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"Assistant Huang, we are currently not far southwest of Boloni City. I'd like you to lead the way."

After performing the group teleportation, Wang Zhifan did not explain much. He turned around and said to Huang Neng who was shocked.

At this moment, an expression of disbelief flashed across Huang Neng's eyes, but he was a high-level player after all, and was knowledgeable. He immediately suppressed his astonishment, nodded to Wang Zhifan, and released his perception to observe the surrounding situation to determine the next route.

But Wang Zhifan’s four students did not have such stable minds. They were still in shock after the sudden change in their surroundings, and no one could speak for a while.

"Don't just stand there, follow Assistant Huang. What happened just now was just a spatial trick. Don't be too surprised."

Wang Zhifan then pointed at Huang Neng, who had already determined the direction and started to lead the way, and woke up the four stunned students.

When the students heard his words, they suddenly woke up as if from a dream and hurriedly took a step forward to catch up, but the young people's curiosity made them unable to help but ask about Wang Zhifan's previous methods.

All I heard was the thin and slender top student Allen saying with a slightly hurried breath:
"Professor, I never thought your mysterious power is so strong! I wonder if you can guide us to master the mysterious method? I am willing to pay any price for it!"

When Allen said this, he specifically mentioned "we", that is, the other three classmates. It can be seen that he wanted to bring others in so that Wang Zhifan would not be easily refused.

After hearing this, Wang Zhifan immediately looked at Allen and the other students and said with a smile:
"My students, didn't I tell you when we were in the academy that I would open the door to a mysterious new world for you? This is what I meant!
You don't need to be anxious. As my students, you must master the mysterious power. But this is not something that can be achieved in a day or two. It requires long-term study and hard work.

Now, I give each of you a tool as an initiation to the mysterious path."

As soon as he finished speaking, four pieces of equipment appeared in Wang Zhifan's hands, namely a piece of clothing, a pair of wrist guards, a staff and a whip.

He handed the thin clothes to the skinny Allen, the slightly heavy copper wristband to the strong Luke, the short white staff to the rich girl Alice, and the domineering whip to the introverted girl Marina, who looked puzzled, and then explained:
"Alan, the clothes I gave you have the ability to defend, accelerate, and fly. With them, it will be difficult for others to attack you if you want to run."

"Luke, this pair of wrist guards I gave you can greatly enhance your strength and add an invisible layer of defense to your body. Wearing them, you can use physical means to deal with the cultists you may encounter later."

"Alice, as you can see, what I gave you is a magic wand. It has both offensive and defensive functions. You will know when you try it later. Facing a large number of enemies, you will be the strongest troubleshooter among the four of us."

"Marina, you look confused as to why I gave you a whip. Don't underestimate this whip. It has the ability to attack and defend automatically. It can also bind enemies and act as a special rope. Once you get familiar with it, you will find that it has a wide range of uses, enough to make you the backbone of the group."

Following Wang Zhifan's words, the four students who had obtained the new treasure couldn't help but slow down their pace. Huang Neng, who was leading the way in front, was also attracted and turned back to look.

At first glance, this didn't matter much. As a player at level 30 or 40, it was normal for Wang Zhifan to give some unnecessary equipment to the NPC. Most players of the same level had obsolete items in their personal space that they could not use.

But when Huang Neng observed Alan putting on a thin coat and flying into the sky in the blink of an eye, Luke bending down and punching the ground to create a basin-sized dent, Alice waving her staff to launch hundreds of fireballs and ice bombs, and Marina holding the whip handle and controlling the long whip as nimble as a snake to create waves, his expression gradually became out of control.

"These equipments are definitely not of the superior grade... No, even the rare grade is not that powerful! Could it be that they are of the superior grade?!"

For a moment, a terrible thought exploded in Huang Neng's mind. That is, the excellent equipment that he had been thinking about every day was casually given to the NPC by someone. In his opinion, this was no longer a luxury, but a waste of resources!

"I...I can't let all this good equipment go to waste!"

An impulse suddenly arose in Huang Neng's heart, and his eyes were almost bloodshot with excitement, but the next moment, he controlled the greed that suddenly emerged in his heart and sighed secretly.

