Ancient Ark: A Dark-Themed Historical Survival Game

Chapter 105 The Big Fish

Xiao Yu's breakthrough.

Inspire others.

Lu Dahai: "Boss is awesome!"

Zhao Gang: "Congratulations on your level up, boss!"

Li Zihao: "Leveling up to level 11 requires 6 essence points, which is ridiculously high. Only the captain has the ability to complete the upgrade so quickly!"

Zhao Xuezhu: "I didn't expect to reach level 11 before even entering the second Old World!"

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In fact, if it weren't for the suppression of Suiyang's world laws, Xiao Yu could have easily completed the upgrade ten or eight days ago and wouldn't have had to wait until now.

but.

It won't have much of an impact.

all the same.

Breaking through major bottlenecks can certainly increase attributes significantly and boost strength.

However, given Xiao Yu's solid foundation and resources, this improvement cannot be considered a qualitative breakthrough.

In contrast.

He has spent the past ten days focusing on honing his skills and improving his equipment.

In particular, upgrading Sun Tzu to level 10 greatly enhances actual strength!

Xiao Yu: "We've only completed the external exploration of the shipwreck. There must be a passage into the interior. Let's hurry and find the entrance!"

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"yes!"

The group soon arrived at a passage shaped like an energy vortex, which was the entrance to the interior of the ark.

You have entered the Ark Base Ruins!

Xiao Yu and the others passed through the vortex and entered an open space, where a city surrounding a volcano appeared before them.

The city was quite large, capable of holding 100,000 people at its peak, but it is now in ruins, and the volcano within it has long since cooled and become deformed.

Lu Dahai exclaimed, "Holy crap! There's a city inside the Ark!"

Xiao Yu: "What's so strange about that? Our base is under construction, and as the population and scale increase in the future, it will naturally gradually form the Ark City."

The primary purpose of the Ark is to provide transportation for the Chosen Ones in the deep sea, salvage various historical worlds, and recruit subjects.

Many in the past.

There will always be a complete breakdown.

A world without any hope of salvation.

Those destined for greatness are powerless to change the course of events in this world; the only thing they can do is use their time to save and shelter high-value refugees as much as possible.

Therefore, building bases is essential; the higher the Ark's tier, the larger and more numerous the bases that can be built.

"This ark was incredibly prosperous in its heyday; otherwise, it wouldn't have been able to build such a large base city!"

Su Qingmeng couldn't help but feel a sense of awe as she looked at the rather large-scale city ruins before her.

"yes!"

"This ark must be pretty powerful."

"Unexpectedly, it still ended in destruction. Such an outcome is truly lamentable!"

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It's really nothing.

Xiao Yu had seen super arks with millions or even tens of millions of people, and there were no fewer than ten ark cities built!

The size of the shipwreck is unknown, but it appears that only the remains of a base remain. Any other bases that may exist are likely very small, and their traces have completely disappeared into the deep sea.

of course.

Now is not the time for popular science.

The pollution levels in the deep sea have reached 30-40%, and there is not much time left, so we must hurry!

"Each ark has an ark core, which is the most valuable loot in the process of salvaging the shipwreck."

Xiao Yu immediately instructed his subordinates, saying, "What we need to do now is to find and retrieve this core as soon as possible."

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"clear!"

The group entered the ruins.

The ancient city of the Ark has been completely reduced to ruins and has undergone severe mutations.

Although it has been completely altered, we can still infer the original architectural and artistic style from some traces and details.

This race's lifestyle and habits are very different from those of humans, but it is undoubtedly a vibrant civilization with a unique heritage.

The Chosen One discovered this.

There is a giant black stone monument in the ruins.

They are very common and stand in various prominent positions.

While other buildings were generally weathered, collapsed, or even decayed, these black stone tablets remained relatively intact, naturally attracting the attention of the chosen ones.

Su Qingmeng said, "There are many characters on these stone tablets, but they are all foreign characters that I can't understand."

"This is an inscription created by the ancient chosen ones and the people of the Ark on the eve of its destruction."

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Xiao Yu glanced at the stone tablet: "It records the official history of this civilization."

Sheng Shen: "Why did you write this?"

"Although history has been thoroughly polluted and swallowed by the deep sea, never to be recovered, they still try to preserve the correct history in this way —"

Su Qingmeng remarked with emotion, "This is the last pride and resistance of a civilization."

Wang Yang commented: "Even in extinction, a civilization must leave its mark; to preserve its dignity, it can only die with reason and clarity—truly a civilization worthy of respect!"

Jiang Xiaoxia was very sad: "But no one knows their story anymore, and the historical texts will eventually disappear into the deep sea."

