Special Instance(1)
In Wang Cai's previous life, Dandy King was a treacherous player who tricked many players and stole valuable items in dungeon loot.
Videos of the quest they were doing were posted on the forums, in place of Wang Cai, another player in the group.
But instead of refusing, he accepted the potions, causing the other two to also accept. Only the swordsman refused.
Throughout the instance, Dandy King acted like a good person helping others to gain their trust.
In the end, everyone was tricked by Dandy King and he took all the rewards from defeating the final Boss in the instance.
Fortunately, the skill box did some good and it wasn't just damage.
As it was Wang Cai who was part of the group, he would not be fooled.
After everyone refused Dandy King's supposed goodwill, the mood inside the hall became strange, as each one was on one side doing their own thing.
Ten hours later…
A trapdoor has been opened to a staircase leading down to the lower floors.
The group descended to the basement dimly lit by torches.
"Adventurers, follow this corridor out of the city, you will find a guide who will lead you to the sect members' hiding place"
...
The group traveled using fast mounts for half an hour before reaching a small dark rock, but it appeared to be just a stone.
"This is the entrance to their hideout. If you touch, you can enter, but only the five can do that."
"Just do it quickly. Otherwise, other sect members may appear"
"Ok"
The instant they touched the stone.
The message appeared.
"Do you wish to enter the instance, Ancient God's Sect Root Hideout?"
"Yea."
The dark stone glowed and the group disappeared.
…
The next scene before the group was of a small underground labyrinth carved into some kind of mountain.
The aisles were wide and high enough that two freight trucks could pass at the same time. On the walls have torches with red flames illuminating along the way.
ding… ding…
"You have found the special instance, Ancient God's Sect Root Hideout"
"Finish the instance to exit"
"Quest: Clearing the Hideout: Defeat all sect members to prevent them from causing more trouble"
Requirement: None. Rank: A
0 / 1000
Reward: Gold Coins. XP
These were the three system messages.
"Hey!!! Are you really an assassin?" Dandy King asked in a surprised tone.
After the question, the other players also looked around the corner and saw the information about Wang Cai's HP and MP.
The five were at a party after entering the dungeon, so these two pieces of information could be seen.
But the name and level were still hidden by the player.
Name: Bamboo Stick
Title: The One Who Started and Finished Training, Critical Dealer, Combo X10, The One Who Persist, Master of Combs, Alchemy Apprentice, The One Who Ate a Divine Fruit
Level: 325
Class: Rogue
HP: 23.235
MP: 11.970
Attribute
STR: 550 + 190
AGI: 700 + 230
VIT: 150 + 240
INT: 320 + 227
HIT: 4
LUCKY: 5
Universal Vamp: 10%
Fame: 1900
Equipment
Wolf's Fang Dagger
Pierce Wind Military Dagger
Light Steel Armor
Light Steel Pants
Light Steel Boot
Physical Attack: 1404 + 300
Magic Attack: 1227
Physical Defense: 944
Magic Defense: 867
Perseverance(Passive)(Level 8)(Intermediate)
Dual-Dagger Mastery(Passive)(Level 2)(Intermediate)
Combo Mastery(Passive)(Level 2)(Intermediate)
Critical Combo(Passive)(Level 1)(Intermediate)
Eagle's Eye(Passive)(Level 9)(Basic)
Ancient Languages of the World (Passive)(Level 1)( Master)
Two-Hand Mastery(Passive)(Level 1)(Intermediate)
Eye of Truth (Passive) (Level 5)(Intermediate)
Shadow Steps(Active)(Level 8)(Basic)
Alchemy(Passive)(Level 8)(Basic)
Fatal Strike(Active)(Level 2)(Intermediate)
Bleeding(Passive)(Level 6)(Basic)
Super Regeneration(Passive)(Max Level)(No Rank)
Bloodthirst(Passive)(Max Level)(No Rank)
Lightning Steps(Passive)(Max Level)(No Rank)
Double Attack(Passive)(Level 3)(Basic)
These were Wang Cai's new stats after he leveled up a bit before being called back to attend to the royal family's envoys at his shop.
Over twenty thousand points of HP. That amount was pretty insane.
Even the Berserk, which was an off-tank, only had a little over twelve thousand HP.
How would an assassin have that much HP? This was not normal.
An average level 300 full tank player with 1,000 points in VIT attribute, HP boosting skills and equipment would have this amount of HP. It would have a slightly higher value.
But it's still pretty insane to think that an assassin would have that much HP.
It wasn't just the HP, but the MP as well. The amount was so abnormal that not even Nine Cats, the ice mage, had that value.
Something was very wrong with his character.
Everyone was curious to know how Wang Cai did it. Even the thought of what equipment he might be using was thought of by them.
A bit of jealousy and envy arose in Dandy King's heart because the items must be very rare and powerful to give so much HP and MP to a player.
"Yea. Is there a problem with that?" Wang Cai's casual words not only angered Dandy King but the other three as well.
The group thought he needn't have responded that way.
Everyone was in the same group, so it was nice not to have conflicts with each other.
With nothing to talk about and a heavy mood, they walk through the instance's corridors.
It didn't take long for the first opponents to appear. About a five in a pyramid formation, 3-2-1.
Their appearance could not be seen, but they were like mages wearing black cloaks covering their bodies. On the sides and in front of them were three demon dog-like creatures covered in green flames.
Sect's Low Member
Demon Flame Wolf
The names written in red like blood show that they were dangerous.
"Who will be the first to attack?" Dandy King moved back as he was the archer.
Nine Cats also did the same. A mage like her would be killed easily in close combat.
That left only Wang Cai, Blue Bird, and the swordsman.
"You will be the first. As an off-tank, I have more defense and chances to survive than you guys, but I don't have the powerful self-healing skills like a real tank, so you need to draw one by one. Also, I take more damage whenever my HP is reduced. But without a healer, I will die if surrounded. So I need someone to attract the creatures one by one" Blue Bird spoke up.
Without a healer in the group, they had to be very careful when dealing with large numbers of enemies at once.
"..." Dandy King didn't say anything because what was said was true. He just put the arrow on the bow and aimed it at the target furthest in front of everyone.
One of the dogs.
The aim was perfect.
whoosh!!!!
The arrow flew at great speed until it hit the target.
CRITICAL!!!!
-7212
The Sniper class was the deadliest class among archer types because their attacks and skills had eighty percent hit circle.
So the damage was always higher than normal.
The red number that appeared on top of the creature's head could be considered high, but the HP bar went down by only 1%. That is, the creature had a little over seven hundred thousand HP.
ROAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!