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"Damn it, a lackey of the Empire!!"

Seeing obvious cracks in the barrier around him, the old man roared in a devilish voice, and the mask covering his face fell off, revealing his hideous countenance.

Half human, half skeleton, this was Ye Qing’s first impression.

The old man still didn't stop casting spells, but the skeletons beside him began to emerge from the ground faster and faster.

"I just..."

As Ye Qing landed, he pushed himself on the ground with both hands and jumped out like a gymnast.

She looked at the old man in front of her and rushed out again.

This time, a giant skeleton claw suddenly broke out from the ground. Ye Qing reacted quickly and jumped up before the giant claw grabbed him.

"...I'm here to investigate the truth!"

The sword blade slashed out again, and the light blue light finally appeared on Ye Qing's arms again. The equipment special skill - Favor of the Wind, which activated a 100% critical hit rate buff, lit up in Ye Qing's status bar.

One sword, tear the barrier apart

Chapter 12: Imperial Special Mage Forces

ps: I didn't update yesterday because of something else, but I'll update 200 more today

Under the critical damage, the magic barrier was finally broken.

Ye Qing glanced at the countdown beside her. There were still two minutes and ten seconds left. She had to find a way to complete the attack on this little boss.

"Investigate the truth? What truth is there to investigate now? The truth has been buried under this barren mountain decades ago!"

The old man roared angrily, and his appearance did not look like a normal human being at all. As he roared, a debuff appeared in Ye Qing's status bar.

HP limit decreased? Good skill.

The sword in Ye Qing's hand changed direction, ready to use blocking skills at any time.

After hearing the old man's words, Ye Qing did not intend to stop. The task prompt had not yet appeared, which meant that the information he had obtained from the old man was far from enough.

In that case, we need to work harder.

"Since it's buried underneath, I'll go dig it out. Don't block my way!"

Ye Qing stepped forward again and slashed forward with the sword in his hand without hesitation. This time the magic barrier was broken and the old man had to interrupt the spell and retreat.

But in the old man's hand, a deep purple light suddenly appeared, which made Ye Qing turn his head sharply at the moment of the attack.

The next moment, a deep purple beam of light suddenly shot out from the old man's hand.

The beam of light was only as thick as a finger, but it prevented Ye Qing from continuing to attack.

The reason was simple. The beam of light hit the rock wall behind her the moment it was shot out. The entire tunnel began to shake violently, and even gravel fell from Ye Qing's head from time to time.

A scene destroyer. The damage caused by this kind of thing is not something Ye Qing can withstand with the little damage he has now.

Ye Qing stepped back quickly, and after avoiding the continuous falling rocks, the old man also disappeared into the depths of the mine in a few flashes, and was never seen again.

"Damn it, he still got away."

By the time Ye Qing retreated to a safe distance, the mine tunnel that was originally heading downwards had been completely blocked by falling rocks, and the old man also disappeared in the mine tunnel.

It was obviously unrealistic to catch up now, but the undead spell had also ended. Ye Qing glanced at the countdown beside him, and there were only less than five seconds left to the three-minute limit.

Fili, who was standing in front of the fork in the road, finally breathed a sigh of relief. The group of skeletons that had been madly attacking her barrier also disappeared. Although she also did not gain any experience, Fili felt like she had survived a calamity.

The roars of the skeletons and the sounds of them scratching frantically on the barrier made even Fili, a brave man, feel weak in the knees.

"This is too real... But since it disappeared, does it mean that Zero succeeded?"

Fili sat down on the ground and took a long breath.

The experience just now was truly the most thrilling and frightening experience Fili had ever had since she entered the fantasy world of the gods.

The skeletons that continuously emerged from the ground and their crazy appearance perfectly reflected what the "undead" meant.

The almost crazy pursuit of life, but not a living thing

Fili's gaze involuntarily turned to the front of the mine tunnel, and a familiar figure appeared in front of her as expected.

"So, the reward this time is this mask?"

The three of them sat down in the living room again, but this time Ye Qing was visibly dusty and Feili also looked a little cautious, obviously not having recovered from what happened just now.

Yue Liang took the half-remaining mask from Ye Qing and looked at it over and over again.

Ye Qing nodded. This was the only thing she gained from the ferocious old man.

Tools

Fragments of the Weeping Mask

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Prop Description: Perhaps collecting the other fragments of this mask will have unexpected effects.

"If Edmund were to take a look at or touch the medal, perhaps the progress of the mission would change."

Although there is no special description on the mask at present, it is possible that it will change after contact with key plot characters. Isn't it the same with the fragment of the medal? Contact with the Iris Medal increased the mission completion rate by 5%.

Hearing the noise downstairs, Edmund came down from upstairs with a pale face, but he looked much better than before.

"Edmund, do you remember this mask?"

Ye Qing directly raised the mask and asked Edmund on the stairs.

After briefly telling Edmund the following situation, Edmund's previous suspicious look improved a lot, and his complexion also improved significantly.

After all, knowing the source is much better than living in fear alone.

Most of human fears come from the unknown. Once the properties of things are deconstructed and known by humans, even the evil ghosts in movies and TV shows will probably bring the same fear to humans as a knife-wielding murderer.

"This mask... I seem to have some impression of it in my father's diary."

Edmund nodded, stood up and walked to the stove next to him, pried open a brick from above, and took out a slightly yellowed book.

