VRMMO Botanist - Chapter 57

Chapter 57: Entry Pass To The Ruins

Dharma and the others were puzzled by the sudden firm order. They did not know what Ye Chen saw. However, their bodies sprang forward on command, based on their unwavering trust in Ye Chen’s judgment.

“Boss, those four there are fighting for our loot!”

By the corpse of the Warrior, several were picking up the items that were dropped. One of them saw the movements from Ye Chen’s party in his peripheral vision, cautioning the entire party.

“Hmph! They’re courting death. Who do they think they are stealing from? Let’s teach them a lesson!” The leader of the opposing party was also a Warrior. His eyes scrutinized Ye Chen and the others, scoffing in disbelief.

Ice Bears were Level 22 monsters. If they were leveling here, the adventurers would most probably be about Level 21. With this fact known, the Warrior Leader had absolute confidence that they would win. His party was about Level 28 to 29, a complete class above their opponent in terms of level and equipment!

“Kill them, let them have a taste of the prowess of the Dark Phantom Guild!” The Warrior waved his hand with a sinister smirk on his face. Immediately, the party raised their weapons with malicious intentions reeking from them.

However, before they could attack, a meteor shower of arrows rained onto them like a critical blanket of befuddlement.

“FUCK! Their archer knows AOE attacks!” The sneak assault flinched the entire party, setting off a massive chain of panic. A Level 20 and above adventurer who knew AOE skills was definitely no commoner!

“RUN! RETREAT! NOW!” The Warrior Leader wielded his sword frantically, screaming at the top of his lungs. However, the shower mercilessly bulleted onto them with no sign of stopping.

The loud voice jolted the others out from the paralyzing fear. They pulled themselves together, retreating from the arrow shower. Right as they moved, a peculiar tree sprang up in their center. A torrential downpour of spiked yellow-ish green durians ensued, engulfing them in a series of earth-shaking explosions. The speedier ones were fortunate, escaping with barely half of their life. The less fortunate ones buckled and became one with the snow.

“WHAT THE FUCK?! Who are these people? Why do they all know AOE skills?!” The Warrior Leader could not hold back his tongue any further. There was no reason for these pro adventurers to be at such a low-level training ground!

“Quickly get revived! Let the Guild send the stronger Adventurers, we must get our items back!” Seeing the approaching Ye Chen, the Warrior Leader thundered and brought his party back for the revival.

“Oh my gosh! Boss, we are so amazing!” Seeing the crimson snow and the dead bodies around, Dharma yelped excitedly.

Their opponent was a complete party, yet they fell under just one skill from him and Ye Chen. That saccharin sweet bliss from the crushing eradication of the opponents was intoxicating!

“Nah, they’re just too weak.” Ye Chen ignored Dharma and walked to the corpses. From the pile of potions, Ye Chen dug out a browning parchment scroll.

“Hehe, I knew it. It really is this! Lucky, my eyes are sharp!” With the scroll in hand, Ye Chen broke into a huge smile.

“What’s that?” The other three crowded together out of curiosity.

[No. 7 Ruins Entry Pass: The No.7 Ruins will open soon. Any Party Leader below Level 35 can lead his party into the Ruins for exploration. Days till the Aegda Ruins opens: 10 days 13 hours 33 minutes. The entry pass is a special item, and will be dropped as loot upon death.]

Even if Dharma and the others were greenhorns in the game, their eyes still lit up uncontrollably at this sight.

What was the theme of the Boundless World?

As long as the adventurer had seen the promotional video, they would definitely know. Exploration!

Blue skies, vast oceans, sprawling plains, towering mountains… Within the Boundless World, there were endless mysteries and excitement, awaiting the adventurers to find out!

This was not a baseless claim or fake news. The developers had ensured that the most important theme throughout the world was the unfathomable depth of the unknown. Within these unknowns, the most famous of all was the Ancient Ruins!

Whenever an adventurer successfully explored a Ruin, their Exploration Level would increase by 1. When the Exploration Level was sufficient, they could enter some regions that were inaccessible by other Adventurers. From there, missions that were unavailable to others were unlocked. Within some particular Ruins, they also demanded that the adventurers had a sufficiently high Exploration Level.

As such, every time the Ruins opened, a massive wave of adrenaline would sweep across the game. Everyone had their eyes set on that one Entry Pass.

There were many ways to obtain the Entry Pass: killing monsters, killing Bosses, Guild Missions, Professional Missions, or even victories in the Arena. All of the listed activities had chances of obtaining the Entry Passes, and it was all based on luck.

Additionally, the passes obtained from missions and the Arena were locked to the adventurer, unable to be traded or sold.

Hence, there were many adventurers with the passes. Yet, the numbers on the trade lobby were scarce. Even if they were listed, they were sold almost instantly.

Very obviously, the Warrior who got hunted down had got the Entry Pass as a drop item. Unluckily for him, the other adventurers caught wind of it, stalking him down. In the end, it became Ye Chen and his party, who became the unlikely winners.

“No.7 Ruins… From the numbering, it’s probably a new Ruin. Before we enter, we would not know what is inside. The Level Cap is at 35, we need to speed up our tempo!” Holding the Entry Pass, Ye Chen could feel his hands shaking from excitement.

He had 10 days before the opening of the Ruins. They were now at Level 23 or 24. Reaching at last Level 30 in these 10 days should not be an issue. If they were to pour their entire life into this, Level 33 would not be tough either!

Even if they were to meet a Level 35 team, they would not be at a disadvantage.

Moreover, the Ruins Instance Dungeons were considered massive worlds. Not only were the monsters high in EXP, but the adventurers could also find rare equipment. If Lady Luck decided to smile at them, they could make huge profits too!

“Let’s go. The people who dropped this would definitely be back to find this. We cannot train here anymore, let’s go somewhere of a higher level.” Ye Chen got everyone packing to go immediately.

The others nodded. Purple Olive and the Queen were the speediest. Within an instant, only Ye Chen and Dharma were left.

Ye Chen’s head tilted slightly as he looked at the motionless Dharma. The latter had not even taken out the Town Return Scroll. Suddenly, Dharma spoke, “Boss, I have kept this question to myself for a long time. Could you quench my curiosity, please?”

“Sure.”

“Boss, I bet you were powerful last time. You spent so much time, but why did you choose to be reborn?” This question had been stuck within Dharma’s heart for ages. Now that he had gotten it off his mind, he heaved a deep sigh of relief.

“To chase after women!” Majestically, Ye Chen raised his staff and looked solemnly into the night sky. Loudly, he declared his regal plans.

“Boss, that’s my dream! You can’t just steal my lines like this!” Hearing the declaration, Dharma turned sullen and shouted.

“HAHA! I’m a man too!” Ye Chen burst into a peal of laughter and disappeared from the spot back to the city.

“Is what Boss said true?” Dharma was dumbfounded, standing rooted to the ground. “Impossible! He must be lying to me”

Dharma vigorously shook his head, refusing to believe. When he looked up, he saw that he was all alone and returned to the city in a hurry.