Chapter 275 Asura Ancient Town

Time swiftly passed until it was time for the next match.

The chubby guy was surprisingly nimble; he had already begun taking preliminary control of the Fire Cloud Cult. Just as Xia Xinyan had thought, without a leader, that little organization had completely turned into a bunch of scattered sand, requiring hardly any effort to control them.

However, this had to be done quickly, and since the chubby guy also had to participate in the competition, he could only hand off the subsequent matters to a rather capable little brother.

This revealed the current dilemma for the Chicks organization. Although it had entered a stable developmental phase and was steadily growing, excluding the chubby guy, there wasn’t a single person in their leadership who could manage the overall situation.

If they had to separate from the Chicks due to some issues, then the Chicks would end up in a situation similar to the current state of the Fire Cloud Cult.

So, the plan to bring Tang Tang back should be moved up the agenda.

But before that, they still had to finish this match.

At this moment, the God of War Cup, after nearly a month of competition, had eliminated most of the players who weren’t skilled enough. Those still in the match were all powerful contenders, and the dungeons were progressively increasing the PVP elements, forcing players to harm each other, which meant every match was now under even greater pressure than before.

Moreover, this particular match was even more special—

【Battle Zone: Asura Ancient Town】

【Difficulty: Unknown】

【Time Flow Rate: 1x】

【Introduction: Asura Ancient Town, the intersection of Yin and Yang, after dusk, the dead rise.】

【Current Task: Operate the Five Elements, seal the vengeful spirits.】

【Key Points: To enter Asura Ancient Town, one must carry the Five Elements Soul-Subduing Mirror; if the mirror breaks, one dies. Those born of the Five Elements with a weakness in metal, the vengeful spirits break in one by one; please strive to survive.】

Then, everyone regained their senses and opened their eyes to find themselves at the head of an ancient town bridge, with a round moon hanging high above them. Beneath the bridge, a stream of black water mirrored the bizarre moonlight, inexplicably adding a bit of horror to the atmosphere.

“Wow, the ambiance is spot on, it really draws you in.” The chubby guy immediately shivered, “Damn, the last thing I want is a ghost dungeon.”

Ling Mo shot him a sideways glance: “Are you infected by Brother Haonan?”

He remembered that the first time they played with Brother Haonan, they had encountered a ghost dungeon, which scared Brother Haonan so much he didn’t dare touch the game for several days afterward.

The chubby guy was there too, but he hadn’t reacted this strongly.

“…I’m not afraid of ghosts,” the chubby guy obviously knew what that guy had done and immediately retorted, “Don’t you think ghosts are the most unreasonable things ever? You can’t kill them, you can only…”

“Who’s behind you?”

“Holy crap!! Great Warlord, die for me—!!” The chubby guy spun around and fired off a lightning critical hit.

Then he realized there was nothing behind him.

“I believe you’re not afraid of ghosts.” Ling Mo nodded.

The chubby guy: “…You’re not afraid either?”

He clearly remembered what this guy was like back in high school.

He wouldn’t even dare to watch a horror movie.

In response, Ling Mo just smiled and glanced at Xia Xinyan beside him: “I’m no longer the me of the past.”

In every aspect.

Xia Xinyan: “……”

She believed him.

By the way, since that time, it seemed like they hadn’t encountered a ghost dungeon again for quite a while.

—Unless that time she personally played as a ghost, then it’s two times.

Bai Yu patted the chubby guy’s shoulder, easing his nerves: “It’s alright; there probably won’t be too many vengeful spirits in this dungeon since it’s mainly PVP anyway.”

Xia Xinyan scanned their surroundings.

The stream beneath the small bridge divided the entire ancient town into two parts, about five meters wide, just barely beyond their jumping range. As for whether there was anything in the water, she couldn’t be bothered to test it, but guessing wouldn’t leave her disappointed.

The ancient town buildings on both sides were roughly two people high, with no rooftops visible.

The sky held a bright round moon, though there wasn’t much moonlight filtering through, just enough for them to barely see their immediate surroundings. This dim visibility added just a touch more horror to the ancient town.

“I just don’t understand why these horror dungeons have to be set at night—if there were a ghostbusting profession in reality, normal people would definitely choose to work during the day, right? Why wander around like blind people at night?” The chubby guy started complaining again, a habit he seemed to develop whenever he encountered a ghost dungeon. “So what are we supposed to do now? Seal the Five Elements? Where do we find them? They didn’t even give us a target; in this huge place, when exactly are we supposed to find them?”

Ling Mo raised his hand and materialized a high-powered flashlight, only to find that once he turned it on, it illuminated just a small patch of ground before fading into darkness beyond that.

He dispelled the flashlight: “Well, looks like we can only fumble around blindly to complete the task.”

By now, he had more or less figured out the game’s quirks; the system would basically force players to follow its intended route. While there might be moments when one could find loopholes to cheat a bit, if the system were in a bad mood, it would crank the difficulty up N-fold for any attempt to cheat, making it even harder than following the original route. He had tried this a few times and concluded that it was fundamentally a matter of luck.

So when facing such situations again, he couldn’t be bothered to look for shortcuts, obeying the game rules seemed to be the safest bet—at least it was reliable, no unexpected twists.

“Check your pockets to see if you have a small mirror?” Xia Xinyan suddenly broke into their thoughts. She took out a palm-sized mirror from her pocket, strung with a cord to be used as a pendant.

The other three rummaged through their pockets and, sure enough, pulled out a small mirror each.

“This should be the Five Elements Soul-Subduing Mirror that the system just mentioned,” Ling Mo was the first to put the mirror around his neck, “It’s probably similar to our health bar; as long as this mirror breaks, we’re almost done for. In a ghost dungeon, it’s a pretty intuitive way to monitor our health.”

After all, ghosts were more absurd than any other monster; sometimes you wouldn’t even know you were dead!—Of course, if something like that actually happened, the system would definitely give a warning, but having a warning before death would be better.

Xia Xinyan examined her mirror closely and suddenly said, “Look, there are words on the back of the mirror.”

The chubby guy flipped his over first, revealing an ornate character—Fire.

Bai Yu glanced at his: “Water?”

“I’m Earth,” Ling Mo speculated, “It should relate to the Five Elements: Metal, Water, Wood, Fire, Earth… the system hinted that Metal is weak? That could mean the ghosts will target the holders of metal mirrors first, then take them out one by one.”

After a pause, he looked at Xia Xinyan: “By the way, Xinyan, what about you?”

Xia Xinyan silently flipped her mirror over: “I’m Metal.”

Great start.