Zhao Xuezhu: "I certainly don't want our history to end up like that!"

"No way!"

Su Qingmeng glanced at Xiao Yu: "Our journey has only just begun; we will definitely accomplish our mission!"

No need to say more.

Black energy surged near the historical monument, and another group of vengeful spirits from the sunken ship, transformed from the people of the Ark, appeared.

"Something's appeared!"

The group immediately engaged in battle.

These shipwrecked spirits are similar to those outside, and the strategies for defeating them are also quite similar.

Unable to attack, they could only passively defend, holding out for nearly twenty minutes, waiting for the shipwrecked spirit to transform its form, and then quickly killing it.

"Although the battle itself wasn't too difficult, it took far too long, and our contamination level keeps increasing!"

Wang Yang frowned as he scanned the massive ruins before him, sensing that there were probably quite a few vengeful spirits slumbering within.

This is not good!

Su Qingmeng agreed, saying, "This kind of battle is indeed too time-consuming. We estimate that we can only fight one or two more battles at most before we face the predicament of being forced to retreat. There simply isn't enough time to search for the ruins."

Luo Ting: "What should we do then?"

Zhao Gang: "This dungeon seems a bit of a trap. If we keep losing at this rate, we'll never have time to clear it!"

Xiao Yu glanced around.

Finally, it landed on the black stone tablet in front of it.

"The formation of Nightmare Space is related to the power of Heaven. Influenced by the laws of Heaven, even the most difficult dungeons cannot be unsolvable."

While they were talking.

He stepped forward and touched the stone tablet.

A soft light immediately emanated from the cracks on the surface of the stone tablet, and the entire tablet instantly turned to ashes, a gentle power enveloping everyone.

[You have received the "Blessing of Official History," your pollution level has decreased by 8%!]

"what?"

"Pollution has decreased!"

"It turns out these stone tablets weren't just for decoration."

"It's a replication mechanism that weakens contamination!"

"Although the reduction isn't significant, it's enough to buy us some time and increase our chances of winning!"

"There are quite a few stone tablets in this site; they were probably our gas stations, and also served as signposts to guide us forward!"

The morale of the crowd was greatly boosted.

They continued to advance with Xiao Yu.

The number of "undying vengeful spirits" in this site is actually quite large, mainly concentrated in areas such as historical monuments and cemeteries.

They all possess the immortality of infinite resurrection, plus the ability to go berserk when attacked, and even be strengthened upon resurrection.

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Therefore, route selection is particularly crucial.

Historical stone tablets can trigger blessings to reduce pollution, but the reduction is too small each time, far from enough to reverse the pollution from a battle.

If you trigger every stone tablet and clear out all the monsters, the chosen one will never be able to reach the center of the ruins.

Therefore, we must make careful judgments and decisions to find the right path from the complex structure of the relics and the countless hidden dangers.

Whether there are any vengeful spirits lurking near each stone tablet, and the number of such spirits.

Xiao Yu can make accurate judgments through his all-knowing eye.

No monsters?

It directly triggers purification.

There are monsters.

First, assess the combat value.

If there are only five, eight, or even fewer shipwrecked spirits, it means there is no value in fighting them and it is not worth wasting time on them.

Just go around it.

As for other areas where vengeful spirits gather along the way, they must be avoided, otherwise, once entangled, they will endlessly waste time.

Following this strategy

The Wentian team made steady progress.

After passing seventeen stone tablets, only nine of them were triggered, resulting in three battles in total, with more than thirty monsters killed in each battle.

This ensures efficient progress.

They also gained a great deal.

Although the monsters in this dungeon are low-ranking, they drop a lot of experience points, and with the double experience bonus, the income is considerable.

It's practically a sacred place for cultivation!

[You have collected the following loot: Soul Essence +804, Wraith Ashes +14, Deep Sea Debris +8, White Forging Stone +2!]

[You have collected the following loot: Soul Essence +826, Wraith Ashes +18, Deep Sea Debris +8, Gray Soul Stone +32!]

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When Xiao Yu led his team to the center of the ruins, they had already collected more than 80,000 essences.

Each person received approximately five thousand, while Xiao Yu received thirty thousand.

This is another substantial income.

Xiao Yu only needed 30,000 essence to break through the level 11 bottleneck. Leveling up to level 12 was not a bottleneck; it was just a normal level up that only required 14,000 essence.

If you want to upgrade.

It can be upgraded again immediately.

This is the power of a Saint's Body!

Xiao Yu will not be upgraded continuously in the short term.

