Salas skillfully pulled out the Godslayer Guild’s flag, ready to plant it, but was instantly locked onto by the other five. In the end, he had no choice but to awkwardly put the guild flag away.
Even so, the members of the Godslayer Guild were quickly noticed by everyone present.
No, strictly speaking, the one they noticed was Yu Zhun.
First Turn players had their own circles. Yu Zhun’s bounty of 500 medals wasn’t normally worth everyone’s attention, but to have an entire server add another 2,000 medals to his bounty and issue a First Turn World Slaughter Order...
That was a monumental event that affected everyone.
What’s more, Server 23993’s bounty explicitly stated that Yu Zhun had an SSS-level talent.
Combined with his age, it was blatantly obvious exactly which talent it was.
Over the course of the previous night, the news had fermented. It was no exaggeration to say that it was now common knowledge among the First Turn and Second-Turn player circles.
It was only because the Divine Revelation Hall intentionally suppressed the information that it hadn’t blown up on the forums. Otherwise, it would have become a massive spectacle under the public eye.
For a moment, the First Turn players in the Dungeon staging area looked at Yu Zhun with complicated expressions.
It was impossible for them not to harbor at least a little resentment.
After all, they hadn’t done anything, yet thanks to Server 23993’s First Turn World Slaughter Order, the difficulty and danger of clearing a 4A Dungeon had drastically increased out of nowhere. It was a classic case of an unprovoked disaster.
However, most players still had a sense of right and wrong. They knew they couldn’t actually blame Yu Zhun for this.
The current situation on Blue Star was maintained by nine Strongest individuals.
For a player with an SSS-level talent to rise and become a new Strongest was a good thing for everyone. They might share the burden of hardship now, but they would share the blessings in the future.
Furthermore, aside from issuing the Second-Turn World Slaughter Order as Intimidation to the various servers yesterday, the Divine Revelation Hall had made many tactical arrangements.
Among them was compensation for all First Turn players.
Even if someone was still dissatisfied with Yu Zhun, they had to suppress those unwarranted thoughts when they remembered the recent purge of Four Stars and Five-star Guilds.
Noticing the crowd’s stares, the expressions of the other Godslayer Guild members were also somewhat complicated.
When they saw Yu Zhun today, they didn’t say a word.
But that didn’t mean they were clueless.
After all, they were also First Turn players.
However, there was actually nothing worth being surprised about for the guild members.
Yu Zhun had never shied away from showing his strength in front of them. What else could his heaven-defying, everything-obliterating talent be other than SSS-level?
They had long suspected it; it was just finally confirmed now.
"Guildmaster, we..." Ji Xiaoyu mumbled, lowering her voice to say something, but Yu Zhun interrupted her.
"Let’s go," Yu Zhun said, his expression casual as he ignored all the gazes. "Let’s go register and see when they can schedule our Dungeon run."
Walking past the various guild camps, Yu Zhun headed straight for the Dungeon entrance gates in the center of the area. He looked at the two Divine Revelation Hall experts stationed there. "Please register the Godslayer Guild and arrange our run."
"Understood," one of the experts said. He was a familiar face who had interacted with Yu Zhun during the Red Moon Tide. He quickly completed the registration and continued, "It might be scheduled a bit later. Will tomorrow at 10:00 AM work for you?"
Last time, they had allowed the Godslayer Guild to cut in line because time was running out, and the Strongest of the Divine Revelation Hall had placed high hopes on Yu Zhun clearing the Red Moon Tide.
But this time was different.
For one thing, there were still twenty-six days left until the Celestial Nether Lone Star Dungeon ended.
More importantly, giving the Godslayer Guild special treatment at such a sensitive time wouldn’t be a good thing for Yu Zhun.
Handling matters strictly by the book was also a form of protection for him.
"No problem." Yu Zhun naturally understood this and nodded without hesitation.
As he walked by earlier, he had already seen the Moon-devouring Celestial Wolf Guild’s flag. The Arcane Roar, Storm Eagle Eye, and Assassin’s Creed guilds—who had stepped up to help the Godslayer Guild before—were also present.
With a whole day to spare, he could catch up with the familiar guilds in the area and also thoroughly analyze and discuss the Dungeon.
He wouldn’t just be sitting around doing nothing.
***
[Congratulations on your divine display of power! You have defeated the ferocious Demon Beast Spiky Porcupine (Lv. 8). Level Experience +40. No special drops this time.]
[Congratulations, your level has increased to Lv. 5!]
"Hahaha! It’s done!"
Looking at the level-up notification, Yu Zhu revealed an excited expression.
Going from Lv. 1 to Lv. 5 required a total of 900 experience points.
The Spiky Porcupines ranged from Lv. 7 to Lv. 9, and the experience gained from them fluctuated between 35 and 45 points. Killing a little over twenty of them was enough.
This type of Demon Beast didn’t swarm players in large numbers like the Gray Demon Dogs. They had the lowest Life Value among monsters of the same level; their only defining trait was their incredibly high dual defenses.
