Cataclysm King

Chapter 193 The Demon-Slaying Hero

 The scene around him changed, and Ji Xun carefully read the enlightenment that appeared.

　　　「You have entered the "Third Holy Grail War·Battle of Ironforge""

“Current Cataclysm Level 4 D, current difficulty mortality rate: 50.3%”

“Space exploration progress: 26.3%”

　　　Keywords: war mode”

“Clue: The demon army of the Lord of Hell has captured several border fortresses on the Demon Mountains, and the war has been triggered; Ironforge is an important war city on the edge of the Kingdom of Deland, and it will be a key barrier to prevent the demon army from entering.”

"D-level plot mission: You and your teammates are the Kingdom's reconnaissance soldiers of the 'Falcon Legion' supporting Ironforge. You need to go out of the city to find out the movements of the demon army according to the commander's arrangements, and send the information back to Ironforge; "

“Tips: Rumors of the emergence of the ‘Sismark Holy Grail’ that humans and demons have been fighting for for thousands of years have spread. There seems to be a shadow of a **** behind this war between humans and demons.”

As soon as the enlightenment came out, Ji Xun listened to the discussions among his teammates.

 This is war mode after all.

 This is not a big scene that ordinary people have seen.

“It’s actually a war mode space! Damn it, why did I forget to ask about this when I was explaining the mission before. Now it’s really troublesome.”

“Tsk, tsk, you don’t think that the Lionheart family pays such a high settlement fee just for us to come on vacation, do you? War mode is justifiable.”

“Hey, I heard that if you really want to survive in War Mode, the probability of drawing rare cards is very high. If you can draw a special card like [Space Teleportation Card], you won’t have to worry about it in this life.”

“It’s not easy to get out alive. This D-level difficulty has nearly half of the mortality rate. I don’t know what difficulty level I will eventually challenge this time.”

"It seems to be at least a B-level difficulty plot. However, the Lionheart Family and the Bai Family have elites, as well as the elites of the Mammoth Group, the Behemoth Group, and the Silver Crown. With those guys holding on, they will die. It’s not necessarily us.”

“That’s right. It depends on who has better luck and can survive to the end.”

ˆ “.”

 After seeing that it was in war mode, although the hunters had an accident, they only made a noise for a moment and then stopped.

This time it was a large-scale event with thousands of people participating, and three to four hundred wild hunters were recruited.

 But those who participated were basically the core members of various veteran hunter groups.

This is completely different from the Wai Gua Pi Zao recruited in the last "Battle of the Outpost". This is a group of old hunters who are already experienced and have good combat prowess.

 The mortality rate of the cannon fodder regiment’s previous explorations does not mean that they are the same.

 What's more, the Lionheart family sent elites from the official and mercenary regiments.

This is also the basic trust that attracts so many experts to participate in this task.

Just looking at the lineup, many people guessed that the difficulty of this space challenge is definitely not low.

Compared to the shocked teammates around him, Ji Xun had long known that this extradimensional space encrypted by the Lionheart family was in war mode.

 Nan Jing’s mother has given him the latest detailed information.

There is no discrepancy in the information that was revealed.

　　It has long been familiar to me.

Ji Xun also knew very well that the people of the Lionheart family were also aiming for the Holy Grail, and this time a more difficult plot would inevitably be triggered.

  At least the A-level difficulty story has a small chance of coming into contact with the [Sismark Holy Grail].

  But the number of participants is directly proportional to the difficulty of the extradimensional space.

 The more people there are, the higher the difficulty.

The most difficult plot that has been triggered so far is level C, with a mortality rate of over 70%.

It is known that Level B has been triggered, which is the second plot, and no one has survived so far.

 That's why so many experts were sent in.

There is bound to be a breakthrough this time.

Nan Jing’s mother specially asked to come this time because with those masters there, the hope of success would be greater.

 And probably there are other deeper meanings.

But the problem is not big.

If the Holy Grail cannot be found this time, Ji Xun will not live long even if he escapes alive.

 So whether it is A level or S level difficulty, he seems very indifferent.

 While thinking, Ji Xun looked at the surrounding environment.

