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Chapter 1103 - Chapter 1103 Chapter 1105 Final Mission_1

Chapter 1103: Chapter 1105 Final Mission_1 Chapter 1103: Chapter 1105 Final Mission_1 The players luring the monsters took turns wave after wave, but the only one attacking was always Song Jian alone. The skeletons of countless Insect Soldiers piled up in the valley like a small mountain, stacking up layer upon layer. The speed at which the monster carcasses disappeared couldn’t keep up with Song Jian’s hunting speed, which made the spectating guild players exclaim in amazement more than once. Song Jian’s terrifying force also rapidly spread throughout the guild.

By now, Song Jian’s level had reached 56 and 67%. And that was just from the combat experience gained from hunting the Insect Soldiers. In his inventory, the number of Insect Soldier heads had reached over thirty thousand. If he went to complete the infinite loop quest again, his experience points would see a substantial increase, possibly allowing him to jump several levels.

“I’ve already gained three skill points…” Song Jian opened his skill tab and after hesitating for a moment, allocated the points among Mysterious Moonlight Sword, Sword Shadow Clone, and Sword Qi Forming.

The Mysterious Moonlight Sword integrated movement and control into one and, even though its damage was slightly lower, this shortfall was completely unnoticeable against Song Jian’s formidable base damage.

Upgrading the Mysterious Moonlight Sword to level six yielded only a slight enhancement in attack range and damage, without any qualitative change. Sword Shadow Clone was upgraded to level five, which only increased the proportion of the clone’s inherited attributes from the original body. But most importantly, the clone’s skills were now at level 2, meaning the Sword Shadow Clone could unleash the level 2 Thousand Swords Art. For Song Jian, the stronger the clone, the stronger his own power.

And Sword Qi Forming had also been upgraded to level three. Although the skill’s description was somewhat vague, Song Jian could distinctly feel its augmenting effect on the Thousand Swords Art. Enhancing this skill was akin to indirectly boosting the power of the Thousand Swords Art itself.

“Lord, when we were luring the monsters just now, we discovered a peculiar location; it seems to be a cave. Many Insect Soldiers were crawling out from this cave,” a slightly thin man, who appeared to be in his twenties, stepped forward and cupped his hands towards Song Jian.

“This is Zhang Yi, the leader of the Assassin group, level forty-eight, Assassin class!” Wang Qi whispered to Song Jian.

Song Jian nodded slightly and said, “Where exactly is it?”

Zhang Yi took out a dagger and began tracing on the ground. In no time at all, a simple map of the valley materialized before Song Jian.

“This location is about seven hundred meters from here…” Zhang Yi indicated a corner of the map with his dagger.

Song Jian nodded again. It seemed that the source of the valley’s abnormality originated from that cave. He would have to check it out when the opportunity arose; there might be unexpected gains.

“Lord, let’s call it a day. In half an hour, it will be dark, and luring the monsters will be too dangerous,” Wang Qi said quietly from the side.

Song Jian nodded once more, smiled, and said, “You all worked hard today!”

Everyone laughed; Song Jian’s strength today had shocked them all, and their attitude towards him was undergoing a subtle change.

Everyone took out their Town Return Scrolls in preparation to return to the City of Hope. The distance from here to the City of Hope was not far, so white-quality Town Return Scrolls would suffice. These scrolls had become standard items among players of the City of Hope.

When Zhang Yi took out his Town Return Scroll, he hesitated briefly and said to Song Jian, “Lord, there are probably not only ordinary monsters in that cave. I can sense the presence of a creature inside that inspires fear. Just standing there for a moment made my entire body tremble…”

Upon reaching the Assassin class, players learn a passive skill that senses danger. This skill, akin to animal instinct, allows Assassins to steer clear of danger, making correct judgments about enemies far stronger than themselves.

Song Jian nodded and with a smile, responded to Zhang Yi, “Thank you for the warning; I’ll be careful.”

Zhang Yi nodded, tore his Town Return Scroll, and disappeared in a white light.

As for the presence of a powerful BOSS in this valley, Song Jian wasn’t surprised. With such a terrifying number of Insect Soldiers, fiercely unafraid of death, there had to be at least one BOSS commanding them, and such a BOSS could well be more than one.

However, now was not the time to investigate the cave. Song Jian had over thirty thousand Insect Soldier heads in his inventory, nearly forty thousand, which represented a substantial amount of experience. He needed to convert this into his own strength first.

Just stopping for a few minutes, the valley once again filled with the vicious and sharp hissing of the Insect Soldiers. It felt as if their numbers, like the quest, were also infinite.

At the entrance to the valley, the aged NPC veteran was still sitting alone on the rock, his pipe set aside. He continuously rubbed his maimed leg, his face etched with the marks of time.

Song Jian approached him and began to tirelessly complete the infinite loop quest. The Insect Soldier heads rapidly dwindled in his inventory, while his combat experience increased at an astonishing rate.

Song Jian hadn’t experienced such a rapid pace of advancement in a long time, which reminded him of the early days of entering the game, the period of swift leveling.

69%… 73%… 81%…

Song Jian’s level finally settled at 58 and 12%. The two new skill points, unable to be used due to the lack of skills at 100% proficiency, were kept in reserve for the time being.

More than thirty thousand Insect Soldier heads were consumed, and now, completing a quest required handing over more than five thousand Insect Soldier heads. The difficulty of the quest had risen to an inconceivable level. If it were a regular player, such a large number of Insect Soldier heads would likely take a month to collect, rendering the effort and reward severely mismatched.

“Phew, four or five levels in a single day, it’s unbelievable,” Song Jian looked at his level, feeling quite satisfied, ready to spend the following days here. If he could reach the third tier of combat power before the Abyss invasion, the crisis of the invasion would directly turn into an opportunity.

“Young man, you possess great power, and you’ve proved yourself with these damned Insect Soldiers!” NPC soldier Vayne suddenly spoke up, “These Insect Soldiers are a disaster, and our mission was to end this disaster, but we failed. For a soldier, failure is a humiliation harder to bear than death itself. I hope you can help me complete it and end the disaster here!”

System: You have acquired the infinite loop quest’s final task, “Origin.” Task content: Discover why the Insect Soldiers are appearing here, eliminate them, and erase these creatures that should not exist here! Task rewards: A large amount of combat experience, an epic reward chest; Task penalty: Decrease level by one;

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