After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply-Chapter 655 - 469. Ten Thousand Mountains, First Encounter with Demons
In a continent of about a million Moon Rank adventurers, Lin Da ranked 398th.
Lin Da couldn't fathom what the rankers were thinking.
As a mere level 42 support, how could he be placed in such a high position?
But Lin Da had no place to voice his reasoning, as this ranking wasn't set by the Adventurers' Guild.
It was set by the demons.
The higher the adventurer's rank, the greater the bounty offered by the Demon King's Castle.
The Moon Rank only recorded the top thousand adventurers, and with Lin Da at 398, his bounty was set at 100,000 Purple Gold Coins.
Converted into common gold coins, it was a staggering one billion!
Apart from himself, Lin Da also spotted several acquaintances on the list.
Moon Rank 987, [Frost Swordsman] Isa.
Moon Rank 784, [Bursting Flames] Lia.
Moon Rank 777, [Mind's Eye] Abner.
Moon Rank 66, [Cast Steel Wolf Spirit] Volgan!
Another Ten Star Adventurer, [Magician] Romanli also made the list, ranking just below Volgan at 69.
The bounty for these two alone reached a terrifying one million Purple Gold Coins.
As for the top 10, who were super Monster Level adventurers, their bounty was calculated in terms of Legendary Equipment.
Candidates for the church's saintess, the rising stars at the Adventurers' Guild headquarters, heirs of the top families in the Royal Capital...
These were those star-level NPC characters that, although not hacked, were suspected by players to have integrated cheats.
Once you reach the top 10 positions on the continent, it's not just about personal power anymore; status and identity matter even more.
To kill a candidate for the Church of Light's saintess—enough to stir a sensation across the continent—naturally, such figures would be prioritized for higher rankings to aid the demon invasion.
"It's simple to avoid sneak attacks in the game; just log off, but this other world won't give you a moment's respite. Being in the top 10 of the Moon Rankings means you can't even sleep peacefully,"
Lin Da cautioned himself internally that it was best to maintain his position around the 400th rank on the Moon Rankings, firmly resisting any push toward the front.
That being said,
Upon entering the 20th level of the Great Mystery Continent, Lin Da had three objectives.
The first was simple and clear, to hunt the Demon Boss atop the mountain and gain experience points.
At level 20, adventurers' levels spanned from 40-49, so if Phoenix Tail Flower's average level reached 46, there was no need to be overly cautious.
Lin Da's second objective related to the Legendary Level item, the [Aweis Badge].
The item description stated that under moonlight, the Aweis Badge would help him locate the instance entrance.
Lin Da did not intend to explore the instance just yet; he would find the location and make a note of it first.
As for the last objective...
A chill flashed across Lin Da's eyes.
He wouldn't be able to rest peacefully as long as the Bear Roar Adventure Group remained. If he encountered those bear-headed brothers on level 20, he would kill them if he could!
As he pondered, the clock tower in the square chimed a long "Ding," and the golden, branch-shaped hour hand pointed to twelve noon.
"It's finally starting..."
Lin Da murmured,
glancing at his teammates, he nodded solemnly and said, "Let's go."
The two teams, totaling sixteen people, joined hands and used the Teleportation Stone.
This was within the participant limits of the Great Mystery Continent. If entering together, a maximum of two adventure teams could enter, with no more than twenty people.
Attempts by entire city's adventure teams to enter concurrently, such gimmicks were not recognized by the World Tree.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
Blue light descended from the sky.
A moment later, Lin Da and his group vanished.
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Onlookers from White Dove City held their hands over their hearts, silently praying for Phoenix Tail Flower and White Dove.
"Phoenix Tail Flower, White Dove, you must return safely!"
"My house, I'm counting on its value increasing!"
"Damn, still worried about that shoddy house, aren't you done... If you ask me, you might as well buy the limited edition 'Eye of True Knowledge' swimsuit figurine I've been hoarding."
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Level 20, Ten Thousand Mountains.
A blue light column five meters in diameter descended from the sky.
Once the light faded, the figures of Phoenix Tail Flower and White Dove Adventure Group appeared.
"So this is the Ten Thousand Mountains..."
Lin Da looked ahead, his eyes slightly widening.
Amidst the floating white mist, the illusion of a mountain range stretched endlessly, like countless giants standing tall and reaching for the sky.
Every adventurer stepping into this place for the first time felt their own insignificance when looking up at these mountains.
What kind of mighty force was needed to conquer such a world... Some were exhilarated by this, while others felt disheartened, losing their drive to proceed.
"Mountains like these, there are precisely one hundred thousand," Abner clenched his fist and said, "If one could challenge every Demon Boss here..."
"No one can do that," Lin Da snapped back to reality and scoffed, "To slay one hundred thousand Demon Bosses, one would have already ascended beyond the Sacred Rank and left this place."
After calming down, Lin Da surveyed the surroundings.
This area belonged to the outer zone; they would have to travel a few hundred miles more to reach the foot of the Ten Thousand Mountains.
Adventurers referred to this route as the "Preparation Zone," relatively safe, and not likely to encounter dangerously powerful magical creatures.
Of course, danger stemmed not only from the creatures themselves but also from adventurers from every nearby city, as well as from the demons, all of whom would converge in the Preparation Zone!
According to the announcement from the World Tree Sanctum, adventurers from ten cities in the Mystic Continent and ten cities from the Demon Realm were descending in Preparation Zone 175.
Assuming each city averaged three Sunrise Level...
Then, this Preparation Zone was gathering a total of sixty teams.
Indeed, a gathering of elites.
The surrounding thick fog limited visibility to no more than ten meters, beyond which everything was nearly spectral.
Lin Da closed his eyes and extended his Magic Power to sense his surroundings.
Like throwing a stone into the sea, the sensing returned only darkness.
The fog not only reduced visibility but also significantly diminished sensing abilities.
"Leave it to me," Kafni patted her chest and smiled as she stepped forward.
