Quest Appears, the Obsession of the Demon Hunter

"Your command is my life!"

"Wherever your blade points is the direction I shall follow!"

The Wolf Cavalry and Tie Zhu all saluted tactfully.

The next moment, Zong Shen turned his gaze toward Tasia; he remained expressionless and silent.

It seemed as if he were waiting for something.

Seeing this, Tasia placed one hand over her chest.

She bowed slightly, expressing her stance to Zong Shen.

"Everything shall follow your will!"

Only then did Zong Shen reveal a faint smile and nod.

"Very good."

Inside the Temple, after those undead were defeated, there didn't seem to be anything else worth noting.

Except for one thing.

He cast his gaze toward the deepest part of the Temple.

That stone sarcophagus carved with motifs of many demons being beheaded.

This Temple seemed to have been built solely to enshrine this sarcophagus.

Zong Shen suddenly recalled the carvings of that epic battle he had seen on the bluestone floor at the entrance of the Temple.

That lonely hunter sitting on the edge of a cliff, gazing up at the bright moon.

Could his remains be inside this sarcophagus?

Zong Shen focused his gaze.

The golden Strategy Guide emerged.

(Beneath the sarcophagus lies a connection to a mysterious dungeon, where the soul of a Demon Hunter is waiting for someone who can help him fulfill his obsession.)

When he saw the Strategy Guide, he felt a bit disappointed, yet also somewhat relieved.

With a thought, he dismissed the text of the Strategy Guide.

"Let's go; an ancient dungeon is hidden beneath the sarcophagus. Let's see if there is anything to be gained."

Zong Shen pointed at the sarcophagus.

After saying this, he took the lead and walked straight over.

Several Wolf Cavalry and Tie Zhu followed in turn.

They guarded the area cautiously.

Tasia walked at the very back.

She maintained her usual expressionless, aloof appearance.

The group arrived in front of the sarcophagus.

Under Zong Shen's command, three Wolf Cavalry dismounted from their wolves.

They began to attempt to open the heavy coffin lid together.

This lid was extremely heavy.

It weighed at least several hundred kilograms.

Fortunately, Zong Shen had enough manpower; otherwise, he likely wouldn't have been able to move it on his own.

Even so, it took the combined effort of the three Wolf Cavalry, Zong Shen, and Tie Zhu—five people in total—to finally pry the lid open.

"Why is this thing so heavy?"

Zong Shen was somewhat puzzled; its density clearly exceeded that of ordinary stone.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but focus his gaze on it.

[Advanced Magic Rune Stone Coffin]

[Constructed entirely from advanced magic rune stone]

[(Click to dismantle)]

(Magic rune stone is a precious magical material that can be used to carve magic arrays, craft enchanted items, or create magic tools.)

(Although doing this is a bit immoral, buddy, this is advanced magic rune stone—advanced, advanced, very advanced.)

After reading the prompt, Zong Shen realized that the sarcophagus was actually made of high-grade magical material.

He looked inside the coffin.

However, he found that it was completely empty.

He did not see the entrance to the dungeon either.

"Could it be underneath the sarcophagus?"

Thinking of this, Zong Shen chose [Disassemble].

Instantly, the Magic Rune Stone sarcophagus in front of him transformed into a ball of light.

[Obtained Advanced Magic Rune Stone ×187]

With a wave of his hand, Zong Shen stowed them away into his storage slot.

Sure enough, as soon as the sarcophagus vanished, it revealed a deep, dark entrance beneath it.

"Lord, let us lead the way for you!"

"Giant Wolves still possess excellent vision in the darkness."

Colby offered proactively.

The entrance was not too narrow, wide enough to accommodate the size of the Giant Wolves.

Zong Shen nodded, agreeing to Colby's suggestion.

And so, the three Wolf Cavalry simultaneously stuck their fingers into their mouths and let out a sharp whistle.

The next moment, the three Giant Wolves received the command and one after another crawled into the tunnel entrance.

The three sturdy Wolf Cavalry drew their dual blades and followed closely behind, entering the tunnel.

Only then did Zong Shen follow them down.

Tie Zhu and Tasia brought up the rear.

The interior of the tunnel was not actually as dark and cramped as Zong Shen had imagined.

Beneath the Temple, there was truly more than met the eye.

Once through the entrance, beneath his feet was a wide, downward-sloping stone staircase.

It was wide enough for two Wolf Cavalry to walk side by side.

As the group descended the stairs, a long corridor lay before them.

Deep, pitch-black, and completely devoid of any visibility.

However, just as Zong Shen looked up.

The two sides of the corridor suddenly began to brighten gradually.

Pale white candles ignited one by one, lighting up in succession from near to far.

These candlelight flickers were not bright.

Instead, they flickered like pale ghost fires, emitting a dim light.

Like white roses dancing in the darkness, eerie and bewitching.

"This scene is seriously creepy as hell..."

Although Zong Shen was already brave enough to fight a Dried Corpse hand-to-hand.

He still felt somewhat uneasy suddenly arriving in a place like this.

Zong Shen could feel goosebumps rising one by one on his arms.

"I didn't expect that after ten thousand years, the first to set foot here would be a human."

A voice echoed faintly right beside Zong Shen's ear.

The strange thing was, his soldiers didn't seem to notice at all.

Only Tasia looked on with a strange glint in her eyes.

Yet she didn't react otherwise.

"Who's there?"

Zong Shen braced his shield and spun around abruptly.

A Demon Hunter with a melancholic expression stood right behind him.

Startled, Zong Shen shuddered and drew his Germanic Sword to slash at him.

However, the blade passed straight through the Demon Hunter's body, as if cutting through thin air.

The Wolf Cavalry and Tie Zhu looked at each other in confusion, unaware of what had just happened.

At this moment, Zong Shen calmed down instead.

He remembered the Strategy Guide prompt from when he entered regarding the lingering soul of a Demon Hunter.

"Human, I have been dead for over ten thousand years; I bear you no malice."

"The only reason I still exist is because of an obsession."

"Are you willing to help me resolve my obsession so that I may finally rest in peace?"

The Demon Hunter spoke once more.

At the same time.

A system prompt also appeared.

[The ghost of Demon Hunter Altland Whisperwind sends you a quest invitation]

[Accept]

[Decline]

(Accept it.)

Zong Shen had no reason to refuse.

Having a quest meant there would be rewards.

Besides, there was the advice from the Strategy Guide.

He chose [Accept].

"I am willing to help you."

A simple smile appeared on the face of the Demon Hunter's ghost.

"Thank you, human friend."

"My request is simple."

"My remains were lost in this dungeon; back then, those imprisoned Blood-Burning Demons took advantage of the chaos to escape."

"They attacked me, tore my body into six pieces, and discarded them throughout the dungeon. Please help me find my remains and bury them beside the Moon Well."

"The children of the moon must, in the end, return to the moon..."

The Demon Hunter's voice drifted away.

His figure gradually faded from sight.

Before Zong Shen, the system's quest panel and the Strategy Guide's notes appeared.

(The child of the moon wishes to return to his mother's embrace; please do your best to fulfill his obsession.

(You happen to have a Moon Well in your territory; completing this quest might just trigger some wondrous changes.)