This "Ironforge City" is a black-toned military city.

The city is not too big, but there are many blacksmiths.

 Because there is a high-quality iron ore vein in the nearby mountains, this city is also a very important ordnance production site for the Kingdom of Delan.

“Based on the current intelligence, the rumor of the appearance of the ‘Holy Grail’ is from the Youfeng Mine nearby. Could it be false news spread by NPCs?”

Ji Xun thought of the information about Nanjing's mother.

　　Those of the Lionheart family have explored this space four times, and the clues they got about the possible appearance of the Holy Grail pointed to the mine.

 This is the benefit of having intelligence support.

Originally, if you want to know this, you have to spend a lot of manpower and time talking to NPCs in the city, and then you can deduce it bit by bit.

 But now he knows it in advance, which saves him a lot of energy.

  And the main plot is also clear.

 But now that he knew it, Ji Xun was skeptical about the known information.

This "Battle of Ironforge" is just a special battle in the Holy Grail War, and it is far from reaching a full-scale war.

 The difficulty of the plot triggered in this space before was only B level. Generally speaking, the information that appeared may be misleading.

 At least if you complete this plot mission normally, you will not be able to access the Holy Grail.

 So, we can only find another way.

 Find some triggering methods that do not follow the normal development of the plot.

The map of space this time is almost endless, and it is unrealistic to search blindly.

 This requires some abnormal intelligence channels.

Thinking of this, a flash of light flashed across Ji Xun's eyes.

His eyes looked far outside the city, as if he was looking for something.

Although there was little light, his excellent dark vision now allowed him to see the endless mountains clearly.

His photographic memory allowed him to judge the undulating shapes of mountains.

“Devil Mountain Range. It’s indeed the same place.”

Ji Xun murmured in his heart.

 That’s right.

 What he saw was the Demonic Mountains where the fortresses from the last "Battle of the Outpost" were located.

 After looking at this, he was also sure that the two different dimensions were the same map!

He can even clearly identify which col in the mountain range where the most critical Thunder Fortress is located.

Ji Xun even felt that if he went all the way towards the mountains, he could still find the fortress that had been captured by the demon army.

 Confirming this, he became more confident.

He not only has the latest information about Lionheart, but also the information he obtained from the last time he successfully cleared "Outpost War".

 Unique information!

But at this time, Ji Xun thought of something else and thought in his mind: "But having said that, last time I took away the key item [Power Gem Golden Ball] through abnormal plot channels. I don't know if the teleportation array is It’s still there. Is the current Ironforge plot an extension of the changed plot, or the original plot?”

According to what he knows, special items like the [Power Gem Golden Ball], which are cataclysmic objects, are basically "unique".

 Even in an extra-dimensional space.

In other words, if it appears in the space and is taken away by someone, even if someone enters the same space next time, they will not get the same item again.

 And "Ironforge" and "Battle of Outpost" are two related spaces, and the Golden Ball of Power is a must-have item for constructing the teleportation array, and is a key plot item that should not be ignored.

Ji Xun felt quite interested when he came here.

 Instinct told him that it would be the latter.

If the plot of Ironforge is affected by the previous plot, then the essence of the existence of extradimensional space may not be a simple "copy".

Rather, it is a strange world that can evolve.

 The most important thing is that the value of the things and information Ji Xun obtained last time will be maximized!

Before he had time to think too much, the officer's sharp shout brought Ji Xun's thoughts back to reality.

“Soldiers of the Falcon Legion, now the devil’s spies have appeared near Ironforge. Your task is to find them and clean them out!”

“Each team is now starting to collect supplies. In an hour, each team will set off in batches!”

ˆ “.”

 Similar to the last procedure, the war mode is to start a war directly.

These people who come in will directly join the front line of fighting against the devil.

 The commander of Ironforge announced the mission, and everyone had an hour of free time.

 As soon as the free event was announced, the redemption panel appeared.

Hunters became excited just by seeing the names of equipment supplies in the military commissary.

“Tsk, war mode is indeed a war mode. The items exchanged for military merit are so exaggerated! Gold-quality materials are everywhere, as well as various finished cards.”

