Absolute Death Game

Xiao Buli didn’t panic. To deal with such fast sprinting targets, there was only one move—"Palm Thunder." With a crackling blast of lightning, Li Quan got hit squarely, and his charging momentum immediately paused.

The damage inflicted wasn’t too high, after all, ordinary magic damage could only deal half the damage to the undead, but it was much more effective than an attack that would be completely immune.

Seizing the moment Li Quan paused, Xiao Buli executed "Wind Rolls The Scattered Clouds" and attacked fiercely.

Swipe, swipe, swipe—over a dozen slashes later, although ghosts were immune to physical attacks and took less damage from spells, their health points were significantly lower than those of living units. This could be seen as a shortcoming; Li Quan had only a little over five hundred health points, which were cut down by half in an instant.

However, Li Quan didn’t engage in a grapple and instead fled on his horse, with hooves that didn’t touch the ground, floating away, silently gliding to the side in the blink of an eye. But Xiao Buli, unyielding in his principles, activated "Skimming Shadow Steps" and chased after him closely.

Li Quan seemed to be able to see through Xiao Buli’s invisibility; his spear stabbed fiercely in rapid succession, enveloping Xiao Buli in a barrage of strikes. Xiao Buli hastily executed "Chaotic Shadow Split" to dodge and slashed again at the horse’s rear.

The two of them went back and forth—one on horseback, leaping and darting with a light saber, the other swirling his spear in "Wild Dance," merged with the horse, making it hard to distinguish the combatants. Sounds of clashing weapons intermittently filled the air; although the villagers couldn’t see the details of the battle, the sounds alone were enough to conjure the intensity of the fight.

As the battle dragged on, Xiao Buli’s ability to heal and support himself became an evident advantage. Your journey continues on NovelBin.Côm

Seeing Li Quan’s wounds multiplying and glimmering scars covering his body, as his speed gradually decreased, Xiao Buli took advantage of a tired move from Li Quan, leaped onto the horseback with a "Leaping from Dry Land" and delivered a relentless flurry of "Gale Sword Skills" attacks at close range.

Li Quan took three sword strikes in succession, finally bursting into white light, fell from the horse, and dissipated into a puff of smoke, leaving Xiao Buli to heave a sigh of relief. But he then noticed, to his surprise, that Li Quan had left behind a pile of ash-like remains.

He found it odd; could ghosts also drop equipment? It was his first time encountering such a phenomenon; he guessed that probably only BOSS-level ghosts were granted this privilege.

Clicking to loot, two items popped up.

Shattered Soul Crystal (Light Blue - Material): This is a crystal-clear crystalline substance that emits a strange glow. It is said to be a crystal condensed from souls and is a highly precious material.

The second item was a piece of worn black cloth with faint patterns of dragon claws, though too worn to be seen clearly.

Black Dragon King Flag Fragment (Quest Item): This piece of black fabric appears to be part of a King’s Banner. Using this item can trigger a quest.

Upon seeing these drops, Xiao Buli was thrilled; what luck, what enormous luck! Although not equipment, they were even better than the average gear. @@novelbin@@

The Shattered Soul Crystal could be used for Refining Treasure, and the quest that could be triggered by the Black Dragon King Flag Fragment was clearly no ordinary task. After hesitating briefly, curiosity got the better of Xiao Buli, and he clicked to initiate the quest.

System Prompt: Quest triggered, ’Will of the Black Dragon Legion.’ Collect seven fragments of the Black Dragon King Flag to restore it in full. Accept/Decline?

However, there was no indication of the quest reward. Such quests typically have great rewards. Xiao Buli didn’t understand why before, but now he knew—it’s because there’s no person giving the quest, implying there’s no compensation with Prestige Points for the quest item, meaning the reward must be superior to that of ordinary quests.

Xiao Buli didn’t hesitate to accept. After all, this quest didn’t seem to be time-constrained.

This was a quest to be done gradually. As for finding the other six fragments, Xiao Buli already had some clues. The remnants of the Black Dragon Legion would likely have them, or they could also drop from other undead of the Black Dragon Legion.

After eliminating the Headless Knight, an elite undead, there were no signs of ghosts in the vicinity.

Just then, a system prompt popped up on Xiao Buli’s screen.

System Prompt: Completed the quest ’Dusk Approaches.’ Reward: 10 silver coins. Your Prestige with the Wanderers of Thousand Pines Town has increased by 900 points, reaching the level of Respect.

Last time, when Xiao Buli helped the refugees of Thousand Pines Town flee their homeland, his Prestige was already high, and this time it reached the level of Respect. Of course, it was still some distance from the Worship level he aimed for, but time was on his side, and there was no rush to advance.

This time, Thousand Pines Town could only afford 10 silver coins as a quest reward. Next time they might not even have 10 silver coins, but the rewards in Prestige could be over a thousand for a single quest. If he kept on getting such quests, reaching the level of Worship might not be impossible. If he did reach Worship, perhaps the over one hundred refugees would pledge allegiance to him?

Thinking of this possibility, Xiao Buli started feeling excited. Looking at the shivering group of refugees under the night sky, they might just be the beginning of his dominance in this world. He couldn’t help but dream. (