Triumph as promised

Gael, filled with raging anger, rode a fiery red cheetah, tightly grasping a large axe in his hands, emitting a murderous aura.

As the dignified lord of a city, he had never suffered such humiliation before.

"How interesting. It seems that initially, you had no intention of laying hands on me. You merely came to greet me amicably. It's only now, after I've taken the treasure map, that you want to kill me." Jiang Han feigned a sudden realization and apologized, "I'm sorry, Brother Gael, I misunderstood you."

Intent on killing me?

He came here with the purpose of ending my life. Whether he utters these fierce words or not is inconsequential to Jiang Han.

Gael: "..."

"Die!"

Unwilling to deal with the sharp-tongued and cunning young man in front of him, Gael swung his large axe, attempting to swiftly kill him.

Though an S-class rare treasure map was precious, its value was not even one-tenth of the opponent's life!

Taking down this person would elevate him to the pinnacle!

"No, it is you who will die!" Jiang Han retorted.

In this moment, even though he had lost the mount bonus and his attributes had dropped significantly, he chose not to retreat but advanced with his sword, resolute and unwavering.

Incredibly brave!

At a critical moment, Jiang Han keenly identified his shining point.

"Ding! ~"

System prompt: The Annihilator, Jiang Han Shui, uses the skill [Daydream], boosting the next attack by 1000%, increasing damage by 1000%, and guaranteeing a critical hit!

"!!!!!!"

Gael's expression changed dramatically. Without considering whether the system information was reasonable, he immediately abandoned the attack, awkwardly leaping backward, fearing being hit by this terrifying and heaven-defying strike.

Iss!

The Bloodthirsty Sword fell empty.

Driving Gael away and creating enough space, Jiang Han quickly summoned the Blue Scale Beast, mounted it again, put on the Sky Robe fashion to increase movement speed, and then activated War March. Taking advantage of the Blessing of Light's effect, he sped away.

"Ding! ~"

System prompt: You use the skill [Swift Steps], increasing movement speed by 30%, lasting for ten seconds!

Swift Steps!

This was a skill attached to the fantasy cloak that he obtained from the Unbound One, Martin. It could boost movement speed, with a cooldown time of one hour.

"Tap, tap, tap..."

With various skill enhancements, the Blue Scale Beast galloped, knocking away Merai Region players blocking the way. In the blink of an eye, he rushed out hundreds of meters, ridiculously fast.

In fact, Jiang Han, daring to return behind Gael to use Sleight of Hand, naturally knew that the opponent would be difficult to threaten. If he truly wanted to safely escape, he had three options.

Firstly, use the Bondage Bracelet to ignore all conditions and swap positions with Sheril. As members of different factions, the probability of the Immortal-level boss Sheril slaying the Sky-level boss Gael was quite high.

Secondly, use the Fallen Feather to gain flight abilities.

Thirdly, consume the Magical Hanburger to boost movement speed by 1000%.

However, these items were extremely precious, and he didn't want to use them lightly. He would only consider them when faced with a desperate situation.

Of course, he had also considered killing the Sky-level boss and claiming the first kill.

Unfortunately, the difficulty was too high.

Even the God of Light, Uriel, whom he fought with all his might, was only at the Earth-level. Even though he was a special Earth-level boss, Gael, as a Sky-level boss and the city lord, undoubtedly surpassed Uriel's strength. He couldn't even see the attribute panel, and surrounding players were watching attentively. Giving up was the best choice.

Anyway, with a Spirit-level weapon, an S-class rare treasure map, leveling up, and picking up a bunch of equipment...

It was acceptable.

Although the process was extremely difficult, he barely broke even.

"Have the courage to stay..."

Gael, chasing on his leopard, couldn't get close. He couldn't help but shout angrily, his forehead veins bulging, face turning red.

These adventurers wanted to stop Jiang Han, but he was also affected by the crowded personnel.

Without stopping, the powerful impact forcefully broke through the player encirclement. With Jiang Han occasionally using War March to leap over obstacles, even if he was obstructed, it wouldn't completely stop him.

Looking at Gael, who was almost as fast as him in the rear, a cold arc formed at the corner of his mouth, and he shouted loudly, "Brother Gael, our meeting is overdue. I know you can't bear to part with me, but I have important matters to attend to. I must find the treasure first. We can chat later if we have the chance."

"I..."

Gael almost spat out blood, "You dog, come and die!"

Find the treasure first?

That treasure map clearly belongs to me!

"Can't stop him!"

"The power gap is too big. This guy's speed is unimaginably fast. We can't effectively hinder him. Damn!"

"Even the Snow Emperor was instantly killed. This game is like dog shit. The balance mechanism is too poor!"

...

The faces of those Merai Region players were unsightly. Despite their willingness, they lacked the strength. They could only watch as Jiang Han successfully crossed the human wall, heading far into the wilderness, his figure gradually disappearing.

"I hate it!"

Gael tightly gripped his axe, howling to the sky, "Whoever can kill this person will be the hero of our Merai Region!"

"Ding! ~"

System prompt: Merai Region players, please note that Eastern Region player [Annihilator, Jiang Han Shui] (Spirit-level) has intruded into the Merai Region territory and joined the first-tier main city, Seaheart City. Killing this player will reward you with the following: Level +8, Free Attribute Points +200, and a Mid-level National Treasure!

"Ding! ~"

System prompt: Merai Region players, please note that Eastern Region player [Annihilator, Jiang Han Shui] (Spirit-level) has intruded into the Merai Region territory and joined the first-tier main city, Seaheart City. Killing this player will reward you with the following: Level +8, Free Attribute Points +200, and a Mid-level National Treasure!

...

The system alerts echoed in the ears of Merai Region players. The announcement in the information panel repeated three times, with bold and purple-red font.

Evidently, such a conspicuous action compelled the system to increase the bounty on Jiang Han's head.

"Mid-level National Treasure?"

Jiang Han, who left peacefully, was speechless. "Not even a reward for an advanced national treasure. Are they looking down on me, Jiang Han?"

"Ding! ~"

System prompt: Congratulations, you have received the hidden world quest [Triumphant Return] (Difficulty: SS)!

Hidden world quest?

Hearing the system alert, Jiang Han's heart trembled slightly. He quickly opened the quest panel to check the details:

[Triumphant Return] (Difficulty: SS)

Introduction: As an Eastern Region adventurer, if you can achieve significant accomplishments within the Mer

ai Region and triumphantly return, how can there be no reward?

Quest requirements: Complete the mainline quests and successfully return to the Eastern Region.

Quest rewards: Eastern Region Mid-level National Treasure.

Quest penalty: Level -10, Permanent -500 to all attributes.

...

"Perfectly reasonable!"

Although surprised by the sudden triggering of an SS-level world quest, Jiang Han didn't find it inappropriate.

It made no sense that a bunch of Merai Region players would chase him down with the opportunity to obtain rare national treasure rewards, and he, entering other national regions, took on immense risks with no benefits.

That was too unfair!

After all, just a moment ago, the Snow Emperor, Sinful One, and the God Forbidden Zone, along with many top players from the Merai Region, appeared together. Even he, valiant as he was, nearly met a heroic end.