Chapter 99: Suspicious
In the end, Zane accepted the mission.
Although the storyline of Gray Wolf might no longer be of much use, the Gray Wolf King was the beginning of everything. Without it, he would never have encountered Alna, and many subsequent events would have changed drastically.
One must learn to be grateful.
Moreover, Zane was quite concerned about the difficulty of this S-level mission.
S-level missions are never easy; there are many pitfalls, and one careless mistake could lead to a disaster.
Holyflower Village experienced a brief period of tranquility after the destruction of the Death Knight.
However, this news was soon known by various creatures around.
Since the Gray Wolf King was aware of this matter, it indicated that there were definitely more than one race eyeing that place.
The Gray Wolf King was absolutely not going to hold on to it; this battle served as a warning for Zane. After level 20, a Mage who learned the Fire Sea could easily solo him.
If faced with overwhelming magical attacks or if controlled, there would be no chance of survival.
He needed to speed up.
…
“Hahaha, our guild finally has a master joining us!” Yuhua Xuanlong laughed heartily.
“Don’t misunderstand,” the man beside him said calmly. “I’m just here to kill that person, and besides, I’m short on funds; I’ll only stay here for a month.”
“Good, good! Brother Yimeng, once you stay here longer, you’ll understand what’s great about Yuhua!” He couldn’t help but chuckle; did he think he could come and go as he pleased? Too naive.
“Think what you want,” Yimeng Fusheng replied lazily. “Where is that person now?”
Although he was a bit unhappy with his attitude, Yuhua Xuanlong still wore a bright smile. “He’s already found; he’s leveling up at Shattered Rock Ridge, north of Maple Flower Forest.”
“Really…”
“Do you need a team of people?”
“No, I can handle it alone.”
“That won’t do; he has quite a few teammates. For safety’s sake, let’s take 10 people with us!” Yuhua Xuanlong said generously. “Dianhuo! Where are you?”
“Coming, coming! What’s up, Boss?”
“Get 3 priests, 2 knights, 2 mages, and 2 assassins; follow his commands.”
“But Boss, this will delay our leveling progress…”
“Stop talking nonsense and hurry!”
“Understood!”
“…” Yimeng Fusheng remained expressionless, appearing indifferent.
…
“Should I use it?” Wencheng said uncertainly.
After using the trial proof, they would be teleported to the trial area, and it was likely they wouldn’t return in a short period. They were missing a priest, which would probably make it hard to fight.
But this matter couldn’t be delayed; the sooner they specialized, the better it would be for their team. Even if they didn’t succeed, they had to at least try.
“Go for it! Youyou’s big white rabbit can heal too!” Jiangxia joked.
Youyoufen’s face turned red, and she argued, “No… that’s a Lightning Rabbit!”
“Jiangxia!” Wencheng pinched her ear. “You can’t tease Youyou and Chuxue when I’m not around, okay?”
“Ouch, ouch, ouch! Look at what you’re saying… I’m not a girl or anything.”
“Not a girl?”
“…” Jiangxia felt internally hurt.
“Then I’m off.” Wencheng no longer hesitated and shattered the trial proof, disappearing in a red light.
“Youyou’s healing power isn’t enough; it looks like we’ll have to slow down.” Brother Shiu pondered.
“…” Youyoufen didn’t want to speak anymore.
Meanwhile, Cute Orange was busily fiddling with the alchemy furnace. Through her continuous experiments, her alchemy level had significantly improved, and now the success rate of making Calming Pills was as high as 90%.
She would soon reach the level of a Level 4 Alchemist!
The Battlefield Melody was a special type of equipment that had no level restrictions and could amplify all corresponding Bard skills.
Although she was ranked last, the rewards were decent. With this melody, the Battle Song and Inspiring Song could enhance by 7%.
Although it still wasn’t as good as the Wishcaster.
But for her, a profession that allowed for idling around and waiting for death was perfect; she could focus on her secondary profession while others fought.
Speaking of which, she originally practiced her secondary profession purely to earn money from the game, but the reality was that she not only didn’t earn but sometimes lost hundreds to gather materials.
However, after encountering Zane, not only did she no longer risk her life to gather materials, but she also challenged the terrifying Tower of Forgetting.
She even obtained a fair amount of equipment and gold.
To be honest, she was merely a buffing tool; any bard could do the same.
Yet these people shared the loot equally?
Cute Orange couldn’t understand; were these people fools?
Of course not!
Seeing them politely defer to each other brought a warm feeling; this was the game atmosphere she loved!
She divided the potions made among everyone; not a single one was taken privately.
Moreover, with over 400 gold coins, if she sold some, her family wouldn’t bother her as much if they knew she could make money, right?
Or perhaps she could use all this gold to buy Level 4 potion materials…
It was a bit of a dilemma.
Cute Orange looked up at the blue sky, lost in thought.
Suddenly, sensing the temperature around her slowly becoming fiery, she instinctively looked ahead.
Two surging fireballs were practically in front of her.
…
Zane arrived at the familiar creek.
The water inside still looked murky.
It seemed the purification plan needed to be carried out persistently.
The surrounding environment remained desolate, and he could feel a deep aura of darkness, but compared to before, it had improved significantly.
This time he shouldn’t need to take a detour.
With a swift sprint, Zane easily leaped to the opposite bank with Starry; his speed was indeed different!
Rushing across the wilderness.
He couldn’t understand what the Gray Wolf King was thinking; could this awful place even house wolves? They would likely starve to death here.
After a while, near the end of his line of sight, a large number of creatures appeared.
Upon closer inspection, three groups were battling each other.
A human team wrapped in strange attire, leaving only their eyes visible.
Zombies, dressed in tattered clothing, driven only by their instinct to attack.
And giant spiders the size of human heads.
The zombies were probably remnants of the former villagers of Holyflower Village.
As for the human team dressed like thieves and the group of spiders, they were likely malicious outsiders.
The number of zombies was the smallest, with less than 10.
The number of thieves was over thirty.
And as for the spiders, there were likely hundreds.
The three factions were crazily attacking each other, creating chaos and everywhere were splattered blood, venom, and severed limbs.
At that moment, with the appearance of Starry, they stopped moving.
All turned to look at the human adventurer, but the zombies continued their attacks.
A bit disgusting…
One of the thieves stepped forward, surprised. “Adventurer?”
Then he grinned, “If you help us deal with this group of monsters, we’ll give you a generous reward!”
“Ding”
System Notification: Thief Pashou has offered you an A-level mission “Eliminate the Monsters,” do you accept?
“…”
These people… seem a bit suspicious.
