Return to initial cooldown countdown: 6 days 23 hours 58 minutes…
Bai Qiu was sent back to Zone 2233.
It was currently around noon, and outside the safe zone there was a noisy bustle of voices, while almost no one was wandering inside the safe zone…
After settling the wounded, Guinelia wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and said, “Wait here, I’ll go get some food now!”
Although things like potions usually required Sanctum Coins to purchase, during the tide, her help to players was completely free.
As long as someone was injured, once they were brought to her, she would immediately treat their wounds, sprinkle healing potion, bandage them up, and then have logistics personnel carry the injured away on stretchers.
But now, all the players had gone out to grind monsters and farm points.
Even the logistics staff, who were originally lower level and unable to participate in frontline combat, had followed along to join the excitement.
As a result, these wounded were left unattended.
Only Guinelia remained here, silently changing dressings, bandaging wounds, comforting the injured, and even planning to prepare lunch for them.
This was also the only thing she could do as a [Supporter].
After watching Guinelia leave, several of the injured finally began whispering among themselves…
“Bro, how’s yours looking? Seems pretty serious.”
“I’m fine, just lost an arm. Since it was treated in time, it was reattached. Honestly, it’s almost fully healed now…”
“Damn, that’s tough! And you’re still fine? Mine’s way lighter—just took an arrow to the knee from one of those dragonfang archer skeletons.”
“Huh? Then why aren’t you out farming points? A small injury like that should’ve healed by now, right?”
“Hehe, don’t you get it? Those guys are young and clueless—don’t know the value of ‘bunnies,’ mistaking points for treasure instead! Wonder if she’ll feed us when she gets back… hehe.”
“Good point!” The one with the severed arm had been about to get up and take a look, but upon hearing that, he did a sit-up and then lay back down again.
…
Guinelia walked toward the Sanctuary’s Black Tower.
She spotted a figure clad entirely in armor, stained with traces of blood, emanating an ominous, curse-like aura.
“Bai Qiu? Bai Qiu!” She focused her gaze and found the armor strangely familiar.
After a moment, she snapped back to her senses—wasn’t that Bai Qiu’s Skyward Battle Armor?
She immediately abandoned the idea of bringing food to the wounded and ran straight toward Bai Qiu, who was sitting on the ground.
At this moment, Bai Qiu’s condition was extremely abnormal.
A black-and-red mist, like a curse, radiated from his body.
His fragmented golden pupils were covered with blood vessels, devoid of any spirit.
As for the bloodstains on his armor, they were all his own.
Players who were killed would have their bodies decomposed by the system—even the blood and flesh they spilled would vanish.
Severely wounded by the Heavenly Vault Seal, then bound by chains that sealed his magic, and finally bombarded by numerous players using Noble Phantasms and skills—he had indeed suffered internal injuries.
But his current state was far beyond what mere internal injuries could explain…
“Bai Qiu… Bai Qiu… what’s wrong?!”
He seemed to hear someone calling him.
Instantly, his gaze sharpened, and an almost tangible killing intent burst forth.
His hand formed into a claw and stabbed toward the source of the voice.
But the moment he raised his head, what he saw was Guinelia’s eyes—pure, without a trace of impurity, filled only with concern…
Not good!
Only then did Bai Qiu react, forcefully twisting his arm away and flinging it in another direction—
Boom!
With a loud explosion, a chunk of the concrete ground was torn away.
Even so, the gust generated by that strike still snapped off a strand of her hair and sliced her fair cheek, as blood slowly flowed from the wound…
The fierce killing intent in his eyes was replaced by shock and regret.
Bai Qiu instinctively stepped back, but Guinelia instead stepped forward, tightly embracing him as she said:
“It’s me, Bai Qiu. Don’t be afraid… don’t worry, it’s alright now…”
“Ugh… ah… ah…” Bai Qiu tried to say something, but found himself unable to form words.
He could only let out hoarse sounds as two lines of tears slowly streamed from his eyes…
However, the cursed aura emanating from his body slightly weakened.
Seeing this, Guinelia let out a sigh of relief and continued to gently stroke his back, softly comforting him.
A few minutes later, a streak of green light burst out from the Black Tower.
Zhang Shiyao rushed toward Bai Qiu at incredible speed—but when she was about thirty meters away, she was enveloped by an extremely dense killing intent.
This forced her to stop… and slowly step back.
She looked at Bai Qiu in disbelief.
He had turned his head to glare at her, murderous intent erupting from his shattered golden pupils—as if taking even one more step closer would result in him mercilessly cutting her down.
Only when she retreated fifty meters did Bai Qiu’s cold gaze shift away from her.
Guinelia realized something and frowned slightly—was the source of the curse… human?
She quickly calmed Bai Qiu and called out to Zhang Shiyao, “Don’t come any closer! His condition is very unstable right now—he’s harboring killing intent toward all humans indiscriminately!”
Zhang Shiyao frowned and looked around, noticing that almost no players remained in Zone 2233.
After staring at Bai Qiu for more than ten seconds, she shouted to Guinelia:
“Then I’ll leave big brother to you, Sister Guinelia!”
