Chapter 97

---- Role Zaji is a guest appearance by the Sky God's residence ----

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Alfa was contemplating how to resolve the current predicament when the members of the Hero Alliance grew impatient.

"What's the matter? Deaf? Hurry up, are you really a spy sent by the Heavenly Dogs?"

As he spoke, the Ranger raised his hand and shot an arrow, hitting Alfa's shoulder.

-77!!!

"You have been attacked maliciously by player 'Pleasant Noon.' You have 5 minutes to defend yourself justly."

Alfa thought to himself, "Why are the Rangers of the Hero Alliance all the same? They shoot first and ask questions later. Don't they know this counts as malicious PK? Besides, my [Magic Tricks] can't withstand such an attack!!!"

Sure enough, the arrow transformed Alfa,

-- from an ordinary mage into the "Waste Guy" who frequently appears on the forum.

The Hero Alliance's Ranger "Pleasant Noon" hadn't yet realized that this was his guild's arch-nemesis "Waste Guy," and still thought he was a spy:

"Damn, he really is a spy!!!"

The other Hero Alliance players, seeing the transformation, immediately rushed over with their weapons, and Alfa, realizing he was about to be focused, immediately activated [Internal Force Protection] and fled. Damn, I can't die!!!

However, as he turned, Alfa saw a bright red light burst from "Pleasant Noon's" body,

[Detect Evil]!!!

In the distance, a lazy voice sneered:

"Spy my ass, don't you recognize 'Waste Guy'? Besides, would Fengxue Tiandu even send a spy to your lousy bear guild?"

Alfa laughed, using [Instant Step] to leap several meters away, watching as a golden light pierced through the body of the Ranger "Pleasant Noon." This was the dazzling effect of [Exorcise Heresy],

-1601!!!

A 62-level Holy Warrior, with a 2-level [Divine Power], advanced skill [Exorcise Heresy], and +6 [Ilandir Fragment]...

If these couldn't kill a Ranger who was already under [Detect Evil] and had weak defense and health, then Lancelot wouldn't need to keep playing [Dungeons and Dragons] every day,

-- he might as well apprentice himself and serve Alfa and Bella three meals a day.

"Waste Guy!!!"

"Lancelot Round Table!!!"

The few members of the Hero Alliance squad shouted these two names that made everyone in the Hero Alliance feel their heads throb, ears ring, and stomachs ache. Whenever the Hero Alliance was in trouble, these two names were often present, just adding to the chaos.

For most Hero Alliance players, seeing "Waste Guy" and "Lancelot Round Table" was basically equivalent to death.

Whether this conclusion was scientifically sound or not, from the perspective of past experiences, it was entirely true. As a result, most Hero Alliance players who were not strong enough would choose to run away when they saw these two, at least when they saw Lancelot.

However, this time, the remaining Hero Alliance players did not run away as they usually did. In fact, these guys were eager to counterattack,

-- two Barbarians had already used [Jump Slash] to chase Alfa, while the Priest and Shaman cast support spells on the Barbarians without hesitation.

Focusing on Alfa was nothing to say, a 20-level mage "Waste Guy" would definitely be easier to kill than the Holy Warrior Lancelot. But shouldn't the Hero Alliance, with their usual behavior, have fled? What's going on today?

"What's going on today? Didn't you usually run when you saw me?"

Alfa ran while privately messaging Lancelot, who was casting [Detect Evil] on the Shaman.

"I don't know, they must be crazy. You can't die!"

Lancelot killed the Shaman with another [Exorcise Heresy] and a [Crusader Strike], then cast [Detect Evil] on the Priest of the Dawn.

The Priest of the Dawn, Lathander, was the strongest healer among all Priests. As long as they had a breath left, they could use various divine spells to heal themselves to full health. Unlike the frail Priests of Waukeen, Lathander Priests were hard to kill normally unless focused.

In fact, even a high-level Holy Warrior like Lancelot took two [Exorcise Heresy] and one [Holy Punishment] to bring down this Priest, who was glowing red from [Detect Evil].

By the time Lancelot was ready to help Alfa escape, he saw Alfa standing calmly behind the two Barbarians, poking them in the back of the head for fun.

The two Barbarians trembled all over, their chests flashing brightly. Clearly, Alfa was up to something.

"What's with the craziness?"

Lancelot carried the +6 [Ilandir Fragment] on his shoulder and glanced back at the small Ranger who was posing with two curved swords. The moment the Ranger saw Lancelot looking at him, his face turned pale.

"I... I didn't mean to..."

"What could you do even if you did? Go where you need to go!!!"

