After all, in his previous life, Lin Mo had also stayed in the Divine Nation Guild for one day.
So he had once heard some of the older members of Divine Nation chatting casually, ["Sigh! I've been here since the very first day President Ling founded the company. I worked hard for three years and only made it to K4. Now that Divine Revelation has descended, I'm still just an ordinary guild member. I'm such a failure."]
["Didn't they say before Divine Revelation descended, over in the level three main city Wind Snow City, President Ling and another big rival guild triggered a B-level hidden quest at the same time? And the required item to complete the quest was hidden in Wind Snow City's underground warehouse? You came from Wind Snow City too. How did you miss such a huge opportunity back then?"]
["Exactly! I heard President Ling and the rival guild searched for several days for that quest item. I wasn't there so I couldn't help it, but if you had helped President Ling find that item back then, forget vice president, at least you'd be an elite rank in the guild now, right? What a pity!"]
["Don't even mention it! The more I talk about it, the more it hurts! Who would've thought? Something so priceless was actually hidden in that old underground warehouse that had been in disrepair for years…"]
If it weren't for their casual chat, Lin Mo, who was over in Blazing Ember City, would never have known the secret buried in Wind Snow City.
And now, it just so happened to become the key for Lin Mo to show his value.
Was this helping Divine Nation Guild, helping Ming Yuexin, strengthening the enemy.
No, because…
'According to how things went in my previous life, even if I don't remind Ming Yuexin, within a day or two she would figure it out herself and find her way to the underground warehouse, then obtain that core quest item and complete the quest ahead of the rival guild.'
'My reminder is only bringing forward what was meant to happen anyway! The result won't change, but I'll become the biggest contributor in this whole event.'
So next, there was no need for him to do anything else.
Lin Mo only needed to sit back and wait for Ming Yuexin to find the quest item because of his reminder, complete the B-level hidden quest, and then come to him full of gratitude.
'I remember in my previous life, judging from what Divine Nation players hinted at, just that single quest item alone was worth tens of millions. The B-level hidden quest Ming Yuexin completed looked priceless.'
'If a B-level hidden quest can be worth that much, then wouldn't the A-level hidden quest I have on me be about to take off?'
Thinking of this, Lin Mo suddenly felt even more anticipation toward the A-level hidden quest, Eradicate the Darkness, that he triggered through the Shadow Secret Scroll.
Lin Mo opened the quest interface and took a look.
He found that after clearing Snake King Island, the quest progress had already reached 15%.
"The quest objective is to clear the four major poison-type dungeons, then kill the Dark Ruler."
"One dungeon accounts for 15%. That means even after finishing all four dungeons, it's only 60%. The final BOSS takes up 40%?"
Lin Mo could not help feeling surprised, "Looks like this level 50 tier 5 BOSS really carries some serious weight."
Actually, the reason Lin Mo was so eager to raise Ning Xi, this future national server female emperor, also had a small selfish motive.
That was to have her help him deal with this super BOSS, the Dark Ruler Riga.
By himself, Lin Mo did not have absolute confidence.
But with Ning Xi's help, it would definitely be steady.
So next, Lin Mo continued focusing on hunting poisonous snakes and collecting snake galls.
Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Under the storm-like slaughter of two SSS-grade talents, Lin Mo and Ning Xi, one poisonous snake after another turned into battle experience, absorbed by the five-man team.
The quest progress also surged rapidly.
The three high-level players from Dragon Soul had no chance to show their skills and could only continue playing the role of assistants, picking up loot.
———
On the other side—
Wang Junjie had finally calmed down.
He finally accepted the fact that even the secondary clear dungeon reward had been taken by Lin Mo, adjusted his mindset, thinking that since the first and second clear were gone, he could at least aim for the third clear reward.
Right at that moment, a system announcement echoed from the sky—
[Announcement(Blazing Ember City): "Ding~ Congratulations to players Rulebound, Liuli, Dragon Soul Sunset, Dragon Soul Heavenly Punishment, Dragon Soul Liu Ruyan for clearing the dungeon Snake King Island! As the third team in Blazing Ember City to clear Snake King Island dungeon, all team members receive rewards: Gold +8, Reputation +80, Third Clear Grand Gift Pack +1!"]
BANG!
Wang Junjie failed to catch his breath and fell straight to the ground again.
The four underlings around him had already mentally prepared themselves in advance and immediately rushed over.
"Quick! Pinch his philtrum!"
"Still not awake? Slap his face! Harder!"
"Still not waking up? Who's got yellow urine? Pee on him! Pee on him!"
"Wake him up quick! Or the five million bonus we're about to get will go down the drain!"
———
Wave after wave of rewards. Lin Mo was truly earning buckets full.
One after another, he obtained from Dragon Soul players: 3 secondary clear gift packs. Third clear gift pack. Fourth clear gift pack. Fifth clear gift pack.
Every half hour or so, the system announcement about Snake King Island being cleared rang across the sky of Blazing Ember City, making all the players in the city start doubting their lives.
At this moment, whether inside or outside the city, in the wild or in dungeons, players from all sides were discussing one common topic, ["Rulebound is a monster, right? Clearing Snake King Island every half hour? He alone has monopolized six dungeon clear rewards!"]
["And that Liuli too! She and Rulebound are like two demons! Their names are on the clear list every single time!"]
["Wang Junjie is probably furious! He spent such a huge cost collecting the Venom set and snake galls, and even mobilized his entire guild into the dungeon. And up to now not a single team has cleared it! Even from a passerby's point of view, it's infuriating."]
["Whether he's mad or not isn't important. What matters is it's so embarrassing. The people from Chaotic World are way too useless! They can't even compare to the Dragon Soul Guild next door!"]
———
[Inside Snake King Island Dungeon]
After grinding for a full three hours and still not finishing the dungeon quest, Wang Junjie was already furious listening to the system's dungeon clear announcements every half hour.
Then seeing the players' discussions in the chat channel, he was so angry he was shaking all over.
Luckily, at this moment, they finally killed the required three hundred poisonous snakes.
The few underlings beside him finally shouted excitedly, "Boss! We finally completed the quest!"
"We're finally about to clear the dungeon, boss!"
"If we clear it now, we can still get the eighth place clear reward! There's still time!"
Just as the words fell.
Rumble! Rumble!
Accompanied by a violent tremor.
From the depths of the island, a massive black giant python, a hundred meters long, thick as a train, covered in scales, swept toward Wang Junjie and the others like a tornado tearing through a parking lot.
"Holy!"
"Damn!"
"Fack!"
The five people present all widened their eyes and opened their mouths.
"Why is there still a BOSS?"
"Did no one read the quest? We have to kill a BOSS to clear the dungeon?"
"I thought killing three hundred snakes was enough!"
"Me too…"
"For real, how are five people supposed to kill a BOSS?"
Just as the five stood there stunned, the level 32 tier 2 BOSS, Venom Snake King, had already swept over.
Whoosh!
With one dragon tail sweep, it knocked all five into the air.
The next second, it spat out a large amount of venom from its mouth, swallowing them whole.
Accompanied by screams like pigs being slaughtered.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The five all turned into white light and shot into the sky.
[Ding~ You have died! All teammates eliminated. Dungeon challenge failed!]
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