My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 103: What’s So Surprising About Elite Monsters?
Kong Hua grew up in the Northwest, but he also knows quite a bit about the big family clans from other regions.
Especially the Hee family and the Huo family, which aren’t small forces; he obviously knows them well.
So when he realized that the two people in the front row were a driver and a lackey, he felt suspicious about Li Rui’s identity.
"Who exactly is this person?"
Li Rui didn’t bother with what he was thinking and simply said, "I had an agreement with your brother to take you through the next Secret Realm, he’ll pay the reward. But since we have a few days before entering, I want to use this time to get familiar with each other. By the way, is Kong Ji your real brother?"
"No." 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
Kong Hua first refuted the last question and then asked, "How to get familiar?"
"I have a level 20 overlapping task in the current realm, you join us to complete it." Li Rui said, while thinking that if this kid dared to refuse, he’d beat him into submission.
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Kong Hua’s eyes lit up: "Current realm! He’s allowing me to go to the current realm?! Level 20?"
Li Rui was puzzled, so He Chengli helped provide an answer.
"Brother Rui, do you understand now why we are all willing to train outside? Staying at home, they wouldn’t let us face real dangers."
Li Rui blinked: "Then... being protected at home all the time, wouldn’t you eventually become useless?"
Huo Yun glanced through the rearview mirror and spoke, "Training is definitely needed, but it’s usually done in batches. It’s best if someone like Brother Kong can be trained. If something does happen, we must ensure there’s enough qualified heirs."
Li Rui understood.
He’s one person with no family to worry about, but others have family businesses to inherit. Throwing them out impulsively, if they all meet with accidents — though the probability is low — would be a huge problem.
Anyway, hearing they could participate in overlapping realms, Kong Hua’s dissatisfaction vanished.
Li Rui saw him cheer up and asked, "You don’t seem to like your big brother very much? Because he won’t let you engage in real battles?"
When Kong Ji was mentioned, Kong Hua’s face fell again. He shook his head but didn’t explain, instead he asked, "Eight-star Secret Realm, are you confident you can take me through it?"
He respected Li Rui’s strength, so he could calmly ask this question. With his previous attitude, he would have retorted, "You?"
"I personally think it’s no problem as long as we’re well prepared."
Li Rui didn’t like bragging in front of outsiders, so he spoke conservatively.
Clearly, Kong Hua had accepted this "bodyguard" and actively said, "I’m level 16, an Analyst."
Since he didn’t emphasize having any high-grade equipment or skills, there likely aren’t any, or he’s deliberately not mentioning them. Generally, this situation isn’t pried into; knowing the profession and level is enough.
Li Rui encountered a functional-type profession for the first time in a Secret Realm, same as Wen Yan.
Such professions largely have skills unrelated to direct combat, their self-defense abilities are usually in close combat fields. When collaborating with others, they mainly focus on analyzing battle strategies or seeking clearance clues.
However, Li Rui believed that Kong Ji must have provided him some defense tools.
Seeing the reluctance to talk about the relationship with his big brother, he changed the subject and asked, "Who are the people in your club?"
"Just people from other big family clans, and some friends of friends, primarily those who are quite skilled."
Kong Hua said somewhat tactfully, "Someone like you, you can go anytime you want."
Li Rui asked, "What’s the deal with Hea Yang?"
"Their Hea family has stricter discipline, and the younger generation has produced many formidable members, so he’s under great pressure, probably has a bit of a troubled mindset."
Kong Hua was able to calmly narrate by now, since that guy had already lost his sharpness, and his anger faded away, "He used to be invited, but he’s heavy-handed, frequently injuring people, and foul-mouthed, so nobody liked him."
"He just said someone doesn’t allow him to come?"
Kong Hua unwillingly nodded: "My big brother went and talked to the Hea family, because Hea Yang often hurt people, other families were also dissatisfied, so he wasn’t allowed to come anymore. I don’t know what triggered him today."
He smiled voluntarily: "But you taught him a lesson, maybe he won’t have the face to come anymore."
Li Rui said, "No worries, I’ll be staying here for over a month. You can come to me if you need anything else, charging depending on the situation."
"Oh, I’ll go back and have the money transferred to you."
"Alright." Li Rui didn’t hesitate.
After discussing money matters, Kong Hua asked, "You’re not from the Northwest?"
"I’m a mid-level agent of the Baili Association."
Li Rui said, "On temporary assignment."
Kong Hua was somewhat puzzled: "You’re here in the Northwest to quickly gather achievements, isn’t it for the Secret Realm battlefield?"
He seemed knowledgeable, aware of the insider information, implying that a level 17 presence didn’t seem to be here for registration.
He knew Li Rui was very strong, but strength was one thing. Now the deadline for battlefield registration was only two months away.
"Let’s see, no rush."
Li Rui casually replied, then asked, "Enough about me, how old are you this year?"
"Eighteen."
Sure enough, he looked younger.
He Chengli said with a smile, "Then you’re ranked fourth."
Kong Hua looked confused, what fourth, it was like forming a brotherhood.
Li Rui said, "Your mark appeared quite early, right?"
"Yeah, when I was sixteen." Kong Hua said.
As he spoke, the car stopped. He instantly realized it was the Hea family’s property, but was shocked for a moment.
This place was unusual, a Hea family’s anonymous property, typically only used for the most important guests.
But after thinking, simply for the sake of the reputation of the Huo family and Hee family members, it was necessary to settle here.
He couldn’t yet realize that even if Li Rui came alone, they would do the same.
Upon arriving, Li Rui let everyone rest a bit before he began explaining the situation.
"This time the current realm may appear as early as the day after tomorrow. We’ll drive over tonight."
As he spoke, he had already turned the computer screen towards others, "The realm level is 16-20, the type hasn’t been determined, but the Prophet said the chances of encountering an Elite Monster are high."
"Elite Monster?!"
Kong Hua couldn’t help but mutter, "Managed to access such a Secret Realm."
He felt his blood boiling; if he could participate in a level 20 Elite Monster battle, he’d have more boasting rights.
Huo Yun and He Chengli secretly gave him an envious side-eye, feeling superior inside.
What’s there to be surprised about, we have faced world NPCs side by side.
