Just as I thought, the secret rooms and treasure chests left on the surface were all decoys... Of course, opening the mysterious treasure chest with the Wood Key would still yield rewards, such as blue- and green-quality equipment, but those had nothing to do with the final reward.
My intuition was right. The only place they could have overlooked was here.
So this is the Special Event's clear-condition item, the Box of Grudges?
Even setting aside the Ladybug Game's level-suppression rules, this would still be an incredibly valuable item in the original world. It would greatly improve Miss Chen Li's strength.
Han Dong had dealt with Kings of the vengeful ghost type before, so he could tell the quality of the box before him at a glance.
The threads of resentment filling the space were merely excess byproducts generated while the box had been stored here... All the essence had condensed into the box itself. Or rather, the box was itself a device that generated resentment.
Han Dong could barely restrain himself, desperately wanting to step forward and take the box.
Sally's eyes were gleaming as well. In her view, obtaining such a treasure despite the level suppression would make every part of the game much easier.
Suppressing his excitement, Han Dong slowly approached the pulsating box.
"Based on experience, this box is the ultimate masterpiece the Mysterious Person created with immense effort. Once it is stolen, it will definitely enrage him, and this event will enter its final stage.
"The Mysterious Person may ignore the Ladybug Count restriction and appear directly.
"Furthermore, his 'pursuit mode' may change. Or rather, he may Remove Restriction.
"The 'chase scene' where he kept a fixed distance from us in the streets may cease to exist. He'll do everything he can to kill the