Chapter 243 | Chapter 244 | Chapter 245
Chapter 243: Seal Strike, Clues To The Treasure Chest
Several figures flashed through Shang Lanyi’s mind, but she ruthlessly rejected them all.
“The most famous person with the surname Su… could it be the terrifying calamity witch Su Ning? How could it be her!”
However, Shang Lanyi heard Ma Feng, who was beside Gu Chengan, calling out to the woman in front of them.
“Su Ning, is there something you need?”
Shang Lanyi looked shocked, as if she had seen a ghost, unable to believe that the person standing before her was the calamity witch who would become famous in the future.
Su Ning merely looked at Shang Lanyi coldly, ignoring her shocked expression as she walked straight up to her.
“Sorry to interrupt your conversation, but I have an important matter to settle with this lady.”
Gu Chengan and Ma Feng were both bewildered. However, Gu Chengan had just developed an interest in Shang Lanyi, as she claimed to have a solution to some of the Fifth Shelter’s problems.
Although she had only uttered the word “key” just now, it had left Gu Chengan feeling restless with anticipation. How could he willingly let Su Ning take Shang Lanyi away like this?
Shang Lanyi also keenly sensed that Su Ning had ill intentions. She knew full well how terrifying this woman would become in the future; falling into her clutches would lead to unimaginable consequences.
Terrified, Shang Lanyi immediately cried out to Gu Chengan for help: “I don’t know her! Quick, stop her!”
However, Su Ning’s hand appeared on Shang Lanyi’s shoulder like a phantom.
Just as Gu Chengan was about to intervene, a system notification rang out in everyone’s ears.
[Ding! The Survival Instance has officially begun. All players, please be prepared!]
Su Ning frowned. “Why is the Survival Instance starting now? Isn’t this going to interfere with my mission?”
Su Ning wanted to deal with Shang Lanyi right then and there, but she discovered that all players were protected while being teleported into a Survival Instance!
Thus, Shang Lanyi managed to save her life.
Shang Lanyi felt Su Ning’s killing intent. She was confused, not knowing why Su Ning harbored such great malice toward her.
Shang Lanyi’s eyes gleamed as she looked at Su Ning. “Since she’s going to attack me, I can just use Possession on her. Then, I will be the calamity witch who becomes famous in the future!”
Thinking about becoming the calamity witch, even a high-quality man like Gu Chengan would completely submit to her.
Why be the woman behind the man? I’ll choose to be the queen!
And have all men fall at my feet.
At this thought, Shang Lanyi was no longer afraid. Instead of worrying about Su Ning’s attack, she became eager to try.
In the next instant, Su Ning, along with Shang Lanyi in her grasp and the nearby Gu Chengan, vanished from the spot.
All the players entered the Survival Instance together!
[Ding! Congratulations, player, on entering the A-rank Survival Instance—Seven-Story Tower!]
[This is a regional instance. All players within a certain range in reality will be judged to have entered this instance!]
[Mission 1: Successfully survive for seven days within the Seven-Story Tower!]
[Mission 2: Reach the very top of the Seven-Story Tower!]
[Mission 3: Kill at least 1,000 monsters on each floor of the tower!]
The three missions flashed through Su Ning’s mind!
These were her objectives for this Survival Instance!
Su Ning’s figure flickered, and she arrived directly at the bottom floor of the Seven-Story Tower instance.
Before her was a thick white mist, so dense she couldn’t see her hand in front of her face.
There was no one else around her except for Shang Lanyi, whom she still held.
Shang Lanyi was somewhat surprised. “A regional Survival Instance? It seems I’ll be able to go through thick and thin with Gu Chengan in this instance.”
At this moment, she didn’t care if Su Ning attacked her. Her Talent [Possession] would allow her to enter a soul state the moment she died. After possessing Su Ning, she would become the famous calamity witch, Su Ning!
Thus, Shang Lanyi was very calm!
She even began to size up Su Ning. Seeing how youthful and beautiful Su Ning was, Shang Lanyi was even more satisfied. “What a fine face. But it will all be mine soon!”
After surveying her surroundings, Su Ning looked at her mission target in her hand.
