【Dungeon Clearance Progress: 30%】
【Dungeon clearance has reached the second stage. Unlocked primary creature information: God-Forsaken (Corrupted). Corrupted by ??? and forsaken by the god they once believed in. These lambs who have lost their faith have only one way to survive: go south, pass through the sand barrier, and escape the desert.】
【Dungeon clearance has reached the third stage. Unlocked primary transcendent school information: None. Ignorant lambs, the conspiracy of ???, the fall of the Desert God. This world no longer has any hope; the invasion of ?? began in the desert. Will this tragic fate, this desperate corruption, spread to other worlds?】
Night arrived, and the dungeon clearance progress reached 30%.
During this time, Chen Xu encountered no stronger monsters or traps.
There were only calamity monsters after calamity monsters.
"Is this what a world looks like after being invaded by Hell?"
Although the dungeon prompts used question marks, Chen Xu guessed it was Hell.
Ordinary people were corrupted and mutated into deformed monsters, which were also infectious. Moreover, the corruption acted directly on the soul, making it extremely difficult for ordinary people to resist.
Thinking of this, Chen Xu took out the Soul-Inducing Token and sent this message to Xia Qiming.
Not every professional had taken Zhang Jingping's mental strength course. Most professionals relied on equipment, skills, or items to provide mental defense.
If Daxia knew this information in advance, perhaps the Heavenly Crafts Academy and the other academies could research targeted items, such as large-scale arrays.
After sending the message, Chen Xu returned to the entrance fortress alone and continued chatting with Wu Houde.
The troublesome black mist was countered by the Overlord's Castle, and the remaining calamity monsters were merely equivalent to ordinary people who felt no pain.
Completing the clearance was only a matter of time.
"Brother Chen, is the anomaly resolved? Is there anything we need to help with?"
Wu Houde had been standing on the wall so he could know the moment Chen Xu returned and make appropriate arrangements.
"It's resolved. I shouldn't need you anymore. The calamity monsters are just pitiful people who have been corrupted."
"Sigh."
Wu Houde also sighed.
He had seen the dungeon prompts as well.
He originally thought these hard-to-kill monsters were biological weapons created by some evil mage, but he did not expect them to be a group of pitiful people.
Wu Houde remained silent for a while before suddenly speaking.
"Brother Chen, do you think that question mark in the dungeon prompt is about to reach out to Blue Star?"
"Commander Wu, what makes you think that?"
Chen Xu was startled by Wu Houde's guess. Did Daxia have any secrets left? Was this information not only known to the higher-ups?
Why was it like the Dragon Seed Program, where even a random person on the street seemed to know about it?
"Even Mohai, Hanyuan, and the sea race in the east could not make Daxia mobilize as a whole. Aside from an existence that can corrupt gods in the dungeon prompts, I cannot think of anything else that could do it."
"Commander Wu, why are you projecting what happened in the dungeon onto Blue Star? This mobilization is because of the World Will's experience event."
Although Chen Xu knew Wu Houde's guess was correct, he had his own confidentiality principles. Such things absolutely could not be exposed through his mouth.
"True, I almost forgot about that experience event."
If not for Chen Xu's reminder, Wu Houde would have almost forgotten about the experience event.
"Commander Wu, why don't we talk about your past clearance experiences? I would like to learn from them."
Seeing that he had successfully diverted Wu Houde's thoughts, Chen Xu quickly found a new topic.
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【Dungeon Clearance Progress: 50%】
【Dungeon clearance has reached the fourth stage. Unlocked strongest transcendent creature information: None. Even a level 1 professional who has just changed classes can easily deal with a God-Forsaken.
The dungeon has no stronger creatures; grant them relief as soon as possible.】
The fourth stage prompt slightly interrupted their conversation.
Wu Houde turned and shouted down, telling the members of the Hurricane Warband to start packing up and prepare to withdraw from the Black Anomaly world.
"Brother Chen, come, let's keep talking. I am telling you, back then, my Golden Bell Shield blocked two galloping horses of some pampered noble sons in the imperial city. It was quite a sight."
...
The next day, only Chen Xu remained at the fortress.
Wu Houde had left with the Hurricane Warband.
