Chapter 286

“…”
At Revil’s words, Ming Hu could say nothing. No words came out.
“What the hell are you talking about…
You’ve come to the party. You’ve been invited to the party by the Empire, obviously, but can you die?
‘Ha…’
I couldn’t help but chuckle.
“I believe in you.”
Revil said. At the same time, a window appeared in front of Ming Hu.
<Surviving the Imperial Palace
Amurat, Emperor of the Aman Empire, holds a deep grudge against Revil. Although circumstances prevent him from killing Revil, Amurat hates him enough to want to, and he will take this opportunity to harm some of those who came with him. Survive until you return to the Helioca Empire!
Quest Difficulty: A
Quest Reward: ???
Unable to refuse quests, losing nobility upon death
The window that appeared was a quest. Ming Hu frowned when he saw the quest. More precisely, he frowned at the bottom line of the quest.
"No refusal?
It clearly said no.
[You have accepted the quest].
The quest acceptance message then appeared, but that didn't matter: the quest had already been accepted. What mattered now was what was written after the decline.
'Stripped of a title upon death?
I wasn't mistaken, it was clearly written after the no refusal that you lose your nobility upon death.
-Delay: Minghui, I got a quest!
Ming Hu, who was furrowing his brow at the mention of being stripped of his title, quickly whispered something to Jian Chen.
-Dear Jiyun: Is this a quest to survive the imperial palace?
If a quest popped up now, there was a good chance it was the same quest.
-Delay: Yeah, but what's weird is that you can't decline quests and you lose 50,000 karma when you die!
It was just as Myung-Hoo expected.
"50,000 merit points on death?
Of course, there were some surprises. It didn't seem to be quite the same thing, with a 50,000 reduction in merit upon death rather than a stripping of the title. Ming Hu turned away from the quest and looked at Revill.
"Let's go."
Revill's words seemed to have come to an end. There was no reason to be here anymore.
"Yes, please be careful."
With that, Ming Hu and Jie Li left Revil's room and began walking to their own.
"But is the Emperor really trying to kill us, since they invited us?"
Delay asked.
"Yeah, I guess so, but the quest popped up…"
If the quest hadn't appeared, they wouldn't have known, but since it did, they knew for sure that Amurat was going to attack them.
"Will the assassins come?"
"I don't think so, do you? I don't think he's going to move his troops, though I wouldn't mind if he did."
I wasn't too worried about the assassins coming or the outright soldiers.
'Just try to come.
Ming Hu's health was already over 19 million. Even if the assassins hit him with a conversion blow, his 19 million health would not be reduced to zero in an instant. The same was true for the soldiers.
Profit
Soon arriving at the room, Myung-Hoo and Jie-Jin opened the door and went inside.
"When are you coming in?"
"Hmm."
Ming Hu thought to himself as he swallowed hard at Delay's question.
"You should probably get some sleep, right?
There was still a lot of time before the party started. If he waited to attend the party, he would be very tired. Ming Hu decided to get some sleep and opened his mouth to speak.
"After I get some sleep… six hours or so?"
"Yeah, I'll be in then!"
Delay replied with a smile.
"See you later!"
He then logged out and walked away.
Sigh
Ming Hu, who was about to log out after Delay logged out, looked around the room before logging out and thought.
"He's not hiding somewhere, is he?
When I saw Revil's room, heard the words, and received the quest, I wondered if there was an assassin hiding in here somewhere. He thought to himself. Ming Hu opened his inventory and checked the information on the Mark of Refurem he had just received.

If you have Refurem’s token, the token, you gain the following effects
1. +20% movement speed
2. +20% resistance to all status anomalies
3. you can see NPCs and monsters in stealth.
4. Proofs cannot be discarded and cannot be traded.
“Let’s take a look around.
The third option of Refurem’s token allowed Ming Hu to see NPCs and monsters in stealth at all times. After looking at the information on the token, Ming Hu decided to explore the room and closed his inventory. He started walking toward another room that was connected to the one he was standing in.
‘none, none’
I looked around the room to see if it was obvious, but there was no one in sight.
“Now I just need to check the bedroom.
Ming Hu entered the bedroom, the last room he had yet to check. Upon entering the bedroom, Ming Hu turned his head, as he had been doing all along, and scanned the room.
“…huh?
