My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 109: When Things Feel Right, That’s When They’re Wrong—Because Wrong Is Right
Refreshing.
If every secret realm could give experience points for killing monsters, wouldn’t that be wonderful?
Li Rui thought silently, but he knew this was impossible; secret realms that offer experience for killing monsters are rare.
But no matter what, now is the time to seize the opportunity and try to gain as much as possible.
"We need to use these soldiers wisely."
Before proceeding to the next battle, he planned an emergency training session to improve efficiency, "Save spiritual power and physical stamina where possible. We have a total of 36 hours; try to cripple the monsters and let the soldiers deliver the final blow, so it counts as our kill."
"Understood, Captain!"
Kong Hua immediately agreed. Upon contemplating, he felt this strategy was excellent; it gains kill experience while reducing soldier casualties and increasing the chances of success.
...
Hong Lu from the Jia One defense section was also charging left and right within the lines with his teammates.
However, compared to Li Rui, their efficiency was particularly low when faced with elite monsters, especially the Earth-Splitting Rhinoceros, which had tough skin and thick flesh, requiring the four of them to gang up for quite some time to kill.
If Li Rui were here, he’d surely be amused, as after they painstakingly killed an elite monster, there wouldn’t be a large crowd of soldiers cheering them on.
Though actually, this is the normal state; without lv3 Da Bi Dou and abnormal attributes, how could they slap an elite barbaric beast like the Earth-Splitting Rhinoceros to the ground with two slaps?
Without Huo Yun’s epic purple longbow, it’s even more impossible to seal the throat with one arrow.
Regardless of Kong Hua’s weakness analysis... it wouldn’t make much difference.
Nevertheless, according to the current situation, although Hong Lu and others were busy, two hours passed without missing a single monster. They took the opportunity when the attack slightly eased to rest, treating wounds with Golden Wound Medicine and drinking Spirit Recovery Potion for spiritual power consumption.
Moreover, in such long secret realms, eating is also necessary because hunger generates a negative status that decreases damage and speed. At its worst, it may reduce by up to 90%.
"See, I said Jia One section is the easiest to defend."
While applying Golden Wound Medicine to his shoulder, Hong Lu said, "Two hours without letting any monsters slip by, this is better than when my group leader first came in back in the day."
"Thankfully, we listened to Brother Hong." A team member flattered.
"But isn’t it possible that they are doing better in Jia Six section?"
Where there are flatterers, there’s always someone straightforward.
"Impossible."
But the flatterer immediately refuted for Hong Lu, "This is an eight-star secret realm, buddy, eight stars! In two hours, how could there not be a few monsters slipping through?"
"You have a point."
The straightforward one wasn’t intentionally arguing; he was just inarticulate.
Hong Lu said, "Alright, let’s not worry about others. We just need to do our part well. When they get eliminated, they’ll naturally regret it."
That had a hint of hypocrisy; while saying not to mind others, the latter part betrayed a sense of dissatisfaction deep inside.
...
Kong Ji had quite a few things to deal with today: hosting a batch of specialists from the Superpower Division for inspection, meeting a batch of business partners, and entertaining senior consultants from the Chi Jia Association to share experience.
These tasks fell within his forte of social skills; they usually wouldn’t be an issue.
However, while others didn’t notice, his secretary, who was very familiar with him, was aware that he wasn’t very focused today.
"Mr. Kong, next you have a meeting with President Zhao and President Liu at the Elegant Gathering Pavilion, in about an hour. The car is ready, it takes roughly forty minutes to get there."
Kong Ji waved his hand, "Hold on. First, find someone from Qing Garden’s branch to check on the situation in Xiaohua’s secret realm."
After speaking, he leaned back on his chair, staring blankly at the ceiling.
The secretary immediately turned and left to make a phone call. After a brief exchange, the information was obtained.
"Mr. Kong, the current situation is stable. Based on Liangting Jinlin Xi’s time flow rate ratio, it should have passed two hours inside, and there are temporarily three Black Stars."
In a three-day secret realm, having three Black Stars in just two hours is theoretically not a positive sign. But this secret realm is somewhat special as it inherently comes with three Black Stars due to it being a siege battle.
Meaning, it’s still at the initial difficulty level without any enhancement yet.
Upon hearing this, Kong Ji sat upright, "Hmm, keep monitoring, let me know if anything changes."
"Yes."
"Let’s go; let’s not keep the guests waiting."
...
Li Rui felt something was off, because everything was too right.
Now, most of his misfortune has shifted into the secret realm, and logically, he should be encountering less optimistic unexpected events, yet so far, everything has been too normal.
The three of them dashed left and right in Jia Six defense section, not only missing any barbaric beast, but even pushing the lines forward by two li. If not for the small marshal of this section holding people back, the soldiers might have rushed out by now.
As of now, Li Rui has gained tens of thousands of experience points from killing monsters, just a sliver away from level 18.
Kong Hua wiped the sweat off his head, appearing very happy as he had just leveled up to 17. It’s only been a few hours since entering the secret realm.
He considered the recruited stand-in to be highly reliable, and if not for that guy finding him, it would have been more perfect.
"Li Rui, it seems your strategy was right; Jia Six section sure is the easiest to defend."
Huo Yun said with a relaxed expression, convinced that the current situation was favorable. Although not guaranteed success, the start was exceptionally smooth.
"Yeah, indeed."
Kong Hua said, "I’ve accumulated over ten thousand experience points already; by the end, won’t it be tens of thousands?"
His experience was bound to be less than Li Rui’s, since some barbaric beasts couldn’t withstand a single Da Bi Dou move, instantly killing them, preventing others from benefiting from the experience.
At this moment, an armor-clad officer with his troops marched in confidently, giving a respectful salute, shouting loudly, "All brave warriors, your valor is truly admirable, making Huang greatly admire you. I thank you first, after this battle, the Prince will surely reward you."
The surname Huang signifies the small marshal responsible for Jia Six section’s command.
The trio exchanged some pleasantries before Marshal Huang continued inspecting the line’s situation.
"Brother Rui, why do you look so serious?"
Huo Yun asked strangely, "We’ve triggered the perfect storyline."
The so-called perfect storyline indicates that if the defense section’s situation is good and the secret realm agents have sufficient kills, a marshal from each section will come out to say similar words.
If it happens at every stage, it generally means they may clear it.
Li Rui frowned, about to explain why he felt uneasy, when suddenly he heard a deafening roar.
A mighty bird with a wingspan of four or five zhang descended from the sky, its feet resembling sheep hooves, its waist comparable to a tiger or leopard, its eyes fierce and piercing, with iron feathers at the tips of its wings as sharp as blades.
Its landing caused a dozen or so people to be thrown away, meeting their end, none needing rescue as they were cleaved into two by the iron wings.
Not far from them, the small marshal reacted as if facing a great enemy, shouting orders. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦
"All soldier cultivators, come here! Regular folk fall back, do not advance!"
Of course, even if he didn’t say so, ordinary people wouldn’t dare approach this monster clearly stronger than other barbaric beasts.
[Random event triggered: Shock Wing Eagle King.]
[Objective: Kill Shock Wing Eagle King]
[Reward: Experience points +15000, Free attribute points +3, Random enhancement material x3, Random consumables x2.]
Upon the event occurrence, Li Rui’s frown immediately relaxed, "Finally! I knew it; being too easy doesn’t feel right."
Huo Yun and Kong Hua’s moods were somewhat mixed.
