Chapter 44 Pretending I've Been Reborn Too A True Reborn Person: Heaven's Justice is Unfair...

The priest, not wanting to embarrass his idol, performed diligently after entering the dungeon, constantly monitoring the health of everyone in the team and taking excellent care of them.

However, some of the random adventurers were somewhat dissatisfied because the priest hadn't paid any attention to their health points from beginning to end.

Looking at his own health bar, which was clearly almost empty, and then at Yin Chou and the others whose health bars were overflowing and still receiving group healing, he couldn't help but ask, "Why aren't you healing us?"

The priest rolled his eyes: "With the way you treated An'an, you expect me to heal you?"

The passerby heroes: "…………" Although they knew that Yin Chou's fans were a bit crazy, after actually meeting them, they found that they were even more exaggerated than they had imagined.

Seeing this situation, it was clear that reasoning was pointless. They exchanged glances, silently took out their health potions, and replenished their own health.

The pastor was still making sarcastic remarks: "Didn't you think Si Qi was awesome? Wasn't it something you supported that Si Qi didn't heal his teammates? Now that it's happened to you, you know how vicious his behavior is, right?"

"You're insulting yourself," the passerby mage sneered. "Si Qi deserves it for not healing Yin Chou. Who would want to help their enemy? I'd be the first to support him doing so."

"Exactly, how dare you compare yourself to Si Qi?"

"It's as if we also caused your company to go bankrupt, threatened your mother's life, and beat you up in private."

Because Si Qi's strategy was so effective, they easily found the monster's weaknesses in the earlier levels, and none of them suffered any casualties. This surprised them greatly, as they were used to dying in dungeons, and they became even more intolerant of anyone speaking ill of Si Qi.

Otherwise, wouldn't he become an ingrate like Yin Chou?

The pastor looked grim, holding a crucifix and spewing profanities—a real-life version of an internet troll.

The passersby were furious, but they couldn't do anything about the person being protected by Yin Chou.

The pastor, deeply moved by his idol's protection, showered Yin Chou with compliments, and the other team members also became his beloved partners.

"Alright, let him be. It's just a chance encounter in one dungeon anyway," the random warrior said impatiently. "At worst, if he doesn't heal us, we won't care whether he lives or dies."

"Who cares!" The priest threw out these words from afar, instantly silencing the other two passerby heroes who were trying to smooth things over.

The atmosphere became even more awkward than before. Although they were teammates in the same instance, they stood together as if they were complete strangers.

Thanks to everyone having mastered the strategy, the group of brave adventurers made their way through the levels, supporting each other and without a single death.

“It’s so much better than before,” they couldn’t help but exclaim. “Having a guide and not having one are two completely different feelings.”

Many monsters that originally required a slow, head-on confrontation can be easily defeated with critical hits or even instant kills once the tricks are mastered.

That's beyond just achieving twice the result with half the effort; it's like going from hellish difficulty to easy difficulty in an instant.

In stark contrast, the Yin Chou team members, who knew nothing about the dungeon from beginning to end and had no idea what the strategy was, quickly found themselves in a worse and worse situation without Si Qi's support, making one recall the same scenario as the previous dungeon.

A viewer in the live stream said, "Before, I saw that team with all A ratings and a full surviving run cleared the game. I only knew that the strategy was reliable, but I didn't really feel it. Now, compared with Yin Chou, who is said to be the strongest team of amateur heroes, I immediately realized just how valuable that strategy really is."

"That pastor said that Si Qi was useless and that any other pastor could restore Yin Chou and the others to their previous level. But it seems that Si Qi is still the best option."

"This priest is all talk and no action. His skill proficiency is nowhere near as high as Si Qi's. With the same skill, Si Qi can instantly restore half of the health, while he can only restore a third."

"And he doesn't calculate health. Yin Chou didn't lose any health, but he still used his ultimate skill on Yin Chou. Several teammates were about to die, but he was still slowly waiting for the bar to load."

"Even among priests, there are still differences in skill level. Yin Chou's team simply couldn't hold up without Si Qi."

