Chapter 36

If we were to talk about the most precious things in a game, top-tier weapons and equipment would certainly be among them. In "Dungeons and Dragons," [Enhancement] is the best way to maintain and improve these powerful items. As the enchantment proficiency level increases, so does the [Enhancement] level. In the few months since the game's launch, the highest level an enchanter can reach is only "Proficient," allowing for a maximum [Enhancement] level of +4. To achieve higher levels, one must continue to improve their enchantment proficiency.

As Alpha had previously pondered, enchantment proficiency is divided into five levels. If one can reach the "Expert" level, they can perform up to level 8 [Enhancement], which comes with additional benefits. According to the game's settings, once the [Enhancement] level reaches 7, there will be corresponding visual effects. More importantly, the base attribute enhancement will increase from 10% per level to 20% per level!

This means that once the [Ilandil Fragment] reaches [Enhancement] level +8, it will not only have a dazzling visual effect, but its base attack power will also double to 200% of its original value, making the [Ilandil Fragment] a truly formidable weapon.

The holy flame that burned the skeleton soldiers earlier was due to the 20% holy damage. For purely evil creatures like skeleton soldiers, the holy flame's damage bonus is quite terrifying.

Due to a slip of the tongue during the PK, Lancelot had to kill some evil creatures to atone for his sin, so he chose to kill skeleton soldiers in the Pale Canyon. ——This is the unfortunate code of the Holy Knight.

"What's with your [Heart Stop]? Weren't you unable to learn spells?"

Lancelot repeated, selectively ignoring the fact that he had "leaked" during the meal.

"Hey, take a look."

Alpha opened his attribute panel. Lancelot and Bella were not outsiders, and the hidden class was not a big secret.

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Silence, silence, and more silence. Lancelot swallowed hard.

"What the heck is this... You could have directly chosen the Ranger, learned sword skills, and added martial arts, and you would have been amazing."

"Watch your manners — this works too, and 0-level spells are quite useful. What more do you want?"

Alpha shrugged. As a hidden class, he was quite content.

"Your darts, when imbued with inner strength, almost match my [Archery Specialization] range."

Bella said enviously. A Ranger with [Archery Specialization] has a range of 36 yards, which is 6 yards more than a regular class using a bow. With 20 points of inner strength, Alpha's [Sleeved Arrow] has a range of 34 yards.

"Join our guild, and we'll level you up. You won't have to worry about leveling up; we'll assign a team to bring you along."

Although Holy Knights are not pure clerics, Lancelot's immediate attempt to recruit Alpha into the guild showed that he still had some cleric genes.

"I'm not joining a gang."

Alpha said disdainfully, suddenly showing an evil smile.

"Isn't it more profitable to pretend to resist but secretly accept your recruitment?"

"Damn, you're too bad!"

Lancelot pointed at Alpha and jumped up, and Bella covered her mouth and laughed, already used to the two of them, one being mischievous and the other being frustrated.

"That's how it is. If I join your guild, I'll just be a grunt. If I don't join, I'll be on equal footing with your leader."

"Sure, dreaming at level 10."

Although he said this, Lancelot admitted that Alpha was right. A hidden class affiliated with a large guild and a free, but cooperative, hidden class are two completely different concepts. Cooperation clearly gives more autonomy.

However, this matter couldn't be made public. Alpha still had to pretend to be a weak mage, but it might not be easy to keep up the act anymore.

—At least the "League of Heroes" and other small fry would definitely spread the word about Alpha's terrifying [Archery] and over-level [Heart Stop].

Of course, most of the players still fighting in the game didn't know this yet. The thread on the forum had already surpassed 10,000 replies and was extremely popular. The "Weak Mage" brother's terrifying [Archery] damage had already become famous throughout "Dungeons and Dragons" thanks to the "Talented Brother's" unfortunate encounter.

While chatting and killing monsters, the Bloodbird respawned, or rather, revived.

According to the official explanation, when the Bloodbird is killed, its soul fragments scatter on the ground. With a long-range dark resurrection spell from Antariel, these soul fragments will re-form into the devilish woman in a thong and full of deathly gray. The exact mechanism is unknown to the righteous gods.

Without a word, Lancelot cast [Extermination of Heresy] and quickly cut down the Bloodbird again. A level 60+ Holy Knight bullying a level 20 elite boss was too easy.

However, the next battle seemed different.

"What, no more monsters?"

Lancelot stood on the pale ground of the Pale Canyon, surrounded by charred bones. With such a terrifying evil killer around, the evil creatures were easily defeated.

