"Why are there so many people?"
Yang Shung logged back in and saw that Shell Town was much more crowded than before. He was confused.
In the God Forsaken game, players needed to reach level 3 before they could leave the starting area, which meant "going offline." To return, all they had to do was close their eyes for more than ten seconds, and an option would appear asking if they wanted to return to the Land of God Abandonment.
Yang Shung had already reached level 3 and was in the top ten of Shell Town. Now, he was pushed back to the top 20.
"We need to hurry," Yang Shung said, quickly sending a private message to his teammates, including 'Black Plum Big Plum.'
Two team members were still offline. One of them was the middle-aged female priest.
"We need to recruit another priest," Yang Shung said, gathering the others.
When he saw Lin Liyu, he was stunned. A faint golden necklace hung around her neck!
Yang Shung and the others were surprised. "You are..."
Lin Liyu smiled and shared what happened with 'Shadow.'
"Shadow seems to have equipment and skills for your class. I'll contact him later and ask him to sell them to us. Maybe we can get a discount~"
Yang Shung smiled but shook his head. "Silver level is fine, but if it's gold level, we might not be able to afford it..."
The sharp-eyed archer in their team looked enviously at Lin Liyu's necklace. "It's amazing. I actually added Shadow as a friend. If we get close to the big guy, we can enjoy the benefits, haha."
Lin Liyu rolled her eyes. "Stop relying on others. Look at yourself. Do you work hard to level up and kill monsters?"
The sharp-eyed archer ignored her, and they all laughed.
Despite meeting in the game, the four were good friends. Yang Shung knew a bit about their real-life backgrounds.
"Alright," Yang Shung said. "We need a priest to kill monsters. Five of us can take on the first wave. I have a colleague in the next town. She'll teleport here when someone in her town reaches level 5."
Lin Liyu asked, "Where's Sister Wang?"
Sister Wang was the middle-aged priest.
Yang Shung shook his head. "She went to find her son in another town. We don't have a priest anymore."
Unlike Yang Shung, who could kill alone, the team needed a tank and a healer to kill monsters.
Yang Shung set up a stall with a sign: [Team Recruiting – Priest Position Needed]
Many stalls were recruiting, but Lin Liyu's golden necklace drew attention.
Gold-level equipment?
People were skeptical, but Lin Liyu's beauty drew many young priests, who quickly signed up.
But when they heard they had to provide their real identities and be officially registered, they backed out.
Just then, a long-haired girl approached.
It was Qin Xiaoyou, who had reached level 3.
Qin Xiaoyou smiled politely. "I'm a hidden profession, Life Sacrificer. Can I join your team?"
Yang Shung gave her a glance but his expression didn't change.
Life Sacrificer—sounds good. But he needed to confirm her real identity before accepting her.
Qin Xiaoyou didn't mind and introduced herself. "I'm Qin Xiaoyou from Jianghai Normal University. My parents passed away, and I only have one brother... He's not my biological brother, he was adopted."
Yang Shung nodded. "Qin Xiaoyou... Alright, you can join. Let's see how you do."
['Xiaoyou Ya' has joined the team!]
Qin Xiaoyou had wanted to use 'Xiaoyou' as her code name, but since it was already taken, she added 'Ya.'
Once in the team, she smiled.
She glanced at Lin Liyu's gold necklace.
With the world's first gold-level BOSS kill being in Shell Town, it was clear that the necklace was related to 'Shadow.'
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Yang Shung had risen too fast in this life. The first kill of a gold-level BOSS had made him famous, and now the code name "Shadow" was known worldwide.
This was all unexpected for Qin Xiaoyou.
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Meanwhile, in the Temple of Faith, Yang Shung moved cautiously. He entered a spacious hall with nothing but two humanoid monsters kneeling on the ground, hands raised to their heads as if holding something.
The eerie cries that had echoed from the entrance came from these creatures.
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[Ancient God Devout Believer·Judged (Lv10)]
[Grade: Silver]
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Yang Shung stayed invisible and approached the kneeling figures. He swiftly unleashed his Shadow Slash!
The invisibility broke. Back attack!
The skill triggered all the damage bonuses!
But despite the weak spot attack, the damage wasn't enough to finish them off. The two devout believers had high health.
-1058!
-1058!
Their health bars were halved, but they still lived on!
These were Silver-level BOSSes, and their combined health was greater than the golden ghost ship Yang Shung had encountered before.
Yang Shung was about to dodge when he noticed something odd. The two devout believers didn't attack him. Instead, they turned around and knelt towards his hidden position.
"These two are just judged. I have the authority to judge."
Yang Shung thought, surprised. "Could it be... they won't attack me?"
He stepped out of invisibility and distanced himself from them. To his surprise, the devout believers didn't attack. They crawled to the ground upon seeing him.