17. Epic Quest: Anne’s Revenge
“Wow, I didn’t expect the early version of the True Red-Eyed Black Dragon to be quite polite,” Su Yu said, somewhat surprised.
In his previous life, the True Red-Eyed Black Dragon was a major figure! The Empire Blood Guild’s rise to become one of the nation’s top ten guilds owed at least 30% of its credit to him and his team. Su Yu never imagined that his early self was so adaptable and humble.
“Alright, I forgive you,” Su Yu replied. “But you need to be honest. Which guild are you from? I’ve dealt with Zhan Tian Sword before, and there’s no one like you under his command.”
“This...” The True Red-Eyed Black Dragon hesitated.
After a moment, he responded, “Boss, actually we’re members of the ‘Mu Yun Guild.’ Our leader wanted that skill scroll you were selling in the warehouse, but unfortunately, we don’t have enough spirit coins. This was our last resort.”
“Mu Yun Guild?” Su Yu chuckled.
He was very familiar with Mu Yun Guild because he had been a member in his previous life.
Mu Yun Guild was backed by the offline Mu Yun Group, one of the top thirty largest enterprises nationwide and also the company Su Yu worked for.
Half a year after the catastrophe in his previous life, Mu Yun Group sold off all its physical assets and led all its members into the game Evolution. It was then that Su Yu managed to enter the game.
So hearing the True Red-Eyed Black Dragon mention “Mu Yun Guild” nearly made him laugh aloud.
Still, he replied seriously, “Mu Yun Guild, perfect! I have a pretty good relationship with your leader, Yun Zhong Mu Di. Here’s the deal: I’ll teach you a trick; once you’ve mastered it, let me know and I’ll talk to Yun Zhong Mu Di to get you a promotion and a raise!”
True Red-Eyed Black Dragon: “Really? Thanks so much, boss! (*≧▽≦)”
Su Yu: “=.=”
...
Two minutes later, the True Red-Eyed Black Dragon logged off.
Then he opened the official forum and wrote a heartfelt post under his own ID titled “Farewell, Zhan Tian, I’m Truly Disheartened.”
In the post, he stated that he had originally been a member of the Zhan Tian Guild and was privately tasked by the leader, Zhan Tian Sword, to extort a toll at the village entrance.
He hadn’t wanted to do such a detestable task; who would willingly do something so widely despised?
But for the guild’s sake, he went through with it and took the blame.
Unexpectedly, the guild leader Zhan Tian Sword privately messaged him, insisting he admit to being a member of the Mu Yun Guild and shift the blame for the forum controversy onto the innocent Mu Yun Guild!
The True Red-Eyed Black Dragon refused; his conscience wouldn’t allow it.
So he spilled everything.
At the end of his post, he lamented, “I never thought Zhan Tian Sword was this kind of person! I was truly blind! Now, I swear with my ID ‘True Red-Eyed Black Dragon’ to permanently quit the Zhan Tian Guild and never associate with them again!”
...
His post stirred up a storm on the forum!
The forum users laughed—who would have thought this big scandal would have a double twist!
The Mu Yun Guild members were stunned. How did this scandal end up hitting them?
The Zhan Tian Guild members were shocked; their leader was secretly doing such things! No wonder they were unaware.
Zhan Tian Sword was furious. Logging into the forum, he scowled, “Who the hell is this ‘True Red-Eyed Black Dragon’? I’ve never seen someone so shameless!”
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In short, after True Red-Eyed Black Dragon’s post, the original two-sided conflict gradually escalated into a multi-faction battle.
Mu Yun Guild seized the opportunity and, regardless of the truth, condemned Zhan Tian Sword’s despicable behavior.
Of course, Zhan Tian Sword refused to admit anything.
With trolls, impersonators, and sarcastic comments flooding in, the official forum descended into chaos.
...
But none of this concerned Su Yu.
After logging in, he headed straight to Silver Serpent Valley west of Nolan Village, entering the territory of Level 5 monsters known as Silver Serpents, intending to stack up his “Goddess’s Tear” to the max.
As a Level 5 monster zone, there wasn’t a single player around.
Su Yu unleashed full firepower and began sweeping through the Silver Serpents.
“Lightning Arrow!”
“Fireball!”
Spell after spell launched.
-103
-64
-101
-63
Su Yu’s Lightning Arrow remained powerful, capable of killing Level 5 monsters in one hit.
However, by now, the Fireball scroll was losing its edge; dealing an average of 62 damage, it couldn’t one-shot Silver Serpents with 70 health points.
But Su Yu didn’t mind; if one Fireball scroll couldn’t finish them off, he’d use two!
With his relentless “money assault,” his terrifying leveling speed continued unabated.
The Silver Serpents of Silver Serpent Valley suffered greatly, falling like ripe wheat under Su Yu’s harvest.
During his grind, Su Yu also obtained a piece of equipment usable by mages.
“Wind Velvet Belt lv5 (Common): Defense +4”
Unfortunately, he couldn’t equip it yet, so he stashed it in his inventory.
...
Each time Su Yu cast a skill, the “extra mana” of the Goddess’s Tear increased by 3 points.
Against the Empire Blood Guild, Su Yu had cast more than thirty skills already.
After another ten minutes of grinding and slaying roughly 180 Silver Serpents, the Goddess’s Tear was finally fully stacked!
Goddess’s Tear (Rare)
Accessory
Mana Limit +150
Special Attribute: Mana Limit +450
At the very moment the Goddess’s Tear reached full charge,
“Ding! Epic hidden quest ‘Annie’s Revenge’ triggered. Accept?”
“Accept!”
“You have accepted the quest ‘Annie’s Revenge (Epic).’”
“Quest Description: You destroyed Annie’s beloved toy, the Teddy Bear Tibbers, using traps in the cave. Annie holds a grudge.”
“Now, she has called upon her friend—the Starforged Dragon King, Aurelion Sol—to attack you.”
“As a distinguished Dragon King, Aurelion Sol will not attack you a second time if he fails to kill you with one strike.”
“Quest Objective: Survive Aurelion Sol’s single strike!”
“Aurelion Sol arrival countdown: 5:59:56.”
“Quest Failure Penalty: Permanent account ban!”
“Quest Rewards: Goddess’s Tear upgrade, 1000x experience, main storyline progress [The Glory of the Gorse Empire 0/30].”
...
Su Yu read through the lengthy quest description carefully.
As he read, his emotions shifted rapidly.
At the start, seeing the phrase “using traps in the cave to destroy,” he frowned in disbelief.
He had never even entered that cave! The quest text wasn’t even accurate.
But as he continued reading and saw the name Aurelion Sol, a cold sweat broke out across his brow.
Aurelion Sol was an extremely powerful Level 84 NPC.
Only twelve NPCs in the entire game world were known to be stronger.
Outside the game, only about fifteen powerful figures from the Skru Star surpassed him.
In other words, Aurelion Sol was at the very pinnacle of power in the entire game!
And yet such a formidable being was coming to the newbie village? And to attack him?
Su Yu found it utterly incredible.