The Jurassic Forest was indeed frighteningly vast.
After wandering in the forest for five to six days, Bai Ye finally emerged from it and saw the boundary line marking the forest's edge.
For a moment, Bai Ye felt like crying. It had been too difficult.
Nearly a week. How many monsters had he slain? He had traveled through dust and fatigue, and even his Five Spirit Disc had completed its spiritual gathering again!
Five Spirit Disc, Spiritual Gathering (2000/2000)
"You have completed the Spiritual Gathering cultivation. Your Strength, Speed, Stamina, and Spirit stats have increased by 5 points."
"You have completed the Spiritual Gathering cultivation. Your Five Spirit Curses have been enhanced."
"Due to the enhancement of your Five Spirit Curses, the Earth Curse has evolved into Flying Rock Technique."
Flying Rock Technique: Manipulates gravel with mental power to smash targets or to defend.
After completing Spiritual Gathering, Bai Ye's physical attributes had improved again. Simultaneously, the Earth Curse finally evolved into Flying Rock Technique. This time, there were no unnecessary complications; the Earth Curse, upon becoming Flying Rock Technique, gained an offensive effect while also being usable for defense.
The Spiritual Gathering value had increased to 3000 points, but Bai Ye's current Spiritual Gathering was 1178/3000.
After all, he had killed so many pig-headed people to complete the hidden quest, and then he had killed indiscriminately to leave the Jurassic Forest. The speed of spiritual gathering naturally increased.
Soon, Bai Ye stepped across the boundary line, and then…
"Hmm?"
Looking at the scene unfolding before him, Bai Ye couldn't help but frown.
It felt completely different from the Jurassic Forest. Everything before him exuded…
Desolation!
Before Bai Ye lay a dilapidated ancient road.
On both sides of the ancient road were withered, yellowed weeds. Bai Ye even saw the dry bones of livestock among them.
Occasionally, the wind would blow, kicking up dust that stung the eyes.
Then…
Bai Ye looked up towards the distance and his expression froze.
"This is?" Bai Ye exclaimed in surprise, "The Great Wall?"
At the end of the ancient road, towering city walls stretched endlessly to both sides, traversing mountains and valleys, winding like a long dragon.
Bai Ye tried to search his memory for any regions related to the Great Wall, but at that moment…
"City of Sin (Gotham) is about to open. Do you wish to teleport in?"
A luminous screen suddenly appeared before Bai Ye. The number of entry tickets for the City of Sin had reached 300/300.
There was no question about it. The Great Wall could wait. Since the hidden forbidden zone had opened, it was naturally more important.
Bai Ye decisively chose to teleport.
There was a 60-second window for everyone to make their choice, so a brief wait was necessary. When the time was up, the number of participants remained 300/300. Since no one had dropped out, the teleportation proceeded smoothly.
A large expanse of white light appeared around Bai Ye, enveloping him. The surrounding scenery gradually dissipated, becoming blurred, and then…
"Wooo!"
When the white light vanished, before Bai Ye could observe his surroundings, he first heard the sound of car horns.
This was a bustling, prosperous street.
At the intersection, cars continuously drove by. The streets on both sides were filled with many high-end shops selling various luxury goods, clothes, bags, watches, gold, and jewelry.
The people walking around were mostly dressed in suits and expensive attire!
But at this moment…
Several men wearing jackets, torn jeans, and with disheveled hair quickly crossed the street. Their appearance was completely out of place with their surroundings.
Then…
The men simultaneously put on balaclavas, pulled out rifles from their duffel bags, and began shooting at the glass display cabinets of a shop.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang…
Accompanied by the gunshots, the glass display window shattered. Screams echoed from all around, and then, the men frantically rushed into the shop.
"Put the money in your pockets, quickly, or I'll shoot you dead!"
As the men spoke, they smashed the counters and stuffed jewelry into their bags.
Bai Ye watched everything unfold and couldn't help but laugh heartily.
This was right!
This was the City of Sin he was familiar with!
Bai Ye walked across the street, smiling, and entered an alley on the side. A luminous screen then appeared before him.
"Welcome to the City of Sin."
"You have been assigned to the Sin Faction. Your current Sin Value: 0/1000"
"When your Sin Value reaches 1000, you will receive a forbidden zone quest."
"Gentlemen, let the madness begin."
"Make this city tremble for you."
…
Bai Ye curled his lips and said, "Not bad. The Sin Faction seems more suitable for me."
As a hidden forbidden zone, the City of Sin was slightly more complex than ordinary forbidden zones. After 300 chosen individuals entered, they would be divided into two factions.
These were the Order Faction and the Sin Faction.
Or, they could be directly understood as the good guys and the criminals.
The so-called Sin Value required committing evil deeds within the City of Sin. Only when the Sin Value was full would a forbidden zone quest appear. Completing the forbidden zone quest would allow one to leave. The Sin Value would then become the reward for the City of Sin. Similar to the previous event, City in Chaos, after completing the forbidden zone quest, there would be an interface for exchanging items, but this time, the currency would be Sin Value instead of money.
It is worth mentioning that the difficulty of the City of Sin is much higher than City in Chaos. If the Sin Value is not filled, or if subsequent forbidden zone quests cannot be completed, one will remain trapped in the City of Sin indefinitely, unless…
Through death!
The Order Faction was similar to the Sin Faction, except that Sin Value was replaced by Order Value. People in the Order Faction needed to apprehend criminals and maintain order in the City of Sin. Similarly, when the Order Value was full, a quest would appear, and upon completion, they could leave. The Order Value would then become the currency for exchanging items after departure.
Bai Ye was very satisfied with being a chosen participant of the Sin Faction.
Having visited the City of Sin in his previous life, Bai Ye was very clear about the advantages and disadvantages of both.
The advantage of the Order Faction was that it could leverage its righteous identity to control more resources to combat crime.
And the Sin Faction?
Destruction was always easier than construction, wasn't it?
Bai Ye enjoyed the feeling of free rein. Compared to being a righteous punisher, he preferred being a criminal, destroying this pitiful city.
Bai Ye mused as he walked out of the alley and headed down the street. He happened to see the group of bandits who had robbed the jewelry store leaving, speeding in his direction. Their target seemed to be…
Bai Ye followed the direction they were running and saw a black, old-fashioned van parked across the street.
…