Legend of Mir 2: Seeking the Truth in Marfa

Brooke and Yuan Bufan returned to the safe zone and found the mission officer.

"Sir, our team killed the Minotaur Chieftain Bloodhoof, but later we were ambushed by monsters and almost wiped out. Fortunately, we managed to retrieve the compass in the end. We have fulfilled our mission and the exploration mission has finally been completed." Brook handed over the mission compass.

"Oh? You actually killed the Tauren Chieftain Bloodhoof? Very good!" The mission officer was very surprised, then opened the compass map and took a closer look. The areas required by the mission were basically all lit up, except for the place where the monster was ambushing in the lower right corner, where there was still a short distance that had not been explored.

"The monsters actually set up an ambush behind the grass and rock wall. It seems that they want to deal with the guards attacking the camp." The mission officer pondered while looking at the map.

"My lord, that may not be the case. When we came back, we saw these monsters lying in ambush in the river, surrounding and killing the ancient dragon."

"Ancient dragon! Are you serious? Where is it approximately? How much health does the dragon have left?" The mission officer asked several questions in succession, somewhat excitedly.

"Here," Brook pointed out the direction as Luo climbed up, adding, "When we left, the Ancient Dragon had only lost a quarter of its health. The monster side still had over 30 bosses and humanoid monsters, as well as the three most powerful monsters: the Dreadlord, the Death Knight, and the Lich."

"Good! Only a quarter of your health has been lost, so we're still in time! Did you know that the Ancient Dragon only comes to the canyon river to drink water once a month, but the exact time is not fixed. The dragon flies from the northern land where the demon beasts are. The demon beasts keep watch on the northwest cliffs and can know whether the Ancient Dragon will come several hours in advance. We monks don't have this condition, so we often lose the initiative in the fight for the dragon. I didn't expect to encounter you this time. This news is very important, I must report it to the commander immediately!"

Soon, several teams from the Right Sentinel Camp, which was closest to the ancient dragon's location, began to move towards the river.

After the mission officer finished dealing with the ancient dragon, he began to award Brook with the mission reward.

"Brooke, you explored 98% of the wild mission map. Not only did you discover a large group of ambushing monsters, you also killed the Tauren Chieftain Bloodhoof, and finally encountered the Ancient Dragon. You have once again completed the mission brilliantly! I will give you double the reward! Keep it, this is the honor you deserve!"

The mission officer gave Brook 2200 Yuanbao, 2200 Merit Points, four fifth-level pills, and four sixth-level pills. With Brick the only remaining member of the team, all the rewards went to Brook alone.

Brook turned around and gave half of the reward, two fifth-turn pills and two sixth-turn pills, to Yuan Bufan.

Yuan Bufan was stunned. He had guessed Brook would give him some, but he hadn't expected Brook to be so generous as to give him half! He was immediately flattered!

"Brother Yuan, happy cooperation!"

"Brooke, you gave too much!"

"It's not much. The previous ore auction caused you to lose 5 gold coins, and now I finally compensate you." Brook said with a smile.

"But don't you need the Reincarnation Pill? Especially this Sixth Transformation Pill, you'll need it yourself. How about this, I'll keep the Fiveth Transformation Pill and give you the Sixth."

"Brother Yuan, you're welcome. I'm not at the right level yet, and it's still early for 6th transformation. You can exchange these reincarnation pills for gold ingots, so that you don't miss out on the equipment you want at the next team auction because of insufficient gold ingots."

"...So I really sold it to the merchant? I have to warn you, Rank Five and Rank Six Pills are very hard to come by. I'm afraid you won't be so lucky next time."

"You have to believe that there will be reincarnation pills."

It was already 12 noon. A series of whirring sounds echoed through the safe zone, and several figures emerged. It was Cullinan and his companions. They were there to confirm whether the exploration mission had been accomplished or failed.

"Brother Yuan, please help deal with these people. Don't say that I completed the task alone. I need to keep a low profile. I still have to go to the river to see the ancient dragon, so I'll go first." After Brook said this, he ran away.

"Okay. Be careful." Yuan Bufan agreed.

"Yuan Bufan! Did you pick up the mission compass?" Cullinan shouted from a distance.

"The mission has been completed, right? This mission officer is really something. Whether it's completed or failed, he didn't even send a message. It's really frustrating." Chu Huaiyu said.

"Haha~ Don't worry everyone! The mission has been submitted and completed, and you will not be punished for failure..." Yuan Bufan greeted everyone with a smile.

"The mission didn't fail, that's great! By the way, did you pick up the Supreme Gem I dropped?"

