Chapter 84

2570 points of damage might not mean much to Alpha, who had already seen over 2000 points of damage twice, but for the "Snail is Indeed a Bull" team, "Waste Brother" quadrupling his damage record was more than just shocking—it was beyond description.

"......"

"......"

"......"

The three people fell into silence, feeling a bit dizzy. Could this "Waste Brother" be a 60-level hero player in disguise? But even among 60-level hero players, how many could deal such damage?

While this number was partly due to critical hit bonuses, the initial 600 points of damage still left the three completely baffled.

However, Alpha didn't have time to care about their reactions. He quickly finished the job to avoid being surrounded. Alpha hurriedly stepped on the [Crane Dance on White Sand] and, taking advantage of Arugo's Son turning his head in pain and being unguarded, poked him in the chest again.

-1309!!!

At the same time, he used [Mage's Hand] to push Arugo's Son's forehead, causing this unprepared guy to lean backward—being pushed on the forehead with 36 points of equivalent strength, few could stand straight except for the crawling worms.

Arugo's Son fell backward, and Alpha, with incredible speed, dashed past him.

The three onlookers, just recovering from the shock of over 2500 points of damage, were immediately stunned again by "Waste Brother's" unparalleled speed. This was not the speed a 20-level mage should have; even 40-50 level rangers would find it hard to move so fast.

By the time the three勉强 accepted this reality, Alpha was already standing behind Arugo's Son, who was still unguarded, and struck again!

Another golden, shiny two-finger strike hit Arugo's Son's back of the head. Just like before, a four-digit number starting with 2 suddenly shot up, partially overlapping with the previous 1309 damage, but the numbers were still clearly visible:

-2611!!!

Arugo's Son, dead!!! 0/12000!!!

"......"

"......"

"......"

The three people remained silent, watching Arugo fall, watching Alpha's body glow with the brilliance of leveling up, watching Alpha pick up a skill book and a golden key dropped by Arugo, and watching...

In fact, they saw nothing. What firmly occupied their minds were those three incredible numbers:

2570!!!

1309!!!

2611!!!

In just a few seconds, nearly 7000 points of damage were dealt. Who knew what the damage limit of this "Waste Brother" was?

"Guys? Can I go now?"

Alpha, seeing the three frozen in place, quickly greeted them. They were still stunned, and only when Alpha spoke did they snap back to reality:

"Can... can... no, can't... no, no, can..."

"Can or can't?"

Alpha, seeing "Snail is Indeed a Bull" stammering, sweat pouring down his forehead, asked:

"Waste Brother, how did you do that? You didn't cheat, right?"

Seeing "Snail is Indeed a Bull" dumbfounded, the mage in the trio poked his head out and timidly asked:

"What a stupid question, can Waste Brother cheat? Brother, are you a hidden class?"

The Lathander priest pulled the mage's hair, dragging him aside, and then asked with a smile. Alpha, secretly admiring the priest's calm and knowledge, nodded:

"Sort of."

"Did you buy it or have connections? Can you give us a hint?"

The priest rubbed his hands, like a corpse craving a smoke.

"You b*tch!!! Even the mage is better than you."

Alpha cursed inwardly, forcing a smile:

"Accident, accident."

"You two shut up."

"Snail is Indeed a Bull," still pondering Alpha's abnormal damage, snapped at the two, showing a clear hierarchy: the priest managed the mage, and "Snail is Indeed a Bull" managed the priest.

"Snail is Indeed a Bull" turned to Alpha with a smile, as if about to say something.

Alpha put a [Basic Light Energy Arrow] in his pocket, thinking, if you say something stupid, I'll shoot you in the face. My patience has limits!!!

"Brother, we're from 'Imperial Star.' Our leader, Star, has been interested in you... ah, I mean, Star has long admired you and wants to invite you to join us. Unfortunately, we haven't been able to talk to you."

If "Snail is Indeed a Bull" hadn't stopped in time, Alpha might have thrown the [Basic Light Energy Arrow].

"... I mean, Star has long admired you and wants to invite you to join us. With your strength, joining a good guild would be like a tiger getting wings. I'm not exaggerating, Waste Brother. 'Imperial Star' is the third-largest guild in the Silver Moon Alliance."

"Snail is Indeed a Bull" gave a thumbs up.

