Chapter 216: The surrounding environment of the strange dark zone (two-in-one), except for the things within a few tens of meters around Yihua himself, which can be directly observed by him, the environment further away is completely shrouded in no light, as if isolated . In the dark world of light.
"It seems that I have successfully entered the secret world."
After such a thought flashed through Yihua's mind, he tried to take two steps forward.
Sure enough, just as Yi Hua thought, the bright space that he could observe also moved with Yi Hua's movement.
Looking at the part of the trees that appeared at the edge of the bright space ahead due to Yihua's movement, and the area behind that was swallowed up by the dark space, Yihua exhaled softly.
For this environment in the secret world, Yi Hua, who has been shrouded in the mist of death for a long time and fights in the world of death that also has a visible range, is already familiar with it.
After a brief observation, after confirming that there was no danger around and that there were no other apprentices, Yihua took out the token he had issued previously.
I saw that under the contact of Yihua's mental power, a string of information similar to a ranking list was transmitted into Yihua's mind with the recovered mental power.
[Real-time Apprentice Examination Points List]
[First Place—Rey Fercis—Currently Holding Points: 1,000 Points]
[Second Place—Melko Fabuti—Currently Holding Points: 1,000 Points]
...
[Eighth place - Ihua Felsis - currently holds points: 100 points]
[Ninth place...]
"Real-time apprentice exam standings? It seems that the apprentice rankings on the list, It will continue to change as the apprenticeship examination progresses."
Yihua's eyes flickered slightly and he thought to himself.
This list can be seen only after entering the secret world and using mental power to touch the token.
This also means that all apprentices in the secret world can directly know the current rankings of other apprentices based on this list.
In the apprenticeship examination, the higher the final ranking is, the higher the treatment will be received when going to the Wizarding Continent General Academy in the future.
The appearance of the real-time scoreboard for the apprenticeship exam has also given some apprentices who want to sprint into the top three or top positions a rough idea of how many points they should collect.
You can also use the list to confirm the number of apprentices currently existing in the secret world.
After a brief glance and found that the points had not changed yet, Yihua took back the token.
After trying to summon two skeleton skinners who were transformed and comparable to top second-class apprentices, they headed towards the dark area in the distance.
In just a few seconds, the two skeleton skinners walked out of the bright area dozens of meters around Yihua.
The moment the two Skeleton Skinners entered the dark area, Yihua, who was observing through the Skeleton Skinners' perspective, instantly fell into boundless darkness.
Realizing that using the undead's perception of the soul to go deep into the dark area and expand the scope of the reconnaissance was not feasible, Yihua frowned.
"It seems that the darkness in the secret world is not just pure darkness, but some kind of special phenomenon that has the ability to shield perception..."
This possibility flashed in his mind, and Yihua just wanted to take back the two large skeletons outside the light area. Skinner.
Suddenly, a heart palpitating feeling came from the soul connection of the Great Skeleton Skinner in the darkness.
"Could it be that there is some kind of danger in the dark area?"
Yi Hua was frightened.
You must know that the rules previously explained by the fifth-level mentor "Messenger" Rudolf did not mention whether there are dangers other than other apprentices in the secret world.
Could it be that the other party forgot? Or did the other party deliberately not say it?
Unable to come to a conclusion, Yihua resisted the idea of returning the two skeleton skinners who felt the danger.
He decided to let the two skeleton skinners, who had strong defenses and could even defend against third-level attacks, stay where they were, waiting for danger to appear.
As time passed, the sense of crisis coming from the two skeleton skinners became stronger and stronger.
This also means that the danger that exists in the dark area is accelerating towards the two skeleton skinners.
Just a few seconds later, while holding his breath and concentrating, Yihua frowned as he sensed the two skeleton skinners.
Because the danger that originally existed in the perception of the two skeleton skinners suddenly disappeared.
"Has the danger hidden in the darkness left?"
The moment Yi Hua flashed such a thought, the sense of crisis that had suddenly disappeared suddenly surged to the extreme in the perception of the two skeleton skinners!
squeak!
