After a while, the shadow twitched and looked blankly in Lin Bei's direction.
"You... what did you say? Your Combat Power is over a thousand, and you have over a thousand sets of excellent quality equipment?"
"You, you, you... I must be blind, don't lie to me!"
Big Black looked utterly bewildered.
"Do I have any reason to lie to you?"
Lin Bei pouted, "Hurry up and tell me how to clear the Underworld. It's almost dinner time, and I'm in a rush."
"Uh... alright."
"Actually, the area you enter in the Underworld is always random. Strictly speaking, there's no such thing as 'clearing' it."
"However... that's not entirely true. If you can kill all the monsters in the fog of your current area, then it counts as cleared."
"Besides that, you can also light all the Bonfires in an area, dispelling all the surrounding fog. This also counts as passing the trial."
"As long as you achieve one of these two requirements, you can receive an excellent evaluation and handsome rewards."
Big Black patiently explained.
"What if I complete both conditions? Can I get a Perfect evaluation?"
"You can, but it's very difficult."
"Because the more Bonfires you light, the more frantic the monsters that spawn in the remaining fog become. So, generally, it's a choice between the two; achieving a Perfect clear isn't easy."
Big Black said in a deep voice, "I know you're very confident in your Combat Power and equipment, but even so, you're not invincible."
"Therefore, there's no need to take risks just to get a Perfect evaluation. Be careful not to capsize in a ditch!"
"Once you die, everything is over!"
Big Black warned Lin Bei with a serious tone.
"Alright, I understand. Activate the Teleport and let me enter the Underworld."
Lin Bei pondered for a moment upon hearing this, then nodded with a smile and said.
He had a Tank Army; if he didn't give it his all, what was the difference between him and a salted fish?
If he really encountered danger, he still had two extraordinary items as backup, which would be enough to create an opportunity for him to use a Teleportation Stone and return safely.
"Okay, since this is your first time entering the Underworld, you can only choose Normal difficulty."
"Entering the Normal difficulty Underworld requires a ticket price of 10 primal stones."
Big Black extended his withered hand, looking all businesslike.
"Normal difficulty? Does this Underworld have higher difficulties?"
Lin Bei asked curiously.
"Yes, the Underworld is divided into six levels according to danger, from low to high: Normal, elite, Heroic, King, Hell, and Abyss."
"The higher the difficulty level, the more rewards you get for clearing it. Of course... the tickets are also more expensive, and it's also easier to die inside."
Big Black took the ten primal stones Lin Bei handed him, weighed them, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Then, he reached into his crotch and pulled out a tattered scroll emitting a black glow.
"Alright, take this Teleportation Scroll. After entering the cave, tear it up, and you can directly Teleport into the Underworld."
"Remember, don't overexert yourself. If you encounter danger, quickly use a Teleportation Stone to come back."
Lin Bei looked at the tattered scroll wrapped in black mist and somewhat disdainfully glanced at Big Black's crotch.
He could only put on a pair of Fine quality gloves, pinch the scroll, quickly walk into the Dungeon Entrance cave, and then immediately tear the scroll apart.
A strange black mist immediately enveloped Lin Bei. After a few breaths, the black mist dissipated, and Lin Bei's figure also disappeared into the cave... [Prompt: You have entered the Underworld!]
[Prompt: Light the Bonfire, dispel the fog, and you will receive generous rewards!]
[Prompt: Dangers lurk in the fog; please proceed with caution!]
[Prompt: Cherish life, stay away from courting death!]
His vision blurred, and when Lin Bei's sight recovered, he found himself standing next to a Bonfire. Behind him was a dilapidated Small Wooden House.
He went forward to check the Small Wooden House and found that the cabin door was tightly locked and could not be opened at all.
Boom—!
A punch was thrown, and dust flew everywhere.
The Small Wooden House looked as if it would collapse at any moment, yet it remained motionless after his punch.
"It actually won't open?"
Lin Bei's expression was strange. Although he only used 30% of his strength, that amount of force was enough to split mountains and crack stones. However, when it landed on the dilapidated wooden door in front of him, not only did it have no effect, but it also made him feel a huge recoil damage.
Fortunately, his Combat Power was excellent, and with the defensive effect of his Adaptive Protective Suit, his arm only felt slightly numb, with no other discomfort.
"What a strange place."
He looked around. At the edge of the Bonfire's light, there was a dense, thick black fog.
It looked even more eerie and sinister than the fog around the Island.
Staring at it for a long time would give one a chilling sensation.
It seemed that in the pitch-black fog, a hidden gaze was always watching you, and this gaze was full of ill intent.
"How eerie!"
