Chapter 52: Instance Dungeon Rewards and Skill Evolution Conditions

[Transmitting out of the instance]

[Congratulations to player Widower#9527 for clearing the solo Nightmare-grade instance – Chronicles of the Desolate Village]

[We are preparing to broadcast this good news across the entire server! Rejoice! You have witnessed the birth of a terribly-behaved Great Demon King!]

[Game Rating: α]

[Main quest completed]

[Side quests 1, 2, and 3 completed]

[Hidden reward condition achieved – Forge the Desolate Village]

[Both instance rewards and hidden rewards have been distributed]

[Please check your rewards in time]

[Instance Summary: From the moment you stepped out of the dilapidated house, your progress never followed the righteous path. The solemn ancestral hall was your amusement park; the disaster-summoning ritual was your means of provocation; the miserable screams of the villagers were the wonderful melody you crafted.]

[The system did not detect any emotional fluctuations of empathy, pity, or mercy from you. In a sense, you are a terrible demon king bringing destruction. But by dispelling sins with thunderous methods and saving the soul of the wrongfully dead saintess, you are also a fine companion of justice!]

[Please annotate the message you wish to broadcast to the entire server]

[Choose whether to remain anonymous]

Wu Wang returned to the familiar settlement space.

The settlement details before him were somewhat unexpected.

He could actually broadcast a message to the entire server?

And he could choose between anonymity and public display; this Spirit Calamity Game was quite user-friendly after all.

After a moment of contemplation, he reached out and typed—

[The Nightmare-grade instance has been sitting right there all along; this is free resource delivery! Have you ever thought about whether you have been diligent or not in running instances all these years? Have you worked hard to earn props? Have you leveled up and bought equipment? Look more into your own problems. If you suck, practice more—if you are not convinced, brothers, come and hack at me. I am Zha Zha Hui.]

Click [Send Anonymously].

Hoo~ What a humble and cautious speech indeed.

Wu Wang smiled shyly.

For a socially anxious player like himself to suddenly broadcast to the entire server, it really was a bit embarrassing and left him at a loss for words.

After sighing with emotion, he lowered his head to check his personal information panel and inspect his rewards.

[Player Nickname: Widower#9527]

[Player Level: Lv6]

[Allocatable Points: 2]

[Strength: 11]

[Constitution: 12]

[Agility: 11]

[Intelligence: 11 (Fixed value, cannot be allocated)]

[Mental Power: 50 (You have resisted a certain mental pollution for a long time, and it is tempering your spirit)]

[Charm: 3 (Because you were revered as the source of disaster by the villagers in the Chronicles of the Desolate Village, your charm value has plummeted significantly)]

Two levels gained consecutively. If he remembered correctly, Baili Dao was also at level 6.

That guy didn't know how many instances he had to go through to reach that level, yet he himself caught up after just two instances.

This was the confidence given to him by the Abyss God!

Without any hesitation, Wu Wang allocated the two attribute points to [Strength] and [Agility] respectively, allowing himself to develop balanced in all four aspects of intelligence, physique, beauty, and labor.

What? You ask why there is no "virtue"?

Because he genuinely lacked any virtue.

In short—his character was ridiculously garbage.

Next, checking the equipment and props.

[Trendy Skatehoes (Fine): Equipping this item makes movement smoother and slicker, slightly increases the user's leg strength, and reduces stamina consumption]

[Equipment Condition: The user must have a physiological leg structure and be able to wear shoes]

[Remarks: My skatehoes~ Trendy, trendy, the trendiest~ Trendy and the prettiest~ Friction, friction~ Rubbing on this smooth ground! Friction!]

Wu Wang raised an eyebrow and took them out.

These were a pair of flashy pink-themed skatehoes.

Taking off the cloth shoes on his feet and replacing them with these, he indeed clearly felt that his leg muscles were more powerful. This should allow the double-jump of [Cloud-Treading Step] to jump higher every time.

He tentatively took two steps forward.

His expression turned slightly surprised.

"What the hell! This damn thing isn't walking at all? Isn't this way too slick!"

Those few steps just now hardly felt like walking over; it was more like sliding on a frictionless plane, and his whole body moved several meters away like a traversing ghost.

He hadn't expected such an unexpected pleasant surprise.

No matter what game he played, Wu Wang understood very clearly—running fast was the only true speed.

Continuing to look down, there was an extra puppet-like prop holding a knife in his backpack, though its ferocious appearance was somewhat familiar and hard to describe.

[Chucky the Killer Doll (Fine, one-time consumable prop): Use this item to gaze at the target for ten seconds, and Chucky will pursue the target on a physical level within 12 hours. It will not be destroyed by any means halfway through until the time ends or the target loses signs of life.]

[This prop originates from the thriller movie – Child's Play]

[Remarks: Kill you all!]

"I previously unlocked herbal tea from the game Silent Hill, and now there are movie props. The composition of this Spirit Calamity Game is a bit complicated, isn't it?" Wu Wang looked at Chucky the Killer Doll in his hand with keen interest.

The keywords of this prop were still quite subtle.

The fact that it could not be destroyed during the pursuit seemed very powerful, but the pursuit was limited only to physical-level damage, so it probably wouldn't have the kind of situation where Kayako or Sadako cursed the target along the network cable.

If used within city limits or in an open area, this thing would be trash.

But if used in some enclosed environment, making someone face 12 hours of relentless pursuit, it could exert a value surpassing Fine-grade items.

"Well... It seems the first two runs brought decent luck. I hope the remaining one doesn't disappoint me." Wu Wang took out the reward for the final instance main quest.

This was also the reward he was most looking forward to.

[Skill Evolution Guidance Prop]!

Taking it out, it looked like a black fountain pen.

It was clearly written on it—

[Grip this pen with your right hand and silently recite the name of the skill you wish to evolve in your heart, and it will give guidance on the method of evolution. Remember, you must formally bid farewell to this pen after use, otherwise it will lead to disaster]

[Remarks: Pen Fairy, Pen Fairy, if you are there, please give me a sign]

"?"

Bro, didn't you say you'd give evolution guidance? It turns out you're just asking the Pen Fairy, huh?

You really know how to exploit loopholes!

Although he muttered and complained in his mind, his hand was very honest as he grasped the pen barrel and silently recited the name [Cloud-Treading Step] in his heart.

The next second, the fountain pen slowly moved.

It wrote a string of text on the back of Wu Wang's hand in bright red ink—

[Surpass 30,000 steps of skill displacement within a single instance to evolve]

"Are skill evolutions all this abnormal?" Wu Wang's mouth twitched helplessly.

If a normal player wanted to meet this condition to evolve a skill, they probably wouldn't have much energy left to do the instance main quest, being busy jumping around all day long.

After all, normal people needed to rest.

The consumption of stamina, loss of mental power, and physical fatigue and drowsiness would all waste instance time.

Unfortunately, he didn't need to.

In that case, in his next instance, he would first evolve [Cloud-Treading Step].

Next came the hidden rewards.

After reviewing all these things, he would have to return to reality to process and determine some questions he had been curious about for a long time.

For example—did the Village of Yin Marriages actually exist?

He only needed to ask his second elder sister about the mountain range she went to back then, or investigate her booked plane tickets and other destinations, and he would definitely be able to follow the vine and find that deep mountain.

Going there in person in reality would reveal the truth!

I'd like to see if the power of the Spirit Calamity Game can really be this bizarre! It could actually affect the past!

If nothing unexpected happened, that unlucky God of Yin Marriage should still be buried in the open space of the ancestral hall...