beneath my feet and explode it," Li Tianxing said with a smile. "If I can accomplish that, I'll be able to move freely in mid-air, and even use my Sky-Stepping Step. At that point, no one on the entire city map will be able to catch me!"

"Are you almost done?" Lin Xinyao looked at Li Tianxing in surprise.

The Sky-Stepping Step can be said to be the signature move of Axe Saint Li Tianxing. It allows him to walk on the sky. Of course, the reason why Li Tianxing was able to use it during the pilgrimage was entirely because his physical qualities were like those of a superhuman. He had incredible foot speed and could walk on the sky by stepping on the air, giving him an aerial combat advantage that other saints could hardly match.

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Currently, their physical abilities in the high-martial arts world are average, making it impossible for them to do such exaggerated things. However, if Li Tianxing could create a burst of wind beneath his feet and use the impact force of the bursting wind as propulsion, just like a detonation engine, generating huge thrust through continuous explosions, then with their current physical abilities, it wouldn't be impossible for them to walk on the sky.

However, this is just a theoretical concept; whether it can actually be done is another matter entirely.

"I'm not yet proficient in controlling this force. I can only take a few steps at the moment. If I become more proficient, I should be able to take a dozen steps, or even more." Li Tianxing nodded. "Currently, my Star Explosion Visualization Technique is stuck at 19%. If I can break through that, my spirit will advance further, and I should be able to use the Sky-Stepping Step."

"Alright, let's hurry up and go to the entrance to cultivate. There's still one night before the event starts. If we focus on improving during this time, we should be able to achieve another wave of improvement before the event begins," Lu Fanchen said.

Lin Xinyao and Li Tianxing nodded in agreement and quickly followed Lu Fanchen toward the entrance of the maze tunnel. A kilometer inside the maze tunnel, although their blood and qi would still become agitated and boiling, this change in blood and qi would help them improve, and their bodies would be able to withstand it for a longer time.

……

The next morning.

On Crimson Moon Mountain, as the search and rescue team prepared to head to Azure Sky, three medium-sized transport vehicles from Obsidian Martial Arts School all stopped at the main gate. Rows of players, like well-trained warriors, stood in front of the gate, having been waiting for a long time.

These players, especially those who registered at Red Moon Mountain, didn't even bring a decent weapon. Almost everyone carried a Desert Eagle on their waist and a few B2-grade arrows on their backs. Standing neatly together, they became a striking sight at the entrance of Red Moon Mountain.

"Are these people planning to take all this stuff to the Azure Sky?"

"A pistol? Are these guys crazy?"

The search and rescue team members, who were preparing to head to the Azure Sky, were all taken aback when they saw the people from the Obsidian Martial Arts School. They couldn't understand what these people from the Obsidian Martial Arts School wanted to do.

What era are we living in? They're still using handguns?!

"Okay, everyone get on the bus."

Seeing that everyone was present, Lin Qi told everyone to get on the bus.

(End of this chapter)