Darkness suddenly appeared in front of Qin Ran's eyes.

There was no warning.

It's as if this darkness exists here in itself.

The darkness froze for a second.

Then, it gradually receded.

As if he slowly opened his eyes, Qin Ran looked at the world that had changed into black and white, he looked at the black wilderness where he was standing and the white river at his feet, under the dim and turbid sky, the land was solid and the river flowed.

Then, Qin Ran lowered his head and looked at himself.

Black and white.

Other than that, there are no other colors.

Qin Ran's brows furrowed slightly.

He was previously in Duraldrie, the king of Warren.

There is no doubt about that.

Can now?

Where is this?

Qin Ran bent down and touched the black ground.

Cold and heavy.

"Has not only the color changed, but also the essence?"

Qin Ran thought silently.

He was sure that he had never seen such cold, heavy soil, even in the ice and snow, it was not as cold as the soil under his feet, and even if he took a handful of iron sand, it was not as heavy as this handful of soil.

Throwing the dirt in his hand, Qin Ran wanted to find out more information.

But just as he took a step, a heavy force suddenly pressed from the outside world, as if a mountain peak fell from the sky and pressed on him.

But what surprised Qin Ran even more was that an unprecedented sense of weakness spread from his body.

Qin Ran's brows tightened, and he carefully moved his body in the smallest possible amplitude.

He tried his best to feel the extra discomfort in his body.

Almost the next moment, the system clearly told him what was going on.

[Enter the unknown area, all attributes-I., the power of Dawn, Plague, Demon, Original Sin, and Holy Thorn has dropped significantly......]

……

"Full Attributes-I.?!"

"A large-order attribute?"

Qin Ran narrowed his eyes.

For Qin Ran, whose attribute spirit has reached the new rank IV., after -I., there is still the level of the new rank III., but the other attributes are not like this.

Aside from the strongest attribute spirit, Qin Ran's highest is physique, that is, the level of new advancement, and perception, strength, and agility are even lower, and he has not even reached the entry level.

Of course, this is an illusion after an extreme drop in attributes.

At least he could still carry the [Red Ghost Stomach Bag] on his body without being crushed.

"Unknown area?"

"Is it hidden somewhere in Lerdry?"

"And ......"

"Does everything in front of you have anything to do with the malicious gaze just now?"

One question after another appeared in Qin Ran's heart.

At the same time, the system's limited time to return to the huge city is coming to an end.

Call.

Qin Ran took a deep breath.

The little time left left prevented him from knowing more information, but it gave him more opportunities to prepare.

Qin Ran glanced around.

He wants to keep everything around him in mind and be more prepared for the next time he enters here.

And just as Qin Ran looked at the white river, a flash of light suddenly burst out in his narrowed eyes.

On the white river, a black dot appeared.

Under Qin Ran's gaze, the black dot rapidly became larger.

Or to be more precise, it was approaching Qin Ran at a very fast speed.

From the size of a grain of rice to a small boat close at hand.

It's the kind of wooden, very ordinary, and often used as a pleasure boat.

However, the man who operates the boat is not a kind boatman.

He, or rather, it, was dressed in a black robe, and carried an oil lamp that shone faintly.

Lights illuminated the surroundings of the boat.

It also illuminates the shriveled skull-like face under the hood.

"Look at me, sincere one."

"Hide from me, despicable one."

"Offend me, reckless man."

"Compliment me, cunning one."

"They all want to go through me and stay away from the pain."

"They all want to get rid of their fate through me."

"But death!"

"Everywhere!"

"It's the greatest relief!"

"What you want, the dead won't want."

"What the dead have, you won't have."

"Get on board? Or leave? ”

The thin boatman spoke slowly.

His voice was like his countenance.

Not only dry, but also hoarse and unpleasant.

But what Qin Ran cared about was not these, but the situation in front of him.

Seem......

The other party is saying: He's dead?!

For Qin Ran, survival is almost instinctive, and death aversion is also instinct.

He looked at the other with a frown, without any words.

The thin boatman also didn't speak, but just stretched out his palm like dry bones and handed it to Qin Ran.

Then, Qin Ran's familiar feeling of weightlessness reappeared.

……

[Special Dungeon: Queen's Shield III.]

[Nature of Dungeon: Free Mission]

[Dungeon difficulty: medium-low]

[Main Quest: Ensure that Mary will ascend the throne and become the queen within 30 days]

[Quest Completion: 100% (Base Evaluation: F)]

【Side Quest: Remnant Snake Faction】

[Mission Completion: 100% (Evaluation: F→D)]

[Special Event: The Hidden Serpent (Excellent)]

[Evaluation: D→A]

[Special Event: Twenty Years Ago Secrets (Perfectly Evaluated)]

[Rating: A→SSS]

[Battle Performance: Very Positive (Rating Increase: SSS→Z)]

[Exploration performance: Very good (evaluation improvement: Z→ZZ)]

[Special Evaluation 1: Kill the remnant soul of the first crow (Evaluation Increase: ZZ→ZZZ, reputation +1)]

[Special Evaluation 2: Kill the Yuan Snake (Evaluation Increase: ZZZ→V, Reputation +1)]

[Special Evaluation 3: Enter the Unknown Area (Evaluation Hint: V→VVV, Reputation +3)]

[Player's final evaluation VVV!] 】

[Player's Special Dungeon Harvest Calculation......]

[The final results of the player's special dungeon harvest are as follows......]

[Points: 300000;Skill Points: 60; Gold Skill Points: 7; Gold Attribute Points: 7]

[Get a Special Dungeon: Queen's Aegis IV.]

[Get Specific Reward Item 1: Practice Short Sword]

[Obtain Specific Reward Item 2: Southern Noble Atlas]

[Get Specific Reward Item 3: James III's Mutilated Diary]

[Obtain Specific Reward Item 4: Earl Shirin's Family Atlas]

……

Standing inside No. 13 Walway Street, Qin Ran looked at the copy world settlement in front of him, his tightly knit brows did not relax, he was still thinking about the scene just now.

But in the end, I still got nothing.

There is too little information.

So little that he didn't even know what was going on.

However, there is one thing that Qin Ran knows.

He has to be in the best shape to face the unknown.

Otherwise......

I'm afraid that fake death will turn into real death.

After quickly adjusting his state, Qin Ran looked at one of the biggest gains of this trip.

Those two props that bloomed with a dark golden hue.