Chapter 33: Boss, Is Your Mission Really to Destroy the Fire God Island Instance?

The Flame Lord is the BOSS of the Fire God Island instance; when it dies it reliably drops a gem called "Flame Heart," which is extremely valuable and, for Fire Mages, is considered a treasure.

As everyone knows, Fire Mages are the most ferocious damage dealers among all professions.

In any faction, Fire Mages are heavily cultivated, and the Flame Heart is priceless and unsellable! Such items are produced in limited quantities, so no random faction can obtain them.

After negotiations, the various factions reached an agreement to take turns slaying monsters, leaving the final loot up to each side.

Today, the ones who booked the Flame Lord are members of the Heaven Hunt Guild.

The Heaven Hunt Guild is a large guild in Red Guard City; it has a Fifth‑Tier Grand Archmage, but dealing with a level‑150 instance BOSS clearly doesn't require a fifth‑tier master. Instead, a single level‑178 fourth‑tier professional leads over forty guild elites to besiege the Flame Lord.

When Lu Zheng and his companion appeared, a level‑135 professional flew in front of them and blocked them, saying: "Gentlemen, this BOSS has already been claimed by our Heaven Hunt Guild today; please stay back!"

Lu Zheng looked toward the side of the Flame Lord, pointed, and said:

"My brother needs to kill a Fire God Guard; we won't take your BOSS, so please make an exception."

The other side made no rude move, so Lu Zheng remained quite courteous; although he was irritated by that Five‑Star Hell‑Difficulty Job Change Quest, he is not someone who loses his temper on others.

Jiang Fang glanced at Wang Jun, saw he had reached level 30, and immediately guessed that he was here to complete a Job Change Quest.

He spoke:

"A Fire God Guard is level 100; do you need help?"

The first‑turn task is to kill a level‑100 Fire God Guard, which clearly isn't available to ordinary professionals; Jiang Fang realized Wang Jun might be a rare professional and thus offered assistance.

For him, it was a trivial effort that could earn the favor of a rare professional, possibly benefiting his future.

Lu Zheng shook his head and said, "Thanks for the kindness, I'll help him myself."

He paused briefly, then continued:

"A quick reminder: leave the Fire God Island instance within four hours; great danger will descend here."

Wang Jun was already like half a subordinate to him; the other side showed goodwill, Lu Zheng gave a friendly warning, and whether they would believe it was not his concern.

Because Lu Zheng wore the Dark Mask, Jiang Fang could not discern his level or age, and assumed Lu Zheng was an elder of Wang Jun's family who came to help the junior complete the task, subconsciously judging Lu Zheng's level higher than his own and placing him in the same tier.

If Lu Zheng had shown a true level of only 60, Jiang Fang wouldn't have cared about his words, but now, assuming Lu Zheng is at least a third‑turn professional above his own level, he takes his words quite seriously.

After a brief hesitation, unable to decide himself, he quickly sought out the guild's fourth‑tier professional Luo Chenfeng who leads BOSS runs.

Luo Chenfeng heard this and said:

"Kill the Flame Lord first; we'll have half an hour left to finish it, and if any danger truly arises, we'll have enough time to leave."

Jiang Fang thought that made sense—a Flame Lord won't take long to kill, and even if something goes wrong, there'll be time.

Here, Lu Zheng led Wang Jun to a spot not far from a Fire God Guard.

"Release your strongest summoned beast; I'll see its damage output, I'll help cripple it, and after you kill it, leave immediately; don't linger here."

Wang Jun swallowed a mouthful of saliva, looked at Lu Zheng and asked:

"Boss, is your mission really to destroy the Fire God Island instance?!"

Lu Zheng glared at him and urged, "Hurry, don't waste my time!" Wang Jun immediately activated a burst, recalling Lu Zheng's 17‑million‑plus damage output within an hour, and no longer worried, releasing his summoned beast.

"Come forth! Thunder Roar Wild Rhino!"

Appearing before them was a level‑45 rhinoceros‑shaped summoned beast, which Lu Zheng sensed to be of rare quality.

As he had expected, Wang Jun could secure first place in that timed instance, so his summoned beast's level was certainly high; as a young master of a great family, Wang Jun isn't short of people to help him level, yet he's only at level 30, clearly doing so to complete multiple low‑level professional instance tasks for extra gain.

Once the Job Change is completed, the accumulated experience converts to level, causing an immediate surge past level 40.

For students from ordinary families, having a level above 15 before the college entrance exam is already fairly good, but great families wield resources, making completing the first turn a norm.

Reaching above level 40 before the exam likely marks the outstanding group; there should also be those who reach level 50.

But Lu Zheng guessed few could finish the second turn; higher levels demand massive experience, and even with family aid, other professionals might, like him, have countless summoned beasts assisting round‑the‑clock leveling.

Moreover, second‑turn tasks are more dangerous and time‑uncertain, likely to delay the college exam, so few can undertake the second turn.

The Thunder Roar Wild Rhino unleashed an attack on the Fire God Guard—thunderous might!

It dealt 4,500 damage, which is quite good.

After all, the Fire God Guard is level 100; breaking defense and dealing over four thousand damage shows the Rhino's skill attack is substantial.

If there were two more summoned beasts of equal quality and level, Wang Jun could solo this mission.

This mission looks dangerous—a level‑30, pre‑first‑turn summoner must kill a level‑100 monster.

When Lu Zheng did his first turn, the Dark Dragon he killed was only level 60; his first‑turn task seemed easier than Wang Jun's, but in fact it wasn't.

On one hand, the two monsters aren't on the same tier; the Dark Dragon being "only" level 60 had some base stats reduced.

Even after reduction, its HP still reached two million, whereas a level‑100 Fire God Guard has only 90,000 HP.

Moreover, Lu Zheng's task is solo; no one else may intervene, and all damage must be his.

Wang Jun's task has no player limit; he can enlist help, needing only someone to deliver the final blow.

The gap between a three‑star danger‑level mission and a five‑star Hell‑level mission is still huge.

After confirming the Rhino's damage, Lu Zheng didn't hesitate and directly summoned the Cave Abyssal Blue Snake to unleash the skill Mystic Water Thorn on the Fire God Guard!

【Skill: Mystic Water Thorn】

【Effect: Creates a Mystic Water field; releases Mystic Water Thorn attacks in any direction within the field, each hit dealing at least 500 physical damage and 1,000 magical damage】

In an instant, a spherical mirror world made of Mystic Water formed, enveloping Lu Zheng, his companion, the Fire God Guard, and several other monsters.

Dozens of Mystic Water Thorns struck the Fire God Guard, and in the blink of an eye the creature was left with just over 2,000 HP.

Wang Jun let the Thunder Roar Wild Rhino deliver the final blow, and immediately received the Job Change Quest completion notice.

"It was that easy to finish?!"

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