Since they had entered the instance, she absolutely had to complete the mission. Su Ning was determined to obtain the clues to the treasure chest.
Su Ning hadn’t failed to notice Shang Lanyi’s fearless demeanor.
This woman had been terrified at first, but now her “go ahead and kill me” attitude immediately put Su Ning on alert.
“Does this person think she can be fearless just because she has the [Possession] Talent?”
And then there was the way Shang Lanyi was sizing her up.
“Is she planning to possess me?”
Su Ning raised an eyebrow.
“Are you waiting for me to kill you so you can possess me?”
Shang Lanyi had been feeling smug, but her pupils constricted instantly when she heard Su Ning reveal her greatest secret!
“How do you know?” Suddenly, Shang Lanyi thought of a very rare ability.
Appraisal Talent
However, she had inquired upon entering the Fifth Shelter and learned that Mu Feiyu, who possessed this Talent, had already left.
“Does Su Ning also possess a similar power?”
Shang Lanyi then relaxed and said haughtily, “Even if you know I have this ability, so what? What can you do to me?”
Su Ning shook her head.
She didn’t want to waste any more words on such a person.
Su Ning naturally had a way to deal with the [Possession] Talent.
Administrator Authority—Seal!
To directly Seal away Shang Lanyi’s Talent.
This was Su Ning’s first time using her Authority. This power was different from her Talent. With a thought, a surge of power radiated from her body!
In the next second, it vanished directly into Shang Lanyi’s body.
Shang Lanyi also sensed the change within her body. She could no longer feel her [Possession] Talent! She immediately cried out, “What did you do to me!”
Su Ning said, “Nothing much, I just sealed the Possession Talent you rely on. This way, when you die, you won’t have the ability to possess anyone; it will be death in the truest sense!”
Hearing Su Ning’s words, Shang Lanyi looked at her in horror.
“Impossible! That’s absolutely impossible! You couldn’t possibly have such power!”
Shang Lanyi was terrified. Her transition from indifference to sheer panic was a complete reversal.
She quickly prepared to flee!
However, Su Ning didn’t give her the chance!
Petrification Power activated!
In an instant, Shang Lanyi was petrified, and then Su Ning shattered the stone.
Shang Lanyi was eliminated without any strength to resist.
Su Ning thought, “As expected, the effect of the Seal Authority is powerful!”
It was practically the nemesis of anyone who relied on their Talent!
With her mission complete, Su Ning wanted to ask Boss Rabbit about her reward.
But before she could ask, a fragment of memory flashed through her mind!
It was precisely the location of the treasure chest within the Seven-Story Tower.
Having obtained what she wanted, Su Ning began to observe the instance.
The first floor of the Seven-Story Tower was almost entirely covered in mist.
This mist reminded Su Ning of an instance she had entered before, the City of Mist.
“I just don’t know if there are any mist-series monsters in here!”
Chapter 244: Monster Lizardman! Limb Regeneration
Su Ning explored cautiously, trying to figure out if there were other players around. After all, she had heard the system mention that the players entering this instance were all from the same designated area.
Since she was in the Fifth Shelter, the players from the Fifth Shelter should all be here!
“Moreover, this Survival Instance actually has three tasks; not only do we have to kill the monsters within, but we also have to reach the highest floor!”
Just as Su Ning was pondering this, a roar suddenly erupted from beside her.
A massive creature appeared directly in front of Su Ning like a ghost.
Su Ning’s Scavengers Eye quickly swept over it.
[Monster: Lizardman]
Talent:
Hardened Skin: That tough scale armor is like a bronze wall or iron bastion, significantly increasing defense!
Limb Regeneration: Restores severed limbs, taking time to heal wounds!
Skills:
Sharp Claws: Sharp as steel blades.
Flexible Tail: The tail is as agile as a whip!
An extremely bizarre-looking Lizardman appeared before Su Ning, yet she showed no fear. After all, she controlled terrifying monsters like the Virus Alien; compared to a Virus Alien, the Lizardman was practically adorable.
Furthermore, these Lizardmen actually possessed the [Limb Regeneration] Talent, a Talent skill that made Su Ning’s eyes light up.
Su Ning summoned Youyou without hesitation.
