Seeing Yun Guo reach level forty, Chen Tian felt a bad premonition.
Instantly, Chen Tian's figure retreated explosively. The health bar above his head continuously dropped at a rate of hundreds per second, stopping only after nearly three to five seconds.
Chen Tian looked at Yun Guo before him, "Such speed! I had no time to react at all."
Yun Guo nodded faintly, "Very good. Since I've unlocked some of my strength, I'm not someone ordinary people can contend with. Little fellow, you're quite good."
"Hmph, I don't want your praise."
Chen Tian's expression turned cold. However, he understood one thing: the opponent's current strength was not his full power, but only a part of it. This meant the opponent's level surpassed forty, or even higher.
Now it was Chen Tian's turn to be cautious. His initial thirty percent chance of winning had dwindled to ten percent, with a minuscule chance of victory.
But Chen Tian couldn't understand why the opponent's panel had initially displayed level thirty.
It was truly bizarre. Either the panel could deceive him, or this was how the quest was designed.
"What kind of quest is this, to be so troublesome?" kuAiδugg
Chen Tian began to wonder, and at the same time, grew excited. This was only the second wave!
He couldn't imagine what kind of rewards he would receive after three waves of attacks.
Yun Guo, seeing Chen Tian hesitate not at all, stepped forward, instantly appearing before Chen Tian.
His twin guns lunged like incredibly sharp steel needles, and simultaneously, four long spears swept towards Chen Tian from all around him.
Chen Tian's expression changed drastically. This attack had an armor-piercing effect, rendering his defensive skills useless. Furthermore, any damage inflicted would cause bleeding. He absolutely could not get injured, or he would bleed to death.
"Divine Blade Hundred Forests!"
Chen Tian also unleashed his most powerful skill as a Divine Blade Assassin, his level thirty ultimate skill: Divine Blade Hundred Forests.
The Bone Dragon Twin Blades slowly shattered into small fragments, and then countless small fragments continuously grew in size, instantly multiplying into thousands, tens of thousands of Bone Dragon Twin Blades appearing around Chen Tian.
The twin blades, like a forest, shot out towards the surrounding spears.
Countless Bone Dragon Twin Blades rained down, directly piercing towards the surrounding spears.
However, the level difference was evident, the numerical gap was there. Chen Tian's attacks could only offer a desperate resistance.
Afterward, the countless Bone Dragon Twin Blades shattered, and three long swords attacked from three different directions.
"Is it over?"
Chen Tian looked at his own figure, and directly closed his eyes. With the armor-piercing and bleeding effects, he had no way to resist. He had resigned himself to fate.
Then, a beam of light shot down from the sky and struck Chen Tian's figure.
When Chen Tian regained his senses, he was already outside the secret room.
Chen Tian looked around in confusion. What was going on? He had been facing death on the arena just moments ago, and now he was here.
"Creak!"
The door slowly opened, and a young man walked out gently.
Xi Yazi, looking even more haggard, approached Chen Tian and said, "Adventurer, I am truly sorry. I didn't expect my father to send one of the Sixteen Generals. You were almost in a life-threatening crisis. At the crucial moment, I used my last bit of strength to temporarily pause your progress."
"Now, I need to explain the danger level of this quest to you. I was a prince of an empire on the thirtieth level, and I was even the heir to the throne. My empire was the last-ranked empire among the thirty, named: Cloud Dragon Empire."
"Due to the schemes of some people and the trickery of other princes, I lost my throne and became a disgrace to the empire. My father is the Emperor of the empire, and I, as a sinner of the empire, have been relentlessly pursued."
"During the pursuit, I lost all my belongings and strength. Adventurer, since you have triggered this quest, it can only be completed by you alone."
"I hope you grow stronger quickly. I need to slumber for a long time before I awaken. But remember, adventurer, you only have five days. The general you fought against is one of the empire's great generals, General Yun Ze, who is level seventy. I can only pause your progress for five days. Adventurer, you need to travel to a higher-level world to improve your strength."
"I am very worried about your safety. Furthermore, this is only the second wave of attacks. I don't know who will come for the third wave. Adventurer, everything will depend on yourself."
Chen Tian saw the haggard face and heard the voice of Xi Yazi, who appeared very worried.
The game "Era of Time" truly felt lifelike. At least Chen Tian felt that this NPC genuinely cared for him.
"Ding!"
Instantly, Chen Tian's attribute panel appeared, displaying: "Ding! Congratulations, player, for obtaining specific quest information!"
Quest: The Empire's Name. Help Xi Yazi find his lost strength and belongings, and stop the empire's pursuit. Quest Reward: Level +10, one billion Era Coins, random treasure chest of golden quality weapon, Fusion Furnace. (SSS-level quest!)
Chen Tian looked at this quest, astonished. So it was an SSS-level quest, no wonder it was so difficult.
Then, Chen Tian watched as Xi Yazi returned to the secret room. The door of the secret room slowly closed, and the entire room was enveloped in darkness.
Chen Tian's figure flickered, and he exited the scene. When he reappeared, he was in front of the shop.
Chen Tian knew this was a situation where the quest could not be executed temporarily. Xi Yazi had paused the progress, not the time. Moreover, Xi Yazi had fallen into a slumber, and there was an issue with the quest character, rendering the quest temporarily unexecutable.
Chen Tian looked at the shop and slowly left. He only had five days. Originally, Chen Tian planned to explore the entire first layer before proceeding to the second. Now, he had to advance to the second layer prematurely.
Then, Chen Tian headed towards the city center.
There, a teleportation portal to the second layer world was located. Players who met the requirements could use it for free to travel to the second layer.
As the light beam disappeared, Chen Tian left the first layer.
However, Chen Tian was unaware that the original quest was not this difficult. No, from this moment on, the game "Era of Time" began to change.
The second layer, this was a world twice the size of the first layer. It had four regions, each with different kingdoms.
In a city bathed in scorching sunlight, Guangzu descended, and Chen Tian's figure walked out.
Instantly, Chen Tian felt his constitution value rapidly decreasing, and the decrease was accelerating.
"What's going on?"
Chen Tian looked at his stats in confusion. They were still decreasing.
Suddenly, an email appeared in Chen Tian's electronic mailbox. Chen Tian opened it and clicked to claim it.
Then, four pieces of clothing appeared before Chen Tian, along with a book. The book contained the world view and rules of the second layer world.