My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 264: Triggering a Hidden Quest by Bragging

Li Rui could charge alone, but under normal circumstances, he would first use offensive skills to clear the path. If his actions were restricted due to enemy casualties, unable to attack, he would feel somewhat constrained.

He switched the Soul Bone Pendant to the Tuo aspect, increasing defensive attributes by 5%, and then, braving obstacles along the way, charged directly towards the big tiger-head flag in the middle of the formation.

The role of the flag was extremely important. On one hand, it could transmit orders, representing the command system of the highest commander on our side. On the other hand, losing the flag would severely damage our morale.

Thus, no matter who it was, they would arrange a solid defense near the flag. This meant that the pressure Li Rui faced now was immense.

He charged in alone, surrounded by incoming blades and flying spells, unable to easily retaliate. If he accidentally struck too hard, the enemy's casualty rate would increase.

At this moment, the White Tiger Demon, General Bai Fei, within the enemy formation, felt as though he was seeing things.

He was initially gathering energy, planning to personally charge when Li Rui's army approached, but unexpectedly, someone even more reckless than himself charged in alone, while the main force was still miles away. Wasn't this courting death?

"Kill him!!"

Though baffled, he felt this person was surely doomed.

Upon hearing the commander's roar, more demon race members were mobilized, converging on that golden light.

Earthen blocks.

Poison barriers.

Fireproof shields.

Wave barriers.

Since he could only take hits passively, the barbaric beast demons of the demon race did not withdraw, and all kinds of spells were cast upon him.

Li Rui used a variety of defense skills and finally rushed under the command flag under the disbelieving eyes of the enemy.

The bad news was that General Bai Fei, this miniboss, was also nearby and was pouncing over.

This White Tiger Demon was far stronger than the Mountain Lord Lou from Demon Dragon Valley, wielding a long magical artifact blade. With a roar and a gust of acrid wind, in the blink of an eye, he was behind Li Rui.

Whoosh.

The two-zhang tall body was like Mount Tai pressing down on the little human race, with blue light entwining the descending long blade, as if an extremely cold wind and snow were hidden within.

This White Tiger himself practiced a formidable frost cultivation technique, and the blade was a magical artifact forged by the Yin Tuo Monarch, even more enhancing his ability to control the power of snow and wind.

With one slash, even if the enemy wasn't cut in two, at least it would leave a deep bone-visible wound, with fragmented piercing cold ice spikes embedded within, making life worse than death.

At this moment, as the blade edge was descending from mid-air, Li Rui didn't care. His eyes were only fixed on that command flag.

Splut.

The protector beast of the flag pierced his abdomen with its sharp claws, yet he seemed oblivious, merely twisting his body. Ignoring the ripping flesh, leveraging the speed advantage of the Shenxiao Thunderbolt Heart Scripture, he grabbed the flagpole from a different angle and then exerted his arm strength.

Crack.

The command flag was broken in the middle. Li Rui quickly tried to store it in the item inventory but couldn't, so he swiftly turned his body, holding the flagpole as if intending to throw it javelin-style outwards.

By this time, General Bai Fei's long blade was already slicing down, with swiftly rotating snow and ice cones cutting into his body like a buzz saw.

Purple halos subtly flowed over Li Rui's body surface, as the defensive attributes of various pieces of equipment resisted the incoming attacks, but General Bai Fei, being a level 40 miniboss, could not be thwarted by defense attributes alone.

A massive amount of blood splattered from Li Rui's chest and abdomen.

Fortunately, at this moment, the flagpole was already airborne.

Whoosh!

The flagpole soared into the sky.

General Bai Fei did not understand what was wrong with this person's mind. He became furiously enraged, applying more force with his hands, intending to tear the person's body in two. However, at this moment, he saw a strange smile on the other's face.

Swish!

Vanished.

Boom—

The long blade slashed down, causing the ground to tremble. The surrounding little demons were affected and fell on the spot, yet the daring human was nowhere to be seen.

General Bai Fei was astonished, turning to look at the thrown flagpole, only to see a figure silhouetted on its flight path.

The human who had, moments ago, been under his blade and suffered various injuries now appeared unharmed on the edge of the battle formation, catching the flagpole steadily.

Li Rui chuckled, as he faced the bewildered yet regrouping demonic beasts, unleashing a Thunder Shocking Earth move with a boom.

Amidst cries and wails, he dashed off carrying the flagpole.

Thus, a peculiar sight emerged on the battlefield.

From afar, in the midst of the demon beast army's formation, was a chaotic straight line—the path that Li Rui had just burst through. The demon beasts along the path were thrown into chaos and still hadn't figured out what happened.

Meanwhile, outside the defensive line, dozens of soldier cultivators led three thousand armored soldiers in a charge, with one figure running counter-current alone, loudly shouting, "Friendly! Don't attack, I'm friendly!"

The battlefield was vast, making it impossible for everyone to be clearly aware of what had happened.

Someone like Li Rui, carrying an enemy's command flag back to his side, could easily be mistaken for an enemy and be cut down if he didn't explain himself.

Clattering back into formation, with a swish, he planted the flag into the ground.

"I, unworthy, retrieve the enemy's command flag as an offering to our camp."

Several officers commanding the battlefield were dumbfounded.

No one else noticed, but with their binoculars, they had seen the scene clearly.

This kid just charged into the enemy formation alone and somehow, suddenly came back out, carrying the flag as he returned to his own formation. The whole process lasted just about half the time of an incense stick burning.

In a clash of armies, the vanguard hadn't even engaged yet, but the flag was already taken.

After a lifetime of battles, they had never seen such a scene.

However, Li Rui felt that just saying that wasn't satisfying enough. Turning back, he saw the startled and furious General Bai Fei had already begun charging, seemingly intent on personally slaughtering his way through to reclaim the lost flag.

So he couldn't help but boast further: "I see that General Bai Fei looks like one of those marked for death. Gentlemen, please remain calm. I'll go fetch his head."

It was just in the heat of the moment, saying it off the cuff, but unexpectedly, a new prompt appeared.

[Hidden Task Updated: Slay the General.]

[Task Objective: Kill General Bai Fei before the enemy casualty rate reaches 15%.]

[Task Reward: Experience Points +400000, Skill Point +1, Free Attribute Points +10.]

As a checkpoint guarded by a miniboss, giving two skill points as a reward seemed rather excessive, but the difficulty of these two tasks was indeed high.

Capturing the flag goes without saying—General Bai Fei is a miniboss, a feat only achievable by someone of supernova level. Anyone else coming, it would already be good enough to ensure survival. The more capable ones might merely fight the army normally and defeat it.

The hidden task of slaying the general was even more preposterous. First, one had to succeed in capturing the flag, and then boast in order to trigger it.

An ordinary person, after enduring the intense flag capture and returning, would be glad for a moment to breathe. Where would they have the mood to boast?

However, Li Rui not only boasted but also internally mocked.

"What kind of moronic trigger condition is this? Truly insane."

Yet, the moment the prompt appeared, he was already stepping forward, calculating in his mind how to rapidly kill General Bai Fei.