["Ding~ Congratulations, you've completed the quest [Hunt Vampires] (lv1). Rewards: EXP +100 billion, Energy +20 trillion, Quest EXP +10. Current quest has been reset. Please kill 100 vampires!"]
The system prompt rang in his ears.
At the same time, a series of combat kill notifications followed.
["Ding~ Your Undead Legion killed [Vampire] x35. EXP +35 billion, Energy +2.8 trillion, Quest Progress +35!"]
["Ding~ Your Undead Legion killed [Vampire] x59. EXP +59 billion, Energy +4.72 trillion, Quest Progress +59!"]
["Ding…"]
["Ding~ Congratulations, you've completed the quest [Hunt Vampires] (lv1). Rewards: EXP +100 billion, Energy +20 trillion, Quest EXP +10. Current quest has been reset. Please kill 100 vampires!"]
["Ding~ Congratulations, you've completed the quest [Hunt Vampires] (lv1). Rewards: EXP +100 billion, Energy +20 trillion, Quest EXP +10. Current quest has been reset. Please kill 100 vampires!"]
["Ding…"]
For Zhang Yue, this kind of infinitely repeatable hunting quest was practically tailor-made.
Under the endless slaughter of the Undead Legion, the number of vampires required for a level 1 mission was almost laughable.
A hundred vampires, for the Undead Legion, that was only a matter of a single second.
So, in just the blink of an eye, Zhang Yue received a system message notifying him of a mission level-up.
["Ding~ Congratulations, your quest [Hunt Vampires] has been upgraded to lv2!"]
The level 2 mission required more vampire kills.
From 100 vampires at level 1, it increased to 200, and the experience required for the next upgrade also rose to 200.
The base mission rewards increased accordingly.
However, the quest EXP reward still remained at 10 points.
That meant, to raise the quest from level 2 to level 3, he had to complete 20 level-2 quests, totaling 4000 vampire kills.
For ordinary people, that was an enormous challenge. Impossible to complete without at least two or three days of nonstop fighting.
But for Zhang Yue, it was nothing more than child's play.
Thus, under Zhang Yue's command, the Undead Legion expanded its range and began sweeping and hunting wildly in all directions.
Zhang Yue simply watched as the combat record panel filled with endlessly refreshing lines of battle logs.
Not long after—
Flash!
A golden beam of light poured down from above his head.
["Ding~ Congratulations, you've leveled up! Current level: 230. You've reached the requirement for Sixth Job Advancement. Please locate a Job Change Envoy in a safe zone to begin your advancement quest. Only after completing the advancement can you continue leveling up!"]
"So, finally level 230, huh?"
Hearing the message, Zhang Yue let out a breath of relief.
Thankfully, with the Undead Legion bulldozing through enemies, and his own leveling speed being no slouch either, he'd made it this far.
For ordinary players, after reaching level 200, leveling up once could take a week or two.
After reaching level 230, Zhang Yue greeted Chen Zijin briefly, then crushed a return scroll and teleported back to the safe zone of the World 46.
Whoosh!
As Zhang Yue vanished from the battlefield, all the Death Servants fighting in every direction suddenly turned into starlight and disappeared from sight.
Because of range limitations.
Once a necromancer exceeded a certain distance from their servants, they could no longer control them.
Of course, that was only natural.
Even if Zhang Yue himself was practically a "bug," the otherworlds didn't allow anything that shouldn't exist beyond Zhang Yue himself.
And it wasn't just necromancers, this rule applied to all professions with summoning-type abilities.
Otherwise, if summoned creatures could act without range or time limits, then even while sleeping offline, one could have summons killing monsters online.
That would be an enormous bug.
So, once Zhang Yue, his Undead Legion, and his pet squad disappeared, the battlefield suddenly fell silent.
Chen Zijin sliced through several nearby vampires, looked around, and found that aside from her own shadows darting about, the surroundings were empty.
It felt like something was missing, suddenly, she felt quite lonely.
"Have I already gotten used to having you by my side…", Chen Zijin muttered softly, feeling a little desolate.
Only battle could refocus her mind.
Thinking of how Zhang Yue's kill speed was far faster than hers, and that once he finished his Sixth Advancement and grew even stronger, the gap would widen again, when that time came, Zhang Yue would already be done with the World 46 and moving on to the World 47, while she'd still be struggling here.
That thought reignited her fighting spirit, Chen Zijin quickened her pace, striking down enemies even faster.
———
Meanwhile—
After returning to the Vampire Capital, Zhang Yue immediately found the Job Change Envoy and accepted the Sixth Advancement Quest.
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[Hunt] (Sixth Advancement Quest)
— Description: Please, professional, within one hour, kill one thousand monsters of level 230 or higher. (You may request assistance, but only kills where the advancing player lands the final blow will count toward progress.)
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This quest, not "simple," but rather, utterly effortless.
Just then, the city suddenly grew restless.
A group of patrol guards ran down the streets shouting, "The Vampire Legion has appeared at the North Gate! All capable combatants, proceed immediately to the North Gate to defend the capital!"
Well, speak of the devil, the quest monsters had come to him.
Zhang Yue spread his angelic wings, soared above the capital, and swiftly flew toward the North Gate.
Landing atop the city wall, he looked ahead, and saw an immense horde of vampires, surging toward the city like a dark tide.
Inside the capital, citizens and soldiers were in chaos, their hearts filled with panic and tension.
Before the defenders could even organize themselves,.Zhang Yue activated his spirit energy and summoned his Undead Legion.
For this kind of battle, there was no need for a necromancer to act personally.
So, under Zhang Yue's command, five thousand Tier 3 Death Servants materialized beneath the city wall.
Raising their blades, the warrior-type Death Servants charged first.
Behind them, the archer-type Death Servants drew their bows and fired volleys from afar.
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
Endless arrows flew over the warriors' heads, raining down on the charging vampire army.
After a round of ranged bombardment from the archers, the three thousand warrior-type Death Servants charged into the enemy ranks.
Under their blades, vampires fell one after another.
Within the city, countless citizens and soldiers, who hadn't even managed to engage yet, looked on in astonishment.
"Wha… what are those? Amazing! They can kill vampires in just a few strikes!"
"Where did such an elite army come from?"
In mere moments, the vampire army that was about to invade the human capital was completely annihilated under the Undead Legion's onslaught.
Zhang Yue then received a message.
["Ding~ Congratulations, you've completed the Sixth Advancement Quest. Please return to the Job Change Envoy to submit your quest and complete your Sixth Advancement!"]