socalfunplaces Chapter 749 - 334: I Need an Explanation
Chapter 749 - 334: I Need an Explanation
"See? Everyone’s waiting to see the results of your secret training, so I won’t hold back this time."
Wu Chang stood casually, without assuming any fighting stance, and said, "Come on, Er Huo."
Zhao Yan wrinkled his nose and immediately swung a hook punch at Wu Chang, "If you can’t last a round, you’re having just a bowl of green onion for lunch."
Wu Chang appeared relaxed, yet internally was completely focused on observing Zhao Yan’s muscle movements.
He adjusted his attributes to match Zhao Yan’s level, and just before Zhao Yan’s fist reached him, he swung his hand to deflect the hook punch, simultaneously stepping sideways and back two paces, dodging Zhao Yan’s swift elbow strike, and then solidly countered with a hook punch.
Zhao Yan staggered from the hit, squinting his eyes, and said, "Interesting."
The ensuing battle turned out to be far easier than Wu Chang had anticipated.
After witnessing the Martial Star Monarch’s battle, he gained an almost fundamental understanding of fighting techniques; whenever Zhao Yan made a move, he could already see through Zhao Yan’s movements and the impact points, even clearly visualizing the attack routes.
Though both were master-level fighters, having seen the Martial Star Monarch’s martial arts, he was miles ahead in perception and realm.
There are differences even among masters.
Zhao Yan, as a master-level fighter, had an exceptionally keen combat sense; on the surface, they appeared evenly matched, but after a few rounds, it became evident that he simply couldn’t deliver effective strikes against Wu Chang.
On the contrary, Wu Chang grew more and more relaxed, even to the point of easing his efforts.
Zhao Yan realized his strategic play had been exposed, and sweat began to stream down his forehead.
In the realm of fighting, if you can’t absolutely overpower someone with power and agility, and your movements are seen through, the fight is already over.
After several failed aggressive attempts to overpower Wu Chang, each easily thwarted, he swiftly stepped back two paces and conceded, saying:
"I won’t fight anymore; I’m not your match."
The crowd erupted in astonishment, as ever since Wu Chang’s previous spar with Zhao Yan, everyone knew Zhao Yan’s fighting skills had reached master level.
Yet Zhao Yan, a master-level fighter, conceded; Wu Chang’s level was self-evident.
Zhao Yan couldn’t figure it out, how in just two days, Wu Chang could leap from fighting mastery to master level.
He himself took hundreds of two-day spans to cross that threshold.
"I can’t comprehend whether you’ve entered a special realm and trained intensely with a mysterious mentor for years, or mastered some tome, sacrificed some parts to obtain a cultivation technique, how did you suddenly become so formidable?"
Wu Chang sneered, "Er Huo, don’t spew nonsense; my second brother is invincible, could he really sacrifice anything for a cultivation technique?"
"Didn’t you say I have a talent for fighting techniques? It’s epiphany, understand?"
Zhao Yan’s face was full of disbelief, ready to continue questioning, but was interrupted by Director Gao.
"Discuss this later; it’s time for the meeting."
Wu Chang followed Zhao Yan down from the ring and asked, "Er Huo, what kind of meeting is this? Has something happened again?"
Zhao Yan replied, "You’ve been prepping in the Abyssal Game these two days, not even checking the bureau’s information, right? Because of that peace, the whole Desolate Realm is vying for the World Dungeon, with various suspicions and conspiracy theories constantly emerging."
"To dispel everyone’s doubts, the bureau specially convened a general meeting; you arrived just in time."
Wu Chang followed the crowd into the conference room, where after a brief wait, the big screen lit up, and Shi Ning appeared on camera.
The background behind Shi Ning wasn’t the conference room but his laboratory; he wore a lab coat, seemingly just having finished an experiment, eager to start the remote meeting.
In the background behind him, people were tidying equipment, moving an electronic board, and helping organize materials.
