Online Game: Low Drop Rate? I Have a Guaranteed Drop System!-Chapter 20: Skeleton General, The Only Hidden Quest

This guy isn't going to evolve into a rare boss, is he?

Johnnie felt a sense of unease. With his current strength, he could barely handle an elite boss, but if this was a rare boss, he stood no chance.

"Princess?" The Skeleton General glared at the shattered crystal coffin, the eerie green flames flickering in its eye sockets. It immediately flew into a violent rage.

"Shameless human! Return the Princess!" The Skeleton General roared, urging its warhorse forward as it charged again.

"Damn it!" Johnnie cursed. He was sure there was something wrong with the brains of these skeletons.

He'd just smashed the crystal coffin; where was this "Princess"? He hadn't even seen a hair of her.

As the Skeleton General charged at him, Johnnie took a step back, moving with grace as he easily dodged.

Then, he charged toward the nearby Skeleton Archer.

The boss had already been drawn out, and this archer was just a nuisance, constantly harassing him with arrows.

With a flash of cold light, Johnnie slashed four times in quick succession. Damage numbers flashed, and the Skeleton Archer fell, dropping a white piece of equipment.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a gust of wind roared behind him.

He sensed the danger and immediately rolled to the ground, narrowly dodging a spear that was aimed at him from behind.

"Hmph, you're not even my match with that sneak attack." With his confidence boosted, Johnnie knew that with his threefold damage and attack speed increase, he would easily deal with this opponent.

What he hoped for now was that this Skeleton General wouldn't evolve.

"Sword Shock!" he muttered, quickly unleashing his skill again. His wrist flicked four times in rapid succession.

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Four damage numbers flickered. Even with his threefold damage increase, he had only dealt about 60 points of damage.

This guy's health had to be at least 1200 points, making him tough to handle.

However, Johnnie was also pleased to see that his Sword Shock had triggered four times this time.

In his previous life, he could only manage up to four Sword Shock hits at most, and even then, it wasn't guaranteed to trigger every time.

Now, his combat skills were clearly improving.

This must be related to the increase in his attack speed.

"Human, return the Princess or you will die!" The Skeleton General, wincing in pain, bellowed in fury as it swung its long spear at Johnnie.

Bang!

Johnnie took another heavy hit, flying backward as the damage numbers flashed above his head.

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Fortunately, this guy's regular attacks only dealt a bit over 100 damage, which Johnnie could withstand.

"Hmph, bring it on!" Finally facing an opponent on his level, Johnnie's fighting spirit rose, and he took the initiative to attack.

"You overestimate yourself!" The Skeleton General's soul fire flickered in its eye sockets as it charged forward on its mighty warhorse. With a fierce strike of its spear, it forced Johnnie to retreat.

An inch longer, an inch stronger. This guy's battle experience was rich—he must have been a veteran soldier in his past life.

However, compared to him, there was still some difference.

Hiss...

The Skeleton Warhorse neighed under the control of the Skeleton General and once again charged toward Johnnie, using its charge skill.

Johnnie's expression grew serious, his gaze flashing with focus. He neither dodged nor moved.

Whoosh!

A gust of wind howled, and the cold gleam of the spearhead flashed in the air.

Just as it was about to hit him, he suddenly lowered his body to avoid it and simultaneously swung his longsword toward the warhorse's front hooves.

Boom!

There was a tremendous crash, and the Sword Shock trembled in his hand, nearly making him lose his grip.

Boom!

From behind, there came a loud crash. The Skeleton Warhorse, in pain, fell to the ground and shattered, causing the Skeleton General to crash onto the floor as well.

Johnnie ignored the warhorse and quickly executed a counterattack. He turned and struck with a quick jab.

Johnnie had already anticipated this move. He blocked with his great sword and quickly closed the distance, using Sword Shock.

Clang! Clang...

His longsword struck the Skeleton General's armor, with a series of sharp, clear ringing sounds echoing in the cave. Damage numbers flashed.

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"Rage!" The Skeleton General roared, a powerful aura erupting around him. The spear in his hand swept out, instantly sending Johnnie flying back.

Boom!

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Johnnie crashed heavily to the ground, with damage numbers flashing above his head.

Rage, a knight's enhancement skill, boosted damage by 50%.

"Damn it, I need to end this quickly," Johnnie muttered to himself as he struggled to get back up, his face serious.

He knew he had to act fast—if this dragged on, the boss might trigger an evolution.

This was a Tier 1 Level 7 Elite Boss. If it evolved, it would become a Rare Boss, and he would be no match for it.

"Sword Shock!" he uttered, quickly using his skill again.

Clang! Clang...

The sounds of clashing echoed as Johnnie and the Skeleton General fought fiercely, both their health bars steadily draining.

Thankfully, with his health regeneration rate being ten times faster, his health remained above 300, making it impossible for the Skeleton General to kill him easily.

At this point, the Skeleton General's health was dropping, but his rage was only growing.

