Super Righteous Player
Chapter 646 - 187: New Main Quest_1

Chapter 646: Chapter 187: New Main Quest_1

After the Bloodhand Brothers perished, Jiu’er quickly regained her senses.

As her pupils reverted to black, a bout of vertigo ensued before they found themselves back in the outside world.

The dome above once again became a colorful, glowing glass, and the surroundings dimmed. Beneath their feet was soil, not a prairie soaked in blood... and the saint had vanished as well.

At that moment.

A system prompt suddenly appeared before them:

[Just yesterday, Annan Winter was the target of an assassination attempt]

"Huh? Huh???"

Lin Yiyi was completely stunned upon seeing the unexpected system prompt.

Fortunately, after she took a deep breath, it continued to scroll down:

[Luckily, Vasily Rasputin rescued Annan at the critical moment]

"Damn it..."

Four Dark Gang couldn’t help but curse as well.

He had also been frightened just a moment ago—by now, the players had realized that their ability to come to this world was connected to the Book of Truth that Annan possessed.

So if anything had really happened to Annan, they probably would have been sent back immediately.

For an instant, he even felt some regret—why hadn’t he left a few guards by Annan’s side? If His Highness Annan could have unfolded the resurrection power of the Book of Truth, the endlessly respawning players could have piled up to block the assassin...

"Fortunately, nothing happened..."

Jiu’er muttered softly, rubbing her eyes.

She had been staring so long, her eyes felt a bit dry. The illusions she had seen before had left her somewhat confused.

Xitan Pulan also nodded in agreement.

Shortly thereafter, the prelude to the main quest continued to scroll leisurely downward:

[Through the interrogation by Winter’s Hand, Annan acquired new intelligence—the assassins hailed from a fringe noble faction known as the Northern Union]

[Not only did they undertake an act of rebellion, but they were also seeking the power of the fallen; they had unspeakable dealings with both "Nata County" of the Kingdom of Noah and the "Saltpeter Ranch" of the United Republic of the Twin Goddesses, and there seemed to be shadows of the Icebreaker Army...]

[You have resolved to uncover evidence of their dealings with these powers as quickly as possible.]

[In the three different investigative directions, you will encounter various types of enemies. Defeat those with malicious intent obstructing the path—choose the direction where you have the greatest advantage, and your comrades in arms will supplement the others]

[Remember, the entire investigation must remain secret]

[You have acquired the main quest: Power of the Triumvirate (I)]

[Quest requirements: Form a sharpshooter squad, and kill "Mushroom Eaters" (0/30); form a sharpshooter squad and defeat the "Bloodhand Brothers" (2/2); form a sharpshooter squad and locate the Icebreaker Army (0/1), choose any one]

"Hey? Wait a minute..."

Lin Yiyi blurted out.

Soon, a completion notification for their mission appeared before them:

[You have completed the main quest: Power of the Triumvirate (I)]

[After a battle hard won by the skin of your teeth, you have finally defeated the Bloodhand Brothers]

[From now on, your investigations on Saltpeter Ranch will no longer face obstructions. Find the evidence of their dealings with the Winter nobles before the other party disposes of the relevant documents.]

[You have acquired the main quest: Power of the Triumvirate (II)]

[Quest requirements: Find the relevant evidence (0/1)]

The first segment of the main quest was settled the moment it popped up.

Right after that, they immediately received the second segment of the main quest.

"Difficult my ass. A one in ten chance of survival my hammer."

Four-of-a-Kind retorted, "I mean, we didn’t even lift a finger, did we?"

Wasn’t it just a CG they watched, and then the two of them kicked the bucket?

"Take a look at the forum."

Xitan Pulan suddenly said, "Looks like everyone else has also received the first phase of the main quest."

"...Oh?"

The other three paused upon hearing this and checked the forum.

As expected, the players were in an uproar—one half were complaining about how terrifying the mission briefing was, saying it was truly f*cking scary, while the other half discussed and analyzed the clues presented in the briefing.

But none of them had received the second phase of the main quest.

So Xitan Pulan just took a screenshot of the mission he received and posted it, and then recounted their experience—partly for Jiu’er, who hadn’t witnessed their battle.

After a brief silence, everyone sent messages of amazement:

"You guys actually fought it out?"

"So, about that king oyster mushroom..."

Four-of-a-Kind continued to grumble, "This boss’s mechanics are unsolvable, okay?"

He had also wanted to upload the video he recorded.

But for some reason, he found that the video was corrupt—this was the first time the players realized they couldn’t record a video.

"...No, it should be beatable."

Lin Yiyi unconsciously threw a punch at Four-of-a-Kind, who was habitually taking the opposite stand, but then she quickly realized, "If it were just us, the Bloodhand Brothers definitely wouldn’t have used their ultimate. Plus, they probably wouldn’t have even shown up in front of us..."

Though the Bloodhand Brothers seemed to charge at them irrationally, it was because they were accompanied by the Saint of Sacrifice.

Otherwise, to encounter a boss of this caliber, one would probably need to progress through the stages one by one in the proper order...

"And that insta-kill ability should be a special kind of soft enrage mechanic."

Lin Yiyi, who had played MMOs the most among them, analyzed, "Look at that brother of his... after activating the ability, he suddenly dropped dead. And then after his brother shattered, that ability stopped.

"So I reckon it’s either a matter of handling the mechanic... like setting up a defensive shield or hiding somewhere before he activates that skill, to survive that phase; or it’s a soft enrage mechanic. That is, killing one of them off before they realize something’s wrong. Of course, it might still force one death at the end..."

"And then a cutscene kill? Chopping down the elder Bloodhand with a leaping strike?"

Four-of-a-Kind, enduring his sister’s beatings, stubbornly complained, "And then with a ’Rise, warriors of the holy light,’ we all revive?"

"I don’t think that works. First, the Bloodhand Brothers would have to remove the Saint from the fight..."

"’Remove,’ my foot. He basically just helped us cast Frost Nova."

"That can’t be it. Then what we went through should be the main raid for a light-weight squad, and there might be a 24-person raid replica later... In that case, the Saint would start frozen, then we’d DPS to a health lock, and he’d force wipe us with an ultimate, leaving himself half dead. The Saint would then mysteriously appear from somewhere, talk some smack, and conveniently deliver the final blow."

"Ah, that’s more like it."

Four-of-a-Kind suppressed a laugh, "And if they rigged the loot drop as well, that would be even more spot on."

"Before my eyes... there’s only... darkness..."

Because she didn’t see the battle and couldn’t keep up with the conversation, Jiu’er finally spoke, wrinkling her face and imitating Batman’s voice.

At this, the players instantly burst into laughter.

"What are you talking about?"

Saint Henry asked curiously as he approached from behind them.

The players instantly fell silent.

It was like discussing the class teacher, only for the stealthily approaching teacher to emerge from behind them...

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