Chapter 161 - 133: New and Old Grudges, So It Was You

Chapter 161: Chapter 133: New and Old Grudges, So It Was You

The equipment set on Tagel had a special set effect: [Death Fight]. This effect could reduce his Physical Defense and Magic Defense to zero, converting the reduced values entirely into Physical Attack.

The Professional Passive of the [Flawless Heavy Shield] could increase Physical Defense and Magic Defense by 80%. Tagel’s extreme stacking had already maximized this passive, but all of this would be reversed by the set effect!

This pure tank equipment set would instantly transform into a pure damage-dealing set.

With Tagel’s dual defenses reaching up to 300,000, combined with his own Physical Attack, he possessed a terrifying Physical Attack of over 700,000 under the [Death Fight] state.

And zero defense would make his talent much easier to trigger!

This allowed Tagel, who had forsaken Physical Defense and Magic Defense, to still retain a considerable degree of tankiness and survival ability!

"KILL!"

With a loud roar, Tagel charged toward Yu Zhun with his long sword in hand. At this moment, he was no longer the shield that protected everything, but a vengeful demon seeking a life for a life to avenge his best friend!

The two weapons clashed rapidly in midair. Sensing the unusual, murderous aura radiating from his opponent, Yu Zhun’s expression turned serious.

"SQUELCH—"

[HP -23,570]

Seizing an opening, Yu Zhun cleanly and decisively thrust his dagger, completely depleting Tagel’s health bar.

"You..." Tagel’s pupils contracted violently and uncontrollably. He stared at his health bar in sheer disbelief.

"Did my talent not take effect?" he thought. "Why?"

Coming from a server numbered under 30,000, Tagel suddenly realized something, and a look of understanding dawned in his eyes.

"So... it was a One-Hit Kill..." he thought.

His body crashed to the ground, his face bearing a mix of relief and guilt.

"I’m sorry, Belorn..." he thought. "In the end, I still couldn’t avenge you."

In the next instant, Tagel’s body dissolved into motes of light and dissipated.

Yu Zhun raised his hand and collected his opponent’s equipment.

This was also a set of Legendary Equipment, though its Enhancement level was only at +20, making it far less valuable than Mith’s set.

To possess a full set of equipment of this tier at his level and be so familiar with an SSS-level talent Assassin like Belorn, this big guy was highly likely to have an SSS-level talent as well.

He figured that while killing Mith was one thing, taking out two young SSS-level talents from Server 23993 in a row would likely make that server hate him to the core.

Sure enough, it was impossible to enter a 4A Dungeon without offending people.

Making money was never something to be ashamed of.

Without breaking his stride, Yu Zhun quickly charged at the opponent’s remaining players. Compared to the two SSS-level talents from earlier, the rest were much easier to kill.

Soon, only one player from Server 9305 remained on the battlefield.

It wasn’t that this guy was strong; rather, Yu Zhun had some questions for him.

"Answer a few of my questions, and I’ll give you a quick death," Yu Zhun said.

Yu Zhun patted the man’s cheek. The Mage from the enemy’s raid team was nearly pissing his pants in terror.

He was no Mith. An ordinary player simply couldn’t afford a [Life Substitution Stone] worth 180 Divine Demon Medals. Having fallen into the enemy’s hands, he was doomed to die.

"A-Ask away," the Mage player stuttered, his earlier arrogance from being from a Divine Zone completely gone.

"Is that guy named Mith really a Divine Descendant? Which God is he related to?"

"I-It’s true," the Mage player replied, his face filled with horror. "He is the descendant of Lord [Blood Robe War God]."

"Oh..." Yu Zhun shook his head slightly.

He felt a strange sense of disappointment at not hearing that familiar name from the other party’s mouth.

"Great, now I’ve offended a new God," he thought. "But I didn’t actually kill him. I just took a +25 set of Legendary Equipment. He shouldn’t be that petty... right?"

"Good answer. Second question." Suppressing his thoughts, Yu Zhun raised his hand and patted the man’s cheek again. "How did you know you were supposed to head to the human Holy Land?"

Since both sides had the same destination, it meant the enemy had a guide with a high level of progress. Yu Zhun planned to cross-reference it with his own guesses to glean some new intelligence.

However, the Mage player’s answer was destined to disappoint him.

"I... I don’t know." The Mage player shook his head vigorously. "Mith holds all the guide information. As the descendant of Lord [Blood Robe War God], as long as any server has achieved a perfect clear on a Dungeon, Lord [Blood Robe War God] can obtain the perfect guide for it..."

Yu Zhun was left speechless.

