61: Zhang Group

The Mysterious Old Man's eyes darted around a few times, then he said, "Of course, there is. As long as you help me complete a task, I'll give you an immense fortune."

"Ding!"

"Congratulations! You have triggered a hidden quest: Retrieve the Secret Letter (Star Rating Fluctuating)."

"Go to the Blackwind Stronghold outside Luanxing City and retrieve the Mysterious Old Man's secret letter. You will receive a mysterious reward."

A mysterious reward?

Could it be a Mythical Profession?

Li Si wasn't entirely convinced. After all, Mythical Professions were extremely rare, and this quest seemed too easy to obtain. He had a vague feeling that the Mysterious Old Man was playing word games.

"Sorry, I refuse."

Thinking this, Li Si rejected the Mysterious Old Man's quest.

"Why?"

The Mysterious Old Man was confused again.

"Because you're playing word games. A 'mysterious reward'? The smelly socks you wore yesterday could also be called a mysterious reward," Li Si said coldly.

"......" The Mysterious Old Man was astonished. Are young people nowadays so hard to fool? It's true that you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child.

"How about this, I have a Calamity Knight Trial Scroll related to a Mythical Profession here. The difficulty is very low; you can obtain a Mythical Profession just by clearing the trial. If you help me retrieve the secret letter, I'll give you this scroll," the Mysterious Old Man said, taking a scroll from his sleeve.

"Calamity Knight Trial Scroll: Tearing the scroll allows you to enter the trial realm of the Mythical Profession—Calamity Knight. The trial difficulty is Normal, and clearing the trial will grant you the Mythical Profession—Calamity Knight."

....Holy crap?

This Mysterious Old Man actually had a trial realm for a Mythical Profession.

And the difficulty of this realm seemed to be very low.

"This Mysterious Old Man is not ordinary."

Li Si quickly activated the system's detection ability to check the Mysterious Old Man's attributes.

"Mysterious Old Man (Legendary Monarch)"

"Level: 99."

"Attributes: ????"

"Talent: ????"

"Skills: ????"

"Description: A Mysterious Old Man who wanders Luanxing City all day. It is said that he is even older than Luanxing City itself."

Holy crap!!

Legendary Monarch!

The same quality as a Wandering Swordsman.

Just one step away from ascending to a God!

"....Awesome."

As expected of a main city, even a random Mysterious Old Man encountered is this powerful.

Li Si quickly looked at the quest prompt.

At this moment, the mysterious reward had changed to the Calamity Knight Trial Scroll.

"Okay, I'll help you retrieve the secret letter."

Li Si decisively accepted the quest, then opened the wilderness map to find the location of Blackwind Stronghold.

On the map, the coordinates of Blackwind Stronghold were completely black, indicating that he had never been there and could not use the Great Teleportation Technique.

Fortunately, however, Blackwind Stronghold was not far from Cannibal Crocodile Swamp.

"Buzz!"

Li Si activated the Great Teleportation Technique and arrived at Cannibal Crocodile Swamp.

Another ten minutes of walking would bring him to Blackwind Stronghold.

"Have you heard? Zhang Corporation has recruited many experts and plans to clear Blackwind Stronghold. Many people have already rushed there."

"Hurry, let's go join the fun too. Maybe we can even pick up a boss."

Players rushed to Blackwind Stronghold from all directions.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations! You have arrived at a new area—Blackwind Stronghold (Level 25 - 30)."

"Blackwind Stronghold, though named a stronghold, is actually a mountain. A mountain range stretching for a hundred miles is all Blackwind Stronghold's territory. Its leader—Black Wind Overlord—is incredibly powerful, ruling over Blackwind Stronghold's 108 mountain peaks."

"....Is the area that big?"

Li Si felt speechless. The Mysterious Old Man's quest was indeed not simple.

Finding a secret letter among 108 mountain peaks was undoubtedly like searching for a needle in a haystack. If he searched little by little, it would probably take forever.

"First, I'll go find Black Wind Overlord. Perhaps he knows something."

After a moment of thought, Li Si made a decision and headed straight for Blackwind Stronghold's main mountain.

Just then, Qian Duoduo sent a message: "Big Brother, have you heard about Blackwind Stronghold? My Way of Feet Guild and my sister's Cang Hai Guild have also come and are currently attacking the 106th mountain peak."

