Zhou Li's speed was too fast. Using Magic Shadow Step, his figure flickered unpredictably, surpassing the reaction capabilities of everyone present.
It wasn't until the Man's body slowly fell, splattering blood all over him, that the armored soldiers reacted, drawing their long swords in panic.
Only one person drew an empty hand. He glanced at the long sword in Zhou Li's hand and felt it looked very familiar...
“Heh~”
Zhou Li sneered and his body flickered violently.
In the eyes of He Yuqing and the others, the afterimages of Zhou Li left on their retinas had not yet disappeared when new afterimages appeared. In the pavilion, it was as if a dozen Zhou Lis suddenly appeared.
“Puff puff puff~”
The afterimages slowly dissipated, and the armored soldiers fell one after another, following in the footsteps of the Man.
“The first sword upon entry, slaughtering our own side first.” Gao Qiang clicked his tongue repeatedly: “Big Brother is truly decisive in killing, but I support Big Brother. These wastes are a hindrance and will only drag us down. It's better to kill them for a quick resolution.”
He Yuqing's expression was strange.
In the Sakura Country's guide, it was also recommended to kill these people first, showing how annoying these guys were.
“You guys wait here, I'm going to clear the level.”
Leaving that sentence behind, Zhou Li appeared at the edge of the second floor, looking at the rebels and shogunate army engaged in a chaotic battle below. He jumped down without hesitation, crashing heavily into the crowd.
Sword light flickered, and among the warring parties, whether rebels or shogunate army, heads flew. A large area around him was instantly cleared out.
Zhou Li was like someone entering an uninhabited land. Wherever he went, there were casualties everywhere.
His current four-dimensional attributes were around 120, plus two major skills. These small soldiers with only 10-20 attributes were as fragile as babies in front of him.
What, discomfort from killing?
Sorry, Zhou Li was already used to it. In the Blood Battle Lin Family Fortress instance, he himself had died more than ten times.
Watching the rebels in front of Zhou Li fall like weeds.
He Yuqing and the other three were all full of shock. They had already known about Zhou Li's strength, but he killed the villains too quickly, so the impact wasn't that strong. Only now did they truly experience how powerful Zhou Li was.
“It's truly like Musou style mowing down enemies.”
“It's simply a dimensionality reduction attack.”
“I joined this team just to clear the instance and show off in my friend circle. At first, I was thinking about what kind of posture would be cooler to lie down in when leaving. I didn't expect to have truly latched onto a big leg.” Gao Qiang sighed with emotion.
Who would have thought that not only would they not die, but they wouldn't even need to participate in the battle? The entire process was like a leisurely trip, incredibly easy, just waiting for the first clear.
“I also don't know why Big Brother stayed in the first instance for so long.”
“Who knows.” Yu Xiaobo shrugged.
The few of them exchanged glances.
They guessed it was related to Zhou Li's Talent, but they wouldn't dare to seek confirmation about such a secret.
“Elite monsters have appeared.”
He Yuqing didn't pay attention to the idle chat of Gao Qiang and the other two. She kept her eyes on Zhou Li the whole time. After seeing Zhou Li kill over a hundred people in the blink of an eye, clearing out a large area in front, two tall and burly military commanders rushed over at an extremely fast speed, raising their long swords high and slashing towards Zhou Li. She immediately spoke up to warn him.
However, she quickly realized she was worrying unnecessarily.
She could see that Zhou Li, whose physical fitness was more than ten times hers, would not miss it.
These two military commanders had significantly higher physical fitness than Ordinary soldiers and were incredibly fast, but while they were fast, Zhou Li was even faster.
Before the two's long swords could fall, streaks of afterimages flashed by, followed by wide-eyed heads flying up. Two headless bodies rushed out several meters before collapsing powerlessly.
Continue killing.
After easily killing the two elite monsters, Zhou Li changed his sword and continued mowing down enemies.
An instance was just an instance. If it were a real scenario, encountering an invincible killing star like Zhou Li, the rebels would have collapsed long ago. However, within the instance, rebels continued to arrive from other places in a never-ending stream.
But Zhou Li killed too quickly, far exceeding the speed of the rebel reinforcements, and soon cleared out the rebels in front.
Just as he was about to break out of the encirclement, a Man wearing strange clothing blocked his path. At his feet, a large white dog let out a low growl.
“Boss, Shikigami?”
The Man roared loudly. Zhou Li didn't understand what he was saying and wasn't interested in listening.
Zhou Li's strategy for the Boss blocking the way was simple and brutal.
Run over it.
His forward speed didn't slow down in the slightest. The large white dog roared and pounced, but it cried out and retreated before it could even reach Zhou Li.
