T0 Gaming Guild Saves the World

"Wow, consider this my reward! Where did you find such a good pharmacist? He even helped train the puppets and improve the formula!"

Jiang Heyi rubbed his fingers: "Those two unknown potions..."

Mint quickly covered her hat and said in a conciliatory tone, "I'll give you one!"

After saying that, she hurriedly pulled out the pitch-black potion from her large backpack.

【Whispers of the Dead】: Creates a lure with a highly alluring scent for undead creatures at the point where the potion spreads.

"The enlightenment that Kovacs, the great apothecary of the Anna Empire, gained in his later years."

In his later years, he claimed to have witnessed miracles from the depths.

Zhong Zemo feigned anger: "You actually want to keep two bottles of this good stuff for yourself."

"Stop scolding me, stop scolding me... I won't do it again." Seeing that no one seemed to care, Mint tentatively said, "I'm thinking of leaving for a while..."

She breathed a sigh of relief upon discovering that the boundary between the real and virtual worlds did not pose a hindrance.

"Don't worry, don't worry, I'll come back after I sell everything."

After saying that, he left using the guild's precious gem.

Jiang Heyi checked the potion recipes possessed by the guild dolls and found that, as Mint had said, there were indeed some extra.

"At least it's reliable on the surface," Orange Tea remarked.

Equip the potion, complete the energy transfer at the boundary between reality and illusion, and teleport to the underground temple of the Clarity.

Sister Alna's spirit still hadn't appeared. Having confirmed this information, Jiang Heyi decided to readjust the coordinates of the Starry Sky Jade, setting them in front of the teleportation statue in the Cleansing Layer.

As always, upon arriving at the enclosed passageway of the underground tunnel, Jiang Heyi took out the Clearlight Lantern and shone it on the wall.

As the walls spun like a Rubik's Cube, a piercing sound echoed throughout the enclosed space.

"Invasion".

"Invasion".

"Invasion!"

The seagulls above the players' projection panel suddenly appeared on their own, circling above everyone's heads and calling out anxiously.

The five seagulls cried out in unison, their progressively increasing tone making everyone tense.

"What happened?" Plain Fries looked around, bewildered.

The jailer was also baffled: "Didn't we clear the first floor? Why is there an intrusion alarm now?"

The seagull cried out hoarsely, "World Bubble, approaching!"

The next second, the scenery in front of everyone at the boundary between reality and illusion blurred, and everything appeared as double images.

The ground beneath their feet and the objects around them remained unchanged, yet the tremors emanating from the space sent shivers down their spines.

Everything happened in the span of three or four breaths. The wall illuminated by the lanterns had not yet been fully opened, and a dark red passage in front of everyone cut off the boundary between illusion and reality.

The space was cleaved open by an extremely sharp blade, like a red-hot knife cutting through butter. The edge of the space first boiled and melted, and then scorched open a deep door that could accommodate two people passing through at the same time.

As the phantom wall leading to the first floor of the underground temple opened, invaders from another world bubble appeared before them.

Jiang Heyi recognized the leader and then smiled with relief and disdain.

It really lingers.

There are 13 people in total, and their equipment is mixed and matched with the boundary between reality and illusion.

"Wow, the amazing streamer [Watermelon Shumai]!"

The jailer's words were too powerful, and the watermelon shumai, who had been looking at Jiang Heyi with a smug expression, suddenly turned gloomy.

The human male, whose game was titled "The Clock Keeps Turning," proudly boasted about his achievement.

“Shumai, see if I’m right? They’re definitely the only active group here, and they even opened the phantom door that we needed to unlock.”

"Is this the kind of loyal fan who will stand by you through thick and thin, and even protect you when you slander others?" the jailer scoffed. "So pure, so pure, there are so many of them."

"People who cyberbully others really have the nerve to say such things."

"Cyberbullying?" Jailer Bro's attack speed was at its maximum, unleashing a frenzy of attacks. "How did our Potato Bro cyberbully you? Oh, he just posted the whole story verbatim. I thought he was writing a long essay to distort the truth and incite his fans to attack innocent people."

