Chapter 40: Demon-Driving Token

In Su Sheng's expectant gaze, the lottery wheel spun again.

What will it give me next?

Su Sheng was full of anticipation.

Finally, the pointer's speed slowed gradually.

And Su Sheng's heart raced in an instant!

Because the pointer was slowly approaching the smallest part of the wheel, but the color was at the most conspicuous spot.

Colorful! Divine Artifact!

Could it be that I'm about to get a Divine Artifact?

Back when Su Sheng was in "Heroes of the Horde", he never encountered a Divine Artifact.

A little more…

A little more!

Watching the pointer slow down more and more, Su Sheng's heartbeat also quickened.

Finally… the pointer stopped.

Su Sheng wore a look of frustration; he was just a little bit short.

Just a tiny bit more and he would have actually gotten the Divine Artifact.

The pointer's distance to the Colorful Divine Artifact was off by only a hair's breadth.

Because the slot for the Colorful Divine Artifact itself was pitifully small.

Just a hair's breadth off.

However, at this moment the pointer was on a purple area.

A purple item, huh, that'll do, at least it's not a loss.

Su Sheng curled his lip.

…

A staff member of Teng Long Company, quietly monitoring Su Sheng's draw from the backend, saw this scene and silently wiped his sweat.

That guy's luck is really too good.

If he actually got the Colorful Divine Artifact at this stage, who knows how much it would affect game balance.

…

System Notification: Congratulations on obtaining a purple item, Demon-Driving Token.

Demon-Driving Token?

Su Sheng thought it was purple equipment, but it turned out to be a purple-quality item; he doesn't know what it's for.

Then Su Sheng checked its attributes.

Demon-Driving Token (Purple)

Nowadays, Demon Energy surges across the continent; the Great Summer Dynasty has established the Demon Suppression Department to subdue Demon Energy everywhere.

But alas, the hidden threats of Demon Energy are more serious than expected.

Thus, the Demon Suppression Department issues Demon-Driving Tokens to heroes worldwide; wielding one allows one to receive Demon Suppression missions from the department.

(Unique Quest)

Required Level: 20

A purple-quality unique quest token, nice stuff.

That means that as long as the quest is completed, the minimum reward will be of purple quality.

But you need to be level 20 to use it.

Better put it away for now.

Level Up!

In an instant, Su Sheng's drive to level up became even more abundant.

Thus, Su Sheng brandished his longsword and lunged at his old friend…the Demon Energy Fox.

…

While Su Sheng was concentrating on training, in a certain spot of this forest, the fall of two leaves oddly changed direction.

Then a light breeze passed, and another leaf fell, but there was nothing unusual.

One has to admit, Teng Long Company's depiction of the game world is almost too realistic.

Su Sheng gave a slight grin; it was time to change locations.

Although he's still a bit short of the planned level 17, it's more or less close.

That spot just now concealed an assassin.

Although he was careful the whole time and left no footprints.

But he couldn't hide it from Su Sheng, after all…

Assassin—Su Sheng is of ancestor‑level when it comes to them.

He doesn't know who it is, but it can only be one of two types, one being Qiancheng Muxue.

After all, having embarrassed Qiancheng Muxue badly himself, it's normal for them to target him.

But this is still the early development stage; normally Qiancheng Muxue wouldn't expend great effort against him, and lacking manpower they can only send fodder.

So it's better to just ignore it for now.

But that's under normal circumstances.

Yesterday the official forum released its data, but it included the attribute map of the Dragon Scale Shield.

Seeing the Dragon Scale Shield, people of Qiancheng Muxue weren't moved; it's definitely fake.

So, using the Dragon Scale Shield as a lure and also taking the chance to retaliate on oneself, it's not impossible.

Second, it's those guys who were stirred by the Dragon Scale Shield.

After all, once you leave Newbie Village, if you get killed, both the gear in your backpack and on your person have a chance to drop.

Even when Su Sheng came home from work, before the game time started, he glanced at the forum and saw some notices offering bounties on his location.

That guy was still nearby.

As for killing him, a single scout wouldn't mean much.

So Su Sheng turned around and slipped behind a large tree.

For a while, no one emerged from behind the tree.

The assassin in the shadows was puzzled, wondering what he was doing back there—peeing?

You don't need to use the bathroom in this game.

Feeling something was off, the assassin cautiously changed direction, only to find no one behind the tree.

He was lost!

The other side? How did they run away?

Helplessly, he could only open Private Chat, send a message, and deny what he had just said.

Naturally, the moment Su Sheng moved behind the tree, he entered a stealth state.

Although not as good as the assassin's Invisibility, it was roughly comparable, except for a strike that breaks Invisibility.

At that moment, Su Sheng was actually right behind the assassin.

The assassin, who had been cautious, naturally relaxed his guard after Su Sheng disappeared.

In that instant, the flaw grew larger.

Seeing the empty space ahead but two footprints, Su Sheng wanted to mischievously say something from behind the opponent.

"Are you looking for me?"

However, this guy in front had decent skill; if not for that falling leaf, Su Sheng would have almost missed him.

It's just that now this guy relaxed his guard, revealing such a big flaw.

An assassin with this skill might not even be from the Assassin Alliance.

Logically, Kong Lang, after learning his true identity, shouldn't accept contracts from the Assassin Alliance.

However, it's hard to say, since he lets Kong Lang not expose his own identity.

Moreover, he hasn't even added Kong Lang as a game friend.

Since it could be someone from the Assassin Alliance…

Then forget it; I'm too lazy to deal with him.

My main priority now is to reach Level 20 and see what good stuff this quest token yields.

So, while the assassin remained clueless, Su Sheng quietly left his back and continued exploring ahead.

Even though movement speed was slightly slower in Invisibility, patience is also a test in this game.

After about half an hour, Su Sheng arrived at a hill region.

It was spacious, and at a glance there were no monsters.

Yet the map marked it as a red dangerous zone, likely a high‑level grinding area.

But where are the monsters?

Su Sheng hesitated a bit, then walked in.

Although it was a hill, it was desolate, the gray‑brown soil was especially soft, and there was no vegetation.

Given the map name "Corrupt Hill", this scenery is quite normal.

At that moment, Su Sheng suddenly felt the ground give way beneath his foot.

He fell straight down, all the way to his thigh.

Swish~

A black, elongated shadow appeared in front of Su Sheng.

It turned out to be a black long snake as thick as a human leg; after coiling once, it retracted when it didn't spot a target.

Su Sheng only then realized the monster was underground; he hadn't noticed and stepped into its pit, thereby activating it.

As for why he hadn't triggered it earlier while wandering around, Su Sheng realized he was still in Invisibility.

After a bit of effort, Su Sheng climbed out of the pit.

Then he deactivated Invisibility.

Swish~

In an instant, the retracted black snake sprang out again from the soft soil, snapping a bite at Su Sheng.