madnovel Chapter 189 Night of Slaughter
Chapter 189 Night of Slaughter
The trading area remained bustling with activity.
Li Xiaoyao strolled slowly among the stalls, his gaze sweeping over the dazzling array of goods—weapons, armor, potions, scrolls of various grades, and high-priced items labeled "rare bloodline" and "hidden skills."
He walked around, stopping occasionally at some stalls, but didn't buy anything.
It's not that they look down on it, but rather that they're testing the waters.
After walking around, he had a general understanding of the prices in the park—an ordinary D-grade weapon cost one hundred to two hundred points; a C-grade weapon cost five hundred to eight hundred points; and a B-grade weapon cost two or three thousand points or more.
Medicines are cheaper, but consumables are used up one at a time, and in the long run, they can become a considerable expense.
As for skill books, they're even more expensive. A single C-rank skill can easily cost over a thousand points.
"No wonder those four Tier 1 players were so poor."
Li Xiaoyao thought to himself, "The basic reward of 1,000 points is enough to buy two or three pieces of C-grade equipment, or a C-grade skill. But if I want to level up quickly, this amount of points is simply not enough."
He looked away and didn't linger.
Three thousand two hundred points was a considerable fortune for him, who was pretending to be a "first-tier" player. But he didn't intend to spend it here.
His goal is to upgrade rapidly.
Only by rising to a higher rank can one have the opportunity to meet those truly high-level players and to find out the secrets of the Paradise.
As for equipment and skills... given his true strength, these things are dispensable.
He turned and walked towards the mission screen.
People continued to come and go in front of the light screen.
Li Xiaoyao looked up at the scrolling information, his gaze quickly sweeping over it—third tier, fourth tier, fifth tier…
All of them were team missions, with as few as three or four people and as many as seven or eight. He ignored them and looked at the "Solo Missions" area at the bottom.
There are far fewer solo missions, and the difficulty levels are generally higher—after all, solo missions are much riskier than team missions. But the rewards are correspondingly more generous.
Li Xiaoyao's gaze fell on a quest:
[World Name: Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland - Survivors]
[Difficulty: Level 1 (Can be played solo)]
[Mission Type: Survival/Collection]
[Mission Description: Enter a post-nuclear wasteland and survive for thirty days amidst radiation, mutated creatures, and the remaining humans, while collecting and submitting at least 10 "Pure Water Sources".]
[Basic reward: 800 points, with an additional 50 points for each additional water source collected.]
Status: Available
Li Xiaoyao raised an eyebrow slightly.
Thirty days?
too long.
He continued reading.
World Name: Phantom of the Tomb
[Difficulty: Level 1 (Can be played solo)]
[Task Type: Exploration/Puzzle]
[Mission Description: Enter an ancient tomb, locate the main burial chamber, and retrieve the burial object, the "Azure Pearl." Mission Time Limit: Seven days.]
Basic Reward: 900 points
Status: Available
Seven days is still a long time.
Next, continue.
[World Name: Zombie Siege - Isolated Island]
[Difficulty: Level 1 (Can be played solo)]
[Mission Type: Survival]
[Mission Description: Trapped in an abandoned research facility on a deserted island overrun by zombies. Survive for five days to complete the mission.]
Basic Reward: 600 points
Status: Available
Five days...
Li Xiaoyao shook his head slightly.
These tasks were of course a piece of cake for him.
But he was asked to disguise himself as a first-tier newbie and "struggle to survive" in these worlds for thirty days, seven days, five days...
That's such a waste of time.
He continued scrolling down, when suddenly his gaze stopped.
World Name: Night of Slaughter
[Difficulty: Level 1 (Can be played solo)]
[Mission Type: Killing/Survival]
[Mission Description: Enter a cursed town where monsters appear every midnight and kill anyone they see.]
Survive for three nights to complete the mission. An additional 20 points are awarded for each monster killed.
Basic Reward: 500 points
Status: Available
Three nights.
Li Xiaoyao's lips curled up slightly.
This is it.
He raised his hand and tapped "Accept".
