All players: I can choose my own dungeon rewards.

"what happened to you?"

Seeing that the high-level player Huang Neng looked frightened, Wang Zhifan immediately asked him in confusion.

Huang Neng did not answer him immediately. He continued to mutter words like "ancient god" and "finished" to himself, and his emotions were still unstable.

After several seconds, he looked at Wang Zhifan who was looking at him doubtfully. His expression was very serious and he spoke quickly:

"Brother Wang, you may not have heard that ancient gods are actually very famous in high-level dungeons! They are extremely dangerous enemies!

Experienced players recommend not to explore the Ancient Gods, and to stay as far away as possible! Even if you encounter a copy where the Ancient Gods exist, it is best to use props to exit directly!
But this instance is closely related to the Ancient God, and it actually requires us to find out the Ancient God's true name... This is tantamount to asking us to die!
I'm sure we'll be killed instantly by the Ancient God the moment we learn his real name! No, there's a high probability that we'll die suddenly the moment we come into contact with anything related to the Ancient God!

So my suggestion is that we should not clear this instance, it is best to stay here, at least we can live longer than if we came into contact with the ancient gods..."

Huang Neng, a man with long hair and a gloomy temperament, said a lot to Wang Zhifan in a row, revealing all his knowledge of the ancient gods. He even wanted to give up and lie down at the beginning of the copy.

Wang Zhifan listened to him calmly, his expression was relatively indifferent, and after thinking for a while, he replied:
“Brother Huang, I’ve actually heard of the Ancient Gods before. According to the forum, they are indeed unsolvable, but I believe that Transcendent Games will not deliberately put us in a desperate situation.

Pay attention to the first item in the dungeon prompt. It clearly states that there are different types of Ancient Gods. Some Ancient Gods are safer. Finding out which of them belong to the current dungeon is a difficult point..."

Before he finished speaking, Huang Neng shook his head, sighed slightly and responded:
"Hey, Brother Wang, you have fallen into the trap of the dungeon if you have this idea. It is indeed possible that there are relatively safe ancient gods, but who knows who they are? We cannot guarantee that we can directly find safe ancient gods during the exploration. There is a high probability that we will first come into contact with dangerous ancient gods, and then we will naturally encounter accidents and die on the spot. I know the sinister intentions of the dungeon too well..."

As a player with a level of 77, Huang is definitely experienced in mentioning dungeon tactics. After all, he would not have survived until now without being cautious enough.

"Brother Huang, what you said does make sense."

Wang Zhifan didn't intend to continue to argue with him on this topic, so he nodded to show his agreement, and then changed the subject to express his attitude:

“But I’m a stubborn person. Even if the ancient god is very dangerous, I will try to pass it. I will accept it even if I die.

How about this? Doesn't the second tip of the dungeon say that as long as one person knows the ancient god's true name, everyone can clear the dungeon? Then let me take care of this dungeon, and you don't have to participate, Brother Huang.

If I succeed in the end, everyone will be happy. If I fail, I'll trouble Brother Huang to dig a grave and erect a tombstone for me..."

When saying these words, Wang Zhifan's eyes were clear and he behaved very naturally, as if these were all what he really thought in his heart. He did not have the slightest contempt for Huang Neng, the high-level player in front of him who wanted to escape.

In fact, this is indeed the case. Wang Zhifan is very clear that his conditions are completely different from others and he cannot expect others to think the same way as him. If he puts himself in Huang Neng's shoes, he agrees with Huang Neng's caution.

To elaborate, Wang Zhifan was not that afraid of the ancient gods, and his mentality was completely different from Huang Neng's.

On the one hand, he was very confident in his own strength, and he dared to draw his sword and fight even if he could not defeat any ancient god.

On the other hand, he has some trump cards to rely on, such as his old backer, the guardian spirit Suzaku. This great god may not be much weaker than the ancient gods in terms of strength.

In addition, he also has the means to force a retreat, such as the mythical certificate of transcendence obtained in the previous copy. This item allows him to leave the copy at any time and obtain a guaranteed reward, so in the most extreme case, the worst that can happen is that he can just run back to Earth.

