Chapter 61: Chapter 61: Grinding in the City of Death
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The words on the note left Zhang Yue in a state of shock that he couldn't shake off for a long time.
Who had sent him this letter?
How did they know his identity?
And for some reason, his instincts told him that whoever sent this letter was closely connected to the massacre of the Assassin Mercenary Corps last night!
After receiving the letter, Zhang Yue's first instinct was: This place is no longer safe.
Within ten minutes of the delivery man leaving, Zhang Yue packed up his belongings and left the house.
He hailed a cab.
"Where to, young man?" the driver asked.
"Anywhere," Zhang Yue replied.
"Anywhere?"
The driver was confused but stepped on the gas. After driving aimlessly for about thirty minutes and ensuring he was far from his previous location, Zhang Yue got out of the car.
Through a housing agency, Zhang Yue quickly found a new place.
It was in a complex near the city center called Shiyue Gardens.
Not long after, Zhang Yue settled into unit 507 of building 3.
Even now, Zhang Yue was still thinking about the fate of the Assassin Mercenary Corps and the mysterious letter.
It wasn't until Su Jingyan sent him a message that his thoughts were interrupted: "Zhang Yue, where are you? You promised to take me to clear the Third World today! It's already past nine!"
"On my way," Zhang Yue replied.
After sending the message, Zhang Yue gently touched the mark on his hand for three seconds, activating a portal to enter the otherworld.
At the Holy Light Cemetery, a girl dressed in a flowing purple robe with long hair cascading down her shoulders, looking like an ethereal painting, stood quietly.
Passersby couldn't help but take a second glance at her.
Zhang Yue approached, meeting up with Su Jingyan, and together they headed toward the City of Death.
Su Jingyan still had an unfinished quest there, so Zhang Yue decided they'd finish it before hunting the Third World boss.
On the way, Zhang Yue sent a message to Liu Yao: "Bring two people with you to pick up the Death City quest and then meet me there."
Liu Yao quickly replied: "Got it, bro!"
As they made their way to the City of Death, Su Jingyan spoke with a hint of sadness: "They just barely had time to reunite with their daughter…"
"Chen Tianqiang is ruthless, even targeting a young girl!"
"And it's obvious to everyone that Chen Tianqiang was behind it, but without evidence, even the police can't touch him."
"It's not that simple," Zhang Yue said. "Some things can't be judged on the surface."
"I'm worried," Su Jingyan said, concern evident in her tone. "If Chen Tianqiang really did it, he might come after you next since he knows you had conflicts with Chen Jun."
"Don't worry," Zhang Yue said calmly. "I can protect myself."
Soon, the two arrived at the City of Death.
Looking around, Zhang Yue noticed that many players from the Holy Light Cemetery, most around level 20, had started to venture into the area.
After all, this place was perfect for farming the Necromancer Set!
A group of five level-20 players could handle the level-25 skeleton warriors fairly easily.
Just as they entered the city, two male players approached Su Jingyan—one clad in black armor, the other in silver.
"Hey beautiful, want us to help you with the skeletons?" one of them asked.
"No need, I have my own team," Su Jingyan politely declined.
The two players glanced at Zhang Yue with disdain. "Him? A tamer? They're weaker than priests in damage, worse than assassins in defense, and slower than mages. He's going to take on skeleton warriors?"
"Your teammate's not up to it. You should team up with us instead."
Before they could finish, a wealthy-looking warrior in golden armor charged up. "And you dare hit on my bro's woman?"
It was Liu Yao, accompanied by Li Xiaoyao and a level-20 priest known as [Supreme Healer].
"No one's hitting on anyone," one of the male players muttered. "Just can't stand to see a flower stuck in manure, that's all."
"You dare insult my big bro?" Liu Yao shouted, rolling up his sleeves. "Xiaoyao, beat them up!"
Li Xiaoyao glanced at Supreme Healer and said, "Go ahead, Healer. If you die, the guild master will compensate you three grand."
Supreme Healer was about to swing his staff when the two players realized it wasn't worth the trouble and backed off.
