Comprehensive network wizard, magic emperor.

Chapter 187 Purgatory Mission Begins

Lin Bo followed the giants and passed by the farmland tended by the elves. The fur balls on the side of the road chirped, bit off the plump berries hanging on the branches of the fluorescent bushes, held them on their heads, flapped their wings and flew to the wizard to ask him to taste them.

"It's delicious." Lin Bo put the sweet orange-red berries that looked like tangerines into his mouth and chewed them. They were juicy and contained some magical substances that could slightly boost the body's vitality.

"Happy, happy~" The elves were so happy that their hard work was recognized that they bumped into each other and rolled around among the flowers.

The wizard saw that, except for these elves, the rest of the creatures were very strong. Whether they were patrolling herds or armed guards, they generally tended to become larger.

There is a mission in the "Summary of Elf Faction Missions" called "Awakening Ancient Potential", which mentions that the natural creatures in this wilderness have more or less inherited the power of giants.

They are not descendants of blood, but have been influenced by the spiritual energy emitted by the giants, becoming taller and stronger.

Therefore, the beasts and guards that Lin Bo saw along the way can actually be called giants.

However, monkeys were the most affected. Not only did their physiques grow larger, but their mental abilities also greatly improved. Most of them were able to grow to a size similar to that of humans, being short, stocky, and hairy. They were called mountain goblins.

There are also a very small number of mountain goblins that have broken through the size limit and grown to three or four meters tall. They are called giant mountain goblins. They are regarded as the most orthodox giant race. Today, the number of surviving ones is extremely small.

It was the giant mountain demon who led Lin Bo. It explained the current situation of the elves in a concise and concise manner: the guardians were weakened, the natural spirits of the wilderness were bound by the necromancers, the undead creatures kept trying to invade, and the water purification land was occupied by humans... Every word it said that fell into Lin Bo's ears could trigger a new task.

[Network Tip: You have triggered the mission - Liberate the Natural Temple (Desperate Situation)]

[You have triggered the mission - Spirit Rescue (Extremely Difficult)]

[You have triggered the mission - Guerrilla Heroes (Difficult)]

[You have triggered the mission - Diplomat (Normal)]

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Some of them he'd seen before in the "Mission Summary," others he hadn't. Some of the missions had hidden trigger conditions, but Lin Bo probably ignored the prerequisites because his faction's friendship value was too high, so there wasn't much to learn from. He still wrote down the mission information, intending to upload it to the public archives when he got back.

Crossing the farmland, we arrived at the training ground. The fey faction's combat units were beasts and goblins. The goblin guards' combat techniques, though simple, were highly refined, and combined with the giants' physique, they had considerable lethality. However, their weapons and equipment were rather rudimentary, with only a few being enchanted.

A mountain goblin warrior staggered back to the edge of the field, almost bumping into the mage. Lin Bo raised his hand and pressed down on its back.

"Master Lighthouse Operator." The young mountain goblin hurriedly apologized, and the giant mountain goblin scolded it for its poor martial arts skills.

Lin Bo touched the warrior's wooden armor, feeling its material, then used his star steel-wrapped fingers to carve words on the back armor, muttering Gu'dorei spells in a low voice.

The mountain goblin's words of reprimand were stuck in his throat. His eyes were fixed on the mage's movements, and he pinned the bewildered mountain goblin warrior down. While waiting for the mage to finish engraving, an enchanted breastplate suddenly appeared, with dozens of power runes gleaming on its back.

"Go ahead. Hone your skills." The wizard patted the goblin warrior's shoulder.

"Yes!" Although it didn't understand the meaning, it still straightened its chest, looked excited and encouraged, shouted, and joined the battle in the training ground again.

"You are too kind. This child is not worthy of wearing magical equipment." The mountain goblin's tone became softer.

Lin Bo observed its equipment and found that the arm armor and leg armor were enchanted with runes, so he asked where the local enchanter was.

"The last rune enchanter has long since died. Later, we drew upon the power of nature spirits to enchant weapons. Now, even these spirits are bound by those who torment the undead, and we no longer have the means to enchant weapons. However, an elder guards the library. He says that the clay tablets contain words of power left by giants, but the spirits cannot decipher the secrets."

