Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 565: Golden Side-Quest Boss

"You guys didn't see it, this kid Li Wei is too arrogant, too flashy. But then again, this is the true style of a Golden Side-Quest Boss. Doing what others cannot, daring what others dare not. When spring comes, the bugs make no sound; the big sucker charges ahead blindly!"

"Old Cat, shut up!"

Inside a tree hollow of a millennium-old tree somewhere in the Whispering Forest, a quite reliable camp had been built at some unknown time. Men and women of all kinds, roughly over thirty people, had settled here.

At this moment, about half of the people were sound asleep, and another portion were sparring, concouting Magic Potions, or wiping and maintaining weapons. But five people were gathered around an incredibly lifelike and exquisitely detailed sand table.

This sand table not only included the details of the Locke Mountains but also covered the massive regions of the Ennor Highlands, Gumodo Basin, Whispering Forest, Dindal Plateau, Dindal Snow Mountain, and Kadel Grand Canyon.

At this time, a tall and lean young man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, whose entire temperament was gentle and refined, spoke calmly, "Old Cat, narrate it again. No, let Ah Ming use the Grand Memory Arts on you."

"No, Boss, I'm a Legendary Ranger, a Golden Thief. With my eyes and my talent, how could I make a mistake? And the Grand Memory Arts isn't omnipotent... Alright, Boss, everything according to your will." That Old Cat was obviously very fearful of this man in gold-rimmed glasses.

"Old Cat, don't waste time. We cannot be careless with a Golden Side-Quest Boss. It's not that I look down on you, but we cannot afford to miss any details. Don't resist..."

The mage named Ah Ming said coldly. As he spoke, a bizarre spell was cast, instantly extracting Old Cat's previous memories and placing them into a strange Silver Basin. Immediately, scenes appeared one after another. This was indeed much clearer and more straightforward than a description; all details could be magnified frame by frame and played back repeatedly.

However, because his memories had been extracted, Old Cat seemed as if he had been shot eight hundred times by a heavy machine gun. He directly slumped to the ground, listless like a dead dog, a desperate dead dog."Eight hundred and one 3rd-tier heavy knights, with one 5-Star Blazing War Standard. The legion level is at least level three... no, level four. It seems this is the Blazing Legion commanded by Li Yue. Immediately search the database for Li Yue's data."

"There are also five hundred and fifty mountain infantry. Hmm, this group is quite a mixed bag. So are they all mountain rangers? At least 75% All-Element Magic Immunity. Their commander should have a Woodsman Card with triple enhancement, plus they probably have corresponding Titles."

"There's a 6-Star Hunting Pet, and one 3rd-Tier Spellcaster."

"This is Li Wei's complete configuration. Hmm, Old Cat is right. This Li Wei is audacious and bold, somewhat possessing the style of a newborn calf unafraid of tigers. Well then, since he has come, let's take him out! Have you notified the Nean?"

"Reporting to the Boss, they have been notified. The Nean's bounty on this Li Wei is also very high, and they attach great importance to it. However, currently it's only the fifth day since both sides declared war. The forces the Nean can mobilize in the Whispering Forest area are not many. Within ten hours, they can at most mobilize a squad of a hundred Earth Dragon Heavy Cavalry, along with fifty 5-Star Giant Crocodiles and one 6-Star Giant Crocodile. And the Giant Crocodiles still need to exert their maximum effect in swamp floods."

"Of course, the Nean promised to use Nature Magic on the east side of the Gumodo Basin. At most, by midnight tonight, the temperature can rise by twenty degrees, forming a temporary flood in this region. As long as the earth is turned into a swamp, it will be a nightmare for Li Wei's cavalry."

"Not enough, still not enough! Have you retraced the path Li Wei came from? Are there any reinforcements?"

"We have already retraced three thousand miles and haven't found any large-scale reinforcements behind Li Wei. It's also impossible for Li Wei's reinforcements to appear from other directions. Duke Will's twenty-thousand-strong army is currently still resting and reorganizing at Canglan Fortress; it will take at least three days to reach the east side of the Whispering Forest."

"Falcon Karl's twenty-thousand-strong army is currently still assembling in Falcon City."

"As for Tyrant William's main legion, they are all on the east side of the Dindal Snow Mountain. Of course, in this area, there are currently at least six enemy scout squads. We also can't rule out the possibility that they might intervene to rescue him when we launch an ambush on Li Wei, although that possibility is not high."

"Still not enough. Go contact those Contractors. To fight a Golden Side-Quest Boss, we must prepare ten times over. Remember, this is very likely the fattest boss we can grab in this war. The ensuing war will see legion melees involving tens of thousands of people at a time. On a battlefield of that scale, there won't be much room left for us to perform, and we won't be any different from ordinary small soldiers."

"But these thousand-plus people of Li Wei's truly represent a big piece of fat meat, and it's already cooked red-braised pork—fat but not greasy, lean but not stringy. If we miss this opportunity, we will all regret it!"

The man in gold-rimmed glasses let out a sigh, the gaze behind his lenses mysterious and greedy.

"Boss! The information regarding Li Yue has been pulled up. About nine years ago, a team of Samsara Travelers fought a battle with Li Wei. They suffered a considerable loss in this battle, but they also obtained very important intelligence. The commander of the Blazing Legion, Li Yue, suffers from Hidden Attribute Conflicts. Once her Sanity drops, it will cause double the impact, which in turn affects the cavalry of the entire legion. That day, they almost wiped out Li Yue's cavalry unit."

