Lily's marksmanship was terrible; even after practicing for a while, it still wasn't good enough in actual combat.
Considering the dangerous situation she was in, she had decided to use her remaining free profession slot to learn a Gunner-type profession.
That profession didn't need to be leveled too high; earning some attribute points and unlocking a few skills that increased shooting accuracy would be enough, so as not to slow down the leveling speed of her primary profession.
The profession system in Beyond the Stars did not limit the total number of professions a player could learn, but at the initial stage, it only gave players three free profession slots. Once all three profession slots were filled, learning a new profession required spending a certain amount of experience points to unlock a new profession slot.
The cost to unlock the first new profession slot wasn't expensive, only 10,000 experience points, so Lily wasn't worried that if she encountered a better profession in the future, she would only be able to watch without being able to learn it.
It was only 10,000 experience.
For her current self, she could accumulate enough by killing three Elite Monsters of the elite assassin level. If it was an opponent of the level of the person she had just been arguing with over the intercom, one would probably be enough.
That person's strength might not be stronger than the three assassins she had just killed, but the experience gained from killing monsters in the game was not simply based on the monster's strength. Instead, it was a number given after comprehensively calculating the monster's strength, level, template, identity, and other dimensions.
Take the mysterious President of the Truth Society as an example. Assuming his true strength was only equivalent to 1 Anya, due to his identity bonus, the experience reward a player would receive after killing him would definitely be more than what 10,000 Anyas combined could offer.
Lily was very much looking forward to what rewards the person she had angrily cursed would bring her.
But unfortunately, she squatted on the fourth floor for more than ten minutes, her legs going numb, and still couldn't wait for that person.
She was a bit speechless.
After being publicly mocked by her and hearing his subordinates being eliminated, in the end, he only uttered a few harsh words and then immediately became a coward.
"Did you also learn strategic composure?"
Lily suspected that person was from the Doghead Bar in his previous life. The harsh words he said over the intercom basically meant—
Do you know who you have provoked? You have provoked the noble Desert Death God! Be arrogant now, but when I stack enough Q and come out, that will be the day you regret it!
Her evaluation was that the idea was beautiful, but she was not a squishy support; instead, she was a Desert Emperor built purely for tankiness.
This was the story of the Desert Emperor (Lily) and her many Sand Soldiers (players) who could equip and level up independently, fighting against the Desert Death God.
Lily put away her grenade launcher. During this process, shouts were already coming from downstairs.
The people from Four Directions had arrived.
Leading the way was Shino, her face full of anxiety. Especially after seeing the Elite Monster's corpse, she became even more worried about Lily and Anya's safety.
"Why now of all times!"
She made a move to rush into the stairwell, but a special agent in power armor reached out from behind and grabbed her arm.
"Have you forgotten how the Information Bureau's agent code teaches you? The assassin might not have left yet. If you rush in now, you're just committing suicide. Stay behind me obediently."
Although Shino wanted to retort, her strength was far inferior to the power armor, so she could only comply.
Lily, Anya, please don't die!
A group of more than ten people, after examining the Elite Monster's corpse with serious expressions, walked cautiously up the stairs. Every step they took was very careful, fearing that several assassins might suddenly appear in the dark, until they reached the vicinity of Shino's residence without any incidents occurring.
The agent in power armor waved his hand behind him, signaling the others not to act rashly, and to let him go in first to assess the situation.
After everyone indicated OK, he walked with steady steps towards the door, but after only two steps, he stopped.
It was footsteps!
At this moment, all the special agents from Four Directions present held their breath, staring intently at the figure cast from the room.
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