254: Chapter 253 Mission: Assassinate the King!

Seeing this System message, Chu Xuan felt a slight sting in his heart. This was 100 points of spirituality value, but he knew he only had ten seconds and couldn't afford to overthink, so he immediately chose to agree.

[You have consumed 100 points of spirituality value. You have mastered the common language of the War Dragon Continent.]

[Your spirit attribute +2]

[Current spirit: 93]

A surge of mysterious information flooded his mind. Chu Xuan felt he had mastered some strange and complex linguistic abilities, but his immediate focus was on the increase in his spirit attribute.

This actually surprised him quite a bit.

No "language skill" had appeared in his skill bar, yet he had gained two points in his spirit attribute because of it.

He was currently Level 8. If he were to use pure spirituality value to exchange for an attribute increase, those two spirit attribute points would have cost him 160 points of spirituality value.

"Damn! Is it really that expensive? It actually cost me 100 points of spirituality value..."

Tan Ziming's low mumble reached his ears. Then his voice paused, a hint of joy revealing itself in his tone: "I gained 3 points in my spirit attribute. Calculating it... that would normally take 150 points of spirituality value. This wasn't a loss at all!"

"Keep your voice down!"

Xu Shuya warned in a hushed tone, "We can't expose ourselves here..."

"Dammit, War Dragon Continent again. This place is known as the Land of Death! Although there are newcomers, there are four of them. With so many people assigned together, it looks like another collective mission, and the difficulty definitely won't be low!"

A low curse sounded from not far away. "Looking at the style of your clothes... don't tell me you're Night Watchers? Interns?"

Chu Xuan's heart tightened as he observed his surroundings.

He found that they were likely in a prison cell—a cramped, narrow space with a foul stench and a cold floor. The four of them were locked in the same cell, their hands and feet bound by heavy shackles.

Chu Xuan sensed that these shackles weighed at least two or three hundred catties.

In another cell across the thick metal bars, there were four more people—three men and one woman. Their clothes were relatively clean and tidy, completely out of place in this environment.

At that moment, they were all looking over with scrutinizing gazes.

The one who had just spoken was a dark-faced man among them. He was sturdily built and powerful, but he couldn't stop complaining:

"Hey, newcomers. I don't care what kind of firearms you have, but I'm warning you, you'd better not use them easily. Otherwise, if you're noticed as being out of place in this world and make the locals suspicious, it won't matter if you die, but don't drag us down with you!"

Everyone was silent for a moment before Xu Shuya finally spoke up first: "Hello, could you please explain a bit about where exactly this is? Are there any rules we need to follow? From what you just said, it seems you aren't surprised by our current situation."

The dark-faced man rolled his eyes and said to a fair-faced youth beside him, "Hua Zi, you explain it to the newcomers."

The fair-faced youth named Hua Zi gave a light cough:

"Simply put, we are all chosen ones. Every so often, we need to participate in a trial mission. The locations of these missions could be our original world, or we could undergo Transmigration to another world, like the War Dragon Continent where we are now."

"Completing missions earns contribution points, which can be exchanged for various rewards. If a mission fails, the corresponding contribution points will be deducted; otherwise, you will be erased!"

When Hua Zi reached this point, his expression suddenly turned solemn:

"This is the War Dragon Continent. It's extremely dangerous. Even an average adult has average attribute values of around 25. Moreover, the natives here are very bellicose, and there are Fighting Warriors whose combat power is terrifying."

"Besides that, there are all sorts of monsters, giant beasts, and creatures that have been corrupted and turned into aberrations. A slight lapse in caution could lead to death..."

Just as Hua Zi was about to continue explaining, a scream suddenly rang out. This was followed by a loud bang as the cell door shattered, and a guard completely encased in armor was kicked inside from the outside.

"Hah!"

Accompanied by a deafening shout, a man with long curly hair, a bare upper body, and a broad greatsword rushed in, covered in blood and revealing his bronze, muscular arms.

He leaped high into the air, tracing a sharp arc as he swung the greatsword down fiercely.

Psh!

The strike was incredibly heavy, slicing the guard in half along with his armor.

"Greetings, warriors. I am Reed. Our Rebel Army has already begun the siege. While there is chaos outside, you can now infiltrate the palace to assassinate the King of Dona. As long as the king dies, we win!"

After killing the guard, the curly-haired man, Reed, looked around and came straight over, preparing to use his sword to sever the chains of the two adjacent cells. However, he paused before acting.

"However, you have been undercover here for some time. I'm not sure if any of you have been invaded by the corruption and turned to faith in the Tyrant of Destruction. So, to be safe, I need to test each of you."

Upon hearing Reed's words, Chu Xuan's heart immediately tightened. His eyes narrowed slightly, and his right hand gripped the hilt of his blade.

However, when he saw that the four people in the other cell looked normal, his heart eased slightly. Xu Shuya, Tan Ziming, and Tang Zheng had clearly noticed this as well and did not act rashly.

But everyone remained on high alert.

"Let's start with you. What is your name?" Reed pointed at the tall, dark-faced man.

"My name is Huang Xiong!" The dark-faced man said calmly, giving a very Chinese-style name.

"Good, Warrior Huang Xiong. Please shout with me... The Fighting God is immortal, the Tyrant must be executed!" Reed struck his chest heavily with his right fist, his voice firm and full of power.

Huang Xiong followed the movement: "The Fighting God is immortal, the Tyrant must be executed!"

Reed was very satisfied, then looked at the others.

"My name is Hua Zi..."

"My name is Jian Mei..."

"My name is Chen Yong!"

The remaining three gave their names one by one.

Then it was Chu Xuan's group's turn, and they also passed the test smoothly. Fortunately, they had exchanged for the language in time; otherwise, they wouldn't have even passed this stage.

"Very good, warriors. I will let you out now!" Reed severed the iron chains on the cell doors and released all eight of them.

He then led them to a tunnel and said solemnly, "The tunnel here leads directly to the King's Castle. Go and assassinate the king. You only have one time period. I'm counting on you!"

After speaking, Reed hurried away.

At the same time, the System's mission prompt rang in Chu Xuan's ears.

Immediately after, cries of surprise rang out, filled with shock and horror.

"What!! It's actually a mission with a difficulty level of 10, and the failure penalty is collective erasure! How is this possible? What on earth went wrong!!"