As soon as this area announcement was made, the chat channel of Safe Zone No. 886 exploded—

  [Chicken You Are So Beautiful] (Male, Level 2 Pyer): "Which pro found a hidden quest so quickly? That's amazing!"

  [I Aspire to Become Heaven] (Male, Level 2 Pyer): "Didn't Apocalypse announce that the probability of triggering a hidden quest is only one in a thousand compared to common quests? And there's no notification. Even if the NPC that can trigger a hidden quest is right next to you, it's hard to notice. But the rewards for hidden quests are so generous that ten common quests can't compare to one hidden quest. How lucky is this person to find a hidden quest just a few hours after the server opened?"

  [Mouse Loves Rice] (Female, Level 2 Pyer): "Wow, the achievement reward is so generous, it directly gives 1 gold coin, my god!"

  [Storm Angel] (Male, Level 3 Pyer): "If the person who received the hidden quest sees this message, please PM me. Send me your location, abandon your hidden quest and sell it to me. I'll pay 100,000 for it. If you don't believe me, I can find you offline to transfer the money first, then we can trade the quest!"

  [Storm Angel]: "If the person who received the hidden quest sees this message, please PM me..."

  [Storm Angel]: "If the person who received the hidden quest sees this message, please PM me..."

  The chat channel was almost entirely dominated by this pyer named [Storm Angel], who was willing to spend 100,000 in the early stages to buy a low-level hidden quest. This guy is definitely a super-rich person in real life!

  Previously, Apocalypse had issued an announcement, heavily promoting the super generous reward mechanism of hidden quests, encouraging pyers to diligently discover hidden quests. Moreover, all hidden quests in the Apocalypse world are unique and cannot be cimed by multiple people. Therefore, everyone knows that the value of a hidden quest at the start is no less than an artifact!

  However, what puzzled the pyer [Storm Angel], who was confident that he had secured the hidden quest, was that after spamming the area channel for several minutes until he was muted by the system, the person who received the hidden quest never PMed him!

  Could it be that the person who received the quest is also a wealthy person who doesn't need money??

  If it were in the previous life, Zhang Yi, who was unaware of future developments, might have been willing to sell the quest to Storm Angel for 100,000. But now Zhang Yi knows very well that strength cannot be bought with money.

  Opening the quest interface—

  [Guardian] (Hidden Quest):

  Quest Difficulty Coefficient: 100

  Description: A few days ago, Ili, a survivor from Hope Town, got trapped in the monster-infested Doomsday Factory while searching for materials to forge weapons. Escort Ili safely to Hope Town, and before that, you need to escort Ili back to his hometown to help him retrieve something.

  Quest Progress: 0/1 (If Ili dies during the quest, the quest fails, and no more than five people can execute this quest together)

  Quest Reward: Unknown

  Remaining Time: 6 hours

  A quest with a difficulty coefficient of 100, compared to Zhang Yi's previous quest with a difficulty of 20, the coefficient has increased fivefold!

  In Zhang Yi's memory, in the previous life, after this hidden quest was discovered by pyers, more than a dozen pyers attempted it one after another, all ending in tragic failure. Eventually, even a pyer team attempted the quest and was completely wiped out.

  Because the ultimate goal of this quest is to hunt down a high-level elite monster hidden in Ili's home.

  Due to the high difficulty of the quest and the fact that it's a hidden quest, this event caused quite a stir in Safe Zone No. 886 at the time, leaving a deep impression on Zhang Yi.

  He remembers that the quest was completed about two or three days after the server opened, when pyers' levels and equipment had improved, and several pyers teamed up to barely kill that elite monster.

  As for the dual generous rewards from the hidden quest and the elite monster, it directly elevated the strength of that pyer team to a new level in Safe Zone No. 886.

  Now, Zhang Yi pns to solo this hidden quest.

  He must obtain the generous rewards from this hidden quest to significantly enhance his own strength, because according to the historical progression of the previous life, soon, he will face a nightmare that will cast a shadow over his future for eight years...

  To be precise, all pyers in Safe Zone No. 886 will face a nightmare, where pyers without sufficient strength will be subjected to endless torment and sughter!

  As Zhang Yi accepted the quest, Ili said, "Young man, before we go back, I want to return to my hometown to get something. Can you accompany me back?"

  Zhang Yi knew this was an unchangeable game plot for pyers, so he nodded, "Okay, I will ensure your safety."

  "Thank you."

  "Ding~ System reminds you, before escorting Ili safely to Hope Town, you must always protect Ili's safety and prevent him from suffering fatal injuries, or the quest will fail!"

  With the system's reminder, Zhang Yi followed Ili out of the factory through the back door of the Doomsday Factory.

  It seemed like this thing particurly attracted hatred. As soon as they stepped out of the factory with Ili, amidst roars and howls, countless monsters began attacking Ili, with the aggro range directly doubling that of pyers!

  Zhang Yi, wielding a rge iron hammer, walked in front of Ili, and upon seeing a Bio-Behemoth approaching, he swung the hammer fiercely.

  Fortunately, along the way, they only encountered some low-level monsters of level three or four. With Zhang Yi's 47 attack points combined with [Serious Injury], he could basically take down one with two to three hammer strikes, leaving the Bio-Behemoths no chance to even touch Ili.

  As a result, after a ten-minute journey to Ili's hometown, Ili's health bar was still full!

  Upon reaching the bottom of an old residential building with over sixty percent damage, Ili stopped: "Young man, my home is on the third floor. Wait for me here, I'll go up and get the thing and come right back."

  Zhang Yi knew that if he let Ili go upstairs alone now, all efforts would be in vain, so he wouldn't listen to Ili's instructions: "I'll go up with you."

  With that, Zhang Yi, wielding the rge iron hammer, led the way to the door of Room 302 with Ili.

  To ensure Ili's safety, Zhang Yi said to Ili, "Wait for me outside."

  As soon as he finished speaking, he kicked the door open with a "bang" and barged in.

  As if knowing what would happen next, the moment he kicked the door open, Zhang Yi swung the rge iron hammer, just in time to smash a giant Bio-Spider that was pouncing out of the room!

  Then, calmly entering the room and closing the door, just as he was about to attack the rge spider he had knocked onto the living room sofa, suddenly, with a "roar," another Bio-Spider leaped out from the right side of the kitchen, pouncing on the unprepared Zhang Yi!

  Zhang Yi looked at the rge spider clinging to him in shock: "Damn, why didn't anyone tell me in the previous life that there are two elite monsters here!"