Chapter 604 - Unknown Reward

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The Ice Wizard, Wang Wang Dumplings’ idea was that they should attack the ‘Dark Whirlpool’ with full force the moment the Soul King summoned it. By doing so, they could prevent Great Lord Moigne and Pope Shirui from getting out.

“Can the whirlpool be destroyed? Are you sure?” Brother Windcloud Nine exclaimed with renewed vigor.

Wang Wang Dumplings shook his head. “I’m not sure, we need to test it out.”

While he had been lying on the ground, Wang Wang Dumpling had clearly seen someone’s attack hitting the whirlpool, and the whirlpool responded by having a damage number pop out.

Li Yi nodded. “This idea’s pretty sound.”

An observer’s view was always clearer than that of a participant. Though Wang Wang Dumpling had died before the others, he could not be labelled worse than them. After all, had he not died, he would not have come up with his idea.

“Alright, let’s give it another go!”

This was how first attempts at dungeon clearing went. They would test their ideas one by one, and once they accumulated enough experience, they would take down the bosses in one fell swoop, even if the bosses were god-like.

They attempted the battle once again, and just like last time, no casualties were suffered in the first phase. However, when it came to the second tentacle phase, an accident occurred.

Brother Windcloud Nine, Shangguan Bailu, and Mad Dragon had bungled avoiding the tentacles, and had been pierced...

Now that all three tentacles had pierced their marks, the rest of the Soul King’s tentacles could no longer be stopped. There was no hope of entering the next phase, as the tentacles continued to pierce other players. By the looks of things, unless all 20 tentacles pierced someone, they would never stop.

Li Yi frustratingly howled, “TPW! TPW! TPW!”

Li Yi told the party to wipe. There was no other way, as once the tentacles pierced someone, they could no longer proceed to the next phase.

“What’s this? How could you make a mistake like this?” Confused Fox expressed his dissatisfaction.

“I know right? We’ve already practiced so many times, and to think that you made a mistake at this crucial moment. Man.... I-I’m really speechless.”

“Tch, save your words. It’s only natural to make mistakes.”

“What a drag...”

Brother Windcloud Nine and Shangguan Bailu remained silent under the barrage of the other party members. However, Mad Dragon had thrown a tantrum. He immediately left the party.

“What’re you doing?” Li Yi messaged him.

“Guild Master, carry on by yourselves. I’m not going to play any longer. I’m weak, and I’m only pulling you guys down. I’m so sorry!”

With that, Mad Dragon logged off.

“What the hell is that guy’s problem? He made a mistake but doesn’t want to receive criticism? Th-Th-This....”

“He truly is mad. I have nothing else to say.”

“Forget it, that’s just how he is.”

After Mad Dragon’s departure, the voices of dissent in the party had grown even more outrageous.

Li Yi was at his wits’ end and he asked Shangguan Bailu to call in another main tank. When it came to attempting Large-sized Instance Dungeons, they were considered lucky if they only suffered a few team wipes. If their luck was awful, it was not unusual for players to be continuously demolished for days or months. As such, it was common for players to suddenly be replaced. It would only be considered strange if a party had no replacements at all.

Shangguan Bailu messaged Li Yi, “Should I demote Mad Dragon to the backup squad?”

Li Yi shook his head. “No need, his only flaw is his slight impatience. He’s actually a pretty good person. Should you demote him now, it would only cause his emotions to run wild instead.”

As the guild leader, Li Yi needed to think a step further than others.

Li Yi’s mindset proved to be correct, however, as Mad Dragon came online again an hour later and apologized to Li Yi. At that point, the substitute had already attempted the battle once and was obviously not up to the task. As such, Mad Dragon was added back into the party.

Li Yi and the party attempted the battle once again and were surprised when they were once again annihilated during the tentacle phase. This time, the one at fault was not Mad Dragon, Shangguan Bailu, or Brother Windcloud Nine. Instead, it was the loud-mouthed Confused Fox who had ran his mouth earlier.

