Chapter Thirty: Difficulty Promotion

After thinking it over, Chen Feng decided to pick a direction and search in a straight line. As long as he spotted something distinctive—like farmland or an abandoned shack—he figured his memory would be enough to get his bearings and find Baqi City.

With that in mind, Chen Feng immediately activated Lingbo Weibu, charging off in a chosen direction. After all, in Baqi, he didn't think any monster could threaten him.

He ran for about four or five hours, shaking off a few monsters along the way, when he noticed the scenery starting to change.

Trees grew sparse, the grassy ground thinned out, revealing patches of dry, yellow earth. Eventually, it turned into a barren wasteland, with a few withered trees standing starkly here and there.

This was the edge of the Baqi map.

As a hardcore Legend of Mir player, Chen Feng recognized it instantly—this was the desolate northern border of Baqi Province.

He just couldn't tell if it was the northwest or northeast. If it was the northeast, following the tall mountain range would lead to the entrance of the Snake Valley, and heading south from there would bring him to the Baqi Mine Cave.

If it was the northwest, he'd run into the entrance of the Woma Forest, and going west would lead to the Orc Tomb and the Natural Cave entrance.

But reality wasn't a game—there were no obvious map markers. He'd need to figure out his exact position carefully.

While Chen Feng was searching for Baqi City, the other Reincarnators were also heading toward it. Of course, some lucky ones had spawned right near the city.

At the southeast gate of Baqi City, a Reincarnator waited anxiously, but after half a day, the person he was waiting for still hadn't shown up.

"Damn it, those bastards. When I get back, I'll make my father punish them severely!" As the youngest son of the Gaoli Kingdom's most powerful family, the Park clan, Park Ga-ze had never failed to get what he wanted.

"The Magic God's legacy." That was a quest item his father, Hundred-Split Leg Park Ji-woong—ranked 97th globally—had obtained in an Elite-level Legend of Mir world.

But Park Ji-woong had trained in taekwondo since childhood, and after entering the Reincarnation World, he'd focused on physical combat. So he never used the quest item, saving it for his descendants or to trade for something he needed.

Ever since Park Ga-ze discovered it, he'd pestered his father for it, but Park Ji-woong demanded he reach at least D-Class before handing it over.

Park Ga-ze knew his limits—he understood that going into an Elite-level world would just get him killed—so he didn't push too hard.

But when he heard about a Normal Grade Legend of Mir world appearing, he immediately got ideas. Without telling his father, he ditched the beauty in his arms, snuck the quest item from his father's secret room, and contacted a few hundred specially trained subordinates from the company to enter the Reincarnation World together.

Since so many people had entered this Legend of Mir world, he had no idea if his men had ended up in the same Projection World as him.

Thinking this over, Park Ga-ze stopped waiting and activated the quest item in his hand.

"Activate the 'Magic God's Legacy' quest item?"

"Activate!"

"Reincarnator All Korean People has activated the 'Magic God's Legacy' quest item. Side Quest obtained—Magic God's Legacy."

"Side Quest: Magic God's Legacy"

"Quest Description: The immense wealth built by the settlers has drawn the covetous eyes of the native Orc tribe.

Their fine clothes, sturdy brick houses, refined iron tools, and delicious crops hold an irresistible allure for the Orcs—who are ragged, homeless, weaponless, and living like beasts.

No longer content with raiding villages and caravans, under the leadership of four Orc Commanders, a large Orc Army is gathering in the Woma Forest, preparing to take this beautiful city."

"Quest Requirement: Earn significant merit during the Orc siege to gain the Magic God's favor."

"Quest Time: None"

Orc Commanders? A siege? Earn significant merit?

Park Ga-ze felt terrible. Up until now, every quest world he'd entered had been with his father's subordinates, with plenty of people coming along to back him up.

But his nightmare wasn't over. Right after his Side Quest was issued, every Reincarnator in Projection World 8534 heard a system announcement.

"Attention: Reincarnator All Korean People has activated a special quest item. This world has been upgraded from Normal Grade World to Elite World."

"Main Quest changed to: Defend Baqi City"

"Quest Description: The immense wealth built by the settlers has drawn the covetous eyes of the native Orc tribe.

Their fine clothes, sturdy brick houses, refined iron tools, and delicious crops hold an irresistible allure for the Orcs—who are ragged, homeless, weaponless, and living like beasts.

No longer content with raiding villages and caravans, under the leadership of four Orc Commanders, a large Orc Army is gathering in the Woma Forest, preparing to take this beautiful city."

"Quest Requirement: Defend Baqi City until the Orc Army retreats."

"Quest Time: None"

"Note: The Orc Army will finish assembling in three days. Enter Baqi City as soon as possible."

"Tip: Mentally recite 'Baqi City' to receive its exact direction."

For a moment, every Reincarnator in Projection World 8534 was stunned.

"Fuck, which bastard activated that quest item? If he wants to die, don't drag us down with him!"

"Damn it, it's a Gaoli person! If I get out alive, I'll never forgive them!"

"An Elite world! God, I'm only F-Class! How could you do this to me!"

At the Baqi Mine Cave entrance, two people were struggling against a zombie. When the system message appeared, one of them froze on the spot.

The zombie nearby didn't pass up the chance and lunged at him. Luckily, his companion reacted fast, swinging a rake he'd picked up from a Rake Cat. It smashed straight through the zombie's head, and the battered, scarred creature slowly collapsed.

"Are you crazy? Trying to get yourself killed?" the Reincarnator with the rake yelled at him, then went to check the zombie's corpse.

"No way, it dropped a Healing Technique Skill Scroll! Lucky break! Hey, what's wrong with you?" The rake-wielding Reincarnator shouted excitedly at the skill scroll, but when he saw his friend still standing there motionless, he asked worriedly.

"What's the point of a drop? We're dead anyway," the other Reincarnator said dejectedly.

"What are you afraid of? The Orcs are surrounding Baqi City, not us. We just won't go there. We'll hunt deer for food, grind zombies, and wait for the quest to end. Then we'll go home."

"Read the mission description carefully—this is an Elite World. If Baqi City falls, even if the half-orcs don't kill us, we'll never make it back..."

"No way." The Reincarnator gripping the rake recalled the mission description just now, and his face suddenly went pale. He shoved the Skill Scroll straight into someone else's hands, grabbed him, and ran out of the Mine Cave. "Come on, let's head to Baqi. I don't care about myself, but if you get stuck here, what about your daughter? Let's go to Baqi—with this many of us, we're bound to complete the mission..."

In an instant, all the Reincarnators rushed toward Baqi City. Anyone daring enough to enter a Normal Grade World had some nerve—no one was about to sit around and wait for death.

Park Ga-ze, the one who had set all this in motion, gritted his teeth, pulled a pale green scroll from his chest, and tore it open.

In an instant, he was teleported out of the Reincarnation World and appeared inside the Reincarnation Sacred Hall.