67: Chapter 67 There are six more people as powerful as me!

[System Prompt: 'Chen You' has accepted your friend request.]

A crisp notification sound plunged both the City of Eternal Night and Zhao City into a strange silence.

Yue Ying stood rooted to the spot, watching Chen You's retreating back, her expression incredibly complex.

Shock, humiliation, and unwillingness finally melted into a sliver of relief that she had survived the ordeal.

The Guild Master... was not rejected again.

Chen You ignored the complicated psychological turmoil of the Elf Clan girl behind him.

With a casual wave, the gigantic Snow Rabbit mount appeared out of thin air.

Sitting down heavily onto the soft rabbit fur, Chen You immediately activated the quest's auto-navigation.

"Destination: Echo Valley."

The Snow Rabbit kicked off with its four feet, transforming into a white lightning bolt that sped out of the city, leaving a dumbfounded Yue Ying behind to swallow a mouthful of dust.

After a moment of hesitation, she gritted her teeth, summoned her own mount, and followed far behind.

...

Chen You sat steadily on the bumpy rabbit's back, as calm as an old dog.

Before his eyes, a light blue chat window popped up automatically.

The sender was the name ranked second on the leaderboard—Moon Gods Radiance.

The first message was very brief, only five characters long.

[Moon Gods Radiance: You are very different.]

Chen You almost laughed out loud when he saw these words.

Good heavens, isn't this the standard line of a domineering CEO opening?

Man, you have successfully attracted my attention.

He suppressed the urge to complain and replied with one sentence.

[Chen You: Your arrow is beautiful.]

A round of mutual flattery, waiting for the other party to get to the main point.

...

Meanwhile, a thousand miles away in the City of Eternal Night.

Beneath an ancient towering tree radiating soft moonlight, a young girl in a plain white long dress sat on a swing, her fair calves gently swaying in the air.

She looked no older than seventeen or eighteen, with hair like a waterfall, features like a painting, and skin shimmering like jade under the moonlight.

No one could possibly connect her to the rank two expert who pierced through a thousand miles with a single arrow, intimidating Zhao City.

She was Moon Gods Radiance.

Seeing Chen You's reply, she was slightly stunned.

"Your arrow is beautiful..."

She softly repeated those six words, an unbidden, clear spring-like smile curving her lips.

Interesting.

Faced with her arrow, which contained both warning and divine power, this person showed no fear, no anger, and not even the slightest emotional fluctuation.

Only a light and casual 'beautiful.'

This composure demonstrated more confidence than any arrogant words could.

Her slender fingers moved again, sending the second message, this time with a stronger probing intent.

[Moon Gods Radiance: Someone as powerful as you, the Source Realm probably cannot find a second one.]

The underlying meaning was clear: Are you a monster who works alone, or do you have a clan backing you?

Outside Zhao City, the Snow Rabbit sped onward.

Chen You looked at the message, and expert Pan Yu's analysis and Director Li's instructions flashed through his mind.

— — "Do not mention a single core detail. Answer with the four words: 'It has nothing to do with you.'"

But he reconsidered; replying like that directly would be too blunt.

So, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he typed a mysterious incantation derived from ancient Chinese internet culture.

[Chen You: There are six more as powerful as me.]

...

City of Eternal Night.

Moon Gods Radiance's eyebrows, resembling distant willow leaves, furrowed slightly for the first time.

Six more?

She naturally did not know this was an internet meme circulating in another civilization.

Her first reaction was that the other party was revealing intelligence about his 'organization.'

One Chen You could already stir up the situation and forcibly change the rules of the game.

If there were six more existences this unfathomable...

What kind of terrifying power would that be?

At this moment, Moon Gods Radiance's level of regard for Chen You rose another notch.

Her toes lightly touched the ground, stopping the swing.

The girl stood up from the swing, her previously languid demeanor vanishing, replaced by the prudence and sharpness of a top guild leader.

She decided to stop beating around the bush.

[Moon Gods Radiance: How do you activate Destruction Mode?]

Here it comes!

Chen You's spirit lifted upon seeing this message.

The main show was starting.

He didn't reply immediately but deliberately paused for nearly a minute.

This was taught by Director Li Guoan: negotiation psychology.

Whoever gets anxious first loses the momentum.

