My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 125: When the Upper Beam Is Not Straight, the Lower Beam Is Crooked
Li Rui had never specially taken care of anyone going into the Secret Realm before, this was the first time. Although he still had to go to driving school, he needed to watch over He Chengli entering the Sunset City Secret Realm in the morning.
"Good luck, do your best. Use the blood mist bombs flexibly, but don’t throw too many; their range is vast."
"Mm, don’t worry, Brother Rui."
He Chengli closed his eyes and entered the Secret Realm.
Time began to slowly tick by, and Li Rui experienced the kind of feeling akin to sitting on pins and needles, waiting outside.
If there were problems in reality, or if they had entered the Secret Realm together, he wouldn’t worry at all; at worst, he’d just lend a hand to smooth things over. But now, with the other inside and himself outside, his hands were tied.
After waiting for nearly an hour, He Chengli gradually woke up, the mark on his arm fading, and no new level appeared yet.
"Did you clear it?"
Li Rui asked eagerly.
He Chengli shook his head, letting his consciousness clear, and then nodded vigorously: "I cleared it, Brother Rui! The boss fight went smoothly."
Li Rui showed a satisfied smile: "That’s good."
Originally just stopping by to take a look, Pu Tong couldn’t help but be curious: "What method did you use? Isn’t the final boss fight in Sunset City at the Saddle Inn at the city gate? That boss is tough. How did you win?"
He Chengli said, "I first reported to the City Lord’s Mansion that there was a fugitive the City Lord wanted to capture in the inn, so they surrounded the hotel."
"That’s normal, but the City Lord’s Mansion wouldn’t help you fight." Pu Tong said.
"Yes, I called them just to restrict the boss’s movement, making it shrink back into the courtyard."
He Chengli maintained a calm demeanor, his eyes clear, "Then I threw two blood mist bombs inside."
".....What about the hostage?"
The muscles on Pu Tong’s left cheek twitched. The main task wasn’t to kill the boss but to save the hostage!
He Chengli remained unperturbed: "The hostage wasn’t anything good. If they’re dead, they’re dead."
"No."
Pu Tong wiped his face with his hand, "I mean, if the hostage dies, doesn’t the main task fail?"
"Oh, Leader Pu, think about it, that hostage was a corrupt official from the City Lord’s Mansion, and the boss was a bandit colluding with that official. The two parted ways because their deal fell through." Li Rui said, raising an eyebrow at Pu Tong.
The latter was bewildered: "So what? It’s not about justice, I mean task failure, task!"
"Oh, that setting is definitely intentional! Normally, you don’t kill the boss; you sneak or use some other method to save the hostage. But if you kill them all, it triggers a hidden plot."
Li Rui turned to He Chengli, "Right? Did you get the reward? There should at least be a skill point."
"Got it!" He Chengli beamed, "The citizens at the city gate even gave me a bunch of enhancement materials."
Pu Tong was dumbfounded, wondering what was going on.
One person dared to kill both the hostage and the bandit, and the other actually understood why it was done that way, and it triggered a hidden ending?
With his current understanding, if Li Rui had entered Sunset City and done this, it wouldn’t be surprising, but He Chengli seemed so honest, how did he pull this off?
Calling "captain, captain" every day, has this tradition been passed down?
At this moment, He Chengli’s mark returned to normal; he had leveled up from 17 to 19, now on the same level as Kong Hua and one level below Huo Yun.
Even with the blood mist bombs, without Li Rui’s troublesome luck, it was unlikely to jump four or five levels at once, but being able to level up twice in a six-star Secret Realm and gain a skill point was still a great haul.
After sending the person off, Li Rui asked Pu Tong for the information on that 30-level reality overlap, preparing to gather a wave, to get some enhancement materials after a few days.
His main body leveled up too fast, already at 22, while the administrator’s vest was only 14, requiring a lot of resources.
Over the next few days, he honed his driving skills with eight hours of high-intensity practice every day and soon reached the day of reality overlap.
Li Rui had already taken two sidekicks to the scene.
A day later, in the Qing Garden branch, Pu Tong was a bit uneasy but forced himself to stay composed as his nemesis Wu Di was watching closely.
"Leader Pu, the task date is approaching, you snatched the task. What do you mean by not going?"
Under normal circumstances, Pu Tong wasn’t a very vain person, but he feigned sternness and said, "I’ve already sent someone to handle it."
"Sent someone? Those few in your group?"
Wu Di sneered, "Can they handle the 30-level reality?"
"Someone can." Pu Tong didn’t want to say more. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺
The two fell back into a cold war.
Time flew by, the sun moved from the east to the west, and it was almost dusk, nearing the end of work hours.
"Hey, Leader Pu, why not just give in, I suggest calling early to check."
Wu Di gloated, having secretly noticed Pu Tong’s hidden unease.
To avoid losing face in front of his rival, Pu Tong hadn’t called yet, only leaving messages, but received no reply.
It was quite normal, given the poor signal out in the desert, and if they were dealing with reality overlap, they might not have time to respond.
Could something really have happened?
But that’s Li Rui.
Now his mindset is completely different from before; even knowing it’s a 22-level going to tackle a 30-level reality, he still feels it’s no problem.
If not for Wu Di being sarcastic nearby, he wouldn’t worry at all.
Should I call to check?
He started hesitating.
And his rival was still adding fuel to the fire: "Leader Pu, although the location is in the desert, if Secret Realm creatures escape, it’s a major oversight, requiring considerable manpower to deal with, think carefully."
Pu Tong couldn’t take it anymore, he picked up his phone, ready to dial, when suddenly he saw a familiar figure walk in from outside.
Oh crap! Why is he back, did he not go at all?!
But the entering Li Rui spoke first: "Brother Pu, my phone died. That guy Huo Yun didn’t bring a charger; I damn well counted sand in the desert for two days. You didn’t look for me, did you?"
Hearing his tone, Pu Tong felt reassured that things went smoothly, immediately steadying himself.
"Ha, no, I knew you’d be fine. I was just about to ask what you want for dinner."
He smugly glanced at Wu Di, finding the latter pretending to be engrossed in the computer screen.
I have General Li Rui, why worry about reality overlap?
But now, Pu Tong finally understood why when he was at level 17, he was entrusted with a 30-level reality overlap.
Leveling up five times within the Secret Realm, being able to tackle 30-level creatures, everything seemed to be part of the plan.
While he was daydreaming, Li Rui said, "Brother Pu, I feel the 30-level Secret Realm isn’t much; the drop rate is too low."
With the administrator vest’s level increasing, the materials required for each level also multiplied, and even after dealing with a 30-level reality overlap, it still wasn’t enough for one level.
Pu Tong scratched his head: "What now?"
Wu Di had been eavesdropping, secretly criticizing in his mind, this kid can really show off.
"Someone pointed me to the right path."
Li Rui smiled slightly, "Head to the border, to arrest, er, apprehend illegal Secret Realm agents."
He hoped to upgrade the administrator’s vest to a level close to his own before entering the next Secret Realm, which would significantly boost his strength.
Because the deadline for registering for the Secret Realm battlefield was approaching, and the upcoming Secret Realms were crucial. Missing out on sufficient rewards might even cause delays.
Pu Tong frowned: "Isn’t it risky? Beyond the border is a chaotic region, very dangerous. Do you really want to go to such a place? Who gave you this route?"
"Dong Sanchuan."
"....Then it’s fine."
