Chapter 29 - Final Mission

It took Han Wu about five hours to eradicate eighty percent of the Minotaurs.

Thanks to the Skeleton Reanimator, which could endlessly revive fallen skeletons, the skeleton army remained as strong as ever.

Recognizing that their resistance was futile, the Minotaur tribe leader, the only Heroic life form of its race, surrendered without hesitation and pleaded with Han Wu to spare its kind, offering to lead them into his service in return.

After pondering for a while, he finally agreed. However, he still had to kill at least ninety percent of the Minotaurs for the mission to be completed. After discussing the issue with the Heroic Minotaur, it immediately brought the injured or crippled Minotaurs out to be slaughtered.

Thousands of Minotaurs were wiped out before Han Wu’s mission was finally considered complete. Afterwards, he upheld his promise to cease the eradication of the Minotaurs, accept them as his units and to work for him in his divine realm in return.

After submitting his mission, his score finally reached 3,570 points, which meant that he still needed 40 more points to be placed first.

Thank goodness. There are still two more missions for me to choose from.

Just as he had that thought, however, the only other 90-point mission turned grey. Someone had completed it.

Han Wu checked who it was and noticed that it was Qin Shuang! She had completed the other mission worth 90 points, increasing her total points to 3,580. Now, only one mission was left in the list.

[Mission 500: Kill the Demigod Dark Frogman.]

Han Wu in a dilemma—the final mission was too hard. Even though he had 20 million skeletons under his command, he remained unwilling to confront a Demigod, especially one holding all the advantages of its home advantage.

However, he was even more tempted by the reward of being placed first. He had a lot of locusts to feed as well as regular races to take care of. Moreover, he was aiming to secure first place, hoping such a feat would draw the Imperial College's attention to his accomplishments.

He had to accept the final mission no matter what. He ordered his skeletons to march to the territory of the Demigod Dark Frogman.

***

The homeroom teachers were finalizing the data of the exam.

A total of eleven classes had completed their exam, but none of them were able to complete the Demigod mission. It was a common sight even in the past exams. It was already difficult enough for a Divine Being to survive in another civilization with various restrictions. Challenging a local Demigod was suicidal, and only fools would attempt to do so.

𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

None of the homeroom teachers assumed that their students would attempt the mission, since both the price and risk of failing were too high. One wrong move and everything they’d obtained during the exam would be lost.

“Mr. Tian, I think your class’s examination is the only one still ongoing. It seems that three of your students are still in the exam.” One of the teachers checked the ranking board, noticing the golden names of the three students. “Qin Shuang is ranked second with 3,580 points, Han Wu is ranked third with 3,570 points, and Xu Sun is ranked seventh with 3,320 points. What’s going on with them?”

Tian Wen thought for a moment before deciding to display the footage of his three students in the Demonic Civilization. The homeroom teachers were shocked to see what was going on.

“Are they insane? I can’t believe they are attempting to kill a Demigod on their own!”

“With four Heroic Thunder Sparrows, Qin Shuang has the capability to confront it directly, so I understand her reasoning, but is Han Wu heading towards the same destination? Also, why is he commanding a skeleton army? Isn’t his core race the locust?”

“Han Wu has three Heroic life forms, an Osteomancer, a Skeleton Reanimator, and a Minotaur!”

“What physical body did Han Wu descend with? Can someone check what rank it is?”

“What the fuck?” A teacher with an inspection-type skill cursed unexpectedly. “It’s a Skeleton Lord!”

“A Lord? How can that be? Oh shit, it really is one!”

The homeroom teachers erupted in shock, finally grasping why Tian Wen had so confidently bet 10 Divine Essence on Han Wu’s victory. If they knew Han Wu was inhabiting a Skeleton Lord and had a 20 million skeleton army, they would’ve definitely placed their bets on Han Wu too.

“Congratulations, Tian Wen. You are going to be rich after obtaining that Rank 3 Divine Aspect,” one teacher said.

Tian Wen couldn’t hide his smile.

“Han Wu just needs another 40 points to overtake Huang Fei. If he can complete the mission to kill the Demigod Dark Frog, he’ll actually be in first place!”

The other homeroom teachers quickly congratulated Tian Wen as if he had already won the bet.

Liu Letian, of course, was still in denial. “Don’t get cocky. Even if Han Wu has the Skeleton Lord as his physical body, his chances of obtaining first place aren’t that high to begin with. Don’t forget, he’s competing against Qin Shuang right now. Her family has a real God so she probably has a lot of trump cards too. Who do you really think will win this time?”

The other homeroom teachers fell into contemplation. They knew that Qin Shuang had to have had quite a number of tricks up her sleeve if she could be placed so high up on the ranking board. In fact, it was actually more likely for her to be placed first instead.

“Wait, Qin Shuang reached the Dark Frogman’s territory first!” One teacher spotted Qin Shuang’s current physical body, a Golden-Crown Thunder Sparrow, spiralling above the Dark Frogman’s territory.

Tens of thousands of Thunder Sparrows followed suit, forming a massive thunder cloud that illuminated the night with countless dazzling bolts of lightning, illuminating the night as if it was daytime.

Countless Dark Frogmen perished from the lightning blasts before the Demigod Dark Frogman realized what was happening. The Dark Frogman quickly responded, however. With its Divine Skill, it condensed the power of darkness and formed a massive barrier that encapsulated the entirety of its territory. The lightning couldn’t penetrate the barrier, crashing uselessly on its surface.

Enraged, the Demigod Dark Frogman roared at Qin Shuang, “How dare you kill my people and attack my territory? I will curse you to death!”

Immediately after it spoke, a black beam shot out from beneath the barrier and struck Qin Shuang’s Golden-Crown Thunder Sparrow head-on. Qin Shuang was hit with a wave of nausea, her vision darkening; her wings faltered and she struggled to stay conscious before plummeting to the ground.