It was the third day that Huitong’s health points were announced to Jiang Qiao.
According to Jiang Qiao's statistics, and the data that Queen May later fed back to the players, the number of Holy Spirit players challenging the Trial of Strength had increased from 150,000 to 450,000 in three days.
Nearly half of the players in Holy Spirit have started to grind the Trial of Strength dungeon.
There are two main reasons why the Trial of Strength dungeon has changed from a dungeon for core players who have graduated from the Holy Spirit in the beginning to a daily dungeon that almost all players with the Holy Spirit at the maximum level have to grind.
The first is that the Holy Spirit Fund now provides game cabins to players for free. Players can redeem game cabins and replacement parts for game cabins by grinding on The Path of Ascension and accepting The Path of Ascension's leveling orders.
The second is that the Trial of Strength copy is very toxic... In addition to being addictive, this toxicity also creates a feeling of being stuck in between. If the player does not fully master his or her own incarnation of strength, then there will be an indescribable feeling of frustration.
To sum up the above...the number of Holy Spirit players joining the game to challenge the Trial of Strength is increasing.
But problems also followed. Jiang Qiao did not encounter this problem, but Qi Junzi did.
In the Junlintianxia villa area not far from Jiang Qiao's community, Qi Junzi woke up from his game cabin.
"Are you okay?" Zhao Mingwei was already waiting for her with a fire extinguisher. Qi Junzi subconsciously stretched out her hand, and Zhao Mingwei pulled her out of the game cabin.
Qi Junzi was kicked offline by the Black Cinder Knight, but it was too late when the Black Cinder Knight kicked her offline. Qi Junzi could still hold on, but her game cabin died with a burnt smell, and she passed away peacefully.
"What about replacement parts? Can't they be used?"
Qi Junzi was able to stand steadily with the help of Zhao Mingwei's hand. Zhao Mingwei helped her sit on a chair, rolled up his sleeves, and disassembled the game cabin with Lin Xi.
"It's no good, Sister Junru. That little coal ball should have reminded you to go offline, right? This time, not only the core components of your game cabin were burned, but the entire machine was burned. It's useless even if you give it to a specialized repair shop. If you sell it as scrap metal, you can probably get more than a hundred yuan."
Lin Xi checked the condition of Qi Junzi's game cabin. As the saying goes, long-term illness makes a good doctor. Jun Lin Tianxia, like other clubs, also ordered a large number of game cabins.
It's a pity that these game cabins can't bear the load brought by the players' power outage. It can be seen that the game cabins bear the players' power outage energy that will harm the part of the body.
The reason why Jun Lin Tian Xia has only five people now is that Lin Xi is the one responsible for equipment maintenance and core component replacement. He has repaired no less than twenty game cabins, and Lin Xi is sure that he cannot save Qi Junzi's one even if he replaces the core components.
"Are there any usable game cabins in the warehouse?" Qi Junzi asked as he picked up his own towel and wiped the sweat from his chin.
"No more, that's the last one. Vice Captain, I know that playing the Trial of Strength is very...exciting, but can you be more restrained? As a maintenance worker and part-time financial officer of the club, I'm under a lot of pressure." After saying this, Lin Xi added, "The next batch may not arrive for a week."
"What about yours? Can you lend it to me?" Qi Junzi was silent for a while and looked at the game cabin of Lin Xi and the other two team members.
Zhao Mingwei's gaming cabin had long been given to Qi Junzi, the one that is now broken.
“Don’t even think about it.” Lin Xi made a big cross in front of himself and said, “Sister Junru, you should also take a break. If you work too hard, your skin will deteriorate!”
"One week... Huitong can't hold on that long." Qi Junzi didn't listen to Lin Xi. She knew clearly that with the current progress of the strategy, Huitong's health would be depleted within three days.
Now Hui Tong's health points are only about three million.
"Don't be so anxious. Maybe the copy of Gray Eye will be refreshed?"
Lin Xi did not ask the stupid question of why they had to work so hard. All the members of Junlintianxia were working hard, not just Qijunzi. The reason was very simple... that was to catch up with the captain Zhao Mingwei. At least as a teammate, they could stand on the same stage with Zhao Mingwei and would not hold him back!
Qi Junzi was just the most hardworking one among the four of them. What she wanted to do was not only to catch up with Zhao Mingwei, but also to stand shoulder to shoulder with Zhao Mingwei.
"Will it really...refresh?" Qi Junzi couldn't be sure at all at this point.
Logically speaking, a BOSS in a game cannot be a one-time thing, and all games will reuse the same BOSS.
But the thing about this ghost game of Holy Spirit is that once a world event is over, it is really over. Except for the battle of the godhead, players will never encounter other world-class BOSSes a second time.
The same may be true for Gray Eyes.
Gray Eyes' ability to make the player's power run wild is his as a lord, but what Mr. Qi has to admit is that... the Trial of Strength copy is the fastest way for her to become stronger.
