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Chapter 888 Trap! A Unique Story Mission That Almost Failed
When Rust and Seika-0 jumped from their original pirate ship to the ghost ship, Seiya had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

The spawn mechanics of the ghost ship seem to intentionally guide players towards it.

Seiya initially thought it was great to have a reliable teammate, seeing that Panshirgun, like him, maintained a certain level of vigilance.

However, when he saw that Panhilgon, the last one, had also boarded the ghost ship with Skullwood, he was instantly paralyzed with fear.

Considering the difficulty of the "Gravekeeper Vezavimen" Reverse Garden walkthrough, this is the same unique storyline. If this ghost ship is truly part of the story, it wouldn't have been so easily cracked by them.

Even if Panhirgon stayed on the pirate ship, their manpower would be more than enough to clear out all the mermaid zombies on the ghost ship.

But now that even Panhilgon has boarded the ghost ship, who knows what new mechanisms might be triggered as a result.

Seeing Seiya's hesitant expression, followed by a sigh, Panhirgon shrugged helplessly and said, "I understand your concerns, but this brat just rushed over here like a madman, and I really couldn't stop him in time."

Upon hearing Panhilgon's explanation, Seiya paused for a moment before realizing the key point and suddenly exclaimed, "Oh no! Quickly protect that brat Skullwood!"

If he gets killed, then our mission will truly be a complete failure!

Almost at the same time that Seiya finished speaking, the fish-men zombies on the ghost ship seemed to have received some signal at the same time, and all of them locked their hatred onto Skullwood and swarmed towards him.

Skowood, who was already showing off, lost all courage to fight when he saw a large number of fish-men zombies surging towards him. His legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground.

"Damn it! Why does a masterpiece like Shangri-La Border have a storyline that's only found in terrible games?!"

Most of the people present were game enthusiasts, and Sun Le, needless to say, had always played all sorts of high-difficulty, low-skill games, so he immediately realized what kind of game storyline was unfolding before him.

This is also common in most low-quality games. In order to increase the difficulty of the game, the game's plot or missions will arrange an NPC who drags the protagonist down.

This NPC is not only useless under normal circumstances, but he will also hold you back.

Even though you despise this kind of character to the core, you can't let them die, because if they die, it means your mission has failed.

Because of the distance, Seiya, Sun, and the others were unable to return to Squarwood's side in time. Fortunately, Rust was an archer, and Panhilgon had been keeping an eye on Squarwood's safety all along.

So, with their combined efforts, the first wave of merman zombies that rushed toward Skullwood was all wiped out.

When the second wave of monsters surged up, Seiya and Sun had already arrived and resolved the crisis in time.

"We should have realized this sooner. Since Skullwood is a key character in the unique storyline, his role is definitely not just about initiating story missions."

Do you remember what Schowood said about why he went to sea?
He wanted to find his father, who had been taken away by the Lord of the Abyss. In other words, if he died here, the rest of the story couldn't unfold.

"You mean this is still a guard mission, and if this brat dies, we won't be able to find 'Kukanid of the Abyss'?"

"That's probably the case, but if you look at it from another angle, his father was captured by the Lord of the Abyss."

"So if we find his father, wouldn't that be equivalent to finding 'Kukanid of the Abyss'?" After hearing Seiya's analysis, Rust and the others looked enlightened, and their eyes showed more admiration for Seiya.

“Sun Le, the helper you found is quite capable.”

For a player like Rust who doesn't like to think things through, she still enjoys working with people who are good at analysis.

Just like her and Mold, Mold often did the things that required thinking, while Rust's task was to just brute force without thinking.

However, it's quite obvious that even Mold's brain isn't up to the task when faced with this unique storyline on the Shangri-La border, while the pretty boy that Sun Le found turned out to be surprisingly capable.

"Of course. Don't let Seiya's usual idleness fool you; his brains and skills are definitely superior to Mold's."

Of all the people I know, he's practically the only one whose cunning rivals that of Panhilgon.

Hearing Sun praise Gao Shengzai and belittle himself, Mold was immediately somewhat unconvinced.

He admitted he wasn't very good at gaming, but intelligence analysis was his forte...

"By the way, Seiya likes to use some weird game IDs, but he has an alias that you should have heard of."

"The Golden Lion Cub," you've probably heard of that name before, right? This is it.

"That pretty boy is 'Golden Lion Cub,' which legendary player is he?!"

"Sun Le, are you telling the truth? He really is the 'Golden Lion Cub'?"

Aside from Panshirgon, who already knew Seiya's identity, Rust, Seika-0, and the other two present were also instantly shocked when they heard that Seiya was actually that legendary player in the gaming world.

Rust, who had previously been calling Seiya a pretty boy, now seemed to have completely changed his arrogant personality and was somewhat nervous and shy as he tried to shake hands with him.

As for Mold beside him, he was no better than Rust. Not only did he not mention what had just happened, but he also secretly turned on the game's photo function, wanting to take a photo with his idol.

Saka-0 was much more composed. Although the rumored "Golden Lion Cub" was indeed very powerful, she believed that Sun Le, who could befriend him and get his help, was also quite formidable.

Girls in love are always like this. No matter when or where, Sun Le is always viewed through a tenfold filter in the eyes of Saika-0.

"Stanning celebrities is enough, what should we do next?"
We can't just wander aimlessly on the vast ocean, searching for "Kokaned of the Abyss," can we?

After piercing the last fish-man zombie on the ship with his spear, Panhilgon looked at the group... or more accurately, at Seiya among them, and asked.

“Skuwood, you said your father was captured by the Lord of the Abyss, so you must know something, right?”
Did you witness your father's arrest firsthand, or did he leave behind some kind of logbook or something similar?

(End of this chapter)