Translator: Larbre Studio
Editor: Larbre Studio
Looking down at the misty forests from the mountain, Chu You’s sharp eyes realized that there was smoke coming from the southeast, which indicated the presence of people. The slightly purple mist slowly drifted into the air. It was extremely, extremely thin.
A thought flashed past Chu You’s mind. That meant that there was an NPC there. Because that was a level 10 area, which meant that it wasn’t possible for there to be any players there. NPCs that appeared in the outfield mostly had missions. To Chu You, who was extremely concerned about levelling up, this was an unprecedented gift and opportunity. Once he met with a mission NPC, Chu you would definitely level up and he would meet the criteria to change his profession.
Chu You noted the exact direction and quickly came down the mountain with his weapon in hand.
The silence of the misty forest was broken by Chu You’s running footsteps. From time to time, Chu You even leaped forward, and crossed any obstructing objects.
To most ordinary players, although they had identified the direction, they would easily lose their direction because of the complexity of the environment.
Not long after, Chu You felt as if he was nearing his destination. So he slowed down and slowly walked step by step. He could smell a different scent in the air, indicating that Chu You’s path had been correct.
The light of burning wood blurrily appeared in Chu You’s line of sight. Chu You walked over calmly, and the image of a few people became clearer.
6 NPCs appeared to be resting there. 2 of them had even suffered injuries. They surrounded the burning fire in the middle and were barbecuing a few sticks of food. They wore black coats and there were a few horses beside them. Behind each horse was a horse box, appearing as if they were guarding the goods to be sent to the escort agency.
Chu You’s footsteps caught the attention of a few NPCs, who turned and looked at Chu You who appeared out of the mist.
One of the black clothed men took out his weapon slowly and targeted Chu You.
Chu You squinted his eyes. He stopped moving when he was 20 meters away from them.
“You look like a notorious burglar! Tell me, what is your motive for coming here?” the black clothed man holding the weapon yelled.
“I’m here to get some food.” Without thinking, Chu You said so.
The black clothed individuals exchanged glances with each other. One of them said,” We are practitioner disciples from Heaven Fortune Escort Agency. Are you willing to join us in escorting the goods to the destination safely?”
Chu You nodded. “Of course, that is exactly my intention.”
“You have seen. Our men have been harmed. The path might be dangerous…are you sure you want to join us?” an injured old man coughed and said.
System: Are you willing to accept the Escort Agency Transport Mission ? If you fail, you will lose 10,000 experience points.
Chu You’s facial expression appeared serious for a moment. He didn’t expect there to be a failure punishment for this mission. But he was also elated simultaneously, because missions that came with failure punishments usually had well-paid rewards and experience points. If he completed this mission, it was definite that he would level up.
Chu You chose to accept. “I confirm my choice to join.” Instantly, this mission appeared in the mission panel. Chu you opened it up and took a look.
Mission reminder: Successfully escort the goods to Flowing Light Rest Station and pass them to the guards who are stationed there.
Mission reward: 10,000 experience points per horse cart. The more horse carts that reach there safely, the higher the reward.
The black clothed man who had unleashed his weapon put it away and appeared calmer. He said to Chu You, ” Come over then, are you hungry?”
Chu You shook his head. “I’ve eaten.”
At that moment, it started to rain right after Chu You had accepted the mission.
The injured old man said hurriedly, “Okay, since he has joined us, let’s quickly finish our food. We should start moving.”
Chu You started to ask for information. “Were all of you ambushed?”
“Indeed, the opponent is a powerful Grey Shadow Burglar Team. We have lost two thirds of our man and half of our goods. They were stolen by them. It took us a lot of effort to kill enemies and escape here,” the old man said as he continued eating.
“Do you still remember the path to the destination?”
“Of course I do.”
Chu You nodded. “After you have finished eating, give me the directions. I’ll go forward and have a look.” He had long since noticed that there were a total of 6 horse carts and 6 people. This meant that the role of the front scout could only be left to him. If it was an ordinary player, they would not have thought of this, and would move along with the team, thereby missing the opportunity to discover the traps in front.
After a short while, the NPCs started to put away their stuff and started to move off while dragging their horse carts.
“That way.” The old man pointed it out to Chu You.
“Alright, do we start now?”
The old man did not reply. He simply waved at his men, which could be interpreted as an answer.
Chu You dashed forward towards the direction that the elder had pointed out and disappeared into the mist shortly.
Chu You had experience regarding escorting missions for NPCs. Unlike escorting goods for player gangs, the system’s escort mission was simply just reminding players to quickly discover the traps in front and resolve them in time, in order to prevent a deadly situation from occurring.
There was no such thing as an official path here, but intangible as it was, the path that escort carts took usually had broader paths than the dense surrounding forest. Chu You followed the path and went forward.
It started to rain even more heavily. Chu You knew that this was the difficult point that had appeared to confuse the line of sight of the player. With rain drops dripping off his face, Chu You’s line of sight was almost blocked.
