Wen Yu's lips curled. He completely disregarded the four people opposite him and walked directly towards the Stone Pillar in front of the arena.
Through their posture and breathing, Wen Yu could roughly gauge a person's physical fitness.
This was Wen Yu's experience from his previous life. Of course, it only applied to Level 1 professionists. After all, he was most familiar with this stage.
The strongest among the four in front of him was the tall guy standing at the very front. His physical fitness was around 4 points. At this point in time, he was already considered a master.
The twin holding a crossbow behind him also had a physical fitness of 3 points.
The remaining two were professionists who had not yet undergone the Strengthen process.
They formed a very strong small team, but in front of Wen Yu, they were merely a few weaklings.
Wen Yu stroked the Stone Platform, and the rules of the treasure land were clearly conveyed to his mind.
"Rules for challenge-type treasure lands are as follows:
Attacks against each other are not allowed in the treasure land. Those who violate this regulation will be directly teleported out of the treasure land and stripped of all their gains from it.
Survivors can enter the challenge platform through the Stone Pillar; the challenge will progressively increase in difficulty.
Please note: Once the challenge begins, it can only be quit after a stage ends. Challengers should assess their limits carefully. Once a challenge starts, it cannot be stopped prematurely.
The one who completes the most difficult level will obtain the ultimate treasure of this treasure land, and this treasure land will then permanently close.
Each person only has one challenge opportunity."
Wen Yu was encountering a challenge-type treasure land for the first time. In his previous life, he had no qualifications to touch a treasure land at all.
Ultimate treasure? This is interesting. Wen Yu couldn't stop his eyebrows from raising when he saw these words.
This time, I'm determined to get the ultimate treasure mentioned in the rules.
I'm just not sure how tough this so-called 'highest difficulty' will be. However, since it's a Level 1 treasure land, the difficulty should be limited no matter what.
Wen Yu glanced at the four people carefully studying him and said directly, "Since you arrived first, why don't you go first?"
Seeing Wen Yu's inviting gesture, Guan Tao and the other three hesitated.
"Wanping? What should we do?" Guan Tao knew this was not the time for him to make a decision, so he promptly asked Wanping.
"Wan'an, you go," Wanping decisively told his younger brother.
Wanping had his own plan. Firstly, with four of them on their side, their team essentially had four attempts. In an unknown situation, having a teammate investigate first would be very beneficial for the challenges of the remaining members. Secondly, Wanping was unsure about the difficulty of this challenge-type treasure land. If the highest difficulty was set very simply, allowing them to easily obtain the ultimate treasure, the treasure land would close immediately, and his team would profit greatly. Conversely, they would gain nothing.
Wanping also observed Wen Yu, who stood calmly—or rather, coolly—nearby.
I have no clue about this man's strength. If he's extremely weak, then as long as he isn't the first challenger, he'll have no impact on us. Conversely, if he's very strong, we definitely can't let him challenge first.
Wen Yu, of course, intended to let Wanping and the others test the waters first.
The reason was simple: I understand the nature of these treasure lands. The highest challenge level definitely requires Peak Level 1 strength, or even higher. These people in front of me are completely out of their league.
Upon hearing his brother's words, Wan'an decisively picked up his hunting rifle, accepted Guan Tao's steel saber, and walked directly to the Stone Pillar to click "Challenge."
The Stone Pillar flashed brightly. A white light appeared swiftly, enveloping Wan'an.
Wan'an vanished at an incredibly fast speed. The next moment, he had already appeared on the platform.
"Challenge begins: Stage 1, one ordinary zombie."
Hearing the electronic voice echoing throughout the entire treasure land, the people present relaxed. This challenge is too simple!
"Brother Tao, Ah Ping, do you think Xiao An can get the ultimate treasure directly? I don't think the difficulty of this Challenge-type treasure land is all that high," Lin Li boasted confidently, his face wearing an "I could do that easily" expression.
"This is just the first stage. We don't know how many more stages there are. Actually, I can't shake the feeling that we've opened this treasure land too early." Wanping's brows furrowed tightly. This treasure land won't be this simple.
Wen Yu nearly laughed out loud when he heard Lin Li boasting nearby.
Although treasure lands are generally beneficial, they are still very dangerous. The ones who die most easily are those who overestimate their abilities.
On the platform above, Wan'an looked at the zombie that appeared out of thin air and found that this zombie showed no signs of Evolution, just as the electronic voice had said.
Without further hesitation, he picked up his steel saber and walked straight towards the zombie.
Although Wan'an was an Archer, there was no need to waste his limited ammunition on such a low-level zombie.
With a single swing, the zombie's head was split in two, its yellowish-white contents spilling onto the ground.
"Challenge successful, rewarded with one F-Class steel saber. Do you wish to continue to the next challenge?"
As soon as the prompt sounded, a white light shone directly in front of Wan'an. The light dissipated, and a steel saber lay quietly there.
He looked back at Wanping, who nodded. Wan'an took a deep breath. "Challenge."
"Challenge begins: Stage 2, three ordinary zombies."
"Yes! Brothers, this is just a reward farm! The difficulty is way too easy," Lin Li exclaimed loudly upon seeing the challenge.
"It is indeed simple," Guan Tao agreed, nodding.
Wen Yu exhaled slowly. I'm starting to understand this treasure land.
It seems this treasure land is completely benign; the risk isn't great. The difficulty is probably all concentrated in the final stage.
Based on my experience from my previous life, treasure lands have their own inclinations. Some are friendly and full of rewards, some are cunning and deadly, and others have an extreme preference for slaughter. My luck is pretty good this time. If I'd encountered a treasure land riddled with traps, I wouldn't even have a place to cry.
Seeing Wan'an beheading the three zombies, no one felt tense anymore.
"Challenge successful, rewarded with one F-Class protective suit. Do you wish to continue to the next challenge?"
Wan'an didn't even look back. He casually collected his reward and shouted, "Challenge!"
"Challenge begins: Stage 3, one Early Stage Level 1 zombie."
"Early Stage Level 1? How strong is that, exactly?" Wanping's eyebrows knitted together, his earlier relaxation gone.
"It should be between 2 and 4 points. As for the specifics, that depends on luck," Wen Yu replied nonchalantly.
Guan Tao and the others' expressions changed drastically. If it's 2 points, Wan'an can deal with it easily, but if it's 4 points, the outcome of the battle will be uncertain.
When Wan'an's opponent materialized, he also looked tense, clearly having heard Wen Yu's earlier explanation.
The zombie opposite him shrieked and charged over quickly.
Seeing the zombie's movements, Guan Tao and the others breathed a slight sigh of relief. "Thank goodness, it's only 3 points."