93: Ye Fan, the garrison commander of Satellite City No. 21

As Huang Chen pushed open the main door, the entire 2500-square-meter hall appeared empty. There wasn't a single corpse on the ground, and even the mist here was much thinner.

"Cough cough~"

A violent coughing sound suddenly came from beside his ear.

Looking up, he saw a general, clad in armor and holding a long saber, leaning back in a chair in the center of the empty hall.

The general's face was pale, and a blood-filled hole on his shoulder was gurgling black blood.

Huang Chen sent a probe.

[Ye Fan lv200, Satellite City No. 21 Garrison Commander, Saint-level NPC (Corpse Transformation State)]

"You... are the new batch of Trial Takers?"

Ye Fan carefully scrutinized Huang Chen, then exclaimed in surprise, a look of joy appearing on his face.

But immediately, Ye Fan's face darkened again, and he murmured, "How are you only level 46... cough cough... you shouldn't be here now... at least after level 60... only then... cough cough..."

Hearing Ye Fan's voice, Huang Chen immediately knew that this was an NPC from the righteous faction, and the boss he was about to challenge must be greatly related to this general.

"General Ye, I am indeed a new Trial Taker, leading a team to conquer the Satellite City No. 21 Lord's Mansion this time."

Huang Chen's words brought a trace of melancholy to Ye Fan's face.

"A new batch of Trial Takers... has it already been ten million years?"

Afterward, Ye Fan sighed softly and said, "I don't know how you managed to get here at level 46.

Never mind... Since you have the strength to come here, I will uphold the Star Abyss rules and open the seal for you.

My power is only enough to suppress the Demon General once. I hope you don't disappoint me!"

"What exactly happened here?"

Huang Chen quickly asked.

Ye Fan's words contained a lot of information, all indicating that this dungeon was extremely dangerous. Huang Chen naturally wanted to understand it clearly.

"This was originally a fortress of the Source Universe against the Outer Regions, composed of a main city and 99 Satellite Cities, and I was the garrison commander of this Satellite City No. 21."

"The demon race used corrosive poisonous mist in this sneak attack. Everyone who touched the poisonous mist would be infected and turn into ghastly creatures, neither human nor ghost."

"And I activated the formation of the Lord's Mansion, absorbing all the poisonous mist and demon army from Satellite City No. 21 into the Lord's Mansion. Finally, in this Lord's Mansion, I, along with thirty thousand soldiers, and the Demon General attacking Satellite City No. 21, almost perished together."

"Later, under the infection of the poisonous mist, we became these ghastly creatures, sealed within this Lord's Mansion."

"I heard from the great powers who later came from the Source Universe to rescue us that all living beings in the entire main city area were slaughtered, and this main city, including the 99 Satellite Cities, was moved to the Trial Ground of the Source Universe, awaiting the arrival of a new batch of Trial Takers."

"And your target is the remnant body of the Demon General sealed beneath this hall..."

After listening to Ye Fan, Huang Chen understood.

The main city where Huaxia is currently located was formerly a fortress against the Outer Regions. After the city fell, it was repurposed by a great power and moved to the Trial Ground to serve as Huaxia's main city.

And to prevent the poisonous mist from spreading, Ye Fan activated the formation, burned his soul, and sealed the poisonous mist and the Demon General of Satellite City No. 21 here.

Huang Chen rubbed his nose, thinking that according to the Lord's Mansion's Diamond level 50, for the purpose of a trial, it was impossible for a dungeon to appear that far exceeded the strength of the Trial Takers.

So, no matter what, as long as the Demon General's strength was around Diamond level 50, he was confident.

"What should I do then?"

Huang Chen asked directly.

Ye Fan said, "Just insert this token into the totem pole behind me, and the seal will open.

A reminder: once the seal is opened, the entire Lord's Mansion formation will activate. Unless you kill the Demon General, you will be trapped here forever."

Huang Chen took the token, thinking: I'll wait until Forbidden City clears out the zombie soldiers and generals in the Lord's Mansion before opening it.

Otherwise, if the Demon General comes out and issues an order, Forbidden City will be attacked from both sides, and the losses would be immense.

After posting the information Ye Fan provided in the guild chat, the Forbidden City members all expressed deep respect for Ye Fan and the soldiers guarding the Satellite City.

To stop the demon race's slaughter, they all transformed into these ghastly forms. Even after death, they continued to make their last contribution to the Source Universe.