He heard that other dungeon clearances were running into trouble and needed support, so they left a step early.
Originally, Wu Houde wanted to stay and accompany Chen Xu, but Chen Xu refused.
【Dungeon Clearance Progress: 100%】
【Lost lambs, the nightmare is over. Black Anomaly dungeon cleared.】
【Congratulations to professional Chen Xu for completing the dungeon clearance. You have received the following rewards:】
【Reward 1: Hint from the World Will】
【Reward 2: Destiny Points】
【Reward 3: History of the Sand People (A historical text that completely records the conspiracy of corruption. Perhaps the mastermind can be discerned from it to make advance preparations.)】
"Finally finished."
He put away the book and was about to check the dungeon rewards.
In the next instant, Chen Xu found himself forcibly ejected from the dungeon and back on Blue Star.
The skeleton army was also moved back to Blue Star, so Chen Xu quickly put them all into the Undead Kingdom.
"What's going on?"
This was the first time he had encountered a forced ejection.
Chen Xu could only place his hopes on the hint from the World Will in the rewards.
【Hint from the World Will: Your guess was correct. The disgusting aura here is exactly the same as what I have suppressed beneath me. Don't you have people specialized in analysis? I will not absorb the world energy of this dungeon either; I will use it all to record the history. Take it back and let those analysts have a look.】
【History of the Sand People: The history of the fall of the Sand Kingdom. It consumed the world energy of the entire dungeon to record everything from the appearance of the first infected person to the complete collapse of the Sand Kingdom.】
"I see. The energy of an entire dungeon world has been condensed into this orb."
The History of the Sand People was a spherical crystal ball. Chen Xu tried to activate it with his mental strength.
He found that he had entered a virtual world. The entry point was a bustling capital city with pedestrians coming and going. Moreover, Chen Xu could freely teleport to any location, though he could not interact with the people inside.
"Virtual reality?"
After experiencing it for a bit, Chen Xu withdrew. This thing should be handed over to the academy for them to study.
Chen Xu had been quite dissatisfied with the rewards at first, thinking the World Will had skimped on him.
"I hope this thing can yield some research results."
He put away the crystal ball and rushed toward the military base.
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Military Academy Base, Hall.
As soon as he entered, he saw Xia Qiming walking hurriedly from a distance.
"Teacher Xia."
Chen Xu greeted him, indicating he had something to discuss.
"What is it? I have other things to attend to right now."
"Something very important, related to the World Will."
Hearing Chen Xu's answer, Xia Qiming stopped. After a moment of thought, he took out his Soul-Inducing Token, sent a message, and gestured for Chen Xu to go to his office.
"This thing is extremely valuable."
In the office, Xia Qiming held the crystal ball and experienced it for a moment.
Carefully putting the crystal ball away, Xia Qiming immediately stood up. "I will send this to the academy right away. I will report the losses from your dungeon clearance."
Without waiting for Chen Xu's reply, he rushed out of the office. His feet even left the ground as he used a flight skill.
Chen Xu wanted to talk to him about Daxia's confidentiality issues, but he did not expect the usually steady Xia Qiming to be so impatient today.
Walking out of the office and closing the door, Chen Xu turned around only to find that Xia Qiming had flown back.
He grabbed Chen Xu and carried him out of the base.
"Teacher Xia, aren't you going to deliver the crystal ball?"
Chen Xu was confused by Xia Qiming's series of actions.
"I heard you have nine bone dragons now?"
"Yes."
"Good. After delivering the crystal ball, come with me to a meeting."
"Huh? What meeting? I was planning to check out the Yellow Sand Chaos dungeon."
"No rush. You will still have time to go after the meeting."
"Do you remember Mohai?"
"I remember. Why? Is Daxia going to slay a dragon?"
Hearing this, Xia Qiming suddenly turned his head and stared at Chen Xu. "How did you know? Did Ye Bufan tell you?"
"Daxia is really going to slay a dragon?"
Chen Xu had just said it casually and did not expect to hit the mark.
Seeing Chen Xu's reaction, Xia Qiming also realized. "Yes. To resist foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the interior. The upcoming meeting is for planning the operation. Those nine bone dragons of yours should be of great use."
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