Lin Bei averted his gaze, no longer looking at the surrounding fog.
He came to the Bonfire, where a tattered piece of paper lay on the ground.
He picked it up and glanced at it; the writing on it was gibberish, and he couldn't understand it at all.
He casually put it away, then directly opened his kun bag and released hundreds of shadow tanks around him.
"It's my first time entering the Underworld, so it's best to be careful."
Lin Bei chose a tank in the very center, climbed inside, then activated the autopilot module, casually selected a direction, and then issued the command: All troops attack!
Rumble—
Hundreds of shadow tanks rushed into the fog.
Soon, countless bizarre and grotesque creatures appeared around them, launching an encirclement attack on the shadow tanks that had intruded.
However, the clanging sounds were incessant, yet the durability of the shadow tanks only decreased by a tiny bit.
"Fire!"
Lin Bei directly controlled the shadow tanks and issued the attack command.
Da da da—!!!
Boom boom boom—!!!
For a moment, machine gun bullets poured out like continuous rain!
Accompanied by indiscriminate bombardment from continuous artillery fire!
After only a dozen seconds, Lin Bei ordered a ceasefire.
Although the surroundings were enveloped by countless black mists, there were no more strange roars.
All around, it was quiet enough to hear a pin drop.
At the same time, Lin Bei glanced at his experience points and immediately grinned.
"Haha, not bad, not bad! Although each monster only gives dozens of experience points, there are plenty of them. In just over ten seconds, my experience has increased by tens of thousands!"
"Choosing this place to farm monsters and level up was indeed a wise decision!"
Visibility was limited in the fog; he hadn't even seen what the monsters looked like before he had pushed all the way through, discovering an extinguished Bonfire on his radar.
Lin Bei commanded the Tank Army to surround it, staying alert, while he directly pulled out a lighter and lit the extinguished Bonfire.
Soon, the Bonfire blazed fiercely, its light spreading outwards and dispelling large areas of black fog.
At the same time, a prompt appeared in Lin Bei's ear.
[Prompt: You have lit a Bonfire and received 5000 experience points as a reward!]
There was no Critical Hit reward, but 5000 experience points for one Bonfire was already quite substantial for Lin Bei!
If there were a hundred Bonfires in this fog world, wouldn't that mean that as long as he lit all of them, the accumulated experience would be enough for him to directly level up to level 30?
"The Underworld is indeed a treasure trove!"
Lin Bei was extremely excited and immediately launched the Tank Army, continuing to advance into the fog.
"All troops attack!"
He still hid in the center of the Tank Army to avoid unnecessary attacks.
In short, it was one word—steady!
The Tank Army pushed all the way through, and in just half an hour, he encountered a Barrier that blocked their path forward.
"Is this the end?"
Lin Bei was curious and looked back. He had traveled tens of thousands of meters in this direction, lit over twenty Bonfires, and killed a large number of Mist Monsters, gaining a lot of experience.
He tried to control a tank to fire a shot at the Barrier.
After a loud boom, the Barrier remained motionless.
So, Lin Bei could only choose another direction, continuing to push all the way through, killing monsters and lighting Bonfires.
Under the crushing force of his Tank Army, the monsters in the fog were quickly eliminated, and one extinguished Bonfire after another was relit by Lin Bei.
Gradually, the surrounding black fog areas began to dim, and more and more areas lit by Bonfires became the dominant color in the darkness.
Lin Bei leaned back in the tank's cockpit, drinking cola and watching his experience points soar, feeling incredibly pleased!
"This Underworld doesn't feel as dangerous as Stinky Treasure said."
"Didn't he say that the more Bonfires are lit, the stronger the monsters would get?"
"Why do I not feel anything at all?"
"After a machine gun sweep, not a single one of them can hold on!"
Lin Bei grumbled a few times, then felt too bored and opened the public chat channel. However... it showed that he was out of service area and couldn't chat.
"This place truly gives off a strange vibe everywhere."
Lin Bei mused, "Although I've now dispelled most of the fog area, why do I always feel a strange sense of being spied upon?"
He looked around with a puzzled expression.
As far as his eyes could see, he found no suspicious targets.
"Wait! I seem to have overlooked one place!"
Lin Bei suddenly turned his head and looked at the Bonfire area at the starting point.
There... a dilapidated Small Wooden House stood precariously.
The Bonfire's light shone on the Small Wooden House, casting a long shadow that swayed with the flickering flames.
"Could it be... that strange feeling of being spied upon is coming from that Small Wooden House?"
"Is there... something alive in there?"
Lin Bei's expression was serious, his gaze extremely solemn.
He could clearly feel that as the fog was gradually dispelled, that strange feeling... was growing stronger!