Among those who entered the camera view was someone markedly broader than others, a muscular man with glasses who looked very familiar, none other than Gao Xuezong, the old third from the dormitory.
After a brief preparation, Shi Ning began explaining the World Dungeon and the reasons for the bureau’s information concealment to the members.
Shi Ning first mentioned the existence of the World Dungeon.
Perhaps aware that the bureau’s members had limited understanding of the Desolate Realm and lacked numerous prerequisite knowledge points, Shi Ning didn’t mention Abyss erosion, instead referring to the World Dungeon as an expansion of the Abyssal Game.
According to him, the World Dungeon had a hidden progress bar, which would increase every time players successfully navigated the dungeon, and when the progress bar filled, a countdown for the World Dungeon would be released in the public area.
The World Dungeon had no explicit level restrictions; anyone with access qualification could enter.
The scale and range of the World Dungeon far exceeded ordinary dungeons, concealing countless opportunities; players below level twenty had once entered the dungeon and upon obtaining a special opportunity, left the dungeon directly leaping to max level, ascending into the Realm of Reason.
Huge opportunities correspond to huge challenges.
Every World Dungeon has difficulty starting at S level; one careless move, and even top-ranking players in the Desolate Realm might die.
In the World Dungeon, for the vast majority of players, survival isn’t about strength but luck.
Shi Ning acknowledged the existence of the World Dungeon, confirming that it indeed, as Peace said, presented a huge opportunity, but then he shifted the tone, sounding heavier.
Next, he mentioned the qualification dungeons Peace spoke of.
"Peace was right; the prerequisite to enter the World Dungeon is obtaining clearance qualification in the qualification dungeon."
"The conditions for entering the qualification dungeon are as Peace described: ensuring any single attribute exceeds 70 points, or any two attributes exceed 50 points, and entering the Crimson Courtyard on the tenth day of the countdown at specified times to activate the next dungeon as a qualification dungeon."
Shi Ning paused for a moment, gazing at everyone through the screen.
"With this said, I believe many people are already angered, angry at why we’ve hidden this information, even within the Four Major Organizations, only the chosen individuals were informed."
"There’s no need to cover it up; part of the reason is to leave the opportunity to those members with greater prospects."
"Please forgive my wording; another part of the reason is to protect those who recklessly gamble with their lives for luck."
"Peace told you many things but didn’t mention that qualification dungeons are necessarily true dungeons, and their pollution level won’t be below 60%."
Shi Ning presented the survival rate, clearance rate of true dungeons compared to projection dungeons, the enhanced difficulty level with increased pollution value, using software to showcase it to everyone.
"What’s worrisome is that even as members of the Four Major Organizations, over 90% of us have never entered a true dungeon."
"Under such circumstances, entering the qualification dungeon is tantamount to suicide."
"As the data shows, concealing this information from most members was to avoid unnecessary sacrifice."
Silence fell in the conference room as they gazed at the screen’s data; many intending to try their luck in the World Dungeon now hesitated seeing the stats.
Wu Chang looked at the data without speaking, but his brows furrowed deeper than anyone else present.
The data Shi Ning presented were the bureau’s secrets in the Desolate Realm, requiring both clearance and high rotten silver coin costs to access; this was his first time seeing them.
After seeing it, he very much wanted to talk to the Abyss Game Administrator, and have them explain what’s meant by true dungeons being generally 2-4 times more difficult than projection dungeons?
What’s meant by pollution level exceeding 50%, the difficulty of true dungeons soaring, and in extreme cases, potentially uncontrollable true dungeons being ten times harder than projection dungeons?
What does it mean for true dungeons with pollution levels below 50% to have a clearance rate only one-tenth that of conventional projection dungeons, and a survival rate only one-fifth?
And he most wanted the dungeon administrator to explain the statement made to him when entering the Abyssal Game.
What’s meant by "the Abyssal Game will match the corresponding plane based on the player’s strength, with smooth difficulty gradients making it easy for novice players, suitable for all ages"?