Chapter 72: Hidden Quest, Completed!

“Du Wanting, are you alright?”
Lin Han stepped forward, hurriedly supporting Du Wanting, who was on the verge of collapsing.
Du Wanting took two deep breaths, pulled herself out of Lin Han’s embrace, and managed to stand. “I’m fine. I just overexerted myself when using my abilities earlier. I feel much better now, thank you.”
“If you’re alright, then let’s finish off this Three-Eyed Demon Ape. The sooner we complete the mission, the sooner we can rest easy.”
“You’re right,” Du Wanting nodded, then suddenly looked at Lin Han. “Senior Wang Qiang?”
“What did you say?” Lin Han replied, somewhat confused, his heart racing. Could she have discovered my real identity?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
The disguise effect of the Divine Mask was flawless—it could conceal everything, even habitual gestures, so not even the closest people could detect anything.
“Nothing,”
Du Wanting turned her gaze back to the Three-Eyed Demon Ape. If he truly was Senior Wang Qiang, then the only way he could know about her hidden mission was if he were an insider.
And since Gao Chong had been by her side the whole time, he was the most likely candidate.
But based on his reaction just now, it didn’t seem like he was pretending. Could it be he really isn’t Senior Wang Qiang?
Thinking about it, if he were, there’d be no need for him to help me complete my hidden task.
Even if the Public Security wanted to get information from me, I don’t know anything anyway!
Faced with the windfall of the Three-Eyed Demon Ape, Du Wanting didn’t hesitate any longer.
“Let me borrow your knife.”
Lin Han handed over the dagger from his belt. “Be careful, this knife is quite valuable.”
Du Wanting shot him a glare, thinking, “If he were Senior Wang Qiang, he wouldn’t care about something like this. Looks like this guy truly stumbled upon the corpse of the Three-Eyed Demon Ape by sheer luck.”
...She’d let slip something unintentionally; it seemed the Divine Mask’s subtle influence really was taking hold.
She wondered whether, when she reverted to her true identity, she’d retain these aftereffects.
If she truly turned into Gao Chong’s annoying personality, she’d rather die on the spot.
Lin Han quickly explained, “Don’t misunderstand, that’s not what I meant. Before my father, Gao Dashan, passed away, he left me only this knife, so I treasure it.”

“Your father passed away?” Du Wanting was surprised; she hadn’t expected this annoying rich boy to have such a fate.
“That’s right,” Lin Han replied with a melancholy air. “Though my father Gao Dashan wasn’t a good man, he was good to me. He left me when I was very young...”
Of course, it was all a lie!
But Gao Chong’s father really was Gao Dashan—a name that appeared often in Huiyue City’s financial news, a local minor tycoon.
They were from the same city, so using him as a shield shouldn’t raise any objections.
“I’m sorry...”
Du Wanting felt a pang of guilt upon hearing of Gao Chong’s tragic circumstances.
Lin Han responded cheerfully, “It’s alright. Just finish the kill—these things don’t matter, I’m used to it.”
“Alright!”
Du Wanting’s aura suddenly shifted, faintly echoing his own.
No—
It echoed Gao Chong’s!
She was mimicking again, a thief—she’d turned into a thief!
Watching Du Wanting’s determined gaze and the subtle dissipation of her aura, Lin Han realized it was the thief’s passive skill: Concealment.
What an astonishing talent!
Lin Han couldn’t help but marvel; a mage with this kind of gift would be coveted by every academy.
To mimic any class—such a terrifying ability! With a bit of deliberate training in several specialties, she’d become a monster.
This profession’s versatility wasn’t yet fully apparent at low levels. But if she advanced to the sixth or even seventh tier,
She’d become truly formidable.
At that level, she could unleash a warrior’s violent forbidden spells, and even a healer’s forbidden healing arts.
A team with someone so versatile would have an all-rounder.
Compared to that, any so-called prodigy was nothing but an ant in the face of such a monster.
Du Wanting raised the knife and, in one swift motion, severed the Three-Eyed Demon Ape’s head.

[Congratulations on completing the hidden mission. The reward will be sent to your mailbox after the dungeon is fully cleared.]
Done!
Finally, it’s done!
“Are you going to harvest anything from the corpse?” Lin Han asked.
Du Wanting replied, “I didn’t bring a backpack, so even if I did harvest something, I wouldn’t have anywhere to store it. I’ll wait until the dungeon is over.”
“That makes sense,” Lin Han responded.
These monster corpses were essential materials for crafting equipment; much of the gear on the market was forged by smiths using such materials.
Monster body parts, like the Steel-striped Tiger from before, were used for making armor.
Du Wanting’s family, since they hunted monsters, naturally needed to harvest them for household support.
“By the way, do you know anything about the Forest Guardian?” Lin Han asked casually, after sheathing his dagger.
Du Wanting answered seriously, “The Forest Guardian is a high-level monster in the Iron Forest, its strength is at the gold rank. But rumor has it that it’s almost at platinum level.”
“Luckily, my task is only to find traces of the Forest Guardian, not to kill it. Otherwise, I’d never complete it in my lifetime.”
Lin Han was taken aback—her mission was different?
As expected, the missions were assigned based on strength. Du Wanting was the weakest among them, so her mission was easier.
The others were all at least tier three, with two close to tier four.
So, the real competition for the Guardian’s Heart was between just three people.
Du Wanting wasn’t on that list.
“Qian and the Judge—I’ll have to take the Guardian’s Heart from them,” Lin Han pondered. For three people to take on a near-platinum Forest Guardian would be tough.
But if they worked together, it was possible. So, to win, they’d have to join forces against the Forest Guardian first.
Given that...
Qian and the Judge, I’m afraid I’ll have to let you down!