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Chapter 618: 354

Chapter 618: 354

Eliminating all the side quests was not a simple matter.

Without a control panel, they had to push the tasks one by one, calculating precisely which characters could be eliminated without affecting the subsequent main storyline, and which ones couldn’t be killed just yet but would be viable targets as soon as the quest progressed to the next step.

It took a whole day just to deduce the first NPC, and when they had finished calculating, Qian Xiaohao and Eric found the important NPC of Difficult Mode, Riddle Boss.

This NPC was definitely the most annoying in Avengers: Difficult Mode; he never spoke clearly, speaking in riddles and ambiguities, causing the storyline to become fragmented, and then there were a bunch of tasks waiting for players to clean up.

However, Riddle Boss seemed a bit different this time.

Previously, he was in a leisurely and relaxed state, as if he had long anticipated the player’s arrival, and would explain the player’s purpose in a condescending manner, then give some ambiguous hints for players to explore on their own.

And when players returned utterly confused, he would offer additional clues, prompting players to continue running around.

It could be said that most of the player’s torment came from this shameless old man.

But today, Riddle Boss seemed quite abnormal.

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All of his side quests had been cut off, and all the useless NPCs had been cleanly sliced up by the maids sent by Qian Xiaohao, leaving him with no extra tasks.

Still, the game’s task mechanism forced him to respond to the players’ presence, which meant that he could only tell Qian Xiaohao and Eric the most critical answer needed in the game.

“Leave here, enter the third building, then head down to the basement, find the elevator at B9, and take it up to the ninth floor, there you’ll find what you’re looking for.”

“Hmm, thanks,” Qian Xiaohao said satisfied.

If it were the normal game progression, they would have had to bounce between over a dozen NPCs just to learn this critical piece of information.

However, after decisively eliminating the other NPCs, they directly obtained the game intelligence and could start the next phase.

Bringing down Riddle Boss with one shot, Qian Xiaohao informed the maids they could head to the next destination, meanwhile saying to Eric beside him, “I think this is the first time we’ve gotten this piece of info.”

“Yeah, it’s probably related to the logic of the quest; we directly cut off the logical chain of the quest here, which allows us to skip straight to the answer.”

“Though we actually have no idea what the question is.”

“Right, but who cares?”

The two shared a smile and then rushed toward the next location.

One by one, NPCs were taken out, task chains severed, solving the tough puzzles of the area with brute force and progressing toward the final goal.

Eventually, every named NPC in Ditam was killed.

The process was not easy; after all, some of the NPCs were very strong fighters, so to take them down, they had to devise plans, acquire various weapons step by step, and finally kill their targets, ensuring the task chain could be completely broken.

The empty streets of Ditam had become quiet, the disappearance of each supervillain making the city’s safety unusually good, and the battered trio trudged through the streets of Ditam, the notebook in their hands noting the next target’s location.

“Which one is this?” Qian Xiaohao, propped up by a maid, said helplessly, “It feels like I’ve been killing nonstop; how many key NPCs does this damn game have?”

“But this isn’t bad, we’ve at least figured out a complete task chain. As long as we follow this order and kill accordingly, we’ll definitely get the final answer we want.”

“Don’t tell me the final answer is the Magic of Friendship, or else I’ll swear I’ll chop everyone’s heads off!” the maid stated fiercely.

“Count me in,” Qian Xiaohao and Eric said wearily.

Following the instructions, they continued forward and then arrived at the main entrance of the television station.

After driving away the guards at the door who tried to stop them with a single shot, the three stumbled into the elevator and pressed the button for the fifteenth floor.

As the elevator slowly ascended, Qian Xiaohao suddenly asked, “What do you guys think the end of this quest line will be?”

“Don’t know, but I’ve been shot,” Eric said, looking at his abdomen, “I should have bought a medkit… Never mind, can one of you help me with this wound?”

The maid leaned over, took a look, then said, “There’s no hope, that bullet is poisoned. Judging by the rate you’re bleeding, you’ve got about five minutes left.”

“That’s a pity, I might not see the next NPC. If it’s the last one, please show me a screenshot. If not, let’s play another round later.”

The elevator’s crawling speed was abnormally slow.

It was ascending at a speed of half a minute per floor, and Eric knew he wouldn’t last.

With a resigned smile, he waved to Qian Xiaohao and the maid, “Sorry, I’m going ahead.”

Then, clutching his abdomen, he collapsed to the floor, breathless.

Pointing at the stiff figure of Eric, Qian Xiaohao gave a weak smile, “He looks kinda like a crayfish. Maid, come laugh with me! Maid?”