Scanning the interior of the room, Ming Hu couldn’t help but feel a little puzzled. There was a figure in the corner of the bedroom. It was obvious from its translucent color that it was in hiding, and that could only mean one thing.
“Assassin…
The assassin was obvious. There was no reason for him to be hiding in the corner of the bedroom unless he was planning an assassination.
“I can’t believe it’s real.
I thought thoughts would end with thoughts, or so I had thought before I entered the bedroom, but not now.
“Huh.
A chuckle escaped his lips, but he couldn’t bring himself to let it out, so Ming Hu chuckled inwardly before resuming his walk.
“Where did it go?”
Ming Hu began to approach the corner, pretending to search for something. The assassin hiding in the corner flinched slightly as Ming Hu approached.
“I thought you said you left it here…”
Soon arriving near the corner, Ming Hu pretended to survey his surroundings and eyed the assassin. The assassin looked at Ming Hu with a troubled look in his eyes, not sure if it was because of the close distance or because he thought it was a good opportunity.
Sigh
After a moment’s consideration, the assassin began to move. The assassin in the corner pulled a small, 20-centimeter dagger from his holster and began to approach Ming Hu.
Ming Hu drew his dagger and approached the assassin, pretending not to see him, even though he saw him coming toward him.
Swoosh!
Soon the distance closed and the assassin plunged his dagger into Ming Hu. At the same time, the cloak is lifted, revealing the assassin’s translucent form.
Jaw
But the assassin, cloaked or not, was already visible to Ming Hu. Ming Hu raised his hand and grabbed the assassin’s arm.
“…!”
The assassin, who hadn’t expected to be grabbed by the arm, looked at Ming Hu in bewilderment. Ming Hu looked at the assassin and said
“Did the Emperor send you?”
If I wanted to kill him, I could have done so immediately. Instead of killing the assassin, I captured him because I had questions to ask.
“…”
But the assassin made no reply. He merely stared at Ming Hu in bewilderment, unsure whether it was because he had been caught or because of Ming Hu’s question.
“I guess…
Ming Hu, who had expected no answer, looked at the assassin and nodded in understanding. Whether he saw it as a loophole, or whether he realized he no longer had a chance, the assassin swung his other, ungripped hand at Ming Hu. In the assassin’s hand, he clutched a small iron claw. Nodding his head, Ming Hu opened his mouth to say something when he saw it flying toward him.
“Bloody explosion.”
“Boom!”
[You attacked NPC ’37’].
[Enter hostilities with NPC ’37’].
[You have killed the Assassin NPC].
[Prestige 50 is raised].
The assassin who was about to swing his mace at Ming Hu stopped dead in his tracks. A trickle of blood began to drip from the assassin’s mouth. Realizing that he was dead, Ming Hu released his hold on the assassin’s arm.
Swoosh
I released my arm, and as if waiting for it, the assassin dropped to the ground. At the same time, the assassin’s body glowed brightly and disappeared. Ming Hu turned his gaze away from the assassin’s body and looked around the room once more.
“There must have been only one of them.”
There were no more assassins in hiding.
“It’s a relief, but I feel ignored.”
The assassin was in hiding to kill Ming Hu.
“One is all.”
But the fact that there was only one assassin, not several, made Ming Hu feel disrespected.
“I’m going to bed now.”
After confirming that there were no assassins, Ming Hu logged out.
Siaak
“Uh, I’m thirsty.”
After releasing the capsule, Ming Hu left his room to quench his thirst. After leaving his room, Ming Hu headed straight to the kitchen.
“Kya. Cool!”
Arriving in the kitchen, Ming Hu quenched his thirst with a cool drink of cold water and walked back to his room with a happy expression on his face. That’s when it happened.
“Minghu, I have a letter for you. Take it.”
“Letter?
As Ming-Hu walked to his room, he heard his mother’s voice coming from the living room. His mom was watching TV, and on the table in front of her was a white envelope that appeared to be a letter.
“Is this it?”
Ming Hu asked, holding up a white envelope.
“Yes.”
Mom replied, and Ming Hu walked to her room, ripped open the envelope, pulled out the letter inside, and began to read.
“Reunion?
The letter said something about a high school reunion. After entering his room, Ming Hu tossed the letter on his desk, set his alarm, and got into bed.
“It’s a reunion…