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nIn the hidden storage room:

nMaximus and Luna were resting after killing more than a hundred undead.

n“It’s exhausting,” Maximus sighed as he rested.

nAlthough he seemed to be only playing the piano and assisting in the battle, it was really tiring.

nHe was like a grand maestro guiding all their movements and tunes; without mana, he could only use his bare soul power.

n“You’re still amazing, husband,” Luna said, her eyes shining.

n“Hmm.”

nMaximus then looked at the undead crystal core.

n“This can be used to replenish the soul or strengthen the body,” Maximus concluded as he felt the energy within.

n“It’s a pity, we can’t use it too much.” He added

n“Anyway, it’ll be gone after we get out of the trial,” Luna said.

nAlthough the undead crystal core functions like a magic crystal, it’s impure; taking too much without restraint will turn one into an undead.

n“Then let’s rest and strengthen ourselves first,” Maximus said as he hugged Luna to sleep.

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n20 days later…

n10,000

/10,000 Undead

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/10 Undead Elite

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/1 Undead King

n“Only 3 undead elite and 1 Undead king,” Luna said, panting in exhaustion.

n“Don’t worry, although I didn’t advance through tier 1, the replenishment of the undead crystal core should be enough,” Maximus lazily said as he sat across the dilapidated piano.

n“Let me rest first, then attract some undead elites,” Luna said.

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nA few hours later…

nMaximus was playing the piano while Luna fought fiercely with the Undead.

nThump*

nLuna, like a perpetual machine, didn’t feel tired because of the melody.

nThe Undead Elite, on the other hand, was like a trapped beast that couldn’t get close to Luna.

nTick*

nJust as the Undead claw was about to tear Luna to pieces, a high-pitched melody was like a sting, making the Undead pause.

nLuna, seeing the opportunity, brandished her machete as she beheaded the undead.

nJust as they were about to celebrate, Maximus noticed through the system that an Undead King and 3 Undead Elites coming their way.

n“Damn!”

n“It looks like it found us,” Maximus cursed worriedly.

n“The undead king should have a bit of intelligence,” Luna muttered while recovering her strength.

nWhile they were still away, Maximus hurriedly absorbed the undead crystal cores that he had prepared.

nAfter a few minutes, the undead came in front of them.

n“Ready…”

nMaximus raised his hands, begin overloading his soul, making the world seem to slow down.

nTing*

nA high-pitched sound seemed to light up the world, momentarily stopping everything.

nTong*

nWith the following pitch, Luna, who was originally tired, seemed to be endowed with unlimited power.

n“GO!”

nMaximus commenced the play.

nThese tier 1 and 2 undead were resistant to sound attacks, so he could barely affect them.

nWith a jerk, Luna lunged toward the undead like a fearless machine.

nThump*

nThud*

nBefore they could react, a sound came making their movements pause for a moment.

nMaximus began to play a rapid tune of at least a hundred keys a second, making his hands almost invisible.

nThis rapid beat of keys, though inaudible to human ears, seemed like the most beautiful melody Luna had ever heard.𝓞𝒱𝐞xt.𝔠𝒪𝚖

n“Husband, you’re truly amazing!”

nThis was Luna’s last thought as she felt herself being consumed by the melody, every part of her cell operating like a machine.

n“Witness the grand Symphony of Killing,” Maximus thought.

nAs Luna, three elites, and an Undead king came face to face.

nLuna acted like a precise machine, slashing at the Undead king.

nThe Undead king instinctively dodged, but in doing so, it was hindered by the Undead elite beside him.

nLuna’s machete sliced through the undead arm like a tomato, avoiding the Undead king’s bones and hard muscles.

nThis enraged the Undead King, but an annoying melody from hell was like a lullaby forcibly calming it down.

nAlthough the melody had almost no effect on the undead king, its subordinates were like marionettes at this moment, helping this despicable woman besiege it.

nAfter a few more clashes, another arm of the undead king was cut off.

nAs for the Undead elites, they were already dismembered by the zombie king himself, as Maximus used them as shields and distractions.

nLuna, on the other hand, was glowing red due to overload performing inhuman movements.

n“Let’s finish this play…” Maximus thought.

nHe, who was conducting this play, looked like a monster with his veins popping out all over his body, his eyes like those of a demon, pure red due to blood.

nThud*

nLike a signal of death, Luna was like a nimble assassin who circled the undead king, attacking all its blind spots.

nA moment of carelessness, like a powerless puppet, was all it took for the undead king to be killed.

nAs it tried hard to find the nimble Luna, it followed Maximus’ rhythm, causing it to trip on its own.

nSlash*

nBefore it completely fell, Luna took the chance to slash its neck multiple times.