"Have you seen my hot-blooded boots?"

"Why did Brook run away? Where did he go?"

"If you haven't explored the entire map, what's the reward for the mission? At least you'll get a rank five pill, right?"

Huang Zhen, Xiong Dalin, Xiong Xiaolin, Qin Shan and others asked questions all at once.

"No, no, I really didn't pick up your equipment. Please believe me, I swear..."

"Brooke's level is too low, so he's going to do a quest to level up..."

"Brother Qin Shan is really amazing. You guessed the mission reward right away..."

Yuan Bufan responded with a smile, half true, half false. Compared to the others, he not only survived, but also gained a backpack full of equipment, and finally received four reincarnation pills as a disguised reward. It was a great harvest. As the saying goes, when people are happy, their spirits are high. Yuan Bufan was in a good mood and spoke with extraordinary patience.

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Brook observed the monsters and dragons through the fake eyes inserted in the grass in the river.

Two more monster bosses and humanoids were killed, but the Death Knight and the Dreadlord had already reached the front lines. The Ancient Dragon's ordinary fireballs posed no threat to them unless it was Dragon Breath. The Ancient Dragon's Dragon Breath was effectively suppressed by the Dreadlord's Hypnosis, and the Holy Armor faced its nemesis, Withering and Decaying. While the Ancient Dragon still had plenty of health left, the situation was grim.

The two sides fought for over 20 minutes, and the Ancient Dragon slew over ten more bosses and humanoid monsters, but its own health was reduced to only 10 percent. The Ancient Dragon soared into the air, only to be brought down by the abilities of three powerful monsters, pinning it to the ground.

The ancient dragon rushed left and right, looking back and forth, and began to think of retreating. He just needed to wait for the right opportunity.

The human monks finally appeared. Guard Captain Zheng Cheng led the charge, along with another Rank 1 warrior, charging to the front. Behind them were several Rank 7 mages who could cast Violent Thunder and Purple Lightning.

The monks ignored the dragon and instead surrounded and attacked the few remaining demonic beasts. Despite being attacked from both sides, the demonic beasts persisted. Just as they were about to be defeated, the Sword Saint and the Orc Prophet arrived with a group of demonic beast reinforcements, and the demonic beasts and human monks once again engaged in a melee.

Unnoticed for a moment, the ancient dragon took the opportunity to gulp down the water. After a few minutes, it was finally full, its health significantly restored. Now was a good opportunity to leave, but it didn't immediately fly away. Instead, it lowered its head and searched the area where the battle had taken place. Once it found its target, it opened its mouth and sucked in the gleaming equipment, gems, and other items, instantly swallowing them up.

The ancient dragon searched around and looked up, just in time to see the Hellfire Stone Giant not far away, as well as the Dreadlord fighting with several human monks.

Although the lich caused the most damage to the dragon, the dragon hated the dreadlord the most. Every time the dragon was about to release its breath, it was interrupted by this guy.

The ancient dragon soared into the air, taking a deep breath, its abdomen bulging. Holding its breath and concentrating, it quickly flew towards the Dreadlord in the center of the demon battle circle.

The Dreadlord immediately sensed something was wrong and cast a hypnotic spell on the ancient dragon. Just as the dragon was about to doze off and close its eyes, the human mage unleashed an indiscriminate group attack, including Ice Roar and Meteor Shower.

The ancient dragon was instantly awakened, its sleepiness gone, and its energy surging! Having locked onto its target, it swooped down at full speed, its claws extended and struck accurately, pinning the Dreadlord down with one hand, and with the momentum of its dive, it fiercely rubbed it against the ground.

Dragon Breath!

The scorching flames erupted instantly. The innermost flame was dark blue, the middle was deep red, and the outermost was light yellow. The three-colored flames enveloped the Dreadlord, three layers inside and three layers outside, burning with crackling flames and roasting with oily sizzles.

The Tauren Chieftain was not there, and the remaining powerful beasts did not have any skills such as stun and sleep, so they could only watch. Only the Death Knight healed the Dreadlord in the flames, but it was just a drop in the bucket.

Fifteen seconds later, the dragon's breath ended. The ancient dragon's claws squeezed hard, and the Dreadlord was gone, reduced to ash.

The dragon sucked gently at the ground again, and all the 6 or 7 pieces of equipment that exploded on the ground were sucked into its stomach.

Finally venting his anger, the ancient dragon ignored the fight between the monsters and the monks. With a shake of its head and a flap of its wings, it soared into the air and flew away to the north.