"Take a break. I have ordered takeout in the restaurant. Eat first and then think about it. I still have things to do in the game." As the team leader, Zhao Mingwei calmed down Qi Junzi's anxious mood. Qi Junzi nodded. She was very hungry now.
Ever since she started the Trial of Strength copy, she rarely cooked anymore and joined the army of takeout delivery people.
On the other side, Zhao Mingwei chose to log into the Holy Spirit using regular VR equipment. After entering the Holy Spirit, he immediately found Miss Cat on Brand Island.
Due to the version update, Miss Cat is now much less popular than in the Brand Island version. There are also fewer players gathering around her, making her seem a bit outdated.
"May... Miss Cat, can I ask you a question?" Zhao Mingwei walked directly to Miss Cat and asked a question that was not in her dialogue options. "The Trial of Strength dungeon can only be opened by Gray Eyes, right?"
Queen May was originally browsing a fashion magazine on the web, but she was startled and furious by Zhao Mingwei's sudden question.
But she reacted quickly, closed the holographic fashion magazine in her hand and coughed lightly.
"That's right. The existence of this illusion of the Trial of Strength is Gray Eyes's way of resisting your invasion and taking your lives. Neither I nor the great God Devourer can make the power in your body go out of control and run wild."
Queen Mei...or Jiang Qiao had already anticipated that some players would ask if they could open the Trial of Strength dungeon without Gray Eyes
Jiang Qiao's answer was NO, the reason being that the power of the God Eater was extremely heavy or clumsy, no matter how one might describe it. This kind of high-precision operation involving the soul level was something that neither Jiang Qiao nor Hai Lan could perform.
"I understand." After getting the answer, Zhao Mingwei walked towards the path of ascension.
On the way to the Ascension Road, Zhao Mingwei sent messages to Juan Canyun, Mo Shigui, and some other players he knew...in the Eternal Sanctuary.
The message was, "If you could challenge Gray Eyes right now, would you be willing?"
Mo Shigui and Juan Canyun quickly responded to the message.
Both of them answered... they didn't want to, and the reason was very simple.
That means you can't win.
"It is more difficult to defeat myself than I thought. I don't know how long it will take me to defeat the incarnation of my own power, Mingwei... Why are you asking this?"
This was Mo Shigui’s reply.
'Senior, my lady has already set sail through the star map to the Eternal Sanctuary, so I am waiting for her to arrive at the sanctuary for the final battle. Before that, I still hope to master more of my own power.'
This is Juan Canyun’s reply.
The other friends' answers were the same as Juan Canyun and Mo Shigui's, that is, why fight against Hui Tong if they can't beat him? I'm afraid he's just dreaming.
After a series of inquiries, the answer was clear. He found the Black Ash Knight outside the Path of Ascension. After completing a Hunter's leveling mission, he entered the Trial of Strength dungeon.
"Why are you fighting this? Your four mind beasts won't attack you." The Black Ash Knight thought that Zhao Mingwei would not come to this dungeon again.
Among the hundreds of thousands of holy spirits he has received so far, Zhao Mingwei is the most outrageous. In terms of percentage, Caramel controls about 80% of his power, Juan Canyun controls 70%, and Zhao Mingwei controls more than 90%.
His mind beast was still able to maintain its sanity despite the violent influence of the gray fog.
"Talk to Gray Eye."
Zhao Mingwei directly stated his purpose and used the gray mist in the hunter's consciousness to summon the gray pupil.
After recognizing Zhao Mingwei, Huitong summoned the mind beast in Zhao Mingwei's body without wasting his effort to resist Zhao Mingwei's invasion.
"What Holy Spirit do you want to say? Surrender?" Gray Eyes began to become interested in this Holy Spirit who could fully control the power of the God-Eating God in his body.
"No, I was just thinking..." Zhao Mingwei looked at the health bar above Huitong's head that kept decreasing and said, "How can I increase your health?"
"life value?"
"You've been... bleeding and losing blood recently. I don't know how to explain it."
"Your damn compatriots are constantly kidnapping my people!" Gray Eyes directly said what Zhao Mingwei wanted to describe the meaning of the blood bar. "You don't really think that the traitor Alma is helping you, do you?"
"I'm not really interested in Alma's hidden plot. I just want to ask one thing. How do you restore your health? Maybe I can help you restore your own health?" Zhao Mingwei said something that made Gray Eyes think that Zhao Mingwei was going to betray him.
"You want to help me? I do need someone to assist me in increasing my manpower, but what is your reason for helping me? Holy Spirit, have you seen through the truth about the God of Devouring God?" Gray Eyes didn't mind accepting Zhao Mingwei as a powerful helper.
"No, it's just that my friends wanted to punch you a few more times. It wouldn't be fun if you killed me too quickly, would it?"
This sentence was not said by Zhao Mingwei, but was what appeared in a dialog box. In short, it was said by Jiang Qiao.
(End of this chapter)