Chapter 83

"Ha ha ha, quite the big talk, Dehua Lian. Unfortunately, my power was given to me by the Great Lord Mathieu. Even you can't stop me from leaving," Yaze said, then directly pulled out a magic scroll from his chest and tore it open, a black light flashing out.

"Oh no!" The color drained from Dehua Lian's face, "It's actually a Dark Teleportation Scroll. You actually have such a rare scroll? Wasn't this thing lost a long time ago?"

"You will never understand the power of the Great Lord Mathieu!" Yaze said smugly.

"See, I told you, this guy is really good at running away, right?" Li Huailin shrugged, "But to think that you, who are being chased around, act as if you've won. What's up with that?"

"I remember you, human boy. It's not always that you'll be so lucky to have someone save you. We'll meet again," Yaze said, and with a flash of black light, he disappeared into the air, leaving behind a faint black smoke.

"Hey, I think someone saved you, don't you have any sense at all?" Yaze had already left, and Li Huailin could only say this to the air.

"Careless," Dehua Lian waved his hand angrily, "I didn't expect him to have such a teleportation scroll. Damn it, could it be that Mathieu has already researched the ancient dark ruins?"

"It's all because you rushed in recklessly. If you hadn't come, he would have drained himself to death," Li Huailin said.

"Brave one, although we didn't catch that dark mage this time, we have obtained very important information," Dehua Lian said, "I must return to the City of Divine Blessing immediately to report this information to His Majesty the King."

"Sure, go ahead, go ahead," Li Huailin waved his hand indifferently.

"But brave one, can I ask you to do one thing for me?" Dehua Lian suddenly said.

"Huh?" Li Huailin was taken aback, "Another quest?"

"No, you must complete this. It is a duty of an imperial hero," Dehua Lian said.

System notification: Accept A-rank main quest, Find the Hero. Dehua Lian has asked you to find Anthony. Quest hint: It is said that someone has seen Anthony in the north of the empire. Completion reward: 20,000 experience, 5 gold, 1,000 reputation, and other hidden rewards.

"Hey, I didn't say I would accept this quest, you bastard. And why is it this Anthony guy again? Why are you all so obsessed with finding him?" Li Huailin had been tricked by the same person twice. Last time, in the newbie village, a nearly dead NPC (whose name Li Huailin had already forgotten, along with the quest) asked him to find Anthony. Now, another quest to find Anthony. With these two quests combined, Li Huailin would lose 30,000 experience and 6 gold. He didn't even need 30,000 experience to level up, so he would drop two levels.

"Anthony Mura is the only son of the empire's commander, Mophas Mura. He inherited the great bloodline of Marshal Mophas and is a powerful warrior," Dehua Lian began to introduce the quest content and background, "The empire is now under threat from dark forces. Intelligence suggests that the dark forces are planning a massive conspiracy. We can only see the tip of the iceberg. We need a great warrior to lead the empire's soldiers."

"Anthony Mura is such a great warrior. His charisma and leadership are among the best in the empire. More importantly, the empire's strongest combat unit, the First Legion of Bartonia, has been in chaos since the death of its leader, Marshal Mophas. Only Anthony's return can reorganize this unit. We all believe that with him as the empire's leader, we can defeat the dark forces."

"Wow, he's that impressive, and a second-generation noble," Li Huailin nodded, showing that he was listening.

"But three months ago, Anthony disappeared while patrolling the northern border. We have sent many people to search for him, but we still haven't found him."

Dehua Lian paused, "Many people believe that Anthony has been killed by the dark forces, but since we haven't seen his body, no one can confirm it. I believe Anthony is still alive. I can feel it. So, brave one, please go to the north and search for him."

"Like hell I will," Li Huailin thought, "Lose two levels just by finding him? Do you think I'm an idiot?"

But Li Huailin had experience. Main quests couldn't be abandoned. He had no choice but to nod, "Sure, I'll take care of it. Give me a few decades, and I'll probably find him."

"Then I'll leave it to you. I need to send Maente back to the main camp for treatment. I'll take my leave now."

Dehua Lian finally completed his task and was about to leave, "Thank you for your help, brave one. May the Holy Light be with you."

System notification: Dehua Lian's favorability towards you has decreased by 5 points. Current favorability: Neutral.

"Really, this is the last straw. I didn't even hit you, and you dare to lower my favorability..." Li Huailin was speechless. He really wanted to go up and slap Dehua Lian a few hundred times to vent his anger, but Dehua Lian left just in time, disappearing quickly.

"If I knew, I would have died and respawned. What the hell is going on?" After all the plot, Li Huailin was forced to accept another quest that he couldn't abandon. He might as well have died and respawned.

"Red Moon, are you almost there?" When Li Huailin started talking again, Red Moon was still chatting in the guild channel with a bunch of members who had received the news. Red Feicui, who was participating in Li Huailin's team for the first time, was chatting happily, and Li Huailin noticed she mentioned his name several times.

"Oh, Huailin, what's up? What happened?" Red Moon asked when she saw Li Huailin's message.

"Well, I didn't expect a plot to happen when the boss arrived. A dark force appeared, and the half-dead noble who was lying at the door rushed in. They had a fight, and then they both left," Li Huailin said briefly.

"Such a plot?" Red Moon was surprised, "Was there any special reward?"

"Hmm..." Li Huailin thought. He didn't want to do this quest. If he told Red Moon and she became very interested, she might want to do it again and find him to do it, which would be a hassle.

Thinking about this, Li Huailin said, "I didn't see any reward. The dialogue was too long, and I almost fell asleep."

"Hey, it might be a hidden plot. Pay attention," Red Moon said, "What's the situation now?"

"The noble left after talking, and now there's no one," Li Huailin said, "How much longer will you take?"

"We're almost there. We can see the entrance to the dungeon," Red Moon said while running, "Wow, there are so many people at the entrance. They must have seen the system announcement and came to see the commotion."

"Never mind them, just hurry up," Li Huailin said, then received a remote call notification. He looked at the name and sure enough, it was Lingjie Yehang.

"Ah, President, I have a call. You keep running, I'll deal with this guy first," Li Huailin said.

"Sure, I'm getting a lot of remote call notifications too. I'm going to log off after getting some good gear, or I'll be driven crazy," Red Moon complained.

"Agreed," Li Huailin said.

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