The Boss King actually disguised himself as a novice village chief?!
Chapter 621 - 478 Chain Quest_2

Chapter 621: Chapter 478 Chain Quest_2

But high-status NPCs can only afford to feign weakness once; doing it a couple more times would turn them from a wolf in sheep’s clothing to a real pig, from then on the Black Knight could only afford to win, never to lose.

Similarly, Meluran, who was linked to the Black Knight, also had to make her special appearance.

"What’s the situation in the Rand Kingdom now?" Lind asked.

Meluran replied, "We could have defeated the Sekapus Kingdom already, but the God of Giants appeared in the forests of Sekapus."

Lind nodded, waiting for her to finish.

Meluran continued, "His power isn’t strong, but he has summoned the giant Sekapus."

"Giant Sekapus?" Lind had not seen any mention of this character on the Undead forums—the world still held important information that even the Undead might inadvertently miss.

True, it seemed that the Undead had altogether betrayed the Sekapus Kingdom before the 2.0 major update and went to the Black Marsh Kingdom.

Now after logging back in, there was certainly no time to explore that much.

"It possesses extremely terrifying powers," Meluran said. "As far as I know, Wen Riven was defeated by it in one blow, reduced to a puddle of flesh, and took a long time to recover."

Speaking of flesh, Meluran unconsciously glanced at the "Progenitor" lying on the ground, who after having their soul cut out, was nothing but a lump of flesh.

Wen Riven was a legendary-ranked "Angel," and even if her combat strength wasn’t strong, to be reduced to a lump of flesh unable to fight in one blow suggested that the so-called giant Sekapus might have surpassed the legendary level.

Perhaps it had as much as five rings, or even more.

"Wait a minute."

Lind fumbled inside his cloak and pulled out several Magic Potions. "This is a good opportunity to drink these potions as well," he said.

In the past, Meluran relied only on the abilities of the Blood Clan, which would qualify her as a Wizard, but Lind hoped she would try reclassification. The strong life force of the Bloodline Ancestor was undoubtedly the best trump card. However, its usefulness in high-level combat was diminishing, and it was better to tread a longer path for the possibility of further promotion.

With his help, Meluran’s advancement wouldn’t necessarily be smooth sailing, but it would certainly encounter far fewer obstacles.

"Do I still have a choice?" Meluran suddenly asked with a smile.

"Of course, you can choose to become a Sun Knight like me, or an Undead Knight."

"Sun Knight?" Meluran’s crimson lips curled. "It sounds like torture for a vampire."

Lind nodded, "Excruciating, but very invigorating."

Naturally, Meluran wouldn’t choose to become a Sun Knight. The path of a Wizard was her true calling, though her interest in magic seemed less than that for close combat.

Perhaps her primitive combat with the Progenitor had awakened her deepest desires.

Lind didn’t care what she chose, but put on his helmet, "Call a Crimson Lady over."

She would need to be taught bit by bit, but the Crimson Lady should be very obedient. This wasn’t the first time they had done this, and even if NPCs occasionally had some bugs, the Undead would proactively make excuses for them.

...

The once-chaotic city now enjoyed a rare peace, and the Rand Kingdom, once considered the "golden child," had completely fallen out of favor. The whereabouts of Lind Armand were unknown.

Even if the Rand Kingdom was still trying to hold on to its old ways, compared to the distant Enstad Continent’s "12 Deities VS Black Knight" camp battle, it seemed insignificant.

And there was no need to mention the minor games. Although the Rand Kingdom’s Snake Catcher Fortress arena was still open, it wasn’t nearly as interesting as the gameplay of the Black Knight’s Underground City.

Many from the Black Knight Camp had already hired NPCs or captured Calamities to expand their own underground cities, all in all creating mouthwatering gameplay.

If it weren’t for the inability to travel between the three continents, the Undead would probably make the treacherous journey there by any means necessary.

