Stuck in a Chinese novel

"Kah!!!" Creatures of strange builds, goblins, known to be the ultimate headaches because of their small bodies but the strength of a human male adult, even more than that. What made them even more of a headache was the fact that they were too resilient to pain, hence making them fearless and charging head-on, even ignoring the pain inflicted on them.

Furthermore, they usually traveled or hunted in groups which made it difficult for one or two people to deal with them because their composition changed every time. They would travel with long-range fighters or sometimes without them, which made a perfect party to deal with them almost impossible.

However, the very same creature, creatures, their bond remained strong, only this time, they weren't running to their prey but running away from it in fear.

Behind them was what could be said to be a maniac who was chasing them as if his life depended on it. Wei Jun had a maniacal grin on his face as he chased down goblins and smashed their heads, crushed their heads like they were watermelons and all the while having the same expression on his face. Everyone would be terrified.

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'What?!' Wei Jun was so excited he even decided to humor the system even though he was chasing the goblins.

[You're scaring me]

"HAHAHAHAHA!!!" That only made Wei Jun happy and he hunted with even more fervor until there were only a few handful of goblins left. But that wasn't all…

[You have eliminated a Terror worm]

[Death Qi +1]

Another dungeon opened up while he was hunting goblins. While goblins didn't provide him with that much Death Qi, they did give him something else he didn't mind. But the disappointment of less Death Qi still remained. As if some higher entity was on his side, another dungeon opened, and out of it came worms.

The scene that would have grossed out anyone only made Wei Jun happier as soon as he killed the first worm. His Death Qi increased by a whole one point when he killed one.

It was difficult to hunt them because they would hide underground and there weren't many of them.

Still, hunting one of them was like hunting ten goblins so Wei Jun made sure to hunt them as well. However, their hiding underground was still a problem but he had the system to help him with that.

[Terror worms are attracted to Qi]

[They feed on it]

Wei Jun applied Qi to his feet and kept running. The next part was taken care of automatically. They would come up and Wei Jun would use Death Qi to create whips and pierce their bodies with it.

Wei Jun was going on a frenzy when finally, all the worms were dead and the only goblin alive was the one with a full set of armor on it.

[Pagny goblin boss]

[Strength: 44]

[Agility: 61]

[Stamina: 50]

[Miasma: 41]

Wei Jun didn't even hesitate for a second and jumped at the little critter. It was slightly taller and buffer than the usual goblins but Wei Jun was still almost four times that in terms of average stats and just as he was in range, he formed Death Qi whips that penetrated the Miasma barrier of the goblin and killed it on the spot without even wasting a second.

[You have eliminated a Pagny goblin boss]

[Death Qi +4]

[Miasma crystal +3]

That was the benefit of killing the goblins. Not all of them, but sometimes, almost one out of three, dropped a crystal of miasma which Wei Jun could use.

[Miasma crystals can be converted to your desired power]

[Conversion to Death Qi not possible]

Wei Jun was a little bummed out when he read the last notification but he could at least convert the crystals to pure Qi. But his happiness was amplified when he received the text when he tried to absorb it.

[Which stat would you like to increase?]

Wei Jun's happiness shot through the roof because that was something he didn't expect. Being able to increase his stats through those crystals was a dream. Of course, there was a drawback as always.

[Miasma insufficient for stat gain]

[Please fuse eleven similar rank crystals to gain one stat]

[Cost of fusion: 1000 coins]

Wei Jun was annoyed at that but it still didn't measure up to the drawbacks. He wasn't gaining any stat points and his stats were falling behind on their limits. Not to mention he didn't receive any level increment upon killing Rin which he should have.

His stat limit was closing up but some of his stats were in the initial 300s, he couldn't just waste this opportunity.

Wei Jun fused the crystals instantly and…

[You have obtained a Miasma crystal (D)]

[Effect: Stats under 400: +1]

Another limit but it wasn't something that bummed Wei Jun out. HE fused all of the crystals and in the end, he obtained…

[Miasma crystal (D): 23]

[Miasma crystal (C): 2]

[Effect: Stats under 500: +2]

Wei Jun saved the two C tier crystals he obtained after he fused the goblin boss's crystals. He then stored them all in his inventory because he needed to get out of there. He didn't know if reinforcements would arrive in the area or not and he couldn't let them see his face because he was supposed to be in his sect, undergoing a breakthrough.

"Couldn't he just take me to the sect?" Wei Jun said before he shot towards the city, away from the area where the bodies of all the monsters he killed were.

~~

"Today at seven thirty in the evening, the chaotic phenomenon that occurred all over the world was finally dealt with in the Huanan Empire. We will now redirect you to the press conference held by the commander Rong of the CSF to brief us on the incident that occurred all over the empire today."

Wei Jun came out of the shower of his apartment and turned on the TV to find out more about the event that day. According to the media, whatever it was, it began at noon and was handled by the CSF and the military in droves on the same day.

The casualties all over the empire were at least in millions, going up to almost ten million. Wei Jun sat on his bed and watched as the man on the TV, Yan Rong's father briefed the public on what happened that day.

"As of now, the information held from the public will now be revealed. The phenomenon that occurred today at noon is called the formation of dungeons. It is an unknown event about which even we don't know much about. However, what we do know is that there are monsters in that dungeon and those monsters don't treat people kindly. If you were to encounter one, then inform the authorities as quickly as you can."

On the TV, a muscular man gave an overview of the situation and then allowed the media to ask him questions.

"Are there any emergency measures taken to deal with this threat?" A reporter asked.

"Yes. Emergency bunkers will be constructed all over the empire for such situations." Commander Yong reported.

"What is the Emperor's view of this?" Another reporter asked.

"The emperor has taken measures to deal with this threat. As of today, all men and women over the age of twenty and below thirty-five will be enlisted to the military and the CSF." Commander Yong replied and as soon as he did, Wei Jun received a number of notifications.

[Main quest V]

[Yang Haoran]

[Description: A man who returned to the present from the future

With the knowledge of the future on his hands, he will regain his strength quickly

Find him and kill him before he reaches the pinnacle of his strength]

[Reward(s):

#1: System update

#2: Level +10

#3: All stats +20

#4: Skill mastery card]

[Time limit: 180 days]

[Punishment: Death]

The quest this time was very low on detail. The rewards were also amazing compared to the last two so he had to consider that the quest would be very high in difficulty as well.

As for who Yang Haoran was. Wei Jun decided to splurge a little bit.

[You have consumed 10 levels to purchase the first volume of the book "The Regressed Mighty Emperor"]

Information flooded Wei Jun's head and as it did, he fell into consideration. Deep, deep consideration. There wasn't any cliché in the book so far. There wasn't a lucky event where the MC obtained anything without a reason or out of the blue.

However, that wasn't the worst part of it.

No.

The worst part was this…

[Date of Regression: 10\\03\\2023]

That was the day Wei Jun came to this world. It meant that the MC had already obtained a great deal of strength and was probably as strong as him, or maybe even more if he considered the past experiences he had with the protagonists.

"No wonder it was so easy." Wei Jun muttered before it suddenly hit him. He was twenty-three, wasn't he?

Just as the thought entered his mind, he received a text on his phone.

{All disciples of the Thunder Cloud Tempest Sect are to gather in the main courtyard in the morning}

The ominous feeling just intensified.