pjbooks Chapter 350 First Entry into Blackrock City, Job Change Begins
Chapter 350 First Entry into Blackrock City, Job Change Begins
This is Chen Yifan's first time visiting Black Rock City.
Just entered the door.
The air in Blackrock City was filled with a mixture of the smells of blood and sweat.
Chen Yifan frowned.
Turn around and enter a small alley not far from the city gate.
He then took out the [Fraudster Mask] from his storage space and put it on his face.
The muscles and bones in his face twitched.
A few seconds later, the handsome Kyoto martial arts student disappeared.
Instead, there was a burly man with a face full of scars, a hideous scar over his left eye, and a thick beard.
He deliberately suppressed his level aura to Lv.50.
That is, just reached the peak of the first transformation.
In a place like Blackrock City, this is the kind of strength that's not easy to mess with but wouldn't necessarily raise the alarm of major powers.
Upon entering the city gate, there wasn't even a guard checking people.
The streets were lined with makeshift tin sheds, some people were hawking materials from strange beasts with bloodstains on them, and others were fighting each other with knives in a corner for a few credits.
No one gave Chen Yifan a second glance.
Every day, new people arrive here, and every day, dead people are thrown into the sand pit outside the city.
Chen Yifan wasn't in a hurry to change his job to the Temple.
He found a run-down tavern with a sign that was almost falling off, and pushed open the door to go inside.
The tavern was filled with smoke and a group of mercenaries were embracing scantily clad women and laughing loudly.
Chen Yifan walked to the bar and tossed over a high-purity psionic crystal.
"I want to ask you something."
Chen Yifan lowered his voice, making it hoarse and rough.
The bartender, a one-eyed man missing an arm, skillfully swept the crystals into the drawer, grinning to reveal a mouthful of yellow teeth.
"You're a stranger here. What do you want to know? The location of your enemy, or which smuggling route?"
"Information on the Temple of Job Change. The more detailed the better."
The one-eyed man paused for a moment, then looked Chen Yifan up and down a few times:
"Judging from your tone, you're preparing for your second job advancement? These days, it's not easy for a solo player to reach level 50. Temple information isn't expensive, just add two more crystals."
Chen Yifan threw over two more pieces.
The one-eyed man lowered his voice and leaned closer to say:
"The job advancement temples here in Blackrock City are quite different from those greenhouses in the mainland that are controlled by the government. The temples here are pristine. The second job advancement dungeons are divided into four difficulties: Normal, Hard, Nightmare, and a hidden Abyss level."
"The higher the difficulty, the stronger the growth template you get after clearing it, and the more attribute points you'll be rewarded with. However, I advise solo players to hire a team to play on Normal difficulty. On Hard and Nightmare difficulty, without a reliable healer and tank, you're just going to die."
"What about the Abyss level?"
Chen Yifan tapped the bar.
The one-eyed man looked at him like he was a madman:
"The Abyss-class is called the 'Forsaken Land.' In all the years since Blackrock City was built, only a dozen or so people have chosen the Abyss-class, and they all died inside, not even a bone fragment was brought out."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yifan was not afraid at all; on the contrary, he was overjoyed.
Isn't that a backyard garden specifically prepared for him, a heretic cultivator?
Just then, the single-line encrypted communicator in his pocket vibrated.
Chen Yifan walked to a secluded spot in the back alley of the tavern and pressed the answer button. Mu Wanqing's hushed voice came from the other end.
"We've found out. Something big has happened on Chenlong's side."
"explain."
"There's been unusual activity at the Star Gate in Kyoto, suggesting that an even more powerful Outer God is attempting to forcefully descend. The entire Kyoto leadership is in a frenzy, with all twelve Zodiac signs tied up on the defensive front. As the main array eye, Chenlong absolutely cannot expend its essence to activate causal tracing to find you anytime soon. You're safe for now."
After hearing this, Chen Yifan clenched his fist tightly and swung it hard.
Cool!
Without Chenlong's talent for tracking cause and effect, what was he afraid of in Blackrock City?
"Okay, I guess I owe you a favor."
Chen Yifan hung up the call.
He strode out of the dark alley and headed straight for the center of the city.
The Temple of Job Change in Blackrock City is a massive black pyramid, its surface shimmering with ancient array light.
The square outside the temple was packed with people, and everywhere you could hear people holding up signs and shouting for teams.
"We need a powerful mage for the difficult second-tier dungeon. Looking for someone knowledgeable!"
"High price for a regular second-tier character upgrade, the boss guarantees a smooth ride, and if anyone dies, we'll compensate you!"
Chen Yifan didn't even glance at these people, and strode directly up the steps of the temple.
The interior of the temple was empty and dark, with a huge black stone tablet standing in the very center.
Four options are flashing on the stone tablet.
The bottom three lights are white, blue, and purple, representing normal, difficult, and nightmare, respectively.
The topmost option, flashing a blinding blood-red light, was covered in a thick layer of dust, clearly indicating that it hadn't been touched in a long time.
Abyss-level - Land Forsaken by Gods.
The temple deacon in charge of registration was a gaunt old man who asked without looking up:
"Team or solo? What difficulty level? Pay up."
Chen Yifan didn't say anything, but walked directly past the steward to the stone tablet.
He raised his right hand and pressed the blood-red option at the very top without hesitation.
