Chapter 315: The Eastern Nation Invades Again, Ice Emperor's Request!
The Endless Abyss has its greatest difficulty in this: with each descending floor, monster damage and damage reduction increase by 20% and 10%, respectively.
Aside from the Level 76 Hell Octopods on the first floor, the Level 76 Abyssal Spiders on the second floor have attributes identical to the Octopods but come with an additional 20% increased damage and 10% damage reduction.
On the third floor, the monsters gain 40% increased damage and 20% damage reduction, and so on.
Because of this, many players can barely handle the monsters by the fifth floor. When faced with monsters boasting 80% increased damage and 40% damage reduction, they can no longer withstand it.
After completing the World Quest, most players would flee early and wouldn't dare venture further.
But for Zhang Yue, it was no big deal.
On the second floor of the Abyss, the Abyssal Spiders didn't even have the chance to touch him.
So, forget 40% increased damage— even if it were 40 times the damage, it wouldn't make a difference.
As for that 10% damage reduction, in Zhang Yue's eyes, it was utterly negligible.
Kill what needed to be killed—Zhang Yue was not one to hold back.
His three "sons" treated the second floor of the Abyss as if it were their own backyard.
The Phantom Predator led 15 shadows to harvest everything in sight.
The Armageddon Black Dragon acted as a mobile turret, blasting wherever it flew.
The Skeleton King, the honest one of the bunch, stayed by Zhang Yue's side, pulling monsters and picking up trash.
This further solidified Zhang Yue's determination to focus on cultivating the Skeleton King next,"Don't worry, Skull Bro. The day I acquire the Abyss Set will be the day you take off like a rocket!"
The monsters on the second floor were noticeably more numerous than on the first.
This time, Zhang Yue spent twice the time.
It took him one hour to slaughter every Abyssal Spider on the map.
Once again, by clearing the floor, he completed what was supposed to be a three-hour challenge in advance.
With a perfect score of 100, he passed the second floor of the Abyss.
[Rewards obtained: Experience +150 million, Gold Coins +800, Energy +200 billion, 12-star Abyss Equipment +1]
He also effortlessly killed an 11-star boss, the Abyssal Spider King.
Then, he proceeded to the third floor of the Abyss.
The third floor's monsters were Level 77 Abyssal Mantises.
Their strength wasn't particularly high, but with the additional 40% increased damage and 20% damage reduction, their difficulty… was still low.
To Zhang Yue, they were still just weaklings that he could one-shot effortlessly.
As a result, it only took him an hour to clear the third floor.
Moving on to the fourth floor, his efficiency slowed slightly.
This was because the fourth floor featured Level 78 Abyssal Scorpions, which had 2 million HP and a 30% damage reduction effect.
The Phantom Predator's summoned shadows, which originally dealt four attacks per second at an average of 1.8 million damage, saw their damage reduced to 1.2–1.3 million. They could no longer one-shot the Abyssal Scorpions.
Even the Phantom Predator's own damage fluctuated around 2 million.
Sometimes, it could barely kill an Abyssal Scorpion in one hit. Other times, it fell short and needed an additional attack.
On the Armageddon Black Dragon's side, what originally took three shots, along with the splash damage from [Radiant · Immortal Demon Physique], to clear an entire area now required 4–5 attacks.
As for Zhang Yue, his performance was even less impressive compared to his three "sons."
Or, to be more precise, he was only slightly stronger than the Skeleton King.
Thus, the clearing process slowed down significantly.
Ultimately, it took him an hour and a half to clear the fourth floor.
The fifth floor also took an hour and a half.
Even so, Zhang Yue's speed in clearing the Abyss was already jaw-dropping in the eyes of others.
Netizens were going crazy over it.
"Zero cleared five floors of the Endless Abyss in a single night, and all with perfect scores—can you believe it?"
"I don't believe it! If I didn't know that the rules of the Endless Abyss impose a fixed three-hour challenge time per floor, I'd think you were lying. Unless you're telling me his nights last 15 hours?"
