83: Chapter 83: A bizarre Tier 5 quest – all the mobs were killed, but the final boss was nowhere to be found!

Time returns to the second ticket competition event.

At that time, Lu Tie was fighting a group of Invading Monsters when he suddenly received a Divine Favor prompt from someone claiming to be the [Beast God].

As long as he was willing to believe in the [Beast God], he could receive the blessing of divine power and trigger his Divine Favor Talent!

Initially, Lu Tie needed to consider it.

Because he knew very well that he was just a B-Rank Heavy Armor Warrior, and there was no way it would be his turn to receive divine favor.

Pies don't fall from the sky!

This was a principle his mother taught him!

But when the deity hinted that this was a perk of becoming Lu Chen's underling, Lu Tie agreed without hesitation.

Sigh!

So it was thanks to Lu Chen.

"You can be the god I believe in, but my loyalty priority belongs to Boss Lu Chen!"

Beast God: [...]

[As you wish! But you must not reveal your identity as my divine messenger to Lu Chen; otherwise, divine punishment will annihilate you!]

Time returns to the present.

Lu Tie dispelled his Divine Favor Talent, his attributes returned to normal, and he continued to hum a tune as he left: "Boss told me to go sell goods, and I sold everything..."

God-Slaying Pavilion.

"You managed to farm the main Materials, the Beast King Bone Flute, in just one trip?" Yu Linglong was stunned.

No matter the combat class, the main Materials for Rank 5 Advancement Quests are scarce commodities with low drop rates.

This is also why many Genius class-changers get stuck at Rank 4.

Without a powerful background, the time required to farm the main Materials for Rank 5 Advancement Quests relying solely on one's own strength is too long.

It is even possible that one might not farm it even after decades.

Moreover, this thing might not be available for purchase even if you have money.

For example, at Jinbao Pavilion, main Materials for Rank 5 and above Advancement Quests are only sold to those with a Gold Card or higher; they won't sell to others no matter how high the price offered!

"I was just lucky this time. Sister Linglong, have you collected all your Advancement Materials?" Lu Chen asked with a smile.

"Yes, long before I became the branch manager of Jinbao Pavilion in Xihai City, my father had already prepared a set of Rank 6 Advancement Quest Materials for the Archer class for me!" Yu Linglong said.

"It seems your father treats you quite well." Lu Chen laughed.

"My father loves me very much, but he was forced to marry into the Jin family. Although he is the General Manager of Jinbao Pavilion, all matters, big and small, are controlled by the First Madam. Bound by the marriage contract, he can never defy the First Madam in his lifetime."

"To be able to gather a set of Rank 6 Advancement Materials for me, he exhausted all his private savings. Can you imagine? The head of a Nine-Star guild, so poor like this."

Yu Linglong felt very sorry for her father. Her desire to seek revenge from the First Madam for her mother was partly to help her father escape from this misery.

"Sister Linglong, you have also long since reached the Rank 5 level cap. Once I return from completing my Rank 5 Advancement Quest, I will find a way to get you a Rank 6 Advancement Divine Stone so you can accept your Rank 6 Advancement Quest sooner!"

"Mm, I believe in you!"

Submitting Advancement Quest Materials!

Lu Chen successfully accepted the Rank 5 Advancement Quest!

[Quest Name: Lost Temple · Dragon Bone Rift]

[Quest Difficulty: ★★★★★★★★★★]

[Quest Content: You will be teleported to the secret realm of the Dragon Bone Rift. Do everything possible to find and kill the Lord of Dragon Bones, and release the Lost Temple sealed beneath the Dragon Bone Rift!]

[Tip: If the quest is completed perfectly, you can awaken a Forbidden Spell-level insight ability!]

"This... is the Rank 5 Advancement Quest this simple?" Lu Chen was stunned.

Because the previous three ten-star difficulty Advancement Quests were very complicated, but this Rank 5 ten-star difficulty Advancement Quest only required killing one BOSS and releasing the Lost Temple Seal.

Of course, for others, this ten-star difficulty Advancement Quest is still death-level. After all, a Rank 5 World Lord BOSS is not something an ordinary Rank 4 class-changer can deal with.

Even a Legendary Rank 4 class-changer, equipped with top-tier gear, would not be confident in fighting a World Lord BOSS a Rank above them!

But Lu Chen didn't think it was difficult at all. On the contrary, Lu Chen quite liked such a concise Advancement Quest.

