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

Chapter 45 Large-Scale Team Dungeon?

The basement of the Obsidian Martial Arts School.

After Lin Qi finished his self-introduction and the assignment of tasks for newbies, all the newcomers and veterans in the room were dumbfounded.

"What's going on? Weren't we supposed to dig a hole?"

"Why are we learning breathing techniques this time?"

"Are we really that lucky? We get to learn breathing techniques for free right from the start?"

The newcomers were overjoyed, while the veterans felt betrayed. They had spent so much time digging the tunnel to finally learn the Shocking Breathing Technique, but now these newcomers didn't have to do anything and just started learning right away. It was truly infuriating to compare oneself to others.

"This year's new recruits are so lucky. They don't have to dig holes; they can learn training methods right away." One-Shot Overlord looked at the new recruits lining up to register and couldn't help but feel a little envious.

Back then, in order to exchange for the Divine Breathing Technique, they had to borrow points from Fang Zhen so that they could exchange for and learn it as soon as possible.

"What's there to envy?" The Border Gunner rolled his eyes at One-Shot Overlord. "Don't forget, you came in a few days earlier and you're already a prospective apprentice. You even have nearly a thousand square meters of Blood Essence Rice to cultivate, and you possess the Star Explosion Visualization Technique. Your progress is far ahead of these newcomers."

"I guess the Dojo Master is using the game's progression to decide the tasks for subsequent players by popularizing this breathing technique," Ragnarok said with a smile. "This can be considered a benefit for newcomers, since the earlier players join, the more advantageous it is, and there always needs to be a chance for those who come later to catch up."

The other elderly players nodded in agreement. Games need to consider balance, especially games like this one where there's no data wipe during the closed beta. They certainly won't let those who joined early have an unfair advantage; this can be considered an unspoken rule of the game.

"Zhao Hu?"

Luo Wushang looked at the tall figure, over two meters tall, in the crowd, and couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

Although she had heard Zhang Qingwei say that Zhao Hu was definitely going to enter the High Martial Arts Tournament, she didn't expect it to be so soon. With only twenty spots available and nearly 100,000 people randomly selected, it wouldn't be easy to get in.

Even among the twenty people, only one out of the ten thousand new recruits previously arranged by Zhang Qingwei made it in, which shows how low the chance of entering the High Martial Arts Descendant is.

"Elder Zhao, you passed the test?" Zhang Qingwei looked at Zhao Hu, who had just finished registering, and was also quite surprised.

She was indeed lucky to be selected before, but at that time there were only a little over 10,000 buyers, and only seven people could enter the game. But now there are nearly 100,000 people, but only 20 spots. If she wants to have a greater chance of getting in, she can only pass the test and assessment.

"No, it's still a little short." Zhao Hu shook his head somewhat awkwardly.

He was indeed lucky to get in. He was completely stunned when he was selected. After all, through the test and the daily live broadcasts of Fang Zhen, he knew how terrifying the potential of Gao Wu was.

The idea of ​​a second world for humanity in the future is not an exaggeration at all.

For this reason, he stopped going to headquarters altogether. Apart from dealing with issues related to other new games, he spent his time frantically taking on testing and evaluation challenges.

But so far, it can only last for thirteen or twenty seconds, which is simply despairing.

"It's wonderful that Elder Zhao is here. Now our Heavenly Might can gain an even greater advantage in the High Martial Arts Tour," Zhang Qingwei said happily.

The addition of a Fist Saint would place the Heavenly Might Squad in the absolute top tier.

"Well, but I don't usually plan to act with you guys." Zhao Hu nodded and stated his thoughts. "I plan to study the martial arts here carefully, and then challenge the test again. I won't really start playing this game until I pass the test."

"Alright." After hearing this, Luo Wushang understood that Zhao Hu was just that kind of stubborn person. He had said he would pass the test and assessment, so he had to pass it. There was no use in persuading him. After all, any saint in the pilgrimage was very unconventional. "I have the Leopard Shadow Step and the Stone Shattering Fist here. You can take them and learn them. However, you will need to find a way to compete for the visualization method."

"The visualization method is very special. You must look at the visualization diagram at all times to train. I can't provide it here. Exchanging it requires 1,000 points. Daily accommodation and food also require points. You need to do tasks to earn points for these."

"Thanks." Zhao Hu took the two martial arts manuals and went upstairs to learn the breathing techniques.

On the other side, Li Ranxing, under Fang Zhen's guidance, also obtained the Leopard Shadow Step and the Stone Shattering Fist, and joined the mecha team, which greatly improved the strength of the entire mecha team.

Both the "Swordsman from Beyond the Great Wall" and "One-Shot Overlord" were dazzled after meeting Li Ranxing.

The sixth-ranked player in the national tournament of Mech Continent, and even defeated the third-ranked Blood Flame Gun Princess in the tour. She is a true top expert. With such an expert joining, it won't be long before they can be on par with the first-tier Luo Wushang team.

"Captain Li, you must keep up the good work. That visualization method is very special and cannot be shared. If you want to exchange it, it will cost 1,000 points. If a newcomer wants to earn 1,000 points, even if he works hard to repair the martial arts school, it will probably take about ten days," Fang Zhen reminded him.

"Thanks, Lao Zhen. I'll do my best." Li Ranxing nodded.

They understood that if they could win first place among the newcomers, it would be equivalent to leading all the other newcomers by nearly ten days.

As the newcomers began learning the Shocking Breathing Method, the older people present also sat down to the side and began practicing the Shocking Breathing Method as well.

