Chapter 18: Gone! With the Battlefield Doctor

'You killed the Vanguard of the Annihilation Legion, Airey, and gained 91,244 experience points.'

This line of text popped up in Jiang Qiao's system notification, and the other players who participated in the raid also received the same experience reward.

But the players came here to take down this BOSS not for the experience! But for the equipment! The kind of red and orange equipment.

After Airey disappeared without dropping any equipment, the players were still in doubt when a rainbow of red and orange lights suddenly appeared in the sky. At the same time, a blinding golden light burst forth, dazzling all the players.

"Looks like it's legendary gear?"

"Did… did it drop? And so many pieces?"

The players realized that the rainbow explosion in the sky wasn't rain, but over 300 pieces of legendary and special equipment.

Jiang Qiao looked at the golden flash in the sky. He swore he had never seen so much epic equipment drop at once in his life.

Unfortunately, this golden rain was arranged by Jiang Qiao himself.

Hai Lan, who was invisible in the sky, opened the 'Unbreakable Storage Bag,' like a Santa Claus, bringing gifts to every player.

Yes, every player who participated in the raid received a piece of legendary equipment, special equipment, or a mount rein.

These pieces of equipment fell like meteors across the night sky and landed in the hands of each player.

Jiang Qiao was able to communicate mentally with Hai Lan, and during the hour Jiang Qiao was busy taking down the BOSS, Hai Lan had been busy selecting appropriate equipment for every class to gift them.

This method of gifting equipment also had a probability factor, with each player receiving one from the categories of legendary equipment, special equipment, or mount reins.

"I got a legendary item!"

Jiang Qiao hadn't even had time to check what equipment he received when a giant shield warrior who had been smashed into a can by Airey held up a golden shield and shouted with joy.

His gesture with the shield resembled a wrestler holding up their championship belt in the ring.

The experience of being repeatedly flattened by the BOSS for an hour seemed worth it under the golden glow of this shield.

"Short Blade, don't get too excited. I got a legendary item too!" the warrior's teammate reminded him that he wasn't the only one to get legendary gear.

"Level 25 legendary gear won't last long. Getting special equipment with no level restriction is the real deal."

Some players still understood. Level 25 is considered a low level in many online games, and it passes quickly.

Based on the game's pace, level 25 equipment would be replaced by level 35 gear at most.

In comparison, special equipment could be used indefinitely, even if the drop rate was lower.

The warrior scanned the people nearby. Most of them had gotten legendary equipment and mount reins, with only about thirty people receiving special equipment. Zhao Mingwei was one of them, holding a floating red-glowing orb.

Light Elf's Memory, he actually got it. Zhao Mingwei looked at the tiny orb, unable to suppress a smile.

Jiang Qiao also got a piece of legendary equipment—a magic wand for Summoners, which had decent attributes for now.

The players were immersed in joy, but the surrounding orc roars soon reminded them that this instance was far from over.

"Hai Lan, give all healer-class players a quest." With the level 25 epic magic wand 'Fire Elf's Prayer' equipped, Jiang Qiao communicated with Hai Lan mentally: "Heal the injured NPCs in the Abyss Rift area. Healing ten people will earn the reward of a mini gryphon rein."

Hai Lan had completely evolved into Jiang Qiao's diligent worker. She had no complaints, as she watched the players from above efficiently killing monsters like locusts.

She had to fly around and occasionally drop some blue and white items to fill up the loot.

But this Abyss Hunt was undoubtedly a win for the players, and now Jiang Qiao and Hai Lan just needed to handle the finishing touches.

......

The healer named "Add Healing Without Extra Charge" received an epic robe called 'Holy Light,' which increased her healing by five percent.

"Damn! Why isn't it Grona's Money Jar!" Add Healing Without Extra Charge angrily threw the epic robe to the ground.

She joined the Abyss Hunt specifically for a special item that increased the Gold Coins gained from monsters, elites, and bosses by fifteen percent, the special equipment Grona's Money Jar.

Even if it wasn't this special item, other special items would have been acceptable to her.

Because legendary equipment binds to players, but special equipment can be traded, with minimal combat attribute bonuses but useful effects that make it usable up to level 100.

In Add Healing Without Extra Charge's perspective, special equipment would sell for big money in the future!

As she pondered how to continue extorting other players in the Abyss Rift, a quest popped up.