Everyone fell silent, but their movements involuntarily quickened.

Perhaps, only true death could bring these admirable soldiers and generals true liberation.

Huang Chen did not participate in the encirclement.

Forbidden City's strength could not rely solely on him; only great crises could stimulate people's potential.

And what he had to do was to preserve the lives of the guild members as much as possible amidst the crisis.

The suppression of levels and ranks made Forbidden City's progress exceptionally difficult. An ordinary zombie soldier often required two or three small teams to work together for several minutes to kill.

However, the improvements brought by this kind of cross-level combat were also enormous.

In one morning, over 90% of the people had raised their Movement Skill proficiency and basic skill proficiency to level 20.

Some even directly broke through to the Minor Accomplishment realm.

It wasn't until around 5 PM that only half of the Lord's Mansion had been cleared.

However, the clearing speed had increased several times compared to the morning.

Those with exceptional talent had already raised their level ten skill proficiency to level 20.

Under the blessing of the Halo domain, there were no further casualties after the initial hundred-plus deaths.

Huang Chen sat on the steps in front of the main hall all day, constantly pondering Ye Fan's words.

The background of Star Abyss was clearly much grander than he had imagined.

In his previous life, his status was humble, and he simply couldn't access much information.

So, when he was reborn, he only wanted to become stronger and live a better life.

However, judging by what he had encountered since his rebirth, the rise of his race was the top priority.

Now, his strength in Huaxia, and even in Star Abyss, was already beyond the reach of others.

Perhaps, he really should broaden his horizons and step forward to become the leader of Huaxia.

And for strength, he still had to persist in 'firing more cannons'... "Husband, it's getting dark soon..."

Just as Huang Chen was lost in thought, Xie Chunyan said with a worried expression.

In Star Abyss, the strength of monsters at night was much higher than during the day, and there would also be some wandering monster groups.

The Forbidden City members had been fighting all day, and everyone was exhausted. Continuing to fight might start causing casualties.

"No matter!"

Huang Chen waved his hand.

There was some truth to the saying that the greater the pressure, the faster the improvement.

With the Halo present, he believed there wouldn't be much of a problem.

Moreover, this was already the highest-level dungeon in the Satellite City. What if monster groups came in from outside?

They would just be delivering food to Forbidden City.

Thus, without much alarm, the small monsters in the Lord's Mansion were cleared out only in the latter half of the night.

After inspecting the battlefield, Bai Zhaoning excitedly reported the results to Huang Chen.

"This time, the number of casualties was 152 people. Forbidden City now has a total of 36,060 members."

"The guild members' levels increased by about 5-7 levels, with most people reaching level 35. Core members' levels are around 39."

"Additionally, everyone's basic skills have been raised to level 20 proficiency, with 81 people's basic skills breaking through to the Minor Accomplishment realm (including the Harem Group), and 21,214 people's level ten attack skill proficiency increased to level 20."

"In terms of supplies, there are 6,000 gold coins and countless various materials."

"1,243 pieces of level 45 Dark Gold equipment, and 41 pieces of level 45 Diamond equipment."

"Also, there are two forging manuals for level 40 Gold equipment, specifically for helmets and armor."

"And a crafting manual for the intermediate potion, nine revolutions soul returning pill..."

After hearing Bai Zhaoning's report, Xie Chunyan and the others could not hide their excitement.

Indeed, the greater the risk, the greater the reward!

"I'll give you a list. Find these people as soon as possible and bring them to Forbidden City."

Huang Chen turned to Xie Chunyan and said.

"What is this list?" Xie Chunyan asked, puzzled, looking at the dozen or so names on the list.

The list indicated names and approximate locations.

"Find any way to bring them over. These are all talented life skill masters." Huang Chen finished speaking and then opened his contacts, finding Yang Nuo's name.

[Join Forbidden City! Interested?]

The reply came quickly: [Yes! Very interested, Big Brother Huang! I didn't dare to contact you after you appeared on TV! You're amazing!]

[Less nonsense, tomorrow afternoon, meet at the stadium by the altar.]

[Alright!]

For Forbidden City to develop, resource acquisition and trade must immediately be put on the agenda.

Yang Nuo, a clever and mischievous person, was Huang Chen's undisputed first choice for secretly acquiring some rare resources from his previous life.

After chatting with Yang Nuo, Huang Chen said to Xie Chunyan, "Extra meal tonight. Let everyone get a good rest. We'll challenge the Demon General tomorrow morning!"