Chapter 0 Fine-Gold Treasure Chest!

Upon hearing Shi Feng's words, everyone's gaze involuntarily shifted to the faintly glowing altar in the distance.

Five crystal pillars emitting a faint azure light surrounded the altar, upon which sat a gilded treasure chest.

Besides the gilded treasure chest, there was also a jet-black giant egg on the altar.

Many magic runes were engraved on this giant egg, and one could vaguely see wisps of white mist flowing into it.

"Qingxuan, that's what you need, right?" Yanqiu pointed to the jet-black giant egg.

Through the quest's description, everyone already knew that this quest was actually one where they could obtain a mount, and they had come to the Crystal Forest to get a sealed giant egg.

"That should be it." Siyu Qingxuan nodded, but looking at the altar, her expression became somewhat grave.

Currently, the entire altar was enveloped by a faint azure protective shield, and beside the altar stood an NPC with eyes closed in concentration. If one used an observation skill to check, they would find that this NPC was actually a Tier 3 Illusionist at Level 100.

Gerald, Illusionist, Level 100, HP 8,000,000.

The mark displayed by this Illusionist was a red hostile mark, indicating that this Tier 3 Illusionist was their enemy.

A Tier 3 class was equivalent to a Grand Lord of the same level. Although the NPC's HP was much less than that of a Grand Lord of the same level, players would rather deal with a Grand Lord of the same level than a Tier 3 NPC.

What's more, this was a Level 100 Tier 3 NPC.

The moment everyone saw Gerald, they felt their entire bodies become heavier, and the atmosphere fell into stagnation, without the joy they had before when they obtained the burst skill.

"We don't have to defeat him, do we!" Qingzhu pointed at Gerald and said in a low voice, afraid of disturbing him.

This sentence left everyone in the team speechless.

If they really had to deal with Gerald to complete the quest, then this trip would have been in vain.

Not to mention a Level 100 Tier 3 NPC, even a Level 100 Tier 1 NPC would beat them to a pulp. The huge difference in levels created a world of difference in attributes, which could not be easily compensated for with their current equipment.

Just as everyone was about to give up.

"No, there should be a way to complete the quest." Shi Feng suddenly said in the team chat.

"You have a way?" Everyone looked at Shi Feng in astonishment, as if they were looking at a monster.

Not to mention taking the giant egg in front of a Level 100 Tier 3 NPC, even being able to hold on for a few seconds in front of Gerald would be a miracle, how could they possibly take the giant egg.

In the eyes of Yanqiu, Feng Si, Ming Qiang, and others, this was simply impossible.

That was a Level 100 Tier 3 NPC, not an ordinary monster.

"Well, that Gerald is obviously maintaining a defensive magic array, injecting a large amount of magic power into the giant egg. If we go over, there will be two results. The first is that Gerald directly gives up maintaining the magic array and attacks us. The second is that he maintains the magic array and summons summoned beasts to deal with us. However, when maintaining the magic array, Gerald himself will definitely be unable to move. As long as we interrupt the spellcasting, the defensive magic array will also fail."

"Whether it's the former or the latter, as long as the magic array fails, we will have a chance to seize the giant egg. The only question is how to delay Gerald, so that others can take the giant egg in the meantime."

Everyone nodded upon hearing this.

"But who among us can delay that NPC?" Yanqiu asked, "Even if Brother Feng is a Shield Warrior, he would probably be instantly killed when facing a Level 100 Tier 3 NPC. How could anyone else go and get the giant egg?"

To put it bluntly, they didn't even have the qualifications to be cannon fodder, so how could they seize the giant egg.

"I can delay for a little while, but the person taking action must be fast. If they are not fast enough, this matter cannot be completed." Shi Feng thought for a while and said.

With his current level, he definitely couldn't beat a Tier 3 Illusionist, but he was confident in delaying for some time.

Although Shi Feng's voice was soft, everyone's mouths were wide open after hearing it.

From Shi Feng's previous words and actions, they already understood what kind of person Shi Feng was.

He was definitely someone who did what he said and was very trustworthy.

Since Shi Feng dared to say it, it meant that Shi Feng was confident that he could do it, otherwise, he wouldn't have spoken.

"But we don't have a speed-type class among us, I'm afraid there won't be enough time." Siyu Qingxuan shook her head again.

Not to mention the magic classes, except for Shi Feng who was delaying time, everyone else was a Warrior, and there wouldn't be enough time.

"Isn't there War Spirit Body?" Shi Feng smiled and said.

War Spirit Body could increase a player's Agility, which would naturally increase their speed. Moreover, he also had acceleration scrolls, so this speed should be enough.

"But this skill book is extremely precious, and it was thanks to your help, Ye Feng, that we were able to get in. Is it really okay for us outsiders to learn War Spirit Body?" Yanqiu said somewhat awkwardly.

Burst skills were even more precious than top-grade Dark-Gold weapons.

"It's just a skill book. If you really feel embarrassed, why not join our Zero Wing? For experts like you joining Zero Wing, it's normal to receive a set of Dark-Gold equipment and a burst skill book as a gift. Moreover, the Zero Wing Guild is very free and does not restrict players to do anything. The guild will also provide various help if you want to go on adventures or do quests." Shi Feng smiled and couldn't help but try to recruit them.

Whether it was Yanqiu or Feng Si and others, their combat skills were commendable, but they lacked formal guidance, otherwise, they could all become experts who could stand on their own.

Now Zero Wing had grown a lot, but there were still only so many experts.

If Yanqiu and others were willing to join Zero Wing, it would undoubtedly make Zero Wing even stronger.

Not to mention a mere burst skill book, even a Tier 1 set would be given away.

For the Zero Wing Guild, War Spirit Body might be very precious to other expert players, but for Zero Wing's experts, it was nothing. He would directly give them the Power of Darkness. Although the increase from the Power of Darkness was not as much as War Spirit Body, the duration was very long, which was stronger overall.

Moreover, compared to a few burst skills, Shi Feng was more concerned about the Fine-Gold Treasure Chest. This kind of thing was even rarer than burst skills.

Yanqiu and the others fell silent for a moment after hearing Shi Feng's straightforward recruitment.

They had previously sneered at guilds, but after seeing Siyu Qingxuan and Qingzhu's daily lives, coupled with an expert like Shi Feng, their impression of the Zero Wing Guild had changed a lot.

Even an expert like Shi Feng would help Siyu Qingxuan with quests. Such a thing was unimaginable in other guilds. Moreover, Siyu Qingxuan usually went on adventures with them and was never restricted. On the contrary, Siyu Qingxuan would provide a lot of intelligence leads every time they did quests.

These pieces of intelligence were secret messages that they couldn't find, providing a lot of convenience for doing quests.

In the end, the three of them discussed for a while, and Yanqiu walked up to Shi Feng with a serious face.

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