"This dungeon has a penalty level. It's not worth it to do this. And am I the kind of person who would do anything to get what I want? Absolutely not!"

Huang Neng, who managed to keep calm, cast his gaze on the four NPCs, but suddenly found that Wang Zhifan came to his side, stretched out his hand towards him, holding a blood-red dagger in his hand.

"Here you go. You might need it when you run into a dangerous situation later."

Wang Zhifan smiled and said to Huang Neng at this moment.

"This is……"

Huang Neng couldn't help but feel a little surprised. He didn't expect Wang Zhifan to prepare something for him.

He stretched out his hand with curiosity and took the blood-red dagger that Wang Zhifan gave him. The next moment, the description of the item appeared in front of his eyes, making it difficult for him to take his attention away.

[The Sting of the Blood Earl (Excellent)]

[This scarlet dagger contains the blood essence of a vampire count, so it has very powerful power. 】

[Sharp: Physical damage is increased by an additional 40%, and physical resistance penetration is obtained by an additional 25%. 】

[Feast: When you use this weapon to hit the body of a living body, in addition to the basic damage, the living body will also lose an additional 8% of its maximum vitality, and this part of the vitality will be converted into the same amount of healing for you. Effect. (Note: The feast can be effective on most life forms, but some very powerful individuals will reduce its effect, and particularly powerful beings can even render it ineffective.)]

[Blood Rage: Activate the powerful power contained in this dagger to temporarily increase your strength and agility attributes by 24 points. Maintaining this effect requires continuous consumption of your blood. Even if the process is slow, please do it according to your ability. 】

"Excellent...excellent-grade dagger! Give it to me?!" At this moment, Huang Neng felt that his breathing became difficult and he could hardly believe his eyes.

Because as a high-level unlucky player, he has always longed to own an excellent equipment, especially an excellent weapon, which is very important to him as an assassin. The excellent-level Blood Earl's Thorn in front of him is exactly the dagger weapon most needed by the assassin profession, and it has excellent attributes, which made him subconsciously think that he was daydreaming.

Wang Zhifan couldn't help but find it a little funny to see the exaggerated expressions of surprise on his teammates' faces. The dagger he gave away was actually just a mass-produced item from the legendary Black Tower, of the same level as the one he gave to the four NPC students. It was nothing special to him, but Huang Neng seemed to have picked up the most precious treasure in the world and was so excited that his voice changed.

"Yes, this dagger is most suitable for you. I plan to hold a ceremony to communicate with the ancient gods. There will definitely be many dangers at that time. I hope you can help as much as possible, at least protect the NPC students."

"No problem! Brother! Don't worry! I will definitely complete the task you assigned! With it, even if the ancient gods come, I have the confidence to find a way out!"

Huang Neng, with long hair, was wielding a blood-red excellent-grade dagger in his hand, and his mentality swelled to an unprecedented level.

"Forget about using this thing to fight the Ancient Gods... But speaking of which, Marina suddenly warned us in the academy office just now, saying that they are about to revive. I feel that this is a very important reminder. It may mean that the next enemy we will encounter is the Ancient God. You must be mentally prepared."

While the four NPC students were still getting familiar with the equipment they had obtained, Wang Zhifan spoke to Huang Neng with a serious expression.

Huang Neng's excitement seemed to be poured with a bucket of cold water when he heard these words. He stopped turning the blood-red dagger in his hand, thought for a moment and replied:
"According to the routine of the dungeon, this possibility cannot be ruled out, but the difficulty is too high. Not only us, but other players can't defeat the Ancient God either. I guess that reminder was a prank, or it was just a lot of noise but little action. Eventually, they will send an Ancient God to interfere with us..."

From his words, we can know that Huang Neng believes that the ancient god is an invincible existence, and subconsciously believes that the copy will not arrange such an unsolvable opponent.

But Wang Zhifan didn't think so. He had encountered many strange things along the way. Today, NPC Marina was suspected to be possessed and communicated by a certain existence. He thought this was an obvious reminder.

