Heroes' Prison

Chapter 164 Cooperation (Fattened up, time to slaughter!)

Soon, Huang Yi arrived at the Teleportation Field and teleported back to the solo mode of the Tower of Pantheons to continue his level grinding.

After entering the secret realm, Huang Yi took two purple gear rings, a necklace, and a waist pendant out of his storage ring—a total of four pieces of Level 50 purple jewelry—and replaced the [Overlord’s Contract Jewelry Set]. The effect of that set was simply to enable him to wear high-level equipment early; the attributes of the equipment themselves were almost negligible, just a set of green gear over ten levels. Now that he was Level 50 and wearing equipment of the same level, he no longer needed the effect that allowed him to wear high-level equipment ahead of time.

As soon as he swapped in the four pieces of Level 50 purple jewelry, Huang Yi gained four pieces of equipment in one go, and his overall attributes instantly increased, speeding up his level grinding even more!

Gradually, Huang Yi’s experience points reached 5% of Level 50, and that was exactly the amount of experience consumed by the first layer of War Soul!

At this point, Huang Yi received a system prompt—

[System Prompt]: To upgrade the first layer of War Soul, you need to consume 5% of your current level’s Experience Points and one Level 40 Boss Crystal, with a success rate of 100%. Do you choose to upgrade?

Huang Yi immediately chose yes! Although he didn’t have a Level 40 Boss Crystal, he did have Level 50 and Level 60 crystals, which could be used equivalently, with one Level 50 crystal being equivalent to ten Level 40 crystals.

[System Prompt]: Congratulations on upgrading your Life Soul to the first layer, current effect: Health Points +2%

It was the maximum value; his luck wasn’t too bad. The first layer ranged from 1% to 2%, and he had instantly rolled a perfect 2%. Some people probably only got 1% and might consider re-upgrading this layer.

With that, his experience points were depleted, and he continued to slay monsters for level grinding.

At this point, what he needed most was a vast amount of Experience Points. War Soul was like a bottomless pit; no matter how many Experience Points he had, it was never too much.

Huang Yi kept slaying monsters until evening, raising the second layer of Life Soul as well, adding another 3% to his Health Points, still the maximum value. The first two layers of War Soul had cumulatively increased his Health Points by a significant 5%.

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As the moon gradually rose, Huang Yi sheathed his weapon and headed towards a inn in Black Sand Town, walking under the moonlight.

It was the peak of logging in, and Black Sand Town was slightly busier than during the day. Some players were walking on the road to the Teleportation Field, discussing their hopes for tonight.

"I hope to get a piece of blue gear tonight, which would increase my strength a bit more."

"Sigh, my whole body has only one piece of purple gear, and it’s from a long time ago. The attributes can’t quite keep up; I wonder when I’ll be able to get another piece of purple gear."

"Instakill has already obtained legendary equipment; I wonder how he managed that. I guess the attributes of a single piece of legendary equipment are probably equivalent to all of our equipment combined!"

"Possibly, and it’s said that Instakill’s legendary equipment is even better than what the Japanese Aerial Team got. Just from the name, you can tell. Instakill’s Harbinger of Doomsday’s Footprints obviously sounds much more imposing than the Aerial Team’s Fester’s Belt."

The players heading to the Teleportation Field were fundamentally talking about equipment. They might be very happy just to get a piece of blue gear, easily satisfied. Although they lacked the renowned fame of players like Huang Yi, they could genuinely experience the simple joys of life, messing around with a few friends every day—a beautiful life in its own way.

Gradually, Huang Yi, after several turns, arrived at a quiet alleyway, where a narrow stone slab road stretched out, and the smooth stones, polished by countless years of footsteps, reflected the cold moonlight. His footsteps here sounded slightly lonely.

At the end of the alley lay an inn with just two floors, old windows letting out dim yellow light, silent and empty inside. A weathered sign stood in front of the door, beaten by winds and sand over the years; with a gust of night wind, the words "Black Sand Inn" could barely be made out on it.

These days, Huang Yi had been staying at this inn, where the roasted mutton seasoned with sand chili powder unique to the Desolate Sands tasted exceptionally good. Moreover, its location was secluded, with hardly anyone coming by, very peaceful.

"Big brother, you’re here!" At this moment, a young boy manning the counter saw Huang Yi standing at the door, his eyes lit up, and he immediately came forward to greet him.

Huang Yi reached out to touch his head and said, "The usual, a roast leg of lamb and a bottle of fruit wine."

"Okay!" The young boy nodded and immediately dashed to the kitchen.

Huang Yi stepped onto the worn wooden stairs, making his way to the second floor.

The inn was very quiet, with hardly any other guests. After reaching the second floor, he turned his head towards a spot by the window out of habit.

That was his usual spot.

However, at this moment, someone was already sitting there.

This was the first guest he had seen in these past few days.

The person was a man, who, from his back, seemed to be in his late twenties. He was dressed in an exquisitely crafted golden-yellow armor, decorated with engravings so fine and noble that it looked like battle armor worn by an emperor in personal command, radiating the majestic aura of the emperor. On the table in front of him lay a huge golden-yellow war blade, with a length of over two meters, carved with intricate dragon patterns, filled with an unstoppable presence - clearly a treasured, sharp weapon, spotless as if its owner took great care to maintain it and wiped it daily.

There sat the man, simply dressed in his golden-yellow armor, with the golden-yellow war blade in front of him, reflecting the bright moon outside the window, resembling a war deity of the emperor, with an extraordinary demeanor.

Huang Yi vaguely felt something familiar about the man’s aura, yet he had never met him before. He took another look at the man, then turned and walked towards another spot.

"Instakill, come over and sit! I’ve been waiting for you for a long time," the person spoke at that moment.

Huang Yi’s footsteps halted abruptly, and he turned his head to stare at the man again. His own name was hidden, and outsiders couldn’t possibly know his identity, but this man had recognized him!

The man gave a slight smile and said, "The reason I’ve come to find you is that there is something which perhaps only you can accomplish in the whole world."

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— Huang Huayi