I have an Apocalypse City

Chapter 296: Shadow District

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Back at his Manor Castle, Song Jian immediately cleared two Spirit Fields and planted the Mineral Seeds, then instructed someone to guard it, collecting every six hours.

Since the types of ores produced were random, although the quantities weren’t large, there was a great variety. Song Jian even allocated a large room to serve as a warehouse specifically for storing the ores produced by the Mineral Seeds. After setting everything in order, Song Jian went to the auction house and put his Silver quality Rock Turtle Shield up for auction, starting the bid at five thousand Doomsday Coins and a buyout price of twenty thousand Doomsday Coins.

Inspecting his inventory, Song Jian saw a “Damaged Fire God Battle Flag,” a two-handed weapon that could summon two Fire Element Elves to assist in battle. However, the slot it occupied was already taken by the “Fifth Middle School Flag” he had equipped – a piece of gear that was more powerful and capable of evolution. He didn’t have the heart to discard it. Considering the circumstances, it seemed that he would have to sell the “Damaged Fire God Battle Flag” for some Doomsday Coins instead.

Just as Song Jian was about to pick up the “Damaged Fire God Battle Flag” to place it in the auction house, he unexpectedly received a system prompt: System: Your weapon “Fifth Middle School Flag” meets its evolution requirements. The system detects you have the evolutionary helper, “Damaged Fire God Battle Flag.” Do you want to consume the “Damaged Fire God Battle Flag” to evolve the “Fifth Middle School Flag”?

“It met the evolution requirements? How? What are the requirements?” Song Jian was dumbfounded, not understanding what was happening.

Nonetheless, he knew to evolve his “School Flag” so he immediately selected that option;

A flash of white light, the “Fire God Battle Flag” disappeared from his inventory, and a layer of red flames ignited on the “Fifth Middle School Flag” in his equipment slot. The gear was now sealed with a progress bar beneath that would take about three hours to complete the evolution.

Without the attribute bonuses from his school flag, Song Jian’s power took a slight hit. However, it didn’t matter. In three hours, once the evolution was complete, the school flag would definitely be even more formidable.

Closing his equipment window and preparing to leave, he suddenly heard a bystander exclaim, “Damn, such a strong shield, and someone’s selling it?! Have they gone mad!”

“What shield? Where? Let me see! We’re short of a shield in our alliance – is it of Blue quality?” another person promptly circled around upon hearing his words.

“Oh my God, it’s a Silver quality shield! I must notify our leader! With this shield, wouldn’t the Underground Fight Club’s dungeon be a piece of cake…” “Damn, the starting price is five thousand Doomsday Coins, and it’s already increased to seven thousand five hundred Doomsday Coins now, have people gone mad?!”

“Our leader has given me an order – we must win this shield no matter what it costs. Ten thousand Doomsday Coins, hmph, let’s see who dares to bid higher!” Song Jian was taken aback. He hadn’t expected the auction house would go haywire over a Silver quality shield in just a few minutes.

In Doomsday City, there are dozens of alliances. The price had already reached thirteen thousand Doomsday Coins within minutes. Song Jian felt a pang of regret. The buyout price he set was too low. Going by this speed, someone might really buy it out.

Once an auctioned item is sold, it cannot be withdrawn. Even if Song Jian wanted to buy it back with his own money, it wouldn’t be possible. He could only watch as the price of his shield steadily increased.

Fortunately, when the price reached fifteen thousand Doomsday Coins, the number of bidders sharply decreased, and the increments of each bid also significantly dropped.

It seemed like no result would be reached in a short while. Song Jian smirked and headed out of the auction house, setting off for the level 15 monster area to level up.

Song Jian was only half a step away from level 15. The piece of leather armor in his inventory had been sitting quietly for quite some time now. He was eager and couldn’t wait to put it on.

In Doomsday City, there were quite a few level 15 monster zones. Song Jian chose the nearest one, the Shadow District.

The Shadow District was dangerous with invisible Assassin class Zombies everywhere and it had the most roaming NPCs. Many level-i₅₊ professional players loved to hunt monsters here.

On the one hand, they could drop an Assassin class’s core Stealth Skill Book. On the other hand, they might get lucky and recruit the NPCs here as Followers.

However, only those players confident in their own abilities would dare to venture mto this region. Many players would be stripped of all their belongings and equipment before getting discarded like a dead pig soon after entering the area.

Song Jian chose to level up here mainly because the monsters here provided 30% more Experience Points than those of the same level in other areas, and it was the closest to the auction house. As for the monsters here being able to turn invisible, to Song Jian, who owned a Snake’s Pupil auxiliary equipment, it was nothing.

Song Jian went through a filthy alley and into the Shadow District. Upon entering, he couldn’t help but frown. Everything in front of him made him feel like he had stepped into a slum. The area was full of decrepit old houses, sewage everywhere, and the air was filled with a faint stench.

As soon as he entered, he could clearly sense several malicious gazes assessing him up and down. These gazes were filled with greed and malice, like wild animals in the dark examining their prey, making him very uncomfortable.

Walking down the road, mysterious figures appeared on both sides from time to time. Some were rugged and brutal, looking like street thugs, while others were completely wrapped in black hoods, even hiding their names and attributes.

Song Jian cautiously watched his surroundings, wary of every creature he could see.

Just then, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine. A gust of wind came from behind his head, and a sharp blade suddenly appeared mid-air, stabbing towards Song Jian’s back of the head.

Spinning around, he flicked his left index finger, and a silver Sword Qi emerged with a dazzling light, illuminating the dimly-lit street around him;

What appeared before Song Jian was a hunched semi-transparent figure. His right hand gripped tightly onto a dagger made of bone, thrusting it towards Song Jian.

Thud!

The figure’s bone dagger had struck Song Jian in the chest, colliding against his Zombie Overlord Chestplate, emitting a metallic clang. A damage count of over thirty floated over Song Jian, while his Sword Finger had swept across the figure’s shoulder, leaving behind a bone-deep wound.

“LV15 Mad Assassin Zombie (Normal), Vitality Points: 910/1100, Spirit Points: 300/300, Specialty: Bloodlust, Skills: Stealth, Deathblow.”

Upon inflicting damage, the Assassin Zombie, whose figure had gradually materialized, had blood-red eyes. Its entire face twisted into a grotesque shape as it made a hoarse growl from its mouth. Looking desperate, it charged at Song Jian.

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