Chapter 412: Epic 0-Star

Chapter 412: Epic 0-Star

1st District.

After the attack by Pang Dudu, Elder Mountain was immediately sealed off.

The closure of Elder Mountain, coupled with the leak of intelligence from the Scientific Alliance, led to a recent influx of unidentified individuals into the 1st District.

These people had clear objectives upon entering the 1st District. They either loitered around Elder Mountain, ventured to Jiangnan, or headed towards the area where Li Wu had last disappeared.

Compared to the first two destinations, the third one was much more popular.

Many of these individuals rushed to this location upon entering the 1st District.

They conducted a thorough search of the area where Li Wu had vanished, causing a great commotion.

Within a few days, several bloody incidents had already occurred.

There were even a few confrontations between King-ranked individuals.

Usually, the Alliance would have intervened early on, but this time, they seemed to have forgotten about this region, allowing these individuals to do as they pleased.

"It seems like Elder Mountain is truly in trouble!"

Above the area where Li Wu had disappeared, a hundred-meter-long warship hovered.

On the warship, a youth dressed in a military uniform similar to those from before the Great Cataclysm gazed down at the land below, squinting.

"They might not be in trouble; they might just not want to get involved."

Behind this military-clad youth, a young man dressed in a long robe of a certain church clergy responded.

The clergy's response elicited a scoff from a girl wearing a tight leather jacket on the other side, showcasing her devilish figure: "What do you mean they don't want to get involved? They're just too scared! They must have been terrified by that previous attack!"

It was clear that the girl was not only mocking the Elder Council but also targeting the clergy youth.

In response, the youth maintained a gentle smile, as if agreeing with everything she said.

The more he did this, the angrier the girl became. She glared at the clergy youth, her eyes narrowed, seemingly plotting something.

The military-clad youth found the situation unbearable and forcefully interrupted their 'flirtatious' exchange.

"There are still people here, you two should be more discreet.

And what about the Chaos Alliance guy? Hasn't he arrived yet?

Does he have no sense of time, or is he just incompetent? He's late by so much! Forget him!

I'll just send him the information later!"

As he spoke, the military youth snapped his fingers.

"Swift Armor, open the map!"

At the military youth's command, a voice filled with spiritual energy yet mechanical in nature echoed.

"Understood, immediately opening the holographic map for Pimisi, the Five-Star General!"

Upon hearing the words 'Five-Star General', the clergy youth maintained his smile, while the leather-clad girl rolled her eyes.

She couldn't understand why this guy, who was clearly the most brilliant and talented scientific cultivator in the Technology Alliance, favored the military, warships, and generals.

However, it wasn't the first time the girl had encountered Pimisi, and she was no longer surprised by his peculiar preference. Instead, she focused on the holographic map that had appeared out of thin air, filled with various energy points.

"The map you see now is the regional map that my Swift Armor warship took three days to scan.

Through this map, we can visually observe that there are 87 areas with abnormal energy reactions in the entire region, and all of these areas have dungeons.

However, most of these dungeons have already been explored and developed, so Li Wu couldn't be hiding in them. Let's remove the developed and investigated dungeons."

As Pimisi spoke, the light points on the holographic map began to disappear rapidly.

Out of the initial 87, only 13 remained.

"Hmm, these are the currently undiscovered dungeons, but more than half of them have very low energy reactions, and the dungeons themselves are not large. It's unlikely that Li Wu is hiding in them.

The most likely place for him to be hiding is here!"

Pimisi spoke, and only a single ice-blue light point remained on the holographic map.

"The location is approximately twenty-three li and two hundred twenty-one meters away from our current position, with an additional thirty-five centimeters or so.

The energy reaction is around 7821 units, and it's of the Ice attribute.

Oh, you illiterates, I'll put it simply for you. This Dungeon is likely an Epic-level Dungeon with an Ice attribute.

Additionally, there are signs of low-energy facilities at the entrance, but indications suggest an extremely high potential for an explosive reaction, possibly Epic-level..."

Leather Jacket Girl couldn't stand this guy's rambling and interrupted him, "Why all the chatter? Just say that the person is inside this Dungeon, and we're done."

"I can only say that there's a 99% chance that Lu Wu is in this Dungeon, but I can't confirm if he's definitely inside."

"What's the difference?"

"There is a difference..."

Pimisi pressed down on his military cap, preparing to explain further to Leather Jacket Girl, but he was abruptly cut off.

"Shut up! Skip the nonsense and just tell me, what's the plan moving forward?"

"I don't recommend that approach.

Aside from the external setup, the possible presence of Lin Jian Ying, and the potential power of the Gateway Fragment, the mere existence of Lu Wu is already a formidable challenge."

As Pimisi spoke, he snapped his fingers again, "Swift Armor, bring up Lu Wu's information."

"Yes, sir!"

Lu Wu's holographic image appeared within the ship.

"Lu Wu, age 20, former chairman of Lu Corporation, Student Council President of Jiangnan University, and the de facto controller of the university.

Adopted son of the former Jiangnan Governor, the male lead in the Elder Mountain incident, Pang Dudu's childhood friend, and allegedly, he also has a righteous alias..."

Listening to Pimisi's report, the divine youth maintained his smile, but Leather Jacket Girl beside him had already clenched her fists.

However, Pimisi still didn't sense the danger.

"In just two years, this person has not only become the youngest recognized as the most likely candidate to become a Master Cultivator, but his strength has also reached the peak of the King Rank, almost at the Epic level.

His strength and talent are both top-notch, and compared to him, we three are just scum.

