The Torchlight's sudden appearance startled the airships searching nearby. Unfortunately for them, they clearly wouldn't be collecting the reward for finding it, because Li Wei fired a signal flare, and almost instantly, every airship in the area converged on them.
What happened next hardly needed explaining. Princess Louise left first, while the other noble guests would return aboard the other airships. Naturally, they would also receive treatment and observation. Fortunately, most of them had already taken refuge in the VIP lounge when the strange events began and hadn't seen the monsters outside, so they hadn't suffered much psychological trauma.
The princess's guards and the reinforcements Li Wei had brought, on the other hand, had been badly frightened. Even Henry was dazed, stammering and unsure how to report to Li Wei.
"This really is a headache..."
Leaning against the wall, Li Wei scratched his head, looking troubled as he watched the soldiers slumped on the floor or resting against the walls with their heads bowed. He couldn't understand why so many people suffered psychological trauma just from seeing those monsters. He knew about battlefield PTSD, but monster PTSD?
Li Wei really had never heard of that.
Whatever. Let's see what this mission gave me first.
Li Wei sighed quietly, then opened the system notifications before him.
[Mission "True Shadow" completed] [Time taken: S] [Investigation efficiency: S] [Impact: S] [Overall rating: SSS] [Lifespan +200, bonus +50]
Can't this system just give me a reward without insulting me?
Still, that wasn't very difficult... It really was a gimmick boss. Once you figure out the mechanic, it's ridiculously easy. If I hadn't realized an auction item was behind all this and had fought that enormous thing head-on instead, I might have just made things harder for myself.
``` [Special reward obtained]
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