Chapter 80: Blade69’s Curse
Compared to the old world where social classes had long since become fixed and unchangeable, the arrival of the apocalypse had reshuffled every force and every power structure.
Anyone could become the new ruler of the world.
At least, that was what Joo Joowon had believed.
But everything before his eyes had abruptly awakened him.
What made him think he would become one of those people standing at the very top as part of the new humanity?
Why couldn’t he just as easily become another sacrifice of the apocalypse, just like the person lying before him now?
Reality was not a game.
Boss monsters would not politely stay where they were and patiently wait for players to level up before challenging them.
Who could guarantee that he himself would not become the next Level 0 player forced to face a Level 100 Boss?
The renewed sense of urgency and danger rising inside him left only a single thought in Joo Joowon’s mind.
Level up.
No matter what happened, he could not allow himself to fall behind in levels.
Otherwise, one day he too might end up in a situation where he had to beg someone else to grant him death.
As he taking a deep breath, Joo Joowon finally pulled himself out of the shock.
He absolutely refused to allow himself to end up like that.
Only then did Joo Joowon finally notice the difference in the color of the light pillar.
When players killed other players, the dropped light pillar was clearly red, so why was the one before him pink?
Could it be because the player had already been left in a half dead and crippled state, causing the color of the light pillar to become lighter?
Joo Joowon felt somewhat bewildered.
Because his helmet had been stained with blood, he could not clearly make out what was inside the pillar of light.
Only after removing the helmet did he finally see it clearly.
At the center of the light pillar was a... funeral urn?
Joo Joowon blinked his eyes hard and examined it carefully.
He was certain that it was indeed an urn because the box itself had been designed to resemble a coffin.
The body of the coffin even had an ornate carving that looked like a picture frame and inside the "frame" was a blurry portrait.
After hesitating for a moment, Joo Joowon reached out and picked up the urn.
[ Ding! ]
[ System Notification: You have obtained a Legacy Treasure Chest. This treasure chest can only be opened by the target designated by the deceased player. ]
[ In accordance with the final wishes of player Blade69 before death, the designated recipient of the current Legacy Treasure Chest is: Ashfall ]
Joo Joowon froze for a moment.
He had never expected that besides the Dead Man Treasure Chest, this kind of treasure chest could also drop.
He had expected even less that the other party would choose to leave their inheritance to him.
Was it simply because he had helped bring an end to his suffering?
Joo Joowon felt a complicated emotion stirring in his heart.
He stored away the box before reaching out and pulling the crossbow bolt out from the center of his forehead.
For the current Joo Joowon, crossbow bolts were extremely precious supplies.
Besides, allowing him to rest forever with a bolt sticking out of his forehead did not seem right either.
The moment the bolt was removed, his head seemed to lose all support and bent at a horrifying right angle.
Perhaps the bones inside his body had already been almost completely corroded by the spider’s venom.
Even if Joo Joowon had never come here, he probably would not have survived much longer anyway.
Only then did Joo Joowon notice that a nearly transparent exclamation mark was floating above his chest, gently rising and falling within the liquid.
It could only be seen with the naked eye.
Nothing at all appeared inside the Mind’s Eye view.
"A quest?"
Joo Joowon thought for a moment before cautiously reaching out to touch the exclamation mark.
[ Ding! ]
[ Congratulations! Player Ashfall has triggered a Hidden Quest! ]
[ The current quest is a mandatory quest and has been automatically accepted for the player! ]
[ Ding! ]
[ Congratulations! Player Ashfall has completed the Hidden Quest! ]
[ Reward: EXP +100, Copper Coins +100, Blade69’s Blessing ]
"Huh?"
Joo Joowon stared blankly as he opened the hidden quest that had only just appeared and was already marked as completed.
...
[ Quest Name: The Curse of Blade69 ]
[ Description ]: Blade69, who was still revising work proposals at midnight, was fortunate enough to become one of the first players to react to the arrival of the apocalypse. He cautiously and carefully survived the first day after the apocalypse descended, and began trying to level up, doing everything he could to continue living. While Blade69 was still full of ambition and determination, killing zombies and trying to level up in order to survive, a monster descended upon the building. The creature slaughtered everything in its path downstairs. At the critical moment, Blade69 tied together bedsheets and quilt covers into an improvised escape rope, hoping to climb out through the window and escape with his life. Unfortunately, before he even had the chance to use the rope he had painstakingly prepared, the monster had already arrived. Blade69watched helplessly as his limbs rotted and softened away. The pain tormented him every second without pause. His screams went unheard. Within the silent space, the only sounds he could hear were his own increasingly faint breaths and weakening heartbeat. He could clearly feel himself slowly walking toward death. His fear of death and hatred toward the monster pushed him to use every vicious curse and hateful word he could think of against it. He longed for the day when someone would kill the monster and avenge him.
[ Failure Penalty ]: Blade69’s desire for revenge is extremely strong. If the task is not completed within thirty days, Blade69’s Curse will descend upon the player who accepted the task. After falling asleep, the player will repeatedly experience Blade69’s suffering until the task is completed and the curse is lifted.
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