Beating Instances through Words Left by the Dead

He smiled wryly, thinking about the reckless players he’d seen caught in grudges before. Just before their demise, did they all cling to this mindset?

Believing themselves to be different from other players, that what’s perilous to others is an opportunity for them, and insisting on going closer for a look.

This mindset is not advisable; it’s better to go for a walk tomorrow morning when the sun is up to see if he can find some fresh grievances.

Wu Chang was about to return to the White Old K base when he suddenly saw a cloud of black mist envelop him.

Previously, those unfortunate souls sent to the parallel world by a truck also had the same black mist appear around them.

Last time, Wu Chang’s attributes were suppressed, but now his Inspiration was 34. In his eyes, the black mist was no longer a simple enveloping cloud but a strange rope-like mark.

Interesting, could he be about to hit it big?

He cautiously monitored his surroundings. With his current Power at 61, if he really collided, there’s no telling who would end up in another world.

As he held his breath and adjusted his Status for optimal readiness, a tall figure came running from afar, yelling as she ran:

”Run, there’s a monster behind me!”

Wu Chang’s gaze froze upon the figure; she clearly had fought a tough battle and had multiple injuries, including one on her face.

A sharp cut on her face left a blood trail and tore through her Disguise Mask, revealing her strikingly distinctive black-and-white princess cut long hair.

Ask and you shall receive; Miles had just mentioned needing a Negotiation Master, and here she was, delivering herself.

The Negotiation Master paid all her attention to what was behind her, leaving no room to notice Wu Chang as she focused purely on running with her long legs.

She had no idea where safety lay, her only thought was to run first.

As the Negotiation Master dashed past Wu Chang, he grabbed her arm and pulled her back.

The Negotiation Master was furious; she whipped out an exquisite lady’s pistol, aiming it at Wu Chang.

”You’re with them, aren’t you?”

Wu Chang quickly slapped the back of her head before she could fire, knocking her off balance.

”Don’t shoot, I’m on your side. You and that fellow with a sword were chased by the Sea Monster, right?”

He wasn’t about to reveal his power to transform into a dungeon native. Apart from the Silent Route, the last time he met the Negotiation Master was in the Peaceful Town.

The Negotiation Master clutched the back of her head, glaring at Wu Chang filled with grievance. He said not to touch, yet his slap still left her head buzzing.

”Are you Peace?”

The Negotiation Master, as a mechanism monster, hadn’t previously entered the Cursed Dungeon, so the Management Bureau sent her in, hoping she could assist Wu Chang while finding an opportunity to eliminate Lin Jiang.

Before her entrance, the Negotiation Master was aware of Peace’s existence and knew Peace currently had an alliance with the Management Bureau. Coupling this with mentions of the Sea Monster, she immediately realized Wu Chang was Peace.

Wu Chang said, ”Seems there’s no need for introduction then. You came at the right time; I need a helping hand here, come do something for me.”

The Negotiation Master was about to respond but quickly realized what was happening and tried to drag Wu Chang away.

”This is no time to talk, run!”

The Negotiation Master tugged forcefully at Wu Chang’s arm, but it felt like trying to move a stone pillar; she used all her might, yet he remained unmoved.

Was this guy fully invested in Power attributes?

She hurriedly explained, ”There’s a monster behind me. It’s not right, different from those described in the strategies. You can’t deal with it. Let’s first escape to somewhere safe!”

As the Negotiation Master was explaining, from the darkness where she had come, emerged a gigantic puppet head. The puppet’s face sweet and adorable, looked like a doll, seemingly harmless.

Yet the very next moment, the body composed of countless human torsos and limbs appeared, turning it eerily strange, devoid of any cuteness.

Wu Chang raised an eyebrow; this peculiar thing had quite the appearance.

”Is this what was chasing you?”

The Negotiation Master nodded, saying, ”Run quickly! This monster has strong Spiritual Attack capabilities, even I struggle to resist. Moreover, its Agility and Power values are high, especially Power which possibly exceeds thirty!”

”Its Life Value is also high. I unleashed a powerful move, but only inflicted minimal damage on it.”

”And its movement patterns are bizarre, seemingly specialized in hunting players.”

Wu Chang freed his arm from the Negotiation Master’s grip and approached the centipede puppet.

With his current Attributes in the treacherous Cursed Dungeon, he was still in danger, but the dangers that could threaten him clearly didn’t include the monster before him.

He looked again at the centipede puppet, noticing three bullet holes in the puppet head’s cheeks.

Each hole wasn’t large, but they were undeniably real wounds.

Once a monster’s entity is discerned and proven attackable, with a visible life bar, it ceases to be a monster and becomes prey.

The centipede puppet sensed Wu Chang’s contempt and charged at him like a tanker, its momentum surpassing ordinary trucks, at least reaching the level of semi-trailers.

Faced with the charging centipede puppet, Wu Chang stood firmly, without dodging or backing away, delivering an Elbow Strike towards it.

”Man!”

The instant Wu Chang collided with the centipede puppet, the Negotiation Master instinctively turned her face away, seemingly unwilling to witness Wu Chang being sent tumbling.

But the reality was contrary to her expectations; the centipede puppet, as imposing as a semi-trailer, not only failed to move Wu Chang but also had its face caved in, akin to a crushed empty can.