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Lu Xun was experiencing a strange sensation, as if his sword sheath was drawing in something.

And he had a pretty good guess as to what it was.

It was absorbing the Yin Qi from within the coffin!

“Could this be the start of a hidden plot?” Lu Xun felt a thrill of excitement.

Who would have thought that in the end, a hidden plot would be activated under the guidance of the sword sheath!

“[Ding! You’ve triggered a hidden quest: Zombie. Do you want to accept?]” Lu Xun promptly chose to accept.

Whether he can complete it or not is another matter. For now, he’d take the quest. It’s not like accepting it would get him pregnant.

The task was straightforward – defeat the zombie.

The task details noted that the zombie was Level 29 and it had an additional tag — [Boss Level]!

[Boss Level]means that one shouldn’t just focus on the monster level, as this is not an ordinary monster.

Just as a casual player and an elite player at Level 29 have a huge gap between them, an elite player and a professional player also have a significant difference.

A Boss of the same level is vastly stronger than a regular monster, sometimes by several or even tens of times!

However, the experience points and dropped items rewarded would also be much better.

And this quest’s reward was 30,000 experience points and a Yin Bead (Blue)!

Yes, distinguished equipment could be obtained!

The hidden quest had caused quite a stir when it was first discovered, primarily due to two reasons.

First, the quest was very challenging; a single large guild couldn’t complete it independently.

Second, the quest reward was incredibly precious, offering up a piece of blue equipment!

Compared to the blue equipment, the 30,000 experience points seemed like mere freebies!

The reward system in “Heavenly Dust” operates in such a way that if the item level is high, experience points earned would be reduced.

At the time when “Heavenly Dust” was in its early stages, even players from the two major guilds only managed to reach around Level 10, with only a few exceptionally skilled players reaching Levels 12 or 13.

If it were just an [Elite Level] monster, it would have been much easier. But a [Boss Level] monster was a tough nut to crack.

The elite players from the two major guilds had to throw everything they got to finally take down this zombie.

Thankfully, in “Heavenly Dust”, there was no situation where a monster couldn’t be damaged. The zombie surely had weaknesses. Even with a large group of daredevil players chopping relentlessly at it, after a hundred strikes, a few hits would deal substantial damage.

That’s just how games are. The level of a Wild Map Boss typically surpasses the players’ by more than ten levels. To successfully kill a monster, one had to resort to the Sea of People Strategy, sacrificing multiple lives!

If one guild isn’t sufficient, bring twoguilds; if two aren’t enough, bring three!

Even elephants can be killed by a horde of ants!

Therefore the saying goes: ‘As long as you dare to show your health bar, even gods can be killed for you to see!’

If a foolish player gets serious, they become a mad dog player.

Lu Xun had once seen videos of this on the forums. At first, the battle had an actual strategy, thanks to the competent leadership of the two major guilds.

But as the battle dragged on, the zombie was becoming far too powerful. The fight turned into chaos, resorting to outlasting the zombie with sheer resurrections!

Nobody cared about strategy anymore; they went all-out!

Though the Yin Bead was just an inferior blue equipment, at the early stages of the game, even a piece of yellow equipment was extremely rare, let alone blue equipment.

If he wasn’t mistaken, that Yin Bead might have been the first piece of blue equipment ever dropped by players.

Of course, there was a possibility that someone else had dropped blue equipment and kept it a secret.

Players like Lu Xun, who liked to keep a few tricks up their sleeves, always had a few hidden aces.

Now, looking at the timeline, several years had been advanced. After all, there were still more than two years until the official beta test.

The zombie inside the coffin seemed to be in deep slumber, not fully awakened yet.

According to the task details, the zombie’s coffin was situated above a Yin Vein. The coffin was continuously absorbing the Yin Qi from the Yin Vein and nurturing the Yin Bead within it.

It seemed to be still in a deep sleep, probably still nourishing the Yin Bead with the Yin Qi from the Yin Vein. Even after all the commotion caused by the sword sheath, it didn’t react at all.

So, was the sword sheath currently… fighting with the zombie for food?

Such an indecent behavior seemed unbefitting for the noble sword sheath of [The Sword Qi is Near], an intermediate purple equipment, to be competing with a mere zombie for food.

But for some reason, Lu Xun unexpectedly found himself… liking this sword sheath even more because of this!

As the large amount of Yin Qi continued to pour into the sword sheath, the zombie remained blissfully asleep, seemingly unaware of what was happening.

“This feels exhilarating, like sneaking a piece of forbidden meat.” Lu Xun thought to himself.

The zombie was still sleeping, and yet you were in its presence, partaking the item it cherished the most… this felt strangely relatable!

Lu Xun remained at a distance and did not approach the coffin.

Observing that not a single patch of grass grew around the coffin, he suspected that there was zombie poison. If he were to step on it, he was certain it would lead to trouble.

The sword sheath probably asked him to stay away for this reason.

He stood quietly and waited, waiting till the sword sheath had its fill. Once it was done, they could then make a run for it.

He believed in quitting while ahead. This was always the right thing to do.

At his current state, he was undoubtedly no match for the Wild Map Boss. As for the strand of Sword Qi within the sword sheath that came from The Sword Qi is Near, Lu Xun wasn’t sure of its actual strength. What if they couldn’t defeat the Boss?

He had reaped enough benefits already and didn’t want to push his luck. He didn’t fight battles with ill-preparation.

He could always come back in a few years’ time to kill it. After all, could the zombie run away?

However, the sword sheath appeared to have quite the appetite. It had been sneakily feeding for a long while and still wasn’t satisfied.

As the sky began to darken, a drizzle started to fall.

Lu Xun stood in the rain with a bamboo hat over his head, a sense of foreboding rising within him.

Because the sword sheath had been absorbing the Yin Qi for far too long. It simply didn’t want to let go!

We should go! Lu Xun’s feeling of unease grew stronger.

Just as Lu Xun was about to voice his thoughts, he saw the sword sheath suddenly tremble, as if… it was filled to the brim?

“Damn!” Lu Xun cursed under his breath.

The sword sheath quickly returned to Lu Xun’s hand. The coffin had a huge hole in it caused by the sword sheath, but not a trace of Yin Qi leaked from it.

“You didn’t… drain the Yin Vein dry, did you?” Lu Xun’s lips twitched slightly as he looked down at the sword sheath.

The black thread tied to the sword sheath gently rubbed against Lu Xun’s hand, as if it was being affectionate. It seemed to be saying: “It was an accident! I’ve been starved in the Hidden Mountain for too long!”

For a moment, Lu Xun felt a pulsing vein pop out on his forehead.

The zombie had been absorbing for several years and hadn’t managed to absorb it all. How did you manage to suck the Yin Vein dry in such a short time?!

You’re really good with words!

Lu Xun had underestimated the speed at which the sword sheath could absorb, and the fact that the sword sheath had indeed succumbed to greed..

“Bang-!” The upright coffin suddenly shook.

As expected, the zombie inside the coffin seemed to have sensed something was amiss.

After all, the reason it fell into deep sleep was due to being indulged in the nourishment provided by the Yin Qi. Now that the Yin Qi was suddenly gone, it woke up abruptly!

“Where’s my Yin Qi!?” Perhaps that was the question popping up in the zombie’s mind.

“Roar-I” A roar that echoed through the skies came from within the coffin.

Along with the roar, the coffin started to shake violently.

The lid of the coffin seemed like it was about to break open at any moment!

(ps: third update, I’m going to sleep now. I’ll write more when I wake up. The next chapter will be cool.. Please vote and subscribe!)