Five minutes later... With continuous control and attacks, Mu Chen finally killed the Ghost Shadow Black Snake!
The countless black shadows around them vanished at this moment.
Not only that, but as the mini-BOSS died, a blue crystal appeared.
[Ghost Shadow Crystal (Orange Material): The last treasure of the Ghost Shadow Black Snake clan. Equipment crafted with this material can greatly increase speed.]
"Orange material?!"
Mu Chen's eyes lit up when he saw the material.
It wasn't that he hadn't obtained orange materials before, but one that increased speed was a first!
He could use this item himself.
With a good harvest, Mu Chen was naturally in a good mood.
Turning around, he walked towards the village exit.
"Hehehe, thank you, Chen-chan, I'm already level eighteen."
Yukinoshita Haruno said with a playful smile.
In a wild environment, as long as you are in a team, you can gain experience regardless of whether your teammates attacked the monsters or not.
However, the floor masters in the BOSS Maze were different.
After all, there was a fundamental difference between the two!
"You're welcome."
Mu Chen waved his hand and turned to look at the Old Beggar who was in a daze: "Alright, your village is dealt with, give me my reward."
The Old Beggar seemed not to have heard him, his eyes vacant, staring at the village where he used to live.
"My... my village... it's gone."
Looking at the village destroyed by Mu Chen, the Old Beggar's heart was bleeding!
His perfectly fine village was just gone like that. Who could he complain to?
"You...!"
The Old Beggar tremblingly raised his right index finger, pointing at Mu Chen: "My village... my village is gone!!!"
"Tsk."
Mu Chen pouted. Of course the village was gone, otherwise, would you have me actively tank damage?
Mu Chen complained inwardly.
The BOSS's attack power just now was not low, and its speed was not weak. If he had gone into each house to search for the BOSS, he might have been ambushed and killed!
Besides, if he hadn't eliminated this village, it would still have been a dead village, just like before.
So, whether the village was destroyed or not, the outcome was the same.
"Hurry up and give me the quest reward!"
Mu Chen drew his Tang blade and placed it against the Old Beggar's neck.
Old Beggar: "..."
What kind of devil was this?
Tears streaming down his face, the Old Beggar tearfully pulled out a golden divine orb.
[Congratulations to players "Chen" and "Yang Mao (Sun Cat)" for completing the quest.]
[You have received the reward "Golden divine orb".]
[Golden divine orb (Gold Material): When crafting gold equipment, using the Golden divine orb together can increase the player's success rate by 50%.]
Mu Chen: "!!!"
Yukinoshita Haruno: "!!!"
What a great item!
Mu Chen snatched the Golden divine orb, his eyes shining.
In the manual Kūhaku (Blank) had shown him, there were only fewer than ten gold materials!
There were also red materials, but not more than fifty!
Gold materials and red materials had no conventional uses.
Their only use was to increase the success rate of equipment crafting!
Therefore, the Golden divine orb in Mu Chen's hand was extremely valuable!
"This is truly a good item~"
Yukinoshita Haruno looked at the Golden divine orb with a face full of regret.
She had already leveled up to eighteen with Mu Chen, so she shouldn't even think about this material!
"This is a treasure passed down through generations in the village. I see it's gold, so it probably can't be exchanged for money, but I don't know exactly what it is."
The Old Beggar said tiredly, looking at the Golden divine orb in Mu Chen's hand.
"Not bad."
Mu Chen put away the Golden divine orb and patted the Old Beggar's back.
"This item is really good. I didn't realize your village had such good things."
The Old Beggar's mouth twitched.
My village is gone!
Withdrawing his arm, Mu Chen looked at Yukinoshita Haruno, "Haruno, what do you want to do now?"
"How about we pull an all-nighter together?"
Yukinoshita Haruno thought for a moment and chuckled.
"Alright, let's go farm rare materials."
The two spoke and left the place.
Leaving the Old Beggar, an NPC, standing in the cool breeze, looking at the village that had become a ruin.
Time passed quickly.
Mu Chen and Yukinoshita Haruno spent the following time farming rare materials.
Yukinoshita Haruno was also brought to level 20 by Mu Chen.
To continue leveling up, they could only wait for the Strategy Group to clear the tenth floor.
Incidentally, at this time, the Strategy Group had finally defeated the eighth-floor BOSS at six in the morning.
They were now recording the attack patterns of the ninth-floor BOSS.
Picking up a blue material, Mu Chen stretched.
"Haruno, I have to go to school soon, so I'm logging off first."
"Mm, I also need to log off and catch up on some sleep."
Yukinoshita Haruno rubbed her eyes, her red lips curving: "The day after tomorrow is Saturday, I'll come find you then."
"Okay."
Mu Chen nodded.
Then, the two smiled at each other and logged off simultaneously... Mu Chen's house... The moment he took off his gaming helmet, Mu Chen felt his head spinning, as if he might fall asleep at any moment.
"The long-lost feeling of an all-nighter."
Mu Chen sighed.
When he used to play games with The Kuuhaku Siblings, he would pull all-nighters with them every day.
After moving during junior high, he didn't pull all-nighters much anymore.
This occasional all-nighter made him feel a sense of nostalgia.
Getting up from the bed, Mu Chen stretched and moved his body.
A few seconds later, he left the bedroom, boiled some hot water in the living room, and took out a bucket of instant noodles.
Heading to the bathroom, Mu Chen simply washed his face and brushed his teeth, used the toilet, and after about ten minutes, he washed his hands and left the bathroom.
Pouring the boiled water into the instant noodles, Mu Chen waited quietly.
Beep beep~~
At the same time, a friend notification sound rang on his phone.
Mu Chen opened it and saw it was a message from Kūhaku (Blank).
[Kūhaku (Blank): Chen Ni~ Did you pull an all-nighter?]
[Mu Chen: Yeah, just logged off, going to school soon.]
[Kūhaku (Blank): Oh~]
[Mu Chen: I remember you and Kūhaku (Blank) also attended Zonggao Martial Arts Academy, right?]
[Kūhaku (Blank): Yes, my brother and I are on a leave of absence from the academy, just like in junior high.]
The Kuuhaku Siblings were also students of Zonggao Martial Arts Academy, but they had taken a leave of absence in their second year of junior high.
Mu Chen knew this, after all, The Kuuhaku Siblings were very introverted when they were young, so they didn't have many friends.
[Mu Chen: Gotta go, I'm eating breakfast and then heading to school.]
[Kūhaku (Blank): Okay~]
Putting away his phone, Mu Chen opened his instant noodles and started eating.