The classroom went into an uproar in an instant.
The middle-aged teacher shouted, "Classmates, this lesson will end here for now. I need to speak with the school council."
After saying this, the teacher hurriedly left the classroom to make a call and get more information.
The students in the classroom began whispering and discussing among themselves. Everyone took out their phones to take pictures and upload them.
On the internet, the topic became a hot discussion.
Lyra Kael and Chu Yan didn't participate in the conversation. They sat in their seats, quickly scrolling through their phones.
Soon, Lyra Kael furrowed her brows. "It seems this phenomenon is happening worldwide. Especially in some countries where it's night, many people who fall asleep are turning into this semi-transparent state."
Chu Yan looked worried. "What's going on? I need to contact my parents. Lyra, why don't you ask your brother if he's noticed anything strange?"
Lyra Kael shook her head, speaking coldly, "I won't contact him first."
Chu Yan sighed, "But with something like this happening, isn't it a bit unnecessary to keep a grudge against family?"
Lyra Kael chuckled. "Family? He only controls me; does that count as family? I'm not going to bother with him unless he apologizes first."
If Riven saw this, he would probably laugh.
In their past life, Lyra Kael had exactly this attitude.
Not only did she not reach out to Riven, but even when he sent her texts, she ignored them, and if he called, she wouldn't pick up.
It wasn't until evening when Riven personally came to the school to find her, begging for reconciliation and an apology, that she finally allowed him to take her home and join her in the "Eclipse of Eternity" game…
But this life was completely different!
She didn't want to contact Riven.
And Riven would never take the initiative to contact her!
In Riven's eyes, the sister he had cared for over ten years was now as if she no longer existed.
Since the moment she had personally dug out his eyes...
Riven could never recognize her as his sister again!
...
The strange phenomenon continued to happen around the world, spreading everywhere!
Governments from various countries quickly conducted research and released statements, saying that anyone who falls asleep would enter a semi-transparent, ethereal state. The cause was currently unknown, and they advised people to try not to fall asleep while experts investigated...
As of now, no one who had fallen asleep had woken up.
So the people outside had no idea what was happening.
Meanwhile, in the Land of the Abandoned Gods...
In one small town after another...
Many players who entered the Eclipse of Eternity game while asleep had begun to take action.
They formed teams and began hunting monsters!
"To log out of the Eclipse of Eternity game for the first time, there's one condition… you need to reach level 3!"
Riven was continuously killing in the dark forest!
In Eclipse of Eternity, leveling up was tough.
At first, solo grinding was nearly impossible, and in a team, experience and tradeable lifespan would be divided, making it impossible to level up quickly.
In Shell Town, it wasn't until the 20th minute after Riven opened the leaderboard that other players reached level 2.
That was a small elite team of hidden-class players led by someone with the codename "Marcus Strong."
Six players simultaneously reached level 2.
They occupied ranks 2 to 7 on Shell Town's leaderboard.
As for that golden-haired young man, leading dozens of players to hunt monsters together, they soon discovered something terrifying... no monsters dared to approach them when they gathered!
No matter what monster it was, they would turn and run as soon as they saw this group of players.
As a result, they didn't gain much.
Their only reward was becoming more familiar with the terrain outside the town...
"Finally, I have 3 evolution points!"
After Riven slashed a level 1 Creeper, he heard the system prompt, his eyes lighting up.
Just now, he had killed the little spiders around the "Breeder" one by one.
The twelve little spiders had only given him 2 evolution points, with 1 point coming from the "Greedy Hand" skill…
Clearly, without encountering a boss, it was very hard to gain evolution points from small monsters.
After finishing off the little spiders, he searched for more monsters.
Remaining invisible, Riven moved like the wind through the dark forest.
Soon, he killed five more level 1 Creepers.
By the time he killed the fifth Creeper, it finally gave him 1 evolution point.
"I can evolve now."
Riven opened his attribute panel.
He continued evolving "Greedy Hand"!
[You have consumed 3 evolution points, 0 remaining.]
[Greedy Hand (Gold → Platinum): Assassin-type skill. Can be used on monster corpses, with a 70% → 110% chance to gain an additional loot reward.]
The evolution effect far exceeded expectations.
Riven knew that in Eclipse of Eternity, a probability over 100% would still be valid.
The 110% probability of Greedy Hand meant a guaranteed extra loot and a 10% chance to get another reward, which could mean a third loot!
"Great."
After the evolution, Riven used Greedy Hand on the corpse of the Creeper in front of him.
[Skill 'Greedy Hand' successfully activated!]
[You have gained 1 evolution point!]
[You have gained 1 evolution point!]
[You have gained 3 days of lifespan (tradeable).]
[You have gained 3 days of lifespan (tradeable).]
Riven's eyes brightened.
This move directly triggered the 10%, allowing him to receive two extra rewards!
"Invincible..."
Riven was stunned.
He wasn't planning to use the 2 evolution points for now.
"To evolve the same skill for the fourth time, it actually requires 5 evolution points instead of 4."
"It seems that the required evolution points aren't in an arithmetic sequence."
"As for the exact pattern, I'll know once I evolve Greedy Hand one more time."
Riven didn't need damage or survival for now.
Even if he encountered a boss, he could handle it easily.
His top priority was to evolve skills that would allow him to level up faster.
Greedy Hand was the best choice.
Riven checked his stats.
"My tradeable lifespan is already 146 days."
"But to extract equipment and skills to reality, the minimum tradeable lifespan required is two and a half years..."
"To be precise, it's 900 days!"
"Also, I need to reach level 10 first."
Still invisible, Riven continued moving through the forest.
Suddenly, he sensed the sound of a battle up ahead.
He crept closer, feeling a surge of joy.
Because in front of him was yet another bronze-level boss, and it was a level 2 monster!
[Sprint Runner (Lv2)]
[Tier: Bronze]
It was a humanoid crawler with six legs, similar to the Creeper. It had no eyes on its head but a decaying mouth. It moved incredibly fast, at least twice as fast as the average new player!
For new players encountering this boss, they were incredibly unlucky. There would be no chance to escape.
Killing the Sprint Runner would be even more difficult than killing the Broodmother!