Chapter 556: Smashing the Coffin
Chapter 556: Smashing the Coffin
This was supposed to be difficult? The task itself couldn’t have been simpler. All Marcus had to do was knock the Navy Captain’s crystal coffin off the swirling whirlpool within five seconds.For someone with Holy Shield Charge, his exclusive knockback skill, it sounded almost laughably easy, not a problem at all.
He was honestly speechless. Elder Eagle had made it sound so ominous earlier.
"It’s not exactly hard, but it’s not exactly easy either."
Marcus had thought the old man was just being overly dramatic. Was there really any need to make it sound so mysterious?
Just as he was about to puff out his chest and confidently promise that he’d handle it, Elder Eagle continued, "Stonehaven, destroying that beast’s cultivation may sound simple, but corpses are heavy and difficult to move. This one is a zombie that has cultivated for over two thousand years and is on the verge of becoming a Millennium Golden Corpse King. His body weighs as much as a mountain. Knocking him away will be far more difficult than you think."
So there was a catch, and Marcus immediately understood why Elder Eagle had been so cautious with his wording. Damn, he’d almost assumed this was going to be a free reward.
"Elder," Marcus asked at once, "if knocking it away is the difficult part, what exactly are the requirements?"
Elder Eagle nodded solemnly. "If your strength is lacking, let alone knocking the traitor’s crystal coffin away, you won’t even be able to move it. Even a sharp blade would struggle to leave a mark on that coffin."
Marcus grimaced. "Elder, how much Strength would I actually need to move it?"
For the first time, he felt genuinely uncertain. Pebble’s Mountain Fang Shot hadn’t even made the coffin tremble, and Marcus himself was still in his Full-Power state with 1,118 Strength. If even that hadn’t been enough with a ranged attack, just how absurd were the requirements? He couldn’t imagine many players having more Strength than he did, and for a brief moment, the quest actually felt impossible.
Just as Marcus was beginning to doubt it, Elder Eagle thought for a moment before answering.
"Based on my estimation, you’ll need at least 1,000 Strength, and the attack must be delivered in close combat. Only then will you have any hope of knocking that beast’s body away."