Chapter 94: Recruiting (2/2)

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But to my surprise, a beam of holy light enveloped me and healed me for almost 300 HP. I was overjoyed. Yamete’s healing power might not be comparable to Murong Mingyue’s, but it was still pretty impressive.

Yamete’s support boosted my confidence tremendously. At first, my plan was to rescue Yamete and escape. But now? I’m going to kill them all and leave afterward!

Crack rack!

I charged toward the Level 41 magic knight and relieved him of his life in two strikes. At the same time, my Dark Wasp flew toward their backline, like a flying guillotine. They died shortly after.

The enemy tactician’s pet finally reached me. A huge, lumbering Praying Mantis swung its giant armblades!

I smiled and thrust my sword right through its chest. Then, I pulled my weapon horizontally and activated Desperate Gambit!

894!

It was a one-shot!

This Praying Mantis had such terrible growth and BN value that it wasn’t worth mentioning at all. At a certain level, the difference between it and my Dark Wasp would be as huge as the vast expanse between heaven and earth.

Bang bang bang!

I shuddered as three warriors attacked me and rattled the Ghost Deity Armor. But in reality, I lost only 100 HP or so. Unfortunately for them, my Defense was a bit too high for them to handle right now.

My icy blade danced soundlessly across the air and slaughtered all three warriors where they stood. At the same time, my head flashed with the light of healing. Yamete’s healing was very impressive, and not once have I fallen below half HP. The enemy priest on the other hand was having a bad time because he barely had any chance to heal anyone at all. My Ghost Ice Soul was so powerful that almost all my opponents were one-shot, denying him the chance to heal anyone.

“Fuck! He’s too powerful. What should we do?” the priest asked the tactician with a stern look.

But the tactician was just as stunned as he was. There was no one left for him to use Encourage on.

I smiled at them and said, “You run, duh? Unless you have something else in mind?”

The priest and the tactician bolted into Frost Forest like they had just escaped the death row. They were so nimble that they could put any archer or assassin to shame.

“Hahahaha…”

Yamete laughed joyously after his enemies scattered like rabbits. He walked up to me and gave me a pat on the shoulder. “Thank you for helping me, brother!”

I gave him a smile and picked up a black piece of Obsidian lying on the ground. “I still would like to forge a Silver-grade chest armor for a friend. How much is this Obsidian? I’ll buy it off you!”

Yamete immediately stared at me. “Buy it? Are we not brothers? This Obsidian is yours, and I’ll forge your armor for free!”

“No way, I don’t want to take advantage of you!”

Yamete laughed at my response. “It’s fine, it’s not like I’m affiliated with anyone. I was having fun making armors in Heavenblessed, and I would’ve continued to have fun if these trash hadn’t suddenly decided to harass me a few days ago!”

“Are you a solo player?” I raised an eyebrow.

“Yes.” Yamete nodded strongly. “I am. It’s been three years since I graduated from university, but I wasn’t able to hold down a job. I couldn’t bear to stay at home, so I decided to leave and make something for myself. It so happens that Heavenblessed was launching, so I decided to invest all my savings into it. I swore I would become the best armorsmith in Floating Ice City!”

I asked carefully, “Are you planning to join a gaming workshop?”

“If it’s worth my time, then maybe I’ll consider it,” Yamete said proudly.

I asked, “What about mine?”

Yamete shivered before shooting me a complicated look. “The famous Bloody Mercenaries of Floating Ice City are willing to accept me? A subpar priest who only knows how to forge armor?”

I nodded encouragingly. “That’s right. Setting aside your profession, Bloody Mercenaries are in desperate need of a priest right now. You have great potential, but what I really value is your courage to stand up to a super-sized guild like Mad Dragon. You are exactly the kind of person we’re looking for.”

Clenching his fists together, Yamete suddenly clasped his hands and bowed toward me. “It would be disrespectful of me to turn down such an invitation. Please allow me to serve you, leader.”

I laughed loudly and patted him on the shoulder. “Starting today, you are a member of Bloody Mercenaries. Speaking of which… when is the soonest you can move to our workshop? We’re based in Suzhou, New District.”

“I see. I live in Shanghai. I’m totally free, so just give me some time and I’ll come over right away. It’s almost time for me to pay my rent anyway. Fuck my landlord man, all he thinks is ways to increase my rent. Well, he can increase it all he wants after I’m gone. Those ingrates care for nothing besides money!”

“Haha. Well… the day after tomorrow then. Take your time to pack your stuff tomorrow, and come over the day after tomorrow. Our workshop covers both room and board, although we don’t offer benefits such as pension funds and so on.”

“It’s fine, 90% of the companies in the city don’t provide that anyway.”

“Alright! Here are the pelts. Tell me if you need anything else, I’ll gather the materials for you.”

“It’s okay, all I need is this Obsidian.”

After Yamete accepted the Obsidian and the Wolfking Pelts, he moved next to a furnace and asked, “Leader, this Silver-grade chest armor will be a leather armor, and you clearly don’t need such a thing. Who are you forging this for?”

“Oh, it’s for an archer in our workshop. She’s a real beauty~”

“An archer?” Yamete smiled. “She must have followed you for a very long time then. Otherwise, I can’t imagine why you would forge a Silver-grade item for her…”

“Nah, she joined us just a day or two ago.”

“Ah?”