Traveling through the game world

"Big business, Kelly!" The dark elf man greeted Kelly, who was sweating profusely, as soon as he entered the room.

Casually wiping her sweat, Kelly said smugly, "It's just a small order, four sets of level 45 purple gear upgraded to +10."

"Pfft!" Before Kelly could continue, Krent spat out a mouthful of water. Upgrading four sets of low-level purple gear at once—how insane is that?

Wiping the Azure Moon Token in her hand, Kelly said casually, "Hey Krent, you're a grown man, how come you can still spray water? Look at this."

"Azure Moon Token? Level 85 Epic?" Krent was calm a second ago after taking the weapon. Level 85 SS weapons were not uncommon, but the next second he exclaimed, "My God! +15? Who is so crazy?! This is a top-tier weapon!"

"Ahem, it's me~" Lian Yang interrupted Krent, taking the opportunity to say, "Also, you can give me the weapon now, I need to return it to someone else."

"Oh, okay!" Krent handed the weapon to Lian Yang blankly, his mind still a mess. How could anyone dare to upgrade an level 85 epic weapon to +15?

After carefully putting away the Azure Moon Token, Lian Yang greeted him casually, "Hello, Krent, I'm Lian Yang."

This guy in front of me is none other than Krent, one of the two biggest money-grubbers in DNF (Dungeon Fighter Online). I wonder if he can amplify equipment now. Lian Yang thought to himself, for later-stage equipment, amplification provides a much greater boost than reinforcement.

After a brief moment of shock, Krent quickly composed himself, smiled slightly, and introduced, "Hello, I am Krent, a direct messenger of the Dark Elf Queen." He paused, then continued, "Have you ever heard of equipment infected by otherworldly energy?"

"As expected! Krent can amplify!" Lian Yang thought to himself, but said aloud, "I vaguely heard my master mention it, but that's too advanced, a bit out of reach for someone below level 35 like me."

Unfortunately, amplification is the highest-level enhancement system in DNF, requiring at least level 55 for even the lowest-level equipment. It's simply beyond what Lianyang can realistically hope for now.

Although still shocked—where did Lian Yang, who was barely level 35, get so much money?—Krent had at least adjusted and said politely, "It's alright. I believe you'll soon be able to equip yourself with level 55 or higher gear. You can ask me to help you enhance it then."

"Hey, hey!" Kelly said speechlessly from the side, "Hey Krent, watch your step! How dare you steal my business from my place!" Kelly was just joking; as the two money-grubbing tycoons of Dark City, they actually had a pretty good relationship in private because of their shared interests.

Krent smiled brightly and said softly, "Oh dear, you see, it's a habit, a habit, it's definitely a professional habit. I forgot to mention I needed to talk to you about something."

After getting to know Krent, Lian Yang took the opportunity to say goodbye, "I'm leaving now, I'll come find you again next time!"

Huttonmar Ruins

As Lian Yang watched the green crystal appear outside the City of Misfortune from afar, his heart skipped a beat, and he had a very bad feeling.

Continuing onward, they discovered that the monster density in the village was far greater than usual, and they immediately became anxious, shouting, "Something's happened in the City of Misfortune! Let's go!"

They sped along, ignoring the monsters chasing them relentlessly. Occasionally, attacks would strike, but their +10 gear mitigated the damage, causing only minor harm, which Lian Yang paid no heed to.

Albert, standing at the village entrance, breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Lian Yang return, and said nervously, "Thank goodness you're back in time."

Seeing that the City of Misfortune was temporarily unharmed, Lian Yang breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "What happened? Why are there so many monsters surrounding the village?" The green crystal outside the village gave Lian Yang a very bad feeling.

Albert said with a face full of resentment, "Someone has contacted a monster in a hidden area of ​​the Huttonmar Ruins. The monster's leader is a puppet controlled by a black nightmare. She can transmit energy through the green crystals outside the village to make the statues attack adventurers. But we don't know the exact location."