Lancelot waved his hand impatiently. At this point, Alfa had already inflicted over 900 damage to each of the Barbarians' heads, sending them to respawn.

"You... You... not going to kill me?"

The small Ranger held his two curved swords in front of his chest, as if this would give him a better chance of survival.

"What's your name?"

"Z... Zaji..."

"Zaji? I'm Beer."

"It's... it's Zaji, like Inzaghi's Zaji..."

The Ranger's voice grew softer.

"Alright, alright, go on."

Lancelot waved his hand impatiently. The Ranger, feeling relieved, turned to run, but Alfa, who had just dealt with the two Barbarians, suddenly called out:

"Hey, buddy, wait."

"Ah... Ah?!"

The Ranger's face, which had just regained some color, turned pale again.

He thought to himself, "Today is really the most humiliating day. I found something good, but the 40-level squad took the credit. Now, I'm being targeted by 'Waste Guy,' who is also 20-level but easily killed two 40-level Barbarians."

-- How can there be such a big difference between two 20-level newbies? Look at 'Waste Guy,' he handles 40-level enemies like it's nothing...

"It's nothing, nothing. I just want to ask what you found that caused these guys to clear the area."

"Ah."

Zaji finally breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn't about finishing him off. Reporting to "Waste Guy" even made Zaji excited.

Although he was in the "Hero Alliance," Zaji had read many stories about "Waste Guy." Examples like Alfa, who turned from waste to treasure, were always the most inspiring. So, Zaji admired "Waste Guy" deeply.

Especially when Zaji noticed that "Waste Guy's" fighting style was subtly related to martial arts, he became even more interested.

Indeed, Zaji was a crazy martial arts enthusiast. Experiencing martial arts in the world of [Dungeons and Dragons] was Zaji's dream.

Since the Ranger had a blade and sword branch and could become a Rogue Swordsman, a hero class shared with Rogues and Bards, which was one of the most similar to martial arts, Zaji naturally chose the Ranger class.

Being able to converse with a celebrity, idol, and aspirational goal made Zaji immediately come to life. He vividly recounted his recent experience:

It turned out that Zaji had just joined the "Hero Alliance," introduced by "Pleasant Noon."

As a standard game newbie, being able to join a relatively well-known guild like the "Hero Alliance" (of course, most of its fame was due to Fengxue Tiandu and Alfa) made Zaji eager to work hard and level up. However, he accidentally discovered something unusual in the Black Wasteland.

While killing scouts near a hill, Zaji saw a spatial vortex appear in front of him, growing from small to large.

Even as a 20-level newbie, Zaji knew that a spatial vortex was not something a mere 20-level player could handle. Instead of entering and being killed by unknown monsters, he decided to report it to the guild as a gift, hoping to gain some favor.

When Zaji mentioned this, Alfa immediately advised him not to have such a conservative mindset:

"Whether it works or not, just go in and give it a shot!!!"

"'Waste Guy,' you're absolutely right!!!"

Zaji was deeply regretful, truly regretting reporting to the guild first, especially to "Pleasant Noon."

From the moment he joined, Zaji felt that this smug man was no good. He always acted like a small-time success, always showing off his wealth or using his minor authority to bully others. But since he was the one who introduced Zaji, Zaji still reported to "Pleasant Noon" first.

The result was a harsh lesson for Zaji.

A few seconds later, Zaji found "Pleasant Noon" boasting in the guild channel that he had discovered a "strange spatial vortex" and was having his subordinates watch it, inviting the leader to come over with flattery.

Zaji was furious. He had gone from the discoverer to a mere lookout. Just as he was sulking, Alfa arrived.

"Waste Guy, I'm done with this. These bastards are not human. The Hero Alliance leader said he would reward 'Pleasant Noon' 500 gold for a major discovery, but this guy didn't even mention it to me!!! Even 5 gold would have been a gesture!!!"

Zaji said angrily, and Lancelot agreed:

"Too damn inhuman, even 10 gold would have been a gesture!!!"

"Shame on you, 10 gold? It should all go to Zaji."

Alfa gave Lancelot a look, and Zaji felt even more that he had joined the wrong guild.

"By the way, you said your guild leader is on his way?"

"Yes, 'Pleasant Noon' already announced in the guild channel that you were here. I didn't run away to buy time for the leader to lead people to... kill you."

Zaji almost said "kill you" and felt a bit embarrassed. Alfa patted Zaji's shoulder understandingly:

"It's fine, if it's a fight, then it's a fight. Each to his own... So, you don't want to stay in the Hero Alliance anymore?"

"Yep."

"Alright, I have a plan..."

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