Since simply leveling up doesn't yield significant benefits, it's better to improve skills or heroes.

At the center of the Ark Ruins is a plaza with five volcanic stone sculptures standing on it, as the Chosen One approaches the plaza.

The five stone sculptures have changed.

They quickly melted into a liquid as thick as ink, and then reshaped into five figures exuding a strong deep-sea aura.

【Nameless Resentment and Corruption】, Level 12 Rare Elite — Introduction: Once an ancient hero, he lost his name and fortune, and eventually transformed into a vengeful spirit.

【The Nameless Resentful Captain】, Level 12 Lord Unit — Introduction: Once the ancient master of the Ark, he merged with the core of the Ark and became a vengeful spirit.

"Could this be the BOSS?" These people were experienced in dungeons and could guess the monster's identity even without using reconnaissance methods.

"That's right, these are the Nameless Corruption and the Nameless Captain, with the captain being the final boss of the dungeon!"

Xiao Yu quickly explained, "We just need to take it down to get the core and complete the challenge."

Wang Yang: "If this is the final boss, then the difficulty of this dungeon is not too high."

The nameless captain is only of ordinary lord strength. Even with his second-tier level and the strength of the deep-sea environment, he can barely touch the threshold of a level 10 overlord.

This isn't too difficult.

Xiao Yu had already successfully cleared the Jiangyan Purgatory more than ten days ago, while Wang Yang and Su Qingmeng both had the ability to challenge the Jiangyan Purgatory.

Jiangyan Demon Lord Wu Zixu's strength is above that of this nameless captain, and Xiao Yu and Wang Yang don't even need to use their heroic spirits.

The power of the chosen one is enough.

"We can't be careless. This is different from the River Eye Hell. For the time being, we can only take the beating and can't fight back."

Su Qingmeng said, "It won't be an easy task for us to withstand the onslaught of a level 12 lord for a long time."

At this moment, an unnamed captain and four unnamed villains launched a fierce attack on the Chosen One.

Although the nameless captain has very high attack power, the Chu King set that Zhao Gang is currently using is a high-level set that Xiao Yu replaced.

With the combined effects of the Four Curses of the Military Saint and the skills of the Heroic Spirit of Nangwa, its defense is so insane that even Xiao Yu couldn't break through it in a short time.

Besides the main tank Zhao Gang, the two off-tanks Wei Dongbing and Li Zihao are also quite strong, making the defense line formed by the chosen ones as solid as a rock.

"That's about it!"

The group held out for fifteen or sixteen minutes.

Everyone's pollution level is generally above 80%. Although there isn't much time left, it's more than enough to take down the BOSS.

Steady!

When everyone thinks that way.

An explosion and loud noise suddenly occurred at the ruins.

"What happened?"

"Someone is causing trouble!"

"Oh no! The vengeful spirits in the vicinity are being awakened!"

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The group discovered that at least a hundred vengeful spirits had been awakened and were being guided to surge in from all directions, posing a significant threat.

Many of them had been killed.

It is currently in a resurrected state.

"hateful!"

"How could this happen?"

"Who's causing trouble at this time?"

Actually, compared to being interrupted at crucial moments.

People were even more shocked as to why someone would cause trouble at this time.

"Helu!"

Wang Yang instantly summoned Helu.

After this level 10 purple hero appeared, he immediately took charge of Zhao Gang, Li Zihao, and the others, relieving the pressure on the most troublesome and powerful nameless captain so that they could have time to recover.

"Logically speaking, only the chosen ones can enter the Nightmare. No matter how strong or skillful the ancient people were, they could not enter."

He frowned and said, "Besides, we are not in the old world now. What force is interfering with our salvage of the shipwreck?"

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Su Qingmeng noticed.

While others panicked.

Xiao Yu, however, remained remarkably calm and showed no surprise whatsoever.

He calmly said, "The ancient people indeed had no possibility of entering the Nightmare of the Deep Sea, and apart from the Chosen Ones, no other group could activate the Nightmare—the Evil God of the Deep Sea has a certain degree of ability to interfere with the Nightmare."

"The evil god of the deep sea?" Upon hearing this, Su Qingmeng immediately thought of something: "Could it be Wu Zixu?"

"That damn guy really did have his eye on us!" Lu Dahai couldn't help but curse. "He didn't show up earlier or later, but he appeared at the most crucial moment. How are we supposed to deal with this?"

"Don't worry!"

Xiao Yu lightly stomped his foot.

An invisible array instantly unfolded across a radius of several hundred meters.

The Four Symbols Formation of the Military Sage!

This formation can not only suppress all hostile targets, but also break through stealth and stealth units.

