47: Chapter 47 Asking for Money Without Hesitation

In the center of the second floor, a giant zombie about three meters tall stood tall.

Its entire body was a strange dark blue-black, with skin covered in thin blood veins; it growled low, and foul-smelling saliva dripped from the corners of its mouth.

A capable ten-person team was waiting in battle formation.

Three Priests, two Mages, three Knights, and two Warriors.

Balanced in offense and defense, the formation was perfect.

The battle was proceeding methodically.

The Knights charged in front to tank the attacks, while the Warriors followed closely behind to hack and slash.

The Mages provided precise damage output from the rear.

However, this zombie was not only immensely strong, but it actually possessed lightning skills?

Its thick finger suddenly pointed at a Mage not far away, and a bolt of lightning struck down.

The Mage's HP evaporated by more than half in an instant.

"Priests, heal quickly!"

Three Healing Spells landed almost simultaneously, barely pulling the Mage's HP back to around 70%.

Just then, the zombie let out a roar.

The blood veins all over its body seemed to be ignited, instantly bursting inch by inch.

Thick, scarlet blood plasma sprayed out, covering its entire body.

Its size also suddenly expanded in this frenzy.

"Oh no, it's in a Berserk state."

"Everyone retreat, abandon the BOSS."

The order was given, and the whole team retreated decisively.

But the berserk zombie clearly didn't intend to let its prey escape.

It spread its hideous ten fingers, and several fine bolts of lightning shot out, instantly entangling all the retreating players.

A strong current coursed through their bodies.

Everyone's body suddenly stiffened, the paralysis rendering them unable to move.

"It's over, this lightning has a paralysis effect," a Warrior shouted in despair.

The zombie walked up to them and just raised its sharp claws.

Whoosh.

A blood-red spell orb smashed into its body.

-2500!

Immediately after, Jiang He quickly flashed in front of the zombie and backhanded it with a blade.

-5000!

The zombie's aggro was instantly and firmly drawn by this surprise attack.

Jiang He didn't stop, retreating several steps while firing off several Blood Speech Techniques in succession.

At this moment, the paralysis wore off.

That team regained their freedom and stared blankly at the astonishing scene before them.

"Sis... sister..." Bai Luoxue's voice trembled with unbelievable excitement, "Is... is Little Brother back?"

Bai Luoyao's nose felt sore; through the fighting style just now.

She recognized the other person in a second.

At this time, Jiang He shouted, "Everyone, listen to my commands."

"Knights, use Taunt to hold it."

"Warriors, charge to break its defense."

"Priests, focus on the front-line HP."

"Mages, kite it, pay attention to positioning."

The team members were stunned for a moment.

"What are you stunned for? Listen to him," Bai Luoyao shouted, her voice laced with tears.

It was this feeling, exactly this reassuring, familiar rhythm of command.

Originally, the three of them—Jiang He and the others—only intended to observe from the shadows.

Li Qing was still muttering on the side, "Bro, I think this team is in trouble; this zombie is no pushover..."

But he didn't wait for Jiang He's response.

He turned his head, and the person was gone?

In another blink, Jiang He was already fighting the Zombie King in the center of the field?

"Uh... Mumu, should we go up and help, or..." Li Qing was a bit confused.

Mumu, however, was already sitting leisurely on the stone steps nearby, swinging her legs, "What help could you possibly be? Just honestly watch my brother perform."

"Hmm... that's true." Li Qing scratched his head and slouched down on the stone steps, following suit.

[Zombie King · Lv30]

HP: 120000

Attack: 10000

Magic: 10000

Scanning the BOSS attributes, Jiang He secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, it wasn't too difficult to deal with.

Under his precise coordination, the Zombie King's movements were effectively restrained, appearing to become increasingly sluggish.

The team members' faces showed surprise and joy, "Great, we've restrained it."

"Wrong." Bai Luoyao corrected firmly while casting spells, "It's not that we restrained it; it's that he alone restrained it."

Everyone looked toward the core of the battlefield.

