T0 Gaming Guild Saves the World.

Chapter 27. An Impossible Level to Complete (Please Read On)
In Proof of the Stars, players are in different world bubbles, and only when they enter a public area will their world bubbles partially merge into the main world.

Windpod City is such a public area, as are some of the ranger cabins and adventurer's guilds in the wilderness of Windpod City.

PvP can only take place in these public areas if both parties agree.

Correspondingly, there are some special conflict zones in the wilderness map. Entering a conflict zone allows you to attack any player you see by default.

The Underground Temple of the Clarity is not part of the conflict zone. All members of the Reality-Virtual Boundary are under a common world bubble and should not be disturbed by the outside world.

Jiang Heyi played with the key in his hand, which exuded an ominous aura, and suddenly became interested.

Watermelon shumai uses this strange prop to cause two world bubbles to overlap and collide, thus initiating the invasion.

He couldn't help but ask, "Does the holder spy on other players' world bubbles, thus consuming a usage slot?"

"The two functions are linked. If you spy on the world bubble but do not choose to invade, the number of attempts will still be consumed. The only difference is that spying will not accumulate the 'sin' curse."

The specific negative effects of the clock hand on sin are unknown; all that is known is that the person, as the top sycophant of the watermelon shumai, had a face twisted into a bitter gourd after using it.

When asked about the watermelon shumai, he gritted his teeth and said magnanimously, "It's all a small matter."

However, anyone can sense the undercurrent of someone who is obsessed with saving face and suffers for it.

Jiang Heyi kept his word and, after obtaining the necessary information, gave the two unlucky guys a quick death.

Before "releasing" the animals, Jiang Heyi asked Brother Clock to pass on a message to her.

"Tell Xigua Shaomai..." he said, holding the key. "The food is very good, the kids love it, come often when you have time."

"Also, we're already on the second floor, so don't even think about getting hacked here anymore."

This was the first PVP battle for the five-person team from the boundary between reality and illusion since entering the game, and they easily and happily won against overwhelming odds.

The overall art style doesn't feel like a thrilling competitive battle; it's more like a despicable player setting a trap to lure low-level monsters in and grind for experience and equipment.

Orange Tea, who had no experience with competitive gaming, exclaimed that it was quite different from what she had imagined.

She exclaimed excitedly, "They're even easier to fight than the monsters in the temple!"

Uh... that seems to be true.

The five players from the boundary between reality and illusion had a significantly different gaming experience than ordinary people. While other players mostly farmed low-level monsters outside Wind Pod City after entering the Proof of the Stars, they challenged the Underground Temple dungeon with an average level of Lv5 and even managed to get gold coins from the guardian on one floor.

However, this unexpected first victory did not change everyone's original goal; they still had the same idea for the first guild war that would begin in about twenty days...

It's all about participation; getting the participation prize is a victory, and receiving welfare is like popping champagne!

Staring at the [Thief's Key] in Jiang Heyi's hand, Original Fries narrowed his eyes slightly: "We need to speed up the process."

"They couldn't even break through the illusion wall, so they probably didn't trigger Sister Alna's storyline." The jailer, who had a great time arguing with the enemy, was humming a little tune optimistically.

"The watermelon shumai took advantage of our World Bubble, and by taking advantage of the overlapping of spacetime during the invasion of the World Bubble, it was enough to record the coordinate information with the Starry Sky Jade."

Everyone was startled.

"Is it possible to do it like this?"

“I think it’s possible.” Plain Fries stared at the key that emitted a dark red glow. “【The Thief】, didn’t the item name already give you a clue?”

"Stealing progress, skipping storylines?" the jailer exclaimed. "How can such a thing exist? It's so unbalanced! Who would want to play the game honestly now? Everyone's just hitching a ride!"

Jiang Heyi's lips curled up: "If the operation that French Fries mentioned is feasible, then based on everything I've experienced since entering the game, I don't think it will be a smooth ride."

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The watermelon shumai is indeed stuck in the plot. After sacrificing several people and barely defeating the two shadow wolves at the entrance of the underground temple, they can't find their way forward no matter what they do.

Although the team also had a follower, this follower's unknown revelation was clearly slightly inferior to that of Orange Tea.

"Could the problem lie with that nun's spirit?"

"Perhaps we shouldn't have attacked her first."

"It seems to me that the nun was not eliminated by us, but left voluntarily."

"Ignorance, violence, such a detestable face..."

"We gave it our all, only to end up protecting people like you...?"

The nun's voice, filled with utter despair as her spirit faded, now seems... they made the wrong choice.

After re-examining everyone's loot, Watermelon Shumai found the [Thief's Key].

The words "peeping into other players' world bubbles" and "invasion" excited everyone.

It turns out there has always been an alternative solution!
Realizing that the key could not trigger the temple's magic circle, and combining it with the coordinate positioning function of the Starry Sky Jade, they could easily ambush a troublemaker who had cracked the level and steal their progress.

The plan went exceptionally smoothly. The only problem was that they all died and returned when they faced the boundary between the virtual and real worlds.

The watermelon shumai, having returned to Fengjia City, the origin of all this, was filled with resentment.

She had hoped to ride the wave of popularity and enjoy the first wave of benefits in the early stages of the game.

Without "Cyber ​​Potato," business deals, money, and a voice in the market would have already been pouring into her.

Now, it's him again! It's always him!
Anger made the watermelon shumai breathe heavily.

"We must not let him conquer the underground temple so easily; we must not let him be the first to clear it."

This is one of the few opportunities she can seize to turn her reputation around and surpass others.

As long as she succeeds in conquering the game first, and then "selflessly" shares some of her strategies and experiences, unsuspecting people will naturally defend her. Over time, history will naturally record that nothing happened.

