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“Guild Leader, where are you? I’ll come find you. I don’t want to go back to Tianlang anyway!”
Zhang Yue, who was buying a late-night snack downstairs in his apartment complex, received a Feixin message from Wu Haotian.
He replied, “Stay wherever you want, just don’t come looking for me.”
Wu Haotian: “What kind of Guild Leader are you!”
Zhang Yue: “Temple of Destiny’s Guild Leader.”
Wu Haotian: “…”
Wu Haotian: “When will we get a third member in the guild? Are we going to end up just the two of us in the competition?”
Zhang Yue: “Soon.”
Coastal City Hotel.
Wu Haotian lay in bed, unable to sleep. After learning that Su Jinyan was already taken, and that her partner was his boss, he didn’t dare to chat with her anymore. So, he logged back into the game to level up.
After finishing his late-night snack, Zhang Yue went back to organize the replies to his recruitment post, only to find that all the applicants were low-level professionals below level 30, which left him a bit disappointed.
But it was to be expected.
After all, top-tier professionals usually wouldn’t join a newly established guild.
Zhang Yue also logged in, planning to level up against the Apocalyptic Black Dragon.
Just as Zhang Yue arrived at a low-level solo leveling area in the wild, he suddenly saw a familiar figure… Ning Tiantian!
Dressed in a white robe, clutching her staff tightly, and standing less than 1.6 meters tall, Ning Tiantian looked frail and weak as she was being pushed around by several male professionals.
“Ning Tiantian, did you think we wouldn’t find you if you hid?”
“Paying back debts is only right and proper!”
“Give me a bit more time, I promise I’ll find a way to repay the rest of the money!” Ning Tiantian said fearfully.
But the men were relentless: “You say that every time. When exactly will you pay up?”
A bald knight with a lecherous look pinched his chin and eyed Ning Tiantian up and down, grinning: “Or, if you’re willing to spend a night with us and make us happy, we can forget about the rest of the money…”
Ning Tiantian was terrified and kept backing away.
At that moment, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Ning Tiantian.
“How much does she owe you?” Seeing Zhang Yue suddenly appear, the professionals didn’t recognize him.
They were already driven by lust, and the bald knight impatiently said to Zhang Yue, “Brat, mind your own business!”
As he spoke, he moved to teach Zhang Yue a lesson.
But Zhang Yue was quicker, grabbing the Necromancer’s Staff and unleashing a “Heavenly Fire” that blasted the bald knight several meters away!
In lock-blood mode, the attack dealt a staggering 6325 points of damage, leaving the level 29 bald knight with just 1 HP!
As Zhang Yue’s ID [lv35 Second Class Change Necromancer·Zero] forcibly appeared in gray text above his head, the other two were scared stiff!
Zhang Yue reiterated, “How much does she owe you?”
“Twenty… twenty thousand…” a level 28 archer stammered.
Zhang Yue opened Feixin and transferred twenty thousand yuan to the archer on the spot, then said, “Scram.”
“Let’s go!”
The three men fled in a panic.
Ning Tiantian looked up at Zhang Yue, who appeared like a beacon of hope in the darkness, and felt a surge of joy in her heart.
“Thank you!”
Ning Tiantian quickly said to Zhang Yue, “I will definitely repay the twenty thousand yuan as soon as possible!”
“No need to repay it,” Zhang Yue said, turning to leave.
It was because Ning Tiantian had previously informed Zhang Yue about Infinity Guild coming after him, allowing him to alert the three major guilds in time.
So, he considered it repaying a favor.
But after walking a few steps, Zhang Yue noticed Ning Tiantian following him!
“Why are you following me?”
Ning Tiantian clutched her staff tightly and said softly, “I’m afraid they’ll come after me again…”
Zhang Yue allowed Ning Tiantian to follow him.
Soon, they arrived at a level 35 wild area, and Zhang Yue began hunting dragons.
To his surprise, the stone dragons in this area were quite troublesome!
They had a passive skill [Petrify]: a 30% chance to petrify the attacker for 1 second when attacked!
This caused Zhang Yue to be frequently petrified during attacks, which was extremely frustrating!
Just as Zhang Yue was about to lose his patience from being repeatedly petrified, a green light suddenly descended from the sky, enveloping him and restoring just over 700 HP.
The healing wasn’t much, but Zhang Yue was freed from the petrification control as he received the treatment!
Seeing Ning Tiantian casting healing spells beside him, Zhang Yue didn’t pay much attention and continued hunting dragons.
