Darkness Descends

[Deprivation: Capable of depriving others of their abilities.]

Damn, this ability is insane!

Ye Zhao's confusion instantly turned into shock. "Hidden quest? What is a hidden quest? How did I clear it?" She needed to find out quickly; if she could replicate the process and clear a few more hidden quests, she might just land some new skills!

[This hidden quest was a comprehensive evaluation based on the player's actions since entering the game.]

...Actions? What actions? Did the pile of people she just killed count?

Ye Zhao asked a barrage of follow-up questions, but the system remained silent, refusing to utter another word. Ye Zhao was speechless. Fine, if I can't figure it out, I'll stop thinking about it for now. Better to keep scanning for new items.

She checked the time: 11:30. In thirty minutes, the world would launch a strike against the old monster in the sky. She needed to finish things quickly, then find a high vantage point to watch the show.

The only downside was that the internet in City Y was down; not being able to go online made her feel like something was missing.

She drove her army of monsters to devour the Blood-Spraying Monsters in City Y on a massive scale, wandering through crowded areas whenever she could. Whether she managed to scan any new items would just come down to luck.

Meanwhile, the outside world was buzzing. News about the "nuclear strike against the monster at exactly 12:00 today" was popping up everywhere, and discussions were heated, with most people speculating whether the operation would succeed.

Nie Yun had linked up with Chu Rui by now, though Chu Rui and his group had moved from the library to the basement of a neighboring Villa District. No one knew where the radioactive