Chapter 248: Chapter 220: Epic Treasure Chest
"Ding! The host has accepted a life-saving quest. Because the host rejected a previous quest, the difficulty for this life-saving quest has defaulted to: Epic!"
"Quest Name: Destroyer! (High)"
"Epic-level quests have no hints by default. Furthermore, half of the quest objective’s text will be hidden. You won’t know what kind of quest you need to complete. You can only search for clues within the limited text available!"
"Quest Description: Stand up, brave young man! You would not stoop to run. All you need to do is pour out your youth and passion, and use your strength to show everyone that you are the most powerful destroyer! No one can defeat you."
"Quest Objective: Successfully rescue Shen Ning’Er, Fang Tangtang, Gui Zian, and..."
"Quest Completion Reward: One Epic-level Treasure Chest."
"Penalty for Failure: None."
Gao Neng was speechless.
’The quest objective is half-hidden?!’
’You crappy System, did you really just give me a quest objective that’s only half complete?! Is this something a system should even be able to do?’
Gao Neng had considered a million possibilities. For instance, the quest could be incredibly difficult, perhaps even requiring him to kill one, two, three... Tier-6 opponents.
But he had never, ever imagined...
’...that it was possible to not even be given the full quest objective?’
’And what the hell is up with this quest description?’
’You would not stoop to run!’
’It’s telling me to fight to the death!’
’What’s all this about "stand up," "pour out your youth and passion," "the most powerful destroyer," and "no one can defeat you"... What does any of it even mean?’
’Right now, besides the Tier-4 and Tier-5 opponents, any one of the Tier-6 or other high-tier enemies here could easily crush me, right?’
’The reward for completion is an Epic-level Treasure Chest!’
’Epic-level Treasure Chests actually exist?’
The most surprising part was that the penalty for failure was "None."
’What does that mean?’
’Did the crappy System have a sudden change of heart? Is the penalty really "None"?’
But Gao Neng wasn’t naive enough to think so. The meaning of "None" was quite simple...
’If you fail, you die. Once you’re dead, what’s the point of the System punishing you further?’
Still, why did this quest description feel so familiar...?
’Where have I seen this before?’ Gao Neng racked his brain. The quest objective he’d been given was basically the same as getting no objective at all, because he was obviously going to try to save Shen Ning’Er, Fang Tangtang, and Gui Zian regardless.
’Wait a minute!’
’Why isn’t Gao Xiaomeng on the list?’
’Is it because Gao Xiaomeng’s life isn’t in danger...?’
’No, that’s not right!’
’There are over twenty high-tier enemies here. Even Gao Xiaomeng couldn’t possibly be completely safe, right? Could the hidden part of the quest objective have something to do with her?’
"’It’s possible!’" Gao Neng thought the likelihood was high. And as he considered it, the source of that familiar feeling finally came to him.
’Back at the underground factory!’
He had accepted a life-saving quest there, too.
The quest name at the time was: "Don’t Leave, Fight Till Dawn."
’If I remember correctly, that quest’s description was...’
"A great treasure lies before you. You would not stoop to run, because a true man never fears death. Stand up bravely, pour out your youth and passion, and use your strength to show everyone that you are the most powerful Warrior! No one can defeat you."
’It’s so similar! It really is! And the quest name has a "(High)" after it... Does that mean this quest is an advanced version of "Don’t Leave, Fight Till Dawn"?’ Gao Neng’s eyes slowly brightened. Until this moment, his mood had been at an all-time low.
He had originally accepted the quest hoping the System would give him a hint to save his life.
But now, that hope was shattered.
However, precisely because all hope was lost, his mind began to calm down.
’It’s just death, after all...’
’If I’m not afraid of dying, what else is there to fear?’
’What was the hint for the "Don’t Leave, Fight Till Dawn" quest? Right, a "catalyst"! Back then, it told me to find a catalyst, and that catalyst was the "magnetic pile."’
’Could it be that I need to find a catalyst here, too?’
’So, does that mean... there might be a magnetic pile nearby? And if I find this magnetic pile, I can become the great Destroyer?’
’That’s it, right?!’
’It has to be, right?!’
Gao Neng couldn’t think of any other possibility. Although he felt an Epic-level quest shouldn’t be this simple, it was genuinely the only theory he had.
’Then I’ll find the magnetic pile!’
’But is there even a magnetic pile here?!’
’Could it really be such a coincidence that there just happens to be a magnetic pile right where I chose to run?’
"BOOM!"
Just then, Fang Tangtang was sent flying back by a kick from a Tier-5 non-human, crashing right into Gao Neng’s chest.
Gao Neng had the misfortune of breaking her fall.
Fang Tangtang wasn’t heavy.
However, with the force of the impact, the collision still left Gao Neng’s chest feeling tight. He was, after all, severely injured, even after having taken a Life-saving Pill.
"Ow! That damn non-human! How dare you kick me, Death God Fang Tangtang? I’ll tear you apart!" Fang Tangtang flipped to her feet, raised her Golden Scythe of Death, and prepared to charge back into the fray.
But Gao Neng moved faster than she did.
The non-human had already charged right in front of them.
Gao Neng lashed out with a kick.
It connected squarely with the non-human’s face.
"BAM!"
The non-human stumbled back two steps.
He ended up right next to the Furious Giant Ape.
Without a moment’s hesitation, the Furious Giant Ape swung a fist around, smashing the non-human and blasting it into a pulp.
The Furious Giant Ape materialized by Shen Ning’Er possessed strength at least equivalent to Tier-6.