A strange sound suddenly sounded, and the soul connection between the two skeleton skinners suddenly started to fluctuate violently, almost completely disconnected.
Yihua, who realized that the two skeleton skinners had been severely injured, frowned and snorted coldly:
"You want to kill my undead under my nose?"
The moment this thought flashed across his mind, Yihua burst out. Astonishing terrifying speed.
In just an instant, Yihua crossed a distance of tens of meters and reached the dark area where the two skeleton skinners were previously.
What appeared in front of Yihua's eyes were two skeletal skinners who seemed to be completely unscathed.
As for the danger? The two skeleton skinners were in an open grassland. Not to mention danger, there wasn't even an obstacle around them!
Feeling that the two skeleton skinners no longer warned of danger, Yi Hua frowned and his scalp felt slightly numb.
"It's strange. Could it be that the existence that attacked the two big skeleton skinners was faster than me? Or was what I perceived previously all illusions?" Compared
to the former, Yihua was more willing to believe the latter.
After all, the speed that Yihua exploded just now has reached the level of a top earth knight.
In addition, most of the participants in the apprenticeship examination are first- and second-class apprentices, and the main enemies are other apprentices.
Logically speaking, there should not be any dangerous existence in the secret world that other than other apprentices cannot catch up with even the top earth knights.
"Could it be said that the energy of the Lumen Stone dispels darkness and is not just used for lighting?" The
Skeleton Skinner who was previously in the dark area sensed the approaching danger, but when Yihua, who was carrying a token containing the energy of the Lumen Stone, discovered The moment he reached his body, the danger disappeared without a trace.
Perhaps the energy of Lumen Stone can be used to dispel darkness, not only for lighting, but also to dispel unknown dangers in the darkness.
"It seems that Teacher Rudolf did hide something before. The secret world is not as simple as it seems on the surface..."
Realizing this, Yihua finally understood why the academy gave the academy competition rankings and wizard levels. The top apprentices have the opportunity to enter the secret world earlier.
Because this means that in this dangerous secret world, these apprentices will have a longer exploration time than other apprentices.
Thinking of this, Yihua's eyes flashed, and he summoned a first-class undead that had not been used for a long time - the Skeleton Knight, and directed it to walk towards the dark area again.
Since the Skeleton Skinner was more precious, he decided to use the Skeleton Knight, who was only first-class in strength, to test whether the danger perceived in the dark space could really cause harm.
Just a minute after the Skeleton Knight left the bright area within tens of meters of Yihua, the familiar sense of danger came from the Skeleton Knight's soul link again.
Due to Yi Hua's purpose this time, he ignored the danger premonition from the Skeleton Knight and quietly waited for the development of the situation.
After a while, the sense of danger from the Skeleton Knight disappeared and suddenly appeared again.
Feeling the violent fluctuations of the soul link of the Skeleton Knight, Yihua did not choose to get closer in time to check, but silently waited for the development of the situation.
Just like that, after about a few seconds, the soul link between the Skeleton Knight and Yihua was suddenly disconnected.
Sensing the missing soul link of the Skeleton Knight, Yihua frowned and instantly burst out at an astonishing speed. In a flash, he appeared at the location where the Skeleton Knight was previously.
Without any delay, Yihua's eyes quickly scanned the surroundings.
This time, Yihua also didn't see anything suspicious around him.
What appeared in front of Yihua's eyes was the remains of the skeleton knight who collapsed in the open space and lost his soul.
Seeing the dead skeleton knight in front of him, Yihua's eyes tightened.
Without Yihua's intervention, the Skeleton Knight did die.
This also means that the sense of danger that the undead previously conveyed to Yihua was not an illusion, but the existence of danger.
"Judging from the intact remains of the Skeleton Knight without any trauma caused by any external force, could it be that the Skeleton Knight was harmed at the soul level?"
However, Yihua moved without any delay during these two moves, but he was not able to catch a glimpse of the attack. figure of the person.
