44: Old man Chen upgraded his weapons and returned to Monte Town!

“HP +200… I wonder what effect that will have…”

Though he was thrilled inside, he remained as steady as an old dog on the surface.

He would know once he logged out of the game later.

At that moment, several rays of light shone from where Mordo had fallen, a splash of purple particularly dazzling.

“Purple equipment dropped!”

Chen Beixuan raised an eyebrow and stepped forward to pick up the items.

“You obtained the purple equipment [shadow staff]!”

“You obtained the blue equipment [Steel Ring] [Dark Gauntlets]!”

“You obtained white equipment ×4!”

“You obtained the skill book [Split Arrow]!”

“You obtained the quest item [Messenger Ghost]!”

At this moment, Lu Ziming and Super Dad walked over.

“I say, old man, you’re too fierce. A Level 20 Bronze BOSS just died like that?”

Lu Ziming and the other Healer had thought of many possibilities.

Kiting, using the terrain, and so on.

But they never imagined he would just brute-force it, killing it with sheer damage.

This was too exaggerated!

How much time did it take?

30 seconds?

20 seconds?

They only saw the old man cast a few skills, and the BOSS fell!

That was 100,000 HP!

Their Reconnaissance Technique showed it clearly.

“The old man is really getting more and more abnormal…”

Lu Ziming muttered sourly, thinking to himself.

Chen Beixuan ignored him and directly displayed several pieces of equipment.

[shadow staff]: Level 20 Purple Epic

Effect 1: Magic Attack +260

Effect 2: Intelligence +45

Effect 3: Magic Attack +20%

Description: Dropped by Dark Shadow Mordo, it carries a dark aura and possesses astonishing destructive power.

[Dark Gauntlets]: Level 20 Blue Excellent

Effect 1: HP +450

Effect 2: Dual Resistance +40

Description: Dropped in the Dark World, standard equipment for those traversing the dark realm.

[Steel Ring]: Level 20 Blue Excellent

Effect 1: Physical Attack +85

Effect 2: Strength +25

Description: Forged from fine iron with exquisite craftsmanship, the wearer will feel their strength greatly enhanced.

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“These are all Level 20 equipment. I’ll pick first.”

“I need the weapon and the gauntlets. The rest are for you guys.”

Chen Beixuan made the distribution and looked at the two to solicit their opinions.

Lu Ziming quickly waved his hand, refusing: “No, old man, you take it all.”

“We didn’t contribute at all, how could we possibly take equipment?”

“Besides, you were helping me with my quest in the first place, so I shouldn’t take anything even more.”

Chen Beixuan nodded upon hearing this, feeling very pleased.

He then turned to look at Super Dad, raising an eyebrow.

“My thoughts are the same as his; you take it all.”

Seeing this, Super Dad quickly raised his hand to express his stance.

“If you two do this, how can I possibly feel good about it…”

Chen Beixuan casually put the equipment into his backpack, saying with feigned embarrassment.

Lu Ziming and the other Healer had lines of black on their foreheads, somewhat speechless.

He said he felt bad, but his actions were faster than anyone else’s.

Just as they were grumbling internally, something was suddenly shoved into their hands.

They looked down and saw it was the Steel Ring and the staff of the undead!

“Old man, you…”

“Just take it. You can’t have come for nothing, and besides, I can’t use it anymore.”

Chen Beixuan equipped the shadow staff and the gauntlets, then said with a smile.

“Old man, you’re so kind…”

Lu Ziming clasped his hands to his chest, stars shining in his eyes.

“Stop dawdling, hurry up and go turn in the quest, time is almost up.”

Chen Beixuan didn’t want to bother with him and turned to leave.

After killing the BOSS, a teleportation array appeared in the center of the area.

He guessed that Mordo was using the teleportation array to send monsters out, making it the source of the monster siege.

However, judging from the BOSS’s description, the Dark Swordsman should have been with him.

Now Mordo was dead, but the Dark Swordsman was nowhere to be seen.

The last part of Lu Ziming’s class change quest was to kill the Dark Swordsman.

He hadn’t forgotten that.

But… where could the Dark Swordsman have gone?

As he walked, he suddenly thought of something.

The BOSS had dropped a quest item that he hadn’t had time to check yet.

He opened his backpack to examine the item.

[Messenger Ghost]: Quest Item

Description: The information within requires a special method to extract. Taking it to the mayor will yield an unexpected surprise.

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“The clue to the Dark Swordsman should be inside…”

Chen Beixuan put away the item and led the two onto the teleportation array.

…

Mont Town, Black Curtain Boundary.

Several guards formed a circle, standing by in strict readiness.

And standing in their midst was the mayor’s subordinate who had sent Chen Beixuan and the others into the Black Curtain.

He squatted down and touched the black ashes on the ground with his finger.

Then he put it to his nose and sniffed, frowning slightly.

“Are other places the same as here?”

“The same. All those monsters suddenly turned into dust, without any warning.”

A subordinate stepped forward and replied.

Hearing this, he nodded, a smile appearing on his face.

“Hmm… This is good news. Don’t let your guard down. I’ll go report to the mayor.”

“Yes.”

The mayor’s subordinate was about to leave when the surrounding soldiers suddenly exclaimed in surprise!

“Oh no! More monsters are coming out!”

“Stand ready, stand ready!”

The guards lined up neatly, iron swords drawn, ready to fight at any moment.

Suddenly, a blue light shone outside the Black Curtain, and three figures slowly emerged.

When the light dissipated, all the guards were stunned.

Even the mayor’s subordinate, who was about to leave, was dumbfounded.

“…Not… not monsters…”

“It’s actually living people… It’s the team sent to investigate!”

“That’s great, they actually came out alive!”

“A miracle, this is a miracle!”

All the guards were extremely excited, some even covering their faces and weeping.

Chen Beixuan and the other two were completely bewildered.

“Why is there a welcoming ceremony now…”

The mayor’s subordinate darted in front of them, his emotions agitated.

“Have you grasped the situation inside? Do you have any results?”

“Everything can wait until we see the mayor…”

Chen Beixuan thought for a moment before speaking.

“Good, I’m sure Mayor will be very happy when he knows!”

The mayor’s subordinate smiled, then led them to the town.

It was still that three-story building.

When Mayor Poch saw them, he was stunned.

“You actually came out alive!”

“If we’re not alive, should we have died in there?”

Chen Beixuan frowned.

Poch then realized his gaffe and quickly corrected himself.

“Oh, I just feel like it’s too unreal, after all, so many previous teams went missing.”

“Let’s not talk about that, quickly tell me what intelligence you’ve gathered…”

The three of them relaxed slightly, then explained the situation inside completely.

Especially their speculation that Dark Shadow was using the teleportation array to transport monsters was also explained.

After listening, Poch’s expression became serious.

“I didn’t expect it to be like this…”

“No, this intelligence is too important. I must personally go to the main city to meet the City Lord.”

At this moment, Chen Beixuan took out the Messenger Ghost.

“Mayor, this is an item dropped when we killed Dark Shadow. Perhaps it contains important intelligence.”

“Messenger Ghost!”

Before Poch could speak, the middle-aged subordinate suddenly exclaimed in surprise.