Sure enough, Lian Yang knew things were going to go wrong. The green crystals outside the village immediately reminded him of the desperate chess game, where the chess statues were transmitting energy through these green crystals.

However, what puzzled Lian Yang was that even the monsters in the desperate chess game couldn't possibly have the strength to besiege the City of Misfortune. Lian Yang then asked, "These stone statues alone shouldn't make the atmosphere here so tense, and the density of monsters outside the City of Misfortune is too high."

Paris chimed in, "We don't know the specifics either, but the monsters are still gathering strength. Your big boss was supposedly transferred away by imperial orders and won't be back for a while. And then the monsters started stirring up trouble here as soon as he left."

"Has anyone seen Liedinghuman?" Lian Yang suddenly asked, "You mean that arrogant noble paladin from the Delos Empire?" For some reason, Lian Yang had a feeling that the monster riot was directly related to him.

Although Redding Hughman rarely appeared in the sight of Albert and others, Gar, who came from a special affairs background, still remembered him.

Garr pondered for a moment, then said seriously, "In fact, Hyde had already entered the ruins of Huttonmar before he left. Furthermore, his relationship with the Black Hat Thieves who reside in the ruins of Huttonmar is quite complex."

"As expected! All of this was done by Redding Hughman." Lian Yang thought to himself, but said aloud, "I don't have any evidence, but I think these monsters might be the work of this Redding Hughman."

"What?!" Paris and Albert exclaimed in unison. Paris said angrily, "How could he do this? Doesn't he know that causing such a riot will kill many people?"

As the guardian and leader of the native inhabitants of Huttonmar, Paris was certain that what Lian Yang said was true. However, she still couldn't accept it; she simply couldn't tolerate such an inhuman act done for profit.

Albert's face was ashen, but he said nothing, just stood there quietly. Everyone could feel the rage of this man who had once fought against the Apostles.

Ignoring Paris and Albert's reactions, Lian Yang said calmly, "For some reason, I also know that these stone monsters are from a secret village deeper within the old district of Huttonmar. They are controlled by an evil doll possessed by a black nightmare. And coincidentally, the only adventurer recently appearing near the old district of Huttonmar besides us is this Lieding Hughman."

The old district of Huttonmar isn't a place anyone can go; without the strength, going there means certain death. As for the monster uprising, Lian Yang recalled the plot and was quite certain that the black giant scorpion, Moss, had been resurrected. Even though he was already quite certain of Moss's death at the time.

However, the familiar monster rampage before his eyes made Lian Yang absolutely certain that the black giant scorpion Moss must have been resurrected, resurrected under the influence of the black nightmare.

After a long silence, Lian Yang continued, "Among the monsters in the ruins of Huttonmar now, I can't think of anyone else besides the Black Giant Scorpion Moss who possesses such influence. Although I'm quite certain that we killed him back then, since we did gain experience and equipment, I can't think of anyone else besides him."

Despite his short time there, Lian Yang had undoubtedly succeeded in entering the core of the City of Misfortune. His words, though seemingly absurd to everyone, were met with silence.

Rubbed his temples, Albert said in a deep voice, "From what you're saying, you're going to kill the black giant scorpion Moss again?"

“That’s right!” Lian Yang nodded. “Whether the Black Giant Scorpion Moss has been resurrected or not, these statues and monsters besieging the village is not a good thing. I don’t know when they will attack, so I must go into the ruins of Huttonmar to find a solution.” At this moment, Lian Yang was no longer risking his life for leveling up; he wanted to protect the poor survivors of Huttonmar.

"That's far too dangerous!" Sherlock exclaimed with concern.

Before Sherlock could finish speaking, Paris decisively said, "Then let's go!" Paris wanted to dissuade him, but behind her were a large number of residents of the City of Misfortune, and she had no better option.

Composing himself, Albert chuckled and said, "Lian Yang, you can go without worry. This genius will protect these residents!"

Lian Yang, who was about to move forward, stumbled upon hearing this and shouted without turning his head, "Albert, you son of a bitch!"