Healing to Kill

"Mortal World Brother, Moonlit Dance just sent me a message saying that a player accidentally disrupted the remaining seal, speeding up the opening of the Gate of Sealing."

Seeing Jiang Chen come out of the wooden house, Qing Ying quickly said.

"I know, she just sent me the same message."

Jiang Chen nodded, quickly calming his mind.

The Gate of Sealing, opening faster...

He knew this was bound to happen.

After all, the actions and operations of the "Fourth Calamity" were full of uncertainties, inevitably impacting the game's situation significantly.

He immediately sent a message to Moonlit Dance.

[Mortal World: How much faster is the Gate of Sealing opening?]

The reply came quickly.

[Moonlit Dance: Now, a Gate of Sealing opens every half hour. The second gate is about to open.]

[Mortal World: What was the situation before?]

[Moonlit Dance: Your judgment was accurate. Previously, some monsters slipped through, and a guild has already stationed people near the Demon Suppression Cauldron.]

[Mortal World: What about now?]

[Moonlit Dance: We can barely manage for now, but the Silver Level gates and Gold Level gate later on, who knows.]

[Mortal World: We'll deal with those when the time comes.]

After replying to the message.

"To the Holy City!"

Jiang Chen started heading towards the Holy City again.

Qing Ying and Tao Xiaoyao followed beside him.

Traveling was boring.

Jiang Chen chatted with the two girls about "Yi Ding's Painful Story."

The two girls were very interested.

When they heard that Li Sang had commissioned Jiang Chen to kill Yi Ding, they were repeatedly surprised.

Upon hearing Jiang Chen's analysis that Li Sang might be the one framing Yi Ding, the two girls exclaimed how tragic it was, their faces showing expressions of pity.

...

Soon.

Jiang Chen arrived at his destination—the back yard of the Holy Palace.

This place was located at the back of the Holy Palace, a barren land.

A bare wasteland!

"Where's the Extreme Yang Flower?"

"Without the Extreme Yang Flower, how do I know which soil to collect?"

Jiang Chen was stunned.

His task was to collect the soil where the Extreme Yang Flower had withered.

Now.

There were no flowers here, all cleaned up.

He only saw a patch of exposed red soil.

"The soil over there is darker."

Tao Xiaoyao pointed to a spot on the ground and said, "I wonder if that's the soil you're looking for, Brother Chen."

"The color is indeed darker."

Jiang Chen looked over. This small patch of soil was a dark red, like coagulated blood.

He scanned the surroundings again.

All were exposed soil.

Only this small patch had a different shade.

"It should be it!"

Jiang Chen took the Glass Bottle Yi Ding gave him, removed the cap, and filled it with a large clump of dark red soil.

Immediately, the information on the Glass Bottle changed slightly.

[Filled Glass Bottle: Filled with dark red soil containing a strange aura.]

"Looks like it's correct!"

Jiang Chen smiled slightly. Just as he was about to leave.

"Stop!"

A deep voice rang out.

Five armored soldiers with long spears approached.

These were soldiers of the Holy Palace, patrolling nearby!

"Hand over what you just had in your hand!"

The speaker was the squad leader, Ecker.

Jiang Chen saw his information:

[Patrol Captain Ecker: LV15 (Silver Level Elite)]

[Guard: Defense +100% within the Holy City.]

[Charged Strike: Damage +100% for each second charged, up to 5 seconds.]

And the four nameless soldiers behind him:

[Common Patrol Soldier: LV15]

[Guard: Defense +50% within the Holy City.]

"Hmm... If I can see their information, I can kill them."

Jiang Chen muttered to himself.

Then, he said to Captain Ecker, "I don't have anything in my hand."

He had already put the Glass Bottle into his backpack.

"Don't try to deceive me. Hand it over now! Or I'll throw you into the Holy City dungeon!"

Ecker's deep voice rumbled like thunder.

As he spoke, the four soldiers behind him pointed their long spears at Jiang Chen.

"This is the back of the Holy Palace, no other soldiers nearby. If I kill them, it shouldn't be discovered for a while."

Jiang Chen thought for a moment.

"Attack!"

While he was thinking, Ecker had already given the order.

The soldiers charged with their long spears.

"Mortal World Brother!"

Qing Ying exclaimed and immediately rushed in front of Jiang Chen, activating Shield Block.

"Small Holy Light Apocalypse Array!"

Jiang Chen didn't hesitate anymore and directly activated the Hexagram Array.

At the same time, a purple Crystal Ball appeared.

The Hexagram Array shone even brighter!

Captain Ecker and the four common soldiers were instantly bathed in white light.

Moreover, their bodies were covered with a thin layer of lightning, significantly reducing their speed.

Above their heads, identical damage numbers appeared:

-2400! (Double Cast)

The common soldiers lost nearly 50% of their health instantly.

Captain Ecker also lost 12% of his health.

In just two seconds, all four common soldiers fell.

To end the battle quickly.

Jiang Chen cast Healing Spell and Healing Ray on Ecker.

-1000!

-960!

In just five or six seconds, Patrol Captain Ecker fell to the ground.

"What a pity, no equipment dropped."

Jiang Chen looked at the body on the ground, muttered, and quickly said, "Let's go."

Then, Jiang Chen led Qing Ying and Tao Xiaoyao to quickly leave the Holy City.

Behind them.

A transparent figure slowly appeared.

It was Li Sang!

However, she was floating in mid-air, her body semi-transparent.

She looked like a ghost!

...

Jiang Chen and his group returned to Wu Man Village without noticing anything.

"This is what you wanted."

Back at the wooden house, Jiang Chen handed the task item to Yi Ding.

"Thank you, esteemed adventurer."

Yi Ding looked very haggard.

He took the [Filled Glass Bottle], stared at the dark red soil inside, and after a long silence, said slowly, "I need to go to the snowfield."

"What?"

Jiang Chen was taken aback.

Scarlet Flame Ancient Land was hot all year round.

Why go to the snowfield?

"This soil has grown Extreme Yang Flowers, containing their scorching aura, and another strange aura."

"I need the cold to neutralize the Extreme Yang Flower's scorching aura to carefully examine what that strange aura is."

As he spoke, Yi Ding looked at Jiang Chen, sincerely saying, "Esteemed adventurer, I humbly request you to escort me to the snowfield again!"

[Task Completed: Collect the soil where the Extreme Yang Flower withered and give it to Yi Ding.]

[New Task Unlocked: Escort Yi Ding to the snowfield to neutralize the soil's scorching aura.]

"Is there a snowfield in the Scarlet Flame Ancient Land?"

Jiang Chen stared at Yi Ding, asking the question with a hard face.

He knew that Leaving Fire City was at the southern end of the continent, an area with no snow all year round.

The Scarlet Flame Ancient Land was even further south than Leaving Fire City!

Now, only the main city in the north had snow.

Should he return to Leaving Fire City first and then teleport to the north?

What about the server-wide task if he teleports?

Jiang Chen rubbed his forehead.

He felt a headache coming on.