Worldwide Awakening: My Soul Kinds Are Lost

[Compulsory Task: Second Chain]

[Clear the Level 200 Abyss Difficulty Demon Suppression Alliance Dungeon]

[Reward: Already disbursed]

[Failure: None]

[Reminder: The Demon Suppression Alliance Dungeon is extremely difficult and cannot be reset. Furthermore, all Player actions will be recorded and cannot be erased. Please proceed with caution.]

[Reminder: The Game System can only interfere with this task to a limited extent. The properties of the Demonic Bone Necklace from the Battle of Xuanzhou State, a Level 110 Abyssal Dungeon, have been temporarily sealed. They will be unsealed when the time is right.]

[Reminder: Please clear the dungeon as soon as possible.]

Twenty-four hours passed in a flash, and Wang Linchi was sent directly to the Level 200 Demon Suppression Alliance dungeon.

Wang Linchi wasn't surprised by the Game System's actions. After all, with a suspected final BOSS looming, the Game System had no need to rush things.

As for the sealing of the Demonic Bone Necklace's properties, Wang Linchi had expected it. It was impossible for the System to place ninety-nine percent of its power into his hands unless he was truly in a boss battle; otherwise, it wouldn't be granted to him.

Regarding the settlement for the previous dungeon, the Game System had skipped it. Instead, it packaged a complete set of all Cards directly into his inventory, including copies of those already redeemed by other Players. The Game System was indeed extremely generous.

If Wang Linchi succeeded, everyone would be overjoyed, but if he failed, the loss to the Game System would not be significant.

He refused to believe that the Game System could only cultivate one "graduated" Player.

Looking at the reminder again, Wang Linchi understood. The Level 200 Abyss Difficulty Demon Suppression Alliance Dungeon was fundamentally different from other Abyssal Dungeons. Those were world echoes under the Game System's control, but this one was independent of it.

After being thrown in, functions like logging out, accessing forums, and revival were unusable. He couldn't even see NPC names or enemy health bars.

It was just like the original Wanxuan City.

However, it was slightly better than Wanxuan City. The game character's personal local network was fully functional, so features like gaining Experience and item drops from killing monsters still worked.

Wang Linchi had a few ideas. This Demon Suppression Alliance Dungeon was more suitable than any other place for him to make some moves.

Unfortunately, without the Game System to back me up, I can't use the self-destruct tactic, Wang Linchi thought, looking at the large city in the distance.

This was the headquarters of the Demon Suppression Alliance, a city named King Xuan City. The city gate bustled with activity, teeming with numerous Demon Suppressing Sorcerers and Abyssal Demons.

There must be at least a hundred thousand Abyssal Demons here, but they all seem restrained and aren't indiscriminately eating people, he mused.

Besides the Demon Suppressing Sorcerers and Abyssal Demons, there were also many ordinary humans. However, these humans were at the bottom of the hierarchy, essentially slaves and food.

Wang Linchi took Saint Master into the city; the guards didn't dare to stop him. Accompanied by Saint Master, he was naturally assumed to be a Demon Suppressing Sorcerer.

In King Xuan City, the hierarchy was: Abyssal Demons first class, Demon Suppressing Sorcerers second class, and humans third class.

The reason Demon Suppressing Sorcerers were distinguished was that most of them, due to the Abyss, had become Demonized Creatures rather than remaining purely human.

After entering the city, Wang Linchi felt somewhat lost. What should he do next?

There was no main questline or any guidance. The task was simply to clear the dungeon, but he had no idea how or where to begin.

He did have one clue: find the Goblin mentioned by the Former World Will, the Ancient Demon God. However, that was the *only* clue; there was nothing else, such as where to find this Goblin or what to do.

Of course, there was also a more straightforward solution.

He could just start slaughtering everyone in King Xuan City. If he wiped them all out, the rest would be simple.

The problem was, he probably couldn't kill them all.

Damn, this Game System is so devious! It actually sealed my own power, Wang Linchi thought. He tried to mobilize his inherent abilities but found he couldn't connect to them.

The Game System could enable him to use his powers to their fullest extent, so naturally, it could also seal them.

So, his usual exploits wouldn't work.

The reason for this was pretty simple—it was worried that the Abyss would invade the real world through the channel Wang Linchi had opened.

In other Abyss Difficulty Dungeons, which were under the Game System's control, it would have assisted Wang Linchi. But now, in the enemy's main stronghold, if it still allowed Wang Linchi to act recklessly and something went wrong, the consequences would be catastrophic—akin to the sky falling.

Wang Linchi tried to complain via the feedback interface, but the message he sent just kept buffering.

