Escape the Infinite Chambers

Chapter 139 - Crimson Asura Realm (VIII)

Editor: Kitty

According to Ya’an, one did not need to bring anything to the battlefield. One simply needed to bring themself and their weapons. Anyway, ordinary newcomers would not be able to last for three minutes on the battlefield.

“My best achievement was to survive for about an hour and 20 minutes. By that time, I had already crossed half of Asura Realm, and the tree was almost in front of me. But the next second, my neck was broken, and I didn’t even know who killed me.”

Ya’an began to tell Luo Jian some precautionary measures. He said: “The Asura Realm is divided into three battle circles: The outermost circle mainly consists of some weaker fellows fighting, and we call it the beginners’ circle. When you get slightly closer to that tree, you’ll enter the intermediate circle, which is the circle that takes up the largest area and has the largest number of people. And after that, you’ll proceed to the innermost circle, closest to the tree, named the advanced circle. The number of people in it is very small, but the monsters are all quite powerful.

“In addition to the battle circles, you need to pay attention to the fact that as long as you enter the Asura Realm, it will be relatively harder to exit because there are some crooked fellows in the Asura Realm. Seeing that you have died, some person will drag you further into the circle. For example, if you pass away in the beginner’s circle, some crooked fellows will throw you into the intermediate circle. Once you are revived, you’ll have to face a gang of people’s attacks.”

Ya’an wagged his tail and said, “It’s the same in the intermediate circle. They’ll throw the deceased into the strongest fellows’ territory, but fortunately, the strong fellows in the advanced circle will not bully the weak. If you want to flee, they’ll surely let you out.”

“That is to say, the most intense fight in the Asura Realm takes place in the transition from the beginners’ circle to the intermediate circle, right?” Luo Jian listened carefully to what Ya’an said. He had to head to the battlefield, but before that, he had to understand some information regarding the battlefield.

“Yes, that’s it,” Ya’an said. He paused and, thereafter, began to narrate again: “Of course, the most important thing is that the strongest in the advanced circle are very powerful. Although the number of creatures in that circle is the smallest, once the fight starts, their scope of influence is very wide, especially since those guys will throw in some area of effect skills. At that time, those who will be harmed are creatures like us who aren’t really powerful.”

Ya’an’s words made Luo Jian think. He frowned and thought. Luo Jian realized that he needed to be strong—very, very strong—to be able to stand out among a group of red-eyed battle maniacs, but it was not something that could be done overnight.

“You have to understand, newcomer, that the buffer time before revival on the Asura Realm only lasts five minutes, but rather than revival, it is better to say that—one will recover to their best state in five minutes. Not only will your body recover to its best state but your mental state as well, so the battle on the Asura Realm will never stop, and everyone will always be eager to kill one another.

“It’s worth mentioning that people will form teams with each other on the battlefield.” Ya’an wrapped his body around the skeleton and said to Luo Jian, “You see, for example, he and I, we’ve been working together all this time.

“But sometimes, some of them will form a temporary team as well. The formation of a temporary team is also very simple. If someone helps you block an attack when you are dying, it means that he is willing to help you. At this time, you can confidently hand over your back to that fellow temporarily. But there are also unwritten rules on the battlefield. If you die while you have formed a team with someone else, don’t look for the player that temporarily established a team with you after revival because the relationship between you is no longer established.”

“Wait, I have a question.” Luo Jian interrupted him to ask, “If I help someone else and ask that fellow to form a team with me, but the other party is not willing to and even counterattacks me, what should I do?”

“Then you just have to counterattack that fellow back, hiss, hiss!” Ya’an began to spit out his forked tongue again. “To refuse someone, you just have to attack that fellow so that others can understand that you don’t want to team up with anybody. No one on the battlefield has time to speak. Everyone usually uses body language to express what they meant straightforwardly, and most of the time, the body language conveyed is to draw your weapons and attack with all your might.”

“I see.” Luo Jian nodded to show understanding. He took a deep breath and tried to make some mental preparations because he knew that for a long, long time to come, he would have to battle, return alive, and battle again.

Ya’an decided to check Luo Jian’s equipment and said to him, “Let me see your weapon, hiss, hiss~”

Luo Jian flipped his hand and showed his short knife. The blade was dark and did not reflect light. It made people feel cold seeing it.

Ya’an frowned. He flipped the short knife around and shook his head in disappointment.

“What’s the matter? Is there something wrong with my knife?” Luo Jian could not help but look at his weapon. It could conform to his wishes and was able to appear or disappear freely, although he did not know where it went when it disappeared.

“What’s the name of your weapon, hiss, hiss?” Ya’an suddenly asked.

“Eh?” Luo Jian was stunned for a moment. He thought for a moment and said, “Do weapons have names?”

Ya’an glared at Luo Jian in surprise and said, “Your weapon doesn’t have a name, hiss, hiss?!”

Because the other party overreacted, Luo Jian felt a little flustered. He said, “My weapon has always appeared like this, and I have never thought of giving it a name or something...”

