Chapter 49: Hell World, Lucky Reward

In addition to killing the Demon King, the stronghold was also obliterated under the Holy Apocalypse.

[Ding! You destroyed the dark stronghold No. 582, and the reward is being settled...]

[You get: experience +5000, A-rank life crystal x10, dark crystal +1, faction points +100.]

Lin Kong was just 500 experience points away from leveling up.

The biggest reward, however, was the treasure chest from killing the boss.

"I wonder what rewards will drop."

Lin Kong eagerly opened the treasure chest.

[You trigger the Blessing of Harvest, the number of drops +300%]

[You get: plane coins x18w, S-rank life crystal x6, 3-layer hell teleportation scroll x4, S-rank slaughtering giant sword x4, S-rank magic light edge x4.]

The treasure chest rewards were incredibly rich. To his surprise, a world teleportation scroll was among the loot.

[Three layers of hell teleportation scroll]

Quality: S grade

Effect: Ignore the level restrictions, and directly enter the third layer of the hell world after use.

Quantity: 4

Lin Kong had heard about Hell. Hell is a composite world made up of 99 levels, ranging in difficulty from S rank to SSS rank. Even he could enter the third level of hell with the teleportation scroll, but he knew he wasn't ready to face S-rank monsters yet.

Lin Kong activated the Talent Devouring Skill Book.

[Your archery gets effect 5: arrow attack -10 points of physical defense, the upper limit is 2940 points, and the effect of clearing the battle.]

Reducing defense increased his damage significantly.

"It's time to head back."

After organizing his rewards, Lin Kong returned to his territory. By nightfall, he had accumulated a substantial number of life crystals:

100 D-tier, 116 C-tier, 10 A-tier, and 6 S-tier.

Lin Kong summoned 232 soldiers in one go, including 200 archers and mages. Long-range professionals combined with S-tier city walls were perfect for defending the city.

At this point, the system prompt sounded:

[Ding! Congratulations on completing Main Quest 2: Stronghold Development. Obtained: 2000 experience points, B-rank medal +1, free attribute points +10, Elf Kingdom points +200.]

[Would you like to perform the dungeon world settlement immediately?]

"No!"

Lin Kong declined the settlement request. The third stage of the main quest hadn't triggered yet. Tomorrow, he would return to submit the task and receive the hidden main quest.

[Congratulations on reaching level 20 and gaining 1 free attribute.]

[Hint: Since your level has reached the upper limit of Tier C, you will not be able to level up until you complete the Tier C trial world, and the experience gained will be reduced by 60%.]

He had 15 unassigned attribute points. Lin Kong allocated them as follows: 10 to Strength and 5 to Agility.

Physical Attack: 1129

Attack Speed: 9.2/s

After assigning points, Lin Kong rested in his territory.

Dark Portal Camp 2

The incident at Base 582 was known to all. Although the mission failed, they didn't know why since everyone who had seen Lin Kong was dead.

"What should we do? We haven't figured out the unknown crater yet, and now there's a powerful enemy."

The surrounding professionals looked grim.

"Don't worry everyone! No matter how strong the enemy is, he's only a C-rank professional. When it comes to the decisive battle, I'll lead 10,000 level 20 soldiers to attack."

"If that's not enough, we'll recruit 20,000, 30,000, or even 40,000 soldiers! In the C-tier world, no enemy can resist my crowd tactics!"

Han Qiu spoke with great confidence.

"Right."

Recalling the historical performance of the War God family, everyone regained confidence.

"However, I've only received 36,000 death crystals so far. I hope everyone here will continue to work hard!" Han Qiu said with a smile.

He was blatantly using everyone to improve his score. The professionals understood but had to cooperate for victory.

Han Qiu was very satisfied with their expressions, secretly thinking, "Thanks to that enemy, I can at least get the SS rank achievement mark in this game."

The Next Day

Lin Kong left more than 300 soldiers to guard Point 1 and returned to St. Croix.

He went straight to the natural square to find the priest.

"Chosen One, thank you very much for saving my brother and other elven warriors!"

The elf priest said solemnly.

"As a nature lord, this is my duty."

Lin Kong replied with a light smile.

"Nevertheless, you've helped, and I hope you'll be rewarded."

The elf priest raised her staff. Pale green light converged into a goddess phantom, and the soft light fell on Lin Kong.

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the A-rank hidden mission: Rescue. Obtained: 1000 experience points, A-rank medal +1, Elf Kingdom points +100.]

[Ding! You are blessed by Yaze, the god of nature: Luck is +2 permanently.]

Though it was only 2 lucky points, it added up. There would be more opportunities to gain luck value rewards in the future.

After bidding farewell to the priest, Lin Kong went to the barracks. He was there to redeem rewards and trigger the hidden main quest.

"Hello, I need to exchange items."

"The Chosen One, how many dark crystals do you have?"

The quartermaster smiled.

"Eleven."

Lin Kong took out the dark crystals.

"You... eliminated 11 dark strongholds?"

The quartermaster was stunned, looking at Lin Kong with surprise.

"Yes."

Lin Kong nodded indifferently.

The quartermaster examined him carefully, excitement in his eyes.

"You have so many dark crystals; I can open more advanced exchange items for you."

He took out a list, and a redemption panel popped up in front of Lin Kong.

[Tracking Shot · Tier A]

Requirement Level: 15

Redeem: 1 Dark Crystal

[Backpack Expansion Card · Tier A]

Requirement Level: 15

Description: Expands the backpack space to 400 slots after use.

Redeem: 7 Dark Crystals

[Weak Water of Life·A Rank]

Requirement Level: 15

Effect: 100% health and mana recovery for professionals below A-rank, purifies negative effects below A-rank.

Quantity: 3

Redeem: 1 Dark Crystal each.

Lin Kong picked out the above items, exactly spending 11 dark crystals.