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Chapter 826 - 410: This Must Be a Bug!

Chapter 826: Chapter 410: This Must Be a Bug!

[Stepping over blood-stained steps, you have reached the second floor of the Hero’s Tower.]

[Three paths appear before you. To the left, a shadowy figure flutters, perhaps another Demon; in the center, a sparkling Treasure Chest; to the right, an empty path leading straight to the next intersection. You choose...]

[You choose to approach the chest in the center.]

[You briskly walk to the chest, opening it with an excited heart.]

[Alas, the chest is empty, its treasures long taken by other heroes. You triggered a trap on the chest, and a poisoned needle pierces your palm, HP -15...]

[Time flows, and you return to the entrance of the second floor.]

[This time, you decide to take the left path.]

[You encounter a hero!]

[Your Omniscient Crystal automatically feeds back detailed information about the opponent: Number 7, Follower of the Fire Element, 2 Divine Points, 3 God’s Defense, HP 54/54. Maximum floors passed: 29, ranking in progress: 1st place.]

[Meeting another hero for the first time makes you extremely cautious. Although both of you are heroes intent on defeating the Demon King, you are not comrades-in-arms but competitors.]

[So, when you meet on this narrow path, what choice will you make?]

[1, Attack. It’s most important to take the initiative in a cramped encounter.]

[2, Try to communicate with the other party, perhaps they too are amicable.]

[3, Stand down and wait for the other’s decision.]

"Eh?"

Mu You is momentarily stunned. He hadn’t expected to run into a player so soon on the second floor, and to top it off, it’s the player currently ranked first in tower climbing progress!

Number 7, as indicated by the number, is one of the earliest players to have embarked on the quest, standing out among thousands of players to secure the top rank, so their Combat Power mustn’t be weak.

However, even the top-ranked player has only reached floor 29?

Mu You feels slightly relieved. He had been worried that someone might have already completed the quest ahead of him, but it seems the difficulty spikes significantly in the later stages of the tower, leaving him plenty of opportunities.

As for the choices at hand, he doesn’t even have to think about it; the opponent will definitely attack. To the top-ranked player encountering a newbie who has just entered the game, it’s like a person finding an ant blocking their path – the only outcome is to be trampled to death.

[Number 7 looks at you, their gaze like that of a fierce beast appraising a sheep without any means of retaliation.]

[Before you make a decision, the other party has already taken the initiative, confidently launching an attack at you.]

[After a thrilling battle, you manage to slay Number 7, HP -20, remaining HP 1/51.]

[Blood of the Warrior is activated, your HP recovers by 7 points, current HP: 8/51.]

"Oh?" Mu You is slightly surprised.

He thought that with the binding of the Shadow Fur Ball, he would be able to kill the other party without taking damage, but unexpectedly, he still lost HP, and quite a significant amount at that. One more hit, and he could have been the one to be slain.

It has to be said, it’s no wonder they are ranked first; they truly have some skill.

Furthermore, Mu You has noticed that the Shadow Fur Ball is far less effective in the tower than outside. Shadow Shackles can completely immobilize a person in the outside world, but within the tower, perhaps due to the creatures here possessing Divinity, it can only slow down the opponent’s movement and is unable to completely bind them.

Regaining his focus, Mu You continues looking forward.

[Number 7 lies dead before you, and now you may choose one of the following three options for your spoils of combat:]

[1, Take all the Divine Points that the opponent has not yet used.]

[2, Randomly obtain one of the equipped items of the opponent.]

[3, Plunder one-tenth of the opponent’s Faith value.]

Choosing from three spoils of combat, the third option is immediately dismissed.

It’s only the second floor, where faith values are generally in single digits, and one-tenth of that is negligible.

The same goes for the first option, Divine Points; it’s unlikely there are many left at this stage of the game.

Mu You chooses the second option without hesitation.]

[You acquired the ’Fire Sickle’ Relic: Whenever you ignite the opponent, burn one point of their defense.]

This is a Fire Element-specific tool, likely meant to synergize with the Divine Arts of the Fire Heroes, but it’s essentially useless to Mu You.

Mu You retraces his steps and reexamines the other items.

Follower can equip three items; the other two are the Fire Shield and the Fire Cloak, again, Fire Element-specific tools.

Mu You instantly understands why this person is ranked first. These three items, likely Relics brought into the tower, fit the Fire Element Heroes perfectly, massively enhancing their initial combat power, allowing them to stand out among thousands of players!

Unfortunately, these three items are of no use to him. Even if he took one now, he would only obtain a temporary copy, which would disappear upon leaving the tower, and would be of no use even if he later became a Fire Hero.

Mu You shakes his head, retracing his steps again and this time choosing the first option.

[You gained 100 Divine Points.]

"100 points?"

Mu You is taken aback.

Keep in mind, this is only the second floor, and the other has faced only three events just like him; how could they have so many Divine Points?

Mu You had just encountered a special event, risking his limits to sell his HP, and had gained only 19 Divine Points at one time. Even if the other had three such events, they couldn’t possibly exceed a hundred, could they?

Mu You frowns and cannot figure it out for a moment; he has to let it go.