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Chapter 22: Hidden Quest - Tina's Struggle
Chapter 22: Hidden Quest - Tina's Struggle
Tina was a stunning sixteen-year-old girl with a perfectly delicate face. Even compared to the celebrities who had undergone plastic surgery, she held her own without a doubt.
At that moment, Tina stood at the entrance of Baron Wilson's estate, holding a document in her hand, looking dejected.
A group of players had gathered on the street nearby, whispering among themselves.
Su Yu approached and introduced himself, "Hello, Miss Tina. My name is Kesheng, an adventurer."
"Hello, Kesheng. What brings you here?" Tina turned to Su Yu, her beautiful eyes twinkling.
Tina's response immediately drew the attention of the surrounding players, who were astonished.
These players had noticed Tina holding the document and looking despondent. Given her striking beauty, they had guessed she had a quest. Despite their numerous attempts to chat her up and extract information, Tina had ignored them all.
So, they had lingered around, discussing how to "woo" this beautiful girl.
But they never expected that a simple introduction from Su Yu would elicit a response from Tina!
The onlookers were filled with envy, and some even lashed out in anger:
"Ugh! Pretty boy!"
"Being handsome makes you so special? Hope your son @%"
"Didn't know about the queue for quests? Stinking @%"
Su Yu ignored the players and cast a Chain Lightning, sending the four most vocal players into a white light, vanishing from the scene.
The remaining players were left in shock.
What just happened? How did those people suddenly disappear?
...
Su Yu turned his attention back to Tina, "Here's the thing, your father, Old John, is very worried about you. He asked me to help you and bring you back home."
"Thank you for the message, Kesheng," Tina managed a weak smile, "But I can't leave. Baron Wilson owes our grocery store a large sum of money. If we don't get this money, we won't be able to pay our employees."
"Oh, so if we get the money, we can leave?" Su Yu asked calmly.
"Of course," Tina was taken aback.
"Alright, then I'll help you get the money back."
With that, Su Yu strode toward the estate's entrance.
But just then, the estate's gates swung open.
A butler dressed in black stepped out.
Butler Charlemagne, Level 6
Health: 80
Behind Charlemagne were five servants, ranging from levels 3 to 5.
Without even glancing at Su Yu, Charlemagne turned to Tina with a fervent expression, "Miss Tina, my lord has a request for you. Would you be willing to become his mistress? If you agree, we will return all the money you are owed!"
"Mistress?!" Tina was stunned. How could anyone make such a despicable offer?
"No, I refuse!" Tina's face turned beet red with anger, "You must return my money, or else—"
"Or else what?" Charlemagne looked at Tina with a playful smirk, "And whether you become his mistress isn't up to you."
Charlemagne turned to his five servants, "Go, grab her!"
"Of course," the five servants replied, grinning maliciously as they lunged toward Tina.
Once the lord was done with her, they might get a taste of the spoils, they thought to themselves, hehe...
At the same time, Su Yu's quest updated.
Ding! Your quest "Tina's Struggle" has been updated.
"Tina's Struggle 6/20"
Quest Requirements: Protect Tina from the pursuit of Charlemagne's henchmen and safely escort her to the Warrior's Guild, delivering her to the Warrior Supervisor, Quinn.
Quest Rewards: 1x Fireball Scroll, 400 Experience Points.
Seeing the task description, Su Yu had a pretty good idea of what was to come.
The plot would likely unfold as follows: Tina would escape to the Warrior’s Guild, and with the help of the Warrior Supervisor Quinn, the two would join forces with other players to defeat the evil Baron Wilson.
However, Su Yu had no intention of following the task line.
There was no other reason—only strength mattered!
Seeing the five menacing servants rushing toward her, Tina was terrified and turned to flee.
But at that moment, a thin arc of lightning, as thick as a pebble, burst from Su Yu’s wand and ricocheted between the four servants.
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Four of the five servants’ health bars were drained, leaving them severely injured and near death.
The remaining servant, noticing his companions falling one by one, froze in fear, unsure of what to do.
Su Yu didn’t hold back. He casually fired a [Lightning Bolt], and the last servant also fell, twitching on the ground.
The butler, witnessing this, turned pale and fled toward the manor.
But in his haste, he stumbled and nearly fell.
Su Yu didn’t attack him. Instead, he calmly said, “Stop! I’m counting down from three. Three... two...”
The butler immediately halted, turned around, and forced a smile on his stiff face. “Mighty one, may I ask who you are?”
“You don’t need to know who I am,” Su Yu interrupted rudely. “Lead the way! Take me to your master, the Baron. I want to speak with him face to face!”
“Of course, this way, please.” The butler nervously gestured and led the way.
...
Su Yu glanced back at Tina.
Tina was still in a daze, seemingly unable to recover from Su Yu’s display of power.
So, Su Yu walked over and took her soft, delicate hand. “Come, I’ll take you inside to settle the accounts. And regarding the Baron’s attempt to force you into being his mistress, we’ll deal with that as well.”
“Uh, okay.”
Tina’s cheeks turned a delicate shade of red as Su Yu held her hand.
But she didn’t resist, allowing Su Yu to lead her into the manor.
Outside, the other players who had been watching were in complete chaos:
“Did he just one-shot those four players?”
“Seems like it.”
“And with an area-of-effect spell, no less!”
“Not just the players, but those NPCs too! He took them all out in one go!”
“Those NPCs had health bars that were as tough as the same-level monsters. How did they not even survive a single hit?”
“Area-of-effect spells can one-shot people? Is there any justice in this world?”
“Did anyone get a recording?”
“I did. I was originally trying to capture the beautiful NPC girl.”
“Quick! Post it on the forum.”
“Sure thing.”
Soon, a new thread on the forum went viral.
The title of the post was: "Unbelievable Area-of-Effect Spell! Mysterious Player Saves the Day, Using a Cluster Spell to One-Shot Multiple Players and NPCs!"
The comments section was flooded with amazed reactions, all marveling at Su Yu’s terrifying [Chain Lightning].
The thread gained hundreds of replies within minutes.
Some players recognized Su Yu: “Hey, isn’t that the same expert from the 1v100 thread?”
“I checked, and it’s definitely him!”
“Why are his buffs still active?”
“Not only are the buffs still active, but he’s also mastered an area-of-effect spell?”
“That NPC girl is so beautiful! I’m so jealous to see her hand being held!”
The forum members were buzzing with enthusiastic discussion.
Thanks to book friend 2020…3162 for the 100-point reward!
(End of Chapter)
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