The Omniversal Merchant-Chapter 201: The Quest to Slay the Serpent

Since everyone started at level zero, their exploration was slow.

The students had invited Wei Yi and Liu Ruyu to join them, thinking that having more people would increase their chances of survival.

"Forget it. I'm used to going alone," Wei Yi shook his head and declined.

"Same here," Liu Ruyu added.

"I see." The students were a little disappointed but didn't dwell on it.

They continued exploring the dense forest in a different direction.

The lake was vast, and with their small group, they could only cover a limited area.

"Well then, see you around."

Wei Yi picked a direction and disappeared into the jungle.

Liu Ruyu narrowed her eyes and walked off in another direction...

Yao Ziyan exhaled softly, glancing back at the path she had taken. It was now completely obscured by thick vegetation.

"Hm?"

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Something hidden beneath the fallen leaves caught her attention.

If not for the way sunlight reflected off it, she wouldn't have noticed.

Yao Ziyan walked over, swept the leaves aside, and revealed a small golden token with one character engraved on it—

Quest.

"What's this?" She picked up the token curiously.

The moment she touched it, it dissolved into tiny particles of light.

At the same time, a system prompt echoed in her ears—

"A time-limited quest has been triggered. Do you accept?"

A translucent interface appeared in front of her, displaying two options.

Yao Ziyan wasn't particularly surprised.

By now, she was used to the bizarre mechanics the boss had designed...

Without hesitation, she selected Accept.

"Quest Accepted.

Current Task: Slay the Serpent Demon.

Time Remaining: 59 minutes and 59 seconds.

Reward: Unknown."

A notification appeared in the lower right corner of her vision.

At the same time, a flashing red exclamation mark pulsed, reminding her of the active quest.

A small map materialized, showing a red dot and a white dot.

The red dot flickered ominously—it was the location of the serpent demon.

The white dot marked her own position.

To be honest, Yao Ziyan didn't know how to feel about this.

If a regular player had received this quest, they'd probably be completely dumbfounded.

A Serpent Demon.

That meant it had already stepped into cultivation!

Players in the Tower of Trials had only been in this world for a few hours.

The strongest among them—Murong Haitang—had only managed to kill a Gray Wolf Leader through sheer luck.

Even then, she had only reached level four.

Going up against a Serpent Demon was practically suicide!

But Yao Ziyan was different.

Her real strength was at the Eminence realm!

Even though she had no cultivation in this world, her combat instincts and experience were still intact.

Not to mention—she had once been ranked number one on the assassination leaderboard.

People called her the Queen of Assassins.

With the right opportunity, even as a level-zero player with no cultivation, she could take down monsters as high as level 20 or 30 in a sneak attack!

Unfortunately, she had no weapons at the moment.

With just her bare hands, she estimated she could handle a monster at level 20 at most.

Following the red dot on the map, Yao Ziyan soon arrived at a stream.

The gentle sound of flowing water filled the air, and a cool dampness clung to the surroundings.

It was exactly the kind of cold, humid environment that snakes loved.

Her sharp gaze scanned the area—

And sure enough, beside the stream, lay a massive gray serpent, coiled lazily.

It was at least three to four meters long.

Its icy, vertical pupils scanned its surroundings, its forked tongue flicking in and out.

A faint, eerie mist curled around its body, giving it an almost ethereal presence.

Yao Ziyan's lips curved into a faint smirk.

She had found her target.