Petrified again!
Zhang Yue was immobilized.
Whoosh!
A green light fell, the Priest skill—Continuous Healing!
Zhang Yue was instantly freed again!
At this moment, Zhang Yue realized something was off.
“Isn’t the Priest’s only control removal skill [Purify]? How can her basic healing spell remove control?”
After dealing with the stone dragons, Zhang Yue asked Ning Tiantian, “What’s your profession?”
Ning Tiantian hesitated and said, “Holy Light Priest…”
“Elite Grade Profession!” Zhang Yue was slightly surprised.
He had always thought Ning Tiantian was just an ordinary professional, but she turned out to be an Elite Grade professional!
Moreover, she was a Holy Light Priest, known as the pinnacle of Elite Grade professions, comparable in strength to Epic Grade!
According to the strategy guide: Elite Grade Holy Light Priests have the profession effect of [all skills can remove current control effects from the target].
Now, Zhang Yue understood why Ning Tiantian’s healing spells could remove control!
It was clear: for a top-tier player like Zhang Yue, if he were to face a Forbidden Mage like Su Jinyan and get controlled, he would be defenseless and easily defeated!
Control was Zhang Yue’s most fatal weakness!
It was only because first and second class change professionals had fewer control skills that Zhang Yue’s weakness hadn’t been exposed yet.
With a Holy Light Priest by his side, Zhang Yue’s only weakness would be eliminated, making him invincible!
Everyone looked down on Ning Tiantian, including Ning Tiantian herself.
But at this moment, Ning Tiantian’s status and importance in Zhang Yue’s eyes skyrocketed tenfold, even a hundredfold!
Just then, Ning Tiantian timidly asked Zhang Yue, “Zhang Yue, I saw your post on the forum. Can I join your guild?”
“I don’t need a salary, just food and accommodation…”
She had only asked on a whim, thinking Zhang Yue would surely refuse and wouldn’t accept a weakling like her into his guild.
To her surprise, Zhang Yue agreed to Ning Tiantian’s request!
“Alright, welcome to the guild.”
“Salary will be paid as usual, fifty thousand a month.”
Ning Tiantian looked up in surprise, overjoyed: “Really?”
Zhang Yue immediately added Ning Tiantian to the guild group.
Wu Haotian: “A new member?”
Ning Tiantian: “Hello, everyone, I’m Ning Tiantian!”
Wu Haotian: “No need for ‘everyone,’ it’s just the three of us. Hello, hello, and hello.”
Wu Haotian: “What’s your level and profession, girl?”
Ning Tiantian: “Level 29… Holy Light Priest.”
Wu Haotian: “Holy crap! Holy Light Priest!!!”
Wu Haotian seemed to realize something and sent a private message to Zhang Yue: “Does she know her worth?”
“No.”
“That explains it! If she knew that top guilds worldwide offer a minimum annual salary of three million for Holy Light Priests, she wouldn’t even consider your fifty thousand a month small guild!”
“But since low-level monsters don’t have much control, others won’t notice her profession’s characteristics for now and won’t know she’s a Holy Light Priest. When she realizes her worth later, she’ll probably jump ship to a big guild immediately~”
Zhang Yue: “We’ll deal with that when the time comes.”
At this point, Ning Tiantian, thinking something was wrong with her profession, nervously asked in the group, “Is there… something wrong?”
Wu Haotian: “No worries, we’re colleagues from now on.”
Ning Tiantian: “Okay, please take care of me!”
Seeing that Ning Tiantian was still at level 29, Zhang Yue decided to personally help her level up.
Through their conversations, Zhang Yue learned that:
Ning Tiantian came from a poor rural family. Her parents were non-professionals, working menial jobs, and she had a wayward brother who squandered money.
Her brother had racked up a debt of 120,000 yuan due to gambling. The 100,000 yuan Ning Tiantian received from Zhang Yue last time was used to pay off part of her brother’s debt, but it wasn’t enough, which was why the creditors had come after her earlier.
Zhang Yue helped Ning Tiantian level up until 11:30 PM, and she finally reached level 30 and completed her second class change!
Feeling sleepy, Zhang Yue returned to the Dark Hall and logged off.
In the real world, it was pouring rain outside.
Zhang Yue had just finished showering when he suddenly heard a knock on the door.
Opening the door, he saw Ning Tiantian standing there, drenched from head to toe.
Her entire body was soaked by the rain.
Her pink dress clung to her body, outlining her delicate figure.
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