“I’m sorry guys... I’m really sorry guys...” Confused Fox’s face was beet red, and if there was a hole for him to burrow into, he would have already done it.

“Alright, let’s take a thirty-minute break! The party will temporarily disband!” ordered Li Yi.

They did not attempt any more battles, as they would only suffer more TPKs if they continued to push themselves. Seeing the challenge count dropping one by one had made Li Yi the most anxious within the party.

They needed to recollect themselves, and only when everyone had finally stabilized, could they give the battle another try.

Half an hour quickly went by, and the party reassembled. Once again, they tried their hand at the battle.

The Iron Alliance and the Fluttering Snow Alliance were neck and neck, while on the other hand, the Legendary Tribe had also managed to reach the Soul King. As of this moment, all three guilds shared the same dungeon progress, and they were all stuck at 3%...

There was a reason for the Legendary Tribe’s rapid progress, as the Fluttering Snow Alliance had shared their playthroughs with them. As of now, both guilds were working together to defeat the boss, and as such, the knowledge they accumulated was much greater than Li Yi’s Iron Alliance.

In a blink of an eye, two days had gone by. The Iron Alliance was left with only two challenge attempts; the Fluttering Snow Alliance was left with three; whereas the Legendary Tribe was left with five.

Once they ran out of challenge counts, they could no longer attempt any more battles for this month, even though there were only two days left before the dungeon reset...

Currently, the Iron Alliance had already taken down 5% of the Soul King’s HP, and they were now able to pass the tentacle phase with a hundred percent success rate. Furthermore, they had confirmed that the Dark Whirlpool was able to be shattered, and even without their skills, they could easily destroy it before Great Lord Moigne or Pope Shirui walked out.

The only problem was that they had no clue what to do next. This was simply because the Silence effect could not be dispelled. It constantly remained on them, and due to this, they could not do anything. They barely managed to lower the Soul King’s HP down to 2% before he activated his full-screen skill 1 . The party was forced to watch while their HP was stripped away, as the healers were unable to use their healing skills.

Despite that, the Fluttering Snow Alliance and the Legendary Tribe’s dungeon progress still remained at 3%. This fact alone consoled Li Yi, as his party was filled with all sorts of members, from all sorts of places. However, since none of their battle videos had been leaked, it proved that everyone was trustworthy.

One of the problems that an elite party constantly faced, was the recruitment attempts that came from opposing forces. According to the Iron Alliance’s number one statistician, Chen Lang, almost every renowned Iron Alliance elite had received offers from other parties before. Some had rejected their offers, while others had accepted them. Just as Li Yi had once said, ‘after the wave washes away the sand, everything that remains is gold.’

Li Yi surfed the official website to look for any news related to the Soul King. He had given orders that no one was to attempt the boss battle until they solved the Group Silence issue.

With only two chances left, they would need to wait for the dungeon to reset should they fail. If that happened, they would need to start all over again.

Li Yi’s party no longer had any use for the gear that dropped from the Soul Gate. Their only objective now was to claim the first kill of Hell Mode and take the flying soul mount for themselves.

Out of the four promised rewards of the official forum, two had already been claimed. The 10 million Gold Coin reward had been claimed by Queen Jiao, which was no different from Li Yi claiming it. As for the other one, which was the reward for defeating the Soul King with its full body, Queen Jiao had claimed that as well. She was one among the six players that had managed to get their hands on a soul mount.

As for the remaining two rewards, one was given for achieving Hell Mode’s first kill and was a flying soul mount. As for the other one, it was awarded by having the Soul King hug a player. Once they were hugged, the player would immediately receive 10 million Gold Coins. However, as of this moment, this reward has yet to be distributed.

Li Yi immersed himself in the search for information, and only when the sun rose, did he finally get some shut-eye.