Just as Moon Gods Radiance was about to ask again, Chen You's message finally arrived.

[Chen You: I can tell you, but you have to agree to one condition.]

[Moon Gods Radiance: What condition? Equipment? Gold coins? Or rare materials?]

Moon Gods Radiance didn't hesitate in the slightest.

In her view, exchanges between Adventurers were nothing more than these kinds of benefits.

However, Chen You's reply once again exceeded her expectations.

[Chen You: When I need it, unconditionally help me once.]

Moon Gods Radiance was stunned at first, then she laughed.

That smile was like melting ice and snow, carrying a hint of playfulness and surprise.

This was more surprising to her than being asked for a piece of top-tier equipment.

This meant that what the other party was aiming for had surpassed what money and equipment could measure.

[Moon Gods Radiance: You are so powerful, yet you still need help?]

Chen You did not reply again.

Moon Gods Radiance fell silent for a moment and stated her bottom line.

[Moon Gods Radiance: I can. As long as it does not harm the interests of the Elf God Clan.]

The promise of a rank two expert on the leaderboard!

Its value was immeasurable!

[Moon Gods Radiance: Also, besides me, you cannot tell any third party.]

This requirement had already been anticipated by Director Li Guoan.

[Chen You: Deal.]

The transaction was completed.

Moon Gods Radiance immediately pressed for details.

[Moon Gods Radiance: So, how did you activate the Destruction Mode for Wailing Valley?]

Chen You's fingers paused for a moment, then he gave three words.

[Chen You: I am fast.]

After sending those three words, he decisively closed the chat window.

...

"I... am fast?"

In the City of Eternal Night, Moon Gods Radiance stared at those words, sinking into a long silence.

The air behind her seemed to freeze.

I am fast?

What kind of outrageous words were these!

Fast?

Is it attack speed? Movement speed? Or...

A few seconds later, a thought flashed across her mind like lightning.

Clearance speed!

The condition for activating Destruction Mode was actually... extremely fast clearance?!

This answer was simple to the point of being outrageous, yet domineering without reason!

Wailing Valley, a standard level ten dungeon, usually required at least half an hour for an average team.

Even the elite group of their Moon Gods Radiance took at least twenty minutes at their fastest.

And Chen You...

He, alone, only took six minutes!

So, he wasn't showing off; he was merely stating a fact!

"So... that's how it is..."

Moon Gods Radiance murmured to herself, an unprecedented sharpness flashing in her eyes.

She understood!

Knowing the condition was one thing, but achieving 'fast' was another!

And this was precisely the unique ability Chen You was demonstrating to her!

...

Chen You no longer paid attention to anything else.

Because his mount had stopped.

[System Prompt: You have arrived at the quest area—Echo Valley.]

He looked up, and the scene before him made him narrow his eyes slightly.

Gone was the gloom and ghostly atmosphere of Wailing Valley; this was a desolate depression resembling a battlefield.

Broken banners were stuck into the parched earth, and shattered armor and rusted weapons were scattered everywhere.

A grim atmosphere of iron rust and dust permeated the air.

And at the deepest part of the battlefield stood a huge mound of white bones, emitting an ominous crimson glow.

"Whooo—"

A desolate horn blast sounded.

Instantly, the ground began to tremble.

Hands reached out from beneath the earth, and immediately, skeleton soldiers clad in tattered armor and wielding decaying pikes awoke from their slumber, standing up densely packed.

Their eye sockets burned with ghostly blue soul fire, their hollow gazes uniformly locking onto Chen You, the only living being.

A rough count showed there were no less than a hundred!

[Quest Updated.]

[Stage One: Purge the Undead Soldiers, Destroy the 'Bone Mound.']

Looking at the sea of undead that nearly filled the entire battlefield, Chen You was not nervous at all; instead, a look of anticipation spread across his face.

Mere level 10 mobs dare to cause trouble!

"Good timing."

He dismounted the rabbit and slowly drew his ascension dao sword.

"Good thing... I learned the second stance."

He murmured softly, forming a sword seal with his left hand, and the spiritual energy within his body circulated crazily at an unprecedented speed.

Buzz!

The ascension dao sword let out a clear chime, and a sharp yet chaotic sword intent shot toward the sky!

Heaven-Breaking Sword Technique Second Stance—Chaotic Stars!