"I don't know who has been helping me secretly... I was attacked by a spirit in the Forbidden Fruit Island dungeon, and suddenly a reminder popped up that the dungeon difficulty was out of control. That saved my life... In the Dead Souls dungeon, a will from the underworld suddenly popped up, giving me a very useful identity as a Hades Envoy... In other dungeons, I also encountered coincidental help from time to time, and even the arrangement of the settlement rewards for some key dungeons was too coincidental... I always feel that there are two opposite forces behind the extraordinary game, one wants to trick me, and the other wants to help me. This time, the situation may also be a confrontation between them, so facing the ancient gods directly becomes the biggest crisis that cannot be eliminated."

As thoughts flashed through his mind, Wang Zhifan became more and more concerned about the secret of the Extraordinary Game and had many associations, but in the final analysis, he needed to solve the copy in front of him first.

After spending some time equipping and strengthening the students and teammates, everyone, led by Huang Neng, arrived near an ordinary mountain.

Huang Neng said that the entrance to the temple of the ancient god Melkion is in the cave at the bottom of the mountain. Hundreds of cultists are lurking inside, and there are some subordinates secretly guarding it. If you want to enter, you must have a strategy, and it is best to sneak in.

"No need to sneak, we can just teleport in and kill our way to the innermost part."

Wang Zhifan made the decision immediately, turning the complicated collective infiltration into a violent push.

He simply used his powerful perception to confirm the location of the cave ahead and its approximate internal conditions, then activated the power of space to transfer everyone to an uninhabited corner inside.

From this point on, a very in-depth archaeological operation officially began.

Wang Zhifan, who was wearing a black coat and glasses and looked like a professor, walked at the front of the team. His four NPC students walked in the middle, observing and recording curiously. Huang Neng, who had changed into an excellent-level dagger, was responsible for guarding the rear.

Since they appeared directly in the enemy's hinterland, and especially since Huang Neng had visited here a day ago, which raised the alert level of this place, they were quickly discovered by the cultists.

"Kill all the disrespectful people who rashly enter our God's territory!"

The first wave of cultists consisted of about thirty people, a special armed patrol team. The encounter between the two sides meant a fierce battle, and everyone, including Wang Zhifan's four students, became excited or nervous.

But the leader, Wang Zhifan, did not intend to let others take action, nor did he intend to start a massacre. He first activated the power of ice to freeze the thirty or so cultists who rushed towards them to the ground, then waved his hand to let the five people behind him relax, and said:
"Don't be too nervous, everyone. We are here for archaeological research. If you can avoid causing damage, do so. My students, you will have a short period of time to record the various details here. This archaeological harvest will come from this..."

While arranging the students to carry out the recording work, Wang Zhifan also did not stop. He silently invaded the minds of the frozen cultists one by one. There was no doubt that this was his main purpose in keeping them alive.

"Merkion... the ancient god of cold and death... the Altar of Decay... sacrificing fresh corpses can please him... it seems that these people will have to be kept for the time being."

After invading the minds of dozens of cultists, Wang Zhifan quickly obtained the most accurate relevant intelligence without wasting time and effort on torture.

He made it clear that there was indeed a temple of the ancient god Melkion in this place, and that he could try to communicate with Melkion through the innermost altar of apoptosis, and attract part of His will through the sacrificial rituals mastered by the cultists.

There is no doubt that Wang Zhifan needs to hold this ceremony, and it must be large and grand enough. Then, after the ceremony is successful, he will directly contact the ancient god Melkion and try to obtain His real name.

Without thinking too much, anyone can see that this method is very dangerous. Why would an ancient god tell a human his real name? He would probably kill the disrespectful person instantly.

However, Wang Zhifan deduced that this was the most reliable way to pass the level. Unless he was extremely lucky and happened to find something that recorded the ancient god's true name, he could only ask the ancient god directly for it.

As for the risk level, Wang Zhifan deliberately chose an ancient god who was not very famous and relatively weak because of this consideration. He believed that with his own strength and background, he would not be killed by a guy of this level.

Bringing students with him is also a safe bet. In addition to helping with the ceremony, these students can also give some suggestions on the details, which may make the ancient god more favorable to him and willingly tell him his real name. (End of this chapter)