Last night, Lu Ming had a bit too much to drink with Qin Churan and Lin Youwei.

  When he woke up, it was already past nine in the morning!

  Fortunately, there were no special tasks today.

  The only somewhat important thing was the meeting with the black cloak in the evening.

  As for the task related to goblin Avani.

  Since it was highly likely that the task was taken by Dragon Soul Guan Yu, and Lu Ming had promised the black cloak not to make a move against Dragon Soul Guan Yu for now.

  So, even if he went to find Dragon Soul Guan Yu again, it would be meaningless.

  Better to see how things unfold tonight.

  So today, during the day, it was back to the usual tower grinding, leveling up, and collecting money!

  Lu Ming thought he had woken up late enough.

  It wasn't until he passed by Qin Churan and Lin Youwei's room and heard no sound inside that he realized: the two women hadn't even woken up yet!

  Recalling last night.

  Lin Youwei couldn't hold her liquor, and half a bottle of beer was enough for her.

  Qin Churan, on the other hand, could drink as much as Lu Ming. Who knows how many bottles she had, but definitely not less than Lu Ming!

  Thus, Lu Ming didn't disturb their sweet dreams.

  Just as he was about to go downstairs to buy breakfast.

  Suddenly, he saw Qin Churan coming back with breakfast from outside!

  "Awake?"

  Qin Churan changed into slippers and entered the room, placing a variety of appetizing breakfasts like steamed dumplings, fried dough sticks, layered pancakes, and soy milk on the table.

  Seeing Lu Ming's surprised expression, she chuckled and said, "You can't hold your liquor either, not as well as I can! If you're ever out alone, drink less!"

  A man's pride, naturally, couldn't be lost.

  Lu Ming replied calmly, "I was just drinking casually last night. Next time, I'll show you my true strength!"

  "Really?" Qin Churan teased, "Do you even remember how you got back last night?"

  Lu Ming: "?"

  "If it weren't for Lin and me supporting you, you'd have slept on the street last night!" Qin Churan couldn't help but laugh with a goose-like honk.

  Lu Ming's face turned red.

  He quickly changed the subject, "Let's have breakfast. After we eat, we'll log in and level up..."

  "Lin hasn't woken up yet! I'll go call her!" Qin Churan laughed as she walked past the blushing Lu Ming.

  After breakfast.

  At nine-thirty in the morning, the three of them logged in.

  They left Starlight City and headed straight to the eighth realm of the Nether Ghost Tower: Shadow Nest.

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  Lu Ming summoned the Undead Legion and formed a battle array.

  Together with Qin Churan and Lin Youwei, they began the slaughter.

  [Ding~ Killed level 49 Undead Mage, Experience Points +5250!]

  [Ding~ Killed level 46 Undead Warrior, Experience Points +4880!]

  [Ding~ Killed level 48 Undead Archer, Experience Points +5110!]

  ...

  At first, it felt challenging.

  But as time went on, Lu Ming gradually felt bored.

  Because he knew well:

  "With the current strength of the Undead Legion, they can already hunt monsters above level 50 for higher rewards, but in the second layer, level 50 monsters are the highest."

  "The limit of the second layer is too low. I need to reach level 50 quickly and move to the third layer to raise the limit!"

  So, another day was spent grinding in the Nether Ghost Tower.

  Today's harvest was plentiful.

  Lu Ming's level had reached 29, with 33% progress!

  Just a step away from the fourth transformation at level 30 and the three major talents at Lv4!

  Looking at the time, it was already past nine at night.

  Having been grinding until now, he hadn't even had dinner!

  Lu Ming calculated the time.

  "Return to the city at ten, log out to eat, and come back around eleven, just in time for the appointment."

  With this in mind, Lu Ming said to Qin Churan and Lin Youwei, who were enthusiastically killing monsters ahead, "Stop grinding, let's log out and go eat!"

  At this moment, Lin Youwei had just killed an Undead Mage and picked up the dropped copper coin, putting it in her bag. She turned and said, "This time, let me treat!"

  "Nether brother, Sister Churan, what do you want to eat?"

  "Lin is treating?" Qin Churan said, "Then I won't be polite!"

  Lin Youwei looked at her WeChat balance with wide eyes. Although reluctant to part with her little savings, she seemed to have made up her mind.

  She nodded and said, "Yes, you've always treated me before, this time I'll treat you!"

  "You don't have to be polite!"

  So, Qin Churan pretended to think and said, "Let's have hot spicy soup! It's been a while since I had it, and I'm craving it."

  "Zhang Yi, what about you?"

  Seeing Lu Ming not responding, Qin Churan asked again, "Zhang Yi, do you want hot spicy soup?"