Luckily, there were War Points, noble titles, scores, and other lures, and the Rand Kingdom remained the most fully-functioning power on the Shilu Continent. Although not as splendid as the grand dramas of Enstad, it was yet challenging for anyone else to surpass on this continent.

But this advantage began to dwindle as deities awoke across the lands.

Black Marsh Kingdom, Thousand Faces City.

Kerrigan skipped along.

As the lowest-ranking soldier of the Blood Clan known as the Blood Wart Demon, his physical strength surpassed that of ordinary Undead, his only weakness being that he couldn’t run, but only hop.

Now their situation was a bit awkward, as Melulan had gone missing. They hadn’t seen her since logging in, and Crimson Nobility, Crimson Ladies, and the like were also exceedingly rare, moreover, they ignored the Undead completely.

The present Thousand Faces City was merely a chaotic neutral marketplace tacitly accepted by the Undead.

Such places existed in various regions, with the most famous being Black Hoof Village in the Rand Kingdom, where its small market would always churn out the latest weapons and equipment, enabling the Undead from rival factions to arm themselves for a price.

However, now, after Lind had left, the Rand Kingdom already felt a sense of helplessness in keeping up with the updates.

Kerrigan had just finished ogling the CG of the 12 Deities.

The scene of 12 colorful deities descending from the heavens to hold a meeting had already had the entire Undead network in ecstasy for days, causing many to get goosebumps.

On the other side, although the Black Knight didn’t have new CG, as an important character of version 2.0, his entrance came at the cost of annihilating a Kingdom and slaying the Snake Queen himself, making him the only NPC so far to have slaughtered a deity, his badass level had already reached its peak.

With a 12-on-1, the Black Knight’s strength was evident.

Kerrigan sat around bored, unsure whether to farm materials or log off to grab takeout, when he suddenly spotted a crow land on the ground and transform into a Crimson Lady.

Regrettably, he was a step too late, and could only watch as the Undead nearby crowded around to inquire.

Kerrigan joined in, baying, "My lord, do you perhaps have any tasks for me? I am willing to serve you!"

After all, shouting out wouldn’t cost him a thing, who knows.

Based on the Crimson Lady’s previous way of doing things, she was very likely to ignore the Undead and turn and leave, just as she had not minced words earlier, causing the brushed-off Undead to leave on their own. But to his surprise, this time she actually stopped and looked towards Kerrigan.

A real mission!

Kerrigan was thrilled, and it seemed like it was a special mission that only he could activate.

The others around him noticed this too, eyeing Kerrigan with envy, yet, they couldn’t understand why Kerrigan could activate the mission and they couldn’t, even though there was no lack of Blood Wart Demons among the crowd.

The Crimson Lady hesitated, yet did not directly state the mission, as if in a dilemma.

Kerrigan didn’t dare to urge her on, instead, he thumped his chest hard, making resounding noises and kept making promises, "Rest assured, if it is a top-secret mission, I will definitely not leak it."

Yes, he would not leak it.

But after the mission was completed, he would upload the recorded video to the internet, with canned laughter, aiming to earn views and plays.

In the age of universal entertainment, what if he became famous? Then he would have even more resources to play games whilst lying in bed.

Hearing this, the other Undead were even less willing to leave.

The Crimson Lady: "Follow me."

Under the envious stares of the crowd, Kerrigan hopped behind the Crimson Lady to a room suited for private chat.

"Do you still remember the Black Knight?" the Crimson Lady asked only after making sure no one was eavesdropping.

"Holy shit, it’s a chain quest!" Kerrigan’s heart jumped, and he finally understood why he was the only one who could unlock this mission.

Everyone knew the Black Knight, the NPC that was currently the hottest property in the game.

But until now, Kerrigan was the only one who had encountered another "Black Knight," who had left Raven City with him.

At that thought, he suddenly smacked his thigh, "That’s right, how could I forget! The Black Knight also had a ’?’ above him back then!"

Though nobody stipulated that a second NPC with a "?" over their head couldn’t appear, having two by the name Black Knight was somewhat abnormal.