"This means that the danger in the dark area is not an illusion, but a real existence. In other words, the danger in the dark area is indeed an illusion, but it is an illusion that can cause danger!" No matter which one it is, it means darkness
. There are indeed dangers in the zone.
Yihua hesitated for a moment, but out of fear of the unknown danger, he temporarily gave up his plan to go deep into the dark area to face the danger in person.
After some attempts, Yihua realized that the dangers in the dark area would only appear in the dark area and would not pose a threat to the existence in the light area radiated by the energy of the Lumen Stone.
Others can move in dark areas even if they do not hold tokens that contain the energy of Lumen Stone and can open up areas of light.
But when moving in a dark area, not only can you not see your surroundings, you can only move forward gropingly.
And as time goes by, unknown dangers that exist in the dark area will come to your door.
Out of the wizard's curiosity about the unknown, Yihua silently pondered the mechanism behind the special phenomena in the secret world.
After a while, Yihua temporarily put away his thoughts and decided to explore the secret world.
Time flew by and more than ten minutes passed.
During this time, Yihua still found no trace of other apprentices.
The resonance stone can locate other Illuminati apprentices. At this moment, there is no fluctuation of any Illuminati apprentice within the range of 10,000 meters that it can sense.
In this regard, Yihua did not feel the slightest doubt. Instead, a look of understanding flashed in his eyes.
Although the secret world is just a fragment of the world, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.
According to Yihua's estimation, this secret world is many times larger than the area of the academy covering more than ten kilometers around it.
Yihua himself is the seventh apprentice to enter the secret world.
Even if a few minutes have passed now, according to the real-time points ranking displayed on the token, the number of apprentices in the current secret world does not exceed double digits.
Such rare apprentices are scattered in this huge secret world, just like a drop in the ocean or a sand in the Ganges.
It is completely normal that there is no trace of other apprentices.
Yihua also understood that it would take at least several hours until all the apprentices entered the secret world.
As the number of apprentices increases, sooner or later you will meet other apprentices in the future.
During this period of time, rather than searching for traces of other apprentices, it was more important to become familiar with the environment of the secret world and the strange and dangerous phenomena in the dark zone.
Next, Yihua spent about half an hour exploring the secret world.
During this period, Yihua accidentally found several lumen stones growing on rocks.
Through the token's absorption ability, Yihua successfully obtained ten units of lume stone energy from these lume stones, which is ten points.
As the points increased, Yi Hua was keenly aware that his body occupies a radius of tens of meters, and the visible bright area increased by about two to three meters in diameter compared to before.
"I don't know if other apprentices, when they enter the light area around me, can see the range according to my calculations or his calculations..." Yihua's eyes realized that what the fifth-level instructor Rudolf said earlier was true
. It flickered slightly, and the desire to gain points increased a bit.
After all, in this secret world in a strange darkness, only the energy of the lumen stone, which represents points, can dispel the darkness and expand one's visual range.
During this period of exploration, Yihua not only harvested the energy of the Lumen Stone.
While passing through some areas, some artificially engraved scarlet words were also discovered on the surface of some boulders.
Inscribed on it:
[Please do not stay in the dark area for a long time, otherwise it will lead to fatal danger! 】
【The longer you stay in the dark area, the greater the possibility of attracting strange forces! ]
[Located around items containing lume stone energy, it can temporarily shield the strange power that exists in the dark area! ]
Words like this.
"It seems that Teacher Rudolf deliberately did not explain the dangers here before. The survival rules of the secret world need to be explored by yourself."
Realizing this, Yihua looked stern and increased his awareness of the strange power existing in the darkness. prevention.
In Yihua's view, the strange power in the darkness most likely has nothing to do with the fifth-level instructors and apprentice exams, but the power contained in the fragments of the world that are completely different from the rules of the outside world.
This fragment of the world can actually arouse the covetousness of wizards such as the Master of the Nine-ring White Tower, who are considered powerful among official wizards.
He even did not hesitate to build a formal wizard-level wizard array to seal and suppress the fragments of this world.
The power contained in it is most likely not something Yihua, a third-class apprentice, can resist.
(End of chapter)