255: Chapter 254 Just Follow Along

[Mission Introduction: Located on the western frontier of the War Dragon Continent, the Kingdom of Dona is a small coastal nation that has worshipped the Fighting God for generations. Its citizens are valiant and brave.]

[However, from a certain day onwards, the people here began to exhibit Bloodthirsty and cruelty. The peaceful scenes of the past were replaced by senseless slaughter and Confusion.]

[The origin of all this stems from King Niken's thirst for power, sacrificing flesh and blood to the Tyrant of Destruction...]

[Group Mission: Assassinate the King of Dona]

[Difficulty Rank: 10]

[Base Reward: 100 Contribution Points]

[Failure Penalty: Collective Obliteration]

[Mission Time Limit: One period (3 hours)]

[Mission Start!]

[2:59:59]

As the mission prompts appeared, the faces of the four led by Huang Xiong changed drastically, showing expressions of disbelief.

"Why is it like this? This has never happened before. Before this, even if a mission failed, you could use Contribution Points to offset it, but now it's direct collective obliteration!"

Huang Xiong's dark face appeared somewhat distorted: "This is a Rank 10 mission; it's actually dangerous to this extent. If we're not careful, we might all die here!"

Amidst the panic of these four, Xu Shuya, Tan Ziming, and Tang Zheng all looked toward Chu Xuan, their gazes filled with inquiry.

Chu Xuan shook his head slightly, but his mind was deep in thought.

'Collective obliteration... maybe it's related to me... However, this Path of Trials should be the path of salvation that [Future Tang Zheng] mentioned, selecting people with potential to become stronger, then returning to the real world to fight against the Specters...'

'The kingdom of the Tyrant of Destruction... the territory of the Fighting God...'

Chu Xuan's gaze couldn't help but fall on Tang Zheng as he asked in a low voice, "What do you think?"

"If you don't have any thoughts, what could I possibly think?"

Tang Zheng shrugged. "If you really want me to say something, since the mission has been issued and this path leads directly to the King's castle, we have no way back. There's no point in overthinking it; wouldn't it be better to just fight our way through?"

"Brainless and reckless!"

Huang Xiong snorted coldly, saying with a dark face, "You newcomers, don't speak nonsense if you don't understand. You have no idea what a Difficulty Rank of 10 means!"

Tang Zheng rolled his eyes. "At least I'm not scared to the point of my legs trembling."

"You kid..."

Huang Xiong's eyes widened, and just as he was about to say something more, the woman named Jian Mei said with a cold face:

"Stop arguing. This is a group mission. Don't let us have internal strife before we even encounter real danger! If we lose members early, even if we eventually complete the mission, the settlement rewards will be much less."

Jian Mei's build was very petite, looking soft and weak, but Huang Xiong immediately shut his mouth upon hearing her words, though he still glared at Tang Zheng.

Tang Zheng curled his lip, too lazy to pay attention.

"Collective obliteration... this might be related to the celestial phenomena in our world."

Jian Mei took a deep breath and said with a frown, "Everyone calm down. We can't be intimidated by this Rank 10 mission. According to the consistent rules of the Path of Trials, the System will not issue a mission that is impossible to complete."

"Xiao Mei, do you have any ideas?" Huang Xiong asked hurriedly.

Jian Mei lowered her head in thought for a moment before looking up and saying:

"Does everyone remember what Reed said just now? The Rebel Army is attacking the city, and we are taking this opportunity to assassinate the King... This means that most of the Kingdom of Dona's military forces have been deployed to resist the rebels. The main difficulty of our mission lies with the other guards within the Royal Palace Castle."

"That King, who thirsts for power and sacrifices flesh and blood to the Tyrant of Destruction, might be very strong. But as long as we work together, even a Rank 10 powerhouse might not be impossible to kill. However, the prerequisite is that we cannot be tied down by guards beforehand; otherwise, we'll be the ones besieged, and we might die with regret before even seeing the King's face."

"Therefore, the key to this mission lies in how to avoid alerting the guards, sneaking into the King's specific location silently, and then quickly killing him."

Huang Xiong's expression softened considerably. "You're right. Our next movements must be stealthy. Before we find and kill the King, we must not cause a commotion!"

"Exactly!"

As she spoke, Jian Mei's gaze swept over Chu Xuan and the others, her tone solemn. "You newcomers just follow us from now on. Do not cause any trouble!"

"I have a question," Xu Shuya suddenly asked. "How do you plan to find the King's specific location? From what you just said, it seems this is also your first time in the Kingdom of Dona, right?"

Jian Mei said, "That's not a problem. Chen Yong has a Level 3 Mind Reading skill; finding the King won't be too difficult."

"Leave it to me," Chen Yong chuckled.

"In that case, I have no more questions," Xu Shuya nodded.

"Alright, let's move immediately. This underground passage might not be safe. Huang Xiong, you take the lead. Chen Yong and Huazi, you two support. I will provide healing at any time..."

As Jian Mei's voice fell, an earthy-yellow shield abruptly appeared in Huang Xiong's hand, a long spear appeared in Huazi's hand, and Chen Yong took out a scimitar.

The group jumped into the hole one after another. Jian Mei, being the last, didn't forget to look back. "This mission is very dangerous. We can't afford to spend extra energy protecting you. If you don't want to die, keep up."

After saying that, Jian Mei also jumped into the hole, followed closely by Chu Xuan and the other three.

Looking from the outside, the entrance wasn't large, but after entering, it was a whole different world. The passage inside was spacious, with fist-sized night-luminescent pearls embedded in the stone walls at intervals, emitting light.

It appeared that this passage was not recently dug but had existed for some years.

Huang Xiong and the others had already moved ahead some distance, and they were moving very quickly.

"The time this group of four has been a team shouldn't be short; they have clear roles and cooperate tacitly. Let's keep up as well."

Xu Shuya turned to look at Tang Zheng and asked in a low voice, "Tang Zheng, how much time is left for your Fighting God Talent?"

Tang Zheng said, "I've already used 15 seconds."

"Save it; don't use it easily. If we can follow them and win this mission without effort, that would naturally be best. If not, your Talent might be useful for dealing with the King at the final moment."

"The System prompt says this is the territory of the Fighting God; perhaps it will be related to your Fighting God Talent. I remember when we appeared here from the Spatial Turbulence, we were all saved because of the golden light enveloping you."

Xu Shuya said with a serious expression, "We've just arrived in this strange world. We shouldn't seek to gain many benefits; surviving one mission first is the key."

At this point, Xu Shuya looked at Chu Xuan again and cautioned, "Chu Xuan, your combat power is the weakest here. You don't need to act; just follow us."

"Right, right, right!"

Tan Ziming hurriedly said, "Chu Xuan, don't be nervous or afraid. We'll all protect you from the front. You just need to sense if your Talent gives you any guidance at any time and then tell us immediately."