"I've heard. I have a quest here. Keep an eye out for me and see if there's a secret letter on the 106th mountain peak."

"Okay, I'll let you know if there's any news. Oh, and Big Brother, Zhang Corporation is at the main mountain. They have a lot of people, so you'd best not go."

"Mm, got it."

Zhang Corporation? A cold glint flashed in Li Si's eyes. He hoped they wouldn't be too arrogant, otherwise, he wouldn't mind making enemies. In the face of a Mythical Profession, if anyone stood in his way, he would kill them.

Ghostly Swift Steps!!

Li Si's figure moved like a lightning bolt, weaving through the Black Wind Mountain Range.

"Holy crap, that speed is too fast!"

"Did you see that? A black shadow just flashed by!"

"Was that a player or a monster? Too fast."

The players looked at the afterimage left by Li Si, utterly shocked.

"Ding!"

"By decree of the ghost, you run at extreme speed. You have gradually adapted to this speed, and your movement speed has increased."

"Movement Speed permanently +0.1."

"Movement Speed permanently +0.1."

"Movement Speed permanently +0.1."

As time passed, when Li Si's movement speed increased by 0.1 for the tenth time, he finally arrived at Blackwind Stronghold's main mountain.

At this moment, many players had already gathered near the main mountain.

"Damn it, why won't they let us up?"

"Those sons of bitches from Zhang Corporation, they've monopolized the place!"

"Brothers, let's go together and take them on!"

Many players shouted in the crowd, but in reality, few dared to make a move and were quickly suppressed by Zhang Corporation's violent force.

Over three thousand scattered players were blocked at the foot of the mountain by Zhang Corporation's more than one thousand people.

In fact, under normal circumstances, scattered players generally didn't dare to offend a guild, so this was a normal phenomenon.

However, Li Si wasn't afraid. He directly strode towards the mountain.

"Stop! Zhang Corporation has monopolized this area. Those who dare to ascend will die!"

Hearing this, Li Si remained unmoved. He directly pulled out his Great Wilderness Sun-Shooting Bow and released Desolate Arrow - No Edge.

"Whoosh!"

The elemental arrow unleashed powerful force.

-10008!

The player who had shouted was instantly killed.

"Ding!"

"Maliciously killed 1 player, sin value increased by 1 point."

"Such high damage!"

The surrounding players exclaimed in surprise.

"Damn it, you're looking for death!"

The people from Zhang Corporation were furious.

An hour had passed, and this was the first time one of their members had died. This masked guy in front of them was simply asking for it.

"Attack! Kill him instantly!"

Within range, over thirty ranged players simultaneously attacked.

In an instant, arrows, flames, ice... and other ranged attacks sliced through the air, flying towards Li Si.

-0!

-0!

-0!

-152!

-0!

-0!

......

A string of damage values popped up, with only two having specific numbers: one was 152 points, and the other was 358 points.

Li Si's health was almost unaffected.

"Ding!"

"Heaven Rewards Diligence."

"Health Recovery +1."

Not bad.

This wave of attacks also brought some gains.

"Sky-Piercing Blade Draw!"

"Clang—"

Sword qi roared out, fiercely slashing towards the enemies.

-9986!

-10019!

-9999!

-9748!

-10198!

-9936!

......

Within the attack range of the sword qi, all of Zhang Corporation's players were annihilated.

"Holy crap!!"

"This sword qi!"

"This damage!"

"This range!"

The nearby players were dumbfounded.

"Ding!"

"Killed 298 players, sin value increased by 298 points."

"Warning: Sin value exceeds 10 points. You have entered Red Name status. ID hiding function is invalid. You will definitely drop 1 piece of loot upon death."

"Warning: Sin value exceeds 20 points. You have entered Red Name status. ID hiding function is invalid. You will definitely drop 1 piece of loot upon death."

"......"

"Warning: Sin value exceeds 300 points. You have entered Red Name status. ID hiding function is invalid. You will definitely drop 30 pieces of loot upon death."

"Warning: You are extremely wicked. Do not enter a safe zone before your Red Name status is cleared."

"Buzz!"

Blood light surged.

Li Si's ID was revealed in the air, already a deep, purplish-red.

......