Chapter 102: City of the Dead
However, her ID was still a common blue, indicating that she was still playing random matches.
Seeing Eastern Divine Sword win another round, Lin Huai immediately went to find her.
She only wanted to take a look from afar, to see who this Eastern Divine Sword was, but Lin Huai didn’t expect that as soon as her gaze fell upon the short-haired woman, the woman’s eyes sharply turned to her.
Lin Huai, who had been leaning casually against a large peach tree, was suddenly met with a sharp gaze and couldn’t help but immediately straighten up, feeling nervous.
Eastern Divine Sword was also a woman.
She appeared a bit older than Lin Huai, with ear-length short hair, dressed in a military-green uniform. She was very tall and walked with a powerful stride, exuding a sharp aura. Every movement was filled with a chilling presence, and there was even a sense of oppression that only those in long-term leadership positions possess.
Lin Huai narrowed her eyes; this aura felt strangely familiar.
Eastern Divine Sword walked directly towards Lin Huai and asked confidently, “Who are you, and what do you want with me? Do you want to fight me?”
Lin Huai shook her head, a slight smile playing on her lips. She leaned back lazily against the tree trunk, and a mysterious aura emanated from her, casual and composed, which unexpectedly diluted much of the oppressive feeling Eastern Divine Sword unconsciously released.
She extended a hand in a friendly gesture, her smile faint, “Hello, I am Bone Ash Mixed with Rice.”
Dongfang Shenjian’s (Eastern Divine Sword) phoenix eyes suddenly widened, “You are Bone Ash Mixed with Rice?”
After speaking, she suddenly laughed. She extended her hand to shake Lin Huai’s, “The server-wide rank one is actually a woman. It seems true that women are just as capable as men.”
“I am Eastern Divine Sword. It’s an honor to meet you, rank one boss.”
“It’s an honor for me too. I think we should be able to become friends.”
Ever since Chen Feng, in league with Cloud Cliff Master and others, ambushed her last time, Lin Huai realized the importance of enlisting partners in advance.
The handshake was brief. Lin Huai had a very good first impression of this Eastern Divine Sword, so she proactively explained the Arena rules to her and taught her how to activate the King’s Domain.
However, the trial ground had limited time, and Eastern Divine Sword was eager to engage in PK, so she temporarily parted ways with Lin Huai.
Lin Huai didn’t see Lan Mingyue, unsure if she had missed her, so she stopped waiting and left the trial ground directly.
After leaving the trial ground, Lin Huai immediately returned to the highway she was on. Her spirit vehicle and coffin were quietly parked in the middle of the road, awaiting her return.
She quickly dealt with a few Monsters that surrounded her, got back into the vehicle, and checked the time; it was already 3 AM.
Ah! Another day of sudden death.
Lin Huai didn’t even pay attention to what Arena rewards were issued. After activating auto-drive, she went directly to the second-floor bedroom to sleep.
She slept until noon the next day, awakened by a familiar mocking voice.
“The main instance, Ghost Gate Pass, is about to open. All players, please pay attention.”
“You useless lot, Ghost Gate Pass is notoriously easy to enter but difficult to leave. Whether you can make it out depends on your abilities.”
“Players who die in Ghost Gate Pass will be gone forever, bye-bye.”
Lin Huai sat up in bed, yawning, anticipation slowly appearing in her eyes, “The second stop of the Underworld, Ghost Gate Pass, has opened.”
After getting up and changing into a clean combat uniform, she went to the first-floor bathroom to wash up.
After washing up, Lin Huai remembered to check the rewards issued by the Arena yesterday.
bone crushing box x2, blood jade x10, memory crystal ball x5.
It seems the materials for her vehicle to upgrade to level six will still have to rely on system rewards.
As soon as Old Hei finished his announcement, the Elite Squad group chat started beeping.
“Milk Tea Seven Parts Sugar: Boss, boss, how do we clear this instance?”
“AAA Building Materials Old Wang: Team? How do we divide?”
“Dragon Emerging from the Sea: Should we meet up somewhere first to discuss?”
“Bone Ash Mixed with Rice: Solo instance, not difficult. After entering the City of Wrongful Death gate, meet at the first shop on the main street.”
To pass Ghost Gate Pass, one must first enter the City of Wrongful Death.
In the City of Wrongful Death, a large number of NPCs will issue various tasks. One must complete at least 5 tasks to reach Ghost Gate Pass and get the clearance stamp.
Lin Huai remembered that after entering the City of Wrongful Death, it was the main street, but she couldn’t quite recall if the first shop was a tofu stand or a soy sauce shop.
The others, seeing Lin Huai’s message, replied with received, understood, okay, and so on.
But in reality, they didn’t understand at all.
When Sparkling and Lovable replied ‘received,’ her mind was still wondering, ‘Aren’t we going through Ghost Gate Pass? What’s this City of Wrongful Death place? And there are shops?’
But since no one else asked, she didn’t dare to, afraid of appearing like the only fool, which would be very embarrassing.
However, her confusion didn’t last long. After driving for another two minutes, she saw a towering city wall rising from the ground ahead on the highway.
The wall was a somber, inky black, with mottled bricks. On the wall’s top, banners fluttered, all uniformly stark white, emblazoned with a massive, inky black character “in vain” (wrongful). They were torn by an unknown yin wind, emitting a wailing sound.
In the center of the city wall was a huge arched gate, its passage extremely deep and inexplicably dark.
Above the city gate, a massive iron-black plaque hung high, rusty but still allowing one to discern three ancient, powerful characters, filled with an unwilling resentment—City of Wrongful Death.
At the city gate, two yaksha Monsters with horns stood on either side. These Monsters were tall, with red skin and faces, holding a steel fork-like weapon, propped on the ground.
Their fangs protruded, and they glared angrily at the approaching vehicles. Seeing that this small dining car still hadn’t stopped, the two yakshas simultaneously let out a rough voice, “City of Wrongful Death entrance, vehicles are not allowed. Stop, proceed on foot.”
Sparkling and Lovable immediately stepped on the brakes, then got out of the car with a flattering smile and slowly walked to the large bronze gate.
Recalling what Lin Huai had said about ‘money making Monsters work,’ she quickly took out 6 yin qi crystal stoness from her backpack and gave 3 to each of them.
“Good morning, two Ghost/Monster brothers. Please, brothers, help me open the door.”
After the yakshas received the yin qi crystal stoness from Sparkling and Lovable, not only did the anger in their eyes disappear, but their protruding fangs instantly retracted. They even managed to force out a somewhat terrifying and ferocious smile.
The two of them simultaneously reached out, pushed open the bronze gate behind them, and then made a welcoming gesture for Sparkling and Lovable to enter.
Just as she entered, the two also whispered reminders, one on each side.
“Don’t accept things given by others.”
“Don’t pick up things from the ground.”
Sparkling and Lovable was stunned. Was this the world of pay-to-win players?
Meanwhile, Lin Huai had also arrived at the city gate. She knew the rules, so she consciously stopped her vehicle.
