BXBX NOVEL Chapter 64: Death Desert, Gluttony Unleashed!
He intended to maximize his power before entering the instance, as he had no idea what to expect inside.
Jeremy used all the low-level energy crystals to boost his attributes.
As he absorbed each crystal, he gained approximately 300 points in random attributes.
For energy crystals of level 3 and above, he focused on enhancing his skills.
[Ding! You have used a Tier 4 energy crystal, leveling up the "Abyssal Summon" skill to level 1!]
[Ding! You have used a Tier 5 energy crystal, leveling up the "Plague Curse" skill to level 5!]
[Ding! You have used a Tier 6 energy crystal, leveling up the "Unlawful Being" skill to level 10!]
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A series of notifications appeared. Fortunately, the energy crystals Jeremy had acquired from Skyrakers were ample, allowing him to upgrade his high-tier skills and "Unlawful Being" to level 10.
At level 10, the damage of "Unlawful Being" increased by 34%, the range of "Teleportation" expanded to 100 meters, and its cooldown was halved.
The effects of other high-tier skills also saw significant improvements.
However, when it came to super-tier skills, Jeremy was at a loss.
He simply didn\'t have enough high-tier energy crystals.
After players complete their second class, skill levels can be raised to level 20.
To awaken, he had to max out all his skills, which required a vast number of high-tier energy crystals. To ensure his skills didn\'t hold him back, he needed to find a way to acquire more energy crystals.
But now wasn\'t the time to dwell on that.
There were less than 5 minutes left before entering the instance.
Jeremy opened his attribute panel for a quick look.
[Name]: Jeremy
[Level]: lv34
[Class]: Blasphemer
[Titles]: Pioneer, World\'s First Kill, Light Chaser
[Abilities]: The Eye of Omniscience (SSS)
[Attributes]: Strength 5534, Spirit 8433, Stamina 3837, Agility 4219
[Damage]: Physical 214%, Magical 214%
[Special]: Crit 33%, Attack Speed 26%, Explosive Rate 35%, Cooldown Reduction 40%
[Skills]: Unlawful Being lv10, Seven Sins – Wrath lv1, Seven Sins – Gluttony lv1, Seven Sins – Envy lv1, Abyssal Summon lv10, Wind of Calamity lv10, Teleportation lv10, Plague Curse lv10, Judgment Sword lv10, Soul Roar lv10, Flames of Sin lv10, Disaster Blade lv10, Shadow Step lv10
Seeing his panel, Jeremy felt much more assured.
With his current strength, even without using "Seven Sins – Wrath" and the "Time Stopwatch," he could probably take down a level 40 BOSS with ease.
However, Jeremy remained vigilant.
The time he was instantly killed by a mere glance from the Fool in the class change area had made him keenly aware of his own vulnerability.
Weakness itself is an original sin.
Just like this event, the Apocalypse Game forcibly dragged 100 million players into the instance, without any regard for their willingness. The game developers didn\'t care if players wanted to participate or not.
The weak have no right to choose. This world only listens to the strong, and only the strong have the right to speak reason.
If Jeremy wanted to survive in this apocalypse and protect those around him, he needed to be strong enough.
"I hope the final result won\'t disappoint me." Jeremy muttered, watching the countdown with a fire blazing in his eyes.
Once the "Sun Chaser" event ended, the double experience bonus would be over, and the rate of leveling up would drastically decrease.
If Jeremy wanted to continue rapidly increasing his strength, aside from obtaining the divine artifact from the event rewards, the only other option he could think of was the Soul Essence from the Void Spirit Realm.
The Land of Eternal Night met both conditions, which was the main reason he chose to participate in the event.
Time flew by, and soon there were only 3 minutes left before entering the instance.
Jeremy composed himself, ready for action.
Players worldwide were also nervously watching the countdown, praying they wouldn\'t be chosen.
Finally, under everyone\'s watchful eyes, the final countdown began.
[Time left to enter the "Land of Eternal Night": 3 seconds!]
[Time left to enter the "Land of Eternal Night": 2 seconds!]
[Time left to enter the "Land of Eternal Night": 1 second]
The next moment, time hit zero!
"Boom!!!"
In the sky, a massive, pitch-black gate that blotted out the sun suddenly opened with a thunderous roar!
A barren, lifeless world devoid of any vitality appeared before everyone\'s eyes!
