Chapter 73-2: Hidden Quest? (2) |
In the eyes of the Dinian Evil Spirit, although these creatures possessed some mysterious rule power, their individual strength was extremely weak, unable to withstand even a single blow.
Yet now they dared to boast about overthrowing the Black Tide.
It was as if an ant, vastly overestimating itself, was attempting to influence a planet’s rotation or alter the laws of nature through its own meager strength.
The problem was, in Zou Feng’s eyes, there was no arrogance or hubris, only confidence and pride.
This inexplicable confidence left both the Dinian Evil Spirit and the Evil Eye confused.
“You really think you all can defeat the Black Tide?”
“Of course. We’re Emperor’s Sign warriors. Sure, we’re weak now, but give me a year to grow and I could easily kill two of you 70-plus-level evil spirits with one slash. And my brother’s Black-Scaled Serpent form could swallow an entire truckload in one bite.”
Though he couldn’t fully understand Zou Feng’s strange statements, the Dinian Evil Spirit could clearly sense the insult and confidence in his tone.
Suppressing his anger, he continued to ask in a deep voice.
Hearing the question, Zou Feng scratched his head.
“Rule power? You mean the XXXX (Primordial Trait)? That ability was bestowed by the Emperor’s Sign, very handy… So what exactly do you want? Hurry up, would you?”
“Why is it that after you die, the flesh and blood energy that makes up your body disappears?”
Reaching the limit of his patience, the Dinian Evil Spirit finally asked the crucial question.
But this question left Zou Feng completely baffled.
In his understanding, when players die, their bodies simply dissolve into black mist and disappear, and after their resurrection cooldown ends, they are reborn at Emperor’s Mound Village.
So he had no idea what the Dinian Evil Spirit was talking about.
“Flesh and blood energy disappearing? I don’t understand. Could you explain it more clearly?”
“You refuse to answer?” The Dinian Evil Spirit suddenly raised his hand again, grabbing Zou Feng’s throat and lifting him up, his grip slowly tightening.
Zou Feng instantly struggled to breathe, his face flushing bright red.
“You damn thing, let go! Your grandpa’s here to play a game, not to be bullied!”
The Dinian Evil Spirit didn’t reply. The black mist within his body surged out, quickly enveloping Zou Feng.
Wherever the black mist touched, Zou Feng felt unbearable stabbing pain and let out a shrill scream.
Hearing his screams, a smile crept onto the Dinian Evil Spirit’s lips.
At this moment, the Challenger System activated again.
Detecting that Zou Feng was experiencing extreme mental and physical torment, the Challenger System automatically adjusted his pain sensitivity from 10% to 0%.
Though the black mist continued to churn around him, Zou Feng’s screams abruptly stopped.
Sensing that something was wrong, the Dinian Evil Spirit immediately dispersed the black mist, revealing Zou Feng’s utterly confused expression.
“You don’t feel pain?”
“It hurt a lot just now, but now it doesn’t hurt anymore.”
This response left both the Dinian Evil Spirit and the Evil Eye dumbfounded. The Dinian Evil Spirit immediately released more black mist, wrapping it around Zou Feng’s right arm, forcing it to seep in through his pores.
The stabbing sensation, which would feel like needles, completely failed to register once his pain sensitivity dropped to 0%. Zou Feng not only felt no pain, he even felt like laughing.
“How does that feel?”
“Not much. You wanna try using a little more force?”
Unable to believe it, the Dinian Evil Spirit continued to experiment, hoping to extract information through torture.
But the results didn’t change at all.
The black mist, which could damage flesh and inflict mental agony, was completely ineffective on this weak, mysterious creature.
After several fruitless attempts, the Dinian Evil Spirit completely lost patience and twisted Zou Feng’s neck, snapping it.
Zou Feng’s flesh and blood energy instantly turned into black mist and dissipated. Even though the Evil Eye tried its hardest to capture it, it couldn’t find a single trace, as if it had completely vanished into thin air.
“Capture a few more and interrogate them. We need to figure out exactly where these mysterious creatures come from.”
The Evil Eye spoke at this moment.
Although these mysterious creatures were very weak, in the Evil Eye’s opinion, any being that could control rule power couldn’t be ordinary. They must be hiding some secret.
“I don’t want to talk to these foolish creatures anymore,” the Dinian Evil Spirit said impatiently.
“Don’t forget, they possess rule power. If we can figure out their origin, perhaps you could master similar powers. I could even infuse rule power into your Black Tide forces and build you a powerful army that wields rule power.”
The Evil Eye’s words made the Dinian Evil Spirit fall silent. After a long pause, he nodded.
“Fine.”
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Player Forum.
[Feeling terrible. Failed to trigger the hidden quest. Don’t know which step went wrong.]
Poster: Following the Wind
Content:
I just have to post on the forum about what just happened, I’m so mad… My bros and I were mowing down Evil Entities in the Black Tide like gods, slaughtering entire waves. After a while, they all got tossed into the black room (1-hour cooldown), and I was completely exhausted, ready to die myself, but then something unexpected happened… Guess who I ran into? That same Dinian who beat up the God of Wealth.
At this point in the story, it was obviously a chance to trigger a hidden quest.
But the problem was, it seems my answer messed it up, and I ended up getting killed by the Dinian Evil Spirit.
Here’s the video recording of what happened. (Attached: video)
Comment section:
Endless Night: Bro, you’re such a reckless fool. You’re supposed to roleplay your in-game identity as an Emperor’s Sign warrior. You can’t just answer cooperatively like that. To trigger the hidden quest, you need to show a bad attitude and act fearless, like you’re ready to die. That’ll activate something like: Emperor’s Sign Warrior’s Valor (Hidden Quest).
Is This a Beaver?: Bro, you really messed up, you just threw away a hidden quest that was almost in your hands. Endless Night is right. You have to answer in character and never chicken out. This was a huge loss for you. If it were me, I would’ve definitely triggered it.
Leopard-Headed F2P: This hidden quest might’ve been worth ten thousand sacrificial power, maybe even more. You just threw away a fortune. If I were you, I’d slap myself twice right now.
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Zou Feng’s post sparked a heated discussion on the forum, with the topic gaining more and more traction.
Regarding this special encounter, players on the forum became instant experts, each offering their own ‘reliable’ advice, while also lamenting that such good fortune hadn’t fallen to them.
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