“What do we need to prepare for this?” Jiaojiao Isn’t Spoiled asked.
Chu Fu had already prepared everything.
“Underwater breathing potions, anti-cold potions, anti-inflammation potions, and windproof masks.”
Very little information had been leaked about the level 40–50 maps, and no one knew what could be found there.
But Chu Fu knew them like the back of her hand.
Expansion: Elemental Storm.
The fire spirits scorched the earth, the ice spirits froze it, and the water spirits flooded the shelters.
Not to mention the hurricanes and earthquakes.
In short, every attack from an elemental creature caused a natural disaster. Players could barely withstand them.
Every elemental spirit was a master-level mage with terrifying combat ability.
That was why Chu Fu had prepared all these potions.
As for earthquakes, they could simply fly into the air.
If they encountered special elites, such as light-element or dark-element spirits, the worst they would face would be endless daylight and burned skin, or endless night and the loss of their five senses.
Wood-element spirits would cause plants and trees to grow wildly and become poisonous. Every plant would attack people.
Lightning-element spirits would strike players with pinpoint accuracy, causing them to be blasted by lightning. As long as they hid underground, they would be safe.
In short, these elemental spirits were not only powerful, but could also alter the environment.
In the game, this did not seem like much of a problem, because every player capable of coming here had already reached level 40.
But when this expansion invaded reality, it brought about apocalyptic extreme weather. Low-level players died in droves, and the elderly and children fared even worse. Less than one percent of the population survived.
Chu Fu distributed the potions, then led everyone into the teleportation array.
After a wave of dizziness, they appeared inside a gloomy grand hall.
The hall must have been well built in its prime, but it was now filled with the marks of time. No one had cleaned it in years, and its dilapidated state was obvious.
The air felt heavy and stifling.
There were no players standing guard nearby.
A system notification soon appeared.
[System Notification: You have entered Linjiang City (Mirror Future Map, Level 40–50).
This map is a mirror world. Everything will be adjusted according to the conditions of the original map.
You may leave this map at any time without returning to the teleportation array. Simply use the exit button.
From 12:00 to 18:00 in real-world time, this map will be undergoing updates and will not be accessible. It will periodically synchronize with the real world.]
So that was why Big Brother never logged into the game in the afternoon!
The group quickly realized that the entire shelter had probably been built underground. Its area was not very large—smaller even than the Novice Village.
There were very few players, which was only natural. This was a level 40 map, while the current number-one player, Chu Feng, had only just reached level 38.
Moreover, the game had level suppression. Players gained no experience from killing monsters more than five levels below them, while monsters more than five levels above them could very well kill them instantly.
Therefore, most of the people who came here were probably level 35 players.
That reduced the number of eligible players even further.
At present, there were only about three hundred people in the entire Linjiang City.
Chu Fu opened a private chat.
[Who Wants to Be a Vegetable]: “Big Brother, Big Brother! Guess where I am?”
[My Little Sister Is Universally Super Cute]: “You reached level 30? Did you come to the level 40 map to level up?”
[Who Wants to Be a Vegetable]: “Haha, you guessed right! Actually, I’m here to do my class advancement quest. I need to kill ten bosses. Big Brother, come help me kill them!”
[My Little Sister Is Universally Super Cute]: “The level 40 map is dangerous. Don’t leave yet. Wait for me to come back. I’ll come as Lu Xing!”
Chu Feng hurriedly replied.
[Who Wants to Be a Vegetable]: “Okay, okay!”
Nailed it!
“Don’t leave yet. Wait for my brother’s friend. You know who I mean!”
“Your brother’s friend?”
“Could it be the great Lu Xing?” Jiaojiao Isn’t Spoiled asked.
Chu Fu nodded.
Besides, they were here to fight bosses, not hunt ordinary monsters. All they had to do was wait for the system announcement.
That was what they thought, at least. The others, however, began looking in their direction.
A middle-aged woman with the ID No Talking in Class turned her gaze toward them.
When she saw their equipment, a trace of surprise appeared in her eyes. But when she looked at Chu Fu, her expression changed to outright astonishment.
What kind of combination was this?
“Are you new here? Do you need a team? Our group still has a few openings. I’m an Anti-Magic Berserker who can prevent monsters from casting spells. You’ll be safe with us. Just follow my orders.”
No Talking in Class stepped forward. Her equipment was impressive—a full set of dark gold gear—but her face looked haggard and aged. Most striking of all were the deep lines around her mouth and the pronounced vertical crease between her brows.
If she had been wearing ordinary clothes and glasses, she would have looked exactly like a high school dean.
This was actually a character who had appeared in the storyline.
The Anti-Magic Teacher: No Talking in Class!
She really was a female teacher—a high school senior-year teacher. Her talent allowed her to seal elemental magic, making her practically invincible in the level 40 map.
She loved taking newcomers along and helping them, but she was extremely strict and had an unpleasant personality, so she was not well liked.
She was the kind of person who did good deeds but received no thanks for them.
In the original storyline, after Elemental Storm invaded reality, she shone brilliantly and made enormous contributions.
Yet during the next storyline, Mechanical Invasion, the people she had rescued betrayed her, and she ultimately died in the real world.
It was the classic story of a saintly good person being betrayed—the kind person dying young.
Chu Feng admired her from the bottom of his heart, but he did not approve of her actions. In fact, he even thought she was rather foolish.
Thinking of this, Chu Fu quickly smiled and said, “No need, ma’am. We’re here to complete a quest that requires us to fight bosses. Someone will be coming to take us there soon.”
No Talking in Class’s stern, downturned lips twitched. She seemed to want to smile, but was unaccustomed to doing so.
“My eldest son is already fifteen. Just call me Auntie. Add me as a friend, and if you want to level up later, come find me!”
Chu Fu nodded.
She added the woman as a friend. After all, her own friend list was permanently hidden. What was more, because she was so famous, everyone had begun using Disguise Masks to conceal their IDs.
The others could not see Chu Fu’s group’s in-game IDs.
After adding her as a friend, No Talking in Class froze for a moment.
“Who Wants to Be a Vegetable? Are you the one who just cleared the Origin Dungeon?”
“Yes, Auntie!”
“Then I was meddling where I wasn’t needed. Go on, have fun! Stay safe!”
No Talking in Class said nothing more and walked away.
“What did that auntie come here for?” Even Xie Lin, who had encountered all kinds of people online, was somewhat baffled.
Chu Fu smiled and said, “She was just being kind and wanted to take us through the dungeon!”
“I don’t know why, but the way she looked at me felt strange. It was like she was looking at a beggar,” Suture Saint said.
Holy Healing Angel pouted. “Don’t we look like beggars right now? Weaver Sis, can I reserve another wedding dress set? Gold-grade is fine. I don’t want to wear this goblin set anymore!”
At that, everyone looked at one another and burst out laughing.
“One Snow White and thirteen little savages!”
“That teacher probably thought we were wearing level 20 goblin bronze equipment, didn’t she?”
Everyone was left torn between laughter and tears.
As they chatted, the teleportation array flashed.
Chu Feng arrived, dressed in a black cloak.