The old deacon looked up and saw this scene. His eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, and the pen in his hand fell to the ground.
"Hey! What are you doing! Don't touch me!"
late.
Accompanied by an extremely piercing alarm, the entire dome of the temple was illuminated by a blood-red light.
A tremendous suction force surged from the stone tablet.
The professionals who were queuing up nearby were all stunned by the commotion.
"Holy crap! That's an Abyss-level alert!"
"Who's that scarred guy? Is he crazy?! Choosing Abyss-level all by himself?"
"It's over. Another idiot who's gone crazy trying to defy fate. He's doomed this time."
Amidst the horrified stares and bewildered expressions of the crowd, a thick, crimson beam of light descended from the sky, engulfing Chen Yifan completely. When the beam dissipated, the spot was deserted.
Chen Yifan went inside.
The feeling of weightlessness lasted only two seconds.
Chen Yifan landed on a patch of soft, foul-smelling mud.
He opened his eyes and looked around.
The sky was dark red, like a piece of rotten, bruised flesh.
The land was barren, filled with enormous skeletons and bottomless cracks.
A strong smell of sulfur filled the air.
This is the Abyss-level Secret Realm, the Land Forsaken by the Gods.
Before he could even move, the cold, unfeeling mechanical voice of the World Engine rang in his mind.
[Warning: You have entered the Abyss-level Second-Tier Secret Realm - The Forsaken Land.]
[Secret Realm Rule 1: Forced suppression of all attributes by 50%.]
[Secret Realm Rule Two: The use of any recovery potions or buff items within the storage space is prohibited.]
[Completion Requirements: Survive within the dungeon for 24 hours and defeat the Abyss Lord.]
【Good luck.】
Any normal level 50 professional would have collapsed on the spot upon hearing this notification.
All attributes are halved, you can't even use medicine, and you have to survive a day in an abyss full of monsters, and in the end you still have to kill the lord?
This is not a trial; it is a one-sided massacre.
But Chen Yifan just grinned after hearing that.
He closed his eyes and looked inward into his own sea of consciousness.
The three-tiered purple-gold pagoda, constructed entirely of spiritual energy, still floated steadily in the center of the Heart Palace, radiating brilliant light and operating freely.
"50% suppression of all attributes?" Chen Yifan opened his eyes, cracking his knuckles. "You're suppressing the attributes of the psionic system. What does that have to do with my heretical path?"
He specializes in heterodox spiritual power.
This force operates outside the rules of the world engine and is not under the system's control at all!
In this secret realm where everyone's strength has been halved, Chen Yifan is the only one at full strength, and because he is not restricted by the mental lock, he can output at 100% power.
"This isn't a land forsaken by God, it's practically my backyard."
Chen Yifan burst out laughing.
Just then, the ground beneath his feet suddenly began to shake violently.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A gigantic creature, over ten meters tall, crawled out of a huge crack a few hundred meters ahead.
It was a monster covered in black scales and with curved horns on its head. It dragged a rusty giant axe the size of a door, smashing a large crater in the ground with every step it took.
Nightmare Executioner (Abyss Variant)
[Rank: Lv.55]
[Status: Extremely Bloodlust]
The monster's scarlet eyes instantly locked onto Chen Yifan.
It let out a deafening roar, raised its giant axe, and charged forward like a heavy tank, carrying a suffocating pressure of death.
With 50% of their attributes suppressed, a professional wouldn't even have the chance to run away from this monster's charge.
But Chen Yifan stood still, showing no intention of dodging. He didn't even take out the dagger from his storage space.
"I'll use you to test just how strong my mental power really is."
Chen Yifan took a deep breath.
He then raised his right hand and suddenly spread his five fingers wide.
Within his sea of consciousness, the Purple Gold Pagoda trembled violently.
An immense spiritual force burst forth from his body, instantly condensing in mid-air into a gigantic purple-gold hand, tens of meters in size.
The giant hand was covered with mysterious star runes, exuding an overwhelming and domineering aura.
The Nightmare Executioner seemed to sense the danger, his charging steps suddenly halted, and he raised his giant axe to chop at the giant hand.
"Get down on your knees!"
Chen Yifan's eyes turned cold, and he suddenly pressed his right hand down.
The giant purple-gold hand in mid-air crashed down with the force of Mount Tai.
"Bang!"
A deafening roar. The entire dark red wasteland trembled three times.
There were no intense clashes, no flashy skill exchanges.
The arrogant Lv.55 Nightmare Executioner didn't even have time to scream before its giant axe, along with the ground within dozens of meters of its feet, was smashed into a pile of minced meat by this pure spiritual giant hand!
A huge handprint, several meters deep, was left on the ground. The bottom of the pit was filled with rotten flesh mixed with broken bones.
Instant kill! Pure brute force crushing the enemy!
Chen Yifan shook his hand, looked at the horrific scene at the bottom of the pit, and nodded in satisfaction.
"The power is alright."
He raised his head and looked into the distance. Because of the commotion just now, countless dark shadows had appeared on the horizon of the wasteland.
Hundreds and thousands of abyssal monsters, drawn by the scent of blood, are surging toward this place.
The system prompted that you need to survive for 24 hours.
Chen Yifan sneered and strode towards the monster horde.
"Survive for 24 hours? Sorry, I'm in a hurry. I'm going to slaughter my way through this secret realm today!"