Chapter 52: Chapter 52: King-Level Bounty Mission, Skull Hunter
Zhang Yue had guessed correctly.
When Chen Jun heard the announcement that the Skull Island secret realm had upgraded, he immediately brought his men to block the entrance!
That's why Zhang Yue deliberately had Su Jinyan leave first, while he waited until Chen Jun and his crew withdrew before making his own exit.
After leaving the Skull Island secret realm, Zhang Yue once again headed toward the City of Death.
Meanwhile...
Su Jinyan was heading toward the Holy Light Cemetery, with Chen Jun and his men following closely behind, unable to shake them off!
At that moment, Su Jinyan turned to Chen Jun and said calmly, "You should tell the Assassin Mercenary Group to pull back. Don't bother blocking Zhang Yue and the Supreme Guild."
"That Liu Yao—his father is the biggest shareholder in the Supreme Guild. If you kill him, what do you think his father will do?"
Su Jinyan glanced at Chen Jun and added, "By doing this, you're putting a huge threat on our Yanyu Pavilion! They may not be able to target us newbies directly, but the senior members of our guild, those above level 100, will definitely face retaliation from the Supreme Guild!"
"Let them come!" Chen Jun smirked indifferently. "Our Yanyu Pavilion is ranked number one in Zhenning Province. The guild has over 100,000 members, and there are countless powerhouses who've reached the sixth and seventh evolutions. Do you think we're scared of the Supreme Guild?"
Su Jinyan was momentarily speechless.
She considered finding a way to shake off Chen Jun and his group, planning to loop around to the City of Death to meet up with Zhang Yue later.
However, Chen Jun stubbornly followed her all the way to the Holy Light Cemetery!
At that moment, as if something finally clicked in his mind, Chen Jun suddenly realized a major issue and questioned Su Jinyan, "Wait a minute!"
"You said you solo-cleared Skull Island, but according to the secret realm's rules: the one who activates a hidden realm, even if they're the first to clear it, can't get the realm scroll as a reward!"
"But when the system announcement was made, you clearly received a realm scroll!"
"You didn't enter the secret realm alone!"
Su Jinyan had anticipated this question a while ago but didn't expect Chen Jun to be so slow to realize it until now.
Prepared, she responded smoothly, "I went in with my best friend, Ling Wan'er. She activated the realm, and I got the first clear. Is that a problem?"
Chen Jun asked, "Then where is your best friend? Why didn't she come out with you?"
"She died accidentally while we were fighting the Skull General," Su Jinyan replied without a moment's hesitation.
In fact, she had already contacted Ling Wan'er beforehand, making sure their stories matched. Even if Chen Jun went to question Ling Wan'er, she would give the same account Su Jinyan had just given!
Chen Jun's expression softened, and he thought to himself, Maybe I overthought this...
"Anything else? If not, I'm logging off."
With that, Su Jinyan logged off without waiting for a response.
Chen Jun, still suspicious, summoned one of the Assassin Mercenary Group members and interrogated him, "I told you to keep an eye on that beast tamer, Zhang Yue. Are you sure he hasn't left the safe zone?"
The mercenary, known as Cold Assassin, replied, "I've been watching the Holy Light Cemetery and have seen him multiple times. Plus, all four gates are guarded. Anyone coming in or out is thoroughly checked. How could he have left?"
Chen Jun finally dismissed his concerns. "Looks like Jinyan wasn't lying."
Feeling proud of himself, Chen Jun grinned and said, "It's been three nights in a row now. The defense on their crypt is barely holding up. There's no way they can withstand Death God Caesar's attack tonight!"
"Heh, Zhang Yue, you're dead for sure!"
With that, Chen Jun instructed the Assassin Mercenary Group to take him out for some leveling.
Meanwhile, back with Su Jinyan...
She had just finished her breakfast and quickly logged back into the game.
Leaving the Holy Light Cemetery, she made her way directly to the City of Death to rendezvous with Zhang Yue.
Once they met, Su Jinyan handed over the realm scroll she had obtained from Skull Island. "Here."
The reason she fought on Skull Island was to quickly level up and strengthen her power.
While the basic rewards from clearing the Skull Island secret realm weren't anything extraordinary, the real prize was the realm scroll!
The bounty mission attached to this level 25 King-class realm scroll could help Zhang Yue achieve a massive leap in power in a very short amount of time!
Without any hesitation, Zhang Yue accepted the scroll.
At that moment, Su Jinyan said, "You'll need to upgrade it to at least Gold rank. Only then will it be valuable enough to give you a serious boost in leveling up, right?"
"Gold rank isn't enough," Zhang Yue responded. "It needs to be King rank."
Su Jinyan was stunned. "But... for a level 25 realm scroll to go from Black Iron to King rank, it would take at least 400,000 units of energy..."
Her delicate brows furrowed as she thought aloud, "Strength comes in numbers. I can gather people to pool our energy together to help you upgrade the scroll!"
"No need." Zhang Yue looked at the scroll in his hand and said, "I have enough energy."
"Four hundred thousand units of energy! You've only just entered the alternate realm a few days ago, and you've already spent a lot refining that relic. Where could you possibly have..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Zhang Yue had already completed the upgrade with a single command. The once dull realm scroll in his hand began to shimmer with golden light!
Su Jinyan's eyes widened in disbelief. "This..."
Without hesitation, Zhang Yue crushed the scroll.
Ding~ You have used a level 25 King-class realm scroll. Gold +8. Congratulations, you have received the level 25 King-class bounty mission: [Skull Hunter]!
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[Skull Hunter] (King-class Bounty Mission)
Difficulty: 380
Description: As a qualified Skull Hunter, you must confront Death God Caesar and eliminate his subordinates. Please kill 300 skeletons that are at least 5 levels higher than yourself.
Reward: ?
Time: 24 hours
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A bounty mission, as the name suggests, is designed to offer rewards without increasing the mission's difficulty. Higher mission levels mean greater rewards!
This mission wasn't difficult at all.
In the City of Death, there were level 28 Skeleton Mages, six levels higher than Zhang Yue, perfect targets for the mission.
It could also be completed simultaneously with the "Confront the Death God" mission!
Zhang Yue only needed 130 more Skeleton Mage kills to finish that quest as well.
The previous level 15 King-class bounty mission, [Zombie Crisis], had awarded 200,000 experience points.
This level 25 King-class bounty mission would likely offer no less than 300,000 experience points!
Combined with the 250,000 experience from the "Confront the Death God" mission, that would be more than enough to push Zhang Yue from level 22 to level 25!
Earlier, when killing Skeleton Mages, Zhang Yue had obtained a general magic item: the [Necromancer's Boots].
The Skull Island secret realm had also rewarded him, as a beast tamer, with [Necromancer's Greaves].
The hidden reward from Skull Island included three [Necromancer's Set Selection Boxes], which could cover three other gear slots.
There were only two more slots left to complete the set. With a few more Skeleton Mage kills and some rewards from the two missions, he'd be able to gather a full set of Necromancer gear!
It was easy to imagine...
When Zhang Yue reached level 25, fully equipped in the golden Necromancer set, it would spell the end for the Assassin Mercenary Group.
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