Chapter 177

But the cold, murderous aura radiating from his entire body was something Wu Mang could not compare to.

"Yes."

"No matter what difficulty the freshmen choose, after clearing it there will be an additional stage."

"Performance in the additional stage will also be reflected in the rankings."

Wu Mang nodded in response.

The dungeon clear time and the additional clear time do not stack together.

They are tallied separately; only this way can the freshmen's strength be seen to the greatest extent.

"The additional stage of the Xiong Guai dungeon is undead creatures; you must kill them ten times consecutively to clear it."

"If you can't hold on midway and withdraw, you'll still be scored according to the number of kills." Wu Mang added another sentence.

"Undead creatures? Ten consecutive kills..."

It seems although I came a little late, I can still see his full strength.

Wang Hui looked at the projection screen belonging to Zhou Yi, his face showing expectation.

Although the Freshmen Grand Competition is divided into two stages, the second stage is combat between freshmen.

Judging by the strength of the other freshmen, they really might not be able to force out Zhou Yi's full strength.

The combat during the dungeon stage is still more informative...

PS: At the start of the month, begging for monthly tickets, many thanks~~~~ Phew.

Inside the dungeon.

After stepping into the passage behind the wall, what appeared before Zhou Yi was like another ruined space.

On the ground lay several fallen giant stone pillars, with stone debris scattered everywhere.

Through the gaps in the dust on the ground, one could faintly make out a dark red magic circle drawn on the floor.

In the air, a faint scent of decay and blood drifted about.

On a dust-covered throne in the distance sat the withered, enormous white skeleton of a Xiong Guai.

The skeleton was covered in cracks; it looked like it had been there for some years.

"This scene... could it be that some evil god ritual was held here?"

Zhou Yi's gaze swept the surroundings, growing more certain of his guess.

Since this world has gods like the God of Light, naturally there are corresponding evil gods.

Note, the evil gods mentioned here do not refer to the God of Darkness.

Rather, it is a collective term for some chaotic, mad deities.

The two are very different.

Believing in the God of Light or the God of Darkness only requires devout faith.

But believing in an evil god requires fresh lives and souls.

Of course, after dedicating life and soul, your strength will also increase faster than ordinary professionals.

However, one's thinking will be correspondingly affected, becoming mad and obsessive.

And evil gods are precisely the objects of belief strictly forbidden by the Zhongxia Kingdom.

Once discovered, there is almost only the death penalty.

Nevertheless, because one's strength can rapidly increase after believing in an evil god, there are still many people willing to take the risk.

Several decades ago, the infamous 'Blood Abyss' incident was caused by a third-turn professional who believed in an evil god.

He sacrificed an entire mid-sized city, over ten million people.

After the sacrifice succeeded, with the evil god's help, his level instantly jumped from 54 to 64!

It can be called madness!

Of course, he was then swiftly struck down and killed by the Inspector who arrived in time.

Although the originator died, because the evil god devoured souls,

these ten million people could not be resurrected even with the activation of a large-scale resurrection magic circle.

Amid the grief, the Zhongxia Kingdom once again intensified its crackdown on believers of evil gods, a policy that has continued to this day.

Of course, it is not only humans who believe in evil gods.

Even beastfolk, elves, and even angels will believe in evil gods...

And the current situation clearly shows that a Xiong Guai somehow obtained a method to communicate with an evil god.

It rashly held the ritual, ultimately forming the current ruined scene.

"No wonder the equipment notes on the Totem Shi Zhu mentioned eerie sounds echoing in the castle; just one wall away is the site of the evil god ritual — it would be strange if something strange didn't happen!"

Zhou Yi couldn't help but complain.

Perhaps to verify his words, a strange prayer chant faintly rose in the air.

"Hiss hiss..."

Along with the eerie sound, atop the massive skeleton on the throne ahead, a mass of black qi rapidly gathered, forming a Xiong Guai nightmare.

The entire nightmare hovered between solid and ethereal, with only its upper body, its lower half twisted together.

After it appeared, a bone-chilling cold instantly spread...

【Monster: Xiong Guai Ghost】

【Level: 19】

【Qualification: Shi Shi☆】

【Skills:?????】

【Note: The previous generation's leader of the Xiong Guai tribe, transformed into a spectral body after holding an evil god ritual.】

"It's actually an undead creature..."

Undead creatures cover a very broad range, including liches, skeletons, wraiths, and so on and so forth...

And the greatest characteristic of undead creatures is that physical attacks are ineffective against them, and they are extremely difficult to kill.

As long as there is a sufficient energy supply, no matter how many times they are slain, they can revive again!

"If it's a class like a Fighter who enters the additional (cifa) stage and sees that the final BOSS is an undead creature, they'd probably be dumbfounded on the spot."

Zhou Yi couldn't help but laugh.

Of course, even Fighters aren't all purely physical attack — some also deal magical damage.

It's just that there are very few of them.

"Long-awaited fresh flesh..."

"Human, you smell delicious..."

Wraiths have no physical form; the sounds they make are communicated directly through the spirit, appearing in Zhou Yi's mind.

"Delicious? But unfortunately, you won't get to eat it."

"Sacred Storm!"

Zhou Yi didn't waste any more words — Sacred Storm swept out directly!!

Whoosh, whoosh......

The gale howled, Still no way to pull the bodiless wraith into it.

But the holy light wreaking havoc within it made the wraith recoil as if avoiding a snake, hastily dodging away.

A vicious roar rang out as well:

"Damn it! The aura of holy light!!"

Swoosh!

The Xiong Guai wraith transformed into a ball of black shadow and lunged at Zhou Yi.

Boom!!

However, the moment it drew close, golden-yellow flames instantly ignited on its spectral body!!

"Awooo!! Sacred Flame!!"

It let out a pained wail and rapidly retreated.

Only after the distance was far enough and the flames vanished from its body did the anguished howl finally cease.

"Damned Holy Knight."