Chapter 97 (1/2)

Chapter 97: Skeleton Cavern

The mayor went forward step by step until he arrived in front of Ye Tian Xie.  He had a reverent look as he carefully gazed at the Badge of Bravery.  He lifted his head and said, ”Young man with the Badge of Bravery, I represent the entire Gu Ping Town to ask you for a favor…….Can you save us from a disaster destined to come?”

Disaster?

Quest!?

”Alright, please tell me about it.  I will help you if I can.”  Ye Tian Xie returned the Heavenly Stellar City Return Scroll as he spoke.  He showed an attentive looking expression.

The mayor's eyes stayed on the Badge of Bravery for a while before he sighed and said, ”Before my Gu Ping Town was called Gu Ping Town, it was still called Xiao He Village.  A hundred years ago, the a terrifying Undead Monarch appeared from the Skeleton Cavern to the south of here.  He left his territory and came here, wanting to exterminate all life here.  When our ancestors felt despair, a hero, one named Gu Ping had appeared.  At that time, on his chest, he had the same badge as the one you have now…..”

The Gu Ping Town mayor slowly told Ye Tian Xie about the distant but not forgotten past.  He told him of the powerful Undead Monarch, the strength of the great warrior Gu Ping, and the aftermath of that day.  The hero had died in the end that day, but still his name lived on in this little town.

The mayor's voice suddenly changed and came back to the present as he spoke of the blood coloured phoenix, ”No one knows when the blood coloured phoenix was born or where it was born.  Three years ago, it appeared for the first time.  Phoenixes are embodied by fire so where they live should be a very hot region, but the blood coloured phoenix is different.  The place where it lives is a dark and wet place where the light of the sun and moon doesn’t s.h.i.+ne……And the Skeleton Cavern, that is where the blood coloured phoenix lives.”

Ye Tian Xie: ”!?”

”The undead fear flames, but it's strange that they are not afraid of the blood coloured phoenix's flames……Perhaps, it is because the blood coloured phoenix's flame is not a true flame.  After the blood coloured phoenix settled down in the Skeleton Cavern, it was able to live in peace with the undead residing there.  It, currently lives in the deepest area of the Skeleton Cavern.”

”What do you need me to do?”  Ye Tian Xie knit his brows and asked.

”When the heavily wounded brave warrior from Heavenly Stellar City returned, he brought back a piece of terrifying news.”  The Gu Ping Town mayor looked over at the injured Heavenly Stellar City soldier, ”On the fifth floor of the Skeleton Cavern, where the destroyed Undead Monarch formed a hundred years ago, there is another Undead Monarch that is beginning to form…..”

Ye Tian Xie: ”……”

”The day that the Undead Monarch finishes forming, then it will be able to live in the light.  At that time, our Gu Ping Town will surely face another disaster……Young brave one, can you use your courage and strength to eliminate this terrifying Undead Monarch?  You have the Badge of Bravery, so you'll surely be like heroic Gu Ping of the past.  You are the hero the heaven has sent to save us from this danger!”

”Ding…..The Gu Ping Town mayor has asked you to exterminate the Undead Monarch on the fifth floor of the Skeleton Cavern.

Quest Grade: Hidden Unique

Quest Time Limit: Half a year.  After half a year, the Undead Monarch will reach maturity and the quest will automatically fail.

Quest Reward: Unknown.  The people of Gu Ping Town are looking forward to when the Undead Monarch is defeated.  The longer it takes to complete the task, the less the reward will be.

Quest Failure Penalty: The favorability of all the citizens of Gu Ping Town will decrease by 10.

Do you accept the quest?”

Defeating the Undead Monarch!?

This……

Isn't this too much of a joke!

The Undead Monarch, it was a monster that could reach level one hundred.  Moreover it was a Heavenly Level super death element boss!

He was only a level fourteen player without a Job……If the Undead Monarch just let out a fart, it was enough for him to die a thousand times.

Ye Tian Xie chose not to accept the mission and said with a calm face, ”Mayor, I really want to help you, but I'm only at level fourteen right now.  I am not a match for the Undead Monarch.”

”No!  Young brave one, you can do it.  To be able to obtain a Badge of Bravery, you'll definitely be able to find a way to do it.”  To Ye Tian Xie's surprise, the mayor who had heard him say his level still had a confident face.  The mayor explained, ”The current Undead Monarch is still not a true Undead Monarch.  It is still in its developmental stage so its abilities still haven't matured yet……To my knowledge, the current Undead Monarch shouldn't be past level twenty yet.  A person like you who is able to obtain the Badge of Bravery, you will definitely be able to beat him and save our Gu Ping Town from a large disaster.  But if you wait too long, the Undead Monarch will be allowed to grow.  In just half a year, he will be able to reach level one hundred and reach the Heavenly Level……At that time, it would all be too late.”

The mayor's explanation made Ye Tian Xie's heart beat in excitement.  Not level twenty yet……He had beat the level twenty Lord Cla.s.s Boss, Amethyst War Tiger when he was just level ten.  There was no reason why he couldn't beat this premature Undead Monarch.  And this was clearly a hidden unique quest – one that was hard to appear.  It was even rarer task than normal hidden and unique quests!

And it could be said that this was the most difficult kind of quest, but at the same time, it was the quest with the greatest reward.

”Alright, since it is like this, I will go and destroy the Undead Monarch.”  Ye Tian Xie relaxed as he confidently said.