Chapter 24: The Value of Being a Priest

"Excellent! The information you have given me is equivalent to your life and the lives of the children behind you. But before that… I need you to tell me everything you know about Dark Knight Leon, as well as your professional abilities. This way, the Shadow Soldiers can properly coordinate with you in ambushing Dark Knight Leon."

Kanan nodded seriously.

"Yes. I know that Leon has a 'Heavy Knight' class…" 

With the aid of Kanan, Zhang Yun learned all the information about Dark Knight Leon. He also gained a rough understanding of Kanan's situation—assuming there was no trick involved at such a critical moment. 

Zhang Yun should discuss Dark Knight Leon first.

His movement speed was slower than regular knights, and his magic resistance was extremely poor. Leon was powerless against those with a 'Mage' class, but his physical resistance was outstanding. Out of all physical-related classes, a 'Heavy Knight' was considered supreme. 

The ceiling of this plane's power was stuck at the fifth level. There was nothing much to say.

Leon's talent was the same as the purple-robed mage. He should be at least a genius professional with [Pseudo B (Complete)] grade. He had a specialized weapon 'Dark Cursed Spear' and was a chosen one.

Zhang Yun didn't know the specific names of Leon's skill combination.

However, from Kanan's description, it could be concluded that they were all physical skills with great single-target explosive power, and there were no AoE or crowd control skills.

As for Hero Kanan…

His class was his title, 'Hero'.

The specialty of a 'Hero' was a strong offense but a weak defense. Kanan's movement speed was satisfactory, but it was not as good as Dark Knight Leon who rode a horse. A 'Hero' was essentially suitable for dealing with slow, fragile classes that lacked control.

The limit was at the fifth level. 

Kanan's talent was similar to that of Dark Knight Leon and the purple-robed mage. He was at least a professional with a [Pseudo B (Complete)] grade. He did not specialize in martial arts, but he had talent skills. He was another form of a chosen one.

Kanan's innate skill was called "Double Slash". It had a passive effect. As long as it was physical damage caused by a sword-type weapon, it would automatically follow up with a second slash at an extremely fast speed, causing damage twice.

As for the ordinary skill combination, the name didn't matter. The main thing was the effect.

Just like Dark Knight Leon, they were all single-target physical skills with high burst damage. They did not have Fjolm's group AoE, nor did they have her freezing control effect.

If the two were to be compared…

Dark Knight Leon relied on his high physical defense and high mobility to gain a huge advantage in a one-on-one fight. Kanan would be at a disadvantage.

As for Fjolm...

If it weren't for the fact that Fjolm's Attribute Growth Rate was low, she wouldn't be much weaker than the other two.

If they were to fight face to face, with Fjolm's excellent skill set, she could completely crush these other two to the ground and annihilate them.

AoE control, single-target control, continuous AoE damage, continuous AoE control, magic damage mixed with physical damage, magic shield to block all damage, and others…

It could be said that Fjolm overwhelmed the two in all aspects...

While he was thinking, Zhang Yun took the time to carefully calculate the winning rate of both sides.

He soon came to a conclusion.

An ambush against one of the Five Dragon Generals of the Prongia Empire would give Zhang Yun a fighting chance. 

Moreover, the winning rate would not be low.

If Zhang Yun healed the injuries on Heron Kanan and let him recover to his peak or a relatively good state…

That would increase their chances of winning.

"Come, Kanan. Let me give you a sip of milk first."

Hero Kanan was dumbfounded by the remark.

"A sip of milk?"

'What was the meaning of this…'

Without waiting for Kanan to finish, Zhang Yun placed his right hand on the wound on Kanan's abdomen. Zhang Yun closed his eyes, mobilized the life energy in his body, and softly chanted the spell with a 'Chuunibyou' aura.

"Great and noble Life Elf, please bestow me with your sacred power to heal all living things in the world!"

'Buzzzzzz!'

A green light bloomed from Zhang Yun's palm!

The wound absorbed the light!

