Heroes' Prison

Chapter 316 - 310 Creating the Core Team

"Knight, you’re just too disgusting! In the real world, you’re a foot-scratching big man, but in the virtual world, you’ve turned into a handsome guy, attracting the attention of those naive girls!" Sunset said sourly, "Had I known, I would’ve put some thought into creating a virtual image like that. My avatar is still a bit too rough around the edges."

"Don’t sweat the small stuff," the Knight shook his head slightly and looked into the distance, saying, "The demons are here too, let’s go in!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Yi indeed received a team join request from someone. It was from the Light Demon, and Huang Yi immediately pulled him into the team.

"Knight, you’re too eye-catching," the Light Demon said as he walked over, giving the Knight a sly smile with a tilt at the corner of his mouth.

The Light Demon was also one of the top players from Rose Prison. His rare class was the rarely seen Dark Mage, and he had a bit of a devil-may-care aura about him. With charming peach-blossom eyes and a mischievous grin that always seemed to play at the corner of his mouth—especially when he saw pretty girls. Somehow, some girls just liked that kind of naughty smile, a completely different temperament from the Knight’s.

"All right, we’re all here, let’s go inside. Today we’ll grind the 60th Floor and aim to level you three up to 50," Huang Yi said, teleporting to the five-person mode of the 60th level of the Tower of Pantheons.

Currently, Overlord was Level 50, still working hard to boost his War Soul, while the Knight, Sunset, and Light Demon were all Level 48, not yet reaching the watershed of Level 50. However, after being led by Huang Yi for a while, their leveling speed had significantly accelerated, and they were close to reaching Level 50 today.

"You three just lay low and I’ll take care of it with Overlord," Huang Yi said as he took out the Ghost Axe and charged forward, with the other four following close behind.

In this team, the healing role was taken up by Overlord.

Overlord belonged to the Outlander Class, which was the most special among the Seven Great Classes. The characteristic of this class was fusion, combining several classes into one, making its role very versatile. However, versatility also meant mediocrity; none of their abilities could be brought to the extreme. If played well, the Outlander Class could be an all-rounder; if not, they would be utterly useless.

Overlord’s rare class, the Soul Manipulator, had the area attack ability of a mage, the healing ability of a Priest Class, and some escape and tracking abilities typical of an Assassin-type Class, overall leaning towards the Magic Attribute.

"Soul Prelude—Hope!" Just then, Overlord began chanting a strange melody. It was a part of the "Soul Prelude" that he had researched from the score Huang Yi gave him. It could enhance all the attributes of the entire team members by 10% for a full hour.

Such a significant, long-lasting buff effect, Huang Yi had only seen once before, and that was Xiao Chunzi’s "Holy Light," which was a Nefalem Bloodline Skill. Other than that, even rare classes didn’t have such a ridiculously powerful group buff ability.

The melody lasted only for a little over ten seconds, and Overlord finished chanting it swiftly, instantly boosting every team member’s attributes by another 10%.

The five of them progressed slowly. Although Huang Yi’s attack power was formidable, this was the 60th Floor in five-person mode, where the monsters were much more challenging and more difficult to kill.

"Ah, this is so annoying. Grinding dungeons is so boring; killing is much more thrilling. I still prefer the blood-and-iron atmosphere of the battlefield—the sound of weapons crunching into bones is so delightful!" Sunset yawned and said with boredom.

"With your strength, going to the battlefield is just seeking death. You’d be beaten to death in a couple of hits by others!" the Light Demon commented while fiddling with his magic wand and, on a whim, threw a skill towards a group of monsters not too far away.

However, Huang Yi’s attack hadn’t reached that group of monsters, and the Light Demon’s random assault instantly made them charge over.

"Help!" the Light Demon finally reacted, screaming exaggeratedly as he ran away, flailing.

"Net of Justice!" Huang Yi quickly extended his palm towards the group of monsters, making a sprinkling gesture!

Following that, a virtual grey net flew from Huang Yi’s hand, enveloping several dozen monsters and trapping them inside.

Huang Yi then slightly clenched his fingers as if to gather something.

The grey net, carrying about a dozen monsters, was reeled back towards Huang Yi and dropped beside him. He swiftly killed them off.

This skill, which Huang Yi had only learned at Level 75, was called Net of Justice.

