The Ultimate Evolution - Chapter 286

Chapter 286

The notifications rolled down from the screen; emotionless, ruthless, grim and monotonous as Sheyan absorbed them .

"You will immediately receive the party establishment mission . Under normal situations, this mission would not post a risk to your life . Your final mission assessment will determine the welfare and party ability of your established party! Do you wish to continue?"

"Yes!"

"Maximum quota for mission is 5 people, mission difficulty will increase with mancount . Do you wish to take the temporary party member along with you for this mission?"

"Yes!"

"Final authentication of status . . . . . . "

"Data in process . . . . . "

"Confirming . . . . . . . "

"Contestant no . 1018, this is your first time establishing a party . You are required to pay a fee for this private propriety . "

"Achievement points - 0 / Potential points - 10 / Utility points - 10,000"

Sheyan was dumbfounded, immediately shooting a helpless gaze at Reef . Pooling their finances together, they managed to afford it with a heavy heart . However, Sheyan once again landed himself in a deficit, left with merely 1,000 utility points . Sheyan further inquired .

"If I'm not satisfied with the mission completion score, can I disband the party again and establish another one?"

"To establish a second party, it requires a fee of - 10 Achievement points / 30 Potential points / 100,000 utility points . Achievement points must come from yourself . "

"Reef . . . . . . . "

"What?"

"Let's do it well in one try . " Sheyan wiped his sweat .

The two waited for roughly 10 seconds . Suddenly, a list of orders appeared .

"Payment has been made . "

"Note: Special realm convoy channel has been generated for the party mission, please return to your personal room!"

"Note: Special realm convoy passage has been generated for the party mission, please return to your personal room!"

"Warning: The realm convoy passage will disappear after 600 seconds!"

"Warning: The realm convoy passage will disappear after 600 seconds!"

After they grasped this information, why would they delay? Hastily, they rushed back . Fortunately the realm was a peaceful zone, nothing obstructed them and 600 seconds was more than enough .

When Sheyan blazed back into his personal room, a dark greyish portal greeted him . The portal was roughly his height, ripples of formless grey emitted from it, drawing and enticing him in . Sheyan took a deep breath, taking a step into the depthless portal .

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He didn't lose consciousness . A swarm of darkness enveloped his vision before a boundless mountain forest filled his eyes . The trees were tall and lofty, forming a spruce forest identical to the likes the Swiss Alps . The distance between each tree was great, thick leaves scattered throughout the ground; even the shrubs were sparse, grass was almost non-existent .

A layer of thick fog lingered around, seemingly non-existent . But when he relaxed his vision, the fog could be seen drifting against him .

In Sheyan's vision, there were only 3 distinct colors . The dull brown of the rotting leaves, the sepia of the desperate tree trunk fighting to withstand the bitter cold, and the gloomy shallow grey skies . He took another deep breath, feeling the frosty air permeating into his lungs before releasing the converted warmth out . A queer pungent odour lingered around the atmosphere, foiling the freshness in people's minds .

Sheyan was standing beneath a hillside . He could hear the tramples of leaves crunching, instantly looking up vigilantly . Very quickly, the culprit of the noise appeared, naturally it was Reef . Sweeping his legs against the floor, he sounded like a road roller, depressing and clamorous .

"Take a look . " Reef raised an object . "I found this on a tree stump . "

Sheyan received it, his brows raised . It was forged with metal, looking rather sharp at the tip with a flat body . The pointed tip carried a bloodstain, and seemed to be plated over with greyish black .

"It's an arrowhead, one forged with pure steel and laced with poison above . " Reef offered his insights . "The arrowhead is incredibly sharp . "

Sheyan frowned .

"Can you bring me to where you found it?"

Reef similarly just entered this world . The place he found the arrowhead wasn't far, roughly 10 metres up the hillside on a gigantic fir tree . From the mark, it seemed like the arrowhead didn't sink in very deep, and was probably released just a while back . Thus Reef easily chanced upon it .

Sheyan carefully inspected the dent and orientation of it . He then turned to observe a spruce tree that the shooting direction came from . After a short examination, his face gradually turned sullen and his voice rough .

"We have huge trouble . I'm afraid this mission's difficulty . . . . is much more terrifying than our imagination!"

Reef suspiciously walked towards Sheyan, bending his back to inspect what Sheyan had examined . Then . . . . . . he gazed towards the scenery that was originally covered by the thick spruce tree . Actually that arrowhead, had penetrated through that tree trunk, and finally came to a halt at the opposing fir tree!!! Yet the crucial point was that the surrounding of the penetrated hole was exceedingly smooth, more smooth than an electric drill; its penetration force was completely ridiculous!

Besides, the tree grew extremely slow and its bark was tough and dense due to the harsh winter . The entire width of the penetrated spruce tree was close to a metre . In fact, even by using a gun to shoot, it may not even achieve the effect of this arrowhead! The two glanced at each other, understanding their mutual shock . Both being MTs at the frontlines, they naturally thought of the same thing . . . . .

"What will happen if that arrow lands on me!!!"

Reef picked up that arrowhead and inspected it again, furrowing his brows .

"Strange, where did the shaft go?"

Sheyan shook his head .

"From what we have now, I can only infer that we've arrived at an era where gunpowder isn't popular or inexistent . The probability of where the shaft vanished too is too varied, perhaps it was chopped off mid flight, or it was a magic arrow . Or . . . . . something that we definitely dread; the arrowhead didn't have a shaft to begin with, it was directly thrown from a hand concealed weapon . "

Hearing his last deduction, Reef rolled his eyes .

"Oi Seaman, I really pray your sense of humour doesn't turn into reality . "

Following that, the nightmare imprint started to notify them .

"Contestant no . 1018, welcome to the nightmare world . "

"This is the first party establishment mission you're experiencing . "

"Mission content: Survival . "

"Mission summary: live, try your best to survive, hold on until you no longer can . . . "

"Mission difficulty: Unable to assess . "

"Details: During the mission, you can choose to return to the realm anytime . If you choose to do so, any fatal damages being dealt will barely sink you into critically wounded state . In that state, you will have 10 seconds of peace to return to the nightmare realm . But please note, once the 10 seconds expire, you can similarly die from that fatal attack!

"Details: Anything utility points, potential points, equipments, items acquired within the mission process cannot be brought back to the realm (Includes medicine concocted/ forged equipment) . The rest are not restricted . Your relations formed with storyline characters (Allies or foes) will last . "

"Time: Third Age, year 3018 . (3 years before the Lord of the Rings trilogy)"

"Location: Middle-earth, Misty Mountains . "

"Setting: Lord of the Rings . "

"Difficulty: A (Nightmare) . "

(TN: Just a slight clarification, difficulty of the world setting is different from mission difficulty . )

"Pain Limitator: 50%"

"Additional capabilities enhancement: 0%"

"Current setting exploration rate: 0 . 00%"

"Additional details: Other contestants are already engaging this world . Under normal circumstances, you will not have any interactions with them, but the current setting is free setting! You may suffer their aggression . For your safety, the regulations will be placed above others . "

"You automatically grasp the relevant language, able to interact with characters in the world . Language erased upon leaving the world . "

"Current mission count: 1 . "

"Certain items you brought along are restricted, unable to be used for this mission . "

"Your appearance/identity has been settled, recovering after returning to the realm . You can modify your appearance inside the realm anytime . For any questions, direct them to your nightmare imprint . If your privileges allows, you will receive an answer . "