"Actually, I don't really know what happened just now, I suddenly saw that monster fall from the sky, so I rushed over to hack it, without thinking much."

Facing everyone's questions, Wang Zhifan's expression was quite calm.

"Maybe that monster suddenly got sick, maybe another powerful monster in this place attacked it, or maybe a passing big figure secretly helped us, anyway, I know I can't kill it with just this knife in my hand."

As he spoke, he shook the Wolf-Slaying Blade in his hand, directly stating that he was just an ordinary warrior, doing only a trivial task in the process of killing that dragon, and that the real Dragon Slayer was someone else.

This seemingly flawless speech, combined with Wang Zhifan's unremarkable warrior outfit and straightforward expression, instantly made everyone watching him believe most of it, since they hadn't seen him use any powerful skills earlier, only saw him struggling on the Bone Dragon's head, hacking at its neck.

So everyone quickly shifted their gaze from Wang Zhifan to elsewhere, each investigating other suspicious candidates.

"It's obvious that the one who killed the dragon just now used some very powerful ice magic, it seems you are an ice mage, was it you who saved us?"

An NPC professional now regarded another NPC professional as very suspicious, as he remembered the opponent often used ice powers in previous battles.

"I wish I had that ability... but when the dragon's flames came down just now, the ice shield I released didn't even last a breath, I was almost burned to death by it, do you think I would end up like this if I had such powerful strength?"

The asked ice mage couldn't help but roll his eyes, he wished he was the one who acted, but unfortunately, his strength wouldn't allow it, such things require real power, pretenses wouldn't work.

So the people exchanged a few more thoughts on this issue, but still couldn't figure out who really acted, and had to leave the matter unresolved.

During this time, Sandra didn't worry too much about who froze that dragon, she took the opportunity to check the team's casualties and quickly took out the All-Seeing Crystal to carefully plan the next route.

"Everyone, I have confirmed that at least four people died in the previous monster tide; additionally, six others are missing, possibly sacrificed to the dragon's breath attack just now, but we must not be intimidated by such difficulties. Having ventured deep into Aifilan, we must continue to complete the mission assigned by Baron!"

Upon reaching a conclusion from simple reconnaissance, she conveyed words of encouragement to everyone, sounding as if she were both motivating others and boosting her own morale.

"We're here now, of course we have to complete the mission."

Upon hearing this, an NPC professional immediately agreed with a dismissive tone, not because they were devoid of fear, but due to the significant sunk costs they had already endured. No one could accept returning empty-handed without finishing the mission.

"Yes, we must continue the task, but I think everyone should first distribute the equipment, make proper preparations before setting off again."

A player in the team raised an important concern at this moment, pointing out that many pieces of equipment had dropped during the battle earlier. Although most seemed low quality, there might be some that could be somewhat useful.

"Right! We haven't checked what the dragon dropped yet! There could be something good! Everyone, hurry and look!"

Prompted by these words, players finally shifted their thoughts from the previous life-and-death crisis to the realization that there might be one or several huge surprises waiting for them.

This was not a delusion; it had been stated clearly at the beginning of the quest — defeating monsters might yield rewards, and high-level monsters naturally might yield better rewards, so what good items would the suddenly dead dragon, which once filled them with despair, be giving out?

"Yeah! I didn't even think of that! Let's go find it quickly!"

Seeing that the focus of the players in the team had shifted, Wang Zhifan didn't stand idly by despite knowing the truth, but instead, he quickly blended into the treasure-hunting team, acting perfectly as an unremarkable warrior guy, without revealing any slips.

However, when he was pretending to look for so-called dropped equipment around the dragon's corpse, he suddenly heard someone exclaim excitedly nearby.

"Wow! A rare ring! And it boosts magic skill levels! Amazing! Amazing!"

It was a player wearing a tracksuit; from his bent posture, holding something in one hand and a Magic Staff in the other, he seemed to belong to the Mage class, no wonder he was so thrilled upon finding such a dropped item.

While this player's significant discovery drew attention from many nearby, Wang Zhifan was a bit perplexed. He looked at the selection screen for the dragon's drops still in front of him, certain that he hadn't chosen the dragon's dropped items yet, so where did that person find the rare ring?

"What are you doing! Trying to steal my treasure?! Watch out or I'll fry you all with lightning!"

As Wang Zhifan pondered this question, tensions were brewing around the tracksuit Mage who found the rare ring. Several player-like individuals had already cornered him in a street, their expressions somewhat unfriendly, while the tracksuit Mage appeared unyielding, having already cast some sparkly lightning protection magic on himself, with the tip of his Magic Staff gathering a brilliant arc of lightning, suggesting a fight could break out at any moment.

"You didn't kill the dragon! What right do you have to claim the equipment for yourself? Hand it over for an equal split!"

One of the players encircling the tracksuit Mage spoke up.

"Exactly! Everyone contributed while fighting the dragon! Don't think you can have it all to yourself!"

Another player blocking him expressed his discontent.

"Hand over the equipment! Otherwise, don't blame us for being rude!"

Several other players joined in the chorus.

"The item I found! Why can't it be mine?! Don't push me too far!"

The tracksuit player's eyes flashed with apparent anxiety at this sight, yet he was unwilling to give up the treasure in his hand.

He knew too well that in this quest the penalty safe-zone mechanism had been lifted, so if these people opted for violent treasure-snatching, they wouldn't have much to worry about. However, the ring he had found was just too perfect for him, not to mention a precious rare quality, and he absolutely didn't want to give it up.

Luckily, Sandra, the nominal leader of the team, quickly arrived just in time as tension rose, promptly inserting herself between both factions and sternly shouted:

"What do you think you're doing?! This is the heart of the Sacred City! Are you planning to have an internal fight here?! Do you not intend to live to return?!"

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