In short, different conditions lead to different feelings when facing challenges. Wang Zhifan does not take the mountains of swords and seas of fire in the eyes of the big African Huang Neng seriously.

"Brother Wang... I feel embarrassed when you say that..."

After listening to Wang Zhifan's plan, Huang Neng, a man with long hair and a gloomy temperament, felt a little ashamed.

He remembered that he was a high-level player, and Wang Zhifan in front of him was just a low-level player who was taking risks to enter the high-level realm. However, the other party's fearless spirit and courage to face everything reminded him of his past self, and he began to doubt his own long-term survival.

"Let's go together! Brother Wang! The worst that can happen is that you have to sacrifice your life! I heard on the forum that those players who stayed in the dungeon won't live long, and many of them died unhappy deaths. It might be more cost-effective to die early than to stay!"

As a result, Huang Neng suddenly had the consciousness of being a man, changed his mind of retreating and decided to go all in on the copy.

"Okay, I believe we have the ability to pass it!"

Wang Zhifan nodded in agreement, patted Huang Neng on the shoulder, ended the topic and started to tackle the dungeon.

He turned his head and looked at the modern street where the two of them were standing for two seconds, then raised his hand and touched his chin and said:

"We need to gather intelligence. It would be best to ask those who may be related to the ancient gods. There seems to be a church over there. We can choose that place as our first target..."

As he spoke, he looked at Huang Neng beside him and found that Huang Neng's eyes were focused on a building at the other end of the street, which seemed to be a police station.

"We will split up. Brother Wang, you go to the church, and I'll go over there. The police station with this kind of world background has a lot of information. We'll meet up here after we finish investigating."

After Huang Neng finished speaking, he quickly walked to an empty corner. His figure disappeared in an instant, and he began the exploration phase that assassin professional players are best at.

Seeing this, Wang Zhifan also took decisive action and headed towards the other side of the church.

He could feel that his teammates were now very proactive and had completely lost their laid-back temperament. This would undoubtedly reduce a lot of pressure on him in completing the dungeon.

After a while, Wang Zhifan, who used a variety of masks to disguise himself as a local youth for the purpose of collecting intelligence, appeared inside the church.

This is not a very big church. In the middle of the church, against the wall stands a statue of a white woman holding a baby. In front of the statue are several yellow wooden tables and chairs. On the tables and chairs are several large books with silver covers. Several believers are reading them carefully, while others are standing in front of the statue with their hands folded and praying silently.

"It's very quiet here. It would be rude to disturb others rashly, so let's start with the books."

Wang Zhifan originally wanted to ask someone for information directly, but after observing for a while, he chose to read a book. He calmly walked to an empty table and sat down, flipping through the book in front of him. Like many dungeons, players are given the basic language and writing ability to communicate with the dungeon environment by default upon entering the dungeon. Wang Zhifan could see that the book was called "Our Lady", which was probably represented by the statue in this church, so he flipped through it carefully with a pious look on his face.

He read very quickly and skimmed through the book without making any obvious noise.

It is confirmed that it mainly records the teachings of a great deity called the Virgin Mary. There is nothing particularly surprising about the content. It mainly consists of words that teach people to be kind and help each other, covering all aspects of ordinary people's lives. It is worthy of the name of the Virgin Mary.

Wang Zhifan paid special attention to the real name and finally found a record in a passage that the Virgin Mary once called herself Mary, and it is estimated that this is Her name.

"But there is no clearance prompt popping up in front of me, which means Maria is not the real name of the ancient god, or maybe this one is not the ancient god."

When Wang Zhifan found the name of the Virgin Mary, he did not trigger any prompts, but this was completely within his expectations. If this copy could be passed so easily, it would be very unreasonable.

"There is only one name that seems to be a deity in this book, and the rest are all various quotations from the Virgin Mary. It seems that there is no point in continuing to study it."

After studying the classics, Wang Zhifan closed the book, put it away, got up from his chair and left.

He planned to observe the interior of the church again. If he still found nothing, he would look for the next target or meet up with Huang Neng.

When he walked to the statue of the Virgin Mary, intending to pray like other believers, but before the prayer began, a man walking out of a small door on the side of the church caught his attention.