Therefore, almost simultaneously.

Two figures came into view.

[Chosen One of Chaos: Zhuan Zhu], Level 11 Rare Lord —

[Chosen One of Chaos: Yao Li], Level 11 Rare Lord —

"It's here!"

"Good heavens! It's an old acquaintance!"

"As expected, they are the evil bastards from Suiyang. When did they get in?"

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Although its appearance is slightly different from that in the Shadow Corridor dungeon, it has not changed much in general, but its strength has increased a lot.

"Are there only two?"

Xiao Yu couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

As the evil one born in Suiyang, Wu Zixu was resurrected by the Mother of Chaos in the deep sea, and his resurrection location must be in the old sunken area of ​​Suiyang.

When the Wentian ship ended its salvage operation in Suiyang.

The evil forces led by Wu Zixu will almost certainly follow, because only by destroying the Wentian can they launch a counterattack against the old days, and they will definitely look for an opportunity to strike.

Why develop a shipwreck instance?

Besides the inherent value of the shipwreck, another reason for its popularity is fishing.

Wu Zixu could take away at least blue-level fortune from Suiyang, and these corrupted beings, having just been resurrected, wouldn't be too strong.

If Wu Zixu were to appear in person, Xiao Yu would rather abandon the instance than not kill him.

A spirit of Wu Zixu.

It is worth a thousand times more than a shipwreck replica.

This is an important part of enhancing Xiao Yu's strength and enriching his capabilities.

However, it is quite obvious.

Wu Zixu was very cautious.

Or perhaps there is a limit to the number of secret realms.

Wu Zixu or Goujian were too powerful to enter, so they sent two of their subordinates instead.

The first ambush has the advantage of surprise, and Zhuan Zhu and Yao Li, two assassin-type evil beings, can maximize this advantage!

"Well, even though they're not Wu Zixu or Goujian, these two aren't bad quality either, better than the air force—"

Xiao Yu consoled himself in this way.

Zhuan Zhu and Yao Li were indeed quite powerful.

These two guys are definitely top-tier assassins.

Once they have fully matured, they will pose a significant threat to the Chosen One.

Only experts like Xiao Yu, Wang Yang, and Su Qingmeng can protect themselves; most other chosen ones will live in fear because of this.

Eliminate them all at once.

This is great news!

After Zhuan Zhu and Yao Li's stealth was broken, they immediately used their movement skills to create distance and quickly disappear from sight, taking down several vengeful spirits in the process.

They have clearly discovered the mechanism of vengeful spirits.

This method is now being used to further create chaos.

"not good!"

"They escaped!"

"We're about to be surrounded!"

"This is getting a bit troublesome!"

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The Chosen One not only faces five powerful bosses that are impossible to attack, but also needs to resist at least a hundred undead vengeful spirits that are surrounding him from all directions.

These undead vengeful spirits are highly frenzied due to the attacks they are under, and their cooldown states are inconsistent, making them difficult to deal with. This situation is extremely disadvantageous for the chosen ones.

Xiao Yu had a sudden thought.

Three heroic spirits appeared beside me.

Xi Shi, Zheng Dan, and the nameless border general are all level 10.

"Owner!"

Xi Shi and Zheng Dan immediately assessed the situation in the vicinity.

Xiao Yu said, "The situation is a bit chaotic right now. Is there any way to bring it under control?"

Xi Shi immediately played the jade flute in her hand, and the vengeful spirits from all directions were affected by a powerful spiritual force. Many of them experienced cognitive confusion, and at least half of them began to restrain each other and kill one another.

"here you go!"

This greatly reduces the pressure on those destined for greatness.

"A spirit of righteousness!"

Xiao Yu's enhanced skills are used to resist various mental attacks, and with the addition of the Four Curses of the War Saint, he can run rampant and easily restrain the other vengeful spirits.

Not long after.

The captain/boss is changing.

An attackable state is about to appear.

Xiao Yu dispatched Zheng Dan and Wuming Feijiang, who, together with He Chuang, were sufficient to deal with the situation, while Wang Yang and Su Qingmeng led the others to focus on dealing with the four mini-bosses.

This is how it is arranged.

There is sufficient redundancy in combat power.

The result was as expected.

At this time, Zhuan Zhu and Yao Li had already fled a thousand meters away.

The two evildoers planned to create chaos and assassinate Xiao Yu in the confusion.

They are still waiting for an opportunity to strike. As long as they assassinate Xiao Yu, the leader of the Chosen Ones and the master of the Ark, the other Chosen Ones will no longer pose a threat to Wu Zixu!

suddenly!

