The time was growing late . Lu Li didn't use the teleportal, choosing to postpone this to the next day .
As he casted it in his home, the teleportal quickly drew a magic circle on the floor . This magic circle automatically drew energy from the surrounding air, and within a short few seconds, it was ready to be used .
Lu Li checked his supplies to make sure that his equipment was maintained and his potions were ready, then stepped into the circle .
He didn't block out the other player channels as he had previously told Square Root 3 about this and placed him in charge of things before his return .
Lu Li didn't experience too much discomfort in the teleporting process – just some lightheadedness .
Supposedly, teleporting technology was being investigated in reality too, in the hopes of exploring space even further . However, all of these things were still in their theoretical stages, and even before Lu Li had reincarnated, there were still no conclusive results .
Technical research was no easy task, and there wasn't much that he could do anyway besides playing games after his rebirth .
The teleportation process had ended during his wandering thoughts, and Lu Li's eyes took a while to adapt to the lighting of his new environment . This place was dark and moist, so it was clearly a packed forest .
It seemed like the higher-ups in the organization wanted to test him, so they had tossed him into the Wild .
However, Lu Li wasn't brainless and quickly discovered a trace of human activity in the plantation . With some difficulty, he began tracking the marks on the forest floor .
The thing about Dawn and its maps was that they had different timings and weather, so Lu Li couldn't be too sure what the cause of all this darkness was .
Fortunately, he had chosen the right path . At first, he could barely walk and had to use his weapons to pull apart the thorns, but gradually, the vegetation lightened and he could see further ahead
The shadow of a building began to appear in the distance .
Lu Li was relieved and hastened his pace; perhaps he would be able to find his answers here . While this was an abandoned house, he didn't expect the game designers to put this much effort into nothing .
The door was unlocked, and there was someone sitting at the center of the room with their back facing Lu Li .
"Are you the one who has summoned me?" Lu Li asked as he stopped at the entrance .
As Lu Li bowed in respect, the person who sat there suddenly disappeared .
What followed was a cold flash behind Lu Li's neck . This was the definition of speed and precision . What made it even more impressive was the fact that it had been well-timed .
However, the attack still missed .
Lu Li teleported eight yards away when the dagger was about to hit him . While he looked as though he had let his guard down, he was actually on high alert the moment he entered the house .
He was certain that there would be a test for him in the process of finding Garona, so it was natural that he would be on guard .
It was an Undead who had attacked him, most likely a Thief . At the very least, his movement to appear behind Lu Li seemed like Shadow Step . Lu Li had used his Shadow Cloak before to achieve the same effect .
The Undead Thief seemed like it didn't have any rationality, and kept attacking after the first strike missed .
Lu Li didn't instantly go into Stealth mode . Instead, he briefly blocked with his dagger with precise movements .
If this Undead Thief could really kill him within seconds, there was no use to his struggle, but he didn't believe that he would be placed on a trial where there was no hope .
After he blocked successfully, a paltry -146 damage figure floated above his head .
At the same time, he also saw the details of the Undead Thief . Level 45, 4300 HP – this was similar to his level and health .
As for the equipment, he didn't think that his opponent would outclass him in this aspect .
Lu Li never thought that he would lose against an NPC 'clone' of himself . However, he wasn't too happy either – since he was facing an opponent with the level an HP, this trial had become too easy . However, the challenges definitely wouldn't stop here; there was likely a harder task ahead of him .
It was likely Garona who had summoned him over, or a Thief Master who was willing to teach him .
Otherwise, why would he be put to so many trials?
Lu Li didn't take too much time with the Undead Thief before he found a chance to strike first . He easily controlled his opponent, not giving him a chance to escape . Although his opponent used multiple different tactics in an attempt to regain an advantage, they weren't effective as Lu Li predicted his moves .
It didn't take long for 4300 points of health to disappear .
The Undead Thief never spoke; it didn't even leave a body after dying, so there was no loot either .
As soon as the Undead Thief died, Lu Li saw droves of Undead monsters appear in his periphery .
There was almost no difference between these Undead Thieves and real player; their equipment was as good as his and their technique was excellent too . It was hard fighting just one, let alone all of them at once .
Lu Li ran out of the house without hesitation and even closed the door behind him .
"There has to be some escape route if this is a trial," Lu Li reasoned, forcing himself to stay calm .
This definitely wasn't possible to face head-on, so the next step to this trial had to be centered around this house .
As previously mentioned, it was too strange for a random house like this to be in such a forest .
Lu Li quickly scanned the small room, and his eyes set upon the statue below the table . He felt like he had seen this before in one of the old ruins .
The activation button was on the table – the dusty and broken wine cup that sat alone .
He grabbed it, tried to pull it, spun it . . .
The statue below the table came back to life, and in a twisted space, a door made of light appeared .
At the same time, the Undead Thieves tried to break through the doors and walls . Some even appeared from the ceiling, bursting into the house and rushing towards Lu Li without hesitation .
As soon as he stepped through the door, Lu Li couldn't help but curse . This was just a trial – did it really have to be so difficult?
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