What netizens have already noticed, the brave adventurers who are in the dungeon and constantly facing the risk of death would naturally notice even earlier.

Having narrowly escaped death to complete a level, they couldn't help but roar at the priest, "How did you heal me?!"

"I almost died just now! You should have told me beforehand to drink the red medicine. I waited and waited, and I almost died waiting for it!"

"You talk a good game, but your skills are terrible."

The priest, his eyes brimming with tears from the scolding, couldn't help but look at Yin Chou. The kind and gentle Yin Chou immediately stepped in to smooth things over: "He didn't mean it. He just joined the team and hasn't gotten used to our fighting rhythm yet."

"Didn't he say he watched our videos hundreds of times and knew us very well?" The warrior was furious. As a vanguard class facing monsters head-on, having an unreliable healer behind you could really kill you.

Moreover, if this guy's skill level were really that bad, that would be one thing, but looking at Yin Chou's situation, Yin Chou's health bar never dropped at all, and the white light representing the healing spell circled around him from beginning to end. The others were just extras that the priest would only think of in his spare time. This difference in treatment is too disheartening!

The other team members had obviously noticed this as well, their eyes filled with accusation as they looked at the priest and Yin Chou, who was siding with the priest, and they were indignant.

In the past, things would have been better. Yin Chou's family was wealthy and powerful, and even if the team members suffered grievances, they could tolerate it out of respect for him as the young master, since the money was real cash deposited into their accounts.

But now the situation has changed. Because of Yin Chou, they have been sent to prison, and who knows when they will regain their freedom? They might even die in the dungeon. What's the use of all that money? They won't be able to enjoy it at all!

Moreover, Yin Chou himself is too busy to take care of himself. You can tell from the reactions of those passersby that Yin Chou's reputation is definitely terrible now. With the head of the Yin family implicated, the Yin family is even less likely to do anything to save him!

They had tolerated Yin Chou before because of his abilities and the fact that he had priest teammates, but what kind of attitude was this? Even a useless priest was of higher status than them? Didn't their lives matter?

The group glared resentfully at the priest and Yin Chou, but ultimately said nothing, knowing they would need their help in the upcoming dungeon.

However, when the battle started later, their momentum shifted from charging ahead to a more conservative approach, where they were always careful to protect their own lives.

Just like in the elite level of the haunted house, they were so busy that they didn't care about the life or death of the priests in the back row.

The priest, who was originally enjoying the pleasure of fighting alongside his idol, soon found himself unable to relax.

Contrary to the priest's expectations, who was dodging while simultaneously healing his dying teammates, the moment he saw the monster charging towards him, the priest's half-recited spell turned into a heart-wrenching scream of "Aaaaaah!!" and he instinctively turned and ran towards Yin Chou.

He thought he was subconsciously seeking the protection of his idol, but from an objective point of view, he was leading the monster behind Yin Chou while Yin Chou was still facing the enemy.

Yin Chou almost got killed by this guy. He hurriedly dodged the attack from behind, but was scratched hard in front by the monster. He said to the priest with pain, "Heal!"

The pastor was crying so hard that snot bubbles were coming out of his nose, sobbing and confiding to his idol, "I'm so scared..."

Yin Chou was so angry he almost collapsed: "It's alright, you heal first!"

The pastor sobbed, "Healing, healing magic."

Yin Chou, who had been critically hit and was down to his last sliver of health, thought: "…………" What's the point of casting the lowest-level healing spell?! Where's the 'Divine Protection' spell with its dispel effect?! My health debuff is still on my head after the heal!!!

Yin Chou was utterly devastated. Facing the combined attack of the two monsters, he had no way of reaching for the blood vial in his spatial storage to drink the medicine.

Seeing that the monster's claws were about to scratch his head, Yin Chou made a tough decision, dodged aside, and exposed the priest behind him.

The monster instinctively locked onto the nearest human hero. Taking advantage of the moment when the priest shielded him from the attack, Yin Chou quickly pulled out two red bottles and chug them down his throat.

"Ah—!!" A shrill scream rang out behind him. Yin Chou hurriedly glanced over and found that the priest was still alive. He was indeed a wealthy fan who could afford to buy party items. His equipment was clearly not ordinary.