“Hiss...... Are you really a newbie amongst the newbies?” Ya’an was speechless and put his tail on his forehead. He said to Luo Jian, “When I ask you for your weapon’s name, I don’t mean the pet name you casually name your weapon, hiss, hiss. In fact, every weapon created by the secret chamber for the players has its unique name. Only the owner of the weapon will know the name of their weapon. In that instant when you first get your knife, you should know its name!”

“No...” Luo Jian shook his head in confusion: “I don’t know the name of this knife, and when I hold it, I don’t feel anything special......”

“Newcomer! Believe me, hiss, hiss!” Ya’an raised his tail and patted Luo Jian’s forehead: “You must know the name of this knife, but you didn’t think and dig for the information yourself. Moreover, this knife is not the original form of your weapon at all. The image of the knife that it presents now is just a kind of mimicry, hiss, hiss~”

“Weapons...” Luo Jian said in dismay: “Weapons can also mimic other weapons?”

“Hiss, hiss, a small number of weapons are just like this and reflect that their owner is good at self-disguising. So it can disguise itself as an ordinary blade or sword or something like that. But trust my eyesight: your knife is still in the ‘sealed’ state, hiss, hiss.”

Luo Jian shook his head helplessly: “I don’t think I’m good at disguising myself.”

“Some humans have talents for some things but don’t see it themselves, hiss, hiss.”

“Well, I believe you are right. How can I get this knife back to its original shape?” Luo Jian shook the black blade in his hand. He still liked it. It looked ordinary, but it could reveal a kind of danger and sharpness.

“Hiss, hiss~ Shout out the name of the weapon. They will listen to the wishes of the owner and automatically unseal. One must know that the sealed state of weapons cannot even display a tenth of its original strength.” Ya’an urged Luo Jian, “So just call it by its name.”

“But...” Luo Jian frowned in embarrassment: “But I really don’t know its name!”

“Then just ignore it, hiss, hiss~” Ya’an suddenly pointed his tail to the distant battlefield: “If you have been unable to discover the name of the weapon, then on the battlefield, in the baptism of blood and fighting, you’ll understand its name, hiss, hiss...!”

Luo Jian could not help raising his head to look at the bloody battlefield in the distance. There should be no wind in the Asura Realm, but Luo Jian still felt a torrent of bloody rain blowing here from the center of the battlefield. Luo Jian’s keen hearing seemed to be able to hear someone laughing and roaring. They roared loudly and with all their strength:

“Come! Kill me—!”

This sound travelled towards Luo Jian’s eardrum and penetrated through his brain, to his heart and soul.

“It’s getting hotter in here!” Ya’an was suddenly excited. He seemed to hear that voice. He shook his head and turned around the skeleton several times. Then, he urged the skeleton to move forward quickly, so the skeleton opened up his bony legs and walked towards the battlefield step by step.

Ya’an, hanging on the shoulder of the skeleton, turned back to look at Luo Jian and called out to him, “Hiss, hiss~ newcomer, I’ll be going first. You can follow after when you’re ready, but the next time you see us, you’ll be our enemy.”

Therefore, Luo Jian was left alone. He gazed at the back view of the skeleton and Ya’an. Momentarily, Luo Jian felt lost. In fact, Luo Jian was still afraid of the bloody battlefield. He knew that the first step someone made always felt the hardest to move forward.

However, Luo Jian stood in place and thought for a long time. He took a deep breath to encourage himself to move forward. However, when Luo Jian hesitated, there was a commotion in the forest behind him. Something stepped on the fallen leaves as it followed them all the way here. Luo Jian heard the familiar footsteps, soft and delicate.

Luo Jian turned back to take a glance. He saw something akin to a dark shadow within the woods, and instantaneously, Luo Jian felt nervous. He drew his weapon, placed it across his chest, and slowly backed away.

Just as Luo Jian felt his nervousness peak, a wolf’s howl sounded from the woods. A huge shadow suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the woods and rushed towards him. Luo Jian’s eyes were sharp, and his eyes were fixed at that black shadow. He was very familiar with it. It was the wolf who had constantly been chasing after Luo Jian!

Luo Jian thought that after he had burned the small forest, the wolf should have stopped chasing him. Unexpectedly, the other party was so persistent that it followed him all the way here!

Seeing the wolf lunging to him, Luo Jian took his knife to stab it instinctively. However, the wolf seemed to have become more intelligent. After rolling several times to avoid Luo Jian’s blade, it leaped forward like a mad dog. It no longer focused on biting Luo Jian’s neck but began to bite his limbs first, perhaps trying to immobilize Luo Jian first.

Luo Jian dodged the fangs and claws of the other party. He started fighting and retreating and began to sprint. As for the wolf, it also started to sprint as it chased after him.

Thus, one man and one wolf began to head towards the bloody battlefield. Maybe Luo Jian did it on purpose because he did not have the courage to step into the battlefield alone. Now, the appearance of the wolf seemed to ignite his determination. Therefore, Luo Jian allowed himself to be forced to flee all the way to the battlefield. Only by using this method could he have the determination to advance forward.

T/N: Come, have a guess what LJ’s weapon would be like!