Chapter 122: Hidden Class, Overpowered and Abnormal

After dealing with the four members of the Dark Legion, our group immediately left the White Cloud Mining Area at full speed. We plunged deeper into the adjacent Black Wind Forest, only parting ways after confirming that the Dark Legion pursuers could not catch up for the time being.

Longyan’s battle was far from over, but my mission was complete. As for the skirmishes between the mercenary groups, I neither cared to involve myself nor wanted to meddle. A second-tier bow warrior stepping into their conflict would only be a joke.

Judging by the tone of Wanderer’s Return, it seemed they planned to temporarily avoid other cities. This unexpected assault by the Dark Legion likely stemmed from their relatively cordial ties with the Supreme Mercenary Corps. The sudden appearance of the Dark Legion in Frostshade City seemed to be part of a tacit agreement with the Dragon Wolf Knights, specifically targeting the smaller mercenary groups allied with the Supreme Mercenary Corps inside Frostshade.

Today, Wanderer’s Return attracted the Dark Legion’s bounty notice because he was assisting Bai **renjie in securing an upgrade with the Supreme Mercenary Corps, brushing up his rank as a leader. The Supreme Mercenary Corps surely knew all this.

However, those mercenary groups were too weak to merit their intervention. Although aware that the Dark Legion was targeting their allies, the Supreme Mercenary Corps would not dare intervene rashly unless their own vital interests were truly threatened. They would not give these two major mercenary groups a legitimate reason to unite against them.

Wanderer’s Return, weighing all factors, chose to avoid this conflict that should never have arisen. After all, this was not a war he could afford to play with.

I could only respond with silence to Wanderer’s Return’s decision. Compared to Lin Xuefeng, the captain of Wanderer’s Return was even more helpless in battle — he lacked the strength to resist the Dark Legion.

But that weakness had its upside: at least they would not suffer a crushing defeat. Lin Xuefeng’s "Wind Across the World" had the strength to resist but ultimately fell to the chaotic mercenary groups, leaving them gravely weakened and forced to retreat for recovery.

Wanderer’s Return’s approach was not wrong, but unfortunately, many passionate members in the group would feel stifled by it, some quitting, others losing their former drive. Over time, they would only struggle in the middle or lower tiers of mercenary ranks.

With these thoughts, I sighed inwardly. Taking the weapon and bracers looted from the Dark Legion archers handed to me by Wanderer’s Return, I bid farewell to Bai **renjie and the others, then quickly blended into the crowd returning from the Black Wind Forest.

Wanderer’s Return watched my departing figure with a complex expression, then turned to Bai **renjie and said, “Now I understand why a newcomer has escaped the Supreme Mercenary Corps several times. Brother Bai, you have a good eye! He might truly become a contender to the Supreme in the future.”

Those around silently nodded. It was clear they had always known the identity of the Scavenger Kirin and understood his grudge with the Supreme Mercenary Corps.

Bai **renjie smiled wryly, “I don’t think now is the time to talk about this.”

“Right! There are still many who haven’t returned to the city. Contact them quickly and have them gather in the nearest city; those already in the city should teleport themselves to a nearby city.”

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Thanks to timely departure and careful disguise—actually just swapping to a set of trash gear—I easily slipped past several Dark Legion scouts along the way. The path was clear, and I arrived safely outside Frostshade City’s gates.

“There’s strength in numbers!” The saying held true.

Dozens of Dark Legion members, dozens of sharp eyes, immediately spotted me among the crowd. Apparently, they had already learned of my exploits in the White Cloud Mining Area.

But it was too late by then. I stood within the sight of the city’s NPC guards—since I wasn’t part of Longyan Mercenary Corps, any hostile attack on me would be met with immediate retaliation. The city gate NPC guards would not spare them.

The Dark Legion members’ eyes flashed with eagerness, but none dared make a hostile move. I laughed disdainfully.

At the gate, in full view of the crowd, I changed into the sleek black Gale Suit and, amid the audience’s cheers, flipped the bird at those provocative punks with a smug grin—since I had already offended them, I might as well continue to provoke.

