184: Hell difficulty limited time mission

Chapter 184: Hell Difficulty Time-Limited Mission

The moment Dick saw the [Time-Limited Mission], his pupils contracted, and he quickly realized the seriousness of the situation.

The previous [Time-Limited Mission] required him not to kill Kun, but to seal him.

For most people, this was obviously extremely difficult.

If Dick hadn't possessed "Know Yourself and Your Enemy" and known Kun's real name, it would have taken him a great deal of effort to seal him.

It was clear that the [Time-Limited Mission] appeared based on the currently ongoing [World Task], representing a higher difficulty version.

After all, the reward for the [Time-Limited Mission] was a "Blessing, Choose Two out of Three". Such a generous reward indicated that the difficulty could not be low.

At the same time, Dick also realized that this "Empress's Bodyguard" was closely related to the Red Falcon Adventurer Group blocking his path. It was highly likely that they had triggered the [Time-Limited Mission]!

"[Please choose whether to accept before the countdown ends. If the timer ends and the host has not made a choice, the System will default to refusing.]"

The System's prompt echoed in Dick's mind, followed by a string of red numbers, a ten-minute countdown.

Dick was not in a hurry to decide. Instead, he shifted his gaze away from the character box for "Empress's Bodyguard".

Earlier, Dick had already found the static time field created by the System to be quite outrageous.

Everything around him, people and objects, was completely frozen. Even burning flames, casting magic... everything was stopped.

Although Dick himself couldn't move, this didn't prevent him from thinking, or even doing other things.

For example, using [Know Yourself and Your Enemy II] to scan the members of the Red Falcon Adventurer Group in front of him!

So, at the first opportunity, Dick looked directly at the middle-aged woman who was speaking to him. Her identity information quickly appeared before his eyes.

"Name": Victoria Toya.

"Race": Human, Female.

"Age": 21 years old.

"Profession": Rogue, Level 30.

"Talents": Critical Strike (Intermediate), Lightning Speed (Intermediate), Breath Concealment (Beginner).

"Recent Encounters": To realize the Toya Empire's ambition of unifying the Northern region, she has been lurking in the Emilia Imperial Capital for over a year, preparing to assassinate the Empress of Aimiya in the Gaia Dungeon.

"Current Status":

1. Strength increased by 190%, from the talent "Critical Strike".

2. Critical hit rate increased by 50%, from the talent "Critical Strike".

3. Attacks gain crippling effect, from the talent "Critical Strike".

4. Speed increased by 230%, from the talent "Lightning Speed".

...

23. Slight drowsiness, from Victoria's brain.

24. Slight urge to urinate, from Victoria's bladder.

...

As expected, Dick knew that this seemingly ordinary middle-aged woman in front of him was not simple.

Because at first glance, Dick's Archer talent, "Piercing Falsehood", had directly seen through Victoria's shape-shifting magic.

Her face was as beautiful as her identity information!

Speaking of which, Victoria's Rogue talent was even more formidable than Cecilia's. She was only 21 years old, and her professional level had already surpassed Level 30.

Cecilia, on the other hand, was 24 years old and Level 31, a difference of 3 years in age, but only 1 level higher.

Dick even had reason to suspect that Victoria might be the most talented Human Rogue in the Northern part of the continent!

She was a born assassin, no wonder she came to Amyria to lurk and carry out the important mission of assassinating the Empress.

However, Dick still held the same opinion: level was never the sole criterion for judging strength.

Cecilia possessed the best Rogue talent skills: "Source of Darkness", "Breath Concealment", and "Focused Instant Burst".

This meant that Cecilia had extremely high potential in the later stages. As long as she cultivated these three talents to perfection, she would be the strongest Rogue.

But most importantly, Cecilia had recently gained another talent, "Currently Awakening...", which might be her greatest opportunity.

Several minutes later, the static time field still hadn't disappeared, and Dick had already scanned the identity information of everyone in the Red Falcon Adventurer Group.

The more he looked, the more startled he became; the more he looked, the more outrageous it seemed!

In the end, Dick even wanted to refuse the "Empress's Bodyguard" time-limited mission and just run away.

Besides Victoria, the Red Falcon Adventurer Group had 39 other members, all high-level magic professionals, with an average level of 55!

At the same time, Dick's Blacksmith talent, "Magic Item Identification", also revealed that they were carrying a large amount of intermediate and high-level equipment, practically armed to the teeth!

Not only that, these people had also undergone special training. The "Recent Encounters" in their identity information showed that they were all death warriors of the Toya Empire Royal Family!

Good heavens, Dick exclaimed!

In other words, to complete "Empress's Bodyguard", he would have to contend with 39 high-level magic professionals who were ready to die, well-equipped, worked seamlessly together, and had a complete range of classes!

Only the last minute remained on the [Time-Limited Mission] countdown. Dick had to make a decision.

Refuse and abandon Elizabeth to escape?

Or accept and try everything possible to protect Elizabeth?

Unlike the previous [Time-Limited Mission], this time, Dick was facing a tough battle with little room for opportunistic maneuvers.

And most importantly, the attackers were already here. The Red Falcon Adventurers clearly knew Elizabeth was in the carriage, which was why they chose to block the path.

This meant that after choosing to accept the [Time-Limited Mission], Dick had to react immediately and escape with Elizabeth.

Damn System!

I knew there wouldn't be such a good thing as a pie falling from the sky!

Finally, in the last second before the System countdown ended, Dick chose to accept the "Empress's Bodyguard" time-limited mission.

Besides the "Blessing, Choose Two out of Three" reward, Dick also couldn't bear to lose the five hundred and twenty million gold coins. If Elizabeth died, this deal would fall through...

Soon, the crimson character box disappeared, and the frozen time returned to normal. Noisy sounds filled his ears.

Bring it on, a mere hell-difficulty mission! I, Dick, will show you it can be done!