From the shadow beneath Su Ning’s feet, Youyou leapt out like a bolt of lightning, swiftly weaving through the mist.
“Youyou, don’t kill it directly. Sever its limbs.”
Youyou moved upon receiving the command, letting out a roar.
Several Earth Spikes suddenly protruded from the ground like a volcanic eruption, piercing through the Lizardman’s limbs like sharp arrows.
The limbs were instantly severed, and the Lizardman let out a tragic, blood-curdling shriek.
Su Ning looked at the Lizardman struggling on the ground, wanting to see the effect of the Limb Regeneration Talent.
If it was strong, she could definitely have Hua Hua condense some skill fruits for her!
Su Ning watched intently; granulation tissue began to squirm at the severed sites, and the wounds were slowly growing back. Su Ning was shocked to see this.
Even if the growth speed was slow, it was indeed growing.
“I must obtain this talent!”
Even if she couldn’t use it herself, her subordinates definitely needed it; it was essentially a life-saving skill!
Su Ning wondered, “I don’t know if Lizardmen are just the monsters of the first floor, or if there are other monsters existing within this mist?”
Killing 1,000 monsters on each floor was no small number.
Moreover, Su Ning also wanted to collect some Lizardmen to feed to Hua Hua!
Su Ning began to perform her old trade once again!
Scavenging corpses!
Visibility was blocked in the mist, but Su Ning wasn’t worried; with Youyou’s Earth Tremor Talent, her Perception was very keen.
Any monsters appearing nearby would be discovered one by one and subsequently killed!
“Fortunately, they are all monsters like these Lizardmen!”
For Su Ning, killing these monsters was not too difficult.
Soon, she had collected quite a few Lizardman corpses in her scavenger backpack.
“The scavenger backpack shouldn’t be called a scavenger backpack anymore; it should be called a corpse storage backpack!”
All sorts of monster corpses collected in the instances were stored inside!
Frost Giant ice corpses, zombies, and other monster corpses from various instances.
Su Ning didn’t want to throw them away; these corpses were still useful!
Putting them in the planting space was an eyesore, so they could only remain in the scavenger backpack.
Just as Su Ning was thinking about this…
The roar of something other than a Lizardman monster finally reached her ears.
It was the sound of other players fighting.
In the mist, two petite girls were struggling to resist the attack of a Lizardman!
“Sister! I can’t hold on much longer!”
Tears welled up in Ye Yunwu’s eyes as she held a multi-purpose shovel to defend against the violent strikes of the Lizardman’s tail.
Meanwhile, her sister Ye Yunshuang held daggers in both hands, moving quickly around the Lizardman, trying to take it down.
Ye Yunshuang gritted her teeth; when her daggers slashed against the Lizardman’s skin, they actually produced blinding sparks.
“How is this skin so hard!”
Several attacks had been useless; she couldn’t break the opponent’s defense at all!
And her sister, who was drawing the attacks for her, was also about to give out!
In the moment Ye Yunshuang was thinking…
The Lizardman seized the opportunity, and its massive tail swept out, sending Ye Yunshuang flying!
Ye Yunshuang let out a cry of pain!
“Sister!”
Ye Yunwu wanted to raise her shovel-axe to attack, but she was also swept away by the Lizardman!
The Lizardman’s hideous face approached Ye Yunwu!
How could Ye Yunshuang let this monster get near her sister?
“Monster, come at me!”
Ye Yunshuang wondered why she was so weak, unable to protect herself and her sister. If only she were stronger.
However, Ye Yunshuang was just a child; had she ever thought about who would protect her?
As Su Ning approached, she saw a Lizardman pouncing toward Ye Yunshuang!
Sharp Claws sought to tear the target before it to shreds!
Ye Yunshuang cried out, “No—!”
Ye Yunwu was paralyzed with terror!
Su Ning’s eyes narrowed slightly.
The power of Petrification was instantly activated!
The Lizardman in mid-air was instantly petrified, then crashed heavily to the ground and shattered!
Ye Yunshuang looked at everything before her in a daze.
When she saw Su Ning appear before her, she understood that this beautiful sister had saved her and her sibling.
Ye Yunshuang immediately went to Ye Yunwu’s side.
“Yunwu, are you okay?”
