Chapter 180 Forbidden Zone Side Mission

Shen Jue: No, no, no, don't misunderstand. This isn't revenge; it's just a simple exchange of gifts.

Lords and Bosses: You call this reciprocity? Would you like this kind of blessing of reciprocity?

However, the Lord Boss can't see Shen Jue now because Shen Jue has become invisible.

This red mist forbidden zone is quite strange; she needs to use these lord bosses to investigate the situation inside.

Generally speaking, if danger arises within the restricted area, these lord bosses will be the ones who suffer.

In Shen Jue's eyes, the lord boss could only serve as a shield.

They won't die anyway, they'll just suffer a bit. Providing clues to help her explore forbidden areas is only right.

A new side quest was triggered the moment she first entered the Red Mist Forbidden Zone.

[Exploring the origins of the Red Mist Forbidden Zone - Current mission progress: 5%]

One advantage of the game system's side quests is that information obtained directly or indirectly, regardless of the circumstances, can be counted as quest progress.

This very advantage saves a lot of time to some extent.

Even elite-level lord bosses are afraid of the Crimson Mist Forbidden Zone. This alone proves that the level of danger here is on a completely different level compared to the side quests we did before.

She is only suitable to lead from behind the scenes in this side quest, guiding the Boss on which direction to go, rather than directly showing herself.

When Shen Jue first received this side quest, she didn't carry it out immediately. Instead, she tried to find a way to leave the area.

Her primary goal is to utilize all available resources to complete this side quest.

The best place to explore the Red Mist Forbidden Zone is outside the zone, where the Lord Boss can be resurrected repeatedly.

Shen Jue's original plan was to wait for her to leave, then capture any elite lord boss and control it to enter the restricted area.

I thought it would take a lot of effort, but unexpectedly, ten lord bosses came rushing in as soon as I left the restricted area.

This is practically a tool beast delivered right to our doorstep.

She would exploit anyone she could to the extreme, squeezing them to the very limit, in line with her identity as a ruthless businesswoman.

In retrospect, her decision back then was indeed correct; simply controlling these bosses to enter the center of the restricted area increased the progress bar by five percent.

If the Boss Lord works hard enough, her quest progress bar might rise even further. The side quest treasure chest will also fall into her hands in the near future.

This is truly a win-win situation. (First, the side quest is completed effortlessly; second, it allows for immediate revenge, letting those scheming lords and bosses experience the true meaning of life's hardships, making them never want to remain in the mortal world for even a second.)

Seeing that the Lord Boss was thinking of giving up again, Shen Jue was unhappy. This was unacceptable!

Her quest progress bar is stuck at 5%, she should at least use these bosses to get it to 70%.

You need to get the progress bar at least 70% to get a pretty good grasp of the rules and secrets of the Red Mist Forbidden Zone.

She only knows a tiny bit of information, which leaves her at a loss!

No, no, these lords and bosses absolutely cannot give up; she needs to provoke them.

Shen Jue thought about the funny pranks she had developed from opening blind boxes.

With a sly smile, she decided to use all these prank and fun skill cards on the Lord Boss.

Speed-up card, shape-up card, shrinking card, sincerity card, anger card, late-night emo card.

Various emotion cards and interesting control-type skill cards were thrown at these bosses.

As these cards quickly took effect, the entire Red Mist Forbidden Zone was filled with various reactions: some were wailing, some were depressed, some were running around in a frenzy, and the shrunken Lord Boss looked at his enormous Lord companions around him and fell silent.

Sure enough, there was something wrong with this restricted area.

Look at the others around me, they've all gone crazy!

It's true that restricted areas are terrifying. We've only been there for a day, and our companions have already gone insane. Imagine what it would be like to stay there for ten days, half a month, or even a year, several years, or decades...

Living like this for decades is something even the Lord Boss can't imagine; it's such a tragic thing!

The old lord Boss was right; the Red Mist Forbidden Zone is not suitable for these newly promoted young Bosses.

With such a bizarre incident befalling their companions, all the lords were preoccupied with the horrors of the forbidden zone, completely unaware that their current predicament was due to Shen Jue's machinations.

In their eyes, Shen Jue was powerful, but he didn't have such unpredictable methods.

Shen Jue: You didn't expect that, did you! I didn't use cards because I wanted to train my strength. If I used those cards directly, the lords and bosses would experience dying quickly, dying instantly, and dying instantly again after resurrection every day.

What if these lords and bosses are bullied too badly? If she gets complained about by them after she leaves, being locked in a dark room is a small matter, but being banned from the killing battlefield for life is a big deal. Wouldn't she be at a huge loss if she were really blacklisted?

The creatures in dungeons and battlefields are really unplayable; they're always being reported and complained about.

This kind of thing isn't unprecedented, so she can't push these bosses too hard; she has to find the right balance.

