56: I'm such a clever little ghost.
【Novice Assessment Leaderboard】
First Place: Li Feng [Calamity Controller], Points: 178657
Second Place: Fang Song [Earth Bear God], Points: 37021
Third Place: Xiao Lin [Troll Lord], Points: 37006
Fourth Place: Wang Yan [Blazing Flame], Points: 36958
...“What the heck happened? The points of the four people from second to fifth place combined aren't even as much as the first-place individual.”
“Is Li Feng a big shot who joined some admin group? Did he modify the points data in the backend? Please help me modify mine too.”
“Mom, it's too scary, I want to go home!”
“...”
More and more Lords noticed the changes in the leaderboard and started popping up in the competition zone announcement.
Before long, all the remaining 500,000+ Lords in this competition zone were alarmed.
Even the powerful Lords in the top ten of the leaderboard stared, dumbfounded, at Li Feng's assessment points.
At this moment, the style of the competition zone channel suddenly changed.
“Holy crap! I was ranked 100th before, and suddenly I jumped 5 places, going straight to 95th.”
“Wang Yang, who was ranked 61st on the leaderboard before, is gone. I even had a few business collaborations with him.”
“Bai Qing, ranked 57th, has also disappeared.”
“Wang Yang, ranked 65th, is also gone.”
“Ranked...”
“My goodness, is ‘The Vanished Him’ actually happening?”
“Welcome to the large-scale mystery variety show: Where Did the Big Shots Go?”
“...”
Fang Song was also paying attention to the competition zone channel.
Upon seeing these messages, his pupils constricted.
Five Lords from the top hundred of the leaderboard disappeared at once, overlapping with his suspicions.
Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.
Many people were guessing where the five vanished Lords went.
Quite a few Lords also linked it to Li Feng, but then found the idea absurd.
The five vanished individuals were all Chosen Ones; how could one person eliminate them all on the same day?
It was simply impossible!
They would rather believe that Li Feng used a cheat to get his assessment points than believe this guess.
Only Fang Song was certain that the disappearance of those five people was definitely Li Feng's doing.
Over 500,000 people suffered from insomnia simultaneously.
Only Li Feng slept soundly.
Unbeknownst to them, the Novice Assessment had reached its 28th day.
It was very close to the end of the assessment.
The disappearance of He Wei and the other four had, from the initial commotion, now largely ceased to be mentioned.
Only the members of the five-person alliance had been on edge during this period.
Just as Li Feng had expected.
After their respective alliance leaders disappeared, this group of Lords became even more closely connected, and all of them survived safely until these last few days.
“It's almost time to harvest, isn't it?”
Li Feng stroked his chin, a thought bubbling up in his mind.
Since yesterday, he had noticed that some Lords' points on the leaderboard were growing abnormally.
Clearly, as the assessment neared its end, this group of Lords began to turn their blades on nearby weaker Lords.
On the leaderboard, his ranking had fallen repeatedly, already dropping out of the top five.
What surprised him a little, though, was this:
Fang Song, who had dominated the first place on the leaderboard for a long time, hadn't made any moves these past few days, seemingly not interested in competing for dominance.
Just as Li Feng was preparing to make his move against Pang Tao and the other Lords,
Suddenly, the will of heaven's voice echoed in his mind.
“All Zombie Town tokens have appeared. The hidden dungeon [Zombie Town] is about to open. Lords holding tokens, please prepare.”
When the voice fell, Li Feng was slightly stunned, then delighted.
More than ten days had passed since he obtained the hidden dungeon key.
In the first few days, Li Feng would occasionally take out the token to look at it.
But the last dozen or so tokens had never been acquired by anyone, so he gradually forgot about it.
Today, this hidden dungeon suddenly opened out of the blue, surprising Li Feng.
Not to mention whether he could encounter a mysterious merchant.
The hidden dungeon itself could bring him abundant resources.
His harvesting operation was temporarily put on hold.
Everything took priority over the hidden dungeon!
He began to mobilize his Troops, summoning them, while simultaneously arranging city defenses and selecting Troops to accompany him into the hidden dungeon.
At the same time.
Globally, 99 other Lords were in sync with Li Feng, each mobilizing their Troops, all ambitious about the hidden dungeon that was about to open.
They were determined to trample the other 99 competitors and acquire the most resources.
This was a competition of over a hundred people on the same stage; the stronger the Lord, the richer the harvest, naturally... Nameless Island.
A dark green token appeared in Fang Song's hand.
This was an unexpected gain from when he entered a dungeon a few days ago.
Hidden dungeon tokens only appeared within dungeons.
And they weren't dropped by killing monsters or BOSSes; instead, they would randomly appear at a certain location within the dungeon.
If a Lord was lucky enough, he could easily find it.
If he wasn't lucky enough, he wouldn't even notice it if he brushed past it.
Clearly, Fang Song, as a Chosen One, did not lack luck.
“I can't hope for first place in the assessment anymore. Now I can only hope to get some benefits by clearing this hidden dungeon.”
Fang Song looked at the large number of Troops arrayed before him, his eyes burning with battle intent.
There was only one hidden dungeon, but resources needed to be competed for by hundreds of Lords.
In this competition zone, he dared not contend for first place in the assessment.
That was because a remarkable individual had appeared in this competition zone.
But besides Li Feng, he wasn't afraid of any other Novice Lord; he believed he could achieve the final grand slam.
“Usually, the Novice Assessment refreshes several hidden dungeons. I shouldn't be so unlucky as to run into Li Feng, right?”
Fang Song suddenly thought of Li Feng, his brows furrowing slightly.
But soon he relaxed, thinking it was unlikely.
He had acquired another hidden dungeon key even earlier; he only needed to collect 20 keys to enter.
20 people competing for resources was definitely easier than 100 people competing for resources.
At that time, he thought that as a dominant figure, Li Feng's luck must also be very good.
The probability of him acquiring that hidden dungeon key was high.
So he didn't hesitate to sell that hidden dungeon key to others at a high price.
“With Li Feng's strength, he can probably sweep through everything. The other 19 people probably won't get many resources, essentially wasting their effort, while I exchanged the key for a large amount of resources. I'm such a clever little guy, hehe.”
Thinking this, Fang Song couldn't help but chuckle.
Before long, the hidden dungeon officially opened.
The next moment, a teleportation channel leading to the hidden dungeon appeared before him.
“Let's go! This time, I'm going to rake in a huge amount of resources!”
Fang Song, full of fighting spirit, led the vast majority of his Troops into the teleportation channel.
The scene shifted, and Fang Song arrived in a dim world.
This was a wide canyon.
Above, a dark purple sun hung high in the sky, the main reason for the world's dimness.
From the depths of the canyon, low roars could be heard, adding a terrifying atmosphere to the surroundings.
Just then, a prompt sounded in Fang Song's mind.
“Welcome to the Zombie Town dungeon!”
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