Chapter 203: Kasaka Ban's Diary【Side Activities Chapter】(April 3850 Monthly Ticket Bonus Chapter)

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The four successive shattering sounds made Qin Chuan's expression change instantly.

He saw Kasaka Ban's limbs, pierced by steel pillars, instantly shatter, as the ominous grey-black crystals gathered and re-formed his hands and feet.

That seemingly powerful confinement could not possibly hold the Crystal Clan opponent! Watching Kasaka Ban's smile grow more ferocious after breaking free, a bad premonition surged in Qin Chuan's heart, making his eyes turn sharp in an instant.

Strike first to gain the advantage! 【00:00:45】

Time Stop!

【00:00:44】

Qin Chuan's body vanished from its spot and reappeared on the other side of Kasaka Ban's body.

A huge crack appeared along Kasaka Ban's waist, following the wound that had not yet healed, cleaving him in half at the waist.

The interrupted Kasaka Ban gazed at his waist, silently severed, the madness and ferocity in his eyes replaced by doubt.

Before he could act, Qin Chuan, gripping the Undead Corpse Wolf Fang, lunged again.

Eclipse Shadow Body activated once more, delivering the final blow to the two heavily wounded Undead Soul Leaders, while under Armor Break the Undead Corpse Wolf Fang repeatedly pierced Kasaka Ban's body.

Piece after piece of grey-black crystal shattered, and Kasaka Ban's expression shifted from doubt to shock.

The next moment, that shocked face likewise shattered.

【Congratulations, player, for meeting the minimum clearance requirements and completing the A‑rank dungeon: Screaming Magic Lake. Current dungeon clearance rating: A】

【Clearance rewards can only be claimed once; the player may claim them immediately or continue clearing before the time limit ends to raise the dungeon rating for richer rewards】——Blue Star.

Last night, upon entering the Dream World, I experienced another facet of the 2.3 version update, with countless players falling into ecstasy.

Yet amidst the euphoria, the players did not forget the ever‑continuing countdown of the dungeon.

Every time they browsed the dungeon list, their gaze ultimately settled on one dungeon.

【Dungeon: Screaming Magic Lake (A)】【In Progress】

【Lateral Difficulty Rating: ★★】

The clearance of this dungeon has already lasted an hour.

Only two players in the world can stay over an hour in a solo‑only A‑rank dungeon.

Is it Luo? Or Yue Li? After who knows how long, a line of text appeared before everyone.

【Player Luo has successfully cleared the A‑rank dungeon Screaming Magic Lake!】

It's Luo! He succeeded! Countless players refreshed the dungeon list, seeing the dungeon's status change.

【Dungeon: Screaming Magic Lake (A)】【Cleared】

【Lateral Difficulty Rating: ★★】

【Dungeon Clearance Time: 01:15:14】

【Clearer: Luo】

In the next instant, cheers echoed across Blue Star——【Current dungeon clearance rating: A】

【Current clearance rewards: 【Purple】Screaming Ring, 【Blue】Title·Undead Destroyer】

【Claim Clearance Rewards】

Kasaka Ban…did he just die like that?

Qin Chuan couldn't help but frown.

Although he was indeed strong under Time Stop, the opponent died too easily, offering hardly any decent resistance, leaving Qin Chuan with the feeling that 'everything went too smoothly.'

But the dungeon's clearance notification cannot be wrong. The Lakebottom Death Demon Kasaka Ban has already been slain by him.

He slowly sank in the water, and the dense scattering of grey‑black crystal shards covering the riverbed served as clear proof.

After glancing at the current dungeon clearance rating, Qin Chuan did not rush to claim the mission reward; instead, he sank together with the grey‑black crystals until his feet touched the lake bottom.

He had not forgotten that at the opponent's location lay a new main‑plot clue.

Following the guidance of the sundial's first innate talent, Qin Chuan quickly found a cave at the lake bottom emitting light outward.

Outside the cave lay a thin water membrane that blocked the flow of water.

Inside the cave stood a stone table; a lamp lit in its corner emitted the outward light, and several sheets of paper lay scattered on the table.

Qin Chuan pondered for a moment, then decisively passed through the water membrane and entered the cave.

When his hand touched the paper on the stone table covered in large swaths of unfamiliar script, a line of text appeared before his eyes.

【Congratulations, player, for obtaining the main‑plot clue: Kasaka Ban's Diary】

Along with the prompt, the text before his eyes twisted and rapidly transformed into Chinese characters he could understand.

【We have failed; the Lakebottom Death Demon is immortal】

【The fallen, ominous crystals possess healing power far surpassing that of the Crystal Clan's crystals, and in some aspects can be called unimaginable】

【As long as any fragment of crystal remains unshattered, the Lakebottom Death Demon will not truly die】

【The cunning one hid his 'core,' exploiting the indestructible nature of the core when it exists alone, making himself a true immortal】

【If the core cannot be found and is not returned to the body for characteristic dissolution, the Lakebottom Death Demon stands invincible】

【Even if the core can be returned to the body, one still needs the strength to defeat a Lakebottom Death Demon stronger than the present one in order to utterly annihilate it】

【By the time we realized this, it was already too late】

【Countless kin have been buried in the lake bottom; the heavily wounded I am unable to locate the core's whereabouts, nor can I defeat the Lakebottom Death Demon that has reintegrated its core】

【My companion tree deer has lately shown abnormal agitation, even refusing my caresses; it probably shares my frustration at failing to slay the Lakebottom Death Demon】

【It is time to leave; I will use the secret I have discovered as a bargaining chip, so that more reinforcements may launch a new encirclement against the Lakebottom Death Demon】

【Next time, he will have no chance】

The diary ends here; its content reads like the self‑encouragement of a diary owner who, though defeated, has not lost confidence, written with uplifting fighting spirit.

But Qin Chuan's heart gradually sank.

This is Kasakaban's diary.

If Kasakaban participated in the encirclement and suppression of the lake-bottom death demon, and after ultimately failing chose to leave to get reinforcements.

Who else did he just kill? He lowered his gaze slightly, Qin Chuan put down the paper in his hand, turned and walked out of the lake-bottom cavern, heading toward the place where he had just fought the lake-bottom death demon Kasakaban.

Looking at the scattered shards across the lake bottom, Qin Chuan fell silent for a moment.

If he hadn't guessed wrong, the only way to obtain an SSS strategy rating in the Scream Demon Lake should be to do this.

"Come on."

【Ominous Crystal Core】 was casually thrown out, erupting with terrifying suction, instantly gathering all the gray-black shards around into one.

A huge humanoid silhouette quickly formed in the converging ominous crystals, violent currents surging around its body, mixed with high-frequency noise screams echoing instantly in the silent lake bottom.

【Dungeon Creature: Complete Lake-Bottom Death Demon】

His dark blue hair trailed behind him, spreading like waves in the current; on his extraordinarily handsome face, a ferocious grin had just appeared, but upon seeing the youth before him, it slightly faded.

The youth slowly raised the dagger in his hand.

"Let's do this again." — (End of chapter)