Instantly, the oozing wound on Kanan's bandage-wrapped waist stopped bleeding. It began to itch and scab as it healed at a speed that was visible to the naked eye.

The intense pain that had been transmitted into Kanan's mind had also been reduced by half. Kanan felt as if he had just recovered from a serious illness. Although he was still a little weak, he felt pleasant.

Zhang Yun opened his eyes and glanced at Kanan's wound. He asked, "How do you feel? How much did my ability heal you?"

Kanan asked in disbelief, "You also have a 'Priest' class?!"

Pausing for a moment, Kanan realized that now wasn't the time to dwell on this, so he immediately changed his words.

"Very effective! My injuries have healed by more than half, and I can now use 80% of my normal strength. It's even better than the healing effect of the group of priests in our volcanic land!"

Effective?

No, Kanan was wrong. It was just that priests in the volcanic region were too weak. 

Those priests didn't even have a D+ Spirit Growth Rate.

If those priests possessed a D+ Spirit Growth Rate or higher, then Kanan wouldn't be so surprised even if Zhang Yun had a healing ring that buffed healing effects by 10%. Kanan wouldn't probably think of him as an invincible healer by then. 

A genuine healer could fully restore HP even at the first level and with a casual healing skill without any buffing equipment.

The problem was mana...

Zhang Yun contemplated. 

He then raised his right hand and placed it in the middle of his forehead. He closed his eyes and focused his mind. He then chanted another magic spell.

"Great and moble Magic Elf, please grant me your great gift. Let me recover the powerful magic that can control all elements in the world!"

'Buzzzzzz!'

This time, a blue light appeared in Zhang Yun's palm!

The "Clarity" skill was in effect!

Mana recovery!

It was just enough for him to cast a new healing spell!

However, Zhang Yun needed to wait for a few more minutes for the cooldown to be over before he could heal Kanan.

Furthermore, after he had cast the healing spell this time, Zhang Yun had to wait for more than an hour before he could cast the next one.

There was no other reason.

A priest's initial mana value was measly, and the speed of mana recovery was also incredibly slow. If priests relied on natural mana recovery, it would take more than half a day to fill up the amount of mana required for the next healing skill.

Even with the buff of the mana recovery skill "Clarity", Zhang Yun could only recover his mana once an hour due to the skill cooldown. He would not be able to sustain a high frequency of healing. 

Not to mention…

Equipment and skills that could speed up and instantly recover mana were tremendously rare.

The spawn rate was almost the same as five gold coins in a row.

This led to...

In the early stages of the game, priests would be involved in dungeon battles.

Priests would need to spend a lot of money to buy potions and equipment that could restore mana. They had to sit on the ground, drink water, and meditate to restore mana. It was the only way to keep the entire team in good condition throughout the dungeon.

Zhang Yun also had to consider the fact that drinking too much water would result in a "temporary drug resistance", which would reduce the subsequent mana regeneration effect.

It would also lead to an awkward situation of being only able to heal one team member once in battle. 

So…

Earlier, Qin Shi had said that the "Clarity" skill book that Zhang Yun had obtained was incredible.

It was not a joke.

It was accurate.

Although Zhang Yun's awakened Attribute Growth Rate was a little poor, he could, at the very least, be considered a Glass Cannon Priest with good support abilities. He did not have any ability to protect himself or fight.

Even so, when it came to opening treasure chests after clearing a dungeon, his luck was truly heaven-defying.

Think about it, a regular priest could only heal a teammate once in battle. It would be difficult to restore mana twice in a row. 

How could it be the same?

It was completely different!

Most of the time, the mana could be used to prevent the entire team from being wiped out in a dungeon. It was even more important than the difference in Spirit Growth Rate between priests.

For example...

"You have a mana regeneration skill? D+ Spirit? F*ck, Master Priest, let's cut the crap and come with us!"

Compared to:

"You don't have the Clarity skill? C- Spirit? I'm sorry, your Spirit Growth Rate is only C-, and your HP may not be enough in a highly dangerous environment. You should go to another team…"