Chapter 78: Giant Flower Mutation
Chapter 78: Giant Flower Mutation
The person coming was Chen Mo. Other players, seeing a guild monopolizing the area under the giant tree, didn’t want to come and cause trouble.
The players training here were around Level 13. The members of the Blood War Guild were at least Level 15, so others were no match for them in a fight. The Black Flower Demon gave good experience points, but the spawn rate was too low. No one wanted to clash with the Blood War Guild for just a few Flower Demons. Getting killed even once in a conflict would be a huge loss. Even if players wanted to come over, a fierce shout from the Blood War Guild members made them leave resentfully.
“Brother, I’m here for a quest too. I just need to kill some Flower Demons, I won’t interfere with you.” Chen Mo still stepped forward and spoke politely. He showed the quest details on his Hunter Badge to the Blood War Guild member.
The Blood War Guild had over twenty people monopolizing the area and their levels were high, but Chen Mo wasn’t really afraid. However, if he clashed with them, his quest would be almost impossible to complete. Even if he could summon Big Fatty and kill all the Blood War Guild members, the guild wouldn’t take that lying down. For the rest of the day, he would be entangled with the Blood War Guild, and there would be no chance to do his quest.
The Blood War Guild player who saw Chen Mo’s displayed quest hesitated, seemingly asking the guild leadership for instructions.
“No! You being here will affect our quest. Come back after we leave!”
Chen Mo waited patiently, but soon, that player shouted and waved for Chen Mo to leave.
“When will you leave?” Chen Mo’s face darkened.
“Hard to say. If we’re lucky, maybe half a day. If unlucky, it might be late at night.” The player replied expressionlessly.
“Your quest is a quest, but mine isn’t?” Chen Mo got angry.
“Kid, is this your first day playing the game? If you have the skills, stop whining. Just drive us, the Blood War Guild, away. Then you can do your quest, right? If you can’t, then get lost now. If you linger here any longer, don’t blame us for being rude. Our quest is far more important than your pathetic quest!”
Another Blood War Guild member ahead spoke coldly and mockingly with impatience.
Damn it. I wasn’t showing my power, was discussing politely with you, and you think I’m an easy target, right?
Since that’s the case, even if I have to give up completing the quest, I need to teach these arrogant guys a lesson. Let them know that a lousy guild isn’t a big deal!
“Hahaha, well said! Although you Blood War Guild are scum, I, Ouyang Daniú, really like that saying!”
But then, a hearty laugh rang out. A group of burly big men walked over.
“Ouyang Daniú!” Seeing this group, the Blood War Guild members all turned pale.
Ouyang Daniú? What a tacky name, but he seemed to have some influence.
Chen Mo looked curiously at the group of big men. He didn’t concern himself with guild matters and wasn’t familiar with the various guilds in Shadow Main City.
Among the group of big men, a petite little Priest stood out. Chen Mo felt she looked familiar. Looking carefully, he realized she was the little Priest who had cast two buffs on him yesterday.
The situation had changed. It wasn’t a good time for Chen Mo to act now. Better to wait and see.
Just then, a Black Flower Demon spawned. One appeared right beside Chen Mo. Chen Mo immediately attacked the Black Flower Demon without hesitation. He summoned a Mutant Slime and, relying on its super high damage, killed the Black Flower Demon in a few hits.
“Kid, get lost now if you don’t want to die!” Seeing Chen Mo actually dare to steal the kill on the Black Flower Demon, the Blood War Guild member immediately glared at him and shouted angrily.
Chen Mo ignored them. Seeing another Black Flower Demon nearby that no one was killing, he rushed over without a word and started attacking it.
That Blood War Guild member was furious at being ignored by Chen Mo. If the Daniú Guild wasn’t right there, he would have definitely attacked Chen Mo.
But facing the Daniú Guild, these Blood War Guild members were clearly very cautious. Although angry, they still had no time to deal with Chen Mo.
Killing two Black Flower Demons in quick succession improved Chen Mo’s mood considerably. He hoped the Blood War Guild and Daniú Guild would continue their standoff. That way, he might finish his quest in just two or three hours.
“Ouyang Daniú, what do you mean by this!”
A Warrior player with a dark expression, exuding an aura of leadership, walked over from the other side of the giant tree.
“Blood War Seven Days? Where’s your leader, Blood War Eight Directions?” Ouyang Daniú glanced at the newcomer and seemed dissatisfied that only he had come.
“Eight Directions has business and hasn’t arrived yet. Ouyang Daniú, your Daniú Guild might be slightly ahead of our Blood War Guild for now, but that’s just your luck. Don’t think we’re afraid of you just because you upgraded to a Level 2 Guild! If you hinder our Blood War Guild from completing this quest, don’t blame us for being impolite!” Facing the famous Level 2 Guild, the Daniú Guild, Blood War Seven Days showed no fear at all.
