Chapter 308: Beta test update!

The dim, yellowish light filtered through the murky atmosphere, illuminating a desolate land as if it were a rotting corpse.

In the distance, a massive gas giant hung in the sky, like a turbid eye, coldly watching the desolate world beneath its feet.

This was the "Nameless Wasteland" of the Ka'ao planet.

And right on this dead, silent desert, a bloody and tragic slaughter was unfolding!

"Bull-head, hold on! Watching Hu Wan, go and take care of the leader on the opposite side!"

"Received!"

"Pig-head! Cover me!"

"Oink oink oink!!"

"Damn you, stop just oinking! Actually come over here!"

"Oink oink oink oink oink!!!"

The roaring 【Pig-head Knight】 brandished a large butcher knife and a tail wrapped in blades, charging wildly across the corpses of Ka'ao war beasts, like a "Desert Butcher, Renekton," cutting down the monsters that pounced on him like grass.

And not far ahead of him, the 【Bull-head Warrior】 was holding a heavy metal shield, gritting his teeth and struggling to support.

Facing the surging Ka'ao war beasts, this skeleton body wearing tattered chainmail was like a leaf boat in the tide!

However, even though it was difficult to support, he still gathered all his strength to hold on, using war cries to attract the attention of the strange-looking Ka'ao war beasts, while wielding a short sword to hack down the Ka'ao war beasts that rushed up.

"Old Ye! How much longer on your side!?" Seeing that the pig-head couldn't be counted on, he shouted toward a sand dune not far away.

Ye Zhiqiu didn't answer.

He was holding a two-handed staff inlaid with gems high, concentrating on chanting obscure spells, and the gravel at his feet was also trembling slightly with the surging magic power.

The moment the spell was completed, he suddenly opened his slightly closed eyes, and the magic wand in his hand pointed to the side of the 【Bull-head Warrior】.

That was where the monsters were densest!

"Fission · Exploding Flame Bullet—!"

A huge fireball emerged from thin air, falling into the herd of beasts like a flying meteor. Thick smoke and heat waves spread instantly, and then split into more than a dozen burning rockets in the murky air!

The split rockets were like solid fluids, burning the Ka'ao war beasts while piercing through the twisted armor on their bodies.

Screams, roars, and the crackling of burning bone and flesh mixed together, and the entire battlefield instantly became like hell descending on the mortal world!

The tide-like herd of Ka'ao beasts was torn open by force.

The 【Bull-head Warrior】 only felt the pressure decrease, seized the opportunity to charge with his shield, and knocked all the surrounding Ka'ao beasts flying!

The 【Pig-head Knight】 finally remembered that there was a teammate on the battlefield, and immediately turned around and killed his way back, his butcher knife cutting down a large area of Ka'ao war beasts like a whirlwind.

At this time, staring gloomily at the defeated herd of beasts, the three-meter-tall Ka'ao war general quickly locked his gaze on the skeleton who released the sea of fire.

However, just as he raised the great sword in his hand and was about to strike, a dagger silently pierced through his chest!

"Click—"

The Ka'ao war general lowered his head in astonishment, and then a furious and shrill howl came from his mouth!

He brandished his twisted great sword and slashed behind him, trying to cut the rat who ambushed him, but was dodged by 【Watching Hu Wan】 with a nimble backward jump.

"Rest in peace."

That was a dagger coated with curse oil!

Throwing down this understated declaration, Watching Hu Wan retreated into the shadows again, hiding his figure on the chaotic battlefield.

At the same time, black ripples spread along the wound on the Ka'ao war general's chest, like a withered hand tearing his chest, pulling the black aura out of his chest by force.

"Roar—!"

A roar of unwillingness came from his mouth, and he reached out to cover the wound.

However, at the same time, a fireball the size of a basin hit the back of his head, instantly exploding into stars filling the sky!

"Boom—!"

The shockwave of the explosion instantly swallowed his body, and a few pieces of burnt-red armor flew out of the smoke, landing beside the helmet that was emitting wisps of heat.

Seeing the main general killed in battle, the Ka'ao war beasts didn't flee like the soldiers of the Dragon clan, but were instead provoked into ferocity, pouncing more crazily toward the skeleton sword and shield soldiers closest to them.

However—

Their madness not only failed to reverse the defeat, but accelerated their death.