"Oh? Information from nine years ago... does it still have timeliness?"

"I don't know, Boss. This Great Frost was too severe; it almost cut off all intelligence gathering between the enemy and us. So our current understanding of Li Wei's side can only remain from nine years ago. Whether the commander of that Blazing Legion is still Li Yue now is uncertain."

"Boss, we have already made contact with those Contractors, and they were also trying to contact us because they want to take down Li Wei too! Currently, they have united four teams over there, with a total of 52 people. They requested to share combat data with us. Also, if there are no objections, they suggest it's best to immediately sign a post-battle distribution contract, because Li Wei seems to have noticed something is wrong and is planning to return along the same route overnight! The time left for us is only 54 minutes."

"Holy shit! Worthy of being a Golden Side-Quest Boss. Is he that vigilant? But I'm curious, where does his confidence come from? Could this be bait? Is there any news from the inside source?"

"Not yet. Unless we choose to permanently expose the inside source's identity, we might be able to get accurate intelligence within ten minutes! But that inside source has been undercover under Falcon Karl for twelve years; that is our only inside source..."

"Activate it! Isn't the purpose of lying undercover precisely for this moment? We must take down this Li Wei! Now, agree to the Contractor Party's request. Let the data from both sides be connected and shared immediately. Draft a cooperation contract based on the rules of the Eye of the Dream Demon and the Contract Ghost Head."

"Also, notify the Nean immediately! Tell their mages to speed up the release of Nature Magic. They must speed up the formation of high temperatures to melt the ice and snow and form flooded swamps. If they are late, it will be too late!"

"Also, deploy our Druids immediately! Take to the sky to locate and track Li Wei's real-time position. Notify our team members who are still out executing missions to drop their tasks unconditionally and head to the corresponding coordinates to lie in wait."

"Order our team members in the camp to get ready. Everyone will move out in fifteen minutes; this camp will be directly abandoned. This wave is fat enough. After killing Li Wei, we will immediately evacuate from this world!"

"Boss, the data from the Contractors' side has been shared over. The captain on their side requested tactical communication with you..."

"What's there to communicate? There are only 44 minutes left... But let me see!"

The man in gold-rimmed glasses casually grabbed at the void and retrieved a contract made of parchment. Branded on it was a black Eye of the Dream Demon and a ferocious azure dog head (for life-saving). The contents of the contract were very simple. First, as long as one participated in the battle, they would get a base share. Second, distribution would be based on kills and loot captured during the battle. It seemed this ambush had already startled the higher-ups on both sides, so at this moment, the two bizarre marks on it were both emitting blood-red light, faintly transmitting what sounded like hellish roars.

This was indeed a big fat sheep.

The man in gold-rimmed glasses stared blankly. He had already highly evaluated Li Wei, but he didn't expect the higher-ups to evaluate him even higher.

Yet the more it was like this, the more excited he became. The feeling of slaughter seemed to turn into fresh blood flowing within his body, howling in his soul!

It couldn't be helped. As was known throughout the Myriad Worlds, the Lords of Myriad Worlds were the fattest!

Who told them to only know how to manage territory and be bad at killing? Their mouths were full of benevolence and morality, opening and closing their mouths about 'Humanistic Care'. Hypocrites, just like Yue Buqun. If one wanted to manage a territory, or even a kingdom or an empire, how could it be that easy?

A person's energy is only so much. Unlike them, who were born specifically for battle and slaughter, just like sharpened knives exclusively for slaughtering the New Year's pig.

At the same level of realm, the win rate of a Samsara Traveler or Contractor in a one-on-one fight against a Lord of Myriad Worlds was as high as ninety percent. This was not a joke!

But the worst thing about these Lords of Myriad Worlds was that they had too many soldiers under them, and if one wasn't careful, they would be beaten to death by a mob...

"Boss, our inside source has obtained the relevant intelligence information and has already quickly committed suicide. He said Li Wei came to the Kadel Grand Canyon at this time just to clock in. Yes, Falcon Karl ordered the lords under him to assemble at the Kadel Grand Canyon within two months. In the end, this Li Wei, for some unknown reason—maybe a brain cramp—completed the clock-in in just five days."

"Additionally, the inside source also revealed intelligence regarding Li Yue. He said Li Yue is Li Wei's mistress and has already borne Li Wei a daughter. At the same time, Li Yue seems to have already advanced to the 4th-tier. But whether Li Yue is actually in the Blazing Legion right now is unclear, though it's assumed she should be. After all, the Blazing Legion was single-handedly raised by Li Yue; it's her direct lineage! Furthermore, Li Yue performed amazingly during the two previous battles at Kahndorf Fortress and is an extremely outstanding cavalry commander. The Nean have even put out a bounty for her equivalent to a Silver Side-Quest Boss."

"Good! So that's how it is. This is enough; this all makes sense now!"

"Those eight hundred and one Blazing Knights—the extra one is Li Yue. Li Wei is not stupid; he couldn't possibly leave a 4th-tier cavalry commander at home. Moreover, the Blazing Legion was single-handedly forged by Li Yue. Put in anyone's shoes, no one would relinquish that power! And Li Yue suffers from Hidden Attribute Conflicts. In ten years, even if she adjusted her Profession Cards, the effect couldn't possibly be too perfect at the absolute best, let alone she even had a child!"

"Notify the Contractors. Tell them to immediately prepare a Dark Blood Sacrifice! We need to craft at least ten Spears of Darkness! As long as we drive Li Yue's Sanity into negative numbers in one wave, this battle is practically half won!"