Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

Chapter 59: Chapter 59: First Dungeon Run

The danger level of the Corpse Demon World is as high as Tier Seven.

This indicates that the strongest creature in this world has reached Tier Seven, which is a very rare level. Usually, the awakening trials are set at Level 5, meaning that the resources of the Corpse Demon World are likely to be much greater than those of ordinary worlds!

As a result, this has attracted a lot of attention, with major corporations, guilds, and governments hosting recruitment fairs in recent days, seeking out high-talent individuals.

People like Ye Junlin are highly sought after by these major powers, who compete to offer high bids for them. In contrast, ordinary Awakened ones can only pass through the Skill Assessment, which has a low pass rate, and most end up with temporary contracts.

After all, if the world tasks are not completed, all investments would be wasted. Therefore, even though these major powers are wealthy, their initial investments are made cautiously.

The registrar on the other side, after introducing the basic information to Chu Xiu, said:

”There are twelve days left until the end of the cooldown period for this session. I suggest that during this time, first, team up with classmates to tackle dungeon instances and enhance your strength, and second, participate in the Skill Assessment, in hopes of finding an organization willing to invest in you.”

”This is your greatest opportunity in the early stages, be sure to seize it.”

”Yes, thank you, senior.” Chu Xiu nodded.

This was actually what he was thinking too. He planned to first run several dungeon instances to level up fully, and whether to join a faction would depend on the situation.

With a plan in mind, Chu Xiu got up and left the room.

When he arrived at the school gate, he saw many people holding banners.

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[”Tyrannosaurus” Studio, a twenty-year-old establishment, offering multi-dimensional custom services, annual membership card holders enjoy the lowest price of 42,999 for a difficult dungeon run!]

[A-level professionals personally leading the team! Awakened ID A207544583238, performance record checked! For details, contact: 138xxxxxxxx]

An array of well-equipped Awakened persons were loudly touting at the school gate.

[Deep Diving] has a concept of [Group Deep Diving], but if the members joining in a Group Deep Dive don’t have a common anchor point, they can only dive randomly, and the level of the dungeon matched will be based on the highest level member of the team.

Therefore, present here were some Mortal Tier Awakened ones.

Glancing at them, Chu Xiu moved on. He had the ability to solo, the more people, the more the experience would be divided.

After returning home and joyfully having lunch with his family, he immediately went back to his room.

First, Chu Xiu listed all the useless equipment dropped from the Abyss on a dedicated consignment website.

Nearly ten pieces of Ordinary and Standard equipment, and a piece of Treasure quality 008 Type Corpse Ghost Heavy Armor.

Although it’s heavy armor, which is less valuable on the market compared to leather and light armor, it should still be able to sell for several hundred thousand.

Afterward, he greeted his parents, locked the door, and closed his eyes to enter the Awakening Space.

A feeling of weightlessness came over him, and as the surroundings changed, he soon returned to that chaotic space.

The anchor point deep within his soul guided him, and Chu Xiu could sense that deep in a certain direction lay the Corpse Demon World.

However, the energy he had accumulated was insufficient to enter, and he’d have to wait until the cooldown period was over.

But virtual dungeons had no such restrictions.

Having an anchor point has another benefit, which is the ability to generate a dungeon based on the anchor point world, allowing combat in a familiar environment, and Awakened ones with the same anchor can team up to enter.

Although there are no extra rewards, the stability in the Abyss is of priceless value!

Among the Awakened, there’s a saying: A powerful Awakened is not necessarily old, but an old Awakened is certainly strong!

With random Deep Diving, who knows what weird and bizarre dungeons might be encountered, like those weird horror themed ones where even the most powerful can easily falter!

Without further thought, Chu Xiu focused his attention, and a panel appeared before him.

[Current Dungeon: Blood Moon Apocalypse (maximum four people)]

[Please select the difficulty level you want to generate: Easy, Ordinary, Difficult, Nightmare]

”Select Ordinary.”