Lords and Bosses: You don't need to do anything, we're already preparing to file a complaint against you!

Once the effect of the emotion cards wore off, the lords and bosses stopped slacking off.

If we continue to slack off, who knows what might happen?

Since we can't get out, let's turn our grief and anger into motivation and find a way out as soon as possible. Only in this way can we pass on their information to the other lord bosses.

Therefore, the lord boss unknowingly worked for Shen Jue for half a month, successfully bringing Shen Jue's task progress to 68%.

During this period, Shen Jue had explored the restricted area quite thoroughly, and there were three points that raised her suspicions.

At the same time, these three locations are also places that the lords and bosses dare not approach.

Shen Jue, however, believed that these three locations were the key points of the side quest.

Once she deciphers the secrets of these three locations, the progress of the side quest will definitely skyrocket!

For the past two weeks, she hasn't seen any other living creatures in the restricted area besides herself and the ten Lord Bosses.

It's eerily quiet here!

The lords were previously united in their hatred of Shen Jue, taking turns to curse him 24 hours a day for more than ten days. Now they seem to have come to terms with reality, and have stopped cursing and communicating, remaining silent.

This situation led Shen Jue to believe that these lord bosses were of little use, and he then conceived the idea of ​​sending them to their deaths, wanting to see if these bosses would be resurrected if they died in the forbidden zone.

With this question in mind, Shen Jue used the group control card again to control the Lord Boss to move towards the three points she wanted to go.

After half a month of training, the Boss became quite indifferent to his often uncontrollable physical condition.

Now they are not even afraid of death, and even wish that this strange forbidden zone would make them die quickly.

Therefore, the lords and bosses realized that the direction they were heading was the same few locations they had previously avoided exploring.

Die! Die! Die, all of you!

The world has finally gone mad, becoming exactly what they wanted!

There's nothing they're afraid to face now!

Under Shen Jue's control, the ten Lord Bosses moved at a uniform speed toward the coordinates closest to them.

Upon arriving at the coordinates, one finds a tower constructed from piles of stones.

Moreover, there is more than one, the same number as the ten Lord Bosses who entered.

It's easy to imagine the relationship between the ten lord bosses and this pile of stone towers.

The Boss, the controller of Shenjue, stands in front of different stone towers.

Then something strange happened.

A faint red glow emanated from the surface of the stone tower, which transformed into threads that connected with the Lord Boss's body.

The scene looked both bizarre and dangerous.

Once the red light on the stone tower has completely transformed into threads, the threads tightly surrounding the Lord Boss immediately tighten.

As expected, the wailing of the Lord Boss filled the arena.

It was difficult for Shen Jue to avoid hearing this kind of mental interference 'attack'!

Unable to bear the wailing attacks of the Boss, Shen Jue could only use his mental power to temporarily block out these external sounds.

We'll block it for as long as we can.

Three minutes passed before the wailing of the lords and bosses gradually subsided.

Shen Jue could also remove the shield, but blocking external information was not an advantageous option for her.

She had no other choice, so she resorted to this desperate measure: temporarily blocking out her hearing.

Although the wailing of the Boss could still be heard all around, it was no longer so jarring.

As the last boss's wailing faded away, all the lord bosses fell to the ground.

Judging from the sound, he is breathing and still alive; he is not dead.

Since it didn't die, the terrible screams it made just now must have meant it suffered extraordinary torture.

It must be admitted that Shen Jue also wanted to learn the methods of Shi Ta.

Although it's a bit inhumane to humans, it might have a miraculous effect on the boss who wants her dead.

Since the Lord Boss collapsed, the red threads that had grown onto their bodies have slowly returned to the stone tower.

[Found one of the key sources of the forbidden zone: the Silk Thread Tower; current exploration progress 78%.]

Having completed an exploration node, Shen Jue was very satisfied and thanked the Lord Boss for another great contribution.

For the remaining two spots, Shen Jue planned to wait until the Lord Boss woke up before controlling them to go there.

Such a good free exploration tool beast, why not use it? It's not like it's her dear partner. Shen Jue used it without any hesitation, completely disregarding the life or death of the Lord Boss.

The main focus is exploring forbidden zones; the lord sacrifices his life, and she gains progress.

Make the most of them!

Lili and Qingfeng both agreed it was good! They even wished they could go up and control these lord bosses themselves.

Lili: "Sister, how long are we going to stay invisible?! It's funny to watch these stupid lords scout ahead for us, but it's so boring following behind them!"

Shen Jue: "You're bored? Then you and Qingfeng will take care of controlling these lord bosses from now on! Plenty of fun cards!"

Lili's voice was almost bursting with surprise: "Really? You're really giving it to me? I saw my sister using those cards before, they looked so fun!"

Since entering the restricted area, Shen Jue has put Lili in the pet house for Lili's safety.