Chapter 273: Rock Beast
The Lord of Contamination didn’t even have a chance to resist before Aima took him down in one go.
“Ding!!”
System Notification: Congratulations! Your party has completed the SS-level quest “Slay the Contamination.” All team members gain +2 levels and receive 500 Reputation Points!
Although it was Unyielding Sword who killed it, it still counts as completing the quest.
“Slay the Contamination” is a third-stage quest, evolved from “Prevent the Birth of Contamination.” Everyone was too focused on the battle to notice the change in the quest.
Everyone increased by 2 levels and even gained 500 reputation points.
This is quite significant; the top score reward for defending the city is only 500 points, and here they were given a share each.
Plus, with the experience points from the Lord of Contamination, Starry’s level jumped to 40, reclaiming the top spot.
Lan Chen only reached level 39, and Lan Yu was stuck at level 30; she died too early and didn’t benefit from the Lord of Contamination’s experience. Even so, that’s quite a rocket-like upgrade speed.
In addition, there were personal rewards.
“Ding!!”
System Notification: A total of 3 players participated in the discussion about the Lord of Contamination. The system will provide additional rewards to the top 20 players according to their contribution rankings.
First Place: Shaking Starry, overall contribution 64%, received Godly Hammer *1.
Second Place: Fengchen Yanhua, overall contribution 36%, received Pet Egg (Rock Beast), Skill Book Cleansing Realm *1.
Third Place: Baicao Chiya, overall contribution 0%, received Equipment Golden Flame (Level 30 Platinum Gear).
Fourth Place: None.
…
Wow, Shuchen almost dropped his jaw when he saw this ranking board; the top 20 had 17 empty spots behind.
Even the third place’s contribution was 0%!
He glanced at the task sharing limit, which was more than 100.
…Next time he took a quest, he had to be more careful, or he might get scammed again.
If it weren’t for his NPC helper, he might have been cut down by Unyielding Sword long ago.
So, the rewards for taking down the Lord of Contamination by Aima and the second kill for the Diamond Boss naturally fell through.
Of course, Shuchen thought it was something he couldn’t earn; at least not now. That’s fine, better to avoid complications.
At this moment, Aima walked over slowly, his expression serious, his brows knitted together.
“Did you… resurrect me?” he pointed his great sword directly at Lan Chen.
How did he figure it out? Suppressing his curiosity, Lan Chen nodded, “Yes, it’s me.”
“Is that so… then my daughter… Hedy, how is she?”
“She… she might have disconnected, but she’ll reconnect in a few minutes! Yes, that’s right!”
“?” Aima looked confused. Had he fallen out of touch with the times during his absence?
…
Under Aima’s puzzled gaze, Lan Chen felt prickly.
Five minutes later, the soul transition process finally finished, and white smoke floated back into Hedy’s body.
The girl let out a sound and opened her eyes.
What came into view was a golden-haired loli with tear streaks on her face.
After the threat of contamination no longer affected her, Hedy smiled gently, wiping away the moisture from her cheeks, “You really did it… Don’t worry about me, my wounds will heal quickly.”
Unexpectedly, the girl in front grasped her arm excitedly, “Sister Hedy, you’re my real sister! If you don’t wake up soon, it’ll be me who’s lost!”
Those stains weren’t tears, but cold sweat!!
“Ah?!”
Shuchen remained silent, stepping back a step.
An aging man knelt down, looking at Hedy’s weak form, and softly said, “Hedy… my daughter, I didn’t expect I could speak with you like this again.”
“Father!?”
……
Not wanting to interrupt the father-daughter reunion, Shuchen jumped off the beetle.
After all, they hadn’t even checked the Lord of Contamination’s corpse yet! Since Aima was in a hurry to see his daughter, helping him count the loot wouldn’t be wrong, right?
“What a thick skin.” Starry commented while watching Shuchen’s figure.
“Not at all! I didn’t slack off! Ice Flower Burial and Magic Sword took down 30% of the boss’s health, that was my contribution… wait, weren’t you faster than me!?”
Just as he came back to his senses, Starry had already activated Charge, darting ahead of Shuchen and reaching the Lord of Contamination swiftly.
“First come, first served~” She looked down and pulled, causing all the items to enter her inventory.
Shuchen was dumbfounded. “Who has the thick skin now?!”
But in terms of results, it didn’t really matter.
Looking at the backpack, the first item was a purple-black sphere that looked like something condensed from contamination.
Core of Contamination (Point): The core of the Spirit of Contamination.
“…What’s that saying again? All things have spirits, let’s keep it for summoning the Dragon.”
Then there was one remaining piece of equipment.
That’s right, there was only one, and it was a Level 55 Silver Priest Staff, with added healing effects.
This Lord of Contamination was way too poor! The Shadow Lord had given out rewards and even provided hidden professions…
Thinking about it, the Shadow Lord seemed a bit pitiful; that’s why he had to give rewards for free?
Forget it, it’s not worth pondering.
It might be due to the fact that the Lord of Contamination was killed by NPCs that there was an issue with the drops; in the future, he must focus on getting the last hit.
Speaking of which, he hadn’t looked at the score rewards yet; now was a good time to study them.
First up was Starry’s reward — a small golden hammer.
Godly Hammer: A small hammer imbued with divine power; it can separate the special skill of a target’s equipment, converting it into a character skill and disappearing after use (Note: cannot be used with zodiac special skills).
Separate special skills!?
Lan Chen’s heart skipped a beat; those four words weren’t as simple as they seemed. In most MMORPGs, equipment updates were inevitable.
Sometimes, to gain stronger attributes, one had to abandon long-used equipment.
However, with this item, they could retain the original special skill while converting it to a character skill, saving the special skill points required for activation!
Currently, the special skills at hand include Starry’s Seven Star Flash Break, Heart of Revival, Thunder Cannon, and Wind Chaser, along with Lan Chen’s Magic Sword Technique, Meditation, Blood Sacrifice, and Charging.
Comparing everything, Seven Star Flash Break should be the strongest, followed by Charging and Heart of Revival.
But Charging-type special skills cannot be separated, and Starry’s weapon couldn’t be changed. Therefore, the most practical option left was Heart of Revival.
Only a 30-second cooldown recovery skill.
But thinking about it, the Heart Necklace could still be used, and the Gold Tier item was still worth something in the short term; better to keep it for now.
Next, was Lan Chen’s reward.
A new pet: Rock Beast.
Rock Beast:
Rarity: Gold Grade
Level: 1
Health: 480
Physical Attack Power: 10-14
Physical Defense: 10
Magical Defense: 10
Skill: Indestructible
Strength: ★★★★★★★
Agility: ★★
Intelligence: ★★★☆
Spirit: ★★★☆
Endurance: ★★★★★★
This growth rating… it seems oddly reminiscent of Mo Se?
Even though it’s also Gold Grade, its stats are slightly higher than Star Cat’s initial stats, which is only natural, as that’s achieved at the cost of speed and magic attack.
He took out the pet egg, which was entirely white with some earthy yellow spots on it.
According to his previous experience hatching Star Cat… Lan Chen clasped both hands around the pet egg.
In less than 3 seconds, a crack appeared on the eggshell.
Eh—
The next moment, the entire eggshell shattered completely, revealing inside… a piece of rock!?
