"No worries. I just completed a task to find so people and ran into a monster blocking the way," Chen Mo said with a smile, instructing the Skeleton Monster to place the two unconscious villagers on the wooden posts in the village.
At this point, the village chief had also walked over. Chen Mo imdiately asked, "Mr. Village Chief, could you please check if these two individuals are the villagers who have gone missing from your village?"
Because the two villagers had been in the woods and were disheveled, they were difficult to recognize. Suddenly, the village chief tapped his cane forward, and two balls of water imdiately sprang up, landing on their heads.
As the water washed the dirt from their faces, the village chief finally recognized them and joyfully confird, "Yes, it is indeed Kaldor and Reed."
As the village chief spoke, the two n slowly regained consciousness. The mont they opened their eyes, their mories were still from before they lost consciousness—the scene of crazed Cultists, a mory that haunted them.
Luckily, they soon ca to their senses and realized they were back in the village. However, they didn’t feel as if they had been saved; instead, they thought they were in a dream world after death.
"Have we already died?" the two muttered to themselves.
Reality only hit them when the village chief explained that Chen Mo had brought them back. Overwheld with gratitude, they said to Chen Mo, "Thank you for saving us! We really didn’t know how those lunatics were going to treat us!"
Kaldor and Reed bowed deeply to Chen Mo, their voices filled with utmost gratitude. After all, they had nearly been sacrificed by those lunatics; such trauma had left them in emotional shock.
Rembering the scene, they could still feel the chilling gazes of the Cultists, the sharp weapons in their hands, and the echoes of their crazed chants.
Chen Mo waved them off with a smile. "There’s no need for that. I simply did what I should have."
Kaldor and Reed exchanged a look, their eyes full of gratitude and amazent. This stranger, though young and slender, possessed strength and courage beyond the ordinary, managing to save them from the terrifying Cultists. They admired him deeply.
"Now that they’re okay, I have other matters to attend to, so I’ll be leaving first." After saying this to the village chief, Chen Mo prepared to continue his journey.
"Please wait!" Kaldor suddenly stopped him. "We haven’t repaid you for saving our lives."
Reed quickly chid in, "Yes, please allow us to express our gratitude."
Chen Mo smiled gently. "There’s no need for that. I just did what I could."
Green Bamboo Village didn’t seem prosperous, and Chen Mo had no intention of getting any generous reward from them.
"But we can’t let you leave empty-handed," Kaldor said. "We have sothing valuable that might assist you."
"Sothing valuable?" Chen Mo was surprised. He looked at Alina, unsure what valuable item Kaldor and Reed possessed.
"Yes, we found it in the forest ruins," Reed and Kaldor said, pulling a small bottle from their bosoms.
When they opened the bottle, a greenish liquid inside exuded a refreshing scent. The liquid glowed faintly, involuntarily drawing people’s eyes.
"This is Natural Dew, a precious holy water from legends," Kaldor explained. "It has extraordinary power and can purify many things."
"This is our most precious treasure. We hope you’ll accept it," Reed added.
Regarding Purifying Holy Water, Chen Mo had previously obtained seven bottles. Five of these were tradable. He knew there were five specific non-tradable Holy Waters he needed to acquire for himself; he had already obtained Elf Holy Water and Saintess’ Spring. This Natural Dew was one of those remaining non-tradable types.
Seeing this, Chen Mo gladly accepted the two bottles of Natural Dew and handed one to Alina.
"An SSS-level dungeon is always an advantage, providing unexpected rewards! Now I only need two more types of Holy Water to gain divinity using the Heart of God!"
"Thank you so much for your gift. I’ll definitely make good use of it," Chen Mo said with a smile.
At this point, the village chief also ca over and handed him a bag of coins. "We’ve been secluded from the world for many years, so the coins we once used are of little use to us now. Please accept them as a token of our gratitude."
When Chen Mo took the bag of coins, he discovered it contained ten eternal gold coins.
[The Heavenly Path’s Hint: The hidden mission has been completed. You have been rewarded with 100 dungeon points.]
The task was worthwhile, bringing in one billion in earnings, Purifying Holy Water, and 100 dungeon points; the rewards were plentiful.
Although Alina received less than Chen Mo because she didn’t get the hidden BOSS reward, she was still quite content with the reward for completing the hidden mission.
After Chen Mo gave five eternal gold coins to Alina, he left Green Bamboo Village with a smile.
Kaldor and Reed watched Chen Mo until his figure disappeared into the distance before returning to their respective hos to rest.
Although they weren’t physically injured by this experience, the psychological damage wasn’t sothing that could be healed so quickly. They would probably have recurring nightmares every night.
Since he had already inspected the situation in the forest and completed the hidden mission, Chen Mo wasted no more ti. He activated his Illusory Spirit Feather Boots, crossed over the Smoky Intoxicated Forest without stopping, and consud Energy to transform into a stream of light, flying toward Storm City.
As he accelerated madly, his speed beca comparable to the speed of sound, covering several hundred ters in a second. However, accelerating this quickly consud a lot of Energy. If it weren’t for Chen Mo’s abnormal Energy recovery speed, his Energy would have been depleted in a second. Chen Mo was maintaining his flight speed by consuming 100% of his maximum energy value every second. Otherwise, he couldn’t possibly be this fast.
Storm City was only about forty kiloters from Green Bamboo Village. At Chen Mo’s speed, it took him just over two minutes to reach its vicinity.
Chen Mo imdiately observed the appearance of Storm City.
Storm City, like a towering boulder, stood on a mountain peak, overlooking the surroundings. The city walls were tens of ters high, built from huge stones, like a natural barrier safely separating the city’s residents and guards from the outside world. Scattered along the city walls were nurous arrow towers and watchtowers, each attesting to the city’s formidable defenses.
The arrow towers were the best spots for soldiers to ambush enemies, filled with countless bows, arrows, and catapults that would rain down like a storm on any invading army. The watchtowers were places for the guards to observe the area outside the city, equipped with telescopes and magic crystal balls that allowed them to see distant hills and plains. Even poor weather wouldn’t affect the guards’ observations.
Outside the city walls lay an open plain and hills. As soon as an enemy approached, archers on the walls and scouts would quickly detect them and report to the guards inside.
The city gate, situated at the base of the wall, was the only entrance to the city. It was tall and sturdy, composed of a heavy iron door surrounded by huge stones and wood, appearing as an insurmountable natural barrier. With the press of a chanism, the enormous iron door could close at lightning speed, making it impossible for anyone to rush into the city by speed alone. Above the city gate hung a huge flag bearing the sigil of the City Lord’s clan, representing the honor and dignity of Storm City.
This Storm City, located on high terrain, possessed an absolute advantage in visibility, making it even tougher to conquer than the previous fortresses.
Chen Mo was speechless. Why would the Heavenly Dao assign such an abnormal task to ? Is it possible for a normal person to conquer this city with an army of twenty thousand? Obviously, this is an impossible mission. Unless the city has a loophole.
However, Chen Mo knew he could straightforwardly use his strength to conquer this city without exploring any loopholes. But he also considered the hidden achievent. Just like with the previous fortress, if the hidden achievent was completed well, he could reap additional rewards.
Anyway, the other two teams have only completed half of their journey. Even if I conquer Storm City early, I’ll still have to wait for their news. I should first see if there’s a non-strong attack thod to capture Storm City, Chen Mo pondered.
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