The 【Bull-head Warrior】 calmly raised his giant shield to defend, cooperating with the 【Pig-head Knight】 wielding the butcher knife to harvest, and soon the remaining twenty or so chaotic war beasts also turned into corpses, turning into a part of this barbaric planet...

The battle entered the end.

In a total of less than half an hour, more than 300 charred corpses were piled up on the ground, some still twitching, some already burned to ashes.

Sand and dust rolled in blood and fire, and everything returned to silence.

"About 300..." Carrying the butcher knife on his shoulder, the pig-head knight grinned and said proudly, "We broke the record again!"

The bull-head warrior opened the attribute panel and took a look, sighed and said.

"It's just that the experience added is getting less and less."

Ye Zhiqiu walked over from not far away.

"After all, the level is up, and the speed of leveling up is bound to decrease. If you want to get more experience, I'm afraid you have to explore deeper into the map."

There are vast unexplored areas in the depths of the Nameless Wasteland, where not only Ka'ao people and Ka'ao war beasts wander, but also many strange-looking alien beasts that can't be named.

This planet seems to be born for war, and there is never a shortage of slaughter and death.

Shaking the blood off the dagger, Watching Hu Wan also teased.

"Be content, at least if the experience is not enough, you can make up for it with quantity. If you change to another map, running the map for half an hour and brushing monsters for one minute, it may not be as fast as here."

Old Bull smiled shyly, and the skeleton hand stuck with blood fat and minced meat touched his skull.

"I know, I'm just saying..."

Compared to other players, their leveling speed is already very fast.

The gameplay of this game is not limited to leveling up. There are all kinds of people, some are gang bosses in the underground street of Thunder City, and some are opening hot pot restaurants in the Demon Capital...

Thinking about it this way, the content of this game, which is still in the closed beta stage, is quite rich.

It would be great if the succubus was updated.

Perhaps because of being near ink, the bull-head warrior suddenly found that he had unknowingly become as wretched as his good brother pig-head.

However, not everyone is like this.

At least the other two roll kings in the team only have levels and experience in their eyes, and have no interest in succubus, little demons, elves, female knights...

Ye Zhiqiu was recycling materials from the Ka'ao beasts on the battlefield with a dagger, and suddenly found a living mouth that was closing its eyes and waiting for an opportunity.

This situation occurs occasionally.

Although most Ka'ao war beasts are war puppets that only know how to kill, in very few cases, self-consciousness will be born.

If left to develop, it can probably become an elite monster similar to the Ka'ao war general.

However, it had no chance.

Looking at the guy who was planning to ambush, Ye Zhiqiu stabbed the magic wand in his hand downward, and the sharp end instantly pierced through the former's skull.

"Dong—"

Brain matter splashed.

Just as he pulled the wand out of the corpse, a familiar translucent pop-up window suddenly jumped out in front of him.

【Ding—】

【Congratulations, level increased to lv50!】

With the prompt sound, he suddenly felt that the power accumulated in his body for a long time finally broke through a certain invisible barrier, as if something had been opened up.

Level 50!

Finally arrived!

Looking at the upgrade prompt that finally appeared in front of him, Ye Zhiqiu was ecstatic for a time, followed by a sense of relief and faint melancholy.

To reach level 50, he paid too much effort.

In other games, he would have graduated long ago if he invested so much time!

It's really not easy!

【

id: Ye Zhiqiu

Race: Skeleton

Soul Level: Steel (Level cap lv50)

Level: lv. 50

Constitution: 25

Strength: 16

Agility: 12

Intelligence: 47 (+1)

Spirit: 46 (+2)

】

Looking at the updated attribute panel, Ye Zhiqiu quietly felt the surging power filling his body, and the barrier that bound his soul to continue to sublimate upward.

What fascinates him most about this game is not just its reality, but more of its "not so real" places.

For example, the feeling of transcendent power filling the whole body—

All gravity from the real world can no longer bind him, he is becoming a part of the "rules," or even the rules themselves!

This feeling is something that can never be experienced in the real world!

No matter how rich or powerful you are.

"What's wrong with you? Old Ye." Looking at Ye Zhiqiu who suddenly stood still, the bull-head warrior shouted at him.

Ye Zhiqiu withdrew his gaze from the attribute panel and calmed down.

"I upgraded."

