The Abyssal Garden: No Room for the Idle-Chapter 34: Departure and Upgrade

Paradise...

This wasn't the first time Su Qi had heard this new term; it had already appeared in a previous hidden world line mission.

But since the other party wasn't willing to talk, there wasn't much he could do.

In any case, this guy seemed different, not only leveling up faster than others but also extremely skilled in instance battles.

In this instance, Su Qi also noticed that Xun Xiaohuan clearly had some cards up his sleeve that he hadn't played yet.

Impressive.

Half an hour later.

Everyone returned to the Tower and met that old man over eighty on the top floor.

The old man was very excited, his face, which had seemed devoid of hope before, was now streaming with tears of joy. If it weren't for the confines of his wheelchair, he probably would have come over to kowtow.

Of course, that wasn't necessary.

The old man regained his composure, but his voice was still trembling with excitement,

"We can hardly express our gratitude in words, never have we felt such joy as we do today since the city fell into silence."

"So, my benefactors, please also accept our modest gifts of thanks."

Old Tomato blinked. It was as if he was telling others, "See, I told you there would be rewards."

Ah Qie and Ah Ti were also somewhat excited; they had never received so much gratitude before. Even when doing tasks for the counselor at school, it was like... serving a lord.

Each person received a different box, each containing a specialty item from the city of Srilan.

"I got equipment with a 10-point attribute bonus," Ah Qie said excitedly.

"I got a skill, allows me to leap back five meters, but can only be used twice..." Ah Ti seemed a bit frustrated.

The loot for Night Guard and the others was somewhat better, but all in all, fairly similar.

It was Su Qi's turn. He opened the box and found not an item but a badge.

[Name: Srilan's Highest Honor Badge]

[Type: Equipment]

[Quality: Perfect]

[Function: When worn, it can block a fatal attack once in each instance (an attack that can directly cause damage to Vitality)]

[Note: This badge once represented the highest honor of this city and is only awarded to those who have made outstanding contributions. And you, as the Savior of Srilan, they didn't fill a whole truck for you?]

"???"

Su Qi didn't know what to say.

That note was too greedy.

It was as though it was voicing the thoughts in his own heart.

However.

"The only badge born from the gratitude of all the citizens of Srilan," Su Qi smiled at the old man. "Alright, I'll accept it."

Night Guard and the rest watched the scene.

The fate of this city was saved just like that, and seeing Su Qi's somewhat serious demeanor, everyone felt somewhat moved, but indeed, he deserved to be called the Savior of Srilan.

"Aren't you going to say something, Brother Su?"

"Hmm?"

Su Qi paused. "Let me think."

"Right, I hope my statue will be placed on that vacant lot by the Tower."

"???"

Night Guard massaged his forehead, "Forget it, everyone get ready to teleport. My bones are still broken, I can't take it anymore!"

"Let's go, remember to add me as a friend once we're out, Brother Su!"

Watching everyone teleport away one by one.

Su Qi, on the contrary, didn't teleport immediately. He took out that piece of bark from his pocket.

"Have you seen this pattern before?"

The old man's eyes flickered and after looking at the pattern, he actually trembled, saying in a hoarse voice, "Of course I remember, that pattern is what those demons left behind last year."

Su Qi narrowed his eyes, it was indeed...

They could get so close to the Great Oak and leave a mark, which meant their strength was enough to destroy the Great Oak and complete the main line.

But why didn't they do it?

"Why do you have this?"

A voice with a hint of surprise came from the side; Xun Xiaohuan had not yet teleported away. His gaze was fixed on the pattern.

"This was left on the Great Oak, do you recognize it?"

"The force behind this pattern is a terrifying one; they regard the instance's humanity as weeds, other players as prey, committing all sorts of evils, extremely dangerous."

"Sounds very sinister."

"It's no exaggeration. If you encounter someone with this pattern in the future, immediately force-quit the instance without hesitation."

Su Qi looked at the very serious Xun Xiaohuan, narrowed his eyes, and asked, "Why? Could it be... they can bypass system mechanisms and strike against players? Are they not doing the main line missions?"

It had been mentioned before that once one attacks a teammate in the team, it means a permanent ban from the main line tasks.

Xun Xiaohuan, however, spoke with a complex expression, "Because their main line tasks are different from other players..."

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"If our task is to save Srilan, then theirs is to destroy it. All the forces of good in every instance and all players are their enemies."

"Moreover, other players can't detect this, and by the time they act, it's already too late."

Xun Xiaohuan looked at Su Qi, "Just remember what I said, don't provoke them."

Watching Xun Xiaohuan's figure slowly teleport away, Su Qi's expression was a bit odd: "Xiao Huan, you are a bit too late with your warning."

In reality, he had already provoked them, and quite severely at that, to the point where they self-destructed.

However...

Su Qi did agree on one point, those bearing this pattern were indeed no good.

The murderers were enough to prove it.

"The main line tasks are different and hidden among players, isn't this just like Werewolf?"

"And."

Su Qi muttered to himself, "Would these people... show exclamation marks like that murderer before?"

[The player is now teleporting out of the instance]

[Player Su Buxian has cleared instance no. 589171 for the team and also completed an additional hidden world line task]

[Game Difficulty: Hard]

[Number of Players: Six]

[Game Rating: 100]

[Processing Settlement]

[Earned triple Perfect Level completion experience and 2000 Game Coins, along with one lucky draw chance]

[Your Level has been raised to 10]

[Earned 15 assignable attribute points]

[Instance Summary: You lack team spirit, don't follow procedures, and still don't understand the world view, failing to empathize with the survivors' twenty years of pain in the Tower... However, this doesn't matter, you've saved them, and that makes you the undisputed Savior!]

Su Qi wanted to curse at this conclusion system.

"Is it like this for all other players? Or is it just targeting me?"

[Congratulations to player Su Buxian for reaching Level 10]

[Starting from Level 10, every level-up grants a number of assignable points corresponding to the current level]

[Title System Unlocked]

Titles, not bad either; the system would assign titles based on the player's performance in the instance.

Savior of Srilan, Dark Night Stalker, Pollution Destroyer.

Su Qi thought they all sounded pretty good.

[Congratulations to player for obtaining the title: Sect Hierarch of The Hustlers]

Su Qi: "???"

"I was just speaking off the cuff!"