I heard the system notice ring in my ears as I received my new quest.

[Mengchuan’s Request (2)] was another SS-rank quest, but this time it was an assassination quest! I would have to kill a boss to complete this quest, so it definitely wouldn’t be as easy as the first one had been. Even though I didn’t know just how powerful this Mad Warrior Buffett was, our party consisted of two tanky DPS in He Yi and I, as well as a super priest in Murong Mingyue, so he would be manageable as long as he wasn’t a Heaven or Immortal Rank boss. It was almost impossible for any player to take down an Immortal Rank boss at this stage of the game. Even Thunder, one of the Nine Sovereigns of Hell, was an Immortal Rank boss, so it would be quite reasonable to assume that his lackey would be an Earth Rank boss at most.

I accepted the quest and called the two girls over. "Eve, sis, I got a new quest. Let’s go!"

"Alright! Lead the way!"

The two girls giggled as they fell in behind me. Their current leveling speed had left them giddy with joy and they were still basking in the afterglow of satisfaction.

……

The Phantom Wolf King was walking by my side as I strolled through the barren streets of the city. I hefted the Cyan Netherworld Sword in my hand as I stepped on the broken bones that covered the ground and raised my head to look at the murky sky. This city was...