Without much hesitation, Chu Xiu made his choice, his cautious nature opting to try an Ordinary difficulty first to test the waters.

As soon as he made the decision, the surroundings changed again, and he felt a tug pulling him into the depths of chaos.

Suddenly, Chu Xiu felt light as he landed on the ground.

The blinding sunlight made him squint, and a dry hot breeze blew in through the window. Looking outside the window, the familiar apocalyptic world came into view.

”So, it landed in the apartment building again.”

Everything around him was almost identical to when he first entered the Abyss.

Chu Xiu crouched down to feel the rubble on the ground, and the hard texture felt between his fingers made it indistinguishable from the real world.

”Is this the power of the Abyss? It’s truly amazing...” he couldn’t help but exclaim.

However, upon closer observation of his surroundings, he still found differences from the real world.

It seemed that the generated dungeon only covered an area centered around the apartment building, roughly a kilometer in radius, beyond which was shrouded in a thick black mist, much like the edges in games where developers don’t intend for you to venture.

At this moment, a prompt sounded in Chu Xiu’s ear.

[Dungeon creation complete]

[Current Dungeon: Blood Moon Apocalypse]

[Dungeon Tier: Mortal]

[Dungeon Difficulty: Ordinary]

[Objective: Eliminate all Corpse Demons in the Underground Parking Lot (0/97)]

[Reward: Cause and Effect Points*1]

Chu Xiu:...

Seeing the task reward, he was left speechless.

To kill over a hundred Corpse Demons, and the reward is only 1 Cause and Effect Point.

No wonder on the Awakened forum, dungeon runs are referred to as ”grueling work,” and no wonder those major powers are scrambling to occupy complete worlds, the rewards here truly pale in comparison.

”But on the other hand, 1 Cause and Effect Point can be exchanged for seven to eight thousand, and even if divided among four people, each would get nearly two thousand. With one dungeon run a day, that’s a monthly salary of sixty thousand, and occasionally finding some equipment would be an even greater bonus.”

”If not for the high risk brought by the unpredictability of dungeon instances, this would indeed be a highly lucrative profession.”

Shaking his head, Chu Xiu stopped overthinking, got up, and stepped outside.

As soon as he turned the door handle, the screeching ”creak” sounded, and once the door opened, Chu Xiu saw a Corpse Demon attracted by the sound.

”Roar!”

The black-haired Corpse Ghost roared and lunged at Chu Xiu, but with a light wave of his Bone Spear, the creature was impaled and dispatched.

This reminded him of the time when he just entered the Abyss, cautiously opening doors, and he couldn’t help but chuckle to himself.

”Pop.”

Tossing the Corpse Demon’s body casually on the ground, Chu Xiu could feel a slight increase in his experience, so slight it didn’t even show on his panel.

Moreover, since this was a simulated dungeon, the corpses were essentially just free-floating energy in the Abyss, not usable as materials for refining demon artifacts.

However, they could be used for enhancement.

With a light wave, the corpse of the Corpse Demon fused into his Bone Armor, slightly advancing the enhancement progress imperceptibly.

”Corpse Demons in Ordinary difficulty have a constitution of about seventy percent of real-world Corpse Demons.”

With this in mind, Chu Xiu wasted no time. With a wave of his hand, an Elite Yin Ghost appeared by his side, and the two swiftly began to clear the floors below.

He virtually bulldozed into the underground parking lot, causing the dormant Corpse Demons to stir from their slumber. Countless Corpse Demons charged at him, but before they could get close, they were shredded to pieces by the Elite Yin Ghost.

Finally, in the deepest part of the underground parking lot, Chu Xiu encountered a Level 6 Elite Corpse Ghost of the Mortal Tier. Similarly, this creature’s attributes were roughly seventy percent of those in reality, offering no resistance as the Yin Ghost shredded it to bits.

[Task complete]

[Dungeon settlement in progress...]

[Settlement complete, personal contribution: 100%]

[Reward distribution in progress...]