My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 33: I, Li Rui, Professional Power Leveler
Li Rui certainly didn’t really want to kill everyone’s family; he didn’t even know if the thug actually had a family. He just felt that threatening others should be said this way; movies always depict it like this.
Once he was sure that this guy was completely scared out of his wits, he then demanded the guy hand over all the money he was carrying.
[Item obtained: Miscellaneous items, scattered silver x1.]
This was just an item in the Secret Realm World; it couldn’t be used as actual currency. He handed the silver to the trembling farmer.
"Old man, please keep an eye on them for me, I’ll be back soon, and here’s your reward."
The farmer seemed a bit apprehensive; he was very afraid of these thugs and didn’t want to be alone with them here.
But after pondering for a moment, he felt Li Rui was even scarier, especially since Li Rui could still talk reasonably now, so it was best to read the situation; otherwise, there would be a ’kill all your family’ warning.
"Young hero, you have to come back quickly."
Li Rui agreed, then followed the directions towards the town center where the celestial statue was.
However, just around the corner, he encountered another group who looked similar to the thugs he had dealt with earlier, but this group was armed and more menacing.
[Triggered side quest: Melon selling dispute 2]
[Quest objective: Drive away the bullies coming to check the situation.]
[Quest reward: Experience points +700, two items of random quality.]
Li Rui halted again, staring at the hostile-looking bullies with a gaze as a wolf looks at a lamb.
Bam-bam!
After another round of punches and kicks, these reinforcements were also lying on the ground.
Li Rui then grabbed one of them and asked, "Who are you?"
"Our Qi Union has no grievances with you, friend, what do you intend to do? Please state your purpose." The leader seemed quite confident.
Turns out they weren’t ordinary thugs but some kind of gang.
Li Rui’s mind raced, and then he recalled a guide he had read.
"No, if I remember correctly, Qi Union is part of another main storyline."
According to the guide, this union practiced the Qi Union Scripture, created by a wandering Daoist who was recruiting disciples here and tyrannizing Gu Xuan Town. If you received this main storyline, you’d have to defeat the Daoist in the end to clear it. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂
After thinking for a while, Li Rui knocked out all the disciples of the Qi Union, and under the terrified gaze of bystanders, stacked the bodies and carried them back to the edge of the town.
"Old man, please watch over these people too; feel free to take anything you fancy."
After speaking, Li Rui ran off again, this time easily reaching the town center. There stood the pure white statue, three stories tall, with few people around, perhaps because the stifling weather hinted at rain and most had gone home.
The bad news was that he couldn’t find Zhang Xiaoguang’s figure near the statue.
He had already wasted quite a bit of time dealing with two groups of Qi Union disciples, yet Zhang Xiaoguang still hadn’t arrived as promised, indicating he might be stuck somewhere.
Li Rui began contemplating where other main missions might originate, where he could find that guy and He Chengli. Just then, a third batch of unlucky Qi Union members appeared.
"..."
Bam-bam!
This time, Li Rui used his heavy-handed skill, breaking bones and tendons among a few before finally subduing them all.
Then he carried this group back to the farmer too.
The old man felt his head buzzing; he couldn’t understand why the fierce young man was placing so many unconscious thugs here, but it was clear that the young man was scarier than these thugs.
"I-I’ll watch them for you."
Li Rui nodded; worried for the farmer’s safety, he also found a wooden stick and handed it to him.
"If anyone starts waking up, just hit them."
Finished with instructions, he returned to the celestial statue, finding Zhang Xiaoguang still hadn’t arrived.
"I can’t wait any longer; I have to go find them. They might have failed somewhere."
Compared to encountering enemies, Li Rui was more worried about such things happening. He didn’t wait and actively began searching areas of the town he hadn’t gone to before.
On the way, he encountered three random events: a mediation at a street sword fight, getting challenged by a passing Cultivator, and confronting a wild dog Corpse Demon in a cemetery. Apart from the latter, which he had to kill on the spot, earning 800 experience points and gaining three materials and an attribute point, the others were dealt with like before, and left with the farmer.
The most miserable was the passing Cultivator; faced with Li Rui’s Shenxiao Thunderbolt Heart Scripture, he lost after barely a few moves and wanted to surrender.
But surrendering ended the event, and Li Rui didn’t agree as he needed to keep him for something else.
Therefore, not allowing the Cultivator to surrender, he gave him another beating, soon knocking him unconscious and unable to speak.
At this moment, Li Rui’s task list had accumulated five unsubmitted events and tasks, and together the XP totaled several thousand.
He changed direction, heading for the area that hadn’t been explored yet, looking for people.
"Where could they have gone?"
...
Yujiang Ghost Garden remained ominously windy.
The greenery once carefully planted by its owner had long withered and declined, devoid of vitality, looking menacing under the somber sky.
Wu Xing and Mei Meng, the two girls, were pale-faced and timidly explored along the wall.
Not long ago, they hadn’t been alone; the four of them were moving together, but after encountering a pack of Corpse Demons, their formation was dispersed, and they could only fight and retreat. After sustaining some injuries, they finally eliminated the enemies, only to find the other two were missing.
They stuck close to the courtyard wall, cautiously observing the surrounding environment. The ghost garden was no safe haven, and just surviving with their levels of 7 or 8 was challenging.
"Xiao Mei, shall we go back and find him?"
"We couldn’t find him before; wouldn’t it be harder now if we go back?"
"Ngh."
Wu Xing was quite anxious; "Yujiang Ghost Garden is like a maze, and the monsters are at least level 7, much tougher than the guides said."
Doing something yourself feels completely different from just watching someone else do it.
After discussing, the two hesitantly decided to head back.
They traversed two corridors, passed a courtyard, and returned to the place they were first scattered. The ground was covered with fallen bodies, rotting, and the smell of blood pervaded every inch of the air.
Carrying makeshift weapons picked up from the garden, the two cautiously moved through the courtyard, aiming to reach the gate at the other end.
Suddenly.
"Uh——"
A Corpse Demon, seemingly already shattered, emitted a low growl.
At the same time, other deceased monsters in the courtyard began to twitch.
[Triggered a random event: Corpse Demon Rebirth.]
[Event Objective: Escape Yujiang Ghost Garden or eliminate all Corpse Demons.]
[Reward: 800 experience points, two random quality items.]
Though the rewards were indeed tempting, they first had to be capable of winning; these Corpse Demons were all roughly level 7 or 8, matching them, but the numbers were overwhelming, and they couldn’t fight head-on.
So far, Wu Xing and Mei Meng had cleared several dungeons, allowing them not to scream immediately, but that’s about it.
Seeing the reviving Corpse Demons, they sprinted towards the opposite courtyard gate. Passing through the gate, they faced both good news and bad news.
Good news: They finally found He Chengli and Zhang Xiaoguang.
Bad news: They were also being chased by a horde of Corpse Demons.