"Waaaaah, I'm being cyberbullied, I'm going to get depressed... I'm 99% at fault, but doesn't Potato (the author) have 1% to blame?"

There was no need for Jiang Heyi to engage in a confrontation. The prison guard, a top-notch entertainer, was like Zhuge Liang, relentlessly mocking 15 Wang Langs until their faces turned red.

Moreover, he didn't utter a single swear word, and even quietly reminded everyone—"They will also record this on video."

He's really good at laning.

"Kill them!"

Unable to bear the humiliation, the "Wang Langs" knew that going against the tide would only bring further disgrace, so they decided to resort to force to resolve the conflict.

Players are not monsters, so Jiang Heyi dared not be careless and immediately ordered a retreat.

Several bottles quietly rolled to the ground as Jiang Heyi turned around.

Original Fries, having anticipated Jiang Heyi's actions, pulled out a spare, tattered dagger from his right palm.

Just as they were about to leave the passage and enter the temple area, Orange Tea suddenly received instructions and turned around to throw out a bottle of potion.

The blinding dust was shattered in mid-air by the quick-witted watermelon shumai and vermicelli.

"Still want to use magic..."

Before the words were finished, dust that dissipated with the wind enveloped them, and darkness suddenly descended.

Why can't I see it?

"How despicable! They actually used such a despicable drug!"

Original Fries had already aimed, and the dagger in his hand transformed into a throwing knife, passing through the wall of people and accurately hitting several inconspicuous bottles rolling in the darkness during the chase.

"It's alright, there are those who aren't despicable." Zhong Zemo held his giant shield in front of everyone. "Go back and enjoy your weakness!"

After a deafening roar, the blast wave engulfed the watermelon shumai and her fans.

Even a powerful monster like the Frog-Headed Stitches was ravaged by the potion, let alone a group of people with inferior equipment to the Boundary Between Reality and Illusion, who only had a numerical advantage.

"Look at them, they're so happy dancing in the fire!"

The jailer's words carried real damage. The firemen who had been struggling gave up using the potions and scrolls upon hearing this, and cursed angrily before they died.

"Look, look, you're in such a hurry. But there's no use in being in a hurry, time is running out."

The players who were instantly killed by the explosion and burns were lucky. Two unlucky guys who were at the front managed to escape, but were knocked to the ground by Zhong Zemo's shield parry.

Another person was stabbed in the ribs by a knife from a plain fries. The intense pain prevented him from exerting any force, and he could only kneel on the ground.

"Oh, so you're the 'Clock Hand' guy who gave the watermelon shumai idea." Jiang Heyi approached him with a cold smile, gesturing for the original flavor fries to be pressed down. "If you want to die and go back to the starting point without affecting your game time, why not answer one question for me?"

Time Hand Bro naturally understood how frustrating it would be to have his teleportation constantly interfered with, so he readily nodded.

"How did you manage to infiltrate WorldBubble?"

“A prop… a very special prop.” He turned around and pointed to the sea of ​​fire. “That person should be dead. The item has fallen. You can go and see for yourself.”

"Dropped after death?"

"If the item is killed by a player, the holder will lose control of it." Timekeeper Bro hurriedly explained, afraid of wasting more time, "It's a golden drop item with 3 uses."

As the flames died down, Jiang Heyi saw a bronze key lying on the ground, emitting a faint red glow.

[Stealer's Key]: The holder will gain the power to spy on and invade the world bubble space.

Number of uses: 2

"With a hidden power comparable to that of a god, and a talent for moving in the shadows, she has reached for the secrets of the gods."

"She flaunts this, and she will surely die because of it."

"The user will inevitably be tainted by evil."

Jiang Heyi did see a name in the crowd that was slightly reddish, and it seemed that was the cause.

Chapter 27 is impossible to complete.

In Proof of the Stars, players are in different world bubbles, and only when they enter a public area will their world bubbles partially merge into the main world.

Windpod City is such a public area, as are some of the ranger cabins and adventurer's guilds in the wilderness of Windpod City.

