Originally, Zhang Yue thought there was no avoiding a fierce battle.
To the surprise of many onlookers, Liu Yao actually tried to bribe Zhang Yue, attempting to recruit him into the Supreme Guild!
A pet egg worth twenty thousand on the market!
Skill books worth thousands each!
At least ten thousand silver coins!
And a monthly salary of fifty thousand!
The conditions Liu Yao offered were irresistible to the onlookers.
But Zhang Yue alone was unimpressed. “Otherwise, why don’t you try using force? I only respect people stronger than me.”
Not only did he reject Liu Yao’s invitation, but he also publicly insinuated that Liu Yao’s strength was inferior to his own.
Zhang Yue’s words stunned the crowd, including Liu Yao himself.
Even Lin Yue’er, who was standing beside Liu Yao, was shocked!
In Lin Yue’er’s view, Zhang Yue, who was so poor he could barely afford to eat, and had a brother in the ICU needing expensive medical treatment, would surely be unable to refuse Liu Yao’s superior offer, something he couldn’t achieve even after ten years of hard work!
Just a moment ago, Lin Yue’er had been imagining that once Zhang Yue became Liu Yao’s subordinate, she would have more opportunities to bully and teach him a lesson.
Who would have thought that Zhang Yue would reject Liu Yao’s invitation!
“Are you crazy, Zhang Yue?” Lin Yue’er shouted, pointing at Zhang Yue’s nose. “Fifty thousand a month! That’s more than you can make in a year! What right do you, a pauper, have to refuse Brother Yao?”
“Birds of a feather flock together,” Zhang Yue glanced at Lin Yue’er and said nonchalantly. “Do you think everyone is like you, preferring to be a dog rather than a human?”
“You!” Lin Yue’er was red with anger but could do nothing.
“Are we still fighting?” Zhang Yue’s gaze swept over the Supreme Guild professionals surrounding him. “If not, get out of the way.”
The Supreme Guild professionals were at a loss.
At this moment, Liu Yao waved his hand and shouted, “Let him go!”
“Brother Yao!” Lin Yue’er was clearly displeased. “Are you just going to let him go? He doesn’t even respect you!”
Liu Yao ignored Lin Yue’er.
Seeing that the people around him were unmoved, Liu Yao shouted, “Are you deaf? I told you to make way!”
The Supreme Guild members quickly stepped aside.
Zhang Yue and Forty Thousand walked straight out of the encirclement, heading towards Rage Forest.
Watching their departing figures, Lin Yue’er stomped her feet in anger.
At this moment, an assassin named Supreme Supreme ran to Liu Yao’s side and asked, “Guild Leader, why did you let him go when he didn’t agree? Why not just kill him? After all, he killed you before!”
“You know nothing!”
Liu Yao said, “The best things are those you can’t get easily. What comes too easily isn’t precious.”
Hearing this, Lin Yue’er blushed slightly.
She didn’t understand, “Brother Yao, didn’t you say you would kill Zhang Yue at all costs? When did you change your mind, and why didn’t you tell me about such an important decision?”
“When? Probably after he killed me last time!”
Liu Yao rubbed his chin thoughtfully. “He killed me with a single fireball, and you kept emphasizing his poor family background, clearly unable to afford gold equipment.”
“So where did his damage come from as a Common Grade Beast Tamer?”
“This guy is definitely not simple! I must recruit him into the Supreme Guild to work for me!” Liu Yao’s eyes were filled with confidence.
Lin Yue’er dared not argue with Liu Yao, fearing to upset him.
But she thought to herself: Not simple? Who knows Zhang Yue better than I do? He’s just a simple, ordinary person! Not only poor but also useless!
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Zhang Yue and Forty Thousand were heading towards Rage Forest.
At this moment, Forty Thousand, who was following closely beside Zhang Yue, spoke up, “Thank you for protecting me just now.”
“If you die, where will I get my forty thousand?” Zhang Yue glanced at Forty Thousand and said bluntly.
He was doing it for the money, not out of sentiment.
After a pause, Forty Thousand continued, “Otherwise… let’s forget it. You can’t complete this task.”
“If you thought that from the start, why did you post the bounty on the forum?”
Forty Thousand looked dejected and disappointed. “I had already given up. It was my sister…”
“If you don’t even have the confidence to clear the First World, why enter the Otherworld?”
Forty Thousand shook her head. “You don’t understand! I’m a Plague Mage! I have the Plague Body!”
Saying this, Forty Thousand shared a status panel with Zhang Yue—
[Plague Mage] (Special Profession)
[Profession Restriction: Plague Body (With the Plague Body, you cannot kill monsters alone and can only team up with one person. You share the Plague Body with your teammate, and under this state, you and your teammate’s lives are linked. If either dies, both die, and levels reset to zero. If the team disbands midway, your level resets to zero, but your teammate is not penalized.)]
[Note: The Plague Body can only be broken if the Plague Mage clears the First World. Other professionals who kill you will gain massive experience.]
“A special professional?”
Seeing this panel, Zhang Yue suddenly remembered: Besides core professionals and life profession practitioners, there were also special professionals in the Otherworld!
Special professionals are one in a billion, and they must break their profession restrictions to evolve into regular professionals.
Generally, the chance of evolving into an advanced profession from a special profession is very high, possibly even resulting in legendary or mythic grade professions!
Therefore, breaking profession restrictions is extremely difficult.
Historically, most special professionals couldn’t break their restrictions and had to give up, becoming ordinary people.
Gradually, special professionals faded from people’s sight.
“Since awakening this special profession three years ago, I’ve tried over a hundred times and never succeeded.”
Forty Thousand said dejectedly, “Do you know? I can only team up with one person. According to the Otherworld’s team settings, I can’t team up with someone more than 10 levels higher than me. How can two level 10 people possibly defeat the First World’s boss?”
At this moment, Zhang Yue said, “What if I can help you defeat it?”
Forty Thousand was stunned for a moment, and for an instant, she really thought she saw hope!
Who wouldn’t want that?
For three years, she had dreamed of breaking this profession restriction and becoming a professional admired by thousands!
After a pause, Zhang Yue continued, “Stop talking nonsense. Let’s first complete your world quest.”
“Forget it…” Forty Thousand thought. “I’ve already failed over a hundred times; one more failure won’t matter.”
So, the two of them arrived at the level 10 Rage Forest.
Facing a level 10 Berserk Boar, Zhang Yue went all out.
He put on the [Glory · Lord’s Battle Ring] again and held the [Destroyer · Frost Staff].
Boom!
An A-grade fireball hit a level 10 boar.
With 602 points of damage, the Berserk Boar’s full health bar was instantly reduced to a sliver!
In lock-blood mode, he followed up with a normal attack, reducing the Berserk Boar’s health to 1 point.
“Forty Thousand, finish it!” Zhang Yue called out to Forty Thousand.
However, Forty Thousand was stunned.
She was clearly shocked by Zhang Yue’s sudden surge in damage!
“Could it be that he wasn’t even using his full strength when he helped me fight level 5 scorpions?”
“This is his true power!”
“Don’t just stand there, the boar’s coming!” Zhang Yue’s call brought Forty Thousand back to reality.
She quickly waved her staff, releasing a normal attack at the Berserk Boar charging towards her, dealing 1 point of mandatory damage and killing it!
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