"Is it possible—just saying—that he cleared the maps so thoroughly that there were no monsters left, so the system deemed the challenge complete early?"
"Holy crap! What a devil!"
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Meanwhile, Zhang Yue:
In one go, he cleared five floors of the Endless Abyss, all with perfect 100 scores.
He earned the highest possible rewards and leveled up quickly to Level 77.
Additionally, he obtained five 12-star [Abyss Set Equipment Boxes]. He only needed two more to complete a full Abyss Set.
During this process, by killing ordinary monsters and bosses within the Endless Abyss, Zhang Yue also acquired numerous 8–11-star Abyss Set pieces.
After returning to the safe zone's Magic Castle, Zhang Yue's first task was to visit the appraisal center and appraise all his equipment.
Then, using unlimited Energy, he refined all his 10-star and 11-star gear to gold quality in one click.
These gold-quality items would serve as upgrade materials for his Transcendent Set.
The 11-star Transcendent Set could consume 10–12-star equipment as materials to gain upgrade progress.
One 10-star gold item provided 3% progress.
One 11-star gold item provided 5% progress.
In the end, after throwing in over twenty 10-star and 11-star gold Abyss items, the seven pieces of the Transcendent Set each reached about 50% progress.
Only half the progress remained before they could evolve to 12-star status.
Next, Zhang Yue needed to continue grinding for upgrade materials.
At 9 p.m., Zhang Yue logged off, took a shower, and came out to find the massive guild headquarters completely empty.
"What's going on? Did everyone go out for late-night snacks together?"
"And they didn't invite me? A bunch of heartless people."
Grabbing his phone, Zhang Yue walked outside the headquarters.
As the capital of the Dragon Nation, the city of Longcheng was bustling with cars and lights.
The neon-lit metropolis was filled with countless young men and women.
Such a lively scene was mesmerizing.
Wearing a simple white T-shirt and sweatpants, the modestly dressed Zhang Yue stood on the street, immediately becoming the center of attention.
"God Zero!"
"Holy crap! It's really God Zero! I've been camping outside the Heavens Hall Guild HQ for a whole day and night, and I finally got to see him in person."
"God Zero is so handsome! Can I say he's the most handsome man in Longcheng City without any objections?"
"You're talking nonsense! Zero isn't just the most handsome man in Longcheng City—he's the most handsome man in the entire country."
"Damn it! I almost couldn't hold back my 40-meter-long saber."
"Shut up! Next time, speak faster. Your saber stopped, but I didn't stop my kick… Friendly fire needs a proper burial."
"Everyone, make way. Let me use my level-six English to flirt with him! Hello, I love you ❤～"
Carrying the title of "National Male God," Zhang Yue was in the spotlight as he walked down the street.
When he entered a restaurant, the owner insisted on giving him a free meal.
Countless beautiful young women also approached him, trying to share a table and strike up a conversation.
Zhang Yue, however, focused on the news broadcast playing on the restaurant's TV.
"According to reports, today, professional players from the Eastern Nation infiltrated our Dragon Nation through spatial rifts. Many of our players in the Otherworld have been attacked by these invaders. So far, the number of deaths among our players nationwide has exceeded triple digits…"
"This station reminds all professional players to avoid acting alone in the Otherworld. Please group up as much as possible, as the invaders from the Eastern Nation specifically target lone players for assassination…"
Hearing this, many diners in the restaurant were furious.
"God Zero just wiped out their territory, and they still dare to invade our Dragon Nation."
"Those bastards from the Eastern Nation never learn. Do they think they haven't lost enough people yet?"
A cold glint flashed in Zhang Yue's eyes. "Courting death."
At that moment, Zhang Yue suddenly received a message from Ice Emperor: ["Can I ask you for a favor? It's urgent. Please…"]
Seeing that Ice Emperor had personally reached out, Zhang Yue immediately left his meal, rushed back to the guild, and logged into the Otherworld.
He chose the world to log into.
[Ding~ Welcome to the World 12: Locust Calamity]
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