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Chapter 4 - Chapter 4: Triggering the Hidden

[The Succubus Nun in the Church!]

[Recommended Level: 5]

[Quest Description: Ivsha was abandoned as a child and raised by two Nuns in Silver Moon Town. With her nation-toppling beauty and unparalleled figure, she became the most watched Nun in the church. Her prayer times would often draw such massive crowds that the streets would be left empty. But recent events have left the church in desperate need of funds. To this end, the church's administrators seem to be planning to revive some kind of ancient trading system...]

[Quest Objective: Resolve the church's crisis!]

[Quest Reward: Ivsha's Advancement Material (Can obtain a new trait)]

[Hidden Quest: Save Ivsha!]

[Quest Reward: ?]

"?"

"There's a hidden quest?"

Su Xuan stroked his chin, slightly surprised.

The quest description gave him a general idea of the mission type. To put it bluntly, the church was short on cash and needed a sum of money.

As for the hidden quest, there were no further details. Even the reward was an unknown.

'Recommended Level 5, huh? No need to rush. I can level up Ivsha first.'

Su Xuan wasn't in a hurry to complete the character quest while unprepared. Judging from the Recommended Level and the existence of a hidden quest, Ivsha's character quest was clearly challenging and required some preparation.

Given that he still had two commissioned quests to finish and it was still early, Su Xuan decided to complete those first.

He asked, "Ivsha, there are still a few commissioned quests to complete today. Are you interested?"

"Of course! As long as it's for you! I can accept any number of them!"

Hearing that Su Xuan was giving her a new task, a smile of excitement and anticipation appeared on Ivsha's beautiful face.

"Let's go. I'll go with you to complete the quests."

Su Xuan pushed open the side door of the bar counter and walked out.

"You're going to do the quests with me?" Ivsha asked in surprise.

"Yes."

Su Xuan nodded. Thanks to the [Unwavering Loyalty] trait, he could provide Ivsha with a 100% boost to her combat power. Also, as the Guild President, he needed to accumulate combat experience. At the very least, he had to understand how his Adventurers fought.

And observing in person was bound to be more efficient than watching a video projection.

"Alright. I will do my best to protect you."

A hint of worry flickered in Ivsha's eyes. She was afraid Su Xuan would get hurt during the upcoming quests.

Su Xuan said nothing in response, simply walking calmly to the Guild's main door and stepping into the Teleportation Array.

As a white light flashed, the scene in Su Xuan's vision switched rapidly.

When his vision cleared, he found himself standing in a stretch of ruins, surrounded by burnt-out buildings.

Beyond that, several dark shadows darted out from a distant, burned-down wooden house, moving so fast that he had trouble getting a clear look at them.

"Are those the quest targets, the Fiery Fire Rats?" Su Xuan muttered.

It seemed the fire in this village had been caused by the current quest's targets.

Just as Su Xuan was observing his surroundings, Ivsha's face filled with astonishment.

"How can this be...?"

Upon arriving at the quest location, Ivsha was visibly stunned.

She was amazed to find that her combat power had inexplicably increased by a large amount, and the source of this power confused her.

'Is it because of Mr. Su Xuan?'

She couldn't help but look curiously toward Su Xuan in the distance, her eyes filled with surprise and doubt.

"The Fiery Fire Rats are hiding under the collapsed ruins. Is there a way to make them show themselves?"

Su Xuan didn't notice Ivsha's gaze. Instead, he focused his attention on the surroundings, searching for the quest targets hidden in the corners.

"Hmm..."

Ivsha quickly snapped back to her senses and said softly, "Leave it to me."

As she spoke, she took a step forward.

Immediately after, Ivsha clasped her hands and softly chanted a spell.

In the blink of an eye, a wisp of Light Magic Power flickered in her palm, illuminating the surroundings.

[Lighting Technique: Illuminates the surrounding area and has the effect of dispelling weak Demons.]

Even the Demons hiding in the shadows couldn't resist the corrosion of the Light Magic Power. They scattered and fled, getting far away from Ivsha.

Su Xuan stared intently at the scattering Demons, searching for the silhouette of a Fiery Fire Rat.

Finally!

A fat, red-furred rat the size of a house cat shot out from the ruins and fled swiftly into the distance.

"There's one!" Su Xuan was about to act, but Ivsha simply lifted a finger.

In an instant, a dark purple Flame leaped from her fingertip, instantly devouring the Fiery Fire Rat.

With a deafening "BANG," the Fiery Fire Rat's body exploded, turning into a bloody mist.

A quest progress notification immediately popped up in Su Xuan's vision:

[Fiery Fire Rat Slain (1/5)]

"Such efficient Magic..."

Su Xuan looked at Ivsha, a little surprised.

Ivsha could not only use Light Magic but also control Dark Magic. Her potential and adaptability were far beyond his expectations!

After taking care of one Fiery Fire Rat, Su Xuan and Ivsha continued using the same method to find the others hiding in the ruins.

Soon, Su Xuan had successfully dealt with the five Fiery Fire Rats required for the quest.

However, after completing the quest, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was off.

Although Fiery Fire Rats could use the Fire Element in the air to start fires, the village was quite large. A few Fiery Fire Rats alone couldn't have possibly destroyed the entire village. This made him wonder: could there be other Demons in the village?

"Is something wrong?" Ivsha walked toward Su Xuan. Due to the harsh environment, her Nun's Habit had gotten a bit dirty, covered in ash from the fire.

"Yes. There might be other Demons in the village."

Su Xuan nodded.

He was certain that there were definitely other Demons present here.

Moreover, judging from Ivsha's character quest, it was possible that this mission contained a hidden quest. As for how to trigger it, maybe there was a prerequisite?

Or perhaps he needed to witness something specific!

Right now, he was on one of the most basic commissioned quests. Even if there was a hidden quest, the difficulty probably wouldn't be too high.

"Other Demons? If there are other Demons in the village..."

Ivsha seemed to recall something and continued, "A likely location would be the village granary. The fire was much less severe there."

"The granary?"

Su Xuan's eyes instantly lit up. He immediately strode forward, hurrying in the direction of the granary. "That must be it! Let's go!"

A few minutes later, they arrived at the granary's location.

The granary was located at the edge of the village. Because the fire was less intense here, Su Xuan had overlooked it earlier.

And this very anomaly was proof that other Demons might exist!

'Ivsha was very observant to have thought of that.'

Su Xuan strode toward the granary and was about to push the door open.

"Watch out!"

Ivsha seemed to sense danger and immediately lunged at him!

Before Su Xuan could react, he found himself pinned beneath Ivsha's soft body. The heavy weight made his pupils tremble slightly!

'What a realistic sensation!'

'The developers of this game are incredible, aren't they?'

'It's as if a peerlessly beautiful woman really is on top of me!'

And...

'Ivsha's figure really is amazing...'

At the same time, in the exact instant that Ivsha tackled Su Xuan to the ground!

The wooden door of the granary was suddenly destroyed by a giant claw, instantly bursting apart.

Immediately after, a massive Fiery Fire Rat, as large as a tiger or leopard, slowly walked out of the granary, staring covetously at the two people on the ground...

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