My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 105: Entry Upgrade: All-Element Resistance
Under the archway, various colorful toads kept appearing, and Brother Li kept moving among them, using a large sack to explode their heads one by one.
Bang.
He jumped back to the bewildered Kong Hua, and asked curiously, "Why aren’t you doing anything? No need to be polite, they’re just sandbags, go ahead and practice."
Without waiting for a reply, he dashed off again.
Kong Hua looked distressed, "I have to be able to beat them."
There were a few crisp sounds—the noise of popping toad skulls.
In a blink of an eye, the scene became quiet with only the last Toad Demon still alive. It clearly felt scared, yet arriving in the current realm was a one-way trip; it couldn’t escape.
Brother Li glanced at Kong Hua and noticed that the guy didn’t seem interested in taking action, so he didn’t hold back; a Thunder Vortex sent the last Toad Demon away, ending the current realm.
"Damn, the Prophet was really off, huh?"
Brother Li muttered as he returned, "He said there’d be an Elite Monster, but there wasn’t one."
Kong Hua’s expression shifted a few times, and he murmured, "The one you just blasted might be the Elite Monster."
Brother Li exclaimed, quickly returning to examine the final loot.
"Hey, rare, it really is."
Kong Hua was utterly speechless—how can someone casually eliminate an Elite Monster without realizing it?
Moreover, this current realm was level 20, and he nearly cleared it alone.
He thought again of his big brother, renewing his understanding of Kong Ji, a person he never got along with.
"Does he always deal with such masters?"
This thought wasn’t entirely incorrect, as Kong Ji’s main task recently involved winning over Dong Sanchuan, and now, Brother Li too.
The two gathered the collected enhancement materials from the scene and headed back to their temporary camp to report the events to He and Huo.
Kong Hua noticed that the other two showed no surprise after learning the current realm was resolved, as if it was completely normal for Brother Li to handle it alone.
Since the current realm had an Elite Monster, they acquired two rare enhancement materials, plus other ordinary ones that could potentially upgrade the Administrator’s jacket another level.
This would make entering the Secret Realm more secure.
The four drove back to Qing Garden City, ready to focus on the Secret Realm.
Brother Li first created a group chat, pulling in three vice captains without team members, then he shared a summary of the Secret Realm information gathered in recent days.
"Study this first, I’m off to the branch."
He left the building and jogged for about ten minutes to reach the place. He submitted the materials and exchanged a few contribution points from the Toad Demons for some rare materials, then found the support group for equipment enhancement.
"Fortifying again?" the man seemed surprised, muttering, "Your frequency is quite high."
The support group doesn’t usually care about your strength; regardless of how strong you are, you’ll need them to activate the equipment, so they speak casually ordinarily.
Brother Li’s frequent fortifications came from soloing the current realm and claiming the loot; the other three were wealthy lads who didn’t compete, and even if they did share, it would likely be as tribute.
Others typically team up to clear the current realm, so it takes them a long time before they can fortify their equipment.
Brother Li chuckled silently and waited for the man to back off before starting the operation.
The Secret Realm agents’ equipment attributes are usually kept confidential, hence fortifications are carried out privately—except for one’s own, like Wen Yan.
Brother Li placed the enhancement materials into the fortification slot: first, the Flame Pattern Toad Skin dropped by Elite Toad Demons and an ordinary poison Toad Skin, followed by three exchanged Wolf Demon back armor skins and four Deer Head hairs.
The accumulated experience reached 95%, and customarily he filled the remaining with Secret Realm materials from his inventory, upgrading the Administrator’s coat by one level.
Unexpectedly, a new prompt appeared.
[Collected fire, poison, thunder, ice element resistance, fused into all-element resistance, recalculated proportionately, gained 10% all-element resistance.]
In the Secret Realm World, only these four types are classified as element damage; others like earth spikes and Wind Blade are physically condensed for attack, hence considered physical damage.
Similarly, icecones and icicles are mixed physical and ice attribute damage.
This all-element resistance likely represents a rare special effect, as Wen Yan once mentioned each piece of equipment has its own attributes. Theoretically, having fire resistance should preclude ice resistance, perhaps only some legendary items have this trait.
Brother Li continued looking and found the rare material enhancement brought another new skill.
[Passive Skill—Animal Instinct: In forest and wetland environments, you are less likely to be detected.]
I must admit, obtaining a new skill with each enhancement feels gratifying, akin to winning a lottery.
He eagerly wished to fortify again immediately, but it’s impossible; this enhancement had already exhausted all resources, requiring further Secret Realm expeditions.
He headed to the action group and sought Pu Tong, discovering he was absent, ready to leave when other members called out to him.
"Brother Li!"
A shout brought other members over.
They were well aware of Brother Li’s feats in the Shallow Water Desert, deeply admiring him, especially those who previously looked down on status-chasers, now having a complete attitude shift.
"Um, is Leader Pu around?"
"He went downstairs for cigarettes, have a seat."
Brother Li waved, "Nothing urgent, just wanted to say hi."
"Aw, don’t rush; you’re already here. He’ll be back in a few minutes."
They were quite welcoming.
"Heard you’re heading into the Secret Realm?"
Brother Li nodded, not needing to hide since he’d be visiting the branch anyway.
"What Secret Realm? We’ve got a know-it-all here, might even give you some tips."
"Here it is."
Brother Li showed the inscription briefly.
"Eight-star..."
"Tough luck, huh."
"Liangting border, if I recall, it’s a siege defense battle."
Brother Li checked out strategies before, naturally knowing the general type.
One team member said seriously, "I remember this Secret Realm has a consistently low clearance rate. You must take it seriously."
A second teammate added, "No kidding, it’s eight-star. Be cautious, remember not to act recklessly."
A third member chimed in, "Do you have enough survival items? If not, I can teach you some tricks to stay safe."
The fourth member scoffed, "Have any of you cleared a six-star Secret Realm to start giving lessons, really."
Brother Li could only force a smile throughout, fortunately, Pu Tong returned after buying cigarettes.
"Shoo, shoo, Brother Li’s here for me, don’t mislead him."
Pu Tong led Brother Li into his office, leaving the remaining members glancing at each other outside.
When did they become brothers?