The air was quiet for a short time.

In an instant, three exclamations sounded almost simultaneously!

Bull-head warrior: "Damn?!"

Watching Hu Wan: "66666!"

Pig-head knight: "Awesome! Finally born!"

"... You're the one who was born." Ye Zhiqiu, who couldn't hold back, complained.

Pig-head brother smiled and continued.

"I wanted to upgrade too, damn... you dog thing upgrades so fast! I didn't expect the first full-level boss in the whole server to be born with us!"

Shortly after Ye Zhiqiu announced his upgrade, a full-server announcement popped up in front of his player system.

【Congratulations to player "Ye Zhiqiu" for becoming the first player to reach full level in the Catastrophe OL server! Let's applaud him! (Fireworks) (Fireworks)】

That is the blessing from the dog planner—

I think Long Xing brother should have cried in the toilet.

Looking at the brothers who were happy for him from the heart, Ye Zhiqiu was also embarrassed for a while, touching the bridge of his nose and saying.

"Low-key... it's just level 50. Referring to the NPC's grading standard, we have at least level 100+ above us, this is just out of the novice village."

There is Bai Yin above Steel.

He couldn't wait to experience stronger transcendent power, but unfortunately, the line (max lv50) on the attribute panel limited his ambition to death.

Perhaps to take care of players who received test qualifications later, the operator of "Catastrophe OL" has been keeping the level cap very tight.

Watching Hu Wan looked at Ye Zhiqiu and asked.

"What's next? Do you have any plans?"

"Hmm... I actually haven't thought about it. I thought the operator would open higher-level permissions before I reached full level, but I didn't expect them to put the development focus on the expansion of game depth and gameplay," Ye Zhiqiu thought for a while and continued, "In short, help you guys brush to full level first, then make equipment... and then wait for the update?"

You can still get experience after reaching full level, until the experience bar is also filled.

This way, next time there is an update, he can directly become level 51 and become a Bai Yin-level powerhouse.

Watching Hu Wan nodded.

"Okay, thanks. I'm still one level away... it shouldn't take too long to reach full level."

"Don't be polite," Ye Zhiqiu smiled faintly and continued, "Didn't we agree when we first teamed up, those who upgrade first bring those who upgrade later."

Watching Hu Wan was stunned and couldn't laugh or cry.

"That was how long ago... you still remember."

"That's a must."

Ye Zhiqiu smiled and patted him on the shoulder, then looked around and said.

"The cumulative online time is almost eight hours, let's take a break first, eat, take a bath, etc... Bull-head, Pig-head, what about you guys?"

The bull-head warrior grinned and stuck his shield into the ground.

"We're all fine! It's up to you."

The pig-head knight also nodded vigorously.

"That's right! I don't even need to eat!"

Ye Zhiqiu coughed.

"You still have to eat..."

The four agreed on the time to go online, then cleaned up the battlefield, picked up usable loot and materials, and walked toward an inconspicuous small mark on the map.

That was a temporary stronghold they built half a month ago—a hidden cave. The entire camp was built according to the terrain, the periphery was roughly arranged with gravel and animal bones as warning traps, and there were also explosive flame magic traps that Ye Zhiqiu had just learned.

Entering the cave, a slightly damp breath rushed toward them, melting the bloody smell on their bodies that had been air-dried by the wind and sand.

The corners were piled with simple bedding they built and stone boxes for storage, and the skeleton of last night's barbecue was left by the fire.

Skeletons don't need to eat, but Lizardman characters do.

The corner of the cave was also realistically buried with Pig-head brother's excrement.

Finding a clean place to sit down, Ye Zhiqiu finally greeted his teammates.

"See you in a while."

"See you later!"

He nodded, called out the player system interface, and chose the logout button.

With a flash of light and shadow, the weight of the VR glasses reappeared on the bridge of his nose.

Although his body had been lying at home from beginning to end without leaving, he had a sense of time and space confusion of crossing back.

Taking a long breath, Ye Zhiqiu took off his VR glasses and sat up from the bed.

Underneath was a soft mattress, in his ears was the low hum of the air conditioner, and in front of him was a bedroom with simple but tidy decoration.

Gray walls, beige curtains, a wooden desk with a few half-flipped magazines and a laptop in standby mode.

He looked around quietly, and it took a long time to completely break away from the oppressive atmosphere full of death on the Ka'ao planet.

