The moment Yin Xiu stepped into the light, Ya Ya turned into a prop coin and returned to his pocket, while Li Mo turned into a small puddle and crawled into her boyfriend's arm, following Yin Xiu into the light in a way similar to crawling through a hole.
Other hunters who haven't met the requirements can't enter, and there's no rule saying that items or beings outside the instance can't sneak in.
If they want to get in, they'll always find a way.
After a blinding flash of white light, Yin Xiu passed through the portal and entered a brand new world.
He had a premonition that the items unlocked in this instance would reveal another side of the bizarre world, unseen by the players.
The light gradually faded from Yin Xiu's sight. He heard the sound of waves, as if he were still on that island, yet also as if he had entered another dimension.
After his vision gradually returned, Yin Xiu realized that he was indeed standing by the sea, but not on the island in the instance, but in a fishing village on the coast.
In the distance, there were strange figures moving about. They were all different kinds of monsters, some humanoid and some completely different. Compared to the monsters Yin Xiu had seen before, they had a much stronger sense of intimidation and oppression, clearly at the level of dungeon bosses.
Is this... the headquarters of the supernatural?
Yin Xiu pondered for a moment, then put the blood-stained hunter's mask back on his face and hid his conspicuous knife under his cloak to avoid being recognized by the familiar ghosts and causing any unnecessary trouble.
He had just adjusted his mask and was about to look in the direction where there were many strange creatures when a strange creature wearing a hunter's mask walked towards him and quickly approached Yin Xiu.
"I didn't expect to actually level up a monster in a low-level dungeon. You're pretty impressive." The monster greeted Yin Xiu excitedly as soon as it appeared, then put its arm around his shoulder with a smile. "I heard you're the one who killed Yin Xiu?"
Yin Xiu remained silent for two seconds before nodding.
"Wow! That's Yin Xiu!" The eerie voice was full of surprise, and the respect for him immediately increased. He didn't dare to put his hand on Yin Xiu's shoulder anymore and said respectfully, "You have some luck on your side, and your strength should not be bad either. In my opinion, you will definitely become the boss of the high-level dungeon this time!"
The monster pointed in one direction and said, "Come, come with me."
"What does 'promotion' mean?" Yin Xiu asked, following behind it without flinching.
"Oh, right, you're a low-level dungeon monster, so you probably don't know this yet." The monster walking in front immediately explained, "Isn't there a divine rule and hints in your dungeon? Actually, that divine being is responsible for setting conditions for monsters in low-level dungeons to promote a useful monster to a boss."
"Oh... I see..." Yin Xiu seemed to be thinking. To be able to kill a hundred people within seven days, while the players had room to hide, whether they were players or monsters, required a certain level of strength.
If this condition is met, the monster that opens the door will certainly be highly valued.
Setting such conditions to select monsters in low-level dungeons is quite convenient in a sense, which is an idea that Yin Xiu had never thought of before.
The so-called reward was indeed a reward for the monster.
"Because news spread that a monster killed Yin Xiu in your instance, it attracted a lot of high-level instance bosses. They all want to see who's so powerful. These are all big shots. Be careful what you say later," the monster kindly reminded him.
"Are they all bosses from high-level dungeons?" Yin Xiu was silent for a few seconds. Aren't they all familiar monsters?
"Yes, most of them are bosses that were killed by Yin Xiu and then reborn. It's not because he used to kill monsters so ruthlessly, leaving none alive wherever he went, that the number of useful monsters in high-level dungeons is decreasing, which is why he keeps picking them from low-level dungeons." The monster sighed.
"It's just bad luck for those monsters to encounter Yin Xiu. Actually, some powerful monsters who haven't encountered Yin Xiu before have also come this time. The main reason is that they are not dungeon bosses, but monsters from hidden storylines. So we wanted to see what kind of monsters killed Yin Xiu."
"There will be a lot of strange things at that time..." Yin Xiu could already imagine the scene. Rows and rows of familiar faces, or strange things he had forgotten, would be there. It must be very lively.
On the edge of this fishing village near the coast, there is a large ship, and all the monsters that come and go on the ship are strange creatures. The guiding monster is leading him to the ship, and the process of bestowing rewards will most likely begin on the ship.
As he watched the strange creatures passing by, Yin Xiu seemed to be deep in thought. He actually saw one or two slightly familiar faces among them, who were bosses from intermediate dungeons.
As soon as he approached the ship, he attracted the attention of many strange creatures. Everyone stared at him with curiosity, and there were inevitably some disdainful voices among them.
"That's it? It killed Yin Xiu? It doesn't look that impressive to me. The news that Yin Xiu was killed by this thing is probably fake, right?"
"It did indeed come from this instance. Whether it's true or false depends on what it says. If there are any more messages about Yin Xiu in the instance later, then they're fake."
"I just came to take a look. Anyway, I don't believe Yin Xiu would die in a low-level dungeon. You guys just haven't seen Yin Xiu, that's why you think he's so easy to kill."
"It's because Yin Xiu hasn't entered a dungeon in a long time, and his past achievements are from many years ago. Maybe he's just being careless when he enters a dungeon now."
"Pah! Nonsense! Didn't you see how badly the mayor died in the newbie dungeon? And you're telling me he's changed? He's still just as ruthless as before!"
"Um... what do you say, Warden of Elysium?"
Upon hearing the familiar address, Yin Xiu glanced over and saw a familiar face among several strange figures on the ship's ladder. The warden was staring intently at him.
"Yin Xiu isn't dead, it's a lie." He said this casually before turning and leaving.
"See! I knew Yin Xiu wasn't dead."
"I actually hope he's really dead rather than believe he's dead... I just came here to watch the show."
"The chances of him not being dead are really high. The mayor of the newbie dungeon came over with his head still in his hand when he heard the news, even before his head was stitched up. He insisted on seeing it. If Yin Xiuzhen died at the hands of this monster, I think this monster probably won't be able to leave alive either."
"That mayor is an oddball! He's always fussing over art and aesthetics, and he's impossible to talk to. If he dares to kill a newcomer, he'll be in big trouble later."
"He was demoted to the beginner dungeon because he repeatedly violated the strange rules, and then Yin Xiu messed things up, so he was already having a hard time."
"But he never learns his lesson. He wants to fight everything, whether it's players or monsters, or anything that looks good. He even kills his own monsters. How can you expect him to be normal?"
"Right, but it's at least a terrifying existence for players. But the other outlier is a different story. Isn't that no different from a traitor?"
"Haha, you mean Muhe? Didn't it have its heart ripped out by a brat before? Being betrayed by a player you trusted, that's hilarious."
"Keep your voice down, keep your voice down. Mu He is here too, don't let it hear you."
"So what if it hears me? It won't get angry anyway, so I don't care."
"Let's stop chatting. That newbie has arrived, and many high-level dungeon bosses are already sitting in the lobby. We should go and see what's going on."
"Okay, okay, let's go, let's go! This is going to be a really exciting event!"