Translated by: Novellise
"Urgent mission?"
The undead Eamon lay in his coffin, a sarcastic smile playing on his lips.
There was a glimmer of memory in his deep, vacant eyes.
For over two thousand years.
He had witnessed the rise and fall of countless simulators, not knowing how many had sought his help, or how many he had killed, directly or indirectly.
What so-called proud talents, what vile monsters.
They were all cowards in the face of death.
Only he remained steadfast, standing tall to this day!
When Eamon saw the main task of Zheng Xiaonan and the others, the sarcasm in his smile deepened.
"Interesting, is the will of Heaven in a hurry?"
"It seems the lesson from back then wasn't enough, it still hasn't learned its lesson."
Eamon muttered to himself, a hint of hysterical madness flashing in his eyes.
He remembered.
Since that incident years ago.
Not for a hundred years had a simulator set foot on this land!
"Drive them out! Let these ants know our power!"
"This is our territory and no one can defy our will!"
"Since the will of Heaven will not repent, we will cut off his minions, kill his lackeys, and make sure that he never dares to enter this world again!"
A faint murmur echoed in Eamon's mind, driving him mad.
"Knights of the Holy Light, follow orders!"
"From today, travel the world and examine all beings under the age of twenty!"
"Orphans, widows/widowers, kill them!"
"Famous geniuses and waste, kill them!"
"Those wise from childhood, self-aware, kill them!"
"Those with extraordinary talents, innate affinity with all elements, all must face death!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The powerful killing intent hidden in Eamon's mind turned the airspace above the Holy Light Royal Family into a sea of blood.
All the Holy Light commanders who had received the orders trembled in their hearts.
They knew.
Once this order was passed on.
The entire magical world would be filled with corpses and bloodshed!
...
On the other side.
In the Blood Red Castle.
Seeing the urgent mission, Lu Yuan did not act immediately, but put it aside for the moment.
The rewards were good.
But you need your life to claim it.
Lu Yuan still didn't have the strength to confront Megan directly, so there was no need to rush over and offer himself as a sacrificial lamb for a small reward.
Other simulators obviously felt the same way.
Anyone who could take on the Hell difficulty was no fool.
It wasn't a joke, it was a level 9 Dark Alchemist!
Many had spent their entire lives simulating, but had never reached that level.
Sending them into a confrontation with Megan now would be like seeking death.
Therefore, all the surviving simulators unanimously decided to stay on the sidelines.
"This simulation is strange. Why have we never had any information about Megan in our life events?"
"This time we were kidnapped; it was a disaster that came out of the blue!"
Jiang Tao frowned, sensing something was wrong.
"That's normal, that's the challenge of the hellish difficulty," Zheng Xiaonan remained calm.
"The encounters and information recorded in our life events can only be used as a reference."
"Because the simulation process is filled with unknowns and unexpected situations, no one knows what will happen tomorrow."
"When you were three years old, you might have been able to dodge a speeding truck at a red light, but tomorrow you might be hit by an out-of-control cement truck."
Hearing this, both Jiang Tao and Wang Peng felt a little discouraged.
They had thought highly of their talents, believing that the difficulties of Hell would not be so challenging.
But reality dealt them a severe blow.
Time passed.
When they saw that no one was taking on the urgent mission.
The hopes in the hearts of Zheng Xiaonan and the others were gradually shattered.
Night fell.
The ceremony of possession had begun.
These young prodigies chosen by Megan were all geniuses, each with an elemental affinity of over 90.
But in order to choose the most perfect vessel.
Megan brought out a magic crystal ball and asked each of the youngsters to place their hands on it, one by one.
When the crystal ball recognised their talents, it emitted a brilliant light.
The brighter the light, the stronger their elemental affinity.
Those who used to flaunt their talents now regretted them bitterly, wept and wished they were worthless.
Every time they laid their hands on the crystal ball, it shone like a star!
And Jiang Tao of the trio was particularly desperate.
His talent was S-Class, the Son of the Elements, with full proficiency in the Ice Elemental Affinity!
"Tao, rest in peace. I'll burn more paper money for you during the festivals," Wang Peng managed to squeeze two tears out of the corners of his eyes.
"Get lost! Is it my fault that I have such a great talent?" Jiang Tao retorted.
Even though he had an SS-class lifesaving item that could sacrifice itself for him, it was too precious and he wouldn't use it unless it was a matter of life and death.
As Megan walked towards Jiang Tao holding the crystal ball.
Jiang Tao was lying on the ground, refusing to extend his hand in any way.
"I am the Duke's heir. Let me go and I'll give you unrivalled power!"
But Megan remained unmoved.
Power, wealth, in the face of death, they were all worthless!
All he wanted was immortality!
With a light tap of his staff on the ground, Megan instantly unleashed a puppet spell.
Jiang Tao felt his body sink as if he had lost all control. He involuntarily rose from the ground and placed his hand on the surface of the crystal ball.
The next moment.
The crystal ball shone brightly like a rising sun in the pitch-black night, dazzlingly bright!
"Full elemental affinity? Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!"
Megan's eyes shone with excitement as she said three 'excellents' in a row. This was the perfect vessel he had longed for.
In his eyes, at this moment, nothing could compare to Jiang Tao, not even the most breathtaking beauty or earthly treasure.
More importantly.
Jiang Tao was not only very talented, but also very young.
Only sixteen years old.
With limitless potential and possibilities!
"Let him go and I'll allow you to possess him," Zheng Xiaonan suddenly stood up and blocked in front of Jiang Tao.
As the only daughter of the Zheng family, her father had paid a high price to have a King-level expert place a seal restriction deep within her soul.
At critical moments, it could deal a heavy blow to Megan!
But Megan just glanced at Zheng Xiaonan and didn't pay any attention to her request. "Unsurpassed martial arts talent? Unfortunately, elemental affinity is average."
True, warriors had their place, but magic was the mainstream!
Besides, Zheng Xiaonan was just a woman, and Megan had no interest in changing genders.
In comparison.
Jiang Tao was the perfect target for possession!
When Jiang Tao was taken away by Megan, everyone else breathed a sigh of relief.
With Jiang Tao as their scapegoat, they were finally safe.
But before they could celebrate, Megan's diabolical voice suddenly came from the front.
"These useless creatures serve no purpose. Find a place and kill them all."
The words were spoken.
Everyone felt despair, as if they had fallen into an icy hell!
(End of chapter)