Shikigami were spiritual entities. Zhou Li's incredibly powerful physique was like a raging furnace to it.
“Boom~”
The Boss was hit head-on by Zhou Li, like being hit by a high-speed truck. Its body was sent flying violently, spitting blood from its mouth, clearly not alive.
After crushing the Boss, Zhou Li's figure disappeared into the darkness. Not long after, system prompts sounded in the ears of He Yuqing and the others.
【Congratulations on clearing the Trial Instance: Shogunate Coup. Your evaluation is F, and you have received the following rewards: Growth Value 10】
【Due to this being the first clear and your contribution being negligible, you receive additional rewards: strength crystal * 1, agility crystal * 1, constitution crystal * 1, spirit crystal * 1】
“Yeah~”
The four of them cheered with joy.
... ...
Transcendent Forum.
The Shogunate Coup instance section was extremely lively at this time.
This was because three minutes ago, a post was made by a Sakura Country Awakener.
This person's Talent level was S-grade, not top-tier, but he was a member of the Sakura Country's pioneering team, the Amaterasu Squad.
Due to the existence of instance resurrection counts, Awakeners who could join the pioneering team were not necessarily the strongest, but they were definitely the best at preserving their lives.
This person was no exception. He was surrounded by rebels and saw no hope of escape. After holding on for a minute, he successfully exited the instance.
Incidentally, he brought out the news that the Amaterasu Squad was about to clear the instance.
After the pioneering team had fully explored the instance's information and formulated a complete strategy, Sakura Country began its official operation, replacing three team members. One of them was even the only SSS-grade Talent Awakener in Sakura Country, Miyamoto Nobuo.
“As expected of Adult Miyamoto Nobuo, our Sakura Country's strongest SSS-grade Awakener. He can clear the instance as soon as he makes a move.”
“Hahaha, although our Sakura Country is the fourth to first clear the instance, the quality of our clear is the highest. What kind of smelly fish and rotten shrimp were the previous three? Do they even deserve to be compared with our Sakura Country?”
“True powerhouses must be from our Sakura Country.”
The people of Sakura Country were extremely excited, constantly posting on the forum to vent their emotions. Some more provocative individuals even ran to other instance sections, especially the sections of the first three first clears, and mocked them greatly.
As the forum was in chaos, a World Announcement suddenly sounded.
【World Announcement: Congratulations to Zhou Li, He Yuqing, Gao Qiang, Yu Xiaobo, and Yan Wu for successfully clearing the Trial Instance: Shogunate Coup】
“Here it comes, here it comes.”
“Long live Sakura Country, long live Adult Miyamoto Nobuo.”
While the people of Sakura Country were cheering and celebrating, they suddenly felt something was wrong.
Wait, why was the World Announcement about five Xia Country people?
“Is there a mistake? Clearly, Adult Miyamoto Nobuo and they cleared it.”
“How could anyone be faster than the Amaterasu Squad?”
“They stole the clear! They stole the clear!”
The people of Sakura Country collapsed, unable to accept the reality.
“This is hilarious, are you Sakura Country people all clowns? Who stipulated that only you Sakura Country could enter this instance? Stealing the clear, it's simply a laughingstock.”
“Also, why don't you go and look at the instance records? Stop being so arrogant here.”
Some Sakura Country people who didn't believe it actually went to look at the instance records, and the glaring three minutes and twenty seconds blinded their eyes.
The Amaterasu Squad's clear record was ranked second, taking fifteen minutes and thirty-seven seconds, which was a relatively impressive record, but compared to Zhou Li and the others, it was far inferior.
... ...
Blood Battle Lin Family Fortress instance section.
“Zhou Li, is it the Zhou Li I know, or someone with the same name?”
“I've been to the Shogunate Coup instance records, it's the same person.”
Clicking on the instance records allows you to see the basic information of the clearers, including appearance, age, gender, etc., so there's no possibility of mistaking the person.
“How is this possible? Didn't they say he got the first clear by being cowardly? Where did he get the strength to get another first clear, and so quickly...?”
Everyone was shocked.
You know, it hadn't even been half an hour since Zhou Li got the first clear and came out. It was completely absurd.
Some people who saw Zhou Li's post forming a team were even more incredulous. They thought Zhou Li formed the team to continue being cowardly in the Blood Battle Lin Family Fortress instance.
“Quickly go look at the Blood Battle Lin Family Fortress instance records, it's completely absurd.”
“Holy crap, I've looked and come back. Three seconds, can you believe it? Zhou Li cleared this instance in three seconds.”
“Wait, I'm a little dizzy. Wasn't his first clear record over six hours?”
“I suspect he slept for six hours in the instance and only killed the Boss after getting enough sleep.”
“It's absurd to the extreme.”