The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

Chapter 1409 408: Dust Settled and Celebration (Part 4)

This remark made Ophelia quite satisfied.

However, she didn't answer immediately. Instead, she subconsciously glanced at Prince Colin beside her, seeking his opinion with her eyes.

Luo Yan smiled and nodded. Only then did Ophelia look back at Philian, nodded with a generous expression.

"I approve!"

Philian smiled gently and nodded again.

"Thank you for your cooperation, Miss Castellion."

Luo Yan suddenly felt that certain phrase sounded familiar.

Had he said something similar before?

But as he watched the triumphant Ophelia puffing out her chest, he chuckled and put this trivial matter behind him.

Never mind.

It's not like it was something important.

...

At the same time, in the Resurrection Square at the Great Graveyard, it was a scene of "chaos and mayhem."

The players, having finished the "All Souls Festival's Maze Trial," returned to their familiar homeland, boastfully recounting their "heroic deeds" to the unlucky ones who didn't manage to secure a spot in the event.

Thankfully, the rescued apprentices didn't witness this scene.

Otherwise, some young guy, just a moment ago immersed in the tragic atmosphere, might faint from rage right on the spot.

"You should've seen it!" Player [Go to the pier and get some seagulls] stood on a wooden crate, waving a rib he accidentally pulled out from [Good Citizen of Gotham] in a fit of excitement, "I used a piece of rotten wood to trade a Gold Coin from a dumbass with a bare butt! He really thought I was the 'hidden merchant' sent by Master Merk! Hahaha!"

"6666!"

"Wow! You made a killing!"

The surrounding players burst into laughter, casting him looks of admiration for his slyness.

But soon enough, [One Mouthful of Chemical Pool] was the first to regain his composure.

"Wait, a bare-butt guy? You could have just robbed him directly! Why bother with exchanging goods?"

[Good Citizen of Gotham] was stumped for a good while, then raised his thumb in admiration.

"Wow, you're the real sly one!"

Meanwhile, [Meichuan Qiu Kuo] was surrounded by a group of players. He cleared his non-existent throat, speaking in a tone of noble sacrifice: "That's nothing! I was a hero for a minute! I, with my fragile skeleton, carved a path for the future of humanity! You should have seen the admiring and adoring look on those junior girls' faces when they looked at me! Too bad I'm a Skeleton Soldier. If only I were a goblin!"

"Yeah, right," his teammate [Wang Chuan Neiku] ruthlessly cut him down, "Don't think I don't know. You just wanted to lie down and see what's under that Mage Robe."

[Meichuan Qiu Kuo] was so angered his neck tilted.

"You're talking nonsense!!!"

"...%￥#@!"

The square was filled with a joyful atmosphere, with the tactician [Yiye Zhiqu] analyzing the last battle with [Minotaur Warrior], while [Pig-headed Knight] was complaining incessantly about why he kept meeting male apprentices.

He had managed to get so many Acidic Slimes into the Fallen Pit Trap, but it was all wasted!

As the players reveled, a system notification, familiar to all participants, popped up simultaneously in their Sea of Consciousness.

[System Prompt: 'All Souls Festival's Maze Trial' event settlement!]

[Mainline Mission: Stop Magic Apprentice from entering the lower level of the Maze! (Failed)]

[Hidden Mission: Cooperate with the School Magic Apprentice to jointly fight against Chaos! (Perfectly Accomplished!)]

[Comprehensive Rating: S+ (Your performance exceeded the Demon King's expectations.)]

"Failed?!"

"Damn! What do you mean! How did we lose?!"

"Wait! The hidden mission was perfectly accomplished! S+ rating! Damn!"

The players were initially stunned, but then erupted in even louder cheering. The dejection of failure was instantly replaced by the immense joy of receiving an S+ rating.

Though the mainline mission wasn't completed, completing the hidden mission was clearly a good thing!

Next up was the exciting reward settlement interface.

[Based on each player's contribution, the following event rewards are now being distributed:]

[Title: "Master Merk's Official Certified Charlatan" (Equip to slightly increase the success rate of fraud-related skills) — Players "Go to the pier and get some seagulls," "Good Citizen of Gotham," "Knowledge Explosion" exclusive.]

[Title: "Chaos Terminator" (Equip to slightly boost morale against Chaos Creatures) — Players "Yiye Zhiqu," "Hu Wan," "Minotaur Warrior," "Pig-headed Knight" exclusive.]

[Title: "Apprentice's Shield"...]

[Special Reward Distribution: 'Ilana's Letter of Thanks' x1, 'Ophelia's Friendship Token' x1, "Maze Trial Medal" x1...]

Looking at the varied titles and rewards, the entire square was in an uproar again... even if most of the rewards were actually of little use.

Morale?

Did this broken game have such a feature?

Success rate?

What's that?

But it's a game, participation is key!

Besides these insignificant titles, the official gifts of Joss Paper, Contribution Points, and limited equipment were still quite plentiful.

Including the prizes they picked up themselves.

Being able to experience the new map in advance and bringing back a lot of benefits, most players were pretty satisfied.

"Oh my god, even NPC gratitude letters! This game is too realistic!"

"The cunning planners finally acted like humans this time! I love this reward!"

"Wait a minute, what about the junior girls' love letters?! None? That's unreasonable!!"

"At least give me a Magic Scroll of Explosive Flame Temperature Bomb..."

Amidst the chatter, [Yiye Zhiqu] looked at the "Ophelia's Friendship Token" in the reward column, a faint smile appearing on his face.

"Looks like a lot happened in the Maze after we left..."

Although it was only a temporary cooperation, he could feel that those four young apprentices were decent people, even if they belonged to different factions.

It would be nice to have a chance to see them again.

He hoped that after they left, the stories of those young people would continue as usual, instead of becoming mere cold data archival.

As he thought about it, he suddenly realized he was thinking too far ahead.

"Whatever!" Minotaur Warrior waved his hand, cheerfully shouting, "Brothers, let's eat! Celebrate saving the world once again!"

Pig-headed Knight: "Woohoo! Dinner is on me tonight, let's have 'Grave Hot Pot'!"

Hu Wan: "Damn, that's too far! Go to Hell just to eat that stuff?!"

Yiye Zhiqu: "+1, not to mention we both are Skeletons."

Pig-headed Knight chuckled: "Then pick another place and you're treating!"

Hu Wan: "......"

Yiye Zhiqu: "Grave Hot Pot it is, I'm set on this meal."

Minotaur Warrior: "+1"

Pig-headed Knight: "Damn! Are you guys serious?!"