Chapter 243 - It Must Be Luck!

“Run 200 kilometers throughout Beginner Village.”

“Consecutively defeat at least two members above level 25 in Beginner Village and inform them of your code name.”

“Find materials you think are important in the dungeon and hand them over to the management. Obtain the management’s approval.”

Moss silently recited the three missions inwardly and could not help but feel a little emotional.

The purpose of standard beginner missions in the game was to reduce the players’ frustration. It ensured the players could smoothly understand the game’s main content and develop an interest in it.

The beginner missions in Buried City were not very friendly. He did not see rewards and needed to hand over materials to the management.

He wondered what “important materials” the management would approve. It was too difficult to define. In addition, he had to complete the beginner mission within two days, or he would have to redo it.

From this, Moss could see that the dungeon did not lack members. Every beginner mission was like this, and the other missions were probably similar.

Under such circumstances, the dungeon was still so lively, meaning there must be something attractive about the dungeon. With that thought, Moss began to take action immediately.

First, he asked a tall and sturdy man with a full beard about Beginner Village’s location. Then he quickly rushed to Beginner Village.

…

Although it was called Beginner Village, it was a dark forest. Moss only saw a few rows of old-fashioned small houses before entering.

One could exchange resources, buy and sell weapons, and craft needed supplies here. In the middle of the houses were two unusually ancient arenas.

Moss knew this was a place for duels, even without asking. After looking around, he did not see many people. It was quite a contrast to his expectation of a full house.

‘Who should I fight later?’ While thinking, Moss ran into the forest depths. He did not run at full speed, but he left afterimages behind as he ran. He returned to the few rows of houses at Beginner Village entrance in less than three hours.

He could have been faster, but he found some interesting plants and stones he had never seen before. He had wasted time collecting them.

When he reached the village again, a pair of sparkling eyes were watching him from a corner.

“What insane speed!” An older man with white hair, a wrinkled face, and tattered clothes quietly praised Moss. He watched Moss walking toward the arena, slowly stood up, and walked toward the arena.

At the same time, two middle-aged men stared at Moss in another corner of Beginner Village.

One of them was a burly man who wore a vest on his upper body. He whispered to a tall and thin man with long hair behind him, “You, go and inform Big Brother that this kid is no ordinary kid while I keep an eye on him.”

The tall man responded lowly and quickly turned around. He was about to leave when the burly man suddenly pulled him back. “Tell Big Brother the match will start soon. It would be best if he came to witness it for himself.”

The tall man nodded heavily and left quietly. The burly man locked his gaze on Moss, who had already walked onto the arena.

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Moss had just stepped onto the arena when he heard an older person’s voice. “State your code name, the level you wish to challenge, and the number of rounds you wish to have!”

Moss saw the older man approaching him with a cane. He calmly looked at the older man and said indifferently, “My codename is Name Stolen, and I wish to challenge anyone above level 25 for two rounds.”

“Wait a moment. I have already sent out the challenge information,” the older man coughed and slowly continued, “You will receive ten points every time you win a challenge.

“You will receive double the points if you win consecutively and lose three points if you lose,” after a short pause, the older man thought of something and gently patted his head.

He said, “Oh, there are no fees for a beginner challenge, but after completing a beginner mission, you must pay 3 points or equivalent resources for every challenge.”

Afterward, he walked back to where he came from without looking back. A moment later, a notification sounded in Moss’s ear, “Challenger, your first opponent is a psionic hunter!”

Moss dared not be careless when he heard what profession his opponent was. Psionic hunters were best at charm and coercion. The charm would cause hallucinations, making one easier to control.

The coercion was even more dangerous, especially after one is seduced. When psionic hunters activated their coercion skills, they could control the affected person.

When the notification sounded, a skinny man dressed in black elegantly somersaulted into the arena.

“My codename is Dark Messenger 025. Tell me your code name. I never play without it.” The man raised his head with his nostrils almost facing the sky. His tone was arrogant.

My codename is Name Stolen, and it’s my first time in the dungeon. It’s my honor to meet you,” Moss calmly said.

At that time, the number of people around the arena gradually increased. The crowd began to discuss in groups of threes and fours.

“There’s no suspense here because it’s a beginner knight versus a level 26 psionic hunter.”

“Only a level 28 popular profession has a chance of winning against a level 26 psionic hunter. That beginner has horrible luck.”

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Dark Messenger 025 smugly smiled when he heard the crowd’s discussion. “Let’s begin. I’ll give you a taste of what it’s like to be my puppet!”

He unleashed his maximum strength and used his charm skill on Moss as he spoke. He wanted to catch Moss off guard. “Hehe.”

Moss could not help but sneer when he sensed Dark Messenger 025’s spiritual power enveloping him.

Following that, Moss also activated his spiritual power and summoned a shield, dashing toward the man at lightning speed. That action instantly caused a wave of exclamations below the stage.

“Is he courting death?”

“The closer Dark Messenger gets, the more potent his spiritual energy is. Doesn’t the knight have any common sense?!”

…

The crowd thought the psionic hunter was about to win when Moss’s shield unexpectedly sent Dark Messenger 025 flying, nailing him to a big tree.

“Wow!”

The crowd exclaimed in surprise. Everyone’s mouths were wide open, and their eyes were full of disbelief. The shocked crowd regained their senses and discussed the situation again.

At that moment, a shadow leaped onto the stage. Then the notification sounded again, “Challenger, your second-round opponent is a level 28 dark guardian!”

Dark guardian was a powerful profession as it possessed three powerful skills: Dark blessing, destructive slash, and despair aura. The dark region benefited their performance.

The higher the dark guardian’s charm, the higher the probability of its attack hitting the opponent.

Destructive slash was effective against all other creatures besides evil ones. The attack would add its physical and magic to its effects, equivalent to all dark guardian attacks.

Dark guardians could emit an evil aura called despair aura. It would reduce all enemy attacks and defenses within a ten-meter radius and their morale.

Seeing that the knight was going up against a level 28 dark guardian, almost everyone below the stage thought such a thing would never happen again.