Chapter 1 The Arena's Secret

In the arena's first-floor lobby, thanks to Can Yun and Yue Wange, many expert players present became interested in the advanced combat rooms, and one by one, they began to sign up, wanting to give it a try.

"I want to rent an advanced combat room! Here are two magic crystals!"

"What's so special about this advanced combat room? I'm going to try it."

...

In just a short time, more than a dozen people had signed up to try the advanced combat rooms, but since there were only nine advanced combat rooms, the remaining people could only wait for others to finish using them before they could enter again.

And one by one, the expert players, with skeptical attitudes, entered the advanced combat rooms and were immediately stunned by the illusionary creatures inside.

They were exactly like the players, and the skills they used were simply flowing and natural, without any sense of discomfort. Moreover, the power of the skills was much stronger than what they could use.

In just a brief exchange, they were completely suppressed by the illusionary creatures and killed in less than thirty seconds. If the players' weapons and equipment hadn't had powerful skills attached, they might not have lasted even ten seconds.

"So strong!"

"No way, can I unleash such powerful combat power?"

"Why is there such a big difference between the skills he uses and the skills I use?"

One by one, the players killed by the illusionary creatures looked at the reappearing illusionary creatures with shocked expressions after being resurrected. They were fighting in a place with a high concentration of magic power like the arena, and the combat power they displayed was already stronger than in the outside world. But they never thought that their own combat power could be so strong. It was completely on a different level. Especially the timing of skill usage and the completion of the skills were simply fascinating, and they were unconsciously killed by the illusionary creatures...

Instantly, the expert players fighting in the advanced combat rooms became engrossed in it. They were forcibly sent out after half an hour, still looking dazed.

"What? How did so little time pass?"

"Is it over already? I feel like only a few minutes have passed?"

One by one, the expert players who came out of the rooms looked at the advanced combat rooms reluctantly, but because the time was up, they could only grit their teeth and go downstairs. Some expert players even ran downstairs, thinking about immediately lining up to rent an advanced combat room again.

"Hmm, what's wrong with these people?"

The next batch of players who came to the advanced combat rooms looked at the players who had just come out of the advanced combat rooms in surprise, completely unable to understand why they were in such a hurry to go downstairs.

"Guild Leader, it seems that more and more people know the secret of this advanced combat room. Are we going to continue queuing, or are we going to the Gods and Demons Arena now?" Yue Wange frowned as she looked at the batch of expert players who had come up again.

Originally, their plan was to use the advanced combat rooms quietly, after all, there were only nine advanced combat rooms. If other players found out, they would definitely snatch them up, because the battles in the advanced combat rooms were too enlightening for them. They were even more meaningful than fighting players of the same level, or even players with higher skill levels.

In just nine training sessions, the completion of one of her Tier 1 skills had directly increased by 3%. It seemed like not much, but this skill completion rate had increased from 82% to 85%, and the power and effect had undergone a qualitative change. Moreover, fighting against illusionary creatures allowed her to understand the timing of many skill releases.

This made them postpone their plan to go to the Gods and Demons Arena for the upcoming Wind and Cloud Competition.

"There aren't many people who have discovered it yet, so we shouldn't have to wait long. Let's go queue up first. If it really doesn't work, we'll go back to the Black Dragon Empire," Can Yun said after thinking for a while.

Before, he had planned to go to the Gods and Demons Arena to improve after trying the advanced combat room, but once he tried it, he became addicted.

Compared to the Trial Tower in the Gods and Demons Arena, the advanced combat room was more helpful to them, especially for improving skill completion.

And the news about the advanced combat room also spread directly, even causing a stir on the official forum of the Star-Moon Kingdom.

An advanced combat room has appeared in the arena of Shilin Town!

This post was pushed to the top ten shortly after it appeared, letting everyone know about the advanced combat room.

"Are you kidding me! Is this advanced combat room really that magical?"

"Why would I lie to you? The advanced combat rooms are about to be snatched up. The number of players waiting in line has exceeded two or three hundred. Many people regret not renting one when there were no people before. Now, they don't even have a chance to rent."

"I heard that the arena has changed the rules for the advanced combat rooms because of this. Each person can only rent once a day, members can rent four times, and advanced members have no restrictions. Moreover, the price has increased from two magic crystals to four."

"Zero Wing is so greedy! Four magic crystals! I can't believe they dare to ask for that much!"

"Crazy! Who would be willing to rent at such a high price?"

"Do you think you can rent one just because you want to? It's because the price has been raised that there are only two or three hundred people renting. At the previous price, you might not even get a turn after waiting ten days."

"Don't even mention four magic crystals, I'd be willing to pay ten magic crystals if I could get in right away."

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For a time, everyone was full of anticipation for the advanced combat rooms in Shilin Town, especially the expert players. In the past, the arena only attracted them during monthly competitions. The ordinary combat rooms were just for playing with friends, and there was nothing they needed. But now that the advanced combat room was out, these expert players couldn't help but get excited.

Meanwhile, in Eternal Night City, Shi Feng had arrived at the City Hall.

The City Hall of the dark city was much more majestic than the City Hall of White River City. Moreover, standing in front of the City Hall, one could clearly feel the dense power of darkness, even visible to the naked eye. A faint black mist surrounded the City Hall, and ordinary players would have their attributes suppressed when they came here, and their movements would also become sluggish.

Even dark players would feel uncomfortable facing this dense power of darkness.

However, this dense power of darkness was useless to Shi Feng, who controlled the Book of Darkness. He easily walked into the courtyard of the City Hall. As he went deeper into the City Hall, the power of darkness became denser, and the sense of oppression became greater.

"This is an important area of the city, idlers are not allowed to enter!"

Just as Shi Feng walked to the front of the City Hall, four Tier 3 Dark Knights at level 200 blocked Shi Feng's path, exuding an amazing pressure. As long as Shi Feng made any slight movement, they would immediately attack, making it even more cruel than normal NPC cities.

"I'm here to see Governor Lance Meg," Shi Feng said, then took out the Advanced City Residence Order.

"Advanced City Residence Order?" The four Dark Knights were slightly stunned when they saw the crystal token in Shi Feng's hand, and they immediately became respectful. "Please wait here, I will notify the Governor."

The Advanced City Residence Order was a symbol of status. Holding this token was equivalent to being a great noble of Eternal Night City. Even the governor had to give way, let alone the guarding Dark Knights.

Soon, the Dark Knight who went to report returned and said respectfully to Shi Feng, "The Governor knows, please follow me."

As he spoke, the Dark Knight led Shi Feng into the City Hall.

"Damn, who is that person? So awesome! He can actually enter the City Hall!"

"Impossible, I heard that to enter the City Hall, you must at least become a Baron of Eternal Night City. How could someone reach that level so quickly?"

"Do you think it could be Black Flame of the Zero Wing Guild? I heard that they killed the Ice King, and they can directly reside in Eternal Night City."

"Black Flame?"

"The rumors are actually true?"

"If it's true, then we're in luck. We can teleport directly to Shilin Town in the future."

Several passing players looked at Shi Feng entering the City Hall, and their goosebumps rose all over their bodies. And this news quickly spread in Eternal Night City.