Warning! Announcement to the Nine Provinces server region! In one month, the Novice Villages will face a Monster Village Attack! Players of all Novice Villages, prepare yourselves and work hard to increase your strength!
Ding! Time-limited quest triggered—Monster Village Attack
Quest Overview: Powerful monsters were suspected of controlling everything within the forbidden zones of the various Novice Villages, and a conspiracy was brewing. Reliable intelligence indicated that the Monster Village Attack would occur in one month.
Novice Villages that successfully resisted the Monster Village Attack would grant every player in the village 20 Reputation Value. The top three players in damage dealt would also receive mysterious grand prizes bestowed by the village chief.
If the resistance failed, the Novice Village would be destroyed, and every player within it would lose three levels.
Friendly reminder: Once the Monster Village Attack ended, the passage from the Novice Villages to the main city would open. Every player who reached Level 15 could head to the main city and seek a path to greater strength.
A time-limited quest notification rang out in the minds of players in every Novice Village.
"The rewards aren't much, but that penalty is seriously brutal," Xiao Wen muttered.
If they failed to resist, they would lose three levels at once. Even if those three levels could be regained afterward, how much time would that take?
At the very least, several days.
In Illusion God, a game where time was money, and especially at such a crucial point before entering the main city, a few days were enough to turn everything upside down.
"Monster Village Attack? Little bro, you got this quest too?"
Xiao Ya looked at Xiao Wen in confusion, clearly unaware of how serious the situation was.
Xiao Wen nodded. "Sis, if there's nothing else, I'm heading back to level up. The Monster Village Attack is about to begin, so you should raise your levels as soon as possible too."
After a brief conversation, Xiao Wen hurried back.
It was not that he was in a rush to prepare for battle. It was only a Monster Village Attack; one month was more than enough time to deal with it.
What Xiao Wen cared about was the reward from the Novice Village chief.
Light flickered, and Xiao Wen returned to Novice Village No. 96508. He headed toward the village chief.
The chief who had left had already returned, and the area around him was still packed tight with an impenetrable wall of players.
However, when the village chief noticed Xiao Wen, an inexplicable light emerged from him and landed on Xiao Wen. As Xiao Wen approached, the players blocking his way automatically stepped aside.
"Warrior, I have verified the information you provided. In one month, the Monster Village Attack will begin. You have made an enormous contribution to the Nine Provinces. To commend you, I will grant you the server's only Guild Founding Token currently held by an NPC, along with a server-wide announcement of praise. What do you think?" the village chief asked Xiao Wen with a smile.
"A Guild Founding Token?"
Xiao Wen nodded, a flash of heat appearing in his eyes.
Ding! Nine Provinces server announcement: Congratulations to player Halfway Through the Mortal World for completing the server-wide intelligence-gathering quest, warning everyone of the Monster Village Attack in advance, and making an outstanding contribution. Reward: 500 Reputation Value, Guild Founding Token ×1.
Ding! Nine Provinces server announcement: Congratulations to player Halfway Through the Mortal World for completing the server-wide intelligence-gathering quest, warning everyone of the Monster Village Attack in advance, and making an outstanding contribution. Reward: 500 Reputation Value, Guild Founding Token ×1.
Ding! Nine Provinces server announcement: Congratulations to player Halfway Through the Mortal World for completing the server-wide intelligence-gathering quest, warning everyone of the Monster Village Attack in advance, and making an outstanding contribution. Reward: 500 Reputation Value, Guild Founding Token ×1.
The announcement repeated three times before finally disappearing.
At that moment, the players who had just gone wild over the Monster Village Attack erupted once more.
"Holy shit! Why is it Halfway Through the Mortal World again? He killed a Level 7 Lord Boss not long ago, and now he's completed such an incredible hidden quest?"
"Exactly! Didn't you see how even the glory of my beloved Four Emperors got completely stolen?"
"Damn, your focus is seriously weird. Shouldn't you be paying attention to that Guild Founding Token right now?"
"My god! A Guild Founding Token? Am I fucking dreaming? In the previous game, the first Guild Founding Token sold for more than ten million Nine Provinces credits!"
"Heh... I have a feeling that a dark horse no less formidable than a king-tier player is about to emerge."
"Bullshit! Do you need a feeling for that? I heard that Halfway Through the Mortal World is apparently a player from Novice Village No. 96508. Now the founders of all the major guilds are squeezing their way over there!"
A crowd of gossiping players shouted over one another, their voices filled with shock.
In Novice Village No. 76817, Xiao Ya, Liu Fang, and Zhang Fu had gathered together.
Zhang Fu dropped to one knee, clenched his right fist against his chest, and gazed at Xiao Ya with deep affection. "Xiao Ya, my goddess, just wait. I'll definitely defeat your brother and pursue you openly and honorably—"
Before he could finish, the notification in the sky rang out, and Zhang Fu's words came to an abrupt stop.
Half... Halfway Through the Mortal World?
That name sounded so familiar.
No! It was him! Xiao Ya's little brother!
I... I...
Zhang Fu's face was filled with desolation. The grand declaration he had just prepared was forcibly shoved back down his throat by the system notification.
Covering his face in shame, he logged off, too embarrassed to face Xiao Ya again.
Inside a villa compound in H City, Nine Provinces.
The siblings Yang Cheng and Yang Lu stood in horse stances in the courtyard beneath the blazing sun, each balancing half a bowl of water on their head. Their faces were filled with misery.
"You fat bastard, it's all your fault! You just had to make our godfather step in, and now look what happened. You dropped a rock on your own foot!" Yang Lu cursed.
Yang Cheng looked aggrieved as he secretly raised his eyes and glanced at the burly man reclining in a lounge chair.
This man was the owner of Fist Overlord, the Strongest Shield of years past, Zhao Shengquan!
At that moment, Zhao Shengquan was browsing the Nine Provinces forum for Illusion God on his phone, looking for something interesting. By coincidence, he saw the news about the Monster Village Attack and Xiao Wen's reward.
"Holy shit! That kid really can make things happen. He caused such a huge stir the moment he came back. The first Guild Founding Token in the entire server. Those guys must be going insane by now, huh?"
Zhao Shengquan narrowed his eyes, got up, walked to a corner, and made several phone calls.
Only then did he return and lie back down in his lounge chair, leisurely sipping tea.
"Mysterious Kid, that's all I can do for you. From here on, it's up to you."
Meanwhile, after hearing the notification echo through the sky, Xiao Wen remained calm. He accepted the Guild Founding Token from the village chief, then dashed away while the surrounding players were still stunned. Finding a less crowded spot, he activated the Millennium Puzzle.
Light surged out and wrapped around Xiao Wen's body, causing him to vanish from where he stood.
His blurred vision gradually cleared, and Xiao Wen returned outside Duel City. His fingers touched the city gate, and his body passed through it.
When Xiao Wen appeared in the center of the city, Sona appeared at the same time.
"Heir of Duel City, you returned later than I expected. Let us begin our duel! If you win, you will receive a powerful card from within Duel City. Outside Duel City, in addition to summoning one monster, you will also be able to randomly use one Magic Card! But if you lose..."
"Enough. Let's begin! I can't possibly lose!"
"I am the Heir of Duel City, the destined Duel King! And the man determined to become the Pharaoh King!"
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