After all, the internet has no memory, so playing dead is the simplest and most effective way to manage public opinion.

"Everyone, please work together to even out the materials needed for the energy-injecting gem."

Having just recovered from his death and weakness, Xigua Shaomai couldn't wait to start giving orders.

She concealed her anger well, her face beaming with a businesslike smile.

Those gathered here were her fans, refined and refined even further. So, amidst her repeated, earnest, and humble requests, they generously donated the last of their materials. Some even sacrificed their last few bottles of potions, while others removed one or two pieces of armor to make up the difference.

Fourteen people, their backpacks were completely empty, only a few bottles of medicine remained with the watermelon shumai.

The reason there are 14 people is that after conveying Jiang Heyi's words, Brother Shizhen left the team under the pretext of "teaming up with friends".

"Don't worry, my gaming experience tells me that once we pass through the passage, the temple will reveal only the tip of the iceberg. Just by defeating one level, we can make our investment worthwhile."

"If we can finish the walkthrough before [Cyber ​​Potato] and the others, do you think our names will appear on the front page of major gaming communities?"

The flatbread of the watermelon shumai soothed everyone's inner turmoil and resistance, while the glittering starry sky jewel released its dazzling starlight, enveloping them.

However, just before the teleportation, the seagull's notification sound suddenly rang out.

"Sin, descend!"

"Sin, descend!"

Watermelon Shaomai, who was manipulating the Starry Sky Jade, was taken aback to see the prompt on the projection panel.

"Those who steal will suffer this sin."

"I didn't use the [Thief's Key], why should I be burdened with sin!" Watermelon Shumai shouted.

The game prompts offer no further response; they simply offer a cold reminder once again, "Thieves will suffer this sin."

After a difficult process of determining the coordinates, they sold everything they owned to complete the energy injection...

The enormous sunk costs meant that not only was Xigua Shaomai, driven by a thirst for revenge and eager to turn things around, unwilling to give up, but even her fans could only grit their teeth and swallow their anger.

The negative effects of sin vary from person to person.

Some people are simply disliked by NPCs and are easily subject to scrutiny by the Judgment Knights, who impose harsh penalties.

Some people receive blessings and protection to mitigate this major negative impact on combat—the one who has been burdened with sins twice is an example of this, and his name on the projection panel has begun to turn red.

"It's okay, as long as we make some gains, everything will be alright." Watermelon Shumai quickly added, trying to boost morale, "I can share my loot with you guys first~~"

Moved by the selflessness of the watermelon shumai, the 14-person team, their fighting spirit restored, arrived at the teleportation area that resembled the Parthenon.

If Jiang Heyi and the others were here, they would be surprised that the idol, which could only be awakened with Sister Alna's lantern, had had this procedure omitted for the Watermelon Shumai team.

They merely touched the gleaming, broken statue, and like everyone else, they descended into the Great Bathing Area of ​​the Purification Layer.

The novelty and excitement of arriving in the new area lasted for a while, and without a map, they groped their way out of the public bathhouse.

The corridor, which is more than 100 meters long, is where Orange Tea and Zhong Zemo are fleeing for their lives.

There was no time to marvel at the magnificent game scenery, nor even to reach the area where the [Elemental Mist] phenomenon was triggered at the boundary between reality and illusion...

"Pfft!"

The dull thud of a sharp object piercing flesh and the player's instinctive scream as he died rang out almost simultaneously.

Immediately afterwards, everyone saw their companion, whose chest had been pierced by an invisible force, suddenly rise into the air, be kneaded into a ball by a tremendous force, and fall back down as blood splattered everywhere.

The stunning expressiveness left many people speechless.

As he turned to flee, another person had his thigh crushed and was thrown aside.

"What?! How come there are both in front and behind!"

"what!"

As if understanding these panicked words, two figures faintly appeared in the flowing magic.

The first form of the Frog-Headed Stitches, and the second form where the frog head and humanoid arms are replaced by black and white flames, are sandwiched between the Watermelon Shumai team, blocking them in the middle of the corridor.

Some people, unwilling to sit idly by and wait for their doom, took the initiative to attack the second form of the Frankenstein monster.

The chilling icicles shattered in mid-air before they even hit the ground.

And this was simply because its second form softly uttered a chant...

"Flame Flow".

A stream of flame shot out from the elemental head, burning like a bonfire, turning the caster to ashes from head to toe.

Magic can be communicated using only language.

The two forms served a small team with an average level of less than Lv5, like two harvesters, causing the people in the corridor to fall down like wheat being harvested.

"This difficulty is unreasonable!" Watermelon Shumai exclaimed in exasperation. "There are only five of them, how could they possibly pass!"

"There's definitely something wrong with this. How could we possibly defeat such a monster!"

"I want to file a complaint, they're cheating!"

"They're absolutely cheating; this is an impossible challenge!"

The frog-headed stitched monster mercilessly rolled and flattened the watermelon shumai, bringing her hysteria to the calm of death.

The world bubble, devoid of players, echoed with mechanical announcements.

"Already adapted to the thief behavior module."

"The difficulty is based on the guild's [Boundary Between Reality and Illusion], the data record '001' of the Clear Ones' Underground Temple Cleansing Layer strategy, and its conversion."

"Insert a template for learning from defeat: Increase vigilance against potions"

"Insert Defeat Lessons Template 2: Avoid Fighting in Confined Spaces"

"559021, World Bubble, recording and storage complete."

As the boundless darkness fell like the curtain of a stage play, the world bubble drifted into a deep "sleep".

Jiang Heyi and his group had no idea what hilarious things had just happened to the watermelon shumai. At this moment, they had already arrived at the second basement level, the "Guardian Level".

Furthermore, following the markers provided by Alna, they found a treasure here.

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