"It\'s really here!" Jeremy clenched his fist, his eyes burning with excitement as he looked at the world beyond the black gate.
He felt a certain desire stirring within him.
The last time Jeremy felt this way was when he had been unconscious.
He knew this was the desire of "Gluttony"!
If he could return from the Land of Eternal Night, he would be reborn!
Before Jeremy could think further, a blinding white light enveloped him.
Simultaneously, over 100 million players around the world were also engulfed in white light.
One by one, beams of white light shot up from all corners of the globe!
All the players soared like meteors, heading straight for the black gate in the sky!
"Please come back safely!" Many prayed in their hearts as they watched the beams of light shoot towards the sky.
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[You have entered the global instance "Land of Eternal Night"!]
[Notice: You have entered the outer area of the "Land of Eternal Night" known as the "Death Desert"! Recommended Level: 30-50!]
As The Eye of Omniscience\'s notification appeared, the blinding white light before Jeremy gradually faded.
The first thing that greeted his eyes was a vast, endless gray desert.
Under the dim sky, towering dunes rolled endlessly, stretching as far as the eye could see.
The howling winds whipped up sand and gravel, stinging his skin like knives.
The gray desert was almost devoid of any flora or fauna. All Jeremy could see was an expanse of gray and white sand, barren and devoid of life.
Surveying his surroundings, Jeremy noticed about a dozen other players had also appeared in the desert.
This group of people includes both the old and the young, with varying expressions. Most of them have pale faces and look flustered.
A plain-looking middle-aged woman trembled, her face contorted with fear as she cried out, "Why, why was I chosen? Why me? I don\'t want to die!"
"I don\'t want to stay here! I want to go home..." whimpered a petite girl, crouching on the ground with her head buried in her arms, sobbing softly.
"It\'s over, everything\'s over! My wife is still pregnant!" A bespectacled man, pale and weak, nearly collapsed on the spot, teetering on the brink of a breakdown.
The spread of fear and despair was rapid, quickly infecting those who had initially managed to stay relatively calm.
The cries and wails echoed through the desert, causing several people to frown.
"Damn it! It\'s bad enough to be chosen, but to end up with a bunch of rookies? Unbelievable!." cursed a red-haired young man with a neck tattoo.
Beside him, a composed woman with short hair and a sharp demeanor calmly said, "Stop complaining. There\'s strength in numbers. Let\'s work together to get out of here."
The others also expressed their agreement.
After that, they began organizing efforts to calm the other players.
Watching this, Jeremy shook his head slightly.
The highest-level player among them was only level 23, while the Death Desert was a level 30-50 zone. Leading such a group through the desert would be extremely challenging for them.
Jeremy had no intention of joining them.
With his strength, traversing the Death Desert alone wouldn\'t be difficult, and he\'d have more freedom of movement.
At that moment, Jeremy felt an increasing restlessness within himself.
He looked up at the sky.
The sky was dim and murky, as if shrouded by a gray veil. Through this veil, he could faintly see the dark, lifeless void beyond and some barely discernible faint specks of light.
Upon entering the Land of Eternal Night, Jeremy had felt a surge of intense hunger.
He didn\'t suppress this desire, allowing it to swell within him.
As the desire within him grew stronger, a purple vortex gradually appeared in Jeremy\'s eyes.
"Seven Sins – Gluttony, activate!"
In the next moment, tiny particles of light, barely visible to the naked eye, seemed to be drawn by an unseen force, raining down from the sky and merging into Jeremy\'s body.
Jeremy felt a warm sensation throughout his body, as if he were soaking in a hot spring—extremely comfortable.
Before long, a prompt appeared before him.
[Prompt: You have devoured soul essences, gaining 1 point in the mental attribute!]
"Just as I thought, coming here was the right decision." Jeremy\'s eyes gleamed with excitement.
The reason he had come here was that this place could rapidly boost his power.
And the Land of Eternal Night did not disappoint him.
In just a few minutes, he had already gained 1 point in the mental attribute.
Even if he did nothing else all day, he could still gain attributes equivalent to leveling up by two levels.
At this rate of attribute growth, combined with the experience from monster hunting, his power would increase even faster than during double experience periods!
But that wasn\'t all. Jeremy could faintly sense that the closer he got to the core area of the Land of Eternal Night, the denser the soul essences became.
If he could absorb soul essences in such a place, his attribute growth rate might multiply several times over!