68: Deceptive Masks, Mine Horror

"How troublesome!"

Huang Chen snorted coldly.

Lightning flashed in his hand, and a Raging Thunder Shakes the Earth was directly thrown onto the Ghost Lord's path.

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"Ying~"

This time, the Ghost Lord's shriek turned into a miserable cry, and it immediately materialized from its ethereal state.

Originally, Ghost Creatures and Water Element users were completely countered by the lightning of Earth Element Users, and now it was in an ethereal state, immune to all physical attacks, but taking 2x magic damage.

A Level 1 Raging Thunder Shakes the Earth immediately knocked off 1% of its HP.

"Too weak!"

Huang Chen teleported again to block the entrance, continuously unleashing Raging Thunder.

Raging Thunder lasts for 10 seconds and has a 4x4 attack range; he only needed to cast it six times to cover the entire hall.

The Ghost Lord was trapped in the hall, fleeing frantically and wailing miserably.

In just a few dozen seconds, its long health bar was reduced to less than one-tenth.

Seemingly forced into a corner, the Ghost Lord shrieked, causing Huang Chen to fall into a brief stun again.

After recovering, he saw that the Ghost Lord no longer dodged the Raging Thunder but rushed straight toward him.

"Trying to make a final struggle?"

A cold sneer curled Huang Chen's lips, and the Silver Spear in his hand was already raised.

Just as the two were about to collide,

The Ghost Lord's entire body swelled up... Then, with a loud bang, it exploded into countless Ghost Flames.

A powerful shockwave formed, blasting Huang Chen back several steps.

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Just as a blood-red damage number appeared above Huang Chen's head, a large group of Lesser Ghosts led by Ghost Heads surged in from outside the door.

Huang Chen was caught off guard and pushed aside by the Lesser Ghosts.

After the Lesser Ghosts and Ghost Heads rushed into the room, the scattered Ghost Flames frantically attached themselves to these Ghost Creatures.

In an instant, the Lesser Ghosts and Ghost Heads that rushed in rapidly shriveled up, while the Ghost Flames attached to them suddenly grew stronger.

Seeing this sight, a cold light immediately flashed in Huang Chen's eyes.

If he let it continue absorbing, this would never end.

Without a word, he raised his palm and immediately activated Raging Thunder Shakes the Earth.

The next moment, countless Raging Thunders fell throughout the hall, like divine punishment.

Endless lightning interwoven into an airtight electrical net in the hall.

At this moment, whether it was the dense crowd of Ghost Creatures or the Ghost Flames drifting in the air.

None of them escaped annihilation under this terrifying might of thunder.

A massive amount of experience points rang in his ears, immediately pushing Huang Chen's level up to 38.

No First Kill notification!

It seems the Level 40 Silver Boss has already been conquered by a certain High Martial World on this large map.

With a thought, the silver coins, materials, and equipment scattered across the entire hall instantly vanished.

A Level 4 Backpack can instantly pick up equipment and gold coins within a hundred-meter radius.

This also made it convenient for Huang Chen to clean up the battlefield.

Otherwise, relying on the system's default backpack, he would have to pick up items one by one, which would be a tremendous waste of time.

The next moment, a light flashed in Huang Chen's palm.

A clown-style ghostly mask appeared in his hand.

Huang Chen didn't hesitate at all, pressing the mask directly onto his face.

When the mask touched Huang Chen's face, it seemed to melt into his skin and disappear.

[You have equipped the Mask of Deception. Do you wish to generate false personal information?]

[Yes/No]

"Yes."

[Do you wish to change your name and appearance?]

"No!"

[Do you wish to change your level information?]

"Yes, change my external parameters to Level 30!"

"No! Change it to Level 25!"

[Do you wish to change your external equipment parameters?]

"Yes, simulate my equipment as the Level 20 Common White Tiger Set."

[Parameters changing...]

[Change complete!]

"What a marvelous gadget."

Huang Chen watched as his majestic Demon Wolf Armor instantly transformed into the Level 20 White Tiger Set, feeling a surge of emotion.

Level 30 Silver equipment is absolutely rare among the current Trial Takers in Huaxia.

Wearing his original set was simply too ostentatious; it would attract the attention of large crowds of passersby on the street.

Furthermore, being Level 38, people could tell at a glance that he was the highest-ranked person on the current Hundred Clans Map.

I, Huang Chen, do not want to be too high-profile; that would invite a lot of trouble.

Although he isn't afraid, avoiding trouble is naturally the best course of action.

He looked up at the time. The women would still take one or two hours to arrive at Area 886.

There was no rush to return yet.

He casually opened the intelligence report Jin Wanliang had given him, searching for the location of the Silicon Ore Mine in Huaxia Main City.

This trip to the Main City was not just to upgrade his backpack and find partners for equipment liquidation, but also to acquire Silicon Ore.

After all, those dilapidated buildings still needed repairs. Otherwise, they wouldn't just be uncomfortable to live in, they would also affect his status.

The nearest Silicon Ore Mine wasn't far from Huang Chen; it was right next to the Level 40 Black Iron Nest, the Flood Dragons Lair.

"I'll go take a look first."

After running for about ten minutes, a massive Mining Area appeared before his eyes.

Huang Chen focused his gaze. The mining field was bustling with people—NPCs and players alike.

Generally, mining fields close to the Main City are controlled by NPCs. Some Trial Takers who just arrived at the Main City and can't find monsters to fight can come to the mining field and sign an agreement with an NPC to mine for a small income.

This also prevents many people from starving to death directly.

When Huang Chen saw the mining field from afar, he had a thought and immediately teleported onto the field.

Suddenly, a harsh alarm sounded.

"Undocumented illegal intruder detected..."

"Whoosh!"

As the alarm sounded, an Essence Crystal Tower surrounding the mining field shot out a dazzling beam of light that struck Huang Chen directly.

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"Ah~"

Huang Chen was sent flying, caught completely off guard.

"Whoosh~ Whoosh~"

At the same time, the tops of two other Essence Crystal Towers gathered dazzling light.

Two more rays shot toward Huang Chen in the air, one after the other.

Without the boost from the Lotus Halo, Huang Chen's HP was only slightly over 300,000.

If he were hit by those two rays again, he might die on the spot.

Before he could even think, the second ray struck him again in mid-air, sending him flying.

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The third ray followed closely behind Huang Chen.

It was only then that Huang Chen realized,

He had forgotten that owned mining fields all have Defensive Turrets... But now, there was no time for him to think.

He saw his body twist into an incredible posture,

This was the effect of his Movement Skill pushed to the extreme.

"Swoosh~"

The third ray barely grazed his body as it flew past.

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The instant the ray grazed Huang Chen,

A flash of white light passed.

The ray blasted a huge crater in the mining field... Tie Shengnan, leading the Women's Special Warfare Unit, ran for half an hour before finally arriving near the Flood Dragons Lair.

Just as she ordered them to enter the lair.

Suddenly, a flash of bright light streaked across the sky,

And then... with a sound of "Bang~", a humanoid object smashed into the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.

The sudden change startled Tie Shengnan and the others greatly.

They quickly backed away, each staring vigilantly at the billowing dust rising before them.

As the dust cleared, they saw a man embedded diagonally in the ground, with only his feet sticking out and trembling incessantly...