“Hmph! You’re not afraid of us, but are we afraid of you? You could get this quest, but does that mean we couldn’t? I’m not afraid to tell you, we’re here for the quest too! If you want us to abandon this quest, your Blood War Guild isn’t qualified to do that!” Ouyang Daniú snorted coldly, showed a quest, and then immediately put it away.
Blood War Seven Days’ pupils contracted. He cursed the quest-giving NPC in his heart. They had spent a lot of effort to get this quest. He didn’t expect that guy would also give it to others, and those others were their competitors, Ouyang Daniú and his group.
Blood War Seven Days’ mind raced. If it were another guild, even if they received the same quest, the Blood War Guild could easily drive them away with their strength. But this Daniú Guild’s strength was similar to the Blood War Guild’s, perhaps even a bit stronger. Clashing with the Daniú Guild here held no benefit for the Blood War Guild.
“Lucky bastards. Let’s see who laughs last this time!” Blood War Seven Days said bitterly, implying they would compete with the Daniú Guild.
“Hahaha, we’ll see. I, Ouyang Daniú, have never been afraid of anyone!” Seeing Blood War Seven Days yield, Ouyang Daniú chuckled.
Blood War Seven Days was furious inside, but couldn’t be bothered to waste words with Ouyang Daniú. He turned to go back to the other side of the giant tree. But then, a player next to him pointed at Chen Mo: “Seven Days boss, that guy…”
He embellished the story of Chen Mo stealing the monster kill.
“Ouyang Daniú, there’s an extra person over there. You arrived later, so I won’t make a big deal about the effort we spent guarding this place earlier. But at the very least, you should ensure the quest doesn’t run into any surprises.” Blood War Seven Days meant for the Daniú Guild to take action, to drive Chen Mo away, preferably even kill him.
His few subordinates, preoccupied with facing the Daniú Guild, hadn’t noticed Chen Mo’s damage. But Blood War Seven Days knew immediately upon hearing that this person might not be simple. If the Daniú Guild clashed with him, the quest situation might take a new turn.
“Brother, no, I know that person.”
However, Xiao Cǎo immediately spoke to Ouyang Daniú upon hearing this.
Ouyang Daniú trusted Xiao Cǎo completely and immediately said to Blood War Seven Days: “Don’t worry about him. He’s my sister’s friend!”
He never imagined that when Xiao Cǎo said she ‘knew’ him, it only meant she had seen Chen Mo once before, without even speaking to him. Otherwise, he probably wouldn’t have said that.
Blood War Seven Days snorted upon hearing this and left with his people.
“Thank you.” Chen Mo thanked Xiao Cǎo.
He was just planning to watch the drama. He didn’t expect the two guilds seemed ready to cooperate until the quest event appeared. If not for Xiao Cǎo, he probably really would have been driven away.
He was strong, but he was still just one person. The members of these two guilds were all well-equipped experts. No matter how strong Chen Mo was, he didn’t think he could take on both guilds by himself.
“Don’t mention it. It must be tough doing a quest alone.” Xiao Cǎo giggled and casually pulled Chen Mo into the party.
She had seen him being troubled at Selena’s place before, and now this happened here again, so she just assumed Chen Mo was very weak.
“Kid, knowing our Xiao Cǎo is your good fortune! But don’t even think about hitting on our Xiao Cǎo. If you dare have any wicked thoughts about our Xiao Cǎo, don’t blame us for being rude. We’ll kill you back to Level 0!”
Once Chen Mo joined the party, Ouyang Daniú immediately glared fiercely at Chen Mo and warned him.
“Brother! If you keep this up, I’ll ignore you!”
Xiao Cǎo was so embarrassed she wished she could dig a hole and bury herself. Having such a brother was too shameful!
Chen Mo just smiled, thinking of his own long-unseen sister. His fondness for this burly Ouyang Daniú instantly increased quite a bit.
The quest to kill Black Flower Demons could be completed in a party. However, Chen Mo had to deal the final blow to the Black Flower Demon. Almost all monster-killing quests that allowed party play required this. If you didn’t deal a certain amount of damage to the monster while in the party, you couldn’t complete the quest.
Ouyang Daniú and the others didn’t mention the quest, so Chen Mo didn’t ask either. He just stayed in the party farming Black Flower Demons.
Over two hours passed. With Xiao Cǎo’s help, Chen Mo’s quest progress was good. He only needed a little over ten more to complete the quest.
But then, Ouyang Daniú and the others suddenly raised their heads and looked up at the sky above.
Above everyone’s heads, on the Blossoming Giant Tree, the huge snow-white flowers on the tree’s body suddenly turned into giant black flowers!