Chapter 123: Wheel of Fate
The moment the shadow pounced, Jiang Kai struck simultaneously, launching multiple Chasing Nine Tribulations daggers.
The fire created by the Arsonist had its light extinguished, but the flames continued to burn. The shadow was repelled, and agonizing screams immediately echoed from all around.
However, it seemed that these eerie creatures did not leave behind corpses after their deaths.
[Congratulations on killing a secret realm creature. Experience gained: 1.]
[Congratulations on killing a secret realm creature. Experience gained: 1.]
Jiang Kai had no time to lament how little experience these secret realm creatures provided, nor the fact that they didn't even leave corpses behind.
Because at this moment, dense whispers of eerie creatures were already echoing from behind him.
Jiang Kai swiftly turned and fired Chasing Nine Tribulations.
He was certain—there were a massive number of these eerie creatures surrounding him.
Including his nine second-tier Chasing Nine Tribulations daggers, he had a total of seventeen flying daggers. At this moment, all seventeen were madly bouncing between the eerie creatures.
Yet, Jiang Kai did not feel the pressure decreasing at all. He could see, far in the distance, flashes of those red afterimages… approaching continuously.
"What the hell? Just how many are there?", Jiang Kai's eyes widened in fury.
The surrounding shadows surged like an endless black tide, overwhelming, boundless.
If his kill rate slowed for even a second, the tide would engulf him instantly.
Inside the abandoned wooden house, the numbers on the Mirror of Revelation changed.
[77/1,000,000 | Time elapsed: 44 seconds]
Seeing the updated numbers on the Mirror of Revelation, Ao Wu's eyes widened. He said in a deep voice, "Does this mean Jiang Kai has killed 77 beasts in just 44 seconds?"
"The beasts of King's Valley's secret realm shouldn't be any weaker than the Giant Black Ape. Killing 77 in 44 seconds… is this guy insane?"
Yet, Hu Yan couldn't feel happy at all.
Because the denominator of that "77"—was a terrifying one million.
'A million! Just what kind of horrifying number is that? Even in the Fishman Lord battle, the number of Fishmans was only a few times greater.'
'And back then, there were tens of thousands of human players.'
How could a single person possibly kill so many beasts?
Jiang Kai's stats weren't high enough to sustain such an overwhelming battle. In just a few minutes, he would be drained of stamina and energy, unable to continue fighting.
At this current kill rate, he would only manage a few hundred kills at best before collapsing.
Ruan Yu, who hadn't been completely drunk in the past few days, suddenly sobered up when she saw the numbers displayed on the Mirror of Revelation.
"The Nest of Terror… No wonder it's called that! How the hell is this a place for humans?", Ao Wu finally snapped out of it. Even though Jiang Kai's current performance was already monstrous, clearing the Nest of Terror was simply impossible.
"What kind of secret realm is this? We've never encountered anything this ridiculous before."
Unless the entire Azure Dragon Guild's Jiangzhong City division entered together, maybe they'd have a sliver of hope. But this secret realm—was an individual-only one.
"I'm not underestimating Jiang Kai, but this secret realm… is absolutely impossible to clear," said a Azure Dragon captain beside Ao Wu.
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Three minutes. Jiang Kai had held on for three minutes.
Relying on Arsonist, Chasing Nine Tribulations, Ghost Hand Throwing Cards, and Ghost Eye Focus, he defended his surroundings tightly.
The system had stopped displaying kill notifications. Jiang Kai had no idea how many eerie creatures he had slain. He only knew that no matter how many he killed, more just kept coming.
His arms felt heavy, and his attacks were significantly weaker than before.
His mental energy was far greater than his stamina, so as expected, stamina was the first to run out.
'At this rate, there's no way I can kill all the eerie creatures here,' Jiang Kai thought grimly.
The sheer number of monsters far exceeded the limit of what one person could handle. In another thirty seconds of this high-intensity battle, he would be torn apart by the swarming eerie creatures.
Originally, Jiang Kai had entered the secret realm to explore. If he was lucky, he'd get some loot. If unlucky, at the very least, with his current strength, he had a good chance of escaping.
But now, he didn't even have the chance to flee.
As expected, without suspense, after thirty more seconds, the black tide reached him. Thick, black hands reached out frantically, grabbing at Jiang Kai.
They began to tear at his body with brutal force. At that moment, Jiang Kai felt the pain of being drawn and quartered.
"Damn it… the gap is too big… This time, I… can't win," Jiang Kai's eyes were filled with unwillingness, but his body no longer had the strength to launch another round of defense.
He even considered pulling out a Numb God Fries to lessen the pain of being ripped apart.
However, the eerie creatures clearly had no intention of giving him the time to eat.
His hands, legs, head, and torso were all being torn apart by countless hands. His entire body felt like it was going to be ripped to shreds.
"AAAGHHH!", Jiang Kai had never experienced such excruciating pain before.
His consciousness was fading…
At that moment, a black card beside Jiang Kai's hand suddenly floated up on its own.
In the pitch-black environment, its usual dark aura became nearly imperceptible. However, the dignified and eerie face on the card's illustration suddenly began to glow faintly.
At the same time, a line of text appeared below the card's illustration—words that had never appeared before.
Even using an Identification Card had not revealed these words.
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[Artifact Hidden Effect: Wheel of Fate (Tier 1)!]
[In a near-death state, the Wheel of Fate effect is activated. The Wheel of Fate spins, and any result will simultaneously have both a "reward" and a "punishment." Once the user spins the Wheel of Fate, they are deemed to have agreed to bear both outcomes. Refusing will render the effect void.]
[The Wheel of Fate's effects are influenced by "Doubling" and other gambler talents.]
[This effect can only be triggered once per natural month. Refusing to spin is considered a usage.]
[Acquiring more Lord God Cards can enhance the Wheel of Fate's level.]
[At this moment, would you like to spin the Wheel of Fate?]
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If not for his Ghost Eye, Jiang Kai wouldn't have been able to read these words in his current condition.
The last line seemed to be waiting for Jiang Kai's answer.
In this situation, he had no choice. Without hesitation, he shouted, "SPIN!"
Time seemed to freeze.
In that instant, Jiang Kai felt no pain, no pulling force, no suffocation.
He stood in what felt like a vacuum, and before him, a colossal golden wheel—like an enormous planet—radiated dazzling golden light. It loomed before him.
The golden wheel had already begun spinning on its own. Jiang Kai couldn't see all the areas on the wheel—only the massive pointer sweeping past hazy sections.
The Wheel of Fate spun faster and faster, then slowed down, gradually coming to a stop.
The pointer wavered between two sections before finally settling on one.
[Wheel of Fate spin complete.]
[Positive effect gained: Rapid Recovery—Your combat energy consumption will be restored within a short period. Duration: 60 minutes.]
["Doubling" talent triggered. Rapid Recovery upgraded to Extreme Recovery.]
[Negative effect gained: Vulnerability Exposed—Damage taken will be more lethal. Duration: 60 minutes.]
["Doubling" talent triggered. Vulnerability Exposed upgraded to Fragile Constitution—Any damage will have significantly worse consequences, and pain perception is doubled.]
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