Chapter 35: Three Hours Countdown
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"First-year freshmen, the first unified examination in September begins!"
"The preset terrain for this field: the Catacombs. β
"Scene description: This is a dilapidated pharaonic mausoleum, which has survived for thousands of years, divided into three levels. The legendary treasure of the pharaoh brought archaeologists and tomb robbers into the place. But just as they were about to enter the tomb, an earthquake struck suddenly. The mausoleum will collapse completely in three hours, and those who fail to escape back to the surface before the end of the countdown will be buried completely. Even more dangerously, the earthquake accidentally triggered the Decaying Trap, activating the monsters guarding the Pharaoh's Tomb along with the magic trap. The road to the surface has become dangerous......"
"The main quest is open, escape to the surface before the underground mausoleum completely collapses, and the countdown is three hours!"
"The rewards of the main quest will be settled after the battlefield is cleared, which is related to the battle evaluation!"
"The optional missions in this scenario are: Cleansing Evil (Individual), Blessing Liberation (Team). β
"Purge Evil: Kill 5 mummy monsters and purify these undead souls. Completing them grants you 100 Universal Points, with no penalty for failure. β
"Blessed Liberation: Guardian of the Tomb (Normal Lv5), a loyal subordinate of the Pharaoh during his lifetime. Because of the immortal curse, it has been hovering in the mausoleum for a thousand years to guard its master. Find and kill it to free the Tomb Guardian from the curse. After completing the mission, all team members who deal more than 5% damage will receive 200 universal points, with no penalty for failure. β
"Mission Description 1: The team that escapes to the ground before the countdown ends, will receive a perfect rating and additional rewards. The second team that escapes to the ground will only receive the base reward. β
"Mission Statement 2: Both teams failed to escape before the mausoleum collapsed, and all members were deemed killed. At this time, the team that is closer to the ground can get the basic reward of the unified examination. β
"Mission Description 3: In view of the high difficulty of the first unified examination, the punishment conditions of the battlefield are temporarily modified. All freshmen who take the unified examination will no longer be deducted 10 years of life after death, but 1-5 years of life will be deducted according to the combat evaluation. β
A series of prompts flashed quickly in front of my eyes.
As you step on the ground, the battlefield loading is complete. Hu Siming immediately opened his eyes and found that he was already in a narrow and dark corridor. The air in the corridor was damp and rotten, with a pungent smell. On the stone walls on both sides of the road, there are burning torches every fifty meters, and the dim flames become the only light of the underground tombs.
"Battlefield Tip: Currently located in the left corridor outside the main tomb at the end of the third basement floor of the mausoleum, the earthquake will occur in thirty seconds. Please return to the ground before the mausoleum collapses!"
"It's not good. β
Zhao Feng looked at the surrounding environment, and after finding that there was no danger for the time being, he immediately looked through the series of hints given by the school emblem. When he noticed that the death penalty had been greatly reduced, not only was he not happy, but his face became ugly: "This broken academy should not be so kind." took the initiative to reduce the punishment, the only possibility is that the difficulty is too high now, and it is difficult for us freshmen to break through. β
"That's what I thought, too. β
Hu Siming nodded and was about to answer. But the ground shook violently at this moment, and with a rumbling sound, the entire underground mausoleum shook from side to side. Cracks appear in the hard stone bars, squeezed under tremendous pressure at the beginning. Overhead, gravel and sand were constantly falling. The unlucky Liu Feng happened to be hit on the head by a stone, and she couldn't help but let out a scream - she almost thought that the mausoleum was going to collapse directly.
It lasted for seven or eight seconds before the strong tremor stopped.
Looking at the walls around the corridor, they are already covered with cobweb-like cracks. From time to time, aftershocks made the entire mausoleum creak. The cracks in the stone slabs under his feet have been gushing out of the water. Beneath some of the overturned stone slabs reveal the bones of laborers who had been buried in the ground during the construction of the mausoleum.
