1101 Quest Complete
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Yes, the quest, of course I can't forget my free stuff.
And here it was... the penalties were big, so I hope the rewards make up for risking it.
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[You have successfully completed the Special {Main Story Quest}: [Save the Infected Mermen From the Miasmic Infection]
[Congratulations! Not only were you able to find the real cause of the disease and destroyed it from the root, but you were also able to heal everyone to full health and completely secured the safety of the affected, even the mutated.]
[You and your friends have saved hundreds of lives now, and each one of them is eternally grateful for what you've done for them, and so are all their family members, who missed them so much, and were so worried about what had happened to them.]
[You have already saved the Aquarose Kingdom twice in a row, but the King of the Depths remains alive... You can't leave before taking him down, or the same tragedy you've managed to prevent might repeat itself in the future.]
[Completion Rewards]: [50.000.000 EXP] [10.000.000 System Points] [Aquarose Kingdom's Citizens Trust +1.000.000] [Aquarose Kingdom Mermen Themed Skill Grimoire (SS Grade)] x1 [Soul Restoration Elixir (SS Grade)] x3 [Azure Sea Essence Elixir (SS Grade)] x3 [Aquarose Mermen Kingdom Themed Treasure Chest (SS Grade)] x1 [Lost Crown of Atlantis Fragment (??? Grade)] x1]
[Level Up!]
[Your Level has increased from Level 214 to Level 215/300!]
[All your Stats increased. You gained bonus System Points.]
Ah, even more items and even a level up, not bad! Also there's the Trust? It's a stat? Now that feels a bit odd, huh... Oh well, it's nice, and that's the only thing that matters at the end of the day.
The disciples quickly tried to remain calm and composed, but the stench of rotten corpses walking nearby and the wails of specters, and even the crackle and sound of skeletons' bones was horribly stressful and infuriating!
"Ugh..."
"Patience, patience..."
"This is... torture..."
"I miss the brightness of the sun..."
They were truly sorrowful, and their master, who had grown them slightly spoiled because they were very talented, couldn't help but sigh. At his old age, he could say this was a paradise compared to other things he had gone through.
Some of them included hiding beneath piles of corpses for days to not be caught by enemy units in the middle of wars, escaping for his life for over a year while being chased by powerful assassins, and even when he was publicly humiliated and tortured by a demonic sect when he was caught stealing from their storage at a young age.
"Younglings, you've grown too spoiled, think about even worse things, and this will only be a breeze," sighed Wu Lieng. "You complain too much, but you don't even realize the level of kindness that Lady Maria has. We're in good hands, relax and cultivate. We will eventually get out of here. I am sure her kindness wouldn't let us rot here for an eternity."
"I sure hope..." sighed one of the disciples, he looked like an average cultivation story side character, sharp Chinese eyes, pale white skin, and long black hair. "Wait, what's that?"
He pointed at the distance, seeing something moving in between the sea of walking corpses, it wasn't like the rest, it was moving and alive, exuding a powerful aura.
It was a giant being unlike the rest, whose body was covered on brilliant, purple-colored crystal-like scales, exuding an aura of draconic and divine power.
"T-That's a dragon?!" Wu Lieng gasped. "And not one from Murim, but a Divine Dragon from Yggdrasil, one of the strongest dragons in the entire tower...! Why... Why does Lady Maria have one just sleeping inside his Shadows?"
The giant purple dragon was still sleeping, but as it slept, it started to move around.
Soon, it would wake up...