60: Death appears! Being a professional isn't easy!

“What did you say? The Treasure Trove is gone?”

By the Dead Water Lake.

Wang Kai, shirtless, asked the Ranger beside him.

“Yeah, it was just here, but now it’s gone.”

The Ranger stared intently at the lake, constantly using his “Treasure-Hunting Eye” to scan the bottom.

However, he couldn't sense any energy fluctuations from the Treasure Trove.

“It’s really gone. It was probably opened by someone else,” the Ranger said resignedly after repeatedly confirming.

“I spent half the day fishing, almost got dragged into the water and drowned by a Specter, and I still didn’t get the Treasure Trove???”

Wang Kai nearly fainted.

The lake was full of Death Qi.

Only he, a Death Knight, had the ability to go down and retrieve the Treasure Trove.

But who would have thought that Specters were hidden in the lake!

If he didn't have resistance to Undead, he would have truly become a “Dead Fatty” just now!

He came ashore to catch his breath, intending to go back down and retrieve it.

As a result, the Ranger told him that someone had taken the Treasure Trove… “Damn it! Which bastard stole my Opportunity!”

Wang Kai simply lay on the ground, his round belly swelling as if it were about to explode with anger.

He yelled, “If Pang Ye finds out, I’ll sit on him and crush him to death!”

...On the other side, amidst a golden glow.

Nine magnificent steeds with Dragon scales slowly emerged.

These were Dragon steeds, possessing the ability to walk on clouds.

Behind the Dragon steeds was a huge carriage.

More accurately, it was a pavilion.

A three-story pavilion with carved beams, painted rafters, golden tiles, and glazed bricks.

Above the pavilion, rows of golden Dragon banners fluttered in the wind.

Bells tinkled under the eaves, their sound clear and ethereal.

Two large curtains covered the entrance of the dragon carriage.

They were adorned with a totem of flying Dragons in the sky, like a fairyland in the clouds.

“Is this a dragon carriage, or a villa?”

“Isn’t the display a bit too grand?”

Looking at the dragon carriage before him, Qin Yang’s heart trembled.

He had originally thought that a dragon carriage was just a slightly luxurious horse-drawn carriage.

Who would have thought it was an extremely luxurious motorhome!

Alas!

I also want to keep a low profile.

But, the Supreme Emperor doesn’t allow it!

With an excited heart, Qin Yang leaped up and floated towards the interior of the dragon carriage.

Perhaps sensing the return of the Emperor, the curtains separating the inside and outside automatically opened, revealing the interior of the dragon carriage.

The interior of the dragon carriage was unimaginably spacious.

It was simply an exquisite and magnificent miniature palace.

A carpet embroidered with beautiful landscapes, a seamless white jade round table.

A huge dragon bed covered with silk and fur, large enough for ten people to lie across.

Above the dragon bed was a Universe of stars inlaid with gems.

Its radiant glow, cast upon the dragon bed, created specks of starlight.

Qin Yang looked around and found an empty wall.

Immediately, a prompt appeared before his eyes.

【You possess the Imperial Treasure Trove: beauty scroll of Su Daji.】

【Do you wish to reside in this Treasure Trove?】

“Yes.”

Qin Yang confirmed directly.

【beauty scroll of Su Daji, has taken up residence.】

【Imperial Power accumulation speed +50/hour.】

【Su Daji has acknowledged you and can be summoned to the dragon carriage.】

The scroll was mounted on the wall, unfurling vertically.

The enchanting Su Daji once again gazed at Qin Yang across the Xuan paper.

“This dragon carriage is simply amazing!”

Looking at Su Daji in the painting, Qin Yang was greatly tempted.

The beauty scroll surely contained more than just “Su Daji.”

The beauties who made fish sink and geese fall, and the moon hide and flowers blush.

The plump and the slender, the flowing wind and returning snow.

These were all Treasures of the Emperor!

I want them all!

“I’ve already cleared the first stage, so I can rest now.”

Qin Yang sat down at the jade round table.

Wine and delicious dishes immediately appeared on the table.

Qin Yang glanced at them; they were all his favorite dishes!

“I have wine and food, now all I need is beauty.”

Qin Yang’s lips curved into a smile as he looked at the beauty scroll on the wall: “Su Daji, come and dance for me!”

...Qin Yang’s stage was cleared.

