But at that moment, before Su Ran could continue his attack, the system notification sound rang inappropriately.

"Ding! Congratulations to the player ’Skeleton’ for completing the quest ’Housekeeper Liu’s Expectations,’ killing the Red Gold Cloud Tiger BOSS. Please find Housekeeper Liu to claim the corresponding quest reward."

"What?"

Su Ran was stunned and glanced at the nearby corpse of the Red Gold Cloud Tiger, quite surprised. He had not expected that this outdated quest would be completed under such circumstances, which was somewhat unexpected.

As the Nether Purple Fire gradually disappeared, the only players left alive were a mere dozen. Before they could resist, a thunderous roar of a lion suddenly exploded in the space, stunning the group of players on the spot, even freezing their expressions.

A fiendish Dark Bone Lion sprang out from a corner and pounced on one of the players, unapologetically biting into his neck and tearing mercilessly. The scene was quite bloody.

The Eternal Venom Dragon and Plague Mud Monster continued their assault while the Sand Puppet and Bone Centipede charged out under Su Ran’s command, engaging the players in fierce combat. Soon, these unfortunate players were slaughtered to the last, their bodies strewn all over the ground.

"Spilt Water Can’t Be Regained; in this life, I am irreconcilably opposed to you!"

Dai Xuan, getting up from the ground and seeing all his subordinates dead and sensing the overwhelming odds, recognized that many pets including the Eternal Venom Dragon and Plague Mud Monster belonged to Su Ran. He then realized that from the moment they entered this cavern space, he had been completely played by Su Ran, which infuriated him!

"That said, weren’t we already irreconcilably opposed? Why bother with such nonsense—just die!"

Su Ran commanded his myriad of pets to surround Dai Xuan, personally taking charge of the attack. With the "Death Penalty" BUFF active, this guy wouldn’t even have a peaceful death!

"Spilt Water Can’t Be Regained; today’s humiliation, I swear, will be repaid a hundredfold later on!"

Dai Xuan, though tough in his situation, did not give up struggling. While furiously cursing Su Ran, he swung the spear in his hand, venting his rage.

"Oh come on, I’ve faced more threats than I can count—where do you rank?"

Su Ran, undeterred by Dai Xuan’s frenzy, did not plan to spare him. Under the ceaseless harassment from the pets and continuous hits by icy arrows, Dai Xuan at last was drained of his health and died.

If this had been reality, Dai Xuan’s frustrating manner of death would have surely left him unable to rest in peace.

It was not hard to guess, once Dai Xuan revived and discovered he had dropped a level due to his death, he would be absolutely furious. Thinking about this, Su Ran felt supremely satisfied—no need to be polite when dealing with an enemy!

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Su Ran put away his bone scythe, scratched his skull, and as the Soul Fire in his eye sockets blazed more fiercely, he approached Dai Xuan’s corpse, snickered disdainfully, and said, "Want revenge? Let’s see if you have the capacity!"

With soldiers to block and earth to cover water, the barefooted fear not the shod—Su Ran feared nothing!

"Too bad, the Purple Gold Wind Spear he had didn’t drop; otherwise, I could have made a tidy profit."

Su Ran did not neglect these corpses. After absorbing all the players’ death qi into the Corpse Soul Pot, he obtained two ordinary crystals. Glancing at the loot they dropped, there was nothing valuable, either medicinal items or generic store wares, not worth mentioning.

Afterward, Su Ran withdrew his pets, leaving only the Shield Skeleton, Dark Bone Lion, and Sand Puppet to guard his side, as he hurried forward.

Yu Jing, please don’t let anything happen to you!

Concern for Lin Yuqing’s safety constantly weighed on Su Ran’s mind, as for her sister, Su Ran’s mind automatically filtered her out.

It wasn’t long before Su Ran finally heard the sound of fighting ahead, and with that, the weight in his heart finally lifted, the sounds of battle meant everyone was okay!

...

"Little sister, quickly heal Little Fire!"

While gathering fire elements, she shouted to Lin Yuqing ahead, whose mount, the firebird, served as the main damage dealer, attracting most of the monsters’ aggro and consequently receiving more attacks.

"Ah, oh!"

As a newcomer to the game, Lin Yuqing had never encountered such a situation. While fending off the Ghost Clan monsters, she frantically replenished the health of the firebird in the air. Due to her nerves, she often misapplied the heals, squandering opportunities.

Frustrated, she rolled her eyes; she had lost all expectations for her little sister’s gaming skills. At that moment, she missed Spilt Water Can’t Be Regained terribly, with him around, why would they need to go through all this trouble?

"Big sister, I can’t hold on much longer!"

Acting as a tank, Lin Yuqing shielded her sister behind her, incessantly replenishing health. Unfortunately, more and more Ghost Clan specters gathered around her, crowding so densely that she felt overwhelmed and started to panic.

"This is bad, we might have stumbled into their main base."

Lacking sufficient output, even with the help of the firebird, they couldn’t match the refresh rate of the Ghost Clan. Reluctantly, she shouted to Lin Yuqing, "Little sister, pull back, we can’t handle this!"

"Big sister, I can’t get away, these minions have surrounded me, I can’t even move!"

Lin Yuqing looked panic-stricken, fortunate that her defenses were strong; otherwise, she would have been overwhelmed by the Ghost Clan surrounding her.

"I’m coming to help you!"

Alongside the firebird, she attacked the Ghost Clan enclosing her sister, intending to rescue her from the predicament.

"Ladies, seems like you’re in trouble, do you need help?"

In the midst of her full-force attack, a familiar, raspy voice came from behind. It was like timely rain, instantly relaxing her tense heart. Delighted, she turned and called out, "Overturning Water, what are you waiting for? Come help Little Sister!"

"What happened, I leave for a moment, and you stir up such a mess, this is unbelievable?"

With ten shield skeletons joining, Lin Yuqing quickly alleviated the danger and escaped.

"Phew, that scared me to death, I thought I was a goner today."

Lin Yuqing wiped the sweat from her forehead and hurriedly began restoring her own health.

"Overturning Water, thank goodness you came in time, without you, we sisters really couldn’t have managed."

While clearing out the group of Ghost Clan minions, she curiously asked, "Have that group of players caught up yet?"

"Hmm, only a few people chased after us, but I’ve dealt with them."

Su Ran answered nonchalantly, scanning the area, only to discover that it was densely packed with monsters, including many different types which clearly weren’t easy to handle.