As Edmund said, there is a reference to this mask.

"Standard equipment for the Empire's special mage unit? Come to think of it, that guy did use a lot of magic. Apart from the necromancy magic, I didn't really notice the mine tunnel-shaking magic."

At the same time as making this judgment, the task completion prompt also jumped in front of Ye Qing.

Pale Justice/Foolish Loyalty (2/8)

The second stage of the mission: Find the item that can activate the Iris Medal and get the truth behind the Barren Mountain Incident.

Mission completed, current mission completion rate: 35%

Subsequent tasks start

Pale Justice/Foolish Loyalty (3/8)

The third stage of the mission: Find the item that can activate the Iris Medal, go to the abandoned mine to find the masked old man, and get the subsequent truth from him.

Whether to accept?

Looking at the briefing on the completion of the mission, Ye Qing frowned slightly.

Of course she would continue to accept the mission, but the task of finding out the truth afterwards made Ye Qing a little confused.

This old man shouldn't have appeared in past missions.

After sorting out her thoughts about this mission, Ye Qing asked Yue Liang and Feili to negotiate with Edmund first, while she continued to sort out the people and processes of this mission.

In the previous mission, it was after coming into contact with Edmund, a guard who looked like a homeless man, that a series of missions followed.

The core plot is about the original mine disaster in the deserted mountain. This incident was caused by the imperial officials wanting to conceal the over-exploitation of the mine, which led to the large-scale appearance of undead under the ore vein, thus detonating the entire mine.

The person who took the blame for this was naturally Edmund's grandfather, the pioneer knight who was responsible for mining in the barren mountains. There were several key figures among them, including the current person in charge of the mine, the commander of the Imperial Knights stationed in the barren mountains, and the leader of the Undead.

However, there was no such thing as the "Imperial Special Mage Force" or Edmund's father's notes.

Could the missing 20 percent of task completion be a hidden clue?

It seems that from all the current clues, this hidden line does point to this special mage unit of the empire.

"I think I have an idea."

Ten minutes later, Ye Qing called the three people to his side again.

"Edmund, let me ask you a question first. Does the previous Order of the Iris have any special reaction in this house?"

Considering the sudden appearance of this notebook, Ye Qing still had to ask clearly first.

Among all the tasks, the Iris Medal is undoubtedly the most critical part. Many props or plot triggers come from this medal.

Edmund nodded and took out the medal from his arms and said.

"In fact, I found it at the door."

"Found it at the door?"

Fili had a "don't be kidding" expression on her face, but Edmund was obviously serious and put the medal on the table.

"When I rushed here before, the medal reacted when I reached the door. The light it emitted guided me to turn over a piece of land in front of the door, and I found it."

Looking at the yellowed papers on the notebook, such damage does not seem to be what would happen if it was kept in a normal place.

Since this kind of thing exists, there should be a lot of clues in it.

After obtaining consent, Ye Qing picked up the notebook and began to look for the part related to the "Mage Army".

"Ms. Zero, I'm going to go upstairs and rest... I've been feeling sleepy lately."

Edmund yawned, which really looked like he hadn't gotten enough rest. Being disturbed by those skeletons, it was normal for him to have trouble sleeping.

Ye Qing, who was completely immersed in the notes, nodded, while Feili and Yue Liang beside him were discussing what had just happened below.

The two did not avoid Ye Qing, but communicated through private chat in the game.

"She seemed to have just taken out a small boss in three minutes."

"Is it true? Her equipment... is so shabby, but she succeeded in the raid alone?"

"Really? Although I didn't see it with my own eyes, since the summoned creature disappeared, it means that the person who cast the spell must have been dealt with, or at least harassed."

"What a shame! If I had seen it, I would have been able to better judge her ability. Could she be a retired e-sports player?"

While Yue Liang and Feili were chatting animatedly, Ye Qing also deciphered a lot of information from the remaining diary.

The Imperial Special Mage Force is probably similar to the White Gloves. Basically, apart from the Imperial Knights, they are the ones who handle the dirty work.

The explosion of the mine in the barren mountain seemed to be the result of the assistance of this special force.

There is another key piece of information, that is the existence of the Undead. It seems that they were not accidentally touched during the mining, but the Undead already existed before the mining.

Chapter 13 Double Difficulty, Double Rewards

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"So that's it. The Undead weren't discovered during the excavation process, but they came to excavate because of the existence of the Undead?!"

Ye Qing reacted almost instantly and immediately clenched the notebook in his hand.

So that's how it is. She had misunderstood the whole story since her previous life!

Misunderstandings will naturally arise if the purpose and reason are misunderstood, just like eating when you are hungry, but eating is not necessarily because you are hungry.

The Empire did not choose to blow up the mines because of the appearance of the Undead during the excavation process. It was because they started the excavation with the Undead in mind, and only chose to blow up the mines after uncontrollable factors appeared in the end.

More evidence is needed, as the speculation in the diary is still not accurate enough.

呲拉

Just when Ye Qing was about to call Yue Liang and Feili, she suddenly heard a sound of breaking glass.

The next moment, the sound of violent glass breaking was heard upstairs.

"Ah!!! Don't come over here!!"

Edmund's screams suddenly sounded from upstairs, and Ye Qing rushed upstairs immediately, followed by Fili, but Yue Liang pushed open the door and rushed out.

"Edmund, open the door!!"