And Yu Zhu had already discovered the first characteristic of her talent.
The Life Value deducted by Healing ignored the target’s dual defenses!
There were still other things left to explore, but this single trait was already enough for her to walk sideways through the Newbie Area unchallenged.
"Little Zhu Zhu is so amazing!" Qin Ying, who was responsible for pulling monsters and drawing their aggro, walked up and rubbed Yu Zhu’s cheeks.
She had gone from doubting her own life to calmly accepting the situation.
Once she realized she didn’t need to deal any damage at all, Qin Ying quickly experienced the joy of lying flat and doing nothing.
All she needed to do was pull the monsters and tank some hits.
Yu Zhu even reimbursed her for the health potions.
"Aww, Ying, you’re so good to me," Yu Zhu said, moving in to hug Qin Ying with a touched expression. "If you hadn’t given all the experience to me, I wouldn’t have reached Lv. 5."
Feeling the softness in her embrace, Qin Ying’s cheeks instantly flushed red. "I-it’s nothing!
"We’ll just split the experience equally from now on."
"Okay!"
Yu Zhu nodded emphatically. She couldn’t wait to open the first tier of the Equipment safe. She punched in her birthday and took out what Yu Zhun had prepared...
Three pieces of junk?!
Staring at the three pieces of white-tier Equipment, Yu Zhu was dumbfounded.
However, after checking the Equipment details, she beamed with joy.
She thought, "As expected of Yu Zhun. He even thought of a way to disguise them!"
Red Weapon, purple Armor, and purple accessories!
Wouldn’t her power skyrocket the moment she put this Equipment on?
The Lv. 5 Red Equipment provided Yu Zhu with 500 Magic Attack and 150 Mana.
It looked much lower than higher-level Red Equipment, but at Lv. 5, these stats were absolutely terrifying.
Not to mention, it had three Equipment effects.
[Equipment Effect 1 (Spring): Restores Mana equal to 3% of maximum Mana Value per second.]
[Equipment Effect 2 (Holy Healing): Healing amount increases by 100%. When the healing target’s Life Value is below 50% of their maximum Life Value, it increases by 200%.]
[Equipment Effect 3 (Knowledge): Magic Attack increases by 100%.]
Not only did it solve Yu Zhu’s awkward dilemma of lacking Mana and having to chug Mana potions, but it also provided a comprehensive Enhancement to her Magic Attack and healing output.
For a normal Priest, this was a top-tier piece of Equipment.
For Yu Zhu, it was Divine Level Equipment!
For the Armor and accessory, Yu Zhun had chosen life-saving types for her. They focused on defense and didn’t add to her Magic Attack.
However, the accessory had an Equipment effect that reduced Yu Zhu’s skill cooling by 30%, dropping the 10-second cooling of Healing down to 7 seconds.
It was yet another Enhancement.
Finally, Yu Zhu used her newly acquired Skill Points to upgrade her Lv. 1 Healing to Lv. 2, increasing its recovery amount from 60% of her Magic Attack to 80%.
For her, this meant her damage increased from 600% to 800%.
Yu Zhu counted on her fingers and did the math.
Right now, every time she used Healing, she could reduce a target’s Life Value by 20,480 points. If the target’s Life Value fell below 50%, she could reduce it by 30,720 points...
Hold on a minute...
What was the Life Value of the three major bosses in the Newbie Area again?
The highest one was only around 45,000, right?
Yu Zhu turned to look at Qin Ying next to her.
"Oh, Ying..."
"Why don’t we team up and farm the Newbie Area bosses?"
Qin Ying stared at her with question marks floating in her eyes.
She thought, "Sister, do you hear what you’re saying?"
"Little Zhu Zhu, calm down," Qin Ying said, grabbing Yu Zhu by the shoulders. "With your good grades, you definitely know better than I do just how difficult the Newbie Area bosses are.
"Forget the two of us—even a full party would have a hard time killing one.
"Even though you hit Lv. 5 and changed into new Equipment, they’re just three pieces of white-tier gear. The upgrade is really limited!" Qin Ying’s face was filled with apprehension. "We’re already doing great just fighting Spiky Porcupines like this, it’s very..."
"Wait a second." Yu Zhu reached out and covered Qin Ying’s mouth.
Qin Ying’s voice came to a screeching halt, her face turning instantly red.
She thought, "Yu Zhu’s hand... on my mouth... Hehe... Hehehe..."
Oblivious to Qin Ying’s strange reaction, Yu Zhu pulled out her Priest’s Book and pointed it at a Spiky Porcupine wandering nearby.
"Healing!"
[Life Value -20,480]
Qin Ying’s eyes went wide with shock.
Staring at the slowly fading red text, Qin Ying drew her Long Sword and pointed it straight at the nearest Blazing Fire Demon Rhinoceros nest.
"A mere boss is nothing to worry about!"