PvP can only take place in these public areas if both parties agree.

Correspondingly, there are some special conflict zones in the wilderness map. Entering a conflict zone allows you to attack any player you see by default.

The Underground Temple of the Clarity is not part of the conflict zone. All members of the Reality-Virtual Boundary are under a common world bubble and should not be disturbed by the outside world.

Jiang Heyi played with the key in his hand, which exuded an ominous aura, and suddenly became interested.

Watermelon shumai uses this strange prop to cause two world bubbles to overlap and collide, thus initiating the invasion.

He couldn't help but ask, "Does the holder spy on other players' world bubbles, thus consuming a usage slot?"

"The two functions are linked. If you spy on the world bubble but do not choose to invade, the number of attempts will still be consumed. The only difference is that spying will not accumulate the 'sin' curse."

The specific negative effects of the clock hand on sin are unknown; all that is known is that the person, as the top sycophant of the watermelon shumai, had a face twisted into a bitter gourd after using it.

When asked about the watermelon shumai, he gritted his teeth and said magnanimously, "It's all a small matter."

However, anyone can sense the undercurrent of someone who is obsessed with saving face and suffers for it.

Jiang Heyi kept his word and, after obtaining the necessary information, gave the two unlucky guys a quick death.

Before "releasing" the animals, Jiang Heyi asked Brother Clock to pass on a message to her.

"Tell Xigua Shaomai..." he said, holding the key. "The food is very good, the kids love it, come often when you have time."

"Also, we're already on the second floor, so don't even think about getting hacked here anymore."

This was the first PVP battle for the five-person team from the boundary between reality and illusion since entering the game, and they easily and happily won against overwhelming odds.

The overall art style doesn't feel like a thrilling competitive battle; it's more like a despicable player setting a trap to lure low-level monsters in and grind for experience and equipment.

Orange Tea, who had no experience with competitive gaming, exclaimed that it was quite different from what she had imagined.

She exclaimed excitedly, "They're even easier to fight than the monsters in the temple!"

Uh... that seems to be true.

The five players from the boundary between reality and illusion had a significantly different gaming experience than ordinary people. While other players mostly farmed low-level monsters outside Wind Pod City after entering the Proof of the Stars, they challenged the Underground Temple dungeon with an average level of Lv5 and even managed to get gold coins from the guardian on one floor.

However, this unexpected first victory did not change everyone's original goal; they still had the same idea for the first guild war that would begin in about twenty days...

It's all about participation; getting the participation prize is a victory, and receiving welfare is like popping champagne!

Staring at the [Thief's Key] in Jiang Heyi's hand, Original Fries narrowed his eyes slightly: "We need to speed up the process."

"They couldn't even break through the illusion wall, so they probably didn't trigger Sister Alna's storyline." The jailer, who had a great time arguing with the enemy, was humming a little tune optimistically.

"The watermelon shumai took advantage of our World Bubble, and by taking advantage of the overlapping of spacetime during the invasion of the World Bubble, it was enough to record the coordinate information with the Starry Sky Jade."

Everyone was startled.

"Is it possible to do it like this?"

“I think it’s possible.” Plain Fries stared at the key that emitted a dark red glow. “【The Thief】, didn’t the item name already give you a clue?”

"Stealing progress, skipping storylines?" the jailer exclaimed. "How can such a thing exist? It's so unbalanced! Who would want to play the game honestly now? Everyone's just hitching a ride!"

Jiang Heyi's lips curled up: "If the operation that French Fries mentioned is feasible, then based on everything I've experienced since entering the game, I don't think it will be a smooth ride."

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The watermelon shumai is indeed stuck in the plot. After sacrificing several people and barely defeating the two shadow wolves at the entrance of the underground temple, they can't find their way forward no matter what they do.

Although the team also had a follower, this follower's unknown revelation was clearly slightly inferior to that of Orange Tea.

"Could the problem lie with that nun's spirit?"

"Perhaps we shouldn't have attacked her first."

"It seems to me that the nun was not eliminated by us, but left voluntarily."

"Ignorance, violence, such a detestable face..."