“There are so many treasures that I have never heard of in my life, let alone seen them.”

 “If you can really collect enough military achievements to exchange for something, then that’s the real good thing!”

ˆ “.”

 Everyone was so excited that they started talking.

 But Ji Xun looked very calm when he looked at them.

 This is not the first time after all. Same as last time, you can get combat points by hunting demons.

However, the difference is that this time, because it is a fourth-level space, the adventurers who enter are from level 1 to level 4.

 The points gained from hunting demons are also determined based on one's own strength.

  The greater the rank difference, the less combat merits will be obtained.

It will not give high-level card masters the opportunity to kill low-level monsters in groups to gain combat merit.

Ji Xun didn’t pay much attention.

  After all, the main purpose of his visit this time was not for the exchange of war achievements, but for the Holy Grail.

Ji Xun was actually more interested in the people who came in this time.

 A total of a thousand people entered this time, a large number.

 He glanced at the hunters who had not come to observe carefully before.

 There are a lot of people who hide their heads and show their tails.

Although you can't see his face clearly, you can tell he is an elite just by looking at his aura.

 “There are many masters”

Ji Xun murmured in his heart.

Not seeing anything, he glanced at his teammates again.

A team of thirty people, mostly members of a large hunter group called "Three-Tailed Fox". The leader is a third-level swordsman, Lao Fu, and there are a few individual warriors.

Ji Xun, a registered second-level swordsman, is also considered a backbone, but because he is a Sanren, he doesn’t attract much attention.

 Everyone else was excitedly going to the city to buy various equipment.

Not seeing anything, Ji Xun followed suit.

However, as he walked, he saw a familiar face.

 “Jia Yu?”

Ji Xun looked at the young mushroom-headed man, wasn't he Xie Guozhong's assistant?

How come such an elite graduate from the Federal College came to this alien space with a high mortality rate?

Ji Xun also instantly guessed that the top brass of Bureau X might also be interested in the Holy Grail.

And it’s not just Bureau X. Judging from Nanjing’s mother’s information, almost all of the Lionheart Family, Bai Family, Oran Survivors, and Silver Moon Sect are very concerned about the Holy Grail.

The people coming in this time are very complicated.

 “Is this Jia Yu implicated by Xie Guozhong?”

Ji Xun thought that since the people in Bureau X sent Jia Yu into the war mode space, they obviously had some intention of punishing him.

 The most likely reason is that he was implicated in Xie Guozhong's crimes.

Ji Xun also frowned slightly when he thought of this.

 So, this mushroom head is more or less implicated by himself?

Even though we are acquaintances, we don’t want to get to know each other.

Ji Xun’s current identity is very sensitive, and he will be in great trouble if exposed.

I thought that if I met someone later and could be of some help, I would like to help.

However, he didn't know that the mushroom-headed Jia Yu was muttering something while walking: "Ah, there is really no chance to take advantage of the space suppression. If you want to get the Holy Grail, the risk of death is not small."

Ji Xun walked all the way in the city like this.

 Haunting around the city with the [Relic: Demonic Pointer] obtained last time in his hand.

 He knew that there was a kind of demon in the demon army that could change into human skin and disguise itself as a human being - [Pishtako].

Those demons may not all be outside, they may have already lurked in.

Walking along the way, the most common ones are various blacksmith shops.

“My dear, you can actually buy silver-quality equipment directly in the city! The price is so cheap! I’m afraid it’s only one-tenth of what it is outside.”

“Oh my God, these blacksmith shops can equip a whole set of silver equipment! Oh, look what I found, [a sophisticated silver magic sword]! This attribute is not much different from that of relic-level equipment.”

“Oh, **** it, buying these equipment requires magic cores and various energy crystals! I didn’t bring much.”

“Didn’t I inform you when you signed up before? Who told you not to bring more.”

“I even gave my son housing allowance, how could I carry too many magic cores with me.”

"That's right. But if you can get out alive, Lao Liu, you will be at a big loss."

ˆ “.”

Ji Xun has known this information for a long time.

Because this Ironforge is a city with a lot of weapons, hunters can buy some weapons against demons at low prices here, such as magic-breaking arrows, swords, armor, leather, and other enchanted equipment.

