Chapter 53

Seeing Xia Lian's transformed appearance, Shifeng still found it hard to accept.

However, being able to meet the legendary librarian could be considered lucky. From the information he knew, the librarian of Maple Leaf Town was very mysterious, like a dragon whose head is seen but not its tail. He never expected that it would be the female NPC who participated in the robbery right before his eyes. If he really had to fight this Xia Lian, the consequences would be unimaginable.

What is it to pretend to be a pig to eat a tiger?

The Xia Lian before him was definitely an expert in this.

A Priest is a third-tier advanced profession for an Oracle, and for a Swordsman, it would be called a Sword King, with a Sword Master in between. Even at level 20, one could easily kill a level 50 lord monster. Xia Lian was probably the most powerful NPC in the entire Maple Leaf Town.

"Hehe, do you believe it now?" Xia Lian looked at Shifeng and laughed, her body emitting a faint golden glow, like the Virgin Mary descending to earth. "Since you came to see me, let's go inside the library to talk."

System: Epic quest 'Darkness Descends' activated, quest content unknown.

Hearing the system prompt, Shifeng stumbled, almost falling over.

He wondered why he had triggered this epic quest. This was a famous epic quest in the Divine Realm. From the information he gathered online and from the Shadow Guild, the difficulty of completing it was unimaginable, but the rewards were also extremely generous. The person who completed this quest was Lingdi Qianhuanniman, a legendary Summoner who ranked in the top 500 globally during his peak and was among the top 20 Summoners globally.

Don't underestimate just being in the top 500 globally. With the world's population exceeding 10 billion, although only over 100 million people played the Divine Realm at this stage, the number of players would exceed 1 billion in a year and 3 billion in three years. Being in the top 500 was a remarkable achievement for any player.

However, what puzzled him was why this quest would be here. Qianhuanniman's birthplace was not in the Star Moon Kingdom but in the distant Black Dragon Empire, which was much stronger than the Star Moon Kingdom, with a territory three times larger. The competition among players and guilds there was even more intense.

"Could it be a reward for being the first to clear a hell-level dungeon?"

Shifeng followed Xia Lian while secretly guessing, thinking it was very likely. Otherwise, how could the Star Moon Kingdom have this epic quest that was originally in the Black Dragon Empire?

At this moment, Shifeng's communication device rang. He saw it was Bai Qianxue calling.

"Miss Bai, what's the matter?"

"Since you're online, I have something to tell you." Bai Qianxue's tone was very indifferent, like eternal ice, showing little interest in anything. "I urgently need money to buy something, so I might have to delay paying you the 15 silver coins. I'll definitely pay you by the end of today."

"Sure, if you're in a hurry, you can pay me tomorrow." Shifeng said calmly. He no longer cared about the 15 silver coins Bai Qianxue owed him. He had over one gold coin on him and was worried about how to spend it.

Bai Qianxue was slightly surprised, finding it strange that Shifeng didn't seem to care about the money. However, since Shifeng had said it, she naturally wouldn't be polite and softly thanked him, "Thank you, but aren't you afraid I won't pay you back and you'll lose everything?"

"You're the Goddess of Ice and Snow, how could you cheat an ordinary player like me over such a small amount of money?" Shifeng laughed.

"Ordinary? You really dare to say that. The map and strategy you gave even surprised me. We cleared the Normal-level Silent Forest in less than an hour and then cleared the Hard-level. Unfortunately, the Hell-level was too difficult to pass." Bai Qianxue smiled faintly. "I'm curious how you cleared the Hell-level difficulty. If you say it was your teammates' help, I don't believe it."

To clear the Hell-level Silent Forest, she had specially gathered elite members from other towns, but they couldn't even defeat the first boss, Wilmie. Even a shield warrior in bronze armor couldn't withstand Wilmie's terrifying damage. She didn't understand how Shifeng's team had managed to clear it.

"Just lucky." Shifeng said honestly.

"Fine, if you don't want to say, that's fine. I still need to compete for equipment, so I won't chat with you anymore. Don't forget our dungeon agreement." Bai Qianxue didn't pursue why Shifeng could clear it, as even the Hard-level Silent Forest had already brought them significant gains.

"Compete for equipment? The Defensive Heavy Armor?" Shifeng asked casually.

"Yes, how did you know? Are you also competing for this equipment?" Bai Qianxue nodded. The attributes of this Defensive Heavy Armor were excellent. With this equipment, the level 3 lower Wolfman dungeon would be no problem.

Shifeng realized he had spoken too much but still said calmly, "Yes, I didn't expect so many people to compete. I've already given up."

"Indeed, it's already selling for 23 silver coins. Only guilds with substantial funds can afford it. I have to go sell some things now." Bai Qianxue hung up after saying this.

Sitting beside Bai Qianxue, Zhao Yueru pouted and crossed her snow-white legs, complaining, "Qianxue, why do you insist on bringing that bad guy to our team? That bad guy is just lucky, with average skills. He just happened to encounter a slightly modified small dungeon, the Silent Forest, and got lucky passing the Hell-level. Bringing him to a 20-man team dungeon will be useless, and his team members' skills are terrible, definitely dragging us down."

The elite members behind Bai Qianxue also agreed with Zhao Yueru. They, the elites of the Devouring Serpent, couldn't possibly be inferior to a group of ordinary players.

"I think Brother Ye Feng is not simple. He must be humble, saying he got lucky. His skills must be good, and bringing him along is not bad." Xiaoyue'er quietly expressed her opinion.

"Little girl, what do you know? You don't know how bad that guy is. He spent so much time to level up to level 1, so his skills must be poor. I can one-shot him with a Fire Burst." Zhao Yueru glared at Xiaoyue'er, full of confidence.

"Alright, stop arguing. I feel that Ye Feng is not simple. Otherwise, why would he bring a group of newbies to the Hell-level Silent Forest? We'll naturally see his skills during the team dungeon. If he performs well, I plan to recruit him into the God Slayer Army. For now, let's focus on getting the Defensive Heavy Armor." Bai Qianxue lightly scolded.

Everyone immediately fell silent, shocked. They never expected Bai Qianxue to have such plans, actually considering recruiting Shifeng into the God Slayer Army. The God Slayer Army was the elite of the elites in the Devouring Serpent, each a top expert selected from thousands. The guild's resources would prioritize the God Slayer Army, which, besides the guild's president and vice-president, was the most powerful elite corps.

Many virtual experts had strived to join the God Slayer Army, but most were eliminated. Now, a suddenly emerging Ye Feng had a significant chance of joining, making them envious.