Chun entered the warehouse, and the teleportation gate in the middle reappeared.
Full of anticipation, Chun entered once more into the palatial halls as splendid as the Celestial Realm, adorned with drifting clouds. Mary, draped in a partly revealing white robe, gracefully approached again.
Chun immediately bowed: "Greetings, Lady Mary."
Mary sighed: "I didn't expect that even with your soul weakened, you could accomplish such a sensational feat. As a newcomer, you are remarkable. I think it's time to further train you. Are you ready for the trial of the second level?"
She knows all about my earthly excellence! But being monitored from both ends feels quite indescribable.
Chun had to brace himself: "I can't wait! But can I bring two servants with me?"
Mary nodded: "Here, we never refuse brave ones who wish to undergo trials, but bringing servants means increasing the difficulty. Are you willing to accept that?"
The bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish!
"I'm willing to accept!"
Mary was very pleased: "Your request is granted. Go find the Supervisor; she will take you to the second level."
Chun wanted to confirm: "Is the Supervisor your clone, my lady?"
Mary giggled: "You figured it out? Do you have any designs on her?"
Chun wanted to say no, and indeed he didn't, but considering the demon values here, he had to admit it.
"Although it's a bit presumptuous, the strength and charm of the Supervisor attracted me."
Mary laughed and asked: "I look just like her, and I'm far more passionate. Don't I attract you?"
No matter how demonlike his values were, Chun dared not be too audacious: "In my eyes, my lady is like a deity, unreachable. But the Supervisor, I can entertain some thoughts."
Mary laughed heartily and waved her hand: "Then you should work even harder; desire is the source of motivation. Go."
Holy shit, could it really be possible?
That wave of her hand demonstrated a godlike power, instantly blowing Chun back to the warehouse.
The Supervisor was already waiting at the door: "Let's go!"
Too rushed, don't you think? Chun looked at the warehouse full of tools and asked: "Can I take more tools as backups?"
The Supervisor said coldly: "No."
Chun had to follow outside, but considering she could be someone to "entertain thoughts," he tried to talk more and build rapport: "Is this trial to test me in facing various unexpected situations without any preparation?"
The Supervisor's tone was finally not so cold, and even carried a hint of pleasure: "That requirement can be met. Arrangements!"
Holy shit! Does it feel like my big mouth just upped the difficulty again?
Chun was a bit panicked: "What's the mission goal of the second level?"
The Supervisor couldn't help laughing: "Depends on my mood!"
Holy shit, holy shit! She actually laughed, but definitely not with good intentions! Yes, this is the demon world, where messing with others is the source of happiness!
Chun dared not speak further, but at least confirmed important information, which was that the trial indeed had no specific mission goal. This kind of random mode also meant there was no specific strategy, and even a big team couldn't replicate it in an assembly line manner, which was a good thing.
Arriving at the mine, the Supervisor pointed to the teleportation array: "Get on together!"
Chun immediately beckoned the two little ones: "Come on!"
The two little ones, both excited and fearful, trembled as they approached.
The Supervisor waved a whip, and the teleportation array immediately lit up and began to activate—impressive, she could charge it on the spot without a Magic Stone.
A flash of light, and the scene changed.
—System prompt: Warning! You have entered the second layer of the Abyssal Trial Ground. Be sure to fully prepare for the trial.
The teleportation glow had not yet faded, the surroundings not yet clear, when Chun only felt a roaring red light rush down on his head!
The two little ones exclaimed: "Run!"
Holy shit!?
Chun immediately started running—the next moment, a giant shock wave hit from behind, like a bomb exploded. Chun was blasted away by the impact wave, "Life -91!"
—System prompt: Regrettably, your two servants were fatally wounded by the falling lava stones and have died, entering Soul Fire state.
Chun looked hurriedly, seeing two floating red light clusters around him! This was the state of a dead demon? They're gone but not quite, so they can definitely resurrect, right?
Looking at the scene again, it was clearly an underground volcano roaring with explosions and rolling smoke, spewing molten rocks, with himself at the foot of the mountain where lava rivers and magma lakes crisscross, surrounded by barren scorched earth, with no sign of any living creatures.
Holy shit! Getting killed right at the start—if you tell me it was by coincidence, I wouldn't believe it. So, she did arrange for a sudden event!
Quickly eat two mushrooms to heal. Luckily, I have a lot of health, otherwise, I'd be dead as iron as these two! Look again at the point where the explosion occurred, and there's no corresponding teleportation array—so this isn't a directed teleport, but a random one after increasing difficulty. Which also means there must be a teleportation array in this scene, and it should appear in normal difficulty there.
What I have to do is nothing more than to explore for mines, explore the map, or find that teleportation array, which should be a safe zone.
Chun picked up the two little pickaxes dropped by the little ones, kept an eye on the flying rocks on the mountain, and used the pickaxe to till the ground, but it was all stone and scorched earth with no minerals at all. Nor was there any mushroom-like plants.
Ahead was a lava river with no path, so Chun had to follow the river around.
Another flying stone whizzed by, and Chun quickly dodged—it was heading for the lava river, from which Chun hurried away from the shore, barely escaping the splashing lava.
Chun was aghast, his scalp tingling, with a feeling that this flying stone was filled with malice, seemingly aiming just for him! If this was arranged, her power might be too strong.
Chun cautiously circled around and found himself trapped on an island surrounded by lava!
Holy shit, this is more than just adding difficulty—it's an absolute dead end!
Unless you wait for the volcano to stop erupting and the lava river to dry up? What if it never stops?
Or swim across the lava river? Impossible for humans, but for demons... but isn't this little alt neither a human nor truly a demon? What if he gets crippled by the heat and can't recover?
Or there's the dumbest way, find the narrowest stream section and dig dirt to fill it up? Although time-consuming, it will give a chance to see if the volcano stops erupting?
Wait a minute! Chun suddenly remembered the big rock that killed the two little ones first, with his 300 weight capacity, pushing the rock into the river might be possible, and it would test the river depth, plus the rocks ejected by the volcano might have minerals?
Holy shit! I was only thinking about exploring, not mining the rocks. That's a mental blind spot. Get back there and take a look.
Once back, he saw from afar a large mass of flames moving around the rock!
Chun was stunned, is that a monster? Did it emerge from the river?
Getting closer, a red light burst before his eyes—warning! You have been discovered by the hidden Boss, the Magma Giant Lizard.
Holy shit, trapped on an island and met a Boss! Did I offend the Supervisor somewhere? She's maxing out the difficulty to toy with me to death!
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