Chapter 13: The Guardian

ask [Collect Wolf Skins], you get 2000 experience points, 250 copper coins, 15 level-up stones, 36 Human faction reputation, and acquire equipment [Wolfskin Coat] x1! Familiarity with [Blacksmith Boss...As soon as this regional announcement came out, the chat channel for Safe Zone 886 instantly exploded —

"【Cluck You Are Too Beautiful】 (Male, Level 2 Player): "Which expert found the hidden quest this quickly That's awesome!"

"【I Want to Become Heavenly】(Male, Level 2 Player): "Didn't Tianqi release a statement saying that the trigger probability of hidden missions is only one thousandth that of ordinary missions And there are no reminders. Even if an NPC who can trigger a hidden mission is right next to you, it's hard to find it. But the rewards for hidden missions are so generous that they're not comparable to ten ordinary missions. What luck! I found a hidden mission in just a few hours since the server opened. Damn!"

"Wow, the reward for this achievement is so generous! It directly awards 1 gold coin, OMG!"

"【Storm Angel】 (Male, Level 3 Player): "If the brother who received the hidden quest sees this message, please PM me and send me your location. Abandon your hidden quest and sell it to me, I'll pay you 100,000 for it. If you don't believe me, I can find your offline ID first and transfer the money, then we'll complete the quest transaction!"

"The brother who received the hidden mission, please private me..."

"The brother who received the hidden mission, please private message me..."

Next, the chat channel was almost completely dominated by a player called "[Storm Angel]". This player was willing to spend 100,000 yuan to buy a low-level hidden quest in the early stages. It's been confirmed that this person is also a super rich person in reality!

Because the Tianqi officials previously released an announcement, grandly promoting the super generous reward mechanism of hidden missions, encouraging players to carefully discover hidden missions, and since all hidden missions in the Tianqi world are unique and cannot be claimed by multiple people, it is well-known that the value of the opening hidden mission is no less than a divine weapon!

However, what baffled [Storm Angel], the confident player who thought he had secured this hidden quest, was that after repeatedly brushing in the regional channel for several minutes until being muted by the system, the person who received the hidden quest never sent him a private message!

One hundred thousand dollars can't even buy a single mission. Could it be that the one who distributes missions is also a wealthy tycoon who doesn't need money

If this were the past life, Zhang Yi, who was completely unaware of the development in the future, might have truly been willing to sell this task for 100,000 yuan to that Storm Angel. But now, Zhang Yi is very clear that strength is something that cannot be bought with money.

Open the task interface —

【Guardian】 (Hidden Mission):

Task difficulty coefficient: 100

Description: Several days ago, Il, a survivor from Hope Town, was trapped in the apocalyptic factory teeming with monsters while searching for materials to forge weapons. Please escort Il safely back to Hope Town. Before that, you need to escort Il back to his hometown to help him retrieve something.

Mission progress: 0/1 (If Il dies during the mission, it is a mission failure, and a maximum of five people can execute this mission at the same time).

Mission reward: Unknown

Time remaining: 6 hours

A 100 difficulty coefficient task, compared to Zhang Yi's previous 20 difficulty level task, the coefficient has increased by a full five times!

In Zhang Yi's memory, after this hidden quest was discovered in the previous life, dozens of players went to challenge it one after another, all ending in dismal failure. In the end, even a player team attempted to complete the mission, but they were wiped out entirely.

Because the ultimate goal of this mission is to hunt down a high-ranking elite monster hiding in the Il family's home.

Because the mission was too difficult and it was a covert operation, this incident caused quite a stir in Security Zone 886 at the time. Zhang Yi's memory of it is therefore particularly vivid.

This mission was completed roughly two to three days after the game's launch. By then, players had leveled up and geared up sufficiently that a group of several managed to kill the elite monster together.

As for this hidden mission plus the double generous rewards from elite monster gains, it also allowed that player team's strength to directly jump a tier in Sector 886.

Now, Zhang Yi's plan is to go it alone and take on this covert mission.

The generous reward of this hidden mission, he had to obtain it, in order to greatly improve his own strength. Because according to the historical progress of his past life, soon, he would usher in a nightmare that would bring eight years of psychological shadow to his descendants...

To be precise, all the players in Sector 886 will experience a nightmare. In this nightmare, weaker players will suffer endless torment and slaughter!

As Zhang Yi took the mission, Er said, "Kid, before we head back, I want to go back home to get something. Can you accompany me there first"

Zhang Yi knew this was an unchangeable part of the game's storyline. He nodded and said, "Alright, I'll guarantee your safety."

Thank you.

"Ding~ The system reminds you that before escorting Ill to Hope Town safely, you must always protect Ill's safety and ensure he doesn't suffer fatal harm. Otherwise, the mission will fail!"

Under the system's prompt, Zhang Yi followed Er from the back door of the doomsday factory.

It's like this thing attracts hatred like crazy. As soon as Il just walked out of the factory, a deafening roar and growl echoed through the air, and countless monsters surged towards Il one after another. The area where it attracted monster aggro increased directly to twice that of the player!

Zhang Yi carried a large iron hammer, walking in front of Er. When he saw a biochemical behemoth approaching, he swung the hammer with all his might.

Fortunately, all the way they encountered were just some low-level monsters of level 3 or 4. With Zhang Yi's attack power of 47 points coupled with [Serious Wound], it was basically a two to three hammer solution for each one, not even giving those bio-engineered behemoths a chance to touch Il.

Even after a journey of ten minutes, Il's health bar was still full when he reached his home!

When they reached the bottom of a dilapidated old apartment building with over 60% damage, Er stood still and said to the young man: "Kid, my home is on the third floor. Wait here for me. I'll go upstairs to get something and come right down."

Zhang Yi knew that if he were left alone to go upstairs now, all his previous efforts would be in vain. So how could he possibly listen to Er's instructions: "I'll send you upstairs."

After that, Zhang Yi, carrying a big iron hammer, walked in front, arriving at the door of room 302 with Er along.

To ensure Er's safety, Zhang Yi said to Er, "Wait for me outside."

As soon as the words left his mouth, “Bang!” A heavy kick shattered the door open, bursting into the room.

It was as if he knew exactly what would happen. The moment Zhang Yi kicked open the door, he swung his heavy iron hammer, smashing a giant bio-engineered spider that was leaping out of the room!

Then, he calmly entered the room and closed the door, preparing to attack the giant spider that had been beaten up on the living room sofa. Suddenly, with a roar, another bio-engineered spider flew out from the kitchen on his right, knocking Zhang Yi off his feet before he could react!

Zhang Yi stared in astonishment at the large spider crawling all over him. "Damn, why didn't anyone tell me in my previous life that this place's elite monsters had two!"as reached level 1, any consumption at the blacksmith shop will receive a 95% discount.One-star equipment is already phasing out and the era of universal two-star equipment is about to arrive. For Zha...