"Our guild members have top-notch equipment. Levels... well, well, hehe... don't look at us three. We're new and low-level, so good equipment isn't useful—after level 40, the guild will provide it."

The two subordinates nodded seriously, confirming "Snail is Indeed a Bull's" words.

Alpha thought, do you even know you three are dressed poorly? If 'Imperial Star' is like this, it's probably at its peak. "Snail is Indeed a Bull" didn't know what Alpha was thinking and continued:

"You're different. You're an expert, a talent. When you reach level 40—after level 40, the guild will provide you with the best equipment, at least excellent."

He gave another thumbs up, as if a pile of top-tier equipment would soon fall from the sky.

But seeing Alpha's lack of reaction, "Snail is Indeed a Bull" realized that a high-level player like "Waste Brother" wouldn't care about a few pieces of equipment. If not for the top-tier equipment, how could he deal 2500 points of damage? "Snail is Indeed a Bull" felt a bit childish.

—Why does this "Waste Brother's" red robe look more and more like an artifact?

But in all honesty, Alpha wasn't unimpressed because he looked down on the equipment. In fact, Alpha didn't think equipment was important. Better equipment was nice to have, but his skills were enough to make up for any equipment gap.

Only someone like this would think that way. Lancelot would definitely call Alpha a noob if he were here.

If equipment wasn't the answer, try another temptation. "Snail is Indeed a Bull" was quite resourceful:

"Actually, equipment is secondary. Status is more important, right, brother? If you join us, you'll be highly valued. I'm not boasting, but if you join, you'll be an elder, and I, 'Snail is Indeed a Bull,' will be the first to agree!!!"

The mage muttered:

"What does it matter if you agree? Star said 'Waste Brother' would definitely be an elder, whether you agree or not... Ow!!!"

"Shut up!!!"

"Snail is Indeed a Bull" slapped the mage's head, making Alpha chuckle. Despite the laughter, Alpha wasn't interested in joining a guild:

"Thanks, but I'll pass for now. My real-life friends might start a guild and need me to join, so I'm sorry."

Alpha directly declined "Snail is Indeed a Bull's" invitation to join the third-largest guild in the Silver Moon Alliance, "Imperial Star."

In fact, Alpha didn't know that "Imperial Star" was a newly rising star, touted as the most promising new player in the game. But even if he did, he wouldn't join "Imperial Star."

Not to mention, if he wanted to join, he would have gone to Maple Snow Capital long ago. Why wait for "Imperial Star" to recruit him? The first guild should be stronger than the third, right?

Most importantly, once "Waste Brother" joined a guild, he wouldn't be free. Now, as a lone wolf, he could appear when he wanted and disappear with a [Magic Trick]. But in a guild, he'd have to stay in the guild channel, and with hundreds or thousands of members, each one shouting would drive Alpha crazy.

Given his personality, being surrounded by a group every day would be worse than deleting his account and becoming a househusband to cook for Wen Xiaodao.

"Oh... not joining..."

"Snail is Indeed a Bull" nodded dejectedly. What a pity. If he could recruit "Waste Brother" to "Imperial Star," he would surely be promoted to the core team.

"Then, can we add you as a friend, Waste Brother? We three are your... ah, not idols, but fans. Your videos are amazing. Over 400 points of damage... 2500, 2500 now."

"Snail is Indeed a Bull" found a new goal, his face full of hope.

Alpha thought, does this guy think before he speaks? How can he be so blunt? But he still nodded, appreciating their good intentions, especially their not stealing the monster earlier. He added the three as friends:

"Snail is Indeed a Bull," "YIN Ion," "Sword Swinging Youth"—these names were more shocking than the last.

The three, overjoyed, left, and "Snail is Indeed a Bull" even asked if Alpha wanted to contact the guild leaders, which Alpha politely declined. He left before the crowd arrived.

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...

On a lone griffin flying to Silver Moon City, Lancelot looked at the 2500-point golden damage in the chat log, repeatedly calling Alpha's private chat, but Alpha didn't answer. Remembering being tricked onto the griffin and kicked off, Lancelot cursed:

"You f*cking b*stard!!! 2500 points of damage... are you even human?"

Suddenly, he noticed the [Blessing of Fortitude] from the guild priest had disappeared, and his health was:

—2489...

"Damn, he can one-shot me..."

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