Zhang Yue didn't care much and added the four of them to the party.
Before the battle, Liu Yao tried to strategize: "I'm the only melee fighter here, so I'll tank the damage. You guys just focus on attacking, and Healer, keep me healed."
"Position yourselves carefully, don't let the skeleton warriors hit you!"
"No need to make it so complicated," Zhang Yue said.
He summoned the Dark Skeleton King, along with a skeleton warrior using his set's summon skill.
He gave the command, and they charged into battle.
With a roar, the Dark Skeleton King used Charging Assault, slashing at the skeleton warrior ahead. Then, it activated Fatal Taunt, drawing the aggro of three more skeleton warriors.
As the three skeleton warriors attacked, the Dark Skeleton King unleashed Shadow Sword Array.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
Ten shadowy greatswords descended from the sky, trapping the four skeleton warriors in a circle. Each second, the warriors took 667 points of damage.
The four skeleton warriors retaliated, but with only 560 attack points, they couldn't even break through the Dark Skeleton King's 660 defense points.
A string of forced damage of -1 popped above the Dark Skeleton King's head.
Meanwhile, Zhang Yue's summoned skeleton warrior joined the fray, helping the Dark Skeleton King. Together, they slashed at the enemies with normal attacks dealing 700-800 damage each.
From behind, Zhang Yue, holding his 3-star golden [Demon Slayer: Necromancer Staff], cast spells rapidly with his 151 points in agility.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
-2017!
-1823!
-3510 Crit!
With such high damage, the four skeleton warriors, each with 4420 HP, were annihilated in seconds within the Dark Skeleton King's sword array!
Liu Yao and the others barely had time to react before they received battle notifications showing they'd earned experience from four skeleton kills.
"Holy crap," Liu Yao muttered.
The two players who had mocked Zhang Yue earlier, along with other solo players nearby, were left speechless as they witnessed the scene.
"What kind of damage is that?"
"We need five people just to take down one skeleton warrior in a minute, and this guy wipes out four in seconds?"
Realizing Zhang Yue was a high-level player, the surrounding solo players rushed to request to join his party, but he turned them all down.
After that, Zhang Yue led Su Jingyan, Liu Yao, and the others in a non-stop massacre of skeleton warriors.
They took down three or four at a time, rapidly increasing their experience and quest progress while also accumulating grave defense points.
The Dark Skeleton King proved to be incredibly useful, both for drawing enemies and tanking damage.
This pet, acquired through Reaping the Skeleton King, was beyond powerful!
In no time, they had killed 300 skeleton warriors!
Next, they entered the territory of the level-26 skeleton archers.
Although the archers had higher attack power than the warriors, they still couldn't harm the Dark Skeleton King's 600+ defense!
Just like before, Zhang Yue wiped out three or four at a time, quickly clearing the area of archers.
After that, they moved on to:
Level-27 skeleton shield guards—killed!
Level-28 skeleton mages—killed!
Equipped with his full level-25 Necromancer set and the rare-grade Dark Skeleton King, Zhang Yue easily overpowered any monster under level 30!
Su Jingyan and the others mostly just followed behind him, with Liu Yao occasionally chiming in with "666" (a popular expression of awe).
By the end of the day, they had slain 1200 skeletons and completed their quests.
Just in time for the evening, too—6 PM.
Su Jingyan, Liu Yao, and the others returned to the Holy Light Cemetery to turn in their quests. They each received 250,000 experience, enough to level up twice, bringing them to levels 22 or 23.
They had also completed the world quest objectives of securing 2000 grave defense points and finishing a task with a difficulty of at least 300.
Everyone agreed to log off for dinner and regroup later in the evening to tackle the Third World boss.
After logging off, Zhang Yue decided to grab a bite at a restaurant near his apartment complex.
But as soon as he opened his apartment door, he was hit by a strong smell of cheap perfume in the living room.
He frowned slightly and went to the balcony to open a window for some fresh air.
That's when, by chance, he noticed something hanging on the balcony next door.
A pink... panty?
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