Global Game: I Can Choose Instance Rewards-Chapter 459 - 328: The Black Tower

The leading knight saw this and issued a loud warning, simultaneously gesturing for the surrounding archers to prepare to shoot.

Wang Zhifan’s response was to unleash the powerful aura on his body with all his might, allowing a pressure as tangible as substance to envelop the people in front of him. Suddenly, they felt their bodies grow heavy, their breath becoming rapid, as if they were elderly individuals in severe discomfort after exertion.

"This man... he’s so strong..."

The head guard realized the situation was not simple under this sudden pressure. This time, the newcomers’ strength was beyond ordinary, and forcibly stopping them might come at a painful price.

As Wang Zhifan approached step by step, the pressure on his body grew heavier, and his intent to call for attack grew increasingly hesitant. Finally, when Wang Zhifan was right before him, he wisely chose to turn his warhorse away, as did the other members around, who were equally reluctant to confront this mysterious formidable figure.

"They made way! Let’s rush in!"

The mercenaries at the back were not targeted by Wang Zhifan, so they didn’t feel much pressure. Seeing Wang Zhifan reach the tower gate smoothly, they eagerly rushed to the entrance, intending to take advantage of Wang Zhifan’s path-clearing.

The Steel Armor Guard wanted to attack and block them, for they feared only Wang Zhifan, with his terrifying aura, not these ordinary mercenaries. However, the leader on horseback raised his hand to stop them.

"Let them in; with their strength, there’s no hope of them coming out again, and it saves us the effort,"

he explained, clearly pessimistic about the mercenaries’ entry.

This was due to the Black Tower’s notorious dangers, known worldwide for consuming countless adventurers’ lives.

"But what about him... he went inside. He might even have the ability to come back out,"

someone asked after Wang Zhifan had entered through the half-open brass door, noting his extraordinary power, which could potentially harm the Duke’s assets.

"The better if he emerges,"

the leading knight glanced at the tower entrance swarmed by mercenaries and replied in a lowered voice.

"Go to the Duke’s castle and report that a powerful person might bring treasures out of the tower. The lord will naturally make arrangements."

He continued, revealing his intention.

"Understood."

The ordinary knight comprehended immediately, knowing his leader allowed the person inside, not solely due to overwhelming pressure but also to use him as a high-level tool for gaining credit.

This concerned the Duke dispatching them to guard the tower primarily to protect the treasures likely within and prevent unknown adventurers from seizing them. Still, treasures left only in the tower were less optimal; retrieving them for the warehouse was best. Thus, lying in wait to seize spoils from those emerging was an excellent plan. Had too many adventurers not entered, risking the escape of potential treasure bearers, they wouldn’t have banned ordinary adventurers from entering.

"By the way, the adventure team the Duke sent in last month hasn’t come out yet. Letting them in might also help investigate."

The lead knight provided another rationale for his actions, reinforcing other guards’ belief in their wise decision, thus overlooking previous frustrations.

Having unified their thought outside the tower, Wang Zhifan was the first to enter the Black Tower’s interior.

True to part of Jack’s shared information, he found the tower mysterious, not a mere enigmatic artifact, but one linked to various law powers, the most evident being Space Law, where each floor was akin to a separate world, with some floors experiencing day and night.

At this moment, he had traversed a thirty-meter-long stone corridor, facing a pond ahead, with no sign of the ordinary mercenaries who should have entered behind him, suggesting they landed on a different first floor.

"The opponent on the first floor is a water-dwelling monster? Quite convenient for me."

With immensely powerful perception, Wang Zhifan knew without looking closely that a monster awaited in the pond ahead, a typical pattern in the Black Tower. One must defeat their assigned opponent to proceed to the next level and claim rewards, resembling a simple game dungeon.

"Ice Source Power."

He immediately activated his increasingly mastered icy power, instantly slaying the aquatic monster hidden at the pond’s bottom.

Then, before his eyes, the pond slowly vanished, replaced by a wooden spiral staircase extending upwards.

"Where’s my reward? Did the first floor swallow it whole?"

Surprise dawned on his face as he had anticipated a loot list to appear post-kill, but the reality was not only was the loot list absent, but even the probable item rewards from the intelligence were nowhere to be seen.

"It seems the Black Tower’s mechanism is different from a game dungeon, merely resembling one."

Wang Zhifan didn’t think his invincible special ability had failed at this point, concluding upon brief reflection that he anticipated too much. Unlike game dungeons, the Black Tower offers treasures not solely through monster kills; there are other methods.

Without much hesitation, he stepped onto the wooden spiral staircase before him and, without any incident, reached the second level of the tower.

On this floor, a relatively spacious platform presented itself, with three figures of varying heights waiting for him.

The tallest was a sharp-eared male wielding a longbow with gentle air currents swirling around it.

The second tallest was a green-faced, tusked creature with a monstrous head and a strong humanoid body, menacing claws on both hands and feet, looking savage and fierce.

The shortest was a large frog, the size of an ordinary human, squatting on the platform, its round bulging eyes staring at Wang Zhifan below.

"Is this a tournament? Three against one?"

Judging the situation at a glance, Wang Zhifan felt intrigued, for he could easily strike them down before ascending the platform, but suddenly felt like warming up, akin to playing a game for fun.

So, he swiftly drew the Wolf-Slaying Blade from its sheath, lightly pressing his foot to leap onto the platform.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

He was first greeted by two arrows fired rapidly by the tall, sharp-eared male, precisely blocking his landing spots and his left side, intending to push him to the right.

But Wang Zhifan didn’t fall into the enemy’s rhythm. He swiftly swung his long blade twice, knocking down the arrows shot at himself and his left, unconcerned about leaving the left arrow behind.

"Very easy... I feel like I might be able to slash bullets."

After showboating in response, he abruptly swung his blade to the right, where a slender tongue darted out, blocked by the blade’s tip of the Wolf-Slaying Blade.

"Ribbit!"

"Roar!"

Failing in its surprise attack, the frog-like creature gave an unpleasant croak, while the green-faced, tusked figure roared deafeningly, charging at Wang Zhifan with impressive ferocity.

Seeing this, Wang Zhifan instantly split into three, each shadow wielding the Wolf-Slaying Blade, charging at one of the targets, undeterred by subsequent arrows that pierced their bodies.