Dandy King

"The kingdom appreciates your services. We're leaving at midnight. Enjoy the food and rest" Smith thanked him before leaving the room, leaving only the five players in the room.

"Continuing the previous topic, what are your classes and levels? We need to get to know each other better to come up with the best strategy and complete this quest. We can't bring in players from outside the group, so it's just the five of us. If no one wants to start, I will. My name is Dandy King, I'm level 272 and the class is Sniper, a hidden archer-type class. My specialty is shooting targets at long range." Dandy King appeared to be a casual young man, but his aura, expression, and manner were like those rich people who like to wear expensive clothes that are fashionable among the rich.

The other four looked at each other before continuing, as they wanted to know something very important before starting such a quest.

"My name is Blue Bird, a level 316 off-tank. My class is Berserker" A thin, dejected man was the second to speak. He looked like a rather strange person.

The others started looking at each other nervously because the situation was already getting really bad.

"I'm next. My name is Nine Cats, a level 248 ice mage." A casual young woman raised her hand to speak. From the way she acted, she looked like some high school or university student.

But some anxiety could be felt in her tone of voice.

Cold sweat trickled down everyone's back. Mainly the last two.

Everyone looked anxiously toward the last two players as if they were praying.

"Level 274 Swordsman" He spoke with a heavy tone because the situation was getting really bad.

It looked like the group was about to die and it only took a while for that to happen.

"I am a level 300 assassin" Wang Cai finished digging the coffin for everyone.

The mood inside the room grew heavy and deadly.

The group lacked two important pieces for an instance group, a real tank, and a healer.

The tank can be replaced with an off-tank if the player is good and reliable, but a healer is irreplaceable.

None of the classes mentioned above had healing abilities.

So the chances of completing the instance have already been reduced by more than half.

"..." No one dared say anything for a while.

"Well... I think the quest can still be completed." Dandy King tried his best to remain optimistic because the situation was so bad for everyone.

A very rare and difficult quest with rewards that could be worth a lot was before them, but the group formed was too poor.

This discouraged anyone.

"How do you think we can beat such an instance without a healer?" The swordsman asked coldly as the situation was already bad and speaking those words without proof would only make it much worse.

"The answer is simple. First Aid or Cooking skill. But does anyone here have those skills?" Nine Cats spoke, but she didn't speak about alchemy because it was too expensive and few would have the chance to buy good quality items to make potions.

"..." No one answered, which only made the situation worse.

Among the five, there was not one with healing abilities.

"Can anyone here level at least one of these skills to level 9 or 10 in ten hours?" Someone tried to up the odds.

"This is impossible. Ten hours is just enough to level up to level 4 or 5, but it's only for the First Aid skill. Cooking would only reach level 3."

"It's better than having no cure. Does anyone here have enough gold coins to spend? Just think of it as an investment. Instance drops and final quest rewards will cover all expenses. Even if we fail the quest, the drops should be enough"

"I can learn the First Aid skill"

"Me too"

"I will try the cooking skill"

"Guys, there's another big problem" A player tried to leave the room, but he couldn't.

"What problem?" Nobody liked those words.

"We are trapped inside this room until the start of the quest."

"WHATTTT????!!!!!!"

"THIS CAN NOT BE HAPPENING!!!!!"

The group knocked on the door, but nothing happened.

When trying to use the Return Scroll, they received a warning from the system saying that it was impossible to use the item at the location.

"..." The mood became very heavy.

The mood of the five improved a little but fell faster like a meteor.

Now, their chances of completing the quest are still very low as before.

"Messenger Hawk, come out" Dandy King spoke slowly.

But underneath his casual expression, he felt far superior to the other four because he had a big advantage in this situation.

It was as if the rest of the group depended on him.

A hawk wearing steel armor appeared before everyone, but on its legs was a box.

"..." Wang Cai already knew about Dandy King's skills when he heard about the class, but he didn't comment anything so as not to attract unnecessary attention.

"I asked my friends to send me some high-quality healing potions. I don't want to fail this quest, so you can have some."

"I apologize, but I refuse potions" The swordsman was the first to speak.

"I appreciate kindness, but I also refuse" Wang Cai was second.

"Since you're refusing, I'll do that too"

"Me too"

The four players declined his offer.

"Since you don't need it, I'll use it." Dandy King didn't show any change in his facial expressions or tone, but internally, he was annoyed that no one accepted.

"..." Wang Cai just stood aside pretending not to know anything, but he knew very well about this player named Dandy King.