Not long after, Chu You paused. Looking at the pile of bushes nearby, his facial expression changed and he walked towards it.
Shortly after, Chu You arrived there and stabbed into the bushes without even thinking.
Cha! A damage value appeared in Chu You’s eyes, and a deep sigh could be heard from within. A grey person leaped out of the dense bushes. The light of the sword radiated from his hands, and he stabbed the sober towards Chu You.
Indeed, there were enemies concealed here.
Probably because Chu You’s stab had disrupted the organization of the opponent, two other grey clothed individuals jumped out from the other two directions. They locked their target on Chu You and rushed with their daggers to attack him.
Chu You scorned and analyzed the dagger attack of the grey clothed person. He quickly retreated backwards, and waved his sword randomly at the same time.
Grey Shadow Assassin, Level 10, One Star Elite.
Three versus one. Actually, Chu You could have utilized the escort team’s NPC’s assistance, but he did not want to waste time. Chu You was confident that he could eliminate them. Moreover, elites that had been attacked by NPCs would warrant significantly less experience points. NPCs would also have lower health levels if they were harmed by monsters. If they were in an emergency situation, there would be no one to escort the horse cart if the NPC was killed due to low health levels. That would mean losing 10,000 experience points.
Arriving at a slightly broader empty space, Chu You independently fought the three major elites. The opponents were assassins. They did not have a strong defense or high health level, but their attack speed and attack power was significantly higher.
Because of the increase in attack distance, he distanced himself from the elite monsters. Quickly, Chu You started to fly his “kite.”
Chu You’s flying kite method was much more efficient than the other mages’ kites. Mages had to read the skill but Chu You didn’t. His attack speed was based on the addition of his physique, and was quick to unleash. Chu You also crafted a low level bravery spell. Attack speed +3, Attack Power +10, immediately added to his personal attributes.
He enabled running mode. Both parties started a game of chase within the woods. From time to time, Chu You would use his sweep to attack his opponents, accelerating the speed at which he killed the monsters.
Not long after, Chu You had eliminated these few elites. Ordinary level 10 Gear popped out. He picked it up and looked behind. The carts were starting to appear in his line of sight. Chu You continued to move forward.
On the way, Chu You discovered two places which his opponents had been concealed at. After eliminating them completely, a flash of contemplation appeared in Chu You’s eyes. It was because he had not discovered a trap, which meant that there could be a trap in front. If Chu You did not discover these concealed elite monsters, and activated the trap, then all of the elites that had concealed would have rushed forward together.
Thinking so, Chu You became even more weary and conscious. Although he had wiped out the worries behind him, no one could promise what would happen next?
Shortly, Chu You found a small lake on the upper left corner. That place was on top, but the grassy road that Chu You was treading was leading downwards, as if it was an elevated river shore. Instantly, suspicion appeared in Chu You’s eyes. Chu You went over and took a look, and quickly, he discovered the purported trap.
Near the small lake surface facing the grassy road that Chu You was at currently, there was a man made mud dam. Chu You took a close look, and realized that if the opening was opened, then all the water from the lake would flow downwards, towards the road whereby the escort team would tread through. If the situation was good, the road would be blocked by heavy waters. By then, they would have to take an alternative path and windy roads. If the situation was bad…
Chu You would be in an awkward situation if the escort team and the carts were completely flushed away by the flood water that poured downwards.
Looking at the situation in front, Chu You knew that there were definitely enemies ambushed nearby. Once the team passed by, the enemies would open the mud slope and allow the water to flood them. Now, what he had to do was to seek out where the crux of this critical trap was!
He inspected the surroundings and knitted his browns. The place appeared broad. There was no place for them to hide. Chu You even went up the trees. Yet, there were still no anomalies. Where could the enemies be?
Suddenly, a bright bit of enlightenment flashed past his mind. Chu You squinted his eyes; the opponents were definitely in the water.
Thinking of this, Chu You climbed up the lake shore, and took a close look at the mud dam. Looking at the dirty water inside, Chu You stabbed his saber in, but it was empty inside. Moreover, the blade did not touch the bottom of the water. At that moment, Chu You took a deep breath and jumped inside.
Splash! Ripples appeared in the water as Chu You submerged himself within. The water was pretty deep…no wonder he did not stab anything. He took a quick look and continued to submerge himself downwards. Shortly after, a thought flashed past Chu You’s mind as he realized that something was moving below.
Chu You dived downwards, and was in the lock target range shortly. He was thrilled. He had locked onto a grey shirt warrior. He swam towards the warrior, and stabbed out at his opponent once the warrior was within his attack radius. Although his attack speed was slow, his opponent was slower.
What a successful opening! The grey shirt warrior which had been discovered swam towards Chu You quickly. At the same time, three grey silhouettes appeared behind Chu You. Chu You started to swim upwards without a second thought. How am I going to fight you guys in the water?
