After bidding farewell to the Grand Sage, Chen Mo activated his ring’s effect and first arrived at a Shrine of Gods on his Solar System Dungeon Map.
The three Holy Maidens the Grand Sage spoke of were actually located within three Shrines of Gods on three different maps.
Immediately after teleporting, Chen Mo sensed something was amiss. He swiftly waved his Magic Wand, summoning a large horde of Skeleton Monsters.
At the same time, he also shot into the air, attempting to evade an attack.
However, his flying speed was slower than his opponent’s attack speed.
SLAP! Chen Mo took a direct hit from a vine whip, which sent him flying backward.
The moment he arrived, Chen Mo had used his pioneer’s perception ability to detect a spirit BOSS, so he responded swiftly.
This spirit was colossal—a massive ancient tree whose canopy blotted out the sky, rooted near the Shrine of Gods. Countless vines spread from its base, completely enveloping the Shrine of Gods.
Fortunately, a powerful defensive enchantment was inscribed within the Shrine of Gods, so the Holy Maiden and some believers inside remained unharmed.
Inside the Shrine of Gods, aside from the Holy Maiden who continued to pray in her pure white robes, everyone else was already huddled together, trembling in fear.
Chen Mo assessed the BOSS’s strength and found it to be another Level 40 Golden BOSS that had undergone its first transition. Moreover, this BOSS was far tankier than the Bishop of Xiensa Evil God he had encountered previously.
Primarily, due to its nature as a tree spirit, a race inherently possessing very high Health, its Health was 10 times that of other typical BOSSes. It had an astonishing 1,700 billion Health. This amount was incredibly high.
However, creatures with high Health usually have weaker attack power compared to other monsters of the same type.
This creature didn’t possess any troublesome domain abilities, so dealing with it was relatively straightforward.
It just took a little more time.
Under the exponential poison-burst bombardment from 3,400 Skeleton Monsters continuously stacking corpse poison, even a BOSS with 1,700 billion Health didn’t last five minutes before collapsing.
[The Heavenly Path’s Hint: Congratulations on successfully killing the Combat Ancient Tree. You have gained 1,000 dungeon reward points.]
[The Heavenly Path’s Hint: Congratulations on successfully killing the Combat Ancient Tree. As this is a Stars Dungeon, all professionals in your Star System will also receive 1,000 dungeon reward points.]
Lin Ranhai, still reeling from the shock of Chen Mo completing an incredibly difficult SSS-level hidden mission, once again received The Heavenly Path’s Hint.
[The Heavenly Path’s Hint: As a professional from your Star System’s forces has slain a Golden-grade BOSS, you have received 1,000 dungeon reward points.]
At this moment, Lin Ranhai stared blankly, his mind reeling.
Were there just two of us, or a hundred, when I entered this dungeon? Golden BOSSes are falling one after another!
Once Chen Mo defeated the tree spirit, the vines covering the Shrine of Gods all retracted into the corpse of the spirit BOSS.
"The vines are receding!"
"Quick, look! The vines are receding."
Indeed, someone quickly noticed that the vines ensnaring the Shrine of Gods had vanished in an instant.
"Quick, run out now while we have the chance!"
The people, who had been trapped in the Shrine of Gods and tormented by fear, now scrambled to escape, driven by a desperate frenzy.
They couldn’t bear to be trapped any longer.
However, just as they were about to flee, the Holy Maiden stopped them.
"Everyone, calm down! We can’t be sure if the spirit outside has truly retreated. It might have withdrawn the vines deliberately to lure us out! I’ll go out first and check. If it’s safe, I’ll call you all out."
Hearing this, many people calmed down. No matter how frantic they felt, their lives were on the line. If someone was willing to scout ahead, they were naturally content to let the Holy Maiden go first.
However, a few who still held onto their faith spoke up, "Holy Maiden, how can we let you take such a risk? You are our last hope to invoke God’s mercy upon us mortals. You mustn’t come to any harm! Let me go instead."
"No, I should be the one to go. I can’t let all of you take the risk."
While the Holy Maiden and the believers were still arguing, a young figure appeared at the Shrine of Gods’ entrance.
"Look, someone is coming over there."
Everyone immediately looked towards the entrance and saw a handsome young man slowly walking towards them.
"Why would someone appear just as the vines outside receded? Could he be the one who defeated that tree spirit?"
It’s unclear who said it, but the words made everyone else come to the same realization.
The Holy Maiden’s attributes were much higher than ordinary people’s, granting her superior eyesight. From a distance, she spotted the five-star insignia on Chen Mo’s chest.
Seeing this, she couldn’t contain her excitement. Clasping her hands together in a prayer-like gesture, she excitedly ran towards Chen Mo.
"Excuse me, are you the God of Bravery?"
Reaching Chen Mo, her face flushed with excitement, the Holy Maiden asked.
This Holy Maiden is truly exceptional, Chen Mo mused, observing her delicate features, flushed with excitement like a newly bloomed flower, exuding infinite grace and beauty.
"You can call me that if you wish, but I’m not a god, just an Adventurer."
"Lord God of Bravery, you are far too modest! It has been over ten thousand years since a God of Bravery last appeared on the continent. You are truly a one-in-a-billion existence!"