Ye Yunwu was still somewhat shaken, her small face pale with fright.
After comforting her sister, Ye Yunshuang immediately went to Su Ning to thank her.
“Thank you, Sister. Really, thank you for your help!”
Of course, Ye Yunshuang also recognized Su Ning as the customer she had met once before!
But now was not the time for that; who knew how many monsters were watching them from the surroundings!
It wasn’t that Su Ning didn’t see the blood on Ye Yunshuang’s body, but at a glance, it didn’t look like it had been splattered from a monster.
Su Ning did not pry into what had happened to others.
Su Ning said, “Let’s leave here first; this isn’t the place for conversation!”
Through Youyou’s scouting, Su Ning discovered a place without mist, which was likely where the players were supposed to descend.
Su Ning and Ye Yunshuang were just unlucky to have been teleported to a dangerous area.
Ye Yunshuang saw Su Ning walking ahead, followed by a very imposing tiger monster.
Ye Yunshuang was very envious.
“When will I be as strong as this sister?”
The members in the Shelter who did business with her uncle had all been dealt with, so her uncle had started oppressing her and her sister again.
Thinking of this, Ye Yunshuang looked at her hands, as if blood were still flowing there.
She knew Ye Tao was not a good person, but she hadn’t expected him to eventually target her and her sister.
Ye Yunshuang used to be very afraid of Ye Tao, but the constant beatings and verbal abuse finally reached a breaking point, and she snapped.
Only after dealing with Ye Tao did Ye Yunshuang feel like she had been reborn.
Two little tails now followed behind Su Ning.
Then, Su Ning walked out of the mist’s range and arrived at a small plaza.
Chapter 245: Temporary Team Up, Begin
At this moment, the small square was crowded with people, bustling with activity.
Su Ning’s appearance didn’t cause much of a stir; after all, there were quite a few people walking out of the mist with her.
However, before Su Ning could take a closer look, she heard someone shouting her name.
“Su Ning!” Su Ning looked toward the sound and saw Zhang Li, Jiang Nana, and their group gathered together.
Su Ning immediately started walking toward them.
On the way, Su Ning caught sight of Jiang Nana’s father, Jiang Weikun.
“I never expected we’d meet in an instance!”
Zhang Li looked surprised. Although they had entered the same instances before, she had never acted alongside Su Ning.
Su Ning replied, “Yeah, it’s definitely unexpected. This Seven-Story Tower is a special Survival Instance that allows players within a certain area to enter the same instance.”
“This way, we’ll be safer acting together!” Jiang Nana interjected.
However, her gaze fell upon the sisters, Ye Yunshuang and Ye Yunwu, who were following behind Su Ning.
Ye Yunwu was naturally timid and didn’t dare to give Jiang Nana a second look.
Ye Yunshuang nodded to Jiang Nana in greeting.
“And these two are?” Zhang Li was also curious.
Su Ning turned to look at the Ye sisters following her.
“People I rescued along the way. I didn’t expect them to follow me.”
Kou Dingshan ran over like the wind. He had just finished gathering information and waved excitedly at Su Ning: “Su Ning, you’re here too! It looks like our next breakthrough will be even smoother!”
Kou Dingshan spoke incessantly about what he had observed, pointing to a stone pillar in the center of the small square.
“As long as we complete the kill quest for each floor, we can enter the next one!”
Everyone looked at each other. Killing a thousand monsters per person per floor was undoubtedly a massive undertaking.
“Su Ning, do you want to join our team? We’ve decided to work together to complete the quest. I think it’ll be more efficient that way.”
Even though he thought this, another person meant the quest difficulty would increase accordingly.
“Sure!” Su Ning had no objections and readily agreed.
Seeing that Su Ning and these people had already come to an agreement.
Ye Yunshuang was a bit anxious. She and her sister couldn’t even handle a single lizard monster, so how could the two of them complete this quest? She could only speak up shamelessly.
“Excuse me, could my sister and I join your team? Although we’re weak, we’re very useful. I can skin and butcher these monsters. If you need any materials from them, I can help you prepare them!”
Of course, she also mentioned her sister’s usefulness.
“My sister is also very useful; she has a special talent for gathering various plants or herbs!”
