Chapter 824: Wrath of the Lich King Trailer, Journey to the West Countdown, and the Start of a New Era!

System update progress: 45%

At that exact moment, Fang Qi received another prompt from the system.

New Quest: The King's Cram School (Part II)

Quest Objectives: 1. Train the scrub students until they reach the level of Master or above. 2. Train 80% of the advanced students to Grandmaster (Combat Techniques) or above. 3. Train the top-tier students to Challenger level or above.

Completion Rate: (1) 65%, (2) 33%, (3) 0%

Quest Rewards: Soul of the Lords of Cinder *1, System Upgrade Grand Bundle *1, System Upgrade Cultivation Room Time Limit 5 Days

Synchronization Pendant Upgrade: After the upgrade, it can store energy. A maximum storage of 10,000 Magic Crystals counts as Level 1, with a maximum of ten levels in total. Each level can be used to lower the required synchronization percentage during syncing, or to extend the synchronization time.

The Synchronization Pendant was the very pendant that served as the medium between the cultivation room and the game characters when Boss Fang first obtained the system's game cultivation room. Boss Fang looked at the pendant hanging around his neck with a strange expression: "This thing upgraded too?"

Not only had the pendant upgraded, but Boss Fang also saw the contents of this current update:

"Dungeon Fighter Online" new version update complete, the host may choose the time to release it.

"World of Warcraft" new expansion "Wrath of the Lich King" warm-up event activated, "Wrath of the Lich King" cinematic trailer online.

"Journey to the West" completion rate 95%, will be completed in three days, countdown has begun.

"League of Legends" "Wukong, the Monkey King" champion bundle will go online in one week, warm-up event will begin in three days.

During the system upgrade period, please watch over all stores and maintain good order, Host.

"The update is... complete?!" Fang Qi looked at the system panel with pleasant surprise and a touch of anticipation.

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Accompanied by the... warm-up steps of the brand-new version of "World of Warcraft," another terrifying artifact—Frostmourne—gradually revealed the tip of the iceberg of its dreadful power.

Canglan City Branch.

"A new version preview for 'World of Warcraft'?!" As local knights of Canglan City, the Golden Gryphin Knight Order came to the internet cafe every single day, come rain or shine, completely unshakeable.

Case in point, today a group of them could be seen holding umbrellas in their hands as they pushed the door open and walked in.

The moment they sat down, they discovered such a message popping up from the Penguin IM notification.

Although the official update time had not been released yet, and many raiding guilds in the current version had not even seen Illidan, making the Warglaives of Azzinoth a thing far beyond their wildest dreams, still... not everyone belonged to the PVE faction after all, and some things were not meant to be craved or sought after by every player.

However, the lore was something every Warcraft player bound to understand, so it did not stop them from watching this new version preview.

At this stage, the Lich King was still a distant legend to the players of "World of Warcraft." In fact, only the players who had played the Warcraft III mini-game in "My Space" had ever felt the kind of terror and oppressive dread brought by the Lich King, which was hardly inferior to that of the three Prime Evils who destroyed the world in "Diablo II."

That terrifying mental power which constantly devoured the consciousness of various absolute powerhouses made people's hair stand on end even more.

"What 'Wrath of the Lich King'?!" Several knights of the Golden Gryphin Knight Order, as well as several elves behind them who had just rushed into the shop, immediately looked over.

Nearby, several people who had just opened the "Diablo II" game, Saint Leyton and Saint Willie, also looked over.

This was... among the games bought with the store's previous discount of buy-10-get-1-free, one of their favorite games. They were clearly playing "Dark Souls," "Diablo," "League of Legends," and "World of Warcraft."

Although most of these Saint-level powerhouses were more interested in the first three and had chosen two of them to focus on, they were still very interested in the lore of "World of Warcraft."

They hurriedly looked over as well.

Completely submerged in the eternal ice, one could faintly see a frozen throne.

Amidst that ice that would not melt for ten thousand ages, gleaming with the dark metallic sheen of cold armor, that figure sat atop his eternal throne. To his right side, a two-handed greatsword with a peculiar silver-gray design stood upright.

