This time, I won't be the devil.

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[Soul Strength: 2.9]

[Occupation: Knight]

[Attribute panel: Strength 24.1, Endurance 56.3, Agility 18.5, Magic 1.3]

Wright is a young man in his twenties, tall, thin-faced, and with short brown hair.

Although he looks frail, judging from the results of the [Identification], this guy's defense has reached a terrifying level.

Maybe it was because he was too afraid of pain, but he put all his attribute points into endurance. His endurance value was even higher than that of the level 42 Paladin Leonard.

Speaking of Leonard, it was from him that Frey learned about Wright's early experiences.

Wright was originally a knight of the Knights of the Holy See of Light. Relying on his extremely high talent, he joined the Knights of Holy Light at a young age. If he continues to develop in this way, he will undoubtedly be blessed by the goddess Alice and become a paladin.

However, during his internship at the Holy Light Knights, he openly disobeyed orders and insulted his superiors. In a very short period of time, he offended every superior he could, and was unsurprisingly expelled.

After leaving the Knights, Light became an adventurer.

Because of the systematic combat training he received in the Knights Templar and his excellent defensive ability, Wright was soon noticed by a newly established guild.

After joining the guild, Wright was promoted to the gold level in less than two years. His guild continued to grow and become one of the strongest guilds in the entire maze city.

But for some reason, Wright voluntarily withdrew from the guild, which was on the rise, a year ago.

You can't just quit the guild if you want to. According to the contract signed when you joined, Wright, who quit the guild without permission, not only had to return all the income he earned during the membership, but also had his reputation ruined.

In addition, due to the obstruction of his former guild, other guilds were unwilling to accept him.

Wright also tried to join other adventurer teams, but he couldn't stay there for long.

In order to make a living, Light, who had no guild or adventure team willing to take him in, could only move between various teams as a mercenary, and his life became worse and worse.

Frey once saw someone ask Wright in the tavern:

"Wright, are you really a gold-level adventurer?"

"I think I am," Wright said a little apprehensively as he drank cheap wine.

"Then why did you retire from the guild?"

"I'm not retiring, it's just that no one wants me..."

If Wright is the protagonist of the light novel, then the classic quitting plot should be staged next:

"The Knight Expelled from the Guild is Actually the Strongest!", "After Leaving the Team, They All Regret It," "Don Quixote's Restarted Life"...

But unfortunately, the above plot did not happen.

Wright is in an awkward situation now because he can only defend but not output. His function is too single and he must have excellent teammates to cooperate with him to play his value.

However, most adventurers above the gold level have joined guilds and are exploring mazes in fixed teams. Naturally, they will not look for independent players like Wright.

As for teams below the silver level, he himself looked down on them.

Wright's condition is that he can neither go up nor down, he is stuck there.

And at this moment, he was physically stuck in the quicksand on the ground.

For an adventurer of Wright's level, if it was just ordinary quicksand, it would not pose any threat at all. However, there was a group of monsters gathered around the quicksand.

[Yellow Sand Giant Ant, Rank Three]

The giant yellow sand ants are a type of monster found in quicksand areas. They are nearly two meters long and have a pair of giant, pincer-like jaws on their mouths.

Despite its terrifying appearance, the combat effectiveness of a single giant sand ant is not very strong.

Their greatest strength is their ability to work together as a group, and they possess a skill called [Sand Manipulation], which, as the name suggests, allows them to control sand.

At this time, there were nearly 30 giant yellow sand ants surrounding Wright, manipulating the sand and gravel, firmly fixing his legs in the quicksand.

After controlling Wright's movements, another dozen giant sand ants opened their huge jaws and tried to attack him.

Upon seeing this, Wright quickly shouted and activated several defensive skills:

"【Iron Wall】, 【Unbreakable Fortress】, 【Basic Endurance Enhancement】..."

Wright's endurance was already very high, and now with the help of his skills, the monster's huge jaws couldn't break through his defense at all.

A giant ant bit his head which was not protected by armor, but Wright pushed it back with his iron head.

Seeing that the strong attack was ineffective, the group of giant yellow sand ants quickly changed their strategy. They all used their skills to control the quicksand, causing Wright to sink deeper and deeper.

The quicksand soon covered Wright's thighs. At this rate, he would be buried alive in about 10 minutes.

"Where are my teammates? Where are my teammates? Help them!" Wright shouted anxiously.

At this time, his four temporary teammates were fighting a humanoid crocodile on the sand 4 meters away.

[Desert Butcher, Rank 3]

The Desert Butcher is about three meters tall, with hard scales on his body glowing iron-blue, and his claws are as sharp as blades.

Although it has not reached the fourth level, the Desert Butcher is the strongest among the third-level monsters. In addition, it has the advantage of the field, so it is not at a disadvantage when facing four silver-level adventurers around level 20 at the same time.

