My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 123: Secret Realm Difficulty Lowered
Wen Yan and Kong Hua had already left the awakening room and joined Kong Ji beside Brother Li, who had not yet woken up.
"Did Brother Li say he has something else to do?"
The chubby man mumbled, "The secret realm has been completed, what else could there be?"
Wen Yan shook his head and said, "I don’t know, he must have his reasons."
Kong Ji asked again, "Xiaohuo, did you also get a new skill?"
"Yes, a rare skill." Wen Yan was both happy and a bit proud.
Ever since getting involved in the family business, he had made some investments, but this was the highest return yet. It was definitely the wisest decision to fly straight to meet Brother Li right after coming out of Silent Forest.
Kong Ji clicked his tongue in amazement. Clearly, the three of them each received new skills, which had greatly enhanced their efficiency.
Moreover, he heard from his brother that a world NPC appeared. A lot of attribute points and that skill point were given by a world quest, and the skills came from the hidden reward of a three-part mini-boss.
"But, how did he know he would encounter so many things?"
This was the only thing the chubby Kong couldn’t figure out.
"Whew—"
With a deep inhale, Brother Li suddenly woke up.
The three of them quickly gathered around him, and before they could ask anything, they received a notification.
[Attention all agents of the Secret Realm, an online update will proceed at the Eight-Star Secret Realm Liangting Border - Golden Scale Marsh West, reducing the difficulty of the secret realm to three stars.]
The room suddenly fell silent.
Kong Ji felt his mind buzzing.
"No way, brother, what did you do inside that made the eight-star secret realm drop to three stars?"
Brother Li was also taken aback and then said, "It probably has nothing to do with me. Maybe it’s because that shifting array was destroyed. I guess now that the Demon Race can’t directly teleport to nearby locations to attack Liangting, the offensive will definitely not be as intense, so it’s normal to lower the difficulty."
"Hiss."
The three of them thought it made sense and nodded together, then simultaneously said, "Wrong! The big array being destroyed is very much related to you!"
Brother Li coughed twice, not wanting people to always associate him with ruining secret realms, so he switched the topic by asking, "But, hasn’t it been a long time? Hasn’t anyone thought of going and destroying the array?"
Wen Yan explained, "Hey, think about it. Others haven’t encountered a world NPC battle inside the secret realm. Breaking through to the rear of the Barbaric Beast army is certainly not easy."
Brother Li suddenly understood, "No wonder."
Kong Ji’s gaze moved back and forth between the two of them, and he couldn’t help saying, "But I think... crossing the battlefield where world NPCs fight isn’t easy either?"
.....
It had been a little while since Dong Sanchuan last spoke with Kong Ji, and he figured it was about time, so he took out his phone to send Brother Li a message to ask about the situation. But then he suddenly saw a system notification.
At that moment, while driving, Nan Jiumei suddenly said, "This secret realm system is really interesting. A few months ago, one difficulty was just reduced, and now it’s happening again?"
After he said that, he realized that none of the other three people in the car were responding.
"What’s wrong? It’s just a difficulty adjustment, why the silence?"
The secret realm occasionally updates, sometimes releasing new dungeons or altering difficulty, which is quite normal.
Jiang Yu said, "But the problem is, the Rain Summoner that Brother Chuan knows seems to have just entered this secret realm today."
Upon hearing this, Nan Jiumei realized the seriousness of the situation.
"Could it be related to that kid?"
Zhang Hujun coldly said, "It must be related, right? It can’t be such a coincidence. He must have triggered some hidden storyline."
Dong Sanchuan tapped his fingers on the screen, sending Brother Li a message.
[Did you complete it?]
A few minutes passed.
[I completed it, the reduction in star level is probably related to me. We closed the teleportation array behind the Barbaric Beast army.]
It’s not that Brother Li was deliberately showing off or anything, but he had already received many messages and calls asking about it.
This mainly included Brother Ba, Wen Yan, Wu Mengying, and the influential Song Yao.
These people all knew which secret realm he had entered.
So now that Dong Sanchuan sent a message, he knew exactly why and directly responded.
After receiving the message, Dong Sanchuan showed the screen to the other two, and only Nan Jiumei, who was driving, was the most anxious, "What’s going on, why aren’t you guys saying anything?"
Zhang Hujun rubbed his coarse buzz cut, "That guy said he closed the teleportation gate inside the secret realm, hence the star level reduction."
"Really, or is he just boasting!"
Right after saying that, Nan Jiumei regretted it because the secret realm had issued a notification that was pretty much foolproof unless one was shamelessly lying, which clearly wasn’t necessary since lowering the difficulty of a secret realm offers no reward.
"Alright, Xiaojiu, I reckon you might not have to wait long before you can try fighting him, didn’t you say you wanted to try it?" Dong Sanchuan said with a sly smile. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖
"....."
Nan Jiumei stepped on the gas pedal, "I’ll wait until he advances."
"Okay, it’s possible."
Zhang Hujun grinned, "Brother Chuan can definitely arrange it, but I’m just afraid you won’t be able to beat him by then."
Nan Jiumei wanted to retort, but for some reason, felt a little guilty because he believed that if he had entered Liangting Border at level 20, he wouldn’t have been able to close the teleportation array either.
Dong Sanchuan sensed something truly incredible happening. Up until now, he had never seen that protégé Song Yao mentioned to look after, yet from Li Xiaolin to the eight-star secret realm, the figure never seen grew increasingly mysterious and formidable.
"After this mission, let’s invite him to the border to meet. We might collaborate in the future."
No one opposed, as everyone likes strong individuals.
...
Brother Li received rewards from the Kong family, to be precise, it was Kong Ji’s personal reward.
An epic level piece of equipment, an epic enhancement material, six rare enhancement materials, and at level 25, it was more than the originally promised amount with an additional epic and two rare materials as extra rewards.
These items were so valuable that anyone outside would be envious, yet Brother Li put them all in his inventory.
[Sharp Armguards.]
[Item Level: 20.]
[Quality: Epic]
[Attributes: Defense +10, Constitution +8.]
[Special Effect 1: Physical attack increased by 5%.]
[Special Effect 2: Critical hit damage increased by 2%.]
[Eternal: Yes.]
This item was chosen by Brother Li among several options. It provides a bonus for Dabi Dou and Hidden Dragon Bow, and the critical hit damage enhances Dabi Dou’s face-targeted critical hits.
Including these armguards, Brother Li now had 10 non-blank slate pieces of equipment, with various attack bonuses:
Fist and Palm Class Attack +5%, Thunder Attribute Attack +15%, Physical Attack +5%.
At this moment, he further realized the prowess of the Dabi Dou. Because it could synergize with the Shenxiao Thunderbolt Heart Sutra and the Hidden Dragon Bow, the highest level of fusion skills, Thunder Shocking Earth, could enjoy three types of bonuses.
This was an exceptionally powerful hidden trait. As you know, it’s not easy for higher-level characters like Song Yao, whose skills are already formed, to find the most suitable equipment.
Sometimes, after much effort, one gets highly rare items, only to find the bonuses aren’t useful, so even if the level is high, the gear may not be a complete set.
However, Brother Li, from the low levels, could let his skills benefit from multiple bonuses, having comprehensive advantages during the early, middle, and late stages.
