Chapter 68 - : Arrived At The Right Time
[Faceless Mask (C)]: It will take effect automatically when placed in the rucksack.
[1. Prevent other units from seeing the owner’s face.]
[2. The effect can be activated or deactivated on its own.]
This was something he had found in the store before he came.
It only needed to be placed in his rucksack to take effect, and it did not need to be worn by the player.
It was highly convenient.
In the beginning, Ling Yi didn’t want to wear a mask. Not only will it attract some unwanted attention, but if the members of the Divine Union saw him, they would most likely come up to ask for his identity and to see his face.
It was like how sneaky, and suspicious people in a subway station were easily stopped and asked to check their ID cards.
But he had no choice now.
After spending 10,000 gold coins to buy this item, Ling Yi, as usual, mutated it.
[Faceless Mask (C)]: It will take effect automatically when placed in the backpack.
[1. Make it impossible for other units to see the owner’s face, distinguish the owner’s voice, or calculate the owner’s figure data.]
[2. Ignore all detection effects.]
[3. The effect can be activated or deactivated.]
“Done,” Ling Yi smiled when he saw the newly mutated effect.
The effect was already in line with what he wanted, and it satisfied him.
This was also his first C-grade equipment.
Among all the equipment, this level was considered to be at the intermediate level.
In an era where grade S was unheard of, and grade A was already the world’s top quality, C-grade was relatively high. Even those big bosses would be envious if a mere player had an A-grade item in their arsenal.
C-grade equipment is worth millions of global dollars.
Ordinary players didn’t even dare to think about it.
A C-grade item that cost around 10,000 gold coins was something that many players could afford, and its strength was not bad either.
More than 60% of the players were using items of this quality.
When Ling Yi used this item in his bag, his body slowly blurred, gradually becoming clear again.
He didn’t feel any different, but if someone else saw him, they would only see his blurry face while his height and body constantly fluctuated, not leaving any room for anybody to see a clear image of him.
It was as if his entire body was in an endless dynamic change, without a fixed body shape to speak of.
Of course, this was only what the other players perceived.
In reality, Ling Yi was still the same as before. Nothing had changed.
“Alright, since I don’t have to be afraid of my identity being exposed, I can act boldly now.”
He picked up the map and looked at it carefully for a moment.
After making sure that the “Valley of the Wind”, the place where the Wind God Butterfly once appeared, was in the northeast, he put away the map and began to move forward at full speed.
…
When Ling Yi arrived at Valley of the Wind, he was surprised to come face to face with the creature.
The beautiful three-meter-long blue butterfly was indeed in the valley!
“The Wind God Butterfly is here.”
His wonderment was interrupted by a laughing bespectacled man next to him.
Ling Yi looked at him, and the refined man raised his hand, then smiled as he explained, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I just couldn’t help but laugh when I heard what you said.”
“Did I say something wrong?” Ling Yi was curious.
“Do you see those people?” The man pointed at the people surrounding the Wind God Butterfly. “They’ve been setting up a formation to attract it since yesterday. It was only half a minute ago that the Wind God Butterfly finally appeared.”
“So, it’s not that the Wind God Butterfly is here, but that you came at such a good time.”
Ling Yi’s gaze followed the direction of his finger.
Only then did he see five people standing around the giant butterfly. They seemed to be a team, planning to kill it together.
Ling Yi subconsciously frowned, and a conflicted look appeared in his eyes.
The refined-looking man beside him was Gaoyu.
Although he couldn’t see the face of the fellow beside him, he didn’t care too much.
He thought back to the man’s words and felt he was probably here for the Wind God Butterfly.
‘Sh*t… since this person had such a high-level concealment technique, he must be a veteran player. Either that, or he came from a strong background. In any case, this is someone I shouldn’t mess with.’
Gaoyu took a step closer to this mysterious player and poked him with his arm, “Hey, are you also here to deal with that giant butterfly?”
Even though he couldn’t see the face clearly, he could roughly tell it was a man.
“Yes. Are you?” Ling Yi asked.
“No, I’m not. I’m just passing by.” Gaoyu shook his head and continued, “Do you want me to give you a little help so that you can successfully snatch Wind God Butterfly from these five people?”
“What?” Ling Yi sized him up, and a hint of vigilance appeared in his eyes. He didn’t believe someone would help others for no reason, especially in a life-threatening situation.
He had to know.
In God’s Path, players could only be resurrected after death by relying on the crystals in the camp.
There were no crystals in this secret realm.
It meant that one would not be resurrected again if one died here.
If this stranger helped him, he would inevitably offend those five people, which would not benefit him at all.
Gaoyu noticed the other party’s suspicion and shook his head, a bitter smile on his face, “Forget it. It’s fine if you don’t want to. Normal people won’t accept excessive help from strangers…”
“First, tell me how you plan to help me?” Ling Yi changed his mind.
Ling Yi quickly used [Eyes of Truth] to check the information about this man. He found that the latter actually had a whole set of additional skills!
[Name: Nie Gaoyu (Lv30)]
[Gender: Male]
[Age: 29 (Married)]
[Talent: Heart of Justice]
[Attributes: strength 3, mana 60, agility 30, endurance 60, constitution 30]
[Skills: Poison Mist (1 Star), Light Shield (5 Star), Healing (3 Star), Blessing Speed (3 Star), Power of Prayer (6 Star), Pain Sharing (6 Star), Position Teleportation (5 Star)]
… (omitted)
‘He must be a support player specially trained by some power, right?‘ Ling Yi guessed in his mind as he looked at the panel.
Many organizations would train some people who specialize in a particular area to form strong teams.
In most situations, this kind of team often displayed a mighty combat power far more significant than players going solo.
Two fists were no match for four.
In most cases, even if a single level 50 player encountered a complete level 30 team, they would still have to admit defeat.
This was the hope of a complete team!
However, the disadvantages of such a team were also very obvious.
Each member could not develop in all aspects by themselves, which means they will have shortcomings if they decide to work independently. Once separated, it was easy for others to find ways to restrain them…
Just as Ling Yi was trying to guess which faction Gaoyu was from, the latter also reacted and said with a smile, “I’m a support. I can give you speed and a shield. But I don’t want to be discovered by them. I’m going to run away after I give you your buff.”
Ling Yi has no problem with either of those conditions.
However, Ling Yi still had a fundamental question.
“Why are you helping me?”
He had seen a saying on the forum many times: “Only kind-hearted people are willing to use all their star slots to learn the skills to protect and heal others.”
Ling Yi didn’t deny that Gaoyu was a good person, but a good person wouldn’t help a stranger like him.
There must be some other reason!