Damn, the connection really is cut... Wang Linchi cursed inwardly.

So, it was a case of "sell now, no after-sales service." No wonder the second chain of the compulsory task had no penalty for failure, especially considering that failing the first chain meant direct obliteration.

He had initially thought the Game System was supremely confident. Now it seemed that if he didn't clear the dungeon, he couldn't leave. He'd just be stuck here waiting to die.

You could have at least left a subroutine to answer my questions or something! Giving me nothing... No wonder they were so quick to give me things before. It was my last meal! Wang Linchi was rendered somewhat speechless.

While wandering around King Xuan City gathering information, his mind was filled with constant curses directed at the Game System.

He managed to gather a fair bit of intel during this time.

The entire Demon Suppression Alliance Dungeon was quite vast. Besides King Xuan City, there were other areas outside its walls, and numerous other cities existed to support King Xuan City.

With King Xuan City as its center, the territory of the Demon Suppression Alliance's headquarters radiated outwards for nearly a thousand li.

What remained consistent was that all humans in these lands had been reduced to the lowest class of slaves.

Wang Linchi wondered how the human population hadn't been completely consumed, given the daily rate of depletion.

Abyssal Demons devoured humans, and so did the Demon Suppressing Sorcerers who had become Demonized Creatures.

Over such a long period, no matter how large the population, it couldn't withstand such constant predation.

The human growth cycle is very long, unlike that of other animals. It takes at least ten years or so for a human to reach maturity.

Unless... they can accelerate their growth? Wang Linchi considered.

This place is a mess. Where am I supposed to stay?

There were inns, but the stench of blood and decay made Wang Linchi reluctant to stay in them. For Abyssal Demons and Demonized Creatures, however, this wasn't an issue.

Although Wang Linchi's physiology differed from ordinary people, his five senses were normal. As for the Demon Suppressing Sorcerers who had become Demonized Creatures, not only were their Souls tainted, but their bodies were also warped. Their most basic preferences, sense of smell, and so on, were altered. What Wang Linchi found foul might smell like perfume to a Demonized Creature.

"You look quite human. If you didn't lack that human scent, I'd be tempted to eat you."

Wang Linchi found a slightly more reputable brokerage, intending to buy a house in King Xuan City to stay temporarily and plan his next move.

As he entered the brokerage, a Demon Suppressing Sorcerer whose entire head had mutated to resemble that of a fish sniffed at Wang Linchi, undisguised hunger in his eyes.

"Actually," Wang Linchi said, swallowing, "I'm also a bit tempted to eat you." The Saint Master slowly emerged, seemingly preparing to strike.

In King Xuan City, it was no big deal for an Abyssal Demon to kill a Demonized Creature.

This terrified the fish-headed Demon Suppressing Sorcerer. He had heard that some Demon Suppressing Sorcerers would devour their own kind to enhance their Degree of Demonic Transformation, but such individuals never dared to do so openly. None were like Wang Linchi, who openly utilized an Abyssal Demon.

"A misunderstanding! This is all a misunderstanding!" The fish-headed Sorcerer forced a smile, backing away several steps.

In King Xuan City, it wasn't a one-to-one ratio of Demon Suppressing Sorcerer to Abyssal Demon. To alleviate the burden, dozens of Sorcerers might collectively sustain a single Abyssal Demon.

Demon Suppressing Sorcerers capable of single-handedly sustaining an Abyssal Demon were no ordinary individuals.

And the fish-headed Sorcerer clearly categorized Wang Linchi as such an individual. After all, not just anyone could so easily command an Abyssal Demon to act on their behalf.

"I don't think it's a misunderstanding at all," Wang Linchi said with a smile.

This made the fish-headed Sorcerer shudder uncontrollably.

"Wait! Today, King Xuan is on patrol! He'll be here any moment! You'd better..." Before the fish-headed Demon Suppressing Sorcerer could finish, the sound of drums and music drifted from the distance.

The fish-headed Sorcerer was overjoyed. "Alliance Leader King Xuan's procession is here! Don't you dare act recklessly!"

Wang Linchi's smile faded. It seemed he wouldn't need to buy a house after all.

As the leader of the Demon Suppression Alliance, King Xuan should know some inside information.

The entire city was named after this King Xuan. It would be a lie if he claimed not to know anything.

"You're lucky. I won't eat you this time." As soon as Wang Linchi finished speaking, the Saint Master crushed the head of the fish-headed Demon Suppressing Sorcerer, who hadn't even had a chance to rejoice. Not eating didn't mean not killing.

He was merely a game character in King Xuan City within the Demon Suppression Alliance, not his actual self. He had nothing to fear.