"Battlefield Tips, the countdown to three hours begins!"
This voice is like a talisman. Seeing that it began to decrease second by second, Hu Siming immediately felt the urge to flee to the ground. Zhao Feng and Zhang Hao also had the same idea, and after setting a reminder every half an hour, they began to walk out of the road.
However, Hu Siming suddenly thought of something after running two steps, and couldn't help but stop again.
After rushing out of more than ten meters in one go, Zhao Feng heard that the footsteps were a little wrong, and he couldn't help but glance back. Seeing that Hu Siming not only didn't keep up, but also grabbed Yan Shaoou, Zhao Feng couldn't help but be furious, stopped and said: "Friend, although how you act is your business, this is a team task after all. Time is short, can you run faster?"
"Don't worry~"
Hu Siming calmed the anxious Zhao Feng, looked back a few times, and looked at the battlefield prompts again, with a thoughtful look on his face.
"How could I not be in a hurry?"
His appeasement had no effect at all, and Zhao Feng was about to jump.
Seeing this, Hu Siming had to immediately explain: "No matter how big an ordinary mausoleum is, three hours is enough to rush out." I reckon that time is not an issue, and the biggest enemies are the traps and monsters on the road. β
"Of course I know that. Zhao Feng said angrily: "But, don't forget the team at the Dire Campus." They took the initiative to choose this preset battlefield, and it is a tomb robber camp with acceleration skills. If we move too slowly, we'll let them escape first!"
"It's not that easy!"
Hu Siming directly interrupted Zhao Feng's words and said, "You also said just now, the battlefield has taken the initiative to reduce the difficulty, what does this mean? Whether it is us or the Dire team, there is a high probability that they will hang here directly." So, don't be in such a hurry. I think there's an opportunity right in front of me. β
"What chance?"
Zhao Fenghu looked at Hu Siming suspiciously, not understanding what he was referring to.
Hu Siming smiled faintly, pointed to the closed stone door behind Yongdao, and said, "When we entered, where did the battlefield prompt us?"
"Does it have anything to do with that?"
Although he didn't think so, Zhao Feng still looked at the records of the battlefield again. But before he could say anything, Zhang Hao, the fat man next to him, slapped his thigh and suddenly said: "Behind this is the main tomb, where the pharaoh is buried!"
Yan Shaoou also reacted at this time, and said in a hurried voice: "According to common sense, there will definitely be some valuable things in such a tomb. However, after all, this is only a battlefield set by the academy, and no one can say what it is. Maybe not only will there be no treasure, but there will be some deadly danger. Why, you're trying to hit this tomb?"
"Why don't you try an opportunity that's close at hand?"
The more Hu Siming thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible, and he couldn't help but excitedly say: "Frightened by such a violent earthquake before, everyone's first reaction must be to run up." However, it's at the door of the tomb, and you can enter by breaking the door, so why not take a risk and see what's inside?"
"It seems reasonable!"
Thinking about Hu Siming's words, Zhao Feng's heart was moved. He took out his weapon, which was the fist glove from the universal accessory box, and was the first to rush forward.
The stone gate of this mausoleum is carved from a whole piece of black rock, and there are reliefs of fierce beasts and poisonous snakes on it, and the weight is probably a thousand catties. If it were an ordinary person, it would definitely be impossible to break it, and it would even be difficult to shake it in the slightest. But after the physical attribute, and the weapons provided by the academy, it is different. After Zhao Feng punched it with all his might, the black stone gate actually shook slightly.
Through the exploration ability provided by the school emblem, Hu Siming discovered the attributes of the stone gate.
γDestroyed Tomb Gateγ
Durability 470/1000, 5 enhanced armor.
Obviously, after the previous strong earthquake, this stone gate has been damaged a lot, and there is a long crack on it, which has saved Hu Siming and them a lot of effort. Zhao Feng obviously noticed this, and couldn't help but perk up.
"Everyone, fight with all your might!"
After saying this, he began to blast the stone door one punch after another