Chapter 96: As Expected

You can now send messages in the regional channel.

Cheng Shuili silently opened the regional channel; unsurprisingly, a group was mentioning her.

"@Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji, two survivors, you're the only one, right? Get used to it."

"So weird! Why are there two people! Shouldn't there be only Wuya Dalao? Who is the new big boss?!"

"Damn, aren't you all paying attention to this death rate? It's absurd! 96%!!! Why not just make it 100%? The system clearly doesn't want to give players a chance to survive?"

"@Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji, request for a signature name, boss I'm your fan, boss, I'm your hardcore fan!"

"I admit Wuya Dalao is indeed strong, but Wuya Dalao can't survive every time, right? I bet it's some other big boss!"

"Someone upstairs apparently hit the left brain, striking the right brain."

"@Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji, if the boss really is a survivor, could you share what happened? Not trying to pry, just curious!"

"You're curious as hell; either go experience the Hell-level instance yourself, or bring resources to trade! You contribute nothing, yet you open with a question—free‑rider ghost?"

"Not? Is the person upstairs not curious at all?"

Another argument is about to start.

Cheng Shuili, now accustomed, ignored the heated remarks behind her and focused on the system's broadcast.

【Entering Epic-level instance: 10 squads, total 200 players! Remaining survivors 16, deaths 184, death rate 92%!】

"Is there a lower death rate? Is there? At this pace our region will be wiped out!"

"There is, brother, there is; the normal death rate must be high."

Those two were right, and Cheng Shuili couldn't help glancing at the region's remaining population.

Before the system finished broadcasting, the system page suddenly disappeared.

Good, she just listened.

【Entering Elite-level instance: 33 squads, total 660 players! Remaining survivors 408, deaths 252, death rate 38.18%!】

"Whoa! This death rate dropped instantly!"

"Now I'm even more curious about the Hell-level and Epic-level! What's actually there? Isn't it just fighting slimes? Aren't you hunting slimes?"

"Any big boss appear to clarify?"

【Entering Normal-level instance: 7 squads, total 1,538 players! Remaining survivors 1,243, deaths 295, death rate 19.18%】

"Even in Normal so many die? Isn't it just a slime? How exactly did they die?"

"I was also puzzled before, until I saw someone with a slime clinging to their face, suffocating them without being able to shake it off."

"Can you die from that? Indeed, they shouldn't be alive."

"Damn, you're still making jokes at others? Don't be so ignorant, okay? Some slimes have paralytic abilities! When they're on your face you can't even lift your hand. I ask, what do you do in that situation? Answer me!"

Cheng Shuili's expression flickered; she had never seen the kind of slime described. When she and Qi Wan Yi cleared slimes earlier, they killed them so quickly that none got a chance, so she naturally didn't know such a thing existed.

But Cheng Shuili was more concerned about how the system would distribute rewards this time!

【This instance ended perfectly! Total deaths 789, death rate 32.09%! Region's remaining population 1,669, regional count below 2,000! After the summary, the instance will merge with other regions!】

Merging regions.

Cheng Shuili's expression remained unchanged; she already knew the news, so stop the irrelevant chatter!

Quick! Distribute! Rewards!

Better give a washing machine! Cheng Shuili wants to wash clothes, sheets, and duvet covers!

【This instance's ranking announced】

【Hell-level】

【First place, Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji! Total points 2,160! Elite monster kills 720 points, normal monsters 1,360 points, bonus points 80!】

"It was expected."

"So familiar."

"I guessed it long ago."

"What are elite monsters? How can there be so many points for them?"

"Wait, this bonus points is for the top five reaching the endpoint, right? Wuya Dalao only has eighty?"

"Whoa! Someone reached the endpoint before Wuya Dalao??"

"What's the system lagging? Stop teasing us, tell me who's second! I'm curious about the second place!"

【Second place, Wan Yi! Total points 1,360! Elite monster kills 360 points, normal monsters 900 points, bonus points 100!】

The regional channel's small group exploded with messages.

【Xinxue Chuji】: No, I'm sure I discovered something unsavory!

Cheng Shuili, in a good mood, replied with a question mark.

【Xinxue Chuji】: Wan Yi sister 100 points, the boss 80 points, and only you two survivors, which means you were assigned into an instance?!

【Liang Shan Bo Yu Zhu Ying Lai】:??? Really? If it's true...

【Liang Shan Bo Yu Zhu Ying Lai】: @Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji, boss, what does Wan Yi sister look like? @Wan Yi, Wan Yi sister! What does the boss look like?!

【Xinxue Chuji】: You won't even send two messages in two parts? No wonder you're little piggy sister.

Cheng Shuili didn't rush to reply; she first checked the regional channel's messages.

"@Wan Yi, this is the new big boss!!!"

"Ha, after so many years, the era of Wuya Dalao ruling the whole region alone finally ends!"

"No? Someone really thinks they're side by side? Take a good look, okay? There are three categories; Wuya Dalao's points from a single normal monster can surpass all of Wan Yi's points!"

"Your Wuya only got 80 points, while 100 points belong to Wan Yi!"

"@Wan Yi, new big boss, could you share some experience? Leave a good impression! I just asked, what does the Hell-level instance actually contain?"

"That's hilarious, moral blackmail is standard, right? No matter who it is, once they become famous, they'll be morally blackmailed in our region at least once?"

"Don't think other regions are too great; they won't be that different from our region."

Cheng Shuili internally agreed with the last sentence, then silently opened Qi Wan Yi's chat window and shared a bit of Number One's experience.

【Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji】: Just ignore most people in the regional channel; no need to reply. Those people are shameless; the more you respond, the happier they get. Ignoring is best.

Wan Yi replied with a completely unrelated sentence.

【Wan Yi】: Why do you become suddenly aloof when you send a message in chat? Your vibe seems different now? So strange.

Cheng Shuili: "......"

This kind of thing doesn't really need to be said.

【Congratulations to player Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji for clinching Server‑wide Number One!】

"Server‑wide Number One!"

"It's him again! I really want to know what Wu Ya's secret to success is! You all said he was a detective in a past life— is that true?!"

"What does that mean, Sherlock Wu Ya?"

"Hahaha, people actually believe that?"

Cheng Shuili didn't continue reading; after the system's congratulations, it sent the reward.