The whole nation is trying to survive on the cable car; I'm choosing one of three options at ea

When Su Mu woke up the next day, the light outside the window had changed from dark red to grayish white.

He sat up and habitually scanned the inside of the cable car... There were no new claw marks on the walls, no debris left from the battle, and the portal in the corner was operating quietly, with the bats flying out, killing, and being retrieved according to a set program.

It seems that the battle in Ash City last night attracted away most of the ghosts, making the cable car line safer than usual.

He opened the panel, where a system notification was waiting.

[Arena daily rewards have been distributed. Current ranking: 982nd. Rewards: 40 Mystic Crystals, 540 Arena Points.]

He casually accepted the reward and then opened the guild dungeon.

There was one more challenge attempt left today. After entering the dungeon, the level 6 Shadow Griffin was still crouching in the center of the arena. Su Mu didn't waste any time and finished the battle in five minutes.

After the output data popped up, the energy bar for the guild weapon "United We Stand" jumped from 40% to 97%. It was just a little bit more progress away from being fully charged.

Then he opened the arena.

He took five free challenges and climbed up from rank 297.

The first match I got was with a gatekeeper ranked around 250th, a level 9 green quality giant rock golem. It was a size larger than a normal golem, covered in dark gray rock armor, and its attacks created area-of-effect shockwaves.

Su Mu thrust his spear forward, the tip precisely piercing the joints of the rock armor, shattering the giant rock golem from the inside. The challenge was completed in less than ten seconds.

Victory reward: 50 competitive points. Due to the significant jump in ranking, the one-time ranking reward has increased to 5000 points and 500 Mystic Crystals.

The second opponent I was matched with was ranked in the early 200s, a level 9 blue quality Shadow Hound.

It was much faster than the previous one, able to move quickly along the edge of the arena and launch surprise attacks from different angles. But in the Shetland Sheepman's dynamic vision, the trajectories of those attacks were clearly discernible, and the spear pierced the hound's neck the instant it approached, ending the challenge.

Victory reward: 50 competitive points, plus a one-time ranking reward of 3000 points and 300 Mystic Crystals.

The opponent in the third match was already close to 150th place, a level nine blue-tier elite-template Frost Serpent. It had a slender body covered in a semi-transparent ice armor, and its attacks inflicted a slowing effect.

Su Mu felt a slight resistance as his spear pierced the ice armor, but the spear tip still precisely pierced the giant python's head. Victory Reward: 50 Arena Points, One-Time Ranking Reward: 4000 Points and 400 Mystic Crystals.

The fourth opponent was ranked around 130, and was a level 9 purple quality Thunder Lizard.

It was a size larger than the previous ones, its body crackling with fine arcs of electricity, and currents leaping across its scales. When it attacked, it released small-area lightning strikes, leaving several charred marks on the ground.

When Su Mu's spear pierced through, he could feel the faint numbing sensation of the electric arcs traveling along the shaft, but his innate ability to construct shields momentarily opened up his body, blocking the currents from entering.

When the challenge ended, he glanced down at his hand...it was completely unmarked. Victory reward: 50 Arena Points, one-time ranking reward: 6000 points and 600 Mystic Crystals.

The fifth free challenge has seen the opponent's ranking surpass the 100 mark.

It was a gigantic gatekeeper of level ten green quality, a full size larger than a level nine purple one. Its entire body was covered in gray-black scales, and there was a glowing crack on its chest, like an exposed area of ​​some kind of core. Su Mu noticed the location of the crack, but he still chose to break through head-on.

The moment the spear tip pierced the scales, he felt a resistance that was significantly stronger than before... The difference between level 10 green and level 9 was much greater than the difference between level 9 and level 8.

Even so, the resistance only slowed his spear tip by less than half a second before piercing the scales and precisely embedding it in the glowing crack. The guardian's body froze for a moment, then began to shatter from the crack. Challenge settled.

Victory reward: 50 Arena Points; One-time ranking reward: 8000 Points and 800 Mystic Crystals.

After five free attempts, his ranking settled at 98th.

My points balance has accumulated to over 20,000, and I've also gained nearly 3,000 more Mysterious Crystals.

He didn't stop, and bought three more challenge tickets. His opponents in the sixth and seventh matches were still a combination of level 10 green and level 10 purple opponents, which he dealt with one by one, and his ranking improved from 98th to 82nd.

His current ranking is already high enough to earn him decent daily and weekly rewards. To climb higher would require more time and effort, but he has more important things to do today.

He glanced at the total points on the panel... nearly 40,000, and his Ghost Crystal balance had returned to over 5,000. That was enough.

He closed the arena panel and opened the daily intelligence.

There is only one entry... Silver Treasure Chest, located 10 kilometers ahead of the current location.

Su Mu stared at the coordinates, remained silent for two seconds, and then closed the panel.

The distance is ten kilometers, and with the possibility of battles and detours, it would take at least half a day to go back and forth, and the secret realm he was going to today was still waiting for him.

We'll have to give up on that silver treasure chest for now.

He opened the chat channels and scanned them.

Lin Yuwei's chat history was tucked in the middle of the discussion area, where she was talking about the Thunderscale Beast from last night: "Level 15 purple, there aren't many that can be fought right now. Let's mark its location first and talk about it when we have a chance." Su Mu agreed with her assessment, and decided to put the matter aside for now.

Then he saw the chat channel for cable 7586.

The news from over there is even more frequent than last night.

The excitement of "It's finally our turn" and the sense of entitlement.

"Finally, we can enter Ash City. I'm going to see what's so great about that wretched place."

So what if it's a big city? The average level of people here isn't lower than theirs; we just arrived a few days later.

"They were just lucky to arrive first. Once we're familiar with the map, our accumulation speed will definitely be faster than theirs."

Su Mu read those words but did not reply.

But he noticed something... since cable 7586 was able to enter the Ash City instance, it meant that other cables might also have the same opportunity.

More cables may be incorporated in the future, and some of them may be from people who have been to other major cities.

The world is highly random; it's not just their cable line that has the opportunity to access cities of this caliber.

He turned off the channel and opened the Ash City portal again.

This time, the system prompted an additional option: "Select landing mode: random/last location".

He chose the same spot as last time.