Fate Reignites: My Rampage in a World Where Time Stops

"Ah!!!!!"

The moment Qin Chuan set foot on solid ground after choosing a strategy and teleporting, a fleeting scream echoed in his ears.

It was a high-pitched scream, interspersed with a high-frequency noise similar to fingernails scraping a blackboard, echoing in the dense forest concealed by thick fog, instinctively causing discomfort the moment it was heard.

Qin Chuan's brows instantly furrowed.

Without encountering any enemies within the instance, the eerie sound alone cast a shadow over his heart.

[Instance: Screaming Demon Lake]

[Instance Introduction: 313 years ago, this was the Mother Lake, the pride of the Crystal Clan tribe in Masiso Territory and one of the "Four Treasures" of Masiso. However, one day, a sudden scream destroyed everything, becoming a nightmare that the displaced Crystal Clan could never forget.]

[Dungeon Level: A]

[Horizontal Difficulty Rating: ★★]

[Instance Boss: Lake Bottom Death Demon·Kasakaban]

[Dungeon Talent: Sun Needle (Gold)]

[Wearing Title: [Blue] Corpse Wolf Conqueror]

[Minimum Instance Strategy Requirement: Kill Lake Bottom Death Demon·Kasakaban]

[Instance Strategy Time Limit: 48:24:30]

[Abort Current Strategy]

[00:00:45]

Crystal Clan...

Qin Chuan quickly scanned the instance introduction, looking for information he could utilize.

In yesterday's Special Affairs Group instance information discussion meeting, this clan was also mentioned.

The Crystal Clan has an appearance highly similar to humans, each possessing extremely delicate features, but fundamentally, the two are vastly different.

Inside the Crystal Clan's body is a strange crystalline state; if they are injured, the inner crystals hidden beneath their human-like exterior would be exposed.

Due to this unique body structure, their defense was weaker, easily shattering.

Fortunately, having their body broken into many pieces was not a fatal injury for the Crystal Clan, as long as they properly collected the broken remains, the Crystal Clan could restore their bodies through a special method, quickly recovering even if some parts were missing.

The crystals that made up the Crystal Clan's body could greatly store and operate extraordinary power, hence the Crystal Clan naturally possessed stronger extraordinary powers than other clans.

Therefore, these crystals were coveted by many other clans.

Information regarding the Crystal Clan flashed swiftly through Qin Chuan's mind; his eyes flickered.

Sun Needle's Third Talent effect, activate.

In just an instant, the complete map of the instance appeared in front of Qin Chuan; in the central position of the map, a bright light point flickered.

Instance Boss: Lake Bottom Death Demon·Kasakaban.

It was a humanoid figure submerged in lake water, countless sea-weed-like dark blue strands of hair concealing the details of its body, four terrifying steel pillars piercing through its limbs, with the other ends extending into the distance, anchored at the bottom of the Demon Lake.

The moment he saw the figure clearly, a piercing scream exploded crisply next to Qin Chuan's ears, much clearer than the echoes on the periphery, as if the figure was howling in despair right next to him.

Qin Chuan grunted, without hesitation, he turned off the image, his eyes filled with shock and uncertainty.

Could the opponent sense the Sun Needle's lock and affect him remotely?

Or, did the opponent have some special ability that made him inevitably hear this terrible scream whenever he saw them?

Regardless of the reason, Qin Chuan could not attempt it again for now.

Fortunately, from his quick glimpse just now, he hadn't come away empty-handed.

First of all, this time the instance boss was at the bottom of the lake.

Secondly, this time the instance boss appeared to have restricted movement.

With the passive ability of Star·Water Master, fighting at the bottom of the lake didn't affect Qin Chuan's combat strength.

And the instance boss having restricted movement, in Qin Chuan's view, was equally good news.

As he was contemplating this, Qin Chuan caught a glimpse of a shadow flashing through the dense fog at his side.

The next instant, the fog tore apart as a monster about two meters tall lunged at him.

It floated up like a ghost, its body shrouded in a tattered black robe, with only a pair of blood-red eyes under its wide hood, glowing with a bloodthirsty light.

[Instance Creature: Servant of the Dead Soul]

Sensing an aura from the opponent comparable to a Hall Rank Lv40 Spiritual Beast, Qin Chuan's eyebrows slightly raised. His body turned into pitch-black flames, he avoided the attack at a tricky angle, and the moment he brushed past his foe, he reappeared with one foot stepping on its shadow.

Star·Shadow Erosion, activated.

The Servant of the Dead Soul that flew past Qin Chuan let out a piercing howl, and a burst of ghostly light exploded beneath its black robe, dissolving it into nothingness.

Qin Chuan didn't even glance back as he headed straight for Lake Bottom Death Demon·Kasakaban.

A few seconds later, a line of text popped up in front of him.

[Instance Clue Found]

Looking at the direction of the arrow, Qin Chuan turned without hesitation.

The direction of the arrow was not fixed; it shifted several times as Qin Chuan pursued the clue.

A kilometer's distance passed in the blink of an eye, yet his proximity to the clue had not shortened.

The instance clue was moving, and it was moving fast.

Interesting.

Qin Chuan stepped on the shadow of a tree beside him, rippling through it like water, before his entire body submerged into it, even his aura concealed.

Star·Dark Shadow Escape.

While moving quickly between different shadows to close in on his target, Qin Chuan also noticed that the arrow from the Sun Needle's first Talent effect suddenly stopped changing.

It seemed like his opponent was deliberately avoiding him.

After a few breaths, Qin Chuan, through the shadows, saw a five-meter-tall creature resembling a deer.

It had a slender figure, with its antlers branching out like the limbs of a tree, adorned with many flower-like structures.

This was once an incredibly beautiful creature, but now its eyes held no light, and its body reeked of decay, shambling in a twisted posture utterly unnatural for an ungulate.

[Instance Creature: Disembodied Corpse·Deer]

Confirming that the creature in front of him was the directed instance clue, Qin Chuan did not hesitate, immediately revealing himself.

Looking at its current form, an idea struck him, and a Wolf Teeth Dagger appeared in his hand.

Wolf Teeth of the Dead Corpse.

The blade aimed at the creature's neck flashed with a faint light, and in the next instant, it beheaded the Disembodied Corpse·Deer.

As the smooth cut at the neck reflected a gem-like shine in the sunlight, Qin Chuan's pupils shrank.

Crystal Clan?!

The Disembodied Corpse·Deer crashed to the ground, and in the moment Qin Chuan was stunned, its head flew towards its body, but the wound could not heal under the 70% reduced recovery effect of the Wolf Teeth of the Dead Corpse.

The flesh on the surface pulled at the two halves of the severed head. The deer twisted its neck nearly 180 degrees, propping itself up with branch-like antlers, and its long hind legs pushed it upright. With its front legs skewed to one side, it began scratching the ground like paddles, moving with startling speed despite its bizarre stance.

Qin Chuan slipped into the shadows and unhesitatingly gave chase.