The body in the real world felt a subtle sense of violation.

He looked at himself in the mirror. Although he was not thin and the annual card for the gym was not wasted, compared to the skeleton mage in the game who could throw fireballs and jump more than ten meters, this body still felt too fragile.

As if falling from a god to a mortal.

Ye Zhiqiu rubbed his slightly sore shoulders, walked barefoot to the table, pulled out a chair and sat down.

His fingertips tapped the mouse, waking up the screen, and the familiar official website interface immediately came into view—

【Catastrophe OL Official Website】.

Sure enough, the forum section had exploded.

Rows of hot posts with small flames dominated the homepage.

"Damn! Did you open a script?! I brushed without stopping for a moment and only reached level 30, how did you reach full level, damn it?! t. t"

"Kneeling, what is the concept of level 50? Can any big guy explain it?"

"Seeking to be brought! Big guy Ye Zhiqiu, are you teaming up?! I can be a pendant! qaq"

"Seriously suspect it's internal staff..."

Posts of various styles brushed the screen one after another, ranging from worship, envy, jealousy to sour questioning.

Ye Zhiqiu just smiled and didn't take it to heart.

However, in the spirit of sharing happiness, he casually typed a title on the post interface—

【Level 50 Skeleton Mage Leveling Experience and Reflections】

This is definitely not for showing off, just to share game experience with newbies—

He continued to write in the main text.

【Thanks for the invitation, I'm at level 50, feeling good.

Thanks to everyone's support, in fact, Steel-level is really nothing. Above this, there are higher ranks such as Bai Yin, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, etc. waiting for everyone... I can only be considered to have just passed the novice period.

There are many ways to play "Catastrophe OL," not limited to leveling up. But if there are players who are as keen on combat profession gameplay as I am, I hope my experience can provide you with some inspiration.

My personal feeling is—if you want to level up quickly, you still have to find a way on the Ka'ao planet.

The gameplay of the Os planet (let's call it that) is too diversified, more suitable for free exploration to enjoy an immersive adventure experience, and obtaining contribution points. Unlike the Ka'ao planet, pleasing the gods there only requires slaughter on the battlefield.

It's just that in contrast, the contribution value and Nether Coin income will be relatively small, and the materials for killing monsters will continue to depreciate because of the large output, so it may be relatively economically eating.

My only advice to magic players is to prepare more blue potions. Compared to the fancy magic potions sold in NPC shops, magic potions that guarantee battery life are the only gods, dps equals experience!

These are the insights for now. There is no trick to leveling up, it all depends on hard work to create miracles, as well as tacit team cooperation and good logistics.

By the way, look forward to the official website opening higher levels soon!

During this time, I will study making equipment, and I will share the results here when the time comes.

Wish everyone smooth leveling!】

The content is short, and the attitude is humble and natural.

Ye Zhiqiu was very satisfied with this post, nodded appreciatively, pressed the enter key, and then got up to get something to eat in the kitchen.

The 50-level powerhouse appeared to speak for himself, and the replies under his post instantly brushed up to hundreds of floors, and more than half of them were asking for py transactions.

People are always relatively shameless when surfing the Internet, and this point is no exception for players of "Catastrophe OL."

You don't even need to look at the posts they sent, you can tell from their IDs—

Demon King owes me 100 million: "Brother! Are you missing a pendant on your leg?!"

Forced to move into the Great Cemetery: "You secretly tell me, are you official staff?! I guarantee I won't tell others!"

Childish Giant Beast: "Big brother! Look at me! I'm good at work!"

I am Force Dad: "Borrow the floor to advertise! Selling blue small medicine bottles in the front row, 'Hard work creates miracles' guild escorts your battery life!"

"..."

Two slices of bread, a glass of milk, lunch done!

With a ding of the microwave, Ye Zhiqiu returned to the computer with a plate, and found good guy, the post had already been covered to more than 600 floors.

Browsing the content in the post and those strange IDs, he couldn't help but let out a heartfelt sigh.

"The heat of this game is also up..."

Although the number of global players is less than 7,000 so far, the number of cloud players has grown geometrically with the release of various promotional PVs.

It's just that the open test is still far away, and it's hard to find a closed beta qualification.