They saw that every one of Jiang He's attacks erupted with astonishing four-digit damage, the aggro value firmly nailed to him, and the Zombie King chased and attacked only him almost frantically.

Although the combined attack of the ten of them wasn't bad, at this moment, it was more like icing on the cake.

The battle situation advanced rapidly under their tacit cooperation.

When the Zombie King had only a sliver of HP left, Jiang He flashed away to create a large distance, simultaneously shouting, "Mages, blast it."

Everyone immediately understood that this was letting them have the final blow.

"Full output." Bai Luoyao commanded decisively.

Several spells slammed down, clearing the Zombie King's last bit of HP.

[Congratulations to Player Luo Yao's team for killing the Zombie King. Reward: 50 Gold Coins * 10]

Jiang He raised an eyebrow, slightly disappointed, "Second-hand? Not a first kill..."

The zombie collapsed with a loud thud, and the team members excitedly began to pick up the loot.

Suddenly, Bai Luoxue could no longer hold back, and with a tearful voice, she ran toward Jiang He, "Wuu... Little Brother... Little Brother..." But when she ran in front of Jiang He and saw his face clearly, her steps stopped instantly.

"Chuan Liu Bu Xi?" She stared blankly at the ID above his head, then carefully examined his face, completely unfamiliar—it was not the person from her memory at all!

Bai Luoyao also walked over quickly, her gaze sweeping over the ID, and her heart sank suddenly.

But... that feeling of the battle just now, that tone of command, was clearly him?

How could it be...

"Sister... he is not Little Brother..." Bai Luoxue's tears fell pit-a-pat, her disappointment and grievance evident.

Watching her tear-streaked face, Jiang He's heart twinged painfully, and he sighed inwardly: 'Oh my, my little sister Xue... It's not that Brother is heartless and won't acknowledge you, Brother has his reasons... Don't cry, Brother's heart aches...'

"Be good, Xue," Bai Luoyao suppressed the myriad of doubts in her heart and comforted her sister first, "Your Little Brother... he will definitely come back." Then, she turned to Jiang He and flashed a professional smile, "Thank you very much for just now, but I would like to know, why did you help us?"

Her eyes held investigation; in this world, pure acts of chivalrous help were too rare.

Jiang He chuckled inwardly: This girl, still as insightful as ever.

"I need gold coins," Jiang He said directly, stating his purpose.

Of course, this wasn't just made up.

Previously, he had been throwing money around at the auction house, and he was probably targeted long ago.

And Bai Luoyao wasn't surprised after seeing his ID.

It was highly likely that she still didn't know what happened in Chang'an City.

Now that he was directly asking for money, it could prove that his gold coins were basically obtained in this way.

Bai Luoyao nodded, "Okay."

She counted the equipment and then tallied it up.

"I'll give you 600 gold coins in total, how about that?"

Jiang He nodded.

Her calculation was spot on.

The system reward was 50 gold per person, totaling 500, plus some equipment, which added up to about 600.

After receiving the gold, Jiang He prepared to turn and leave.

At this moment, Bai Luoyao called out, "Um... would you like to join our party? There's another level after this, there might be a hidden BOSS."

Jiang He turned around and smiled, "How much money?"

Bai Luoyao frowned, not because she disliked him asking for money right off the bat.

It was just that this behavior of his was too much like that person, wasn't it?

The subsequent negotiation went very smoothly.

Bai Luoyao paid 100 gold.

After killing the BOSS, he could have half of the equipment and rewards that dropped.

If the BOSS wasn't killed, this 100 gold didn't need to be returned.

"Reasonable."

Jiang He left the party, joined Bai Luoyao's party, and then pulled Mumu and Li Qing in.

"Hmm? He's coming?"

"Oh, you don't need to worry about them, they're just tagging along."

At this moment, Mumu was displeased.

"Stinky brother, you're the one here just tagging along."

"Yeah, Bro, how did we become the ones just tagging along? Just now, we were following behind you picking up loot; what we were doing was clearly manual labor, okay?"

Jiang He, having been subjected to their verbal sparring, eventually admitted his mistake.

"Alright, alright, alright, my mistake, you two aren't useless, okay!"