 The price is very low.

If you get out alive, just buying these things and reselling them will be enough to make a big fortune.

 This is why the war mode is also called the "get rich mode".

Hunters looked at the sophisticated equipment and rushed in excitedly.

 If you have the conditions, you can immediately change into a set of shining silver equipment.

However, Ji Xun is not so optimistic.

 Alternate dimensions are always cruel.

 The better the equipment provided by the plot, the greater the difficulty.

 But that doesn’t stop you from buying it if you should.

Ji Xun has a large enough storage ring and brings enough magic cores.

 He also purchased a large amount of high-quality equipment.

Not to mention reselling these things, even if they can be exchanged for military success against the demon army, it would be good.

Just wandering around, and soon enlightenment appeared.

“You can freely access C-level plot missions by triggering, investigate the fallen Thunder Fortress, and find out the situation and movements of the demon army’s troops; complete the mission and obtain high combat merit rewards based on the detailed information.”

Ji Xun was not surprised.

 This is the optional plot that has been triggered by previous explorations.

 Seeing the increase in difficulty of enlightenment prompts, no one had any complaints except for a few complaints among the hunters.

 After all, we have come.

What’s more, there are so many masters coming.

Those golden knights from the Lionheart family are all real nobles. They all dare to come. How dare the hunters think that they are such weak-legged people.

Not to mention it’s an optional plot.

  means that you don’t have to choose.

Everyone can still just complete the first plot and then leave.

However, what the hunters did not expect was that Enlightenment appeared again: "Triggering a B-level plot mission, there are rumors that the [Holy Grail of Sismark] has appeared in Youfeng Mine. The demon lord has sent a red-robed shaman to find the whereabouts of the Holy Grail. Everyone We must find and intercept the red-robed shaman to stop the devil's conspiracy."

The plot difficulty was suddenly raised to B level.

 It is also a task for all members.

At this moment, the hunters began to curse.

Everyone knows that the difficulty of war mode, reaching B level, the death rate will definitely skyrocket.

 But there is nothing we can do.

Moreover, those noble elite knights still gave everyone great confidence.

 After all, the risk is borne by everyone.

 Seeing this, the corners of Ji Xun's mouth slightly raised in a joking manner.

He knew that, except for a few key personnel, no one knew that the current mortality rate for B-level missions was 100%!

Since we have explored it four times, we can confirm the approximate location of the demon army. It is not difficult to complete the C and D level tasks in the first section.

 This B-level plot is the so-called second plot of "no survivors".

 “You move very quickly”

Ji Xun carefully read the content on Enlightenment and saw that there were no differences. When he walked out of an alley, his face had changed.

He had less than an hour of free time. Instead of wandering elsewhere, he went directly to the city lord's mansion.

The city lord's mansion where the city guard is the leader is currently an "unexplored area" in B-level plots.

 In the intelligence, people from the Lionheart family have tried many methods, but none of them have been able to gain access to the lord of Ironforge.

Ji Xun wanted to give it a try.

As soon as he reached the small castle-like mansion, the guarding sergeant raised his spear and shouted: "There is no order to prohibit the approach to the city lord's mansion!"

However, at this time, Ji Xun took out a rune token and said: "I am entrusted by Master Meilin of Fallen Eagle Fortress, and I have top-secret information to inform the Lord of the City!"

 That’s right.

In his hand is the plot item obtained from the last "Battle of the Outpost", the "rune token" that can prove Ronan's identity as a mage!

 This is also a shortcut he wants to try!

 Only through abnormal means can one come into contact with the Holy Grail. This is also the entry point that Ji Xun came up with.

 The City Lord’s Mansion is definitely the key to a difficult plot.

 However, as soon as the token was taken out, a unique wave of magic attracted the guard captain over.

The man checked it out, and then actually gave Ji Xun a respectful chest-protecting military salute, and shouted a very special title: "The Demon-Slaying Hero!"

Ji Xun looked stern when he heard this title.

 Because he immediately understood that the plot of "Battle of Ironforge" had really been changed by the last "Battle of Outpost"!

 (End of this chapter)