From the water surface, Chu You climbed out and ran downwards to choose strategic terrain. Not long after, four grey silhouettes appeared out of the water. They were all warriors. Realizing that there were no carts around, they unleashed their swords and rushed towards Chu You.
So what if you have thick blood and skin? All of you are just dishes to be killed by me!
Just as Chu You eliminated the final elite monster, he heard the NPC holler from behind. Chu You knitted his eyebrows. He knew instantly that something had happened without a second thought, and ran over to support them.
Shortly after, Chu You realized that a large group of grey clothed individuals had appeared not far behind the escort team carts. Not only were there assassins and warriors, there were also archers with bows and arrows in their hands.
Chu You appeared calm as he had calculated that there was still a period of time before the enemies could catch up with the horse carts. Within this period of time, the carts could safely pass by the mud dam, and then…
“It’s alright, hurry up, I’ve got an idea.” After he said so, Chu You turned and ran forward without looking back.
The NPC elder yelled, “You bitch! I won’t let you off even if I become a ghost!”
But Chu You could no longer hear him. Arriving at the mud dam point, Chu You started to slash and stab it. A health bar appeared in Chu You’s vision. As he continued to slash, the lake’s water started to flow out of the dam. Chu You stopped before the final two slashes that would destroy the dam, so as to wait for the carts to pass.
Chu You waved his hand. ” Come over quickly.”
The horse carts started to reach the corner. The enemies were not far away. The NPC on the horse cart was still shrieking. Chu You simply shook his head.
Just as the horse carts came near Chu You, more than 20 enemies emerged out from the corner. As he saw the final horse walk past him, Chu You grinned and took a few steps back. When he was at the greatest attack distance from the mud dam, he waved out the final two swords.
The mud dam instantly collapsed. Gargantuan amounts of lake water overflowed and flooded the entire road, preventing the enemies from coming over.
Relaxed, Chu You turned and caught up with his escort team.
Shortly after, a broad, open space appeared in the forests in front. A 2 level ancient structure sat there. Surrounding it were many defense mechanisms and a few guard posts.
Seemed like they had arrived at their destination.
As the NPCs within appeared friendly, Chu You followed the horse cart entourage into the rest station.
System notification: You have entered Heaven Fortune Escort Agencies Rest Station!
Relieved, Chu You nodded his head. This was not an official NPC from Yan kingdom, therefore, it did not react much to Chu You’s evil value.
At that moment, the doors of the ancient structure opened. A few armored men walked out. The elder of the horse cart entourage came down and they greeted each other.
“It was all thanks to this young hero’s help. Else, I would have never ever seen you again.”
The leader of the place walked to Chu You, extended his hand and tapped Chu You’s shoulder. “I represent the Escort Agency in thanking you for your help. You have completed your mission.”
System notification: You gained 60,000 experience points!
System notification: Congratulations on levelling up!
A ray of light radiated from Chu You’s body, indicating that Chu You had officially leveled up from level 9 to level 10!
At that moment, it all felt so out of place at that very instant. Chu You growled in his deep voice uncontrollably. A purple, gold gaseous vapor was emitted out of his body and a strong energy blasted out of Chu You’s body.
Chu You’s body was wrapped in purple, gold vapor. Finally, all of it concentrated at the area between Chu You’s eyebrows.
Shortly after, the vapor disappeared and a mysterious starlight image appeared between Chu You’s eyebrows. The image was emitting light, and radiating a strong yet ancient energy silently.
System notification: Congratulations! My dear player, Silent Night, the supreme blood in your body has been activated. Please check your character attributes to understand the details!
The NPCs nearby appeared shocked by the unprecedented situation as they stared at Chu You and enlarged their eyeballs.
Chu You did not care. A character attribute appeared in his vision instantly as he thought of it.
Name: Silent Night
Nation Player Belongs to: Dayan Kingdom
Level: 10
Physique: The Supreme Battle Body. Details: Additional 15 points to all attributes. The owner of the residing energy can feel his own body and its supreme blood being activated. He has obtained the initial stage of the Ancient God and achieved the life skill: Body Transformation with One Star!
Body Transformation with One Star: Using the Ancient God’s image between one’s eyebrow, one can emanate the powers of the scattered stars. A strong power will activate the supreme body, and receive the blessings of the power of the scattered stars of the Ancient God.
Skill Explanation: After using transformation, one’s character height will increase by 5 meters and the god of war’s body will appear. Health level +50,000, Magic Value +50,000. Resistance to control skills value +1000, Physical Stamina Value +100, for a total of 30 minutes. It has a cooldown time of 4 hours and takes only 10 seconds to unleash the skill!
Chu You looked at the transformation of his body blankly. All of a sudden, his mind was completely blank. The hearsay in the past life was not exaggerated. The ancient people did not scam me…such a body is one of majesty!