He was a middle-aged man with a beard, wearing a black priest's robe and holding a copy of the Virgin Mary. He was meticulously groomed, with a solemn look in his eyes and a steady pace. He looked like a priest or a pastor.

But Wang Zhifan's attention to him was not only because of his special identity. He sensed that the aura of this man was a little unusual. Although it was hidden very deeply, it was obvious to him with extremely high mental strength.

"This guy may have a problem... maybe it's a good starting point."

Without hesitation, Wang Zhifan gave up the idea of ​​praying and walked quickly towards the man in black priest robes holding the Virgin Mary's classic.

The man soon noticed him, gave him a warm smile, and said:
"Young man, do you have any troubles to tell me? As a pastor of the great Virgin Mary, I have the obligation to help believers in difficulties..."

"Yes, Reverend Reverend, I have some troubles that need your help."

When Wang Zhifan heard this, he nodded quickly.

"plz follow me."

The black-clad pastor then led Wang Zhifan into a small compartment at the side of the church to protect the personal privacy of believers.

Wang Zhifan sat on a small chair in the compartment and soon started talking to the pastor.

He did not directly say that he wanted to know the ancient god's real name. After all, being too direct would easily make the other party feel resistant.

He chose to first package himself as a student studying ancient mythology, then extended the topic to ancient gods, and finally said that his latest topic was to find out the original name of the ancient gods, but he encountered many difficulties along the way and needed some possible help from the Reverend.

As a result, the pastor in front of him just smiled after listening to Wang Zhifan's complaint. Not only did he not provide practical help immediately, but he began to instill in him the ideas of the Virgin Mary's scriptures, such as there is only one great true God in the world, the Virgin Mary, and all other gods are false, and the so-called names are all made up by the world. Don't be too obsessed with them and get back on the right track as soon as possible.

Fortunately, after the teaching, the pastor provided Wang Zhifan with two suggestions with the purpose of solving the believer's academic difficulties.

One suggestion was to let him go to the library to investigate, where there should be books about the ancient gods. Another suggestion was to let him visit an old man named Rod, who lived alone by a lake and was the person he knew who had done the most research on the ancient gods in the surrounding area.

"Mr. Reverend, thank you very much for your help!"

Wang Zhifan was quite happy to have found out the residence of an ancient god expert. He immediately said goodbye to the pastor, left the church, and prepared to go there immediately.

When he stepped out of the church, the pastor who was seeing him off had an inexplicable light in his eyes, indicating that things were not that simple.

However, Wang Zhifan had already made some discoveries. After leaving the church, he did not go directly to find the old man named Rod, but went to meet Huang Neng.

After a while, the two of them appeared in an ordinary cafe on the street, drinking coffee and exchanging the information they had obtained.

"I found a lot of bizarre cases in the police files. Recently, there have been a lot of missing people. Some people have seen long-legged people who are at least five meters tall. Some people have reported that suspicious cultists have appeared in large numbers. Some people have seen their grandmothers who have been dead for many years at night. Some people have seen balls of light flying around in the woods. This world is definitely not as simple as it seems. I have learned about the activities of several groups of cultists. I plan to track them down next to see if I can find some clues about the ancient gods from these people."

Huang Neng, who had long hair, took two sips of coffee and spoke to Wang Zhifan, telling him about his future action plan in detail.

"Do you need my help? The cultists might be dangerous."

Wang Zhifan then suggested that the two of them act together to ensure safety as much as possible.

"No need, Brother Wang. Even though I have poor equipment, my ability to survive is not inferior to those of the top players. As long as I want to run, I can basically escape... Why don't you tell me how the progress is going on your side? Do you want me to lend a hand?"

Huang Neng then asked the low-level teammates in front of him with concern.

Wang Zhifan was also quite frank and answered:
"I have also made some discoveries. The most important one is that I found out the address of an old expert who is suspected to be studying ancient gods. The next step is to visit this old man. I should be able to gain something. As for the risks, I can't say there are none, but I think I can handle it."

"Okay, then we'll continue to split up and look for clues! But we've got a deal, if we run into trouble, no one is allowed to act tough, and we'll work together to solve the problem!"

After the first round of communication in the cafe, the two of them started their own follow-up actions, gradually approaching their target. (End of this chapter)