Chapter 203: Chapter203-The Third Level of the Holy Grail — A Worldwalker Projection

The instant the Birdfolk player chose to begin the challenge, he immediately unleashed his most powerful form.

"Blazing Flame!"

A crimson fire instantly enveloped his entire body.

Just then, the figure of the player opposite him softly murmured,

"Dragonflame."

The instant John’s words fell, the Birdfolk player sensed an aura even more terrifying than the flames covering his own body.

His expression changed drastically, and he immediately attempted to switch forms and enter a defensive stance.

However, in the next instant, terrifying dragonflame came surging straight toward him.

The Birdfolk player’s heart suddenly sank.

Whoosh!

The dragonflame hurtled toward the Birdfolk player. This dragonflame contained Deathlight, making it a skill imbued with two different attributes.

The dragonflame infused with Deathlight expanded rapidly in midair. In the blink of an eye, it completely engulfed the Birdfolk player’s body.

An unimaginably terrifying temperature instantly erupted, burning the Birdfolk player’s body into nothingness.

Only after his death did the cold system notification echo throughout the space.

[Challenge failed. Helik, player of the Continent of Beasts, has been slain. You have permanently lost the qualification to enter the Holy Grail Space!]

...

At a resurrection point on the Continent of Beasts, a brilliant white light suddenly flashed.

The Birdfolk player looked down at his restored body in complete confusion.

He had not even managed to understand what had happened before he was eliminated.

It was only when the subsequent notifications rang out that he finally came back to his senses.

[You have been slain by John, a player from the Apocalypse Continent. Your level has decreased by 10!]

[Your current level is Level 340!]

[All of your attributes have decreased by 10%. All of your skills have been forgotten. All of your equipment has been dropped. All of your talents have disappeared!]

[All items in your inventory have been dropped!]

[You have lost all gold coins and have incurred a debt of 4.5462 trillion gold coins!]

[Please repay your debt as soon as possible to restore the normal use of your wallet!]

Only after hearing this entire series of death notifications did the Birdfolk player finally realize what had happened.

"I was actually killed in a single strike. And his level was even lower than mine."

"He didn’t give me even the slightest chance to react. He instantly killed me outright."

"That kind of strength... is terrifying."

Once the Birdfolk player finally understood the situation, he noticed the losses he had suffered.

The moment he looked, he was so frightened that his entire body trembled.

"What is going on? I was killed by that Player Projection, and now I actually owe him trillions of gold coins?"

At this moment, the Birdfolk player’s mental state completely collapsed.

Everything he had painstakingly accumulated had now been completely stripped away by that projection.

How was he supposed to continue developing after this?

"It’s over. I’m no longer the number one player of the Continent of Beasts. My entire life has been ruined by that projection!"

The Birdfolk player felt like weeping, yet no tears would come.

Looking at his now completely empty body, rage and despair surged through him at once. His blood rushed backward, and he violently spat out a mouthful of blood.

...

At the same time, on the third level of the Holy Grail Space, John had already been transported there after passing through the gateway.

Hearing the notification that rang beside his ear, his expression changed slightly.

"I didn’t expect that when my projection kills a player, I can actually obtain that player’s talents and skills as well."

"Doesn’t this mean that as long as my projection remains there, every challenger it kills in the future will continuously provide me with their talents, gold coins, items, and everything else?"

"How can this be called a challenge? It’s practically a permanent money-printing machine!"

John’s breathing quickened slightly.

He had never encountered such an enormous benefit before.

After all, as long as his projection could remain on the second level, he would continue receiving all kinds of rewards without end.

After calming himself down from his delight, John began examining the third-level space around him.

The general structure of the third level was similar to that of the previous levels.

Just then, a system notification rang out.

[Welcome to the third level of the Holy Grail Space. The rules of this level are similar to those of the other levels.]

[The clearance requirement for this challenge is to survive for ten minutes amid endless attacks.]

[Player Projections from other universes will appear during this challenge. Please endure their combined assault for ten minutes.]

[Attention: To obtain a ranking, you must slay the greatest number of Player Projections within ten minutes and eliminate all Player Projections in the shortest possible time. Your record will then be updated according to your elimination time, and you will obtain the qualification to edit the specific rules of this challenge!]

One notification after another rang out.

After hearing them, John’s eyes flickered slightly.

Although the system claimed that the rules of this challenge were similar to those of the previous levels, a closer listen made it clear that they were completely different.

The fact that he needed to survive ten minutes under the attacks of Player Projections from other universes was already enough to show just how terrifyingly difficult this challenge was.

Most likely, a great many players had perished in this very place.

While John was still thinking, another notification sounded.

[Attention: The rule editor of this challenge is a Worldwalker player from the Balen Cosmos!]

[Would you like to begin this challenge?]

"A Worldwalker from the Balen Cosmos?"

"I didn’t expect to encounter a Worldwalker even at this stage."

Upon hearing the notification, John’s pupils suddenly contracted.

That was because Worldwalkers had also appeared in his previous life.

However, existences of this kind were exceedingly rare. Even the various Worldwalkers themselves had no contact with one another.

John had no idea exactly how many of them existed, but every single one of them possessed incredible strength and could easily travel between different worlds.

At first, John had believed that they were some kind of special NPC.

But now, it appeared that they were actually players from other universes.

However, players of this kind were extraordinarily special.

Compared to ordinary players from other universes, who had to go through enormous effort just to meet one another within the Holy Grail Space, Worldwalker players possessed an astonishing degree of freedom.

They could travel freely between different universes.

"It would be amazing if I could plunder a universe-traveling talent from a Worldwalker player."

John could not help letting his imagination run wild.

He was incomparably envious of the talents possessed by Worldwalkers.

After all, such a talent allowed its owner to freely cross between universes.

If he could use it to return to the real world, the possibilities would be unimaginable.

Before this, he had only heard rumors about existences of this kind from other guilds.

He had never imagined that the Holy Grail Space would allow him to encounter his first true connection to a genuine Worldwalker.

After John chose to accept the challenge, a ray of light appeared in the next instant, revealing an extremely feminine figure.

The female Player Projection had an alluring, curvaceous figure. She wore a skin-tight suit, and even her toned abdominal muscles were clearly visible.

However, in sharp contrast with her stunning figure, her face was as cold as frost, carrying an intimidating chill that made others instinctively wary of her.

At this moment, the female Player Projection actually seemed to come alive as she carefully examined John.

"You are the challenger?"

"You are only Level 250? How weak. I can hardly even be bothered to continue controlling this projection."

After examining him, she spoke softly, her voice as cold as a deep, frozen spring.

Every word she spoke was filled with disdain toward John.

Clearly, this Player Projection was being controlled by a trace of consciousness from her true body.

John’s eyes shifted slightly.

Without hesitation, he immediately cast Detect.

The other party’s information instantly appeared before him.