Chapter 267 - Players (2/2)

Wei Huo then walked forward and accepted the dagger. There was a notification about the dagger.

“Courage Dagger: Only Warriors can use it. Due to the runes on it, the person who uses it will obtain an Agility bonus.”

Zhou Song took a closer look at the dagger. “This is really a game.”

Wei Huo asked, “What do you need us to do for you?”

The commander said, “A group of Crawling Dragons has occupied the northwest path. An Epic-ranked Wyvern built a nest there. I hope you can destroy the nest and kill the Wyvern. If you succeed, I will reward you with the rank of a second lieutenant and the title of a Knight.”

Wei Huo and the others all received this quest. An explanation was provided by the quest menu. Although the rank and title were just empty, there were benefits to this. Just the rank of a second lieutenant would give one the right to order a certain number of soldiers to follow them in battle. As for the title of a Knight, that was even rarer. An ordinary soldier might not be able to obtain the title of a Knight in their lifetime. One could only advance with this title.

Wei Huo and the others left the castle again. This time, Greenland did not follow them because he had a new quest. Wei Huo gave him an aura of nirvanic extermination as protection and told him to go east. His goal was to take a letter to the people of the Northern Continent from the east.

In fact, Wei Huo could have used a faster and more convenient method to deliver the letter. However, the people of the Northern Continent still needed a guide to lead them into the Western Continent.

After walking out of the castle, Zhou Song said, “If we were not players, killing a Wyvern would have been enough to make us heros. In the end, we only obtained the rank of a second lieutenant and the title of a Knight.”

Wei Huo asked System Number Two, “Do you think the Black Dragon Apocalypse was triggered by the players?”

System Number Two was silent for a long time before saying, “A Black Dragon Apocalypse in the Western Continent can only happen for one reason—the Black Dragon Nidhogg has appeared. This is a Mythical event. It’s impossible to trigger it with the current players’ standards.”

Xiao Bin made a guess. “Could the Zerg broodmother’s body have triggered this? The Zerg broodmother’s body eats and kills everything. It’s basically exterminating the enemy and strengthening itself. Perhaps this provoked the Black Dragon.”

Everyone thought back to that scene. The Zerg broodmother had descended from the sky and happened to bump into the Black Dragon’s nest. The Black Dragon had been furious. It had exterminated the Zerg broodmother and appeared early to lead the dragon race and sweep the Western Continent.

Zhou Song asked, “A Mythical event? Are you saying that Black Dragon Nidhogg is a Mythical creature?”

System Number Two said, “Of course, a Nidhogg is a Mythical creature. It’s actually very easy to distinguish them, isn’t it? In China, aren’t there myths about Pangu splitting open the sky and Nüwa creating humans? If they are born, they will naturally be Mythical creatures. In Northern European myths, the Gods, the World Tree, the Nibelungs, and the Nidhogg are naturally Mythical creatures.”

Wei Huo and the others started walking northwest of the castle. Before long, they saw a man-made path. However, many Crawling Dragons were patrolling the path. On a huge mountain in the distance, the roars of Western dragons could be heard frequently.

Apart from the Western dragons’ roars, explosions and collisions could be heard from time to time. It seemed like someone was fighting with the Wyvern.

“It’s a player!” Zhou Song blurted out.