Guinelia nodded.
After watching Zhang Shiyao leave, she slowly began giving Bai Qiu simple instructions.
He seemed able to respond to her voice to some extent, allowing her to guide him step by step back to the potion shop…
…
Half an hour later, many Supporters stood at the entrance of Guinelia’s potion shop.
Their expressions were grave as they looked at Guinelia, who appeared exhausted, with a faint cut still visible on her face.
“Class Curse… it’s appeared this quickly?!” Onipur asked in a deep voice.
They had already sensed something when Guinelia brought Bai Qiu into the Black Tower, but out of concern that approaching might further agitate him—who was shrouded in a cursed aura—they had kept their distance.
Only now, after Guinelia had fully settled Bai Qiu, did they dare come over to ask what had happened.
Guinelia nodded.
Letting out a sigh, she said, “When I saw him, he instinctively attacked me—but stopped at the last moment.”
“It seems he’s more hostile toward humans. The presence of other human around him will maximally trigger the curse and killing intent within his body.”
They seemed to realize something.
A heavy silence spread among them, and in the end, it could only turn into a collective sigh…
…
At 7:00 PM, the system’s voice echoed in the minds of all players.
【This wave has ended. Zones 2200–2250, a total of 51 regions, have all successfully withstood the monster tide. The system hereby grants a special reward: +5 assignable attribute points to all players in Zones 2200–2250!】
【All players who successfully repelled the monster tide, defended the safe zone, and survived will receive 1,000 points!】
【The Wave Points Shop is now open. Players can go to the newly appeared building behind the Sanctuary Black Tower to exchange rewards.】
【Players with over 100,000 points will receive an additional 10 assignable attribute points!】
【Calculating the player ranking for Zones 2200–2250. The leaderboard will be displayed within 24 hours on the various ranking boards in the safe zone. Please wait patiently…】
【The Tower of Heaven is now open. Players may challenge it at will—the higher the floor reached, the greater the rewards. Please check the rules yourself!】
【The Sanctuary upgrade function is now unlocked. For upgrading matters, please seek out the [Sage] for guidance.】
…
Zhang Shiyao found the [Sage] and asked, “What exactly is a Class Curse?”
Onipur let out a sigh and said, “A Class Curse is actually the same kind of enhancement as a Class Blessing—it’s a double-edged sword. But this is a blade that almost no one can control.”
“Most of the time, a Class Curse will never be triggered in one’s lifetime. It only appears at the moment when a person’s inner beliefs collapse, when their malice reaches its peak…
What comes with it is a new kind of power—almost like unlocking a new class. Those who indulge in it can often gain immense strength, but they will also lose themselves in the process, becoming monsters driven by their darkest impulses!
And according to legend, those who can truly control this power will undergo a complete transformation and unlock a second [Noble Phantasm]!”
He shook his head with a bitter smile. “But that probability… is pitifully low.”
After understanding Bai Qiu’s situation and the related details, Zhang Shiyao nodded and did not ask further questions.
“Next, let’s discuss the Sanctuary upgrade. Tell me—what are the conditions required to upgrade the Sanctuary?”
Only then did Onipur’s worried expression ease slightly.
He submitted a task progress panel to Zhang Shiyao, causing her to frown.
Sanctuary Upgrade Conditions:
- 100 players at level 10 or above — Completed
- 5 players at level 20 or above — Completed
Conditions for upgrading the Sanctuary have been met.
Required base materials for upgrade: 100,000 units (can be wood, soil, stone, or even dragon fang)
Elite Proofs: 100 units
Note: Different materials used for the upgrade will grant different enhancement effects to the Sanctuary.
Zhang Shiyao pondered briefly.
In the material input options, she invested 95,000 dragon fang and 5,000 units of E-rank wood.
Dragon fang had already become extremely common.
Ever since the mage merchant left, if not for storage cards having unlimited capacity, players would have long since discarded them as trash.
As for the source of the wood, it naturally came from her exploration of secret realms.
Meanwhile, Elite Proofs had become the easiest material to obtain.
After all, elite monsters were something she could instantly kill with a single arrow.
After Zhang Shiyao selected the Sanctuary upgrade, the entire Sanctuary began to tremble.
The barrier started expanding outward, and the ground that had previously been affected by battle was covered in a special radiance, smoothed over by a mysterious force.
The process was brief.
In just ten minutes, the Sanctuary’s barrier expanded outward by a radius of 50 meters.
The rubble and ruins were all treated as materials by the system and used to repair the ground.
Soon, the entire Sanctuary ground in Zone 2233 became clean and orderly!
Sanctuary Level 2
Range expanded, barrier defense increased by 20%, barrier recovery speed increased by 25%, all Supporter buildings upgraded. Players can now purchase Sanctuary land through the system. The player who upgraded the Sanctuary receives a free 100-square-meter private area and can directly purchase buildings from the system for use…
Regional buff level increased…
Zhang Shiyao’s eyes lit up.
She immediately began sorting through her storage card, tossing in everything she deemed useless into the Sanctuary for upgrades.
Soon, the Sanctuary barrier expanded outward two more times.
— The end of the Chapter–
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