In fact, in the third level, silver-level adventurer teams are rare. This is because under normal circumstances, the human level corresponding to the third-level monsters is 17~24, and the fourth-level monsters are 25~32.

Silver adventurers are generally around level 20, so they can easily deal with lone level monsters. However, if they are unfortunately surrounded by a group of monsters, or encounter a powerful level monster, they are likely to be wiped out due to a rollover.

In addition, there are flying monsters and various terrain traps, which makes the difficulty of exploration increased exponentially. Therefore, those silver-level adventurers who lack experience or are weaker in strength will still focus on exploring the second level.

This four-member team also explored the third level for the first time today. To be on the safe side, they hired the gold-level Wright.

The maze exploration was going smoothly, but on the way, their captain saw a white spiny ape.

The two-spined macaque is a rare and endangered species. This white two-spined macaque with fur like snow lotus is an unprecedented rare species. If you can catch it, you will definitely make a fortune.

So the captain ordered the entire team to pursue, regardless of the objection of the mercenary Wright.

However, the white ape was extremely agile, and since it was climbing along the ceiling of the maze, their attacks never hit it.

When they came to their senses, the white ape had disappeared without them noticing, and they had arrived at an area of quicksand.

Just as Wright reminded everyone to evacuate quickly, the quicksand suddenly sank, and dozens of giant yellow sand ants and a desert butcher emerged from it.

Wright, who was unable to dodge in time, immediately made a decision. He would attract the giant yellow sand ants, and the other four would get rid of the desert butcher as soon as possible.

Now, seeing that his teammates hadn't been able to deal with the crocodile, Wright cursed:

"What kind of teammates are these? They're all just like the same old guys."

Although the swear words were censored as soon as they were spoken, one could still deeply feel his anger through his tone.

"Wright, you still dare to say that about us? We thought you were a Gold rank, so we teamed up with you. I didn't expect you to be such a loser, unable to deal any damage at all."

"Can you blame me for this? I warned you long ago, but you were the ones who insisted on chasing after that idiot monkey."

"If we had hired another Gold-level, we would have captured that two-thorn ape long ago, and we wouldn't be in such a mess."

"Alright, since you silver guys think it's my fault, then it's my fault..."

As several people blamed each other, the Desert Butcher attacked again and rushed towards them.

The archer in the four-man team quickly shot an arrow, but it only left a spark on the monster's scales, while the Desert Butcher seized this opportunity and injured the ranger in the front row.

"I find your movement as a ranger so outrageous. Why are you so close to the front? And why is the mage stunned? Chant!" Lightrui commented.

At Wright's reminder, the mage in the back row chanted the powerful third-level magic [Lightning Strike], and the Desert Butcher immediately used the skill [Sand Assault] upon seeing this, and escaped into the sand.

"Use magic to interrupt its underground escape!"

As soon as Wright finished speaking, the Desert Butcher, who had successfully escaped underground, was caught in a sandstorm and rushed out from behind several people at an alarming speed, instantly tearing the team formation apart.

Frey was watching the battle from the ceiling. It seemed that unlike a certain crocodile that could only dance in place in despair, this crocodile could really fight four at once.

Under the pull of the crocodile, the four adventurers soon had wounds on their bodies and gradually fell into a disadvantage.

Seeing that they could not win, the captain said to Wright:

"Wright, this monster is too fast. We don't have time to attack. Use taunting to attract its attention first so we can attack more effectively."

Faced with the captain's request, Wright did not have too many doubts. He raised his shield and roared, activating the skill [Taunt].

After Wright used his skill, the Desert Butcher's attention was briefly attracted.

"Alright, focus your fire quickly..."

However, the four teammates did not attack as agreed. They took advantage of the opportunity created by Wright and quickly escaped.

The C-level taunt skill has limited effect. After discovering that the prey has escaped, the Desert Butcher moved his nose and chose to chase it.

Wright was abandoned where he was, sinking deeper and deeper into the quicksand.

"I fuck your horse!"

After his teammates left, the angry Wright threw his shield and knocked out a giant sand ant.

But no matter how he struggled, he could not escape the quicksand. He could only let the monsters use their skills and sink deeper and deeper into the quicksand.

Just when Wright was at his wit's end, a voice suddenly came from above his head:

"To be or not to be, that is the question."

"Who, who is talking?"

Wright looked around, but he didn't see the owner of the voice.

"Little Knight, you don't need to know who I am. Now you need to answer my questions."

“To be or not to be?”

At this point, the quicksand had already buried him up to his chest. Faced with this imminent crisis, Wright answered without hesitation:

"Is that even a question? I must survive!"

"So...what's the price?"

After saying this, Frey used his grappling hook to land right above Wright.

Since Frey was somewhat famous in the maze city, Wright recognized him quickly. Seeing the reinforcements coming, he showed an excited expression.

But Frey's next words immediately poured cold water on him.