Ye Yunshuang revealed all her abilities, hoping these people would let them join.
Only by being useful would these people agree.
Kou Dingshan didn’t have much of an objection. Since they were following Su Ning, he believed that as long as Su Ning agreed, she could help them through even if they lacked combat power.
However, Jiang Weikun, who had been standing silently to the side, became interested.
“You say you can process monster corpses?”
Ye Yunshuang nodded vigorously.
Jiang Weikun gestured to his daughter.
“Nana, take out that lizard monster’s corpse!”
Nana took out the corpse of a defeated Lizardman from her storage bag!
Jiang Weikun told her to give it a try.
Su Ning also wanted to see Ye Yunshuang’s talent. She felt that this girl’s talent was more than just processing corpses.
Talent: Skinning and Dismemberment: Can easily skin and dismember a target.
Ye Yunshuang clearly only viewed this Talent as a support-type ability. If it were Su Ning, she would treat the target as a subject for dismemberment directly during combat.
Ye Yunshuang demonstrated her dismemberment ability on the spot.
Knowing that Lizardman skin was very tough, Ye Yunshuang started from the mouth.
Soon, a complete lizard skin was peeled off, and finally, all the useful parts of the Lizardman’s body were separated by Ye Yunshuang.
The huge tail and sharp claws were all neatly set aside!
Jiang Weikun looked at these things and nodded.
“Indeed useful!”
Unsurprisingly, the Ye sisters were allowed to stay.
“No time to lose, let’s go find these monsters quickly. We still need quite a few to enter the next level!”
Su Ning looked at the temporary team members: Zhang Li and Zhao Fuqing, Jiang Nana and Kou Dingshan, the Ye sisters, and Jiang Weikun’s clone.
Looking at Jiang Weikun, Su Ning was a bit surprised again.
Because the one who entered this instance wasn’t Jiang Weikun’s main body, but one of the clones from his Talent.
“This talent is that powerful? Could it be that his clones can enter different Survival Instances?”
If so, no wonder Jiang Weikun possessed such a vast number of skills.
Jiang Nana’s father, Jiang Weikun, was not a simple man.
“Let’s go!”
The group headed into the mist.
Su Ning’s temporary team ran into Gu Chengan and Ma Feng, who were walking out of the mist.
Gu Chengan was a bit dazed when he saw Su Ning, thinking back to the scene before they entered the Survival Instance.
He looked around Su Ning but didn’t see Shang Lanyi. He still wanted to know about the method Shang Lanyi mentioned for solving the Fifth Shelter’s future food problem.
He hadn’t expected to be teleported into the instance.
“Director Gu.”
“Mr. Jiang!”
Clearly, Jiang Weikun and Gu Chengan knew each other.
Gu Chengan: “Where are you all going?”
Jiang Weikun: “To complete the quest as soon as possible, of course. We won’t waste time chatting with Director Gu here.”
Gu Chengan still wanted to ask Su Ning about Shang Lanyi.
To his surprise, Su Ning had no intention of paying him any mind.
Ma Feng watched their receding figures.
“Boss Gu, why didn’t you just force her to stay?”
Gu Chengan shot Ma Feng a glance.
“Do I look like an idiot? You’ve seen Su Ning’s abilities for yourself. Stop asking useless questions.”
Ma Feng scratched his head. “Hehe, I haven’t adjusted to my new status yet. I’ve been a bit overconfident lately!”
Gu Chengan: “It’s best not to provoke this person!”
“Got it!”
“Su Ning, are there really a large number of Lizardman monsters over here?”
Jiang Nana asked, holding her whip.
No one dared to wander aimlessly in the mist, fearing they would get lost.
However, only one or two monsters would pop up at a time, which was a waste of time even if they were strong.
“Yeah, don’t worry. Youyou found what should be a nest.”
Zhang Li looked at Youyou walking in front and at Little Fire Meow following Jiang Nana with envy. If only she had a monster pet too.
Seeing Zhang Li’s expression, Zhao Fuqing took her hand. “Sister, you’ll get one. As long as we work hard, we’ll get what we want!”
Zhang Li broke into a smile at Zhao Fuqing’s comfort.
“Yeah!”
