I summon the heroic spirits of China in the infinite world.

At the same time, thousands of miles away in the desolate land.

This area is almost identical to the newbie dungeon area, consisting of barren land as far as the eye can see.

The only difference is that the living environment here is much harsher, and the monsters are more powerful and ferocious.

In the darkness, a brightly lit fortress sits firmly on the edge of a cliff.

Dozens of monsters, averaging level 20, were baring their fangs and claws as they attacked the towering city walls.

Nearly ten heroic spirits stood in a row on the city wall, unleashing various ranged attacks downwards.

Although the number of monsters was greater and their presence more imposing, the fortress remained impregnable thanks to the vigilant defense of the heroic spirits.

Inside a bunker at the heart of the fortress, a woman with her face veiled in black veil rests her hand on her main cube.

"So far away..."

After checking the target's location, she frowned slightly.

Lu Ziyou comes from Taolin City and is a LV30 veteran summoner.

In addition to this, she has a hidden identity.

That's the kind of faith that food connoisseurs have.

Just now, I received a raid quest through the faith panel.

"If you go in this direction, the monsters will become weaker and weaker."

"Basically, once you reach that position, it should fall within the scope of the newbie dungeon."

A general deduction was gradually taking shape in her mind.

This quest is marked as a revenge mission, indicating that a "colleague" has already died.

So it's highly likely that some fight broke out among the newbies in the dungeon, and then that person was killed.

In most cases, the dispatch mechanism for these small tasks proceeds from far to near.

If she manages to get it, it means either the people ahead of her have chosen not to take it, or she is already at the closest point to the target.

Based on the actual situation of the barren land, she believes the latter is significantly more likely.

"Can't newcomers just stay quiet and behave themselves? Why do they have to cause all this trouble?"

Lu Ziyou would not have any feelings for this colleague he had never met.

But she had to accept this task.

Since my faith level is not yet up to par, I need to complete tasks to make up for it. Now is not the time to complain about tasks.

"However, forcibly entering a low-level dungeon is a bit troublesome."

"If it's a newbie dungeon, the entry requirements will greatly affect my performance."

"Then I have to leave my main Heroic Spirits behind to guard my territory."

She stroked her chin, considering how to put together a lineup.

In principle, the dungeon area does not refuse entry to summoners who are not affiliated with it, but there are many restrictions.

Lu Ziyou estimated that if he used all his methods, he could only bring in a maximum of 10 Heroic Spirits of level 10.

"Dealing with a mere novice won't take much effort; the main problem is that traveling this distance will be quite tiring."

"We'll set off immediately after tonight. If we travel through the night, it will take about 20 days to arrive."

"There's no time to lose, let's set off immediately."

Once she had made up her mind, she immediately began preparations.

Ten minutes later, the heroic spirits on the city wall suddenly focused their attacks on one point.

Boom!

As various ranged attacks rained down, a clearing was immediately cleared in front of the city wall at the point of concentrated fire.

Then, a stone gate suddenly opened in the city wall in front of the open space.

A black-armored knight, shrouded in black mist, charged out on a ghostly warhorse.

【roar!!!】

A hunched ghoul suddenly stood up, reaching a height of two meters, and pounced on the Black Knight.

However, the Black Knight's iron hooves did not stop; on the contrary, they accelerated in an instant, making him almost a blur.

Pfft!

The LV23 ghoul was thus cut in half at the waist.

His upper body fell to the ground, and the black mist remaining on the wound continued to corrode it.

After the Black Knight cleared the road ahead, a carriage pulled by two magnificent beast-like heroic spirits drove out of the gate.

Lu Ziyou himself was sitting in the car.

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As the first rays of sunlight touched the camp, a notification popped up in front of Li Ming's eyes.

[24 days until the great disaster strikes.]

[Summoners surviving on this map: 72/100.]

"The monster attack last night was even more intense, and even more people were eliminated..."

Seeing the elimination numbers reach double digits for the first time, he couldn't help but sigh.

In addition, there are prompts from the Summoner's Panel.

Your Summoner Rank has been increased to LV5.

[Obtain 1 skill card (choose 1 out of 7).]

"Finally upgraded..."

However, he wasn't in the mood to look at the skill cards at the moment.

Open the map function of the main cube. Six hours have passed since the notification that someone accepted the subjugation quest. Finally, we can start tracking and locating the target.

He didn't sleep a wink last night, remaining vigilant the entire time.

It's because they're worried that a summoner might suddenly appear and attack their territory.

Although the cost of 1000 cubic coins was high, he understood that he had to spend the money.

Even if there is a 6-hour delay, it is still very important to have a general understanding of the other party's movements.

"What?"

However, before he could even feel the pinch of the exorbitant activation fee, Dawn was shocked by the location displayed on the map.

These red dots, even more numerous and concentrated than those of monsters, are actually appearing outside the dungeon area!

"So, this summoner is from another [Wasteland] instance?"

This is a newbie dungeon, which means that any summoner from other dungeons will definitely be a higher level than you.

"But this red dot is way too far away from our circled area."

He estimated that the other party was several thousand kilometers away.

If you look closely for a while, you can see that the red dot is moving slightly and is moving closer to this side.

And considering that these are coordinates delayed by 6 hours, the other party should be closer to me now.

The bad news is that this follower of the demon god is definitely far more powerful than himself.

The good news is that the opponent won't arrive anytime soon, so I still have time to develop.

Furthermore, forcibly entering a low-level dungeon requires meeting an entry threshold, and the opponent's strength will be weakened to some extent.

"Time is of the essence..."

Dawn knew that his only option now was to seize every moment to become stronger.

So he took out the Heroic Spirit Card.

He didn't use this card last night in order to get Zhao Yun to LV2 as soon as possible.

Zhao Yun is just a little short of leveling up, so it's time to cash in on this Hero Card.

He bit his finger and wrote his name in the blank space on the card.

As the writing was completed, the void pattern on the card quickly solidified into a human form.

The man had gray hair and a deeply lined face, but his eyes were bright and piercing, showing no signs of old age.

He wore a dark red battle robe, held a phoenix-beak knife, and carried a precious carved bow on his back.

It was none other than the still vigorous and capable old general, Huang Zhong!

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