Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 570 Top Secret Mission

"Hahahaha"

Even though several minutes had passed, Aowu was still laughing in the chat group.

It had seen plenty of naturally naive people, but it had never seen anyone as naturally naive as Little Knight.

Only someone like the little knight, who has had almost no contact with people and has always wandered in the wilderness, would have such a personality.

Li Xia didn't pay attention to that; on the contrary, he was carefully observing the little knight.

Because this little one is growing at a terrifyingly fast rate.

At first, it was a little clumsy, adding stabbing to its already extremely skillful chopping and smashing techniques. But as more and more insects appeared on the way into the mountains, its progress was also improving rapidly.

Even though this improvement only added the action of stabbing to his body, it was still terrifying enough.

Watching the little knight mimicking his own movements, struggling with his short legs in the swarm of insects, trying to appear as if he could move freely, Li Xia couldn't help but say again:

"You don't have to completely copy me; your original dodging method is the most suitable for you."

The little knight's body froze, and several insects immediately broke through his original defenses and rushed up, just as the insects were about to touch his body.

"Whoosh!"

The little knight suddenly transformed into a dense black shadow, flashed to the side, and reappeared, instantly piercing several insects with the bone nail in his hand.

Ruzi can teach
Li Xia nodded in satisfaction, but the characteristics of the 'Crimson Child' unconsciously echoed in his mind again: a cursed lone star, with a tragic fate, extremely high talent, and the ability to possess the world's top combat power in a short period of time.
Now it seems that the little knight is really becoming more and more like the characteristics of the thief.

If at first it felt like an ordinary fourth-tier level, now its attributes alone are at least 55+.

This attribute is already quite high; the maximum value for the fourth tier is 70 points, but most apostles don't even reach 60 points when they advance to the fifth tier.

This is because most apostles only have a little over 40 in attributes when they advance to the fourth rank. After the attribute compression after the advancement, it is simply a pipe dream to raise their attributes to over 60. Only the top fourth-rank apostles have a panel with more than 60 attribute points, but even then, it is at most 60 or 61.

Therefore, Li Xia's overall attribute of 53 is definitely not low. The snowball effect of his repeated upgrades to the highest level in the early stages is not something that can be easily erased by a single tier.

This is why he was confident enough to estimate that he was among the top performers in the fourth tier as soon as he entered it.

An apostle's strength is composed of four dimensions: attributes, skills, equipment, and combat experience. Li Xia may be seven or eight points worse than the top-tier in terms of attributes, but which of the remaining aspects is not strong?
This is the deck of cards: a third-tier opponent who killed an old god, a low-tier supreme being, and a reserve member of the Hall of Light acting as the third in line!
Reaching the fourth tier is the highest level!
Therefore, the little knight's current strength is quite terrifying, at least at the upper level of the fourth tier.

From the lower half of the fourth tier to the upper half of the fourth tier, a normal apostle needs 3-4 worlds, while a little knight only needs a few hours.

"Boss, I have a bad feeling about this."

Awoo came closer, peered around furtively with its head sticking out of the dragon egg, and whispered something.

Li Xia thought he wanted to talk about the little knight, and was about to share his guess when he heard Aowu say:
"This mountain is right outside the Green Path, and there are so many insects here. Are there any insects left on the Green Path itself?"

Li Xia was taken aback upon hearing this, and frowned. Indeed, that was the case.

The proverb "How can one allow others to snore beside one's bed?" applies here as well. If the monsters around the gathering point are not cleared out, no one will feel safe.

So the lush green path was no longer able to clear out the insects, or perhaps, as Aowu said, it had simply become a dead land?
"Anyway, we've come this far, let's just take it one step at a time."

After they fought their way through the swarm of insects, crossed the canyon, and finally opened the tightly closed gate at the end of the canyon, a lush green valley unfolded before their eyes.

It's hard to imagine that such a beautiful place exists in the darkness of the World of Seeking Light.

A soft light poured down from somewhere, not the scorching heat of the sun, but rather like a warm halo, enveloping the entire valley.

The ground was covered with a thick layer of moss, like a green carpet. Waist-high clumps of cat's tail grass swayed in the breeze, interspersed with tiny, unnamed white flowers, their petals still glistening with dewdrops that reflected a soft light.