"Human! Hand over the Princess or you will die!" He roared, his attacks becoming even more ferocious, forcing Johnnie to retreat step by step.

Johnnie, not wanting to anger the boss and trigger its evolution, quickly retorted, "Are you blind? It's just the two of us here. Where's this Princess you're talking about?"

"Huh?" The Skeleton General froze for a moment, his soul fire flickering in his eye sockets. He muttered to himself, "Where's the Princess? I remember the Princess was lying in the crystal coffin..."

He suddenly clutched his head, as though in great pain.

Johnnie stared at the scene in shock.

What the hell? Does this Skeleton General still have memories from his previous life?

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But quickly, Johnnie snapped back to reality.

He wasn't about to give this guy a chance to regain his bearings. Taking advantage of the moment, he launched an attack.

The Sword Shock trembled, and a humming sound echoed as multiple sword slashes descended in an instant.

Pfft!

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The Skeleton General let out a grunt of pain, and his long spear clattered to the ground.

"I understand now," he suddenly exclaimed, dropping to his knees. His voice was full of self-blame and anguish. "I failed to protect the Princess. She was taken by the Necromancer..."

Johnnie was confused, but his attack didn't pause for a second. He drove his sword directly into the Skeleton General's eye socket, delivering a heavy blow to the soul fire within.

Pfft...

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A critical hit flashed above the Skeleton General's head.

With a clatter, the Skeleton General's bones scattered across the ground, leaving behind a green item and a bronze treasure chest.

The system prompt flashed.

[You killed the Elite Boss Tier 1 Level 7 Skeleton General. Experience gained: +80 points.]

His experience immediately increased, but he still needed just over a hundred more points to reach Tier 1 Level 6.

He had already killed an Elite Boss once before, so there were no additional system rewards this time.

If the Skeleton General had evolved into a Rare Boss, he would have received the system's first kill reward.

But right now, Johnnie wasn't sure he could handle that.

Curious, he picked up the item on the ground. It was a green belt.

[Jade Belt: No equipment requirements; Health +100, Spirit +2, Agility +1]

It was a decent piece of mage gear—he could keep it for Crysic.

Then, he turned his attention to the bronze treasure chest on the ground, eager to open it.

[Ding, you opened the Bronze Treasure Chest. You obtained: Equipment Enhancement Stone x1, Skill Book: Combo x1, Free Stat Potion x10.]

[Equipment Enhancement Stone: Increases equipment's base attributes by 10%. There's a chance of failure.**]

[Combo: Warrior skill. Costs 10 Mana to perform two attacks.**]

[Free Stat Potion: Increases one free attribute point when consumed.**]

"Good stuff!" Johnnie exclaimed with delight.

The Combo skill book was somewhat useless to him, but the Equipment Enhancement Stone and Free Stat Potions were green-tier items, rare and valuable.

He had already mastered Sword Shock, and didn't need the Combo skill. However, he could sell it for a few million, no problem.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a mist began to swirl in the air, and from the shattered bones of the Skeleton General, an apparition began to materialize.

It was a tall man, clad in armor, dressed as a knight.

He was startled, immediately on guard.

"Human, I mean no harm. Thank you for freeing me," the knight spoke. He was nothing more than an apparition, with no offensive power.

Johnnie relaxed a little but remained puzzled, staring at the apparition.

The knight continued, "I remember now. The Princess was kidnapped by the Necromancer, Kabaro. I have already died. Could you help me rescue the Princess?"

[Ding, Triggered Unique Hidden Quest: Save the Princess of the Haldrem Empire. Would you like to accept?]

The system prompt flashed.

Johnnie was taken aback. He had triggered a Unique Hidden Quest.

"Accept." He immediately chose to accept without hesitation.

Unique Hidden Quest rewards were always significant.

[You have accepted the Unique Hidden Quest: Save the Princess of the Haldrem Empire. There is no time limit for the quest. There is no penalty for failure.]

"Human, I beg you," the knight said, giving him a grateful look before his form dissolved and completely vanished.

"Where are the rewards?" Johnnie quickly asked, but there was no response.

He looked at the quest description, feeling helpless. There were no additional hints, and he would have to figure it out on his own.

It seemed the rewards for this quest would only be revealed once he completed it.

Ding!

At that moment, he received another private message. It was from Crysic.

Crysic: "Johnnie, it's time for dinner."

Johnnie only then realized how late it had gotten. It was already evening.

The dungeon exploration was over, and it was time for him to leave. He quickly replied to Crysic.

Johnnie: "I'll be there soon."

Next, he contacted Cox.

Johnnie: "Blood Bull, head back to the Beginner's Village and help me process some more equipment."

He still hadn't picked up all the equipment from the skeletons he had killed, and there was a fair amount of white and green gear among the loot.

Cox and the others wouldn't be able to enter this dungeon, so Johnnie would have to leave the items with them.

A processing fee of 1 silver coin per item was reasonable, especially since the price of gray gear was around 70 silver coins each—quite acceptable.