Serial Player
Chapter 556 - 232: A Strange Task

Chapter 556: Chapter 232: A Strange Task

The remaining Black Hawk silently circled in the rainy night, its sharp gaze sweeping over the entire Rain Village.

In the dark, damp, and gloomy corners, those bizarre figures let out wailing cries.

They were about two meters tall, with naked and abnormally tall and thin bodies, and their skin white and swollen as if soaked in water. They resembled water-soaked corpses.

Their disproportionately long arms could even touch the ground directly.

They had been quietly lurking around the temple, but when the silver light suddenly appeared from within the temple.

Under the illumination of the silver light, the skins of these monsters emitted green smoke and suffered severe burns. They howled and fled in all directions, their voices like the curses of demons from hell.

The black-robed priest drove away all the wandering monsters in the Rain Village with a single move.

His preparation was evident, as he had some understanding of the Rain Village’s methods.

"It seems that you not only took his black umbrella, but the young man has probably suffered at your hands as well." The old monk also had green smoke appearing on his body, the silver light of the Holy Light Cross posing a threat to him.

But he didn’t care and approached the black-robed priest with his Six-Ring Cane, his face becoming more compassionate and pitying.

"They are all pitiful people. I thought by stealing the Celestial Mechanism and changing their destiny, I could keep them safe, but they still fell victim to your schemes."

The priest’s expression changed slightly, he didn’t expect the other party to be so tough and powerful, even able to withstand the Holy Light Cross and approach him.

The player group he belonged to had discovered a black umbrella owner in an accident.

Not a player and not a transcendent, but possessing extraordinary properties and physical strength.

This discovery made the group extremely interested.

After a long investigation and information gathering, they finally discovered the mysterious existence of Rain Village and the technique that increased people’s attributes originated there.

This was more than enough to attract any organization.

The old monk’s claims of changing their destiny were not mere words. Once obtaining this technology, any player organization could rapidly advance.

The priest initially thought that by threatening with the official stance and showing his own prowess, he could force the other party into submission.

Unsurprisingly, the old monk didn’t see it that way. His face showed compassion and pity, but a growing sense of unease bothered the priest.

With that thought, the priest’s devout prayers grew louder, while the Cross’s light became brighter.

The Cross was an Epic Level equipment that emitted a pure light that dispelled evil when the user prayed devoutly. It was also the priest’s most powerful attack.

However, the old monk still approached the priest under the silver light. As he got closer, his shadow was lengthened and enlarged by the silver light.

Until he stood in front of the priest, the green smoke on his body made him look like a burning piece of wood.

The shadow covered the statues behind him, and as the statues were hidden, the priest seemed to see a terrifying scene.

Fear showed in his eyes, and he loudly recited prayers, but the trembling in his voice betrayed his terror.

"For heaven’s wrath will send thee to destruction, and its rage will spread like wildfire. Burn away all those who shall not..."

The priest roared hysterically, and the cross in his hand transformed into a sword of light that struck at the old monk.

At this point, he didn’t even consider whether killing the monk would cut off the mysterious technique. At this moment, he only wanted to kill the old man in front of him immediately.

It was his survival instinct, and his most desperate moment.

This was the last scene captured by the Black Hawk.

Afterwards, the temple gates closed with a bang. There was no light inside, just complete darkness.

Even the Hawk Eye Magic Eye couldn’t observe any movement inside the room.

Meanwhile, Li Changhe and He Feng in the guest room felt a sinking feeling exactly when the temple door closed.

Both of them received a prompt from the Evolution Game.

[Trigger Task Clue]

[Task Name: Rain Village Penitent]

[Task Type: Instant Task]

[Task Objective 1: Investigate the biggest secret in Rain Village]

[Task Objective 2: Not Unlocked][Unlock after completing Objective 1]

[Task Reward 1: Various Achievements]

[Task Reward 2: Player Experience 200]

[Task Reward 3: Game Currency 200]

[Task Reward 4: One Draw Chance][Highest Quality is Rare]

[Failure Penalty: None]

[Accept/Reject]

[Your choice may save many people, or it may harm many others]

This was unexpected for both of them. They had sneaked into Rain Village intending to take revenge. They didn’t really care about encountering a task.

The target was Luo Qiao, the contract signed by Li Changhe and Yun Ting the first time they met.

Unfortunately, at that time, Li Changhe didn’t have the ability to find Luo Qiao.

Now, using the power of the Magic Mirror, they had finally found an opportunity and wouldn’t let it go.

This wasn’t some belated justice; it was revenge.

They were even prepared for the Instant Task to be triggered by their actions.

When a player commits a crime, nearby [Players] will receive a prompt.

From there, an Instant Task is triggered. As for the task’s objective, it should be to stop or even kill Li Changhe and He Feng.

So, their plan was to strike quickly and decisively to avoid being hunted down by any overly righteous [Players].

Li Changhe didn’t want to eat another bullet from the Great Wall.

However, the mysterious Rain Village eliminated some of their concerns.

"But this task is really weird," Li Changhe thought, his Magic Eye had seen those strange monsters. It was just shy of having a lead pellet slapped on their faces.

As a result, the Evolution Game wouldn’t even make a sound. Li Changhe thought the task would only be triggered when those creatures attacked humans, thinking the Evolution Game was teasing them.

Instead, the battle inside the temple concluded, giving an ambiguous task.

"Indeed, based on experience, if it were to trigger the task properly. The moment we entered Rain Village, we would be assigned a task to exterminate the abnormalities." The snoring He Feng responded in [Friends]: "Instead of confronting the abnormalities, we investigate... There’s a problem with this village. Although we knew there was a problem already. Let’s accept it. We’re going to search for Luo Qiao in the village. Knowing the so-called secret might help us. Anyway, it doesn’t matter if we complete it or not."

"I think so too," Li Changhe agreed. The Black Hawk was released earlier to find Luo Qiao.

They had planned to use the Black Hawk’s stealth ability to observe each house.

Unfortunately, the houses were tightly shut, and the previous commotion made it impossible for the Black Hawk to get close to the room.