From Skeleton Soldiers to King of the Undead

In this bounty task list released by the City of Order Guild Stronghold, the top five tasks correspond to the five floor masters in the middle area.

First, the Demon King Tiefling has a bounty of 1 million gold coins;

Second, the Sphinx, with a bounty of 300,000 gold coins;

Third, Kraken, the Kraken, has a bounty of 200,000 gold coins;

Fourth, Hydra, with a bounty of 80,000 gold coins;

Fifth, Giant Goliath, with a bounty of 50,000 gold coins;

The bounties of the five floor owners are all over 50,000 gold coins, and the difference in bounty between the first and fifth place owners is 20 times.

It can be roughly seen that fourth and fifth are the same level, second and third are the same level, and first place is the only powerful one.

As if she saw that Philip had something to ask, the female mage took the initiative to explain to him:

"The lower-ranked floor masters, the Hydra and the giant Goliath, are no longer something ordinary sixth-level adventurers can defeat in a single fight.

"The Sphinx and the Kraken, which are ranked second and third, must be hunted by the cooperation of multiple top ten adventure teams in the City of Order."

At this point, she stopped talking.

Philip asked curiously: "What about the number one demon king, Tiefling?"

Barbara showed a smile of unknown meaning and said softly:

“That, in fact, can also be regarded as the floor master monster in the lower area.

“Even if the strongest adventurers in the entire City of Order were put together, it would be too dangerous to hunt it.

"Although it will appear on the task list in the middle area, under normal circumstances, it will be killed by strong men in the guild's holy realm."

Phillip blinked and asked in a low voice: "Who is the strongest adventurer in the City of Order?"

"You have a lot of problems."

Barbara smiled helplessly and said: "Who is the strongest? This is a question that will offend people, so I can't answer you directly.

"I can only say that the city lord of the City of Order is the most respected person here."

"oh."

Philip continued to look down the list,

He found that behind the five floor owners, it was no longer a mission to hunt monsters, but related to adventurers, who could be said to be wanted criminals.

However, the list does not detail the crimes committed by these individuals.

When Philip asked Barbara about this matter, the female mage was silent for a few seconds and said:

"You just need to know that the guild also has enemies, and those enemies hiding in the shadows and crowds are more dangerous than monsters."

The young man nodded thoughtfully. He turned over the back of the list and finally found what he had been looking for.

The task with the twenty-third highest bounty,

——Find the reason why the monsters on the 25th floor are infected with rotten toxin, and there is a reward of 2,000 gold coins.

Phillip asked curiously: "Madam, I heard that in the past two days, most of the monsters on the 25th floor turned into rotten corpses in a short period of time?"

"That's indeed the case."

Barbara glanced at the boy and said, "You are a necromancer, so you care about this?"

When she saw Philip's surprised look, the female mage explained calmly:

“Those who can get the third-level adventurer evaluation before becoming an archmage usually only have a few professions and bloodlines, so it’s easy to guess.

"If you feel it carefully at a closer distance, you have a very weak power of the undead."

"oh."

Phillip hesitated for a moment and continued to ask:

"Madam, why is the event that can cause the monsters on the entire floor to mutate so low on this task list? The bounty is only 2,000?"

"Um……"

Barbara pondered for a moment and explained:

"Although there was a lot of movement, the ones affected were only level 4 monsters at the highest. That kind of poison is ineffective against level 5 and above.

“Actually, before the guild officially took action, all the rotting corpses exploded, and no serious damage was caused.

"For this matter, the guild members of the City of Order speculated on several reasons.

“It’s most likely caused by a necromancer of unknown origin, or the ability of a high-level undead.

“That mage or undead’s own strength will most likely not exceed level five, and he can only be considered a minor character, or a monster with average strength.

"Not to mention compared with the floor masters of the fifth building, even compared with the wanted criminals at the top, the danger is one level lower.

“The mission bounty is closely related to the target’s strength, which is why the bounty is low.

“Speaking of which, this task is quite troublesome, and I guess no one is willing to take it on.

"Anyway, I won't waste my time on such a low-value target. Killing a few level five monsters will cost you more than this bounty."

Finally, the female mage looked at the young man and asked, "Are you interested in this mission?"

Phillip nodded vigorously.

"Okay, it's originally related to the undead, maybe it's just right for you..."

Barbara thought for a while and said: "No one should be able to grab this task, but I can fight for it, so I'll leave it to you.

"Of course, your strength and experience are not yet sufficient to take charge of your own affairs. I will arrange for you to be the deputy of others and spend some free time outside of our hunting plan to be responsible for investigating this matter.

"But to be honest, I don't expect to be able to investigate anything with your strength. Just think of it as having someone help you gain more experience."

"Thank you, ma'am," said Philip.

"..."

At this moment, the noisy tavern suddenly became quiet.

Philip noticed keenly that even the female mage, who had always had a calm face, frowned slightly for an instant, and the hand holding the cigarette rod froze.

Who is coming?

Curious in his heart, he followed everyone's gaze and looked towards the door.

——I saw a young-looking elf with gloomy eyes walking in from the door.

He is short in stature, has slender limbs, and has long wavy golden hair that is somewhat messy.

Wearing dark green tights, shoulders, forearms, chest and other parts are covered with thin white armor, and a silver spear engraved with runes is carried on his back.

As soon as he came in, everyone shut their mouths,

Those who looked at him quickly looked away, as if they were afraid of looking at him more.

The elf walked to the front desk, took out a few silver coins from his arms and put them on the table. He took a glass of wine and drank it, then turned and left.

After he left, it took a few seconds for people in the tavern to gradually resume communication.

Barbara also let out a breath and said to the confused boy beside her:

“The elf’s name just now is Al, be careful not to provoke him.

"He is very strong and ranks among the best among level six adventurers. I am no match for him."

Even you are no match?

Phillip was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the elf who looked unkempt and had a gloomy expression would be so powerful.

Barbara continued:

“I heard that some time ago, Al was so arrogant that he challenged a monster one level stronger than himself.

“As expected, he suffered a disastrous defeat, even lost his weapon, and escaped with his life seriously injured.

“His temper has gotten worse since then and no one wants to talk to him now.

"I really don't know why he suddenly became stupid and challenged the floor master-level monsters alone. As a result, he was beaten to the point where he even lost his mentality."

The female mage finally warned the boy with a serious expression:

"Your magic power is very weak now, but even if you want to quickly increase your strength, you can't be as irrational as him. Do you understand?"

"Okay, I understand." Phillip nodded quickly.