nAfter severing the head of the Undead King, Luna fell into a coma as the redness in her body began to recede.

n“Huh…”

nMaximus also nearly fainted, but with sheer will, he held on; after all, it was still dangerous.

nAfter a struggle, he carried Luna’s body through their hideout and fell asleep.

n…

nIn the 100,000th step:

nMaximus opened his eyes peacefully, getting used to the time difference in the trial.

nAfter all, it’s almost the same as using the Life points.

nAfter they killed the Undead king, the hidden mission was to kill as many undead as possible in three years.

nMaximus took this time to train Luna and bond with her.

n“Hey, Maximus…” Lilith said softly.

nShe noticed that something seemed wrong with Maximus in the past couple of minutes.

n“What?” Maximus looked at Lilith, thinking of how to tease her.

n“Th-that-” Lilith didn’t finish her thought as Maximus pinched her cheeks again.

n“Oh,” Lilith was embarrassed and didn’t bother anymore.

n…

nAfter helping Luna finish her trial, the others followed suit.

nIn Erica’s trial, the mission was to escape waves of beast tides.

nMaximus only assisted a little, hoping to train Erica’s independent thinking.

nWith Erica’s ingenuity, she easily passed the trial.

nAlthough not as perfectly as the previous two, as long as she could pass, it was good enough.

n…

nIn Hazel’s trial, the mission was to survive on an island that is being attacked by beasts periodically, like an island-building trial.

nIn this trial, Maximus didn’t even show up, as he only assisted Hazel, making her seem like a child of destiny.

nFor example, Hazel lacked a special treasure for defense, but after walking for a while, like a protagonist, she could pick it up as easily as a stone on the road.

nThis trial was like the illusion trial giving bad luck versus Maximus giving good luck.

nHazel barely passed, with Maximus sending her treasures to survive.

n…

nLivia’s trial was also a survival island, but with 999 other participants killing each other.

nInitially, half could pass this trial, but the fewer people there were, the more blessings one would receive.

nLivia was very timid, so she dug an underground base and placed traps everywhere.

nLivia’s activity traces were everywhere, and she was constantly being attacked.

nIf it were not for Maximus hiding and helping erase the traces so that only one or two would find out, Livia would have long been eliminated.

nThe trial ended 100 days later with 150 participants remaining.

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nAngeline’s trial was also a group trial, with 1,000 participants in place.

nAs more and more people took the 1,000th-step trial, it seemed like the mode became competition-type.

nMaximus could only hide behind the scenes, as although the system could hide his presence from the recording, the people taking the trial were exempted.

nThe trial was a race toward the top of the floating islands.

nThe first 300 to reach the top would pass the trial.

nOn the way, there were countless beasts and traps that would slow them down.

nAs he was hidden, Maximus could only assist Angeline by destroying the beasts and traps that she could encounter.

nAs for the others behind her, she could only fight them by hand.

nThe trial was difficult, and Angeline nearly died during the chase.

nIf it were not for Maximus placing traps in the places that Angeline walked through, it would have been over.

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nNext was Rose’s trial, with 1,000 people killing each other as in Livia’s trial.

nRose was stubborn, she came to know that competition trials had almost no punishment for failure.

nThe veteran people on the 999th step were waiting for this mode to start.

nAfter all, even if they lost, they could still take the trial 10 years later without a problem.

nKnowing that there was no real danger, Rose fought others like crazy.

nThis reckless action left Rose in a coma and on the verge of dying multiple times.

nMaximus could only assist by using the subtle sound of leaves to distract and make the opponents think that they had already killed Rose.

nAll the people in the trial had similar strengths, so Maximus did it quickly without arousing suspicion.

nAfter all, those truly talented had already passed through the 1,000th trial.

nThe ones left behind are those mediocre in strength.

nAfter Rose woke up from her coma, she was puzzled as to how she was still alive.

nonethNeless, after a bit of healing, she continued to fight.

nMaximus could only sigh and do his best.

nFinally, Rose passed the trial, while being in a coma, losing her arms, and bleeding all over her body.

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nThe last to take the trial was Irine.

nThe trial this time was between two factions: devil and hunter.

nThere were 100 devils and 900 hunters, shuffled among them.

nThe hunter’s goal was to wipe out the devils, while the devil’s goal was to kill at least 10 hunters.

nIrene was a devil, but with her strength, she had no way of killing 10 hunters without being discovered.

nOf course, with Maximus as her cheat, everything is possible.

nIrene’s profession is herbalist.

nWith Maximus throwing different rare herbs at random.

nIrene created a poisonous concoction that almost killed a hundred people, including both hunter and devil.

nThis action, however, exposed her and got her killed.

nFortunately, Irene had already completed the mission, so she passed.

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