Chapter 127: Hidden Quest

That's it.

Liu Delie followed Zhang Jie winding through the academy's incredibly complex interior, finally stopping before an unremarkable wall.

Zhang Jie reached out and touched the wall; its surface rippled like water, and the two passed through the ordinary wall without hindrance, revealing a huge space.

My goodness....

Liu Delie gazed at the enormous space and couldn't help but exclaim in awe.

Jie.... I'm going!

Liu Delie was about to ask Zhang Jie what to do next, but saw that Zhang Jie was now wearing an incredibly cool and flamboyant windbreaker, having already entered the form of dominating Nightmare.

This form differed from merely dominating Dark Blade or Crimson Pulse alone; a black base was overlaid with red veins tracing the windbreaker's edges, faint purple light shimmering throughout, making Zhang Jie look mysterious and powerful.

At the windbreaker's hem, four black crescent-shaped blades were attached, seeming alive as they swayed up and down.

Liu Delie was stunned; he had never seen Zhang Jie in such an insanely cool form—so handsome it was explosive!

This Nightmare‑dominating form actually results from simultaneously dominating Dark Blade and Crimson Pulse; after he advanced to E‑rank player, the number of Nightmares he could control became two, and the total he could possess at once rose to twenty.

Although the previous new employee still had the Nightmare Bear he obtained back then, Zhang Jie believed he would surely have another chance to slay a Nightmare.

Look, hasn't this opportunity arrived?

Dark Blade had just returned to Zhang Jie's side when he entered this mysterious space; now Zhang Jie simultaneously commanded Crimson Pulse and Dark Blade, unleashing his strongest form!

Shh, follow me.

Liu Delie hastily covered his mouth and nodded.

Their figures lurked in the shadows, slowly moving toward the magic circle at the space's center.

Upon the magic circle, a single twisted nightmare was summoned; trapped inside, they struggled to escape but could not break through the circle at all.

Turns out, they were merely sacrifices as well.

Watching these twisted nightmares continually trying to flee, Zhang Jie pondered a moment and decided to observe a bit longer.

Seeing what that bald, shorty who looks like a rascal boss intends to do, Zhang Jie would love to turn him into a nightmare lackey, so he could constantly summon nightmares for himself and never worry about finding them.

By then we could just reverse the electric meter—how wonderful would that be!

Zhang Jie thought, and couldn't help laughing at his own idea—what kind of infinite cotton‑gathering machine is this?

To avoid exposing their figures, Liu Delie deliberately cast an invisibility spell over both of them; relying on the spell, they smoothly reached the corner beside the altar.

As the two approached the altar, a system pop‑up appeared.

{Discovered Hidden Quest: Evil Sacrifice! }

{Quest Description: In an ancient wizard academy lies a hidden evil sacrifice! Is this a distortion of humanity or a collapse of morality? Its appearance will cause the deaths of hundreds of students! Please try to destroy the sacrifice, or attempt to kill the 'Arcane Servant'}

{Quest Reward: Super Ancient Arcane Dictionary, Arcane Staff}

The sudden quest pop‑up left the two stunned, then they both grew excited.

Hidden Quest! In all games, second only to Easter eggs, these are extremely hard to find yet richly rewarded—an opportunity all players desperately crave.

Now, this Hidden Quest has actually fallen into their laps!

Liu Delie, while excited, couldn't help worrying whether their strength was really enough to complete this Hidden Quest.

"Brother Jie, this Hidden Quest feels pretty tough—can we handle it?"

Liu Delie whispered into Zhang Jie's ear, while Zhang Jie appeared quite confident.

"Rest assured; if I can't finish it, then this Hidden Quest would likely require a B‑rank player to manage."

As they whispered, the sacrifice continued, and an unexpected guest suddenly appeared before them.

Around the altar, a swarm of little monsters suddenly appeared, seemingly tasked with guarding.

This thing was all green and slimy, looking just like a goblin....

But the game apparently has no goblin option; if we go by the locals' terms, this thing should be called a sprite.

Zhang Jie just couldn't associate this thing with the sprite he imagined....

All he saw was the sprite, resembling a goblin, constantly sniffing around, as if it had detected some different scent.

The two watched wide‑eyed as the green creature sniffed closer and closer, their hearts rising to their throats.

It slowly approached the two, its sniffing growing stronger.

Finally, it seemed to confirm its guess, suddenly opened its mouth, and a piercing shriek rang out—so high‑pitched it seemed to pierce their eardrums, and both instinctively covered their ears.

Stop it!

Liu Delie flicked his wand; a beam of light shot into the sprite's body, as if an invisible hand instantly choked its neck, and the piercing shriek cut off abruptly.

Damn!

Seeing themselves exposed, they dropped concealment; from the hem of Zhang Jie's windbreaker, four blade‑linked tentacles shot out and began to dance around him.

Who are you!!!

The bald shorty was shocked and angry, his magic wand snapping up as he muttered an obscure chant, about to unleash a spell at the two.

Stop it!

Liu Delie repeated his trick; the shorty's chanting halted instantly, his face turning purple as he couldn't utter a word.

Gnaw....

Wait!

Just as Liu Delie was about to cast a spell, Zhang Jie stopped him, and both the bald shorty and Liu Delie looked at him puzzled.

Zhang Jie gave Liu Delie a meaningful glance without a word, then smiled at the fellow, trying to appear friendly.

Don't misunderstand, we mean no harm....

We're just curious; you may continue your sacrifice, we won't disturb you.

After Zhang Jie's spiel, the bald shorty was half‑believing, half‑doubting; though he still suspected the pair, he carried on with the sacrifice as Zhang Jie said, occasionally glancing at them out of the corner of his eye.

Seeing his demeanor, Zhang Jie nodded satisfied, while Liu Delie still couldn't figure out what was going on.

"Brother Jie, what are you doing?"

"Don't rush."

Zhang Jie watched the Nightmares continuously dissolving and melting on the altar before him, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.