"After visiting the guardian, please take me to the library."

"You will get what you wish for." The giant mountain demon replied solemnly.

Far from the training grounds, past stone fences and houses built by beasts and mountain spirits, the terrain gradually rises until Lin Bo sees an underground hill, nearly fifty meters high. Looking up, he sees steep walls covered in thick vines. At the summit, a dense, ochre-red light resides, spreading the magical power of the natural wilderness, and a continuous stream of life nourishes the plants of this underground world.

The giant mountain demon climbed up the vines and invited the wizard to sit on his back.

Lin Boze just jumped into the air, walked in the air, and rose to the top of the hill, where he could clearly see the guardians of the place.

The vines that spread across the hill like blood vessels all converged at a giant bald tree on the top of the mountain. Under the trunk was a thick, pale turtle shell as big as a pond. The old turtle stretched out its neck and placed its head flat on the ground. It raised its eyelids and looked at Lin Bo, welcoming him.

"Son of Strength, thank you for coming all this way."

Also expressing their gratitude were a huge white wolf with dull fur, a large red-brimmed pig with disabled eyes, and a blue-feathered peacock with an abnormally swollen torso.

A ray of light from the crack in the dome shone on the top of the mountain. They were bathed in the bleak sunlight, and the dark shadows cast by their bodies were like iron, which could not hide their physical fatigue.

Lin Bo returned the greetings one by one, his gaze resting on an ochre-red rock in the middle of the bare tree canopy. It was this rock that emitted inexhaustible magical energy.

That's the giant heart fossil mentioned in the guide.

Each camp in [Giant Wilds] has a Purgatory-level boss monster, and the giant corpses of the Necromancer camp have a special invincibility mechanism. The never-ending negative energy makes it impossible to be destroyed, and the attack power is extremely strong. Only by returning the heart fossil can the invincibility state be broken.

As the most difficult task for players in the Elf faction, the prerequisite for defeating the Giant Corpse is to obtain the Heart Stone. There is no restriction on the specific method. If you don't want to increase your friendship points, you can also forcibly take away the task props through illegal acts such as cheating, stealing, and robbery.

Lin Bo patiently listened to the four guardians telling the story of this land, about how a giant came here in the past, educated the creatures in nature, shaped bodies for the ignorant guardians, and then fought against the dragons and was seriously injured and died.

All the ups and downs of life are dissolved in their deep voices.

As soon as they finished speaking, the wizard pointed at the Heart Stone and said, "Give it to me."

The guardians were all shocked.

The wolf's voice was like that of an old woman as it whispered, "A giant fell, his heart turned to stone, lighting up the sky. Evil outsiders sought to seize this legacy, and for sixteen years the fey and human armies battled to protect this treasure."

The big red-brimmed pig hissed, "Son of Strength, without it the bushes will die and the beasts will have no food."

The blue peacock endured the surging necromancy within his body and said wearily, "Give it to him. Let the great one hold the giant's heart."

The old turtle raised its neck without saying a word, and the bare tree growing on its back stretched out its branches, handing the dazzling heart stone to the wizard.

This ochre-red fossil, no bigger than a fist, has blood vessel-like veins all over its surface, emitting brilliant energy that alternates between light and dark like a pulse.

Lin Bo raised his hand to take the heart stone. When he touched it, he felt a warm current flowing from his palms into his body, and his heart in his chest also roared like a drum, with a frequency similar to that of the heart stone.

He heard only a deep silence. The Heart Stone spoke nothing, yet lent its power to the mage.

A prompt pops up on the comprehensive network information board.

[You have triggered the mission - Return to Dust]

Return to Dust: Defeat the giant corpse summoned by the Necromancer

Difficulty: Purgatory

Description: The necromancers attempted to control the power of the giants. They succeeded in awakening the huge corpses that should not have awakened, but they could not control the remains of these majestic lives. It is time to end the ambitions of these fools and grant the giants the eternal sleep they deserve.

(End of this chapter)