Chapter 44: Captive
Chapter 44: Captive
Divine Punishment Witch glanced expressionlessly at Chen Mo and her dark body dissolved into the swamp below.
Chen Mo’s face darkened as he watched Enoch’s body slowly sink down too.
Holy crap, this quest doesn’t give anyone a chance to complete it!
No one understood the power of Divine Punishment Witch better than Chen Mo. Even though he had over 1300 Health Points, he still couldn’t withstand a single attack from her.
He had no choice but to risk it all!
“Roar of the Slime King!”
Roar of the Slime King increased his jump height by 2 meters for ten seconds. Staying on the ground would make him an easy target for Divine Punishment Witch. With the extra two meters, he could move by jumping and possibly avoid her attacks.
The problem was Enoch’s location. He had to find Enoch quickly and defeat him. Once the ten seconds were over, he would have no chance!
“Venomous Roar!”
Enoch had disappeared into the swamp. Chen Mo had no other option but to have the Green Mutant Slime use its only active skill.
After using Venomous Roar, the Green Mutant Slime let out a fierce roar that inflicted the poison status on all nearby enemies, reducing their Health Points by 100 per second for 7 seconds. However, the skill had a Cooldown Time of 5 minutes.
Chen Mo had always considered this skill the most useless one for the Green Mutant Slime, since 700 damage over 7 seconds was nothing to high-level monsters.
But now, it became his lifesaver!
“Got it!”
Two -100 green damage numbers appeared from two different spots on the dark swamp ground!
Although Divine Punishment Witch and Enoch were hidden in the wet mud, they were still within the Mutant Slime’s attack range. Venomous Roar worked!
Chen Mo could only see the locations where the damage numbers appeared. Both were still hiding in the swamp, but he didn’t need to see to know which one was Enoch.
Without hesitation, Chen Mo shot an arrow toward Enoch’s hiding spot.
Thump!
-366!
-100!
-35!
-75!
-20!
A muffled sound was heard as Chen Mo’s arrow triggered a series of damage numbers.
Chen Mo had very few skills at his disposal, but he had excellent gear. All his equipment had special effects. The damage from that single arrow was impressive. Enoch’s Health Points dropped to less than 2500 instantly.
There’s a chance!
At this rate, he could defeat Enoch in just 5 seconds.
After firing the arrow, Chen Mo quickly stepped back, placed a Trap in front of himself, and leaped sharply to the left.
Boom!
The Trap exploded just as he jumped less than a meter high, revealing a dark figure.
It was Divine Punishment Witch. By estimating her speed based on where she sank into the swamp and where the damage appeared, Chen Mo had a rough idea.
This Divine Punishment Witch, summoned by Enoch, was not as powerful as the one he had encountered in the Land of Divine Punishment. She was much slower; otherwise, Chen Mo knew he wouldn’t have had any chance.
Even so, without the Roar of the Slime King, he wouldn’t have been able to dodge her attacks.
One second had passed. Two more poison damage numbers appeared. Chen Mo took aim at Enoch and shot another arrow.
Enoch had changed her position, but the poison damage left a marker on her.
After summoning Divine Punishment Witch, Enoch didn’t have much Health Points left. She didn’t intend to attack but only tried to hide. Unfortunately, under the effect of the poison, she couldn’t evade.
This attack took away another 500 Health Points from Enoch, leaving her with less than 2000!
Enoch decisively emerged from the swamp. She knew that hiding would only lead to her defeat by this Adventurer.
Quickly, Enoch charged at Chen Mo, aiming to attack him together with Divine Punishment Witch!
Chen Mo was startled. He was already struggling to avoid Divine Punishment Witch. With Enoch joining in, it would mean certain death!
What should he do?
Defeat her before she gets close!
That was the only way!
Attack!
Hit!
Enoch… still had about 1500 Health Points!
Continue!
Another arrow!
Enoch’s Health Points dropped below 1000. Two more attacks, and she would be finished!
But Chen Mo didn’t have time for another attack now. Both Enoch and Divine Punishment Witch were closing in!
He couldn’t jump to dodge. If he jumped, Enoch’s attack would definitely hit him!
Shockwave Trap!
At this critical moment, the low-damage Hunter skill, Shockwave Trap, proved useful again.
Chen Mo stepped back and threw out a Shockwave Trap.
Boom!
Enoch, Divine Punishment Witch, and even Chen Mo were all knocked back by the shockwave!
But this was only a temporary measure. The next second, Enoch and Divine Punishment Witch were upon him again!
Camouflage!
At the crucial moment, Chen Mo didn’t panic. The moment he was knocked back, he used the Camouflage Skill.
Enoch lost sight of Chen Mo. She had intended to pounce on him but abruptly stopped.
That was exactly what Chen Mo wanted. The Camouflage Skill could deceive Enoch, but not Divine Punishment Witch. This swamp was her territory.
So, long before the Camouflage Skill’s duration ended, Chen Mo shot an arrow at Enoch, revealing himself.
As he revealed himself and leaped toward the Mutant Slime to avoid Divine Punishment Witch’s attack, Enoch reacted instantly.
Before Chen Mo even landed, Enoch rushed at him like lightning.
“Jump!”
While still in mid-air, Chen Mo shouted sharply.
The Mutant Slime below seemed to have been waiting for his command. As soon as Chen Mo shouted, it leaped without hesitation and blocked Enoch’s path!
-1100!
Enoch’s Dagger struck the Mutant Slime hard. The Mutant Slime’s Health Points instantly dropped to nearly zero, but her attack couldn’t reach Chen Mo.
Chen Mo landed gracefully and immediately shot an arrow at Enoch.
Several damage numbers appeared. Enoch’s movements suddenly halted, and she collapsed to the ground.
The moment Enoch fell, the swamp ground and Divine Punishment Witch quietly vanished, and the room returned to normal.
System Notification: You completed the quest “Secret Meeting”!
System Notification: You received a reward of 100 Silver Coins!
System Notification: You captured “Enoch”!
Chen Mo breathed a sigh of relief. Then, three System Notifications appeared. When he saw them, he couldn’t help but pause.
“As expected, there’s still a completion reward.”
He had gambled that the quest designer forgot to include a reward, hoping to cause a dead loop in the game, but he lost the bet.
He wasn’t surprised by this outcome.
The quest designer probably didn’t think anyone could complete this quest. In reality, the reward might not exist, and Chen Mo would have won the bet.
But this was still a game. Unless a quest was truly impossible to complete, it had to have a reward; otherwise, it couldn’t be established in the game.
Through this quest, Chen Mo realized one thing.
In the Genesis Game, no quest is impossible to complete!
This is a fundamental principle. The game doesn’t include unachievable quests. If the “Secret Meeting” quest had been designed as impossible, no matter how skilled Chen Mo was, it would have been pointless.
The quest reward was a bit disappointing. Excluding the captured Enoch, the reward was only 100 Silver Coins. If other Players had put in so much effort for such a small reward, they would probably go crazy.
But Chen Mo remained calm. He looked at the severely injured and immobile Enoch and grinned.
Even though he lost the bet and the reward wasn’t great, the reward itself didn’t matter. What mattered was capturing an NPC. He guessed that, aside from him, no one else in the game could capture an NPC this early!
Chen Mo had wanted to conduct various experiments on NPCs for a long time. Now that he had this rare opportunity, how could he miss it?