[Net of Justice]: A group control skill that consumes 30 Rage points. It releases a net that forcibly drags all targets within 100 meters, not exceeding 100 square meters, to one’s side. It increases defense by 100% for 10 seconds, with a cooldown time of 3 minutes.

This skill doesn’t distinguish between friend or foe; every unit within its range, whether enemy or ally, will be dragged over. When used on allies, it can have a rescue function, quickly pulling them away from danger. When used on enemies, it has a taunting function, making all opponents attack oneself. However, the enemy’s attacks pose little threat at that moment, because Huang Yi’s defense will have increased by 100%, so he won’t be affected by the hits.

"Hey, Brother Yi, when will I be as powerful as you?" Light Demon asked eagerly after seeing Huang Yi’s swift moves.

Overlord glanced at him and said hoarsely, "Kid, wait until your War Soul Points reach the 9th Stage and you successfully job change! My War Soul is only at the 8th Stage, which I consider lucky. Some people have worked for a year or two and still haven’t reached where I am."

"How can one advance to the 9th Stage of War Soul? A 2% chance is way too difficult. Are we going to be stuck at this stage for a year or two? If that’s the case, when will we ever grow stronger?" Sunset also asked with a frown, a slight urgency in his tone.

Hearing their conversation, Huang Yi also felt that this was a thorny issue. He had the talent, but they were all Rare Class Holders who had recently entered The Second World—complete beginners. To raise their War Soul to the 9th Stage was something that seemed to be in the distant future.

"How about this!" Huang Yi thought for a moment and said, "The 50th floor of the Tower of Pantheons has a 5000-player mode. There’s a boss called Zombie King inside, which has a certain chance to drop Spirit Stones that can guarantee a 100% success rate to the 9th Stage of War Soul. Let’s try it a few times, aiming to get every one of you to the 9th Stage."

"But our Hero Guild doesn’t yet have a 5000-player team. It’s just small groups formed spontaneously by the players, typically around a few dozen people. We’ve seldom organized a 500-player group, let alone a 5000-player one." Overlord shook his head. He had been with the Hero Guild for a while and was familiar with the situation here.

"Then I’ll get started on creating our core units right now. Now that you are all here and we have the manpower, it’s time to build the three core teams." Huang Yi pondered for a moment and immediately started creating the teams within this Mystical Realm.

To create a team, you don’t need to go to an NPC; you just use the system functions. Huang Yi opened the team creation interface and established a large team. He chose "Mystical Realm Team" for the category, named it [Sword of the Hero], and included the team under the Hero Guild’s banner.

Huang Yi sent a leadership invitation to Knight and said, "Knight, since you’re interested in dungeons, I’ll appoint you as the leader of the guild’s dungeon team. You will handle all matters related to dungeon instances."

"Okay!" Knight nodded, accepting the appointment, instantly becoming the leader of [Sword of the Hero].

Subsequently, Huang Yi created another large team, selecting "Battlefield Group" for the category, and named it [Blood of the Hero], also bringing it under the Hero Guild.

Huang Yi sent an invitation to Sunset and said, "Sunset, don’t you love the thrill of charging through battlefields? From now on, you’ll be responsible for our guild’s battlefield team. You’ll be in charge of battles and conquest matters."

"Ha ha! Great, I just love doing this kind of thing!" Sunset laughed heartily, delighted to accept the appointment, becoming like a true general.

After that, Huang Yi set up the third large team, an Adventure Group, named [Light of the Hero]. He sent an invitation to Overlord and said, "Overlord, you are an Outlander Class professional, with diverse abilities perfectly suited to various wilderness adventures. That’s why I’m making you responsible for our adventure team. However, since you’re probably not sufficiently knowledgeable about wilderness adventures, you should pick some experts who are skilled in this area to complement your team."

"No problem! An old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop a thousand miles. I may be an old skull, but handling this matter is well within my capabilities," Overlord nodded, accepting the offer.

Huang Yi looked at Knight, Sunset, and Overlord and said, "Now that the three core teams have been established, you represent the core teams of our Hero Guild, our flagship and the embodiment of our image and honor. When people hear your names, they should immediately think of our Hero Guild. This isn’t a game; take this seriously. I want these three teams to grow and strengthen, and in half a year, I hope all three core teams can be rated as the highest S-rank teams."

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