novelraw Chapter 989 521: And Then Sent Away Again
Chapter 989 521: And Then Sent Away Again
'It finally sprouted, it wasn't easy at all.'
On the morning of the tenth day of the second instance, Gu Shanhai looked at the civilization seed within him, which had successfully sprouted. However, it had only just begun, marking the starting point.
For Gu Shanhai, as long as it had begun, no matter how difficult it became later, success would eventually come. If he was truly stuck in the seed phase without progress, that's what would make Gu Shanhai feel overwhelmed.
'If I'm lucky, I might reach the stage of materialization before this world ends.' Looking at the progress, Gu Shanhai felt a sense of joy, as long as nothing unexpected happened, the Peeping Realm was within sight.
"Phew~ Finally back, it was really tough this time." Shura came out from the Array, casually throwing a large chunk of flesh onto the ground.
"Good to have you back. It's normal for it to be tough; if it was easy, it wouldn't be a BOSS." Gu Shanhai offered some comfort.
"True, it's a good thing we acted early this time; otherwise, fighting the full BOSS would have been a hard battle." Shura sat down to recover his strength.
He had no idea how many BOSS components were left to defeat, but one thing was certain: without the weakening done in advance this time, facing the complete BOSS would have been difficult, even with Gu Shanhai's aura boost, victory wouldn't come easily.
The BOSS of this second instance and the BOSS of the first instance were on completely different levels.
"It seems that we'll have to weaken the BOSS in advance in the third instance as well; otherwise, we might wipe out in the third instance."
In terms of combat, Shura was very keen, and from the BOSS of the first instance and the components of the second instance, he could vaguely deduce that the strength of the third instance BOSS would be far beyond what they could handle.
It was even possible that parts of the third instance BOSS would rival the second instance BOSS.
"Actually, there is a solution: bring in a human from this world and let them handle it." Gu Shanhai suggested a practical and immediate option.
Shura found it challenging because he wasn't specialized, but if they used a human from this world, although they weren't as strong as Shura, they'd perform much better against ghosts.
It gave Gu Shanhai a feeling akin to a strategy board game where a cat eats a mouse, a mouse eats an elephant, and an elephant eats a cat.
"It's not that simple; humans might not appear in the later stages of three, four, and five; we probably missed them." Shura was a bit frustrated, having focused on humans in the first instance but unable to get their help. If there was a human now, they'd be able to breeze through.
"Not necessarily; humans appear in this stage too; we just didn't realize it." Gu Shanhai was referring to the orphanage staff who delivered the ghosts.
"They do exist, but if we really kept them around, they'd only get in the way." Shura knew the children were disguised ghosts, but the orphanage staff didn't, and even if they kept them around, it wouldn't be a good thing. The difficulty of getting these ghosts killed would greatly increase.
It would be better to kill the BOSS themselves.
"You're right, it's always about making choices." Gu Shanhai agreed.
It's not impossible, just not suitable for the three of them. If Guangguai Luli were involved, it would be perfect; he could use a simulator to continuously explore a perfect path.
This way, they could build up like a snowball and clear perfectly.
Each player's system is different, which leads to different attitudes towards instances.
"Where's Datianwei? Haven't seen him around." Shura asked.
Usually, Datianwei would occasionally be waiting here and sometimes bicker with Gu Shanhai.
"Previously he tricked that drowned ghost into the basement. Today is the last day, so to avoid complications, he's waiting at the door."
"When night comes, you'll take care of it."
Gu Shanhai explained Datianwei's situation.
Shura nodded: "Very clever indeed."
"What can he really think of, isn't it just relying on you to cover." Gu Shanhai had no further thoughts.
"Alright, I'll rest a bit more and see if I can find another BOSS room before dark. Today's the last day, better to make the most of it." Shura said.
Their tasks would be settled by midnight, and by nine, regardless of discovery, Shura would leave and deal with that drowned ghost.
The drowned ghost was already trapped, and any issues in between weren't Shura's concern but Datianwei's.
If he couldn't handle even this, Shura would doubt how Datianwei became a top-tier player.
"You're really working hard." Gu Shanhai remarked jokingly.
"Have to work hard, unlike you who are wealthy." Shura had a newfound appreciation for how rich life-oriented players were.
From Gu Shanhai's attitude towards food, Shura deduced that Gu Shanhai's current attributes were maxed out and couldn't be enhanced through items or consumables.
Even though Gu Shanhai could craft such items and consumables, raw materials were no small amount. Moreover, he needed to upgrade his system level to manufacture them, and having raw materials was not enough to produce them.