'Timed Quest: Aid the Injured: Heal ten injured individuals to earn the reward of a mini gryphon rein, with an additional reward of five silver coins for each subsequent injured person healed. The locations of the injured have been marked.'

Mini gryphon? Mount?

Right! Mounts in this game can also be traded!

Add Healing Without Extra Charge quickly ran towards the marked locations of the injured, which were situated behind the defense line set up by soldiers. Using an invisibility potion, she snuck in.

When she exited the defense line, she found herself still within the Abyss Hunt area but very close to its edge.

Is this reality?

She paused briefly but quickly moved to one of the injured's side. The injured person's appearance was like that of a modern human, despite the game having technological professions; Add Healing Without Extra Charge wasn't dumb enough to mistake him for an NPC.

The injured person's leg was crushed, and with the ambulance and doctors attending to others elsewhere, he could only sit on the ground and wait painfully for help to arrive.

Add Healing Without Extra Charge immediately cast quick healing. Her heart raced as she cast it, not knowing if the healing magic from the game would work on a real person.

But it worked!

Add Healing Without Extra Charge watched the wound on the injured person's leg heal rapidly, and her eyes lit up!

"Who…who are you?" The injured person saw Add Healing Without Extra Charge's strange attire and was sure she wasn't a doctor.

"I'm a nurse!" Add Healing Without Extra Charge said.

"..." Before the injured person could express surprise at his rapid recovery, Add Healing Without Extra Charge suddenly extended her hand.

"Five silver coins for the healing, please!" Add Healing Without Extra Charge added.

"Sil…silver coins?"

The injured person was confused, having never heard of such a currency in the world.

"Oh my, let me think…" Add Healing Without Extra Charge smacked her forehead before reaching out to the injured person again. "Three hundred bucks per treatment! Non-negotiable!"

"Thr…three hundred! So expensive." The injured person wasn't wealthy.

"No money? I can break your leg again!"

The cross in Add Healing Without Extra Charge's hand suddenly enlarged, becoming massive enough to smash a person into the ground.

"Three hundred bucks! Here you go!" The injured person, seeing the hammer-sized cross, was instantly terrified and hurriedly handed three hundred bucks to Add Healing Without Extra Charge.

The hospital would charge him at least ten to twenty thousand, with potential lasting consequences for his injury.

Add Healing Without Extra Charge's quick healing was potent, instantly replenishing him to full recovery.

Add Healing Without Extra Charge initially couldn't grab the three hundred bucks as her hand passed through like a ghost, but she managed to grasp it after several tries, finally succeeding on the seventh attempt.

She was satisfied and quickly moved on to another injured person.

She regretted not adding more points to agility, but thanks to the quest's marking feature, Add Healing Without Extra Charge managed to complete the injured healing quest within ten minutes, earning three thousand bucks and fifty silver coins.

With such an easy way to earn money, she naturally increased her efforts. After saving the thirty-second injured person, there were no more marked injured within the Abyss Rift.

Looking at her nine thousand, six hundred bucks, Add Healing Without Extra Charge suddenly turned her gaze toward the direction of Jiangcheng's First Hospital.

Was it possible… She stepped forward, trying to exit the Abyss Rift boundary, but the scene before her turned grayscale as her extended foot vanished the moment she crossed the boundary.

'You are about to leave the instance, do you want to exit?'

A prompt window appeared before Add Healing Without Extra Charge.

Okay… it's not possible.

Add Healing Without Extra Charge stepped back, and another prompt popped up.

'The Abyss Hunt will end in ten seconds, please prepare to leave the instance.'

It's over? Oh no! What about my nine thousand bucks!

Add Healing Without Extra Charge quickly tried to stuff the wad of cash into her newly equipped epic robe, Holy Light, but it was useless… this epic robe didn't even have a pocket!

Useless robe! Add Healing Without Extra Charge glanced at the countdown showing four seconds left before logging off.

In a flash of ingenuity, she opened her backpack and tried inserting the nine thousand, six hundred bucks into the bag like feeding paper bills into a vending machine...

The backpack… actually accepted her nine thousand, six hundred bucks.

"Phew…"

Add Healing Without Extra Charge looked at the ninety-six one-hundred bucks notes in her backpack and felt a mix of emotions. After taking one last glance toward the First Hospital, she logged out of the Abyss Rift.