A melodious and ethereal flute melody invaded the spiritual world.

This will put them into a brief daze, until they come to their senses.

A bright, silvery moon.

It slowly rose from the void.

Zhuan Zhu and Yao Li were trapped in a dreamlike illusion.

"not good!"

The two evils immediately attempted to evacuate.

A figure in blue robes appeared, holding a book in his left hand and a sword in his right.

Sun Tzu said slowly, "Gentlemen, since you're here, why don't you stay?"

"You?!"

Sun Wu nodded: "My lord specifically ordered me to keep the two of you here."

"Then let's see if you have the ability."

Yao Li fired five or six Soul-Chasing Spears in succession, while Zhuan Zhu released a series of sword energies.

The two corrupted beings clearly had no memory of the battle in the nightmare, so they did not immediately realize how terrifying the person in front of them was.

—0!

—0!

—0!

Sun Wu wielded his Spring and Autumn Sword, shattering most of the attacks. Although some attacks occasionally landed on him, they couldn't even budge his protective power in the slightest.

Both of these evil deeds horrified them.

Although it was just a probing attack, it was enough to make the two corrupted beings realize that this person's strength was terrifying and far surpassed their own!

"Deep-sea attack!"

The two corrupted beings immediately activated their invisibility abilities, decisively deciding to abandon the entanglement and instead lie in wait for an opportunity to break the illusion.

Zhuan Zhu and Yao Li's stealth skills were so strong that even Sun Tzu could not distinguish them by sight or perception.

However, just as he reached level 10, the Sacred Military Manual unlocked a brand new secret technique.

"Seeing through everything perfectly!"

Sun Tzu's pupils shone brightly.

Two figures, which were very well hidden, immediately came into view.

"A volley of arrows!"

Countless arrows rained down from the sky.

The two places of evil were covered on the spot.

—0!

—0!

—0!

Although Zhuan Zhu and Yao Li were pierced by a large number of arrows, they were not seriously injured.

"It's useless. In your deep-sea submerged state, even with your strength, you can't harm us!"

"Yeah?"

A surge of righteous energy erupted from Sun Wu, and he immediately swung his Spring and Autumn Sword, unleashing a massive righteous sword aura.

To sacrifice one's life for righteousness!

—7534 (Deadly Critical Strike!)

—7843 (Deadly Critical Strike!)

The sword energy pierced through the bodies of the two corrupted beings, causing fatal injuries!

Deep Sea Assault is indeed a very powerful stealth skill, as it not only provides invisibility but also generates extremely high damage immunity.

High damage saving grace.

It doesn't mean it's completely invincible.

Sun Tzu unleashed a rain of arrows to cover the two men, primarily to suppress them densely and weaken the immunity effect of the deep-sea attack.

Then seize the opportunity to launch a strong attack.

How astonishing is the power of a level 7 Righteous Sword?

The Righteous Sword Qi itself also has the effect of countering such sinister skills!

Although the two evil defilements are strong.

But there was no room for resistance.

[You have collected the following loot: Soul Essence +18000, Zhuan Zhu Heroic Spirit +1, Fish Intestine Sword +1, Blue Fortune Stone +1, Blue Forging Stone +4, Blue Soul Stone +12!]

[You have collected loot: Soul Essence +18000, Heroic Spirit +1, Blue Heroic Spirit Essence +4, Blue Soul Stone +15]

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The two corrupted individuals unleashed 36000 units of vital energy.

All of this essence was absorbed by Sun Tzu, and the other spoils of war were also collected by Sun Tzu on his behalf.

To acquire two blue-named Servants in one go, either one of which is valuable enough to drive countless Chosen Ones mad.

If you want to get it through dungeons.

The probability is no different from winning the lottery.

But nowadays, it's easy to obtain without any effort!

The other loot was also extremely valuable, but since it wasn't considered a dungeon drop, Xiao Yu happily accepted it all.

at the same time.

The dungeon battle has ended.

Under the combined efforts of the chosen ones and the heroic spirits.

Not only did the group withstand the onslaught of the vengeful spirits, but they also successfully eliminated the nameless evil spirit and the nameless captain.

This special dungeon has only normal-level monsters and elite mini-bosses, with only one lord unit.

Regardless of monster grade or mechanics.

In fact, they are not complicated or difficult.

There are countless similar shipwreck instances in the deep sea, but compared to other shipwreck instances, this one can only be considered a very ordinary and mediocre one.

however.

Although the dungeon was unremarkable.

However, they successfully caught two big fish.

The gains from this dungeon run were more than enough to satisfy Xiao Yu!