บท 26: Chapter 26: Yanyu Pavilion’s Guild Master, Chen Jun
Running into Zhang Yue here was a real surprise for Liu Yao.
At that moment, Lin Yue'er, who had been inseparable from her new flame Liu Yao, appeared by his side once again. Pointing at Zhang Yue, she started to curse loudly, "Back then, Yao-ge invited you to join Supreme Guild, but you refused. Now you'd rather be a dog for Yanyu Pavilion?"
"Zhang Yue, you really are a worthless piece of trash! I can't believe I—"
Boom!
Before Lin Yue'er could finish her sentence, Su Jinyan, who was standing beside Zhang Yue, cast a Fireball, instantly dealing 272 points of damage and one-shotting the frail priestess, Lin Yue'er.
"What the hell?! How did that hit?" Liu Yao's first reaction wasn't to mourn the loss of Lin Yue'er, but rather to jump back several steps in fear.
Su Jinyan smiled sweetly, "Well, at least it's quieter now."
With Zhang Yue standing firm in front of him, Liu Yao found himself in a dilemma—caught between fear and reluctance. On the one hand, he didn't dare engage, but on the other, he didn't want to.
Liu Yao didn't want to become enemies with Zhang Yue. After all, back in the First World, Zhang Yue had already beaten him into submission with sheer strength. Now that Zhang Yue had clearly grown even more powerful, Liu Yao's desire to recruit him into Supreme Guild had only grown stronger.
So, in a bid to sway Zhang Yue, Liu Yao made his offer. "How much is Yanyu Pavilion paying you? I'll double—no, I'll triple it if you join Supreme! I'll even make you a vice president. You'll be the CEO of our guild!"
Liu Yao's offer was so generous that everyone present couldn't help but feel uneasy. Even the members of Yanyu Pavilion, including Zui, were growing anxious. Just when they had seen a glimmer of hope that Zhang Yue might help turn the tide, it seemed like he could switch sides, leaving them all to die and lose the boss in the process.
Yanyu Pavilion's Zui swallowed nervously, his eyes glued to Zhang Yue, awaiting his response.
Even Su Jinyan couldn't help but feel a bit uneasy. She wasn't so much worried that Zhang Yue would turn against them and fight for Supreme but rather that he might leave Yanyu Pavilion altogether to join Supreme.
Zhang Yue finally responded, "A man's word is his bond. Since I've already joined Yanyu Pavilion, I won't be switching guilds on a whim during my tenure."
This sentence was enough to calm the nerves of everyone in Yanyu Pavilion, and Su Jinyan let out a sigh of relief.
Of course, Zhang Yue didn't completely close the door on future possibilities. "As for what may happen in the future, we'll cross that bridge when we get there."
Upon hearing this, Liu Yao, who had been feeling dejected, suddenly perked up. It was as though a ray of hope had appeared!
"Good! If you ever want to join, Supreme's doors are always open to you. Anytime you want, just come. We'll be waiting!"
With that, Liu Yao waved his hand and gave the command, "Brothers, retreat!"
One of his lackeys, Supreme Wushang, pointed towards the Corpse King and said, "B-boss, what about the boss?"
"Boss, my ass! Do we really need that?" Liu Yao smacked Wushang on the head, exasperated. "It's just a damn boss."
Wushang rubbed his head and muttered, "But that Beast Tamer… he killed some of our people earlier…"
"Those were just revival scrolls used up, no one really died," Liu Yao retorted, his frustration showing. "Do you even understand the bigger picture? Do you get it?"
"Retreat!"
At Liu Yao's command, the entire Supreme Guild force began to withdraw.
Zhang Yue, holding his Frost Staff, turned back towards the Corpse King.
At this point, the boss had only 3% health remaining.
Zhang Yue stepped into range and swung his staff.
Boom! Boom!
—350!
—469 Critical!
With a combination of Fireball and Ice Spike, he easily drained the last of the boss's health.
Without another glance, Zhang Yue turned and left gracefully.
At the same time, with a final howl, the massive Corpse King collapsed to the ground.
Ding~ Congratulations! You participated in the defeat of the Level 15 2-star Boss, the Corpse King. Gained 7,080 XP (Base 30% + Performance Bonus 9% + Last Hit Bonus 20%), 1,500,000 Power Energy!
As Zhang Yue walked away, the members of Yanyu Pavilion were left stunned.
"Who the hell is this guy…?" someone muttered in awe.
"He just scared off the entire Supreme Guild by himself! Even Liu Yao, the eldest son of the Liu family, showed him so much respect?"
Just then, a message popped up in the guild chat.
[Yanyu Pavilion, General]: "Where's the boss? Who killed it? Did we get the loot?"
Zui didn't want to answer publicly in the guild chat, so he sent a private message to Chen Jun: "Brother Chen, it was the Beast Tamer who came with our Second Miss. He killed the boss, and he also drove away the Supreme Guild…"
"What?!" Chen Jun couldn't believe it. "That useless Beast Tamer? How could he possibly have that kind of power?!"
"I swear, Brother Chen, we all saw it with our own eyes! His basic attacks can one-shot people. His damage is higher than my grandma's blood sugar levels…"
Chen Jun, still in shock, suddenly shifted his focus. "If he's that strong, then why didn't he help earlier? Why did he wait until we were almost wiped out?"
With that thought in mind, Chen Jun immediately tagged Zhang Yue in the guild chat: "You did that on purpose, didn't you? Waiting until we were all about to die before stepping in?"
"Let me tell you something—if you don't follow the guild's commands and act recklessly, I have every right to kick you out as guild master!"
Zhang Yue responded calmly in the chat: "If I remember correctly, the guild's mission was to kill the boss, right?"
"So, tell me—did I complete the mission or not?"
Chen Jun fell silent, unable to come up with a retort.
At that moment, Su Jinyan spoke up in the chat, "Without Zhang Yue, we would have lost the boss, and we all would have been wiped out. He deserves recognition for his contributions!"
"Also, Chen Jun, you gave poor directions. When Supreme Guild attacked, we were already at a disadvantage, weakened by the boss. You should've ordered a retreat instead of trying to fight them. Your bad decision-making cost the guild dearly! I'll be reporting this to my sister."
Chen Jun panicked. "@Su Jinyan, don't, please! I admit I was impulsive and only focused on getting the boss. What I said earlier was just out of anger. Please don't hold it against me!"
Ignoring his pleas, Su Jinyan closed the chat.
Meanwhile, back at the revival fountain in Notting City, Chen Jun stared at the guild chat, veins bulging on his forehead in rage.
"Zhang Yue, huh? You're on my list! You think you can just waltz in and steal my girl, then openly defy me in the guild chat?"
"You have no idea who I am! I've got a thousand ways to make sure you can't stay in Yanyu Pavilion!"
Elsewhere.
After leaving the Corpse City, Zhang Yue began his journey back to Notting City.
On the way, he allocated the experience points from the boss kill to his Silver Armored Scorpion, leveling it up from 12 to 13.
Returning to Notting City, Zhang Yue logged off for a bit and grabbed a bowl of beef noodles at a nearby restaurant before logging back into the game.
As soon as he returned to the game, he received a message from Su Jinyan.
"Zhang Yue, are you online?"
"Yeah, what's up?" Zhang Yue replied.
"Wait for me in the city! I'm logging on right now—I've got something for you!"
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