Chapter 22: Time Stop Again! Unlock Achievement!

No time to sigh, Qin Chuan tossed aside Shui Hua, rushed to the Secret Weapon at once, casually lifted the hemp mats and grass covering its surface, exposing its original form.

Those were rows of wooden spikes tightly bound together, supported by a simple yet sturdy frame, intended to resist the oncoming impact.

The tips of these wooden spikes were embedded with sharpened stone spearheads, and coated with multicolored toxic juice, leaving no doubt that any flesh-and-blood creature charging at full speed would be killed instantly.

Having no time to admire his handiwork, Qin Chuan ate a fruit that quickly restored stamina, shouldered the Secret Weapon modeled after an anti-cavalry barrier, and strode to face the Shadow Leopard.

In this short span, Shui Hua had already used Torrent Break seven or eight times in succession, leaving bloody puncture wounds on the Shadow Leopard's head.

Those wounds alone were enough to make the Shadow Leopard drink a pot.

【08:00:06/08:00:07】【00:00:02】

Seeing the Time Stop about to end, Qin Chuan, to be safe, added one second, then, panting heavily, set down the heavy anti-cavalry barrier, pushed forward a distance so the extremely sharp stone spearhead pressed against the Shadow Leopard's body.

【08:00:07/08:00:08】【00:00:01】

【08:00:08/08:00:08】【00:00:02】

Many preparations to be carried out will officially commence after this update.

"Nothing." Qin Chuan shook his head, glanced at Xiao Pang's phone, "Are you browsing the forum?"

Only a few expressed worry about the next update, while most showed anticipation.

With the announcement of Blue Star's 2.1 version update, the supernatural descended into the real world; amidst panic and chaos, people also fully realized the importance of the update.

This could be seen from the commentary trends on the Dream World Forum.

Thus, regardless of the update's content, adjustments can be made promptly.

At the moment of entering the Dream World next time, the Shadow Leopard will crash into the poison-coated anti-cavalry barrier at its original terrifying speed.

【Dream World Entrance Closed】

——

"It should be solvable…"

"Is that so…" Qin Chuan nodded in understanding, likewise opening the forum.

Moreover, the Special Affairs Group's thorough preparations also gave the populace a shot of morale.

In the classroom, Qin Chuan couldn't help muttering under his breath.

"Right." Xiao Pang chuckled, "You know too, tomorrow is Blue Star's next update, and the forum is all guessing what the update will contain."

According to the current analysis on the Dream World Forum of the Growth Tier Spirit Beast's strength, the Shadow Leopard is certain to die.

Its head had already taken seven or eight Torrent Breaks without resistance, at least suffering a concussion, so it absolutely cannot make any reaction.

Most importantly, everyone vastly underestimated the upheaval of the subsequent update.

When the announcement of Blue Star's 2.0 version update appeared, few noticed the timing of the next update, because the information volume was huge at the time and the interval was short.

But after all, this was the first genuine use of Time Stop, and he still felt somewhat unsure.

He had already done everything he could.

Therefore, the Special Affairs Group's preparation for this update could be described as thorough.

Each update could bring a new order.

"Solve what?" Xiao Pang beside him turned his head curiously.

After all, the supernatural has already descended into reality; only by quickly adjusting one's mindset and proactively adapting can one go further.

And among the many speculations about the update on the Dream World Forum, the most-liked guess concerns resource-type updates.

Because this is already where many players are stuck.

With the passage of time and the Special Affairs Group's selfless data sharing, the number of players whose Contract Spirit Beast has reached level 10 is also increasing.

Yet not a single Spirit Beast has advanced from the juvenile stage to the Growth Tier.

All players are stuck at the step of gathering advancement resources.

Gathering resources has become the most urgent need at present.

By the time Qin Chuan finished browsing the forum discussions, the class teacher had already walked onto the podium.

The culture class lessons continued; as the news of adding supernatural courses was confirmed, those who had previously skipped class also returned to the classroom one by one.

Amid the sound of reading aloud, a day passed in the blink of an eye.

As the sky gradually darkened, Qin Chuan, leaning against the head of his bed, scrolled through the forum, though his thoughts had already flown to the Dream World.

Finally, Qin Chuan gave up struggling, took a melatonin tablet from the bedside, tossed aside his phone, and fell asleep face down.

Such a sleep aid truly helped many players who couldn't fall asleep to enter the Dream World in time.

In the quiet room, the hour, minute, and second hands once again overlapped at the 12 mark.

A flash of light swept by, and the Dream World Entrance opened.

——

"Pfft~"

As consciousness just cleared, Qin Chuan heard a strange sound.

Immediately after, a foul-smelling scalding liquid drenched him from head to toe.

Before his eyes was nothing but a sea of red; Qin Chuan merely glanced at the Shadow Leopard's grisly state upon the anti-cavalry barrier, then couldn't help crouch and retch repeatedly.

Such a bloody scene, he was seeing it for the first time.

Consequently, Qin Chuan began to reflect, wondering if he had overreacted.

Clearly, a single stone spear would have sufficed…

【Congratulations to the player for achieving the hidden achievement "Overlevel Kill I", achievement points +500, experience gem +50】

【Congratulations to the player for achieving the first hidden achievement, unlocking the hidden module: Achievement Wall】

Qin Chuan's whole body stiffened suddenly, looking at the text that suddenly appeared before him, even forgetting to vomit for a moment.

Hidden achievement?

What the hell?!

Shui Hua beside him stared in shock at the gruesome corpse of the Shadow Leopard, only then realizing what had happened, and quickly used a stream of water to help Qin Chuan wash off the blood on his body.

Qin Chuan stepped aside, letting Shui Hua clean him while he opened his panel.

【Player Name: Luo】

【Player Level: Trainee】

【Achievement Wall: 1/1000】【View】

【Contract Slot: 1/1】【View】

【Item Equipment Slot: 8/10】【View】

【Skill Carry】 (Not Set)

【00:00:23/08:00:00】【00:00:02】

Achievement Wall! This is it!

Qin Chuan quickly clicked in, and soon saw a wall, with one gray-locked achievement after another hanging on it; the only one currently lit up was the newly acquired 【Overlevel Kill I】.

It was like a colorful sign hanging on the wall, looking pretty cool.

Below the achievement's name is how it is obtained.

【Overlevel Kill I: 1v1 using Juvenile Tier Spirit Beast to defeat Growth Tier Spirit Beast】

In the Dream World, players themselves have no supernatural power, so naturally their strength is not counted.

Below the method of obtaining the achievement, there is a '500', indicating the achievement points for this achievement.

As for what the achievement points mean, Qin Chuan hasn't figured it out yet.

After researching, he exited the Achievement Wall and entered his equipment item slot.

Inside the equipment item slot, an extra item slot appeared.

These were 50 experience gems; according to the corresponding description, using one grants 10 points of Spirit Beast level experience.

With it, Shui Hua can now be upgraded to Lv10.

(End of Chapter)