The faces of the dozens of Dark Legion members darkened, and boos erupted at the gate. The atmosphere suddenly heated.

Unfortunately, these troublemakers never witnessed a more thrilling scene. Not a single one dared to act at the city gate. I didn’t linger in my pose long—I wasn’t about to push the Dark Legion to the point of real violence. If I suddenly received a bounty alert now, it would be an unjust death.

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When I returned to Greenfield Town, Dr. Ye was already waiting outside the city.

“Everything settled?” he asked as he approached.

I gave him an “OK” sign and said, “I’ve done all I can. Now it’s their problem. By the way, let’s go to that mysterious tomb you mentioned. Oh, and tell me about it first so I can decide if I need to bring extra potions.”

“I’ve prepared potions and equipment for you. We can talk on the way,” Dr. Ye replied decisively.

“Uh, alright.” I sensed he had prepared something else for me, which surprised me. I nodded and followed him out of Greenfield Town.

On the road, Dr. Ye briefly explained what he knew about the tomb.

It turned out that this mysterious tomb was something he had stumbled upon while exploring the orc tribe. Because it was in a remote area and the entrance was hard to find, Dr. Ye had kept it in mind.

After finding the orc tribe, he had returned to the tomb several times but, unfortunately, never managed to explore it fully.

Hearing this, I naturally asked, “Are you really just trying to find out what’s inside? You think about it every day?”

Dr. Ye seemed to expect my question. He smiled mysteriously and then revealed a piece of news that stunned me for a long time: “What if I told you the tomb’s contents are linked to a hidden class quest… would you believe me?”

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I was stunned, mouth agape, staring at him for a long while before sighing deeply.

A hidden class quest!

No wonder he wasn’t tempted by the excellent leveling spot in the Fly Valley and only worked on improving his archer’s quick step and other skills at night.

Now it made sense.

“How long have you been at it?”

“Hmm… over half a month.”

Hearing that, I rolled my eyes. “You haven’t finished it after more than half a month?”

“Do you think this is like the usual quests where you just kill a few monsters? This is a hidden class quest! If it were easy for one person to finish, it wouldn’t be special!” Dr. Ye smiled bitterly and helplessly.

I rolled my eyes speechlessly on the spot—he was a level 24 newbie archer. If he completed the hidden class quest now, it would be a miracle. Why not just level up, improve your strength, and then tackle it?

When I mentioned this, Dr. Ye laughed ruefully.

He had thought the same—to level up and strengthen himself before attempting the hidden class quest. But that very idea almost caused him to miss the quest altogether.

He had spent two days leveling from 24 to 29.

However, when he went to claim the promotion quest, he suddenly found the hidden class quest he had triggered had vanished from his quest log.

The hidden class quest had disappeared!

That day, Dr. Ye was frantic, going back and forth between the mysterious tomb and the NPC that triggered the hidden quest, starving for three days and nights. Eventually, the young electronic-savvy doctor calmed down and reasoned that it likely had something to do with his level increase.

Gritting his teeth, he stripped off all his equipment and ran to Ghost Lake.

He kept dying level by level! Every time he died, he went to the NPC to try triggering the quest again. Only after dying back down to level 24 did the hidden class quest reappear.

Even now, Dr. Ye shudders at the memory. He said if he hadn’t been able to trigger the quest again, he seriously doubted whether he would have had the heart to keep playing.

After all, two days’ worth of effort was wiped out in half an hour. If he couldn’t trigger that hidden class quest, it would feel like a trip through hell.

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Hearing this, I finally understood why hidden classes were so rare. Among billions of players, hardly anyone has ever heard of a hidden class.

Setting aside luck and opportunity, the sheer strictness of the triggering conditions had likely caused countless players leveling up to miss their chance to activate hidden quests.

Only someone like Dr. Ye, who dared to spend a whole month exploring the hundred-mile radius around Greenfield Town and who was willing to give up two days of effort without hesitation—only an extraordinary ‘freak’ like him could pull this off.