Frostmourne—this powerful and evil artifact forged by demons that possessed the power of the Lich King. The ram-horned demon skull carved upon the crossguard and the strange, mysterious runes on the blade all made people feel an extremely malevolent power rushing straight at their faces.

Right at this moment, within the dark hollows of that armor, as if ghostly blue flames were flickering, the light of the eyes kindled.

Before their eyes... it seemed to be a wasteland completely covered by ice and snow, devoid of life, and lacking anything that could represent vitality.

Brushing away the accumulated snow on the ground, the subterranean ice that had borne countless years of frost slowly cracked open.

"A frost wyrm?!" Amidst the sharp gasps of this crowd of spectators, in an instant, the most terrifying undead legion in this world stretched across thousands of miles, blanketing the mountains and plains!

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At the same time, Yuanyang City Branch.

"I heard that 'Dungeon Fighter Online' is releasing a new version today?" Several people from the Western Polar Region were still playing "Dungeon Fighter Online." Although they dabbled in other games, they clearly had a soft spot for this one.

Of course, other streamers who started their careers with "Dungeon Fighter Online," like Black Light Sword Saint and others, had obviously not forgotten this game either. It was just that they had mostly graduated from the old version by now, so their online time had gradually decreased.

Therefore, the moment they heard that a new version was opening, and it was allegedly an unprecedentedly massive expansion, they all returned here at the earliest opportunity.

On the other side, Nalan Mingxue, Song Qingfeng, and the others, whose words had proven prophetic back then, never expected that a new version would actually come out. Naturally, they too...

"Should we log in and take a look?" Song Qingfeng asked.

Although it was already an old game to them, they still vaguely remembered that a lot of memories remained within it.

King's Relic, Screaming Cavern, Vilmark - The Empire's Top Secret...

And that elven girl named Seria whom they rescued back then, how was she doing now?

Furthermore, the new version would open the "Second Awakening," so there was no harm in going to check it out.

"Might as well, we don't have any matches today anyway, let's take a break." Nalan Mingxue comfortably logged into the game.

"Say..." Song Qingfeng subconsciously glanced at the sky outside the shop, speaking with some worry, "Nothing bad will really happen, right?"

"Those gods and immortals... we don't know exactly how strong they are, will they..." Perhaps... for an existence like that, wiping out this world with a wave of their hand might not be impossible after all...

"Why think so much?" Nalan Mingxue looked at the screen, her level still stuck at level 70. Opening her friends list, many of those former friends had already turned gray.

But there were also a few who were still online.

A private message flashed.

Theia whispers quietly to you: "Ah? You're online?!"

"Holy crap... what kind of new gear is this again..." Beside her, Song Qingfeng looked at the other party's gear which Nalan Mingxue had chosen to inspect, a full set of equipment he had never seen before, "It feels so badass..."

"Yeah, just came back to take a look." Nalan Mingxue still remembered these outlanders living in the harsh, snowy mountains who naively said they wanted to protect this beautiful continent, and quickly replied, "I don't know what's updating today either."

"Haha!"

The Continent of Arad was still that same continent, beautiful and full of vitality, not losing its luster because of anyone's departure.

The streets of Hendon Myre, the West Coast... everything was the familiar scenery of old times.

Within the forest, an elven bard leisurely plucked a light and cheerful melody. Suddenly, at that exact moment, he seemed to sense something, and subconsciously looked toward the sky.

At this time, countless players also subconsciously gazed up at the sky.

Surrounding the city of Hendon Myre, within that beautiful forest as green as emeralds, countless birds took flight in panic. The numbers were so immense that it looked like... surging, turbulent torrents of black.

They fled in utter panic from the nests that had been peaceful for countless years, flying toward the distance.

Or rather... escaping!

The black sky and the black flocks of birds set off the snow-white desert miracle beneath them—Hendon Myre. The evening breeze blew, as if playing a desolate elegy for it.

Countless adventurers walked out from the taverns and dojos, stepping onto the grand streets and narrow alleys, looking up at the sky. In their hearts, they seemed to realize that everything before their eyes was an omen. For this world, perhaps a momentous event that was completely beyond the capacity of their minds to imagine was about to take place.

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