A system notification sound immediately followed:
The mission "Night of Slaughter" has been accepted.
[Task Type: Solo]
[Difficulty: Level 1]
[Quest world generating...]
[Generation complete]
[Countdown: 10, 9, 8...]
A flash of light, and Li Xiaoyao vanished from the spot.
When Li Xiaoyao opened his eyes again, he was already standing on a dilapidated street.
The sky was dark.
The moon was obscured by dark clouds, with only a few faint rays of moonlight filtering through.
The streets were lined with low houses, their doors and windows tightly shut, and the walls covered with withered vines.
In the distance, the spire of a clock tower can be vaguely seen, and the hands on the clock face are stopped at 11:50.
The air was filled with a putrid stench, mixed with a faint smell of blood.
Li Xiaoyao spread his divine sense, instantly covering the entire town.
The town was small, no more than three miles in circumference. It was deserted.
But underground, in the shadows of houses, and in abandoned wells, he sensed a dense array of life forms.
monster.
All sorts of monsters.
Some resemble humans, but have fangs and claws; some resemble beasts, but are several times larger than normal animals; and some are completely shapeless, just a writhing mass of flesh and blood.
The quantity... is at least three hundred.
Li Xiaoyao withdrew his divine sense, a smile playing on his lips.
"Three hundred monsters, twenty points each... six thousand extra rewards."
"Three nights? One night is enough."
He strode toward the town center.
.....
Midnight.
The bell in the clock tower rang for the first time.
As the bells rang, the slumbering monsters awoke simultaneously. They surged from their hiding places, roaring and howling, and pounced on the "living people" in the town.
But what greeted them was not screams of fear, but an invisible ripple.
Li Xiaoyao stood in the town center square and raised his hand.
Ripples spread from his palm, instantly covering the entire town.
Wherever it passed, the monsters charging at the front suddenly stopped, and then collapsed to the ground limply as if their bones had been removed.
But this is only the beginning.
Wherever the ripples passed, the monsters' bodies began to disintegrate—flesh and blood turned to ashes, bones turned to dust, and they didn't even have time to scream.
The three hundred monsters vanished in less than three breaths.
Li Xiaoyao withdrew his hand and looked at the clock tower.
The bells continued to chime, finishing the twelfth strike.
Midnight has arrived.
There wasn't a single living monster left in the town.
A system notification sounded:
Congratulations on completing the first night of the "Night of Carnage" mission!
Number of monsters killed: 317
[Bonus Reward: 6340 points]
[Remaining survival time: Mission requirements have been met. Do you wish to end the mission early?]
[Note: Ending the game early will forfeit the base rewards for the remaining two nights, but kill rewards already earned will remain unchanged.]
Li Xiaoyao smiled.
"Finish."
A flash of light, and he vanished from the spot.
When he opened his eyes again, he was back in Paradise Square.
The system notification sounded immediately afterwards:
Mission "Night of Slaughter" Completed
[Mission Rating: S-Rank (Solo completion, all monsters defeated)]
Basic Reward: 500 points
[Kill Reward: 6340 points]
Total Score: 6840 points
[Level Rating: Tier 1 (Experience maxed out, ready to advance to Tier 2)]
Should I be promoted now?
Li Xiaoyao chose "Yes".
[Promotion in progress... Promotion complete]
Current Level: Tier 2
[Attribute Points +1, Skill Points +1, Shop Access Upgraded]
He summoned the control panel and glanced at it:
Name: Li Xiaoyao (encrypted)
[Park Number]: TX-749215
[True Level]: Tier 5
[Current Disguise Level]: Tier 2
Points: 10040 (3200 + 6840)
[Attributes]: Strength 12, Agility 11, Constitution 13, Spirit 19 (+1)
[Skill]: Resentment Perception (C-Rank Mental Skill)
10,000 points.
Li Xiaoyao nodded in satisfaction.
In one world, in less than an hour, 6,840 points were earned, allowing one to advance from Tier 1 to Tier 2.
This is what you call speedrunning.
He put away the panel and turned to walk towards the mission screen.
carry on.