Chapter 1052: 1052
The runes, hand written by the Azure Dragon Nozdormu, were activated and a portal appeared out of thin air .
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It looked just like any other Instance Dungeon, but it had no level restriction, name nor difficulty . The entrance to the instance dungeon was like a giant black hole, waiting to devour everything that came close . The arcane magic flowed through and around the portal as it tore through time and space, creating an entrance to another world .
Remulos explained that there was 50% chance of dying when entering the portal, but he suspected that the chance was most likely higher .
"This is something I got from the Darkmoon Faire . I'll give one each to all of you, and I hope for a safe journey," Remulos said took out 10 Darkmoon Card: Twisting Nether . He definitely deserved the title of being the richest man in Azeroth .
When everyone received their card, they were all shocked .
The card granted the wearer a certain chance to revive with 20% health and mana, as well as decreasing EXP loss by 5~10% .
With this item, the seemingly terrifying instance dungeon appeared to be much more tame and the fears of the players in the party were lifted .
These guys were now fired up and recklessly entered the portal . Did they not realize that there was still a chance of losing 5% EXP? Since everyone was a higher level now, player kills in the Wild had become much less common and Major Guilds were much more organized when trying to take down a Wild Boss .
However, the next patch looked to decrease EXP loss in the Wild, which would most likely start a trend and encourage players to be more active .
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Lu Li was the last to enter and saw the corpses of his teammates lying on the floor .
There were six that were killed!
Lu Li was one of the four lucky survivors, which included March Rain, Hachi Chan and Water Fairy .
March Rain was able to revive someone since she was still alive .
They weren't sure whether dying would cause them to lose EXP, but it was highly like that they would . Otherwise, they wouldn't have been given such an overpowered item .
Those that were dead weren't sure whether they should revive with the Darkmoon Card or wait for March Rain to revive them .
They would lose less EXP with the Darkmoon Card, but it was probably best to save them for the Boss fights . In saying that, if they got March Rain to revive them, they would lose chunk of their EXP, and no one wanted that .
They had no choice but to use the Darkmoon Card .
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Everyone's EXP increased after reviving; Remnant Dream even gained 9% from the item . The only unfortuante soul was Elevenless, who was the only person to lose 3% EXP .
What was even more worrying was that they had no idea what's about to happen next . How many more times were they going to die…?
Everyone was afraid that the Darkmoon Card's five uses would not be enough for the entire dungeon .
Before the universe was existed, there was Light which existed as a boundless sea of energy . As the sea of Light began to expand, pockets of cold nothingness appeared . From this, the Void and the Twisting Nether were born .
The Twisting Nether was vast and held the unknown .
Some said that the Twisting Nether connected worlds of the universe and were the origins of evil, dark energy and Arcane Magic . There were countless evil monsters that resided here and it was the place where the Burning Legion planned their invasion in different worlds .
Visually, the colored clouds mixed with bright sparkles in the sky formed a world of mystery .
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There were no days or land, and they just floated in the air . Although they felt the weight of their bodies, gravity was not present in the Twisting Nether .
They couldn't see very far and darkness enveloped their surroundings . The atmosphere made them subconsciously start whispering when talking .
"Lu Li do you think this'll be dangerous?" Azure Sea Breeze asked as he clasped his shield tightly . He was the only Main Tank in the party and held the responsibility of being the defensive anchor of the team .
"Not sure . Let me look at the map first," Lu Li answered, subconciously lowering his voice as well .
The Twisting Nether was a place where demons were free to run rampant and evil could be found in every corner . He had only heard about it in his past life and wasn't very familiar with this place, but he was sure that they weren't safe here .
The map was provided by Remulos and they needed to follow it to where Thrall escaped .
Remulos marked out a route that would be safer for Lu Li and the others based on his experience of travelling in the Twisting Nether in his earlier years . However, he made it clear that anything could happen in the Nether and it had been many years since he had stepped foot inside . It was very possible that everything had shifted or changed in the Nether .
The powerful beings of Azeroth would often travel across worlds .
For a normal traveller, the Twisting Nether was like venturing into the unknown where demons and other monsters threatened their safety . It was also very difficult to navigate around inside .
"You done yet? Let's get a move on because we have a time limit," Unforgettable Maple said .
He tested his skills and surprisingly, found that his magic power had increased by around 10% . His arcane skills had increased even more than his normal skills .
"Let's head towards this way first . Everyone be on guard; apparently the monsters here are all really weird," Lu Li suggested as he examined the map, then warned the Mages, "You can test your skills, but do not open up a Summoning Portal . Otherwise, we might get stuck here . "
Summoning Portals used different locations in the Twisting Nether to teleport certain players to their desired destination .
Remulos had warned them beforehand of an old friend who was an Archmage in Lordaeron . He used the summoning portal skill to head back home and was never seen again .
"Okay, I understand," Unforgettable Maple agreed .