I have an Apocalypse City Chapter 1094

Chapter 1094: Chapter 1096: Resurrection_1 Chapter 1094: Chapter 1096: Resurrection_1 Fengming City, outskirts, level 40 monster zone.

This was a low forest where level 40 little goblins would respawn. These green-skinned little fellows were short, with only a piece of rag tied around their waist and a wooden stick picked up from who-knows-where as their weapon. But they were extremely fast, dealt high damage, and every third attack was guaranteed to be a critical hit. Most importantly, they never appeared alone; encountering them meant facing at least five at a time, which was a headache for ordinary players. However, this area had very tasty little red berries that could be harvested. Not only would the NPC merchants in the city buy them, but players who had learned cooking and alchemy would also purchase these little red berries in large quantities, keeping prices high. As a result, many players around level 40 would form groups to come to this area, leveling up by grinding monsters while also gathering little red berries to increase their income.

One day, at the forest's edge, three level 40 players emerged from the trees in disarray, chased by a group of little goblins swinging their wooden sticks and screeching loudly behind them.

When the little goblins reached the edge of the forest, they stopped, stood there swinging their sticks, and stared fiercely at the backs of the three players, roaring loudly for a while before retreating back into the woods.

“Damn it, why are there so many of these little monsters…” a man clad in silver armor, wielding a double-handed sword, cursed angrily, “Just a few more seconds, and I could have harvested three little red berries!”

“It's Wen Yuan's fault for attracting too many monsters. We've said it before, to lure at most three, at most three, and yet he lured five at once. How were the three of us supposed to fight back? Lucky we didn't go deep, or we wouldn't have been able to escape!” said a woman holding a war bow and wearing leather armor, her face full of complaints.

“Sorry, sorry, I didn't expect that there were two more hidden in the bushes…” a boy who looked only seventeen or eighteen blushed, his face expressing shame.

As the two were scolding the boy, suddenly a teleportation gate appeared less than ten meters away from them. The three were startled, and then the seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy immediately entered stealth mode, while the other two gripped their weapons warily.

Soon after, a man stumbled out from the teleportation gate, holding in his hand the broken head of a robot, looking somewhat like a bounty hunter carrying his spoils to collect a reward.

“Put away your weapons! Don't make any aggressive moves, Wen Yuan, come out of stealth mode right away.” The leader of the trio, the warrior, scrutinized the name above the man's head for a while, his expression changing drastically before he lowered his double-handed sword, no longer poised to attack.

“What's the matter, boss?” the young boy in stealth asked, puzzled but obediently undoing the stealth, gradually revealing his figure.

“The other player's level is 'Skeleton.' Let's not cause any misunderstandings!” The warrior only offered this brief explanation and stood still. A 'Skeleton' level meant the player's level was more than ten levels above their own. Although the gap between level 30 and 40 wasn't huge, the difference between 40 and 50 was like heaven and earth.

After all, reaching level 50 allowed one to undergo the second tier combat power assessment. Even if one failed the assessment, they could still acquire quite a few good items from the assessment store, definitely beyond the reach of ordinary level 40 players. Most importantly, it was clear to the silver armor warrior that the equipment of the newcomer, though the quality glow was turned off, was extraordinary–each piece was at least of golden quality, if not higher…

Song Jian rubbed his temples, looking dazedly around him. The ancient altar still worked; after inserting the monster core to activate it, a teleportation gate appeared, but the process was quite unsettling for Song Jian, feeling much worse than teleporting between cities, more like being thrown into a rapidly spinning washing machine, his body completely out of control. If it weren't for the sturdiness of Song Jian's body, he might have fallen to his knees the moment he was thrown out, vomiting non-stop.

“Phew, finally out of Scorching Gorge!” Song Jian lifted the robot head in his left hand and shook it a couple of times, “Hey, Nafiboja, stop playing dead. We're out now, the mission is complete. Where to next for you?”

After shaking it for quite a while, Song Jian's expression shifted slightly. Nafiboja gave no response, as if it really lacked energy and had fallen into a dormant state.

But Song Jian knew that Nafiboja had a solar energy conversion system; as long as there was sunlight, it wouldn't lack energy. It seemed it had been severely damaged and went into forced hibernation.

“It couldn't be broken, could it?” Song Jian's heart sank, and he quickly opened the quest log to check. He breathed a sigh of relief as the quest had not failed and was ongoing. It looked like Song Jian needed to find a way to repair Nafiboja's head first.

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Looking up, he saw three forty-level players standing motionlessly across the forest, seemingly fearful of him. Song Jian waved at them and asked loudly, “What place is this?”

“My lord, this is the Hongguo Forest outside Fengming City!” replied the warrior clad in silver armor.

“Fengming City…” Song Jian muttered to himself, “I thought I would be transported near Tanzang Town.”

“Which direction is Fengming City?” Song Jian continued to inquire.

“My lord, if you follow this road straight ahead for about five or six kilometers, you will see the walls of Fengming City!”

Song Jian nodded, waved to the three people, summoned an old motorcycle, and drove toward Fengming City.

After leaving the Scorching Gorge, Song Jian suddenly discovered that the robot Nafiboja's head could now be placed into his inventory slot. He guessed that this was either because he had left the Scorching Gorge or because Nafiboja had entered a dormant state. For Song Jian, this was a good thing; at least he could free up his left hand to do other tasks.

Returning to Fengming City, Song Jian first went to the pet store to resurrect his spider mount. Following the directions of the city gate guards, he arrived at a pet store that was said to have a Master Trainer.

As he pushed open the door, a pleasant chime rang out. A cat-eared girl standing at the entrance bowed and said, “Welcome to Pet Paradise. Is there anything I can assist you with?”

Song Jian glanced at her. The cat-eared girl seemed quite young and a little green, probably only about fifteen or sixteen years old. Besides the cat ears, she also had a cat tail that flicked back and forth.

“Hello, I need to resurrect my pet mount!” Song Jian said with a smile.

“To resurrect a pet? Please come this way, follow the corridor all the way to the end, and the room on the left is the resurrection chamber. Master Mafa is currently in the resurrection chamber–you can go straight in,” the cat-eared girl led Song Jian to the side of the hall and pointed down a corridor.

Song Jian nodded and started walking down the corridor. Just then, an arrogant voice came from behind him: “Where's the attendant? I've heard this is the best pet store in the whole of Fengming City, yet there isn't even a receptionist to greet customers. How disappointing…”

The cat-eared girl hurried back, and Song Jian looked over his shoulder to see a pale-faced youth in formal attire, covering his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, complaining loudly.

Song Jian frowned slightly. The youth was exuding a strong scent of blood that ordinary people would find difficult to notice, but those with higher perception could sense the abnormality about him.

However, this was none of Song Jian's concern. He quickly averted his gaze, shook his head, and continued down the corridor.

PS: Thanks to “Joker9527” for the 100 Starting Coins tip~
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