Alpha and Bella, who were sitting nearby gaining experience, also noticed this. It seemed there was no more experience to gain.

"Alright, my redemption quest is almost done. I'm off. Call me when the League of Heroes comes back."

Lancelot waved his hand.

"Don't forget to whisper to your guild leader."

Alpha smiled mischievously. Lancelot waved his hand again, indicating he understood, but then realized something was off. Seeing Bella laughing so hard she couldn't stand, he realized he had been teased again.

"Whisper to your sister... Great Hironis, forgive my disrespect..."

"Let's go, let's go. Dinner in 1.5 hours."

Seeing Lancelot putting on a show for the great Hironis, Alpha waved his hand and watched Bella and Lancelot leave.

—Bella was level 43 and had her own leveling spot.

Alpha calculated that he should also return to turn in his quest. He needed Jennifer's seal to go to the Blood Abbey, but he decided to try to solo the Bloodbird first. From previous encounters, the Bloodbird wasn't strong, just a simple and mechanical boss.

Its only move was to fire various arrows imbued with evil energy, and when its health dropped to 20%, it would summon a dozen zombies. These slow-moving zombies were even weaker than the Corpse Fire. The Bloodbird's arrows couldn't even hit Alpha, let alone these stupid zombies. For Alpha, they were almost ineffective, except for their thicker health and stronger attacks, they were even weaker than the Corpse Fire's minions.

After meditating to restore his inner strength and health, the Bloodbird respawned. Alpha immediately started a ranged battle, occasionally rushing in to poke the Bloodbird's arm.

He didn't choose to poke the Bloodbird's ample chest at the Zhongtan point because the effect was just to prevent movement, and the Bloodbird could still shoot arrows. Poking the Quchi point was more effective.

After jumping around for a while, Alpha finally killed the Bloodbird. He noticed that the Pale Canyon was now filled with skeleton soldiers and wraiths.

Alpha suddenly remembered something and quickly messaged Lancelot to come back.

"Busy, what's up?"

"League of Heroes is here, just one person, but I can't handle it."

Alpha lied, and Lancelot excitedly shouted:

"Wait!!"

Five minutes later, Lancelot, with a scowl, wanting to curse but afraid of being heard by Hironis, channeled his anger into strength and started a rampage, pulling almost all the undead creatures together and quickly killing the Bloodbird again.

"Hey, let's do an experiment, let's do an experiment."

"Do you... damn!"

Lancelot barely swallowed the word "sister." Alpha quickly promised to make more pork ribs and less vegetables for dinner, and Lancelot's expression improved.

"See, no more monsters."

"So what, just wait for them to respawn."

Lancelot rolled his eyes at Alpha, who shook his head.

"Didn't you notice? The Bloodbird isn't respawning."

"Then wait for the Bloodbird to respawn."

Lancelot didn't understand why Alpha was so concerned about this.

"Did you forget why players are sent to the Pale Canyon to kill monsters?"

"To train new players and curb evil forces."

As a Holy Knight, Lancelot recited the answer smoothly.

"Why just curb and not eliminate?"

"Eliminate them, and there would be nothing left to curb... What are you trying to say?"

"The Bloodbird respawning is understandable, but why do these rotten potatoes and stinky bird eggs also stand up? And why don't they stand up when the Bloodbird doesn't? Why does the Bloodbird stand up?"

"The Bloodbird is resurrected by Antariel... Are you saying they benefit from Antariel's resurrection of the Bloodbird? The Bloodbird can resurrect them if it respawns near their remains?!"

Lancelot suddenly seemed to understand.

"In fact, I think the Bloodbird and the Pale Canyon's undead benefit from the Pale Canyon itself. Otherwise, why would the Bloodbird stay in the Pale Canyon and not run away? After all, it can be resurrected, right?"

Alpha paused and lightly pointed to the Bloodbird's corpse on the ground.

"The Bloodbird is not part of the agreement between the forces of hell and the righteous gods. She is not a devil and doesn't need to follow the rules. She could wreak havoc in Northshire, or even all of Azeroth, as long as she can be resurrected..."

"...So, to be resurrected, the Bloodbird can only stay in the Pale Canyon?! The soul fragment theory is just a lie, and Antariel's dark resurrection spell only works in the Pale Canyon?! So, if the Bloodbird leaves the Pale Canyon, Antariel's dark resurrection spell won't work?!"

Lancelot finally understood, asking Alpha a series of questions. Alpha nodded, and Lancelot excitedly clenched his fists.

"Call your little beauty, let's go turn in the quest!"