This way, he wouldn't need to spend too much time and could quickly complete it and return.

But soon, Lu Chen would realize that things were not so simple.

He stepped into the teleportation vortex.

The scene immediately changed.

Lu Chen arrived at a gloomy land of white bones.

Since this secret realm is called [Dragon Bone Rift], it is naturally the habitat of some Dragon-type undead Invading Monsters.

Click, click, click!

White bones were floating in front.

Suddenly!

A bone spur shot over at high speed.

Bang!

Lu Chen was hit head-on.

-0!

[Huh?]

The ambushing Rank 4 Bone Dragon Invading Monster hung its head, full of question marks.

Lu Chen snapped his fingers, and his Ice Horn Ant pet appeared with a clatter, gnawing it until not even bone fragments remained.

[Forbidden Spell — Eye of the Ringed Heavens!]

Lu Chen didn't want to waste too much time; he just wanted to find the Lord of Dragon Bones as soon as possible and kill it.

The Rank 4 Eye of the Ringed Heavens could cover 40% of the Dragon Bone Rift map, but it didn't find the figure of the Lord of Dragon Bones. Lu Chen had no choice but to lead his million-strong beast army and sweep through first!

This Advancement Quest had no NPC guidance and relied entirely on self-exploration, so Lu Chen had to use the simplest and most practical method: sweeping everything.

Anyway, by sweeping through the Dragon Bone Rift map once, he would naturally be able to find the Lord of Dragon Bones!

This quest map lived up to its ten-star difficulty rating; it was filled with undead Invading Monsters, mostly Dragon-type, but not true Dragons, just possessing some Dragon Bloodline.

After his skills reached the Rank 4 level cap, all remaining experience was absorbed by his pets.

Roar!

"The Dragon Bone Rift is a Forbidden Ground; how can a mere class-changer like you run wild here!"

Just as Lu Chen was about to finish sweeping the Dragon Bone Rift map, four hundred-meter-tall Rank 5 World Lord BOSSes rushed out of the rift!

[Name: Blazing Skeleton Dragon King]

[Name: Frost Skeleton Dragon King]

[Name: Storm Skeleton Dragon King]

[Name: Earth-Quaking Skeleton Dragon King]

They looked like Western Dragons, with a pair of bone wings, four limbs on the ground, and thick, long dragon tails.

"Run wild? Are you under some misunderstanding? This is my Advancement Quest. I have to run wild, and run wild on a large scale, to have any chance of completing the quest!"

Lu Chen was currently riding the Calamity Flame Spirit Skeleton King, with his million-strong beast pet army sweeping across the sky and ground behind him.

"..."

The four great Skeleton Dragon King World Lord BOSSes, who originally possessed proud Dragon Might, collectively fell silent after seeing the million beast pets behind Lu Chen.

"Big Brother, this is not an illusion. This kid is cheating!" the Frost Skeleton Dragon King whispered.

"Terrible! A formidable Prodigy has been born in the Human Race!" the Storm Skeleton Dragon King trembled.

"Three million beast pets, and their attributes are so high. If we fight head-on, we are dead!" The Blazing Skeleton Dragon King was intimidated.

It was originally the most belligerent of the four Skeleton Dragon Kings, but facing Lu Chen, it could only cower.

"No matter how much he is cheating, we must fight to the death. We must never let him discover the true form of the Lord of Dragon Bones, nor let him complete this Advancement Quest. Otherwise, if that temple is released, no one knows what catastrophe will happen!" the Earth-Quaking Skeleton Dragon King, as the leader, buzzed.

Rumble!

The great battle broke out!

Scene change.

The skeletons of the four Rank 5 World Lord-level Skeleton Dragon King BOSSes were scattered all over the ground.

"Hmm?"

"What the hell, why is there still no sign of the Lord of Dragon Bones?"

"I have clearly swept the entire map, and the four World Lord BOSSes have all been killed."

Lu Chen activated the Eye of the Ringed Heavens again, but still could not find the figure of the Lord of Dragon Bones, which left Lu Chen dumbfounded.

"Could it be that this Advancement Quest has a hidden plot? Does it need to be triggered for the Lord of Dragon Bones to appear?"

Lu Chen's head ached.

If that were really the case, then it was over.

The Invading Monsters were all slaughtered.

And there were no NPCs!

Where was he supposed to trigger the hidden plot?

Did it have to be this annoying?!