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

Of the people on the 7586-meter national cable line, some eventually went to the public area of ​​19283 and said a few words.

"Be careful. Line 886 is very strange."

"Especially that guy named Su Mu, he..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was rebuffed by someone from 19283.

"Enough, Americans. We, the Japanese, are no longer anyone's dogs."

"If you're scared, get lost. We have no interest in listening to a cable car that can't even last thirty minutes in a challenge."

"Su Mu? Never even heard of him. You Americans just love to exaggerate these kinds of 'monsters' of unknown origin to cover up your own weakness."

"The land of cherry blossoms fears no one."

The Americans were immediately rendered speechless.

"...Alright then. Don't blame us for not warning you."

"They've become incredibly arrogant. By the time they see Su Mu's gun and want to regret it, it will be too late."

"Let's watch the show. It's more interesting than us going to fight."

......

Lin Yuwei sat by the sand dune, keeping an eye on Su Mu's health while glancing at the flame war in the chat channel.

When she saw the mocking words from the Japanese, she scratched her fingers on the sand, her face contorted with anger.

"These people... really are..."

She took a deep breath, put down the communicator, and glanced at Su Mu's connection panel again.

His health and sanity remain stable. Su Mu is still fighting.

She pursed her lips and said softly, "Let's see if you can still laugh after you lose."

Then she stopped watching the channel and refocused her attention on the detection device.

It was very quiet on Su Mu's side. The quietness was so profound that it didn't seem like a high-intensity battle was taking place, but rather like he was doing something he had long ago planned.

Lin Yuwei knew what that silence meant.

He hasn't gotten serious yet.

Meanwhile, the people of Japan, known as the "Sakura Country," have already begun celebrating their victory ahead of schedule.

"If you're going to kill someone..." she repeated softly, her voice so low it was almost as if she were talking to herself, "then come and try."

......

When the Abyss Gatekeeper resurrected for the fifth time, its body color had turned completely dark green, and a layer of fine dark scales floated on its skin. Its tail was longer than before, and the bone spikes at the end split into three prongs, like a three-edged short spear that had been disassembled and reassembled.

Its level has reached Lv19.

The gatekeepers around were no longer leaning against each other so lazily as before.

They stood in their respective positions, their tails unconsciously tucked in, their eyes shifting back and forth between Su Mu and the constantly resurrecting companion, as if a group of onlookers were finally beginning to realize that the prey in the arena was not quite what they had expected.

"Hey, still not done?" one of the gatekeepers couldn't help but speak up, his tone no longer teasing. "How many times have you resurrected? You can't even kill a level 16 human?"

The gatekeeper of the abyss did not turn around; its gaze was fixed on Su Mu. The mockery in its pupils had mostly faded, replaced by a chilling aura born from being continuously provoked.

"There's something wrong with his gun," it said. "It always hits my weakest spot, and each time it hits harder than the last."

"Stop making excuses," another gatekeeper sneered. "You're useless. Just say you need our help."

The gatekeeper of the abyss remained silent.

It simply coiled its tail back up and lowered its body slightly, like a snake forced to take things seriously.

Su Mu glanced at his experience points.

After level 16, the experience provided by each gatekeeper gradually increased from ten to fifty points, with an additional ten points gained for each level of resurrection. Killing one more time should bring it to sixty.

"Level 19, Green." Su Mu quickly assessed the opponent's status in his mind. "Its attributes have increased significantly, but I've completely figured out its fighting style. If it levels up to Blue, its strength will take another leap. It'll be a good opportunity to test where my current limits are."

He gripped his spear tightly and stepped forward.

The three-second charge exploded beneath his feet, and he shot out like a meteor.

The gatekeeper of the abyss reacted extremely quickly, its three forked tail spikes lashing out simultaneously from three directions at even more cunning angles than before, sealing off the front and the left and right flanks.

Su Mu did not dodge.

With a flick of his spear, he precisely pierced the extremely brief gap where the three tail spikes converged, shaking the entire tail to one side. The monster's body swayed, its center wide open.

The next shot went straight into his chest cavity.

[Defeat the Abyss Gatekeeper (Lv19, Green) for +60 experience.]

The sand swallowed the body once again.

This time, the resurrection process is happening more slowly than before.

Su Mu stood in place, kicked the sandpit that was slowly closing up, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"The resurrection time has increased."

Su Mu glanced at the monsters around him.

At this moment, the gatekeepers around only glanced in this direction a few times, without revealing any extra expression.

Two of them even went back to the stone wall next to the entrance, their tails drooping on the ground, as if nothing had happened.

"Old Six is ​​dead again." One of them yawned, its voice lazy.

"So what if it dies? It's not like it's the first time." The other one curled its tail up, its tone full of indifference. "Anyway, the more it dies, the stronger it will become later."

That human probably doesn't understand yet.

The third gatekeeper tilted its head and picked at something stuck between its teeth with its paw.

The force he's fighting now is less than half of our true fighting strength. When Lao Liu returns, and his complexion darkens further, it'll be his turn to lie down.

They didn't lower their voices when they spoke, seemingly not caring whether Su Mu could hear them or not.

Su Mu stood still, not reacting much to these words, only moving his wrist that was holding the gun.

These monsters might be right.

They certainly didn't use their full strength. The ordinary gatekeepers maintained a hunting-like composure during the attack, as if they were waiting for their prey to exhaust itself.

The same was true of the Abyss Gatekeeper that was killed. Although its attacks after several resurrections were stronger each time, it never escaped the sense of "testing".

But what they didn't know was that he didn't either.

He hasn't even used the Ancient King's Battle Blood yet, nor has he actively activated Shadow Clone or Human Emperor's Will. Even with the newly acquired rule-based abilities, he's simply letting them function passively and naturally. He still has many trump cards up his sleeve.

Of course, Su Mu did not show it.

These monsters only get stronger the more you kill them.

The best approach is to take them down one by one.

Since they are so arrogant, Su Mu naturally doesn't need to point it out.

The ripples in the sandpit resumed after a dozen seconds.

This time, the gatekeeper's aura was noticeably heavier when it rose from beneath the sand.

Its body color had faded somewhat, and its originally dark gray skin with a hint of green began to show a very dark, deep-sea-like luster. The color spread from the spine to both sides, like a very thin shell being dyed into a different texture by something from within.

blue.

Its grade has changed from green to blue.