  "Who?" Lu Ming, who was dealing with the trading house, was momentarily confused about who Zhang Yi was: "Me?"

  The next second, he responded, "Anything's fine..."

  Qin Churan gave Lu Ming a strange look.

  "Then let's have hot spicy soup!"

  Lin Youwei had originally prepared to spend a few hundred yuan to treat Lu Ming and Qin Churan to a big meal.

  Finding out they wanted hot spicy soup surprised her.

  The naive Lin Youwei thought Qin Churan genuinely wanted hot spicy soup.

  She didn't realize that Qin Churan was considering her dignity, not refusing her treat, while also thoughtfully considering her financial situation.

  So, the three of them returned to the city, logged out, and indeed went out to have hot spicy soup.

  After dinner, on the way back to the community, Lu Ming said to the two women, "You two don't log in tonight, get some rest."

  Qin Churan knew Lu Ming was going to meet the black cloak, as she was present during their conversation last night.

  She said to Lu Ming, "I'll go with you!"

  "No need," Lu Ming said, "I'll go alone."

  Although she knew Lu Ming was strong, and almost no one in the second layer could threaten him.

  Qin Churan was still a bit worried, "That guy in the cloak seems strange, be careful of him!"

  "Yeah, it's fine, don't worry."

  Back home, Lu Ming logged in.

  Whoosh!

  A white light fell, and Lu Ming appeared in Starlight City.

  The time was fixed at 10:50 PM, with ten minutes left until the appointed time.

  At this moment, Starlight City was bustling with people.

  Many passersby were looking up, admiring the beautiful moon.

  "The moon is so round and big tonight! It looks so soft, I want to pinch it!"

  "Is this moon normal? It looks kind of reddish."

  "Really? Did you notice too? It seems like ever since a few years ago, the moon has been a bit red every full moon night!"

  "Could it be a blood moon, signaling the end of the world?"

  "You've read too many apocalypse novels! I recommend you read online game novels instead, not apocalypse ones! You're getting delusional!"

  ...

  As the passersby discussed.

  Lu Ming couldn't help but look up.

  He saw the full moon hanging high in the sky, like a bright lamp, indeed being engulfed by a red mist!

  This phenomenon started about five years ago, when Lu Ming first entered the Sky Abyss world in his previous life.

  Until now, every full moon night, the red mist covering the full moon has become denser.

  No one could explain why.

  But as long as it didn't affect this world, players wouldn't pay much attention.

  After a while, Dragon Soul Guan Yu arrived with a group of followers.

  Enemies meeting face to face, their eyes were filled with hatred.

  The two stood there, saying nothing, but the sharpness in their eyes was enough to kill each other!

  "Are you afraid I'll kill you? Is that why you brought people?"

  With Lu Ming's words breaking the silence between them.

  Dragon Soul Guan Yu snorted coldly, "If you have the ability, you can bring people too."

  "No need," Lu Ming said lightly, "Only the weak need protection."

  Dragon Soul Guan Yu's eyes widened in anger, but in front of Lu Ming, he didn't dare to be too presumptuous.

  Lu Ming's indirect insult was something he could only listen to.

  After a while.

  Whoosh!

  A spatial rift shimmering with silver light appeared in front of them.

  The black cloak stepped through the rift.

  Without saying much, he got straight to the point, "Let's go, I'll take you to that place now."

  With that, the black cloak headed towards the southern part of Starlight City.

  Lu Ming and Dragon Soul Guan Yu followed closely behind.

  They walked for nearly an hour, almost reaching the edge of the Starlight City map, before the black cloak stopped.

  Gazing ahead, at a bottomless, seemingly bloodthirsty dark abyss.

  The black cloak looked up at the full moon being engulfed by the red mist.

  He turned to Lu Ming and Dragon Soul Guan Yu and said.

  "Are you ready?"

  As the dozen or so Dragon Soul players present were puzzled, even Lu Ming looked confused.

  The clock struck midnight.

  The black cloak walked to the edge of the abyss, took out a dagger, and cut a slit on his left hand.

  Blood dripped from his hand into the abyss.

  The next moment.

  Boom!

  Accompanied by a sudden tremor.

  A terrifying dark aura erupted from the abyss, as if something was about to emerge!

  Then, a thick black mist shot into the sky!

  Sensing an unknown danger, the dozen or so Dragon Soul players drew their swords, filled with inexplicable fear.

  Under everyone's gaze.

  Suddenly!

  Thud!

  A ghostly hand, emitting black energy and as shriveled as a thousand-year-old corpse, reached out from the black mist, grabbing the edge of the abyss!

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