Stuck in a Chinese novel - Chapter 378

Chapter 378: Arcadia?
Chapter 378

Wei Jun arrived at the military base to find everyone panicked. Everyone was in a rush as the world’s end was coming, and when Wei Jun felt the sensation of Miasma far away, he understood why.

He had felt it before. He had fought it before. He had lost to it before.

[A lich]

‘Then why haven’t they dealt with it yet?’ Wei Jun questioned himself, but the only way to find an answer was to hear it from the source.

As Wei Jun arrived at General Ming’s office, he felt two terrifying waves of Qi coming from inside the room. One was blue, and the other was golden. Yin Qi and Yang Qi.

Wei Jun entered, enchanted by the scene. It was like the room was covered in blue and golden flames, creating a beautiful harmony and a scene even Wei Jun couldn’t help but admire.

‘They’re strong.’ But the denser flames meant the individuals in the room were strong. Not as strong as Wei Jun, but far stronger.

‘At least five times.’ Wei Jun guessed.

[Of course]

[You’ve only entered the grandmaster realm]

[You’ve yet to perfect it and get used to it]

[They, on the other hand, have completely gotten used to their strength]

[You’ll lose no matter what]

Wei Jun nodded. Even against Sun Ruan and Xuang Bei, he had only won because they were severely drained of their power when he took advantage of the moment.

Against these guys at their full power, even if it was only one of them, winning was a pipe dream, and he knew it.

“As you have probably felt, the dungeon that has opened this time is one infested with a Lich.” General Ming said while General Shao remained silent on his seat. Wei Jun nodded and asked, still standing, “Who would be in charge of the raid?”

“I will be.” General Shao said.

“So, is that my next task?” Wei Jun asked.

“It’s not.” General Ming replied.

Wei Jun was a little confused, but he let General Ming continue. She sighed and said, “Actually, there is another dungeon that has spawned a little away from here, deep into the woods. It’s an A rank dungeon. And it’s the only one.”

“Only one?” Wei Jun found that odd. Why add those words at the end?

“We don’t know why, but around this dungeon, thirty-three more dungeons have spawned. Among them, the A rank dungeon only numbers one, but the B rank dungeons are in droves. Same goes for C rank, but they are lesser than B rank dungeons.” General Ming explained.

[It must be a chain crossing]

‘Chain crossing?’ Wei Jun asked.

[When a dungeon builds a gate with the existing world]

[In this case, the Earth]

[Sometimes, it manages to thaw the dimensional barrier beyond a certain point]

[Making way for smaller rank dungeons around it]

[They follow and infest around the major dungeon]

Wei Jun nodded, and although it was a little confusing, he got the point. Wei Jun looked at General Ming and asked, “What do I have to do?”

“Clear the A rank dungeon for us. We’ll be busy dealing with the Lich. We don’t know if it’s along or not, but it’s far stronger than the one that appeared at the camp last time. We can’t take any risks.” General Ming explained.

Wei Jun nodded without any objections. Seeing him nod in approval, General Ming sighed and said, “Your team will be waiting for you in an hour. I hope you can be ready by then.”

“Is it possible to attempt this mission alone?” Wei Jun asked.

“Alone?” General Ming asked.

“I recently broke through and would like to test my strength without any… liabilities.” Wei Jun replied, but General Ming and General Shao’s eyes went wide when they heard his reply.

‘Broke through? To the peak master rank? Or…’ A thought she didn’t like to finish. General Ming looked at General Shao, who nodded and said, “We have no problem with you doing that. If you confidently say you can clear that dungeon alone, we will not hold you back.”

At General Shao’s support, Wei Jun nodded and said, “Then please have someone guide me. I would like to begin as soon as I can.”

General Ming nodded and called for someone. Wei Jun knew the woman who came very well and smiled at her teasingly. Jang Hoagua clicked her tongue but didn’t say anything. She led Wei Jun to a jeep, which then brought him to a path in the forest.

After about half an hour of driving, they arrived at the spot where a blue portal could be seen. It was bigger than all the others Wei Jun had seen. Even the one in which Guardian was imprisoned. Just the size of it was something else, and the miasma leaking out of it…

Well, it was terrifying in one simple word.

“So that’s my new target, huh?” Wei Jun said before he turned to Jang Haogua and asked, “Will you join me, Miss Jang? I heard it’s a nu.di.st dungeon.”

“Tch.” Jang Haogua clicked her tongue again but didn’t say anything. She simply turned around and left with the driver in the jeep, leaving Wei Jun with a smirk on his face.

Once she was gone from sight and Wei Jun could no longer sense her in a hundred-meter radius, he turned and entered the dungeon, without waiting for even a moment. He was given some equipment, but he simply stored them in his inventory. He still had the daggers from when he fought the knight a few days ago, so there was no need for any new equipment at the moment.

Besides, he was saving money for a cultivation technique, so he couldn’t thoughtlessly spend it on other stuff.

So while others attempted dungeons in heavy armor and weapons from fantasy worlds, Wei Jun cleared dungeons in suits. As Wei Jun appeared on the other side of the dungeon, he was a little taken aback.

‘Now that’s… strange.’ Wei Jun couldn’t help but say. Far away in the distance, a city could be seen. The old medieval-type cities where large walls covered the entire city, acting as a barricade to the invading forces while the residents of the city lived in between.

But that wasn’t the only strange part of the scene. The city was currently being invaded by another group of humans, clad in armor of different types. He couldn’t spot a single monster in the dungeon. All he could see were humans as far as his eyes went.

To make the entire scenario even stranger, the familiar sound of a notification from the system arrived.

[All conditions have been met]

[The side quest ‘Past and Present and the World Beyond’ can now be initiated]

[Past and Present and the World Beyond]

[First quest of the chain quest has been initiated]

[Quest: The unknown man]

[Rank: Undetermined]

[Description: The user is welcomed to the world of Arcadia

The user has come with pure intentions devoid of any greed

The good intentions also count the will to lend a hand

A city in Arcadia is under constant attack from an invading empire

Lend a hand, will you?]

[Task: Save the city of Orelia from Invaders]

[Reward: Level +5]

[Linked to the chain quest: Invader in Arcadia]

[Punishment: None]

Wei Jun was now very, very confused. From the description, it didn’t sound like a dungeon but a different world with a strange number of quests. Chained quests, if he read it correctly. Not being a gamer, Wei Jun wasn’t sure what that meant, but he didn’t have to understand. All he understood was that defeating the army trying to invade the city would earn him five levels, and there was no way in hell he was going to give up such an opportunity.

It was the first time the system had given him a side quest of level increment, so even if it was bothersome, he was going to do it.

But, deep down, he had one question on his mind that he couldn’t make sense of him.

Why him?

Why would the military specifically call for him?

“Haa…” Pushing such thoughts to the back of his mind, Wei Jun activated all of his skills and jumped at the army from the side.

Like he was on fire, yang Qi surrounded his entire being. It was like he was shrouded in fire. A strange, golden, and enchanting fire.

“What is that?” A soldier on the walls saw the shape of a ballista spear heading to the invading army. The soldier next to the soldier also looked at the scene and said, “I have no idea, but it seems to be heading there.”

There was the invading army, and they weren’t the only ones to notice it. The command center of the city had done so as well, as well as the invading army.

“Fire!” They shot spells and arrows at the strange but magical spear heading towards them. However, nothing did anything. Their spells and arrows melted away by the intense heat emanating from the golden flames.

“My god! Are those flames of a dragon or what?!” The soldiers of the invading army yelled.