"Is being from a Divine Zone really that overpowered?" he muttered, rubbing his cheek with a helpless expression.

The man hadn’t explained the specific reason, but Yu Zhun had already figured it out.

After all, Zhu Zhe had mentioned to him before that the Gods of the Divine Zones could rewind a 4A Dungeon to find the person who killed their players. Since they could rewind Dungeons, retracing the experience of a perfect clear should also be well within their capabilities.

That was simply cheating!

With the questions in his heart answered, Yu Zhun fulfilled his promise. He cleanly emptied the man’s health bar with a single slash, then turned and walked back toward his companions.

Low sobs echoed from his raid team.

It was naturally impossible for an understaffed raid team to face two full-strength raid teams without suffering any casualties. Fortunately, before the formal engagement between the two sides, Sheila’s arrows had significantly thinned the enemy’s ranks.

During the battle, Yu Zhun alone had pinned down Mith and Tagel, the two players with SSS-level talents. After taking them out, he had charged back into the fray and quickly completed the final harvest.

Furthermore, the wealthy lady’s damage output and the efforts of the other team members had dealt a considerable amount of damage.

In the end, while completely wiping out the enemy, Yu Zhun’s raid team had paid the price of two lives.

The [White-robed Shepherd] and [Dark Mage] assigned by the [Moon-devouring Celestial Wolf] Guild had perished in this skirmish.

Yu Zhun looked at the two sets of equipment neatly laid out on the ground, his eyes inevitably dimming.

The [White-robed Shepherd] was named Wen Yueze. He was a refined young man with glasses who barely spoke throughout the journey. Whenever everyone chatted, he would simply flip through the guide materials and occasionally look up at them with a smile.

During the battle just now, it was his incredibly timely Purification that allowed Yu Zhun, after being freed from immobilization, to remain unaffected by the Taunt and kill Mith.

The [Dark Mage] was named Cen Lei. She was an older sister figure—humorous and intellectual. Being quite talkative, she had mentioned her family during their chats. Yu Zhun recalled that she had a daughter who had just started elementary school...

Yu Zhun clenched his fists tightly. After a moment, he loosened them again, letting out a sigh as he looked at Zhou Yunhao, whose eyes were red.

"Does the [Moon-devouring Celestial Wolf] Guild have a compensation policy for deceased members?"

"Yes." Zhou Yunhao nodded slowly, his voice hoarse. "For members who die while raiding a 4A Dungeon, the Guild will either transfer or liquidate their personal equipment, items, and loot to their relatives. On top of that, the Guild will provide a pension."

Yu Zhun nodded slightly. "When we leave here and distribute the loot, we’ll allocate an extra portion for them."

Zhou Yunhao gave Yu Zhun a grateful look. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke up, "Chairman Yu, could I ask you a favor?"

"Go ahead."

"Could you... try to achieve the perfect first clear of this Dungeon?"

"I know it’s hard, but we’ve made many new discoveries now. We might actually have a chance!" Zhou Yunhao clenched his fists. "I just think...

"At least this way, their deaths will have more meaning."

"I promise you," Yu Zhun said, taking a deep breath. "That is exactly what I came here for."

"Let’s go." Gathering himself and looking at his dispirited team, Yu Zhun spoke in a deep voice. "Pack up their belongings. We’re moving out!"

The others had heard the conversation between Yu Zhun and Zhou Yunhao. In silence, they quickly finished clearing the battlefield and set off once more.

Among the group, Su Yue, who trailed closely behind the others, had reddened eyes.

After transitioning to a [Resurrection High Priest], they would always prioritize adding points to [Resurrection Sanctuary]. The twenty-one reset Skill Points were just enough to upgrade it to max level.

A max-level [Resurrection Sanctuary] could select three targets to apply a resurrection sanctuary effect.

Knowing how powerful her guild chairman was, the moment the battle began, Su Yue chose to cast [Resurrection Sanctuary] on Ji Xiaoyu, Sheila, and herself.

However, only Ji Xiaoyu—their strongest firepower—and Sheila—who had heavily thinned the enemy’s numbers—had actually resurrected after being focus-fired by the enemy.

Now that the battle was over, her heart was filled with self-blame.

"If only I had given my resurrection to one of our two fallen comrades..." she thought.

Suddenly, a warm hand grasped hers.

It was Yu Wei, the other [Resurrection High Priest] in the team. Because they shared the same Profession, Yu Wei had imparted a lot of experience to her.

"Every choice is a high-stakes gamble," Yu Wei said softly. "We can’t save everyone.

"Live on for them, and save even more people.

"That is what it means to be a [Resurrection High Priest]."