In the distance, the trees stand in clusters, their trunks slender and upright, their branches and leaves lush and verdant. When the wind blows, they rustle and scatter dappled sunlight.

The air was completely free of the pungent smell left by the insects in the foothills. Instead, it was filled with the fresh scent of grass and trees, mixed with the damp smell of earth.

The sound of flowing water came from not far away. A clear stream meandered through the valley. The water was so clear that you could see the smooth pebbles on the bottom. There were even a few small, transparent fish swimming by, their tails swaying, looking lively and cute.

"Fish???" Awoo's eyes widened in astonishment: "No way, there are fish in this godforsaken place?!"

Even the little knight put down the round spike in his hand and stared blankly at this verdant land.

Li Xia's attention was entirely drawn to the buildings hidden in the jungle in the distance, which should be the gathering place for scholars that old Oss had mentioned.

“It looks like a paradise, but it may not be safe.” Li Xia withdrew his gaze, his voice calm yet carrying a warning, and said softly, “Follow behind me.”

He was the first to step into the valley, following the insect trails hidden by the grass towards the buildings in the woods.

The lush green church was exceptionally quiet, with only the rustling of leaves and the babbling of water; even the chirping of insects outside had vanished here.

Such an environment makes people unconsciously tense, and even unconsciously start having wild thoughts in their minds.

Li Xia's Observation Haki spread out silently, and his eyebrows unconsciously rose a little more.

"There's still a lot of life force. Judging from the location, it should be that area of ​​buildings."

Li Xia silently sensed it, but more questions arose as a result:

"But all living things remained still. There was not the slightest movement."

After bypassing the woods, Li Xia stopped. In front of him, in a cluster of buildings resembling an insect nest, insects lay on the ground.

These insects weren't dead; they seemed to be asleep, with even their antennae and delicate limbs trembling slightly.

Li Xia suppressed his aura with all his might and slowly walked to the nearest insect, observing it carefully.

It took him a while to straighten up; he had indeed fallen asleep.

Can.
As my gaze swept across the town, all I could see were insects lying on the ground, fast asleep. What kind of power could have put all these insects to sleep?
And even the insects outside don't dare to come in?

"Black charcoal!"

Li Xia suddenly spoke up in the team channel:

"Use your bell to seal off the area around the insects."

The kitten nodded and immediately took out a bell with a silencing function, which, when activated, created a small area of ​​silence.

Li Xia then picked up the metal spikes and carefully tapped the insect's head.

The insect remained fast asleep, so Li Xia gradually increased the force of the tapping until he picked up the metal spikes, ready to smash them down.

The insect lying on the ground suddenly opened its eyes and let out a shrill, silent roar. Its normally black eyes now glowed with an eerie red light, and it charged towards Li Xia.

Sure enough, things changed after I woke him up.
Li Xia frowned, preparing to control the insect, when unexpectedly, a tiny bone nail silently pierced out from the side and penetrated the insect's skull.

The frantic insect trembled twice, drooped its outstretched limbs, and stopped moving.

Li Xia turned his head and watched the little knight pull out the bone nail, his eyes conveying a question.

Little Knight:
"Meow!"

Black Charcoal's voice rang out in the team channel at just the right moment.

(The little knight said that the insect was trapped in a nightmare, infected by a plague in its dream, and could not wake up.)
Nightmare? Plague in a dream?

"Ask it, what are nightmares and plagues in dreams?"

"Meow! (The little knight said he didn't know either, but a voice told him that the entire insect hive kingdom was plagued by nightmares and plagues in dreams, and the source was the Pale King, so he had to go and kill the Pale King.

Otherwise, the insects would all die, and even the world might wither away.

Is the source of the plague the Pale King? And is the insectoid kingdom's current decline due to the nightmares that plague the insectoids?

Li Xia's mind was racing with various thoughts, but then he heard Black Charcoal say:
"Meow! (The little knight says he remembered something, that it was the tree that told him to kill the Pale King! And it even gave his bone spikes special abilities.)"

Tree?
Li Xia immediately remembered his goal for this trip: the Tree of Origin!