The official forum’s introduction to the Soul King was very basic: [A demon that controls the Soul Gate. It has the body of a demigod.]

“A demon that controls Soul Gate, possesses the body of a demigod...”

While lying in bed, Li Yi’s mind constantly repeated those words. Not long after, he dozed off while in that state of mind.

He had concocted a weird dream, within it, he and Sister Windcloud Nine had attempted Hell Mode’s Soul King alone. The dream Sister Windcloud Nine had keen senses, and aside from positioning herself remarkably well, she was able to deal sky-high damage as well. She did not even need to use magic, and she attacked the Soul King’s body with only her staff. Furthermore, every blow from her staff dealt over a million damage.

There was no trace of her naturally silly appearance to be found.

‘Is this really Sister Nine?’ Even if it was a dream, Li Yi still had his doubts.

“What’re you dozing around for? Start shooting!”

Sister Windcloud Nine snapped and brought Li Yi back to his senses. He aimed at the Soul King and fired.

“Come out, Tuhr Sacred Sword!”

Sister Windcloud Nine brought out her Tuhr Sacred Sword, and a rift was opened in thin air. Sister Windcloud Nine entered the rift with her Tuhr Sacred Sword in hand, and the Soul King followed her. Li Yi intended to follow her in as well, but the moment he placed his head inside, his predicament began. The dimensional rift had slammed shut, and locked him in place...

Everything before him was pitch black. He could not move forward, nor backward. As a matter of fact, he could not move at all...

“Haha, I’ve been hugged.”

At that moment, Sister Windcloud Nine’s laughter could be heard. The gloomy darkness before him had receded slightly, and Li Yi could see the Soul King holding Sister Windcloud Nine in its embrace. All twenty of its tentacles had wrapped around her, and they were constantly squirming around...

A jet-black Blade Aura slammed into the Soul King’s body. The Tuhr Sacred Sword was now in action. With that single strike, the Soul King was now defeated.

“Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom...”

The Soul King’s body exploded, and the system made the first kill announcement:

[Player Sister Windcloud Nine has been hugged by the Soul King and has been rewarded with 10 million Gold Coins. Furthermore, player Sister Windcloud Nine has managed to defeat the Soul King, and has received 20 kilograms of an unknown white fluid as a reward...]

Li Yi heaved a sigh, “That’s great! That’s amazing...”

‘Hold on, twenty kilograms of unknown white fluid as a reward? What’s that?’

Li Yi instantly whipped his head around and noticed that Sister Windcloud Nine was covered in a white fluid of unknown origin. He was taken aback.

As he continued to observe, Sister Windcloud Nine’s appearance began to change. She was morphing into the Soul King, and with a loud howl, she slammed Li Yi onto the ground, and opened her maw to bite down on him...

“NOOO—”

Li Yi screamed loudly and noticed that the scenery before him had changed. He was lying in bed with his eyes wide open...

Jiaojiao had appeared, and with a cheeky grin, she unzipped his pants. In a seductive voice, Jiaojiao said, “Brother Yi, I’m giving you a morning kiss.”

‘A morning kiss...’

A wave of pleasure washed over him. As he observed Jiaojiao who was kneeling under him, Li Yi thought, ‘Is this a dream?’

“Brother Yi, I want to do it as well...”

Fire Ice hopped her way to his bed and pushed Jiaojiao aside...

Then it was Little Elf from the Magical Realm, and then Xiao Xue, and finally it was Big-tits Qian. She held her bosoms in her hands and capriciously said, “Brother Yi, do you want me to push them?”

“Err...I...”

At that instant, Qian’er suddenly morphed into Sister Windcloud Nine. Her face was beet-red, and suddenly, she viciously chomped down on him...

“AHHH—”

Li Yi gave a terrified shout, and he woke up with a start. He noticed that his head was beaded in sweat...

“Brother Yi, what’s... what’s wrong?”

A slender hand reached out from behind...

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