Ye Zhiqiu felt a bit regretful in his heart, when a special push notification suddenly popped up in the upper right corner of the forum—

【Ding—】

【"Catastrophe OL" b. 0.1 version update announcement released!】

Beta test?!

Damn!!!

Ye Zhiqiu was stunned for a moment, and quickly clicked on the push, fearing that he would be a second late.

Jumping to the official website homepage, I saw the eye-catching announcement title hanging at the very top!

The announcement is very short, but the content is explosive enough—

【Dear closed beta players and supporters waiting for the public beta, thank you for your support and companionship to "Catastrophe OL" in the past year!

In this fantasy world that has not been fully revealed, you have written your own legends with courage and wisdom, and also brought us countless valuable feedback and suggestions!

It is precisely because of your exploration and hard work that our world can continue to grow, improve, and move toward a broader future!

Heartfelt thanks to every one of you who is still fighting in the Great Cemetery camp!

In order to respond to everyone's expectations, and at the same time prepare for the upcoming new stage, we will officially push the b. 0.1 version update today.

This update will bring important content adjustments and brand new challenges to all closed beta players!

Update content:

1. Level cap breakthrough and rank system opening!

Players who reach the current full level (level 50) will unlock the qualification to further improve their soul rank.

As the soul rank improves, players will gain higher power caps, more skill unlocks, and can participate in main quests that affect the future direction of the game world!

Rank promotion requirements: 1. Achieve designated camp contribution. 2. Complete rank trial.

About the trial: The trial of Gold-level is released by Platinum-level Demon Generals, the trial of Platinum-level is released by Diamond-level Demon Generals, and so on! And the Demigod-level will be personally assessed by the Demon King!

Every trial will test the player's limit, failure will be accompanied by a severe price, and it cannot be challenged again in a short time!

(Note: The trial content depends on the stage of the main plot, not just a test of strength, but also a challenge to the mind and temperament, the goal is only to screen out true powerhouses! It is recommended to act according to your ability!)

2. Closed beta qualification expansion and camp influence mechanism online!

Current influence share of the camp 【Great Cemetery】: 0.01%.

Every time you increase a certain influence share, you will unlock a corresponding number of new player quotas!

Influence growth methods include but are not limited to conquering forces, expanding temples, etc. Expanding the faith map for the Great Cemetery can get huge contribution point rewards! More methods can be explored by players themselves!

Special reminder: Camp influence will directly affect whether new players can join the Great Cemetery camp, and will also affect the development direction of the world line.

3. Invitation and guarantee system!

Want to pull your good base friend into the game? Now 100,000 contribution points can be exchanged for a closed beta qualification!

(Note 1: The invitation system is parallel to the random distribution system, the proportion will be dynamically adjusted with the game progress and the number of reservations, the account function is exactly the same as ordinary closed beta players, only an extra "Selected One" title and a "Selected One Helmet" for ritual are added.)

(Note 2: The contribution value obtained by the invitee within 180 days will give the inviter a 10% rebate, but relatively speaking, if the invitee has their closed beta qualification revoked due to major violations within 180 days, the inviter as a guarantor will have all rewards obtained deducted and receive contribution point penalties!)

—"Catastrophe OL" Development Team Respectfully】

100,000 contribution points is about the contribution required for Bronze to advance to Steel, which is not difficult to obtain for players above level 30.

After reading the content of the b01 announcement, Ye Zhiqiu held his breath instantly.

If those guys who were shouting to buy closed beta accounts for 1 million on the forum were not talking big, the contribution points on his account alone were worth 10 million RMB!

Considering that bringing the other party to level 30 within 180 days can also recover at least 10,000 contribution points, the actual value of the 1 million+ contributions in his hand might be even higher!

The respected planner gave these old players a channel to cash out, which can be considered as feedback for the time and sweat they invested in the a test.

Of course—

Ye Zhiqiu will not sell.

At least not now.

Not only because of the guarantee system parallel to the invitation system, but also because he has to use these contribution points to complete the Bai Yin-level promotion!

He still wants to become stronger!

Ye Zhiqiu's Adam's apple moved, closed the announcement and quickly glanced at the forum.

Not surprisingly—

The heat of his promotion to level 50 had been completely covered by the heat of the beta update.

After realizing that the contribution points obtained by helping the Demon King expand his territory were so valuable, the animals on the forum were completely boiling!

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