Healing to Kill

Scarlet Flame Ancient Land was home to a large number of indigenous people.

They lived in isolation, generation after generation, in this place.

These indigenous people established villages and tribes around the "Scarlet Flame Holy City."

Jiang Chen stepped on the red soil and arrived at the nearest village—Wu Man Village.

Qing Ying and Tao Xiaoyao followed closely beside him.

Moonlit Dance, however, trailed far behind, keeping just within the maximum distance to avoid being left behind.

"According to the mission hint, the deserter 'Yi Ding' is in a nearby village."

"If not in Wu Man Village, then in the neighboring Bai Yi Village. These two villages are the closest to me."

Jiang Chen muttered to himself as he entered the village.

"Recently, there have been quite a few outsiders."

On the village path, an elderly man with graying temples passed by, muttering to himself.

"Excuse me, sir, do you know someone named 'Yi Ding'?" Jiang Chen hurriedly asked.

"Yi Ding? That outsider soldier?" the old man asked in a hoarse voice.

"That's right, him!" Jiang Chen's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "Do you know where he is?"

"He was captured!" the old man rasped. "Yesterday, he was paraded through the streets. Now, he's probably locked up in the Holy City's dungeon."

"What?" Jiang Chen was stunned.

The class change mission had just started, and it was already messing with his mind?

Did he really have to go to the dungeon to see someone?

No way!

The mission hint clearly stated that "Yi Ding" was in the village.

How could he be locked up in the Holy City's dungeon?

Several thoughts flashed through Jiang Chen's mind.

He then looked back at the old man and asked, "Sir, do you know where 'Yi Ding' usually lived?"

"He lived behind the small hill at the end of the village. He built a wooden house there," the old man said, pointing in a direction and muttering, "Accused of heinous crimes, he probably doesn't have many days left..."

"Thank you!" Jiang Chen quickly headed to the end of the village and crossed a small hill.

Sure enough, behind the hill stood a wooden house.

The door was half-open.

"You two wait outside," Jiang Chen said.

He then carefully pushed the door open and walked in.

The interior was very simple.

A bed, a table, and a few chairs.

"Come out, I know you're in there," Jiang Chen said calmly as he sat on a chair after scanning the room. "Don't worry, I'm here to help you."

Jiang Chen guessed that "Yi Ding" hadn't been captured or had already escaped.

Otherwise, the mission hint wouldn't say he was in the nearby village.

So, Jiang Chen found Yi Ding's residence, intending to trick him into coming out.

After a long silence of over ten seconds, just when Jiang Chen thought he might have guessed wrong,

Creak!

A noise came from under the bed.

A man in his mid-twenties crawled out from under the bed.

He stared straight at Jiang Chen. "Are you an adventurer?"

"Are you the deserter 'Yi Ding'?" Jiang Chen looked at the man with disheveled hair and blood-stained clothes.

"Deserter... it doesn't matter anymore." Hearing the word "deserter," Yi Ding confirmed that Jiang Chen was indeed an adventurer from the outside world.

His eyes reddened, and he trembled as he spoke, "Do me a favor!"

"What favor?" Jiang Chen asked.

"Help me deliver a letter to Li Sang. Tell her I was framed!" Yi Ding pleaded. "They accused me of rape and molestation, but I didn't do anything. I didn't even touch that woman!"

As he spoke, Yi Ding took out an envelope from his chest.

"No problem." Jiang Chen took the envelope immediately.

[You have obtained the quest item: "Yi Ding's Letter," triggering the follow-up quest.]

[Current quest: Deliver "Yi Ding's Letter" to "Li Sang."]

"But how can I find Li Sang?" Jiang Chen asked.

"Li Sang is the Holy Lord's maid. You can find her at the Holy Palace in the Holy City!" Yi Ding pleaded earnestly, "Please, I managed to escape, I don't want to die unjustly!"

"I understand." Jiang Chen nodded and left the wooden house.

"Brother Mortal World, how did it go?" Qing Ying asked curiously as Jiang Chen came out.

They had learned on the way that Jiang Chen was on a hidden mission.

"The follow-up task is to go to the Scarlet Flame Holy City!" Jiang Chen said as he left Wu Man Village and headed towards the Holy City.

The "Holy City" was located at the center, with other villages surrounding it like stars around the moon.

At this moment, Moonlit Dance, who had been trailing far behind, couldn't hold back any longer.

She quickly walked up and frowned, "The server-wide quest is about to start. Where are you going?"

Jiang Chen replied, "Didn't you say the first Gate of Sealing is just Bronze Level?"

"And then?" Moonlit Dance asked, puzzled.

"So it doesn't matter whether we go or not," Jiang Chen said as he continued towards the Scarlet Flame Holy City.

For him, the mysterious class change mission was the most important.

"..." Moonlit Dance was speechless, her mood growing heavier.

At this moment, not far from Jiang Chen and his group,

Two assassins appeared quietly.

"Up ahead... it's the first kill team!"

"That's right, it's them!"

"Great, now we have the main perspective for our recording!"

These two assassins were the YouNet duo, YouNet Feminine and YouNet Masculine.

Seeing Jiang Chen and his group, their faces lit up with excitement!

They had gone through great lengths to cross the Death Desert and reach the Scarlet Flame Ancient Land, all to record the explosive events of the server-wide quest.

They had been racking their brains, wondering whose perspective to focus on.

Now, it seemed the "main character" had arrived!

"Heaven really favors us!" they said as they followed Jiang Chen's group from a distance.