Although our strength is slightly ahead of his for now, it's only temporary.

Moreover, it's hard to say if we are truly ahead at this moment.

As far as I know, one of Lu Wu's Summon Beasts has an Ice attribute, and the Dungeon he's in also has an Ice attribute. It's hard to believe this is a coincidence.

Either someone wants to give him a boost and push him to the Epic level, or he's prepared this himself, wanting to break through to the Epic level in this Dungeon.

Once he reaches the Epic level, the gap between him and us will disappear.

Even with our three people, it's uncertain if we can defeat him is uncertain.

Furthermore, even if we can defeat him, he has Lin Jian Ying, the Gateway Fragment, and a father who hasn't appeared for a long time, said to have suppressed an entire era, and even the Elder Council at their peak was wary of him.

To take action against him? Do you want to shorten your own lives?"

"But our mission is to capture Lu Wu and obtain the fragment, right?"

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"Then you go, I'm not going. I'm still young and want to live a few more years.

The mission is from the organization, but my life is my own. I'll just go through the motions.

Those guys don't dare to show themselves, why should I risk my life for them? I'll just pretend and go through the motions.

They won't kill me just because I'm not fully committed to the mission, right?"

Pimisi was determined, slacking off and going through the motions was fine, but asking him to risk his life was out of the question. However, the others didn't share his laid-back attitude.

Hearing his words, Leather Jacket Girl was furious.

Her anger was more intense than Pimisi's previous rambling, or perhaps, it was a whole different level of anger.

"Is this how you, as a leader of the young generation in the Scientific Alliance, perceive the danger of Lu Wu?"

"Don't you know the extent of Lu Wu's danger?"

Pang Dudu's death on Elder Mountain, and the connection between Li Wu and her, meant that Li Wu would undoubtedly face serious repercussions.

A seemingly ordinary and unremarkable Pang Dudu had unleashed a terrifying power with just a fragment. What if Li Wu, upon reaching the Epic rank and mastering the fragment, would be an unimaginable force. Could you not foresee the consequences?

This would undoubtedly lead to retaliation against Elder Mountain and the entire Alliance.

Even this alone would be a massive catastrophe for the Alliance.

Not to mention, this situation is far more complex.

With your intelligence, can't you see that there's a massive hidden hand behind this incident? Although we don't know their exact plans, their ability to orchestrate such a scheme with a fragment reveals their power and intentions.

If they succeed, the consequences are unimaginable.

Our backers understand the severity of the situation, but due to various circumstances, they can't personally intervene. Therefore, the responsibility of investigating and stopping this conspiracy falls on us.

In a sense, we now carry the lives of all humanity in the Alliance on our shoulders.

Shouldn't you have known this when you accepted the task?

Shouldn't you have accepted this mission with a determination to die if necessary?"

Leather Jacket Girl's deafening roar left Pismis stunned. After a while, she turned to look at the Cleric Youth beside her.

"Is everyone in your family this naive?"

"You're hopeless!"

Leather Jacket Girl was irritated by Pismis again. She stomped and turned to leave.

After Leather Jacket Girl left, the Cleric Youth bowed to Pismis and also turned to depart.

"Wait, you're as naive as her?"

"Some things must be done, no matter what."

The Cleric Youth left without looking back.

Watching the two of them leave, Pismis rolled her eyes.

"These two are either brainwashed or up to no good. Whatever, they can do as they please. I'm not going to throw myself into danger."

With Pismis' command, the environment inside the warship changed.

Various entertainment facilities appeared, and Pismis immediately forgot about the Cleric Youth and Leather Jacket Girl, immersing herself in the fun.

"Come on, keep playing, keep dancing!"

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However, just as Pismis' warship began to dance, a loud 'boom' echoed, and the ship trembled.

"What's happening? Is that woman attacking my ship?"

"Alert! Alert! Epic-level attack on the warship. Defense breached! Already compromised!"

As the alarm sounded, a crack appeared on Pismis' warship, and an elderly man crawled through it.

Pismis' face darkened as she recognized the man's face.

...

Ice Hell.

Outside the dungeon, countless people were busy with Li Wu's affairs. Inside, Li Wu was flying through the dungeon.

Five days had passed since Li Wu entered this dungeon.

Hahah had been flying with Li Wu for five days, and it had been a challenging journey.

The summon beasts in this dungeon seemed to have a particular fondness for Hahah. Whenever Hahah flew with Li Wu, they would get attacked upon entering another summon beast's territory.

In just five days, Hahah had fought in 17 battles, ranging from small skirmishes with twenty to thirty King-rank summon beasts to a massive battle against over a thousand, led by an Epic 0-Rank summon beast.

If it weren't for Hahah's speed and the fact that the opposing tribe was ice-attributed, both Hahah and Li Wu would have been in grave danger.

The continuous battles left Hahah and Li Wu with numerous injuries.

Hahah was doing well, as his wounds could heal, although his fur was a bit sparse. Overall, he still looked decent.

Li Wu's situation was more dire. His clothes were torn and tattered, covered in wounds. If his blood hadn't frozen into ice blocks, he might have bled out.

Despite the hardships, there were definitely gains.

After five days of intense battles and devouring, Hahah's strength had increased, reaching the Epic 0-Star level.

For Li Wu, with Hahah's continuous collection of ice-attributed items to suppress the cold, his condition had significantly improved. With the current situation, as long as he obtained one or two more ice blocks from the Frost Vulture's nest, Li Wu should be able to recover...

(End of Chapter)

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