The main storyline battle dungeon is about to open, and no one knows how high the physical requirements of the mission will be. So even if we don't eat or sleep now, we must do our best to improve our physical fitness and not miss the dungeon battle mission.

For a time, a strange scene appeared in the training ground of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. In the middle of the night, a large group of people sat cross-legged in the empty martial arts academy, bleeding from their seven orifices from time to time. Some even spat out mouthfuls of blood, and their faces showed a look of ecstasy.

This frightened some passersby so much that they dared not approach the Obsidian Martial Arts School again, fearing they would be dragged in and celebrate by spitting blood together.

"We only have three days; we can only try our best to improve."

Lin Qi was very satisfied as he watched the crowd frantically learning the Divine Breathing Technique.

Although this time it's not a confrontation with the entire White Feather Gang, we still have to face several small teams from the White Feather Gang. As one of the top 100 gangs in the wild, the White Feather Gang's members are at least quasi-apprentices, and even in this hostage exchange, there will probably be real apprentices in charge.

Facing a group of prospective and actual apprentices, even with experts like Luo Wushang and Zhang Qingwei, it would be difficult to fight back without enough prospective apprentices to serve as cannon fodder.

Obsidian Martial Arts School, the third day, the sun is setting.

Looking at the thirty players lined up in the training field, Lin Qi was filled with mixed emotions.

It has to be said that once players get into the game, they're absolutely reckless.

For nearly three days, Lin Qi had no idea what these players were thinking. Not a single one of them logged off, or at least occasionally logged off to go to the bathroom or have a meal. The rest of the time they were frantically improving their Shocking Breathing Technique, or practicing their Shattering Stone Fist and Leopard Shadow Step.

I don't know if it's because the new batch of players are very talented, or because they are very rich, or because the veteran players have given them guidance.

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One by one, the students who mastered the amazing breathing technique all reached the beginner level of over 15%. Among them, the two newcomers were the strongest, one of whom was Zhao Hu, who directly took first place among the newcomers.

In just 12 hours, he mastered the Shocking Breathing Technique to the 9th level of beginner level and his physical fitness improved to the level of a prospective apprentice. Li Ranxing followed closely behind, mastering the Shocking Breathing Technique to the 8th level and also achieving the same level of prospective apprentice physical fitness.

By now, both of them have mastered the Shocking Breathing Technique to a level of over 30%. Zhao Hu is at 32% of the beginner level, while Li Ranxing is at 31%. In terms of physical fitness, they have surpassed many nomadic people in the wild.

But what's even more astonishing are the ten veteran players, each of whom has surpassed the beginner level by 30%. Among them, Luo Wushang, Zhang Qingwei, Fang Zhen, and Yi Ye Fuyun, perhaps due to their visualization techniques, have directly broken through the 70% mark in the Divine Breathing Technique. In terms of physical attributes, their strength has exceeded 190 kilograms, and their speed is all above 11.7 meters per second.

In terms of physical fitness, the four of them could be considered to be at the level of a near-apprentice.

But among everyone, Lin Qi reaped the greatest benefits, absorbing five times a day, fifteen times in three days, which directly brought him to a completely new level.

Host: Lin Qi.

Age: 25.

Access Level: Level 1, merit-based admissions authority. (Upgradeable)

Martial Arts Level: Martial Arts Apprentice.

Strength: 243.8 kg. (Standard for a novice martial artist: 900 kg)

Speed: 13.6 meters per second. (Standard for a quasi-martial artist: 26 meters per second)

Martial arts skills: Shattering Stone Fist Level 1 Proficiency 12%, Leopard Shadow Step Level 1 Proficiency 17%.

Training Method: Mind-Awakening Breathing Technique (Beginner Level 96%)

Visualization Method: Visualization of a Star Explosion (Beginner Level 14%)

Number of players that can be introduced: 30 (The host currently limits the number of online players to 30, and the current number of pre-registrations is 99527.)

"Now I'm considered a master in the wild." Lin Qi looked at his stats and was very satisfied with his improvement over the past three days, even feeling a little surprised.

I thought it would be good enough to reach the level of a near-apprentice, but I never expected to become a real apprentice. Although I am only considered a junior apprentice among apprentices, my status and position are incomparable to ordinary people in the world of high martial arts. If I join those wild gangs, I can become a mid-level cadre or a small leader.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Lin Qi slowly walked to the notice board in the training ground and pasted an A4 sheet of paper on it.

"A temporary extermination mission is now being issued. The evil White Feather Gang has kidnapped an important member of our Obsidian Martial Arts School. In order to rescue our member and restore the glory of our Obsidian Martial Arts School, any disciple who meets the physical fitness requirements can participate. If you have any questions, you can check the mission details yourself."

Lin Qi paused for a moment, and after issuing the mission, he went straight to the tricycle to prepare for the final rescue work.

"Holy crap! Just like the veterans said, this has unlocked a combat mission against the main enemy faction!"

"My physical fitness requirement is only that of a probationary apprentice. Great! These past three days of hard work haven't been in vain; I can finally participate in this dungeon combat mission!"

"Unlimited number of participants, and rankings based on physical fitness, allowing players to freely choose which weapons to try out—is this some kind of large-scale raid?"

"Large-scale raids? Are we newbies supposed to have it this easy right from the start? Anyone want to team up? I've already mastered Stonecrusher and Shadow Step, looking for teammates with similar skills. We can split the loot!"

"A cute newbie, 120 kg strength, 10.5 m/s speed, already learned the Stone Crushing Fist, DM me if interested!"

(End of this chapter)