I'm Not Good at Close Combat

The Zhao Kingdom's Divine Realm Communication Channel erupted again.

"Is that announcement real? I ran into a beast tide on Molten Mountain, and the Divine Realm told me I'd get rewards for killing beasts. I can trade them for chests!"

"Did everyone see it? The players at my outpost got the Divine Realm's message too!"

"Damn it! We already went through a beast tide here, and there were no rewards then! I killed ten Sharp-Toothed Rats!"

"Looks like everyone got the message. Defending A-9 City in the Abyssal Beast Grotto has clearly entered its next stage. Killing beasts earns chests now. This is a rare chance."

Messages kept rolling in. Nine out of ten were about the Divine Realm's announcement.

Yang Ling skimmed them and knew for certain that the mission had entered a new stage.

The difficulty was bound to rise sharply. Otherwise, it wouldn't offer rewards like these.

"Kill the Ghost King Bee Beast King and get a Diamond Chest..."

Yang Ling's heart hammered.

Even an Emerald Chest could contain something as valuable as Sacred Qilin Martial Dao Tinder.

What kind of reward would a Diamond Chest hold?

A Technique Exchange Voucher for an Internal Art?

Another Transcendent Grade Internal Art?

Hundreds of attribute points?

A chest packed with experience?

"We're finished. We might not be able to hold the western route."

Xu Lantern-Bearer muttered, "I might die on Golden Lion Ridge this time. I wonder if the old ancestor can secure decent compensation for my family."

As he spoke, he tapped his belt. The plain-looking belt suddenly gave off a glow that enveloped his whole body.

In the blink of an eye, it became a suit of Divine Weapon Armor that covered him completely.

Xiao Lantern-Bearer did the same, putting on his own Divine Weapon Armor.

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