My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 62: Triggering a World Event

It’s broken.

Song Yao’s expression changed as well.

The loss of task points proves that the Chi Jia Association was right; the NPC not only attacked the military camp but also killed the general responsible for issuing and abandoning tasks.

This way, people inside the Secret Realm have no anchoring point to get out.

"Quickly go and find out who that world NPC is."

Hee Qiunian said, "See if anyone has encountered it before, if there is...."

It is clear that Old He’s thoughts were a bit chaotic. Even if someone had encountered it before, what difference would it make? These people in reality couldn’t intervene in the Secret Realm World, so he stopped halfway through his sentence.

Nonetheless, that clerk still turned around to inquire, at least to let these people learn more information.

Song Yao said, "Don’t rush, the matter isn’t over yet. The Secret Realm World has a strong self-repair ability; new anchoring points will definitely appear."

"But they must withstand that world NPC’s control."

A few minutes later, the clerk returned.

"Report, that Chi Jia Association agent says the world NPC looks like a scholar, handsome in appearance, with an elegant demeanor. That’s exactly how he described it. Oh, and he said that the person claims their surname is Zuo."

".....you may leave now."

Song Yao’s second sentence got stuck in his throat.

We must remain calm.

"Old Song, if it’s him, I’m afraid the outlook is grim."

Huo Yingjun shook his head.

Hee Qiunian remained silent.

.....

"What the hell is this!"

Seeing the Secret Realm system’s prompt, the three of Huo Yun were somewhat at a loss.

Aren’t we just in the Silent Forest? What’s going on?

"Task points lost, we can’t get out."

The oldest, Li Shi, said, "We have to hurry back to the camp to check the situation."

Huo Yun asked, "What do you mean by ’can’t get out’?"

"It means that there’s a problem with the task NPC, that general, and there’s no way to deliver or abandon the task. Look, the main task is already locked."

Huo Yun checked the panel and found it to be true.

Zhang Shan said, "Let’s go, we’ll head back first. By now, everyone should have returned, and fighting over task targets right now is meaningless."

The three accelerated back, and soon realized they had underestimated the severity of the situation.

"Why are they all dead!"

Zhang Shan wasn’t coping well, seeing the three corpses encountered once again, he was somewhat shaken, "How many people have there been, at least it’s the third team, right?"

However, Li Shi, being an honest person, didn’t calm him down but instead added fuel to the fire: "And there wasn’t much battle at all; they either met with an ambush or encountered a boss-level 15 monster."

"Where did a boss-level monster come from in this Secret Realm, isn’t this just an arena!" Zhang Shan was already feeling fear.

Huo Yun shouted loudly, "Don’t panic, when the situation is unclear, losing composure will only give the enemy an opportunity!"

Clap, clap-clap.

While they were speaking, a figure walked out from the forest, gently clapping his hands.

"Well said, you’re quite the sensible one."

The figure, wearing a moon-white robe and holding a folding fan, appeared like a scholarly gentleman.

But Huo Yun and the others treated him as a dire threat, readying an attack formation defensively.

That scholar was not human; his face had no features, just a horizontal crack, from which the voice was coming.

"May I ask, who are you?"

Huo Yun asked politely, while his hand was already taut on the bowstring.

Not just him, Martial Monk Zhang Shan cast a temporary buff on himself, standing in front, while Li Shi was secretly preparing traps.

Hearing the question, the scholar calmly replied, "Me? Isn’t it me whom you want to learn who killed your kind? Yes, it should be considered me."

While speaking, his pale hands gradually turned blood red.

At the same time, the three received a notification from the Secret Realm.

[World Event Triggered: Puppet (Six).]

[Event Objective: Eliminate the enemy.]

[Event Rewards: Experience points +15000, Attribute points +3, Rare quality Blood Marrow Crystal Core x1.]

Huo Yun felt even more danger.

A world event, offering over ten thousand experience points as a task reward, indicates a boss-level enemy. But what does that numeral six mean?

...

"No, this can’t go on any longer."

The Martial Monk called to halt the moving team, "We’ve been moving further away from the military camp; what’s going on with you? Why can’t we go back?"

Li Rui said, "It’s dangerous. There’s huge danger in the military camp."

"Impossible, the military camp is a task point! What’s the danger there? It’s the safest place in this Secret Realm."

The Martial Monk lacked supernatural perception, so it wasn’t his fault for not understanding, and he couldn’t be blamed.

It can only be said that He Chengli was still a loyal follower; even under such circumstances, he still didn’t question Li Rui’s decisions and remained lurking in the dark, vigilant.

"Just wait a bit longer; let’s find others first."

Li Rui was also at a loss, as he had no evidence.

The Martial Monk frowned, thinking perhaps this young man lacked experience, and witnessing the victims along the way had shaken his mental state, making him unstable. Although his combat strength was inferior, as a senior, he should try to calm him down.

However, just at that moment, the Secret Realm notification arrived.

[Emergency Notice: Secret Realm Silent Forest task point lost, game link temporarily closed, please wait patiently.]

!

The task point is in trouble?! What does it mean by lost, was it blown to the sky?

He looked at Li Rui in disbelief, finding that this guy was right all along from beginning to end.

"No matter what, the general is likely gone."

Li Rui said, "Otherwise, the game link wouldn’t close, and temporarily we can’t get out."

The Martial Monk instinctively asked, "Then what do we do?"

He suddenly found that he seemed to have lost even the advantage of being a senior.

But now Li Rui also didn’t know what to do because honestly, he wasn’t clear about what happened in the military camp.

While the two were struggling, an unfamiliar voice arose.

"Gentlemen, please hold your steps."

The faceless scholar emerged.

The Martial Monk broke out in a cold sweat, without needing to think, knowing that the horrifying-looking fellow before them was the culprit of the massacre in the Silent Forest.

His strength must be significant, at least boss-level, capable of leading other teams to death with very little resistance, and upon arrival noticing the hiding He Chengli.

Speaking of which, this eldest member of the Hee family is indeed law-abiding; even when pointed out by the enemy, he still didn’t come out just because Li Rui said not to.

At this point, the task hint appeared, the puppet number is five.

"Fifteen thousand experience."

The Martial Monk grasped the battle axe tightly, staring at the enemy, the high experience rewards also confirmed the opponent’s strong abilities.

With a sideways glance, he saw that Li Rui had a similarly serious expression, with furrowed brows.

Yet upon closer inspection, this guy wasn’t fearful; he was counting with his fingers, counting while asking.

"Number is five... shouldn’t there be at least four more like you as experience packs, right?"

"Each one offers fifteen thousand, totaling seventy-five thousand; how many levels could that get us up?"