But if nightmares can threaten the Tree of Life, why didn't the Temple of Light react?

"What special ability?"

"Meow! (Use this nail to strike the bug, and you can enter the bug's dream. Dream Nail!)"

"Click"

The silver-white lighter first produced a bright spark, followed by a flickering orange flame.

Mord the Hunter lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and then exhaled pale blue smoke.
"So? Have you locked onto that kid yet?"

The man in the white suit shook his head and said cautiously:

"Not yet. The main problem is that the person in charge of the tracking was eliminated. I... I'm not a professional, and it seems the Temple of Light has blocked our conventional tracking methods, making it impossible to trace the source."

"Morde, are you guys sure you can handle this?"

On the other side, Alabos, the demon of slaughter echoing from hell, leaned against the wall with his arms crossed, his thin tail idly flicking back and forth, leaving deep whip marks on the wall:
"If it doesn't work, then leave it to me, but I have to choose the spoils first."

"call----"

Maud exhaled another thick cloud of smoke. When not killing, this infamous hunter of life was like a kind uncle, and countless people had died because of his seemingly kind smile.

"Don't be in such a hurry. This is a big order. If we complete it, our performance targets will be maxed out, and we can comfortably advance to the next level."

Moreover, location tracking isn't actually that difficult; you don't necessarily need to pinpoint the location directly.

As he spoke, he reached into his personal space and pulled out a device that looked like a tablet.

[Requesting permissions]

[Basic access permission application approved]

[Checking the current mission status in the World of Seeking Light.]

The query results are as follows: 10 people for CB-level tasks, 6 people for B-level tasks, and 2 people for A-level tasks.

[Insufficient permissions to query information on top-secret missions]

"See, it's that simple."

Maud grinned, then tossed the equipment to the team members. Looking at the bewildered man in the white suit, he suddenly had a moment of leisure:

"Well, there are only so many people in the Seeking Light World currently undertaking missions. Needless to say, the target's strength is beyond question. Assigning him a mission below A level would be an insult."

In other words, the main quests must be at least A-level. But I already asked when I came here, and there is an old guild doing A-level quests, which are recruiting avatars.

The answer is obvious: our goal is to carry out this highly classified, untraceable mission.

Maud lit another cigarette, looked at the man in the white suit whose expression was gradually changing, and said happily:

"The question is, what is the top-secret mission in the world of Seeking Light?"
Your level is not high enough, but mine is. The guild's records clearly state that there is only one ultra-high-level quest in the world of Seeking Light—the Tree of Origin!
So, is the answer even necessary?
Our goal is to complete the Tree of Life quest, tsk tsk tsk.

Maud smiled, shook his head, and sighed.
"The Tree of Origin is truly amazing; its courage surpasses that of ordinary people."

The demon Alabos beside him also turned serious. He had a way to locate something, but that didn't mean he had actually located it. Therefore, after Mord guessed that Li Xia's target was the Tree of Life, this demon, who also held a certain position in the guild, quietly lowered his arms and asked in a low voice:
"The Tree of Origin? That's the mission with an extremely high mortality rate, so high it's unbearable? People still do that mission?"

"Otherwise what? Haven't we killed enough geniuses already? Aren't all geniuses like this?"

A mocking smile appeared on Maud's face:

"The world of Seeking Light exists for the sake of the Tree of Origin. Those who pass through the Tree of Origin will be given the most generous reward, which is the true complete incarnation. Therefore, the incarnation is a reward for a very small number of super geniuses."

Instead of the mass-produced goods we have now.

Just like when you first learned of the existence of the Primal Tree, weren't you tempted? Didn't you consider going to the World of Seeking Light and accepting the Primal Tree's trials?

Alabos recalled the information he had seen when he first entered the fourth level, the passion and confidence that surged in his heart at that time, and the fear and weakness he felt after reading too much specific information.

Silent.

He was indeed moved, impulsive, and ultimately fearful and hesitant.

"Deep green crystals, pale container. Whatever the final pouring may be, he will surely go to the palace of the City of Tears!"

Maud grinned again, his white teeth reflecting the forest light, like a tiger ready to pounce.
"Let's go there and wait for him!"

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