But the battles of others were still ongoing.

Outside, Hongwu City.

Everyone looking up at the light screen had grave expressions.

The light screen arranged the camera's order from top to bottom.

The top ten, the top five hundred, the top one thousand.

The Professionals at the front dealt with the demonic beasts with ease.

Within the top hundred, it was an overwhelming one-sided crush, making everyone a little sleepy to watch.

But after the one-thousandth place,

The battle became more intense.

And even casualties began to appear.

It was then that everyone realized.

It wasn't that the demonic beasts of the first stage were too weak.

It was that the Geniuses at the front were too strong!

Professionals with ordinary professions and ordinary equipment found it anything but easy to face those Ghoul Orcs!

Those Ghoul Orcs were filled with Death Qi from head to toe.

As long as they were injured, the tissues around the wound would rapidly necrotize.

Yes, necrotize, not corrode!

Just in the previous scene, a female archer, due to a positioning error, was grazed on the thigh by a Ghoul Headhunter’s javelin.

At first, the female archer didn’t pay attention and continued to provide remote fire support to her teammates.

But not long after, her entire thigh became immobile.

Moreover, her skin turned gray, even developing lividity.

Indeed, her leg was infected by Death Qi and directly necrotized.

This kind of injury could not be cured by healing potions; only a Holy Light Priest could save her.

However, Holy Light was forbidden in this stage!

As time passed, lividity had crept up the female archer’s cheek.

Something called life was being devoured by the Death Qi that entered her body.

The female archer lay on the ground, desperately calling for help from her teammates, but her teammates were also caught in the Ghouls' encirclement, and no one could save her.

She also couldn't exit the Summoning Battlefield before the battle ended.

The light screen’s image was silent.

But everyone could “hear” the female archer’s heartbreaking cries.

A young life, thus, helplessly passed away before the eyes of millions.

At the same time.

A mother at home was sobbing uncontrollably.

That female archer was her daughter.

She watched her child die with her own eyes, yet was powerless.

And such scenes were not isolated incidents.

More and more Professionals died in the Summoning Battlefield.

Some were eroded by Death Qi, some were killed by Ghouls.

Some were even transformed into Ghouls by Ghoul Orc Priests.

And that Boss, the Ghoul Orc Centurion, was even more cruel!

Dismemberment, craniotomy, evisceration!

Not a single Professional who fell into its hands was left with a complete corpse.

The bloody scenes made some people vomit their overnight meals.

“My heavens, this is only the first stage, how difficult must the later stages be!”

“This stage is not easy; facing Ghouls, even a slight scratch can be fatal!”

“The key is that Holy Light spells are also forbidden in this stage!”

“I was presumptuous; it turns out being a Professional is not easy!”

“Ugh! I can’t watch anymore, I peed my pants!”

The ordinary people who had previously criticized Professionals now realized...

How dangerous a profession a Professional is.

At this moment, the entire sky above Hongwu City seemed to be shrouded in dark clouds.

Time passed minute by minute in a heavy atmosphere.

Finally, the first stage ended.

On the light screen, the number of successful clearers appeared.

【Cleared】: 51,891 people.

【Eliminated】: 22,301 people.

【Deceased】: 2,198 people.

Two thousand people died.

This number made everyone’s heart tremble.

The last time Hongwu City had so many deaths was during a demonic beast invasion.

Unexpectedly, a Challenge Space could also devour so many Professionals.

And this was only the first stage.

After the number of clearers, it was the MVP settlement.

The top ten, and those who performed exceptionally well among the top hundred, all made their appearances.

Luan Tian, in third place, stood on a mountain of demonic beast corpses, roaring to the sky, like a madman.

Before him, the Ghouls were the ones being massacred.

Ye Qiuning, in second place, floated on her sword, gazing proudly downwards.

The Ghoul Centurion, reduced to a human stick, was firmly pinned to the ground by her sharp sword.

Seeing this scene, the audience erupted again.

Seeing the demonic beasts being massacred.

They cheered and roared.

Feeling a sense of satisfaction as if a great revenge had been avenged!

At the same time, they looked forward even more to the demeanor of the first-place holder.

After Ye Qiuning’s settlement screen, it was Qin Yang’s turn.

Everyone looked up in anticipation, their eyes glued to the screen.

Everyone wanted to see what the person who first cleared the Ghouls was doing at this moment.