He swung his knife and killed the monster, then casually asked, "Are you alright?"

The pastor was in turmoil, first saying "I'm fine," then unable to resist asking, "You deliberately dodged away just now?!"

“That’s not true,” Yin Chou said sincerely. “I just didn’t have time to protect you.”

"But you're so powerful, how could you possibly stop two monsters?" The priest cried out, clutching his arm that had almost been severed. He had never suffered such humiliation in his life.

"Treat me first," Yin Chou said. "Let's finish this battle first."

The priest instinctively refused: "But I'm already low on health! My hand hurts so much! I need to heal myself first!"

"It's better than dying, okay? Come on, heal me first and let's finish this battle, alright?"

priest:"…………"

The pastor felt indescribably wronged, and despite his poor health, he treated Yin Chou with tears in his eyes.

Seeing this, the mage nearby sensed an opportunity and tentatively cried out for help a few times, and sure enough, he also got a free healing skill.

The battle ended quickly and without serious incident thanks to everyone's cooperation.

The short-tempered and intolerant pastor finally snapped.

He started by addressing the team members: "Why didn't you protect me?!"

“It’s common sense for a priest to protect himself on the battlefield,” a few people said, picking their ears with an air of self-righteousness. “Didn’t you say that yourself when you were complaining to us about how unreliable Si Qi was? You even said Si Qi was delicate.”

The pastor's eyes widened, his chest heaving: "How can I be compared to Si Qi? He's Si Qi!! Didn't you all want him dead? But I'm a proper teammate! I'm here specifically to help you!"

Everyone quickly distanced themselves, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about? When did we ever want him to die?"

Just kidding, he's still in jail, you can't say things like that.

The pastor, with tears in his eyes, looked at Yin Chou: "An'an..."

Yin Chou sighed: "Priests do need to learn how to protect themselves. After all, the battlefield is dangerous, and it's hard for everyone to have the mind to take care of the back row."

The pastor exclaimed in disbelief, "But I'm your fan...didn't you say you'd protect me?"

He looked at Yin Chou with reddened eyes: "And you even stepped back just now, you used me as a shield..."

Yin Chou frowned, his tone helpless: "You've misunderstood. How could I do such a thing?"

"cocoa……"

On the live stream, fans who had initially praised the pastor for doing a good job were furious when they saw him publicly criticize Yin Chou: "What the hell? What's wrong with this guy? How dare he talk about An An like that?"

"They have no ability themselves, yet they turn around and blame others."

"If he hadn't lured the monster to An'an, would An'an have been in danger?"

Passersby and netizens chuckled and sent comments like, "It's quite a spectacle of dogs fighting each other."

"Wasn't this pastor one of you who mingled with you guys and ganged up on Si Qi? Well, now he's the one getting yelled at."

The priest bit his lip, his face full of sorrow. The team members pretended not to see it, thinking that this guy was just making trouble for no reason. He had only been injured once since entering the dungeon, and he was already crying and wailing like this.

The others were much more seriously injured than him, but they didn't even flinch.

The situation temporarily returned to peace with the pastor's silence.

It was easy to imagine that as the level progressed, Yin Chou's team was in worse and worse condition, and the priest had to take on more and more responsibilities. He soon couldn't keep up with the rapidly decreasing mana, and before he knew it, he had used up all his mana.

His body felt completely drained in an instant, all his strength gone. The young man was pale, clutching his chest as he bent over, gasping for breath.

"Let's go!"

Some people were getting impatient and urging them on.

The pastor's voice was weak: "I can't walk... please help me."

"Are you kidding me! Monsters can appear anywhere in mid-to-high-level dungeons. What if I get into danger while I'm helping you?"

"You need someone to help you walk? How can you be so delicate!"

The pastor was on the verge of tears, "I'm in so much pain, I can hardly breathe..."

The mage glanced back at the priest's condition and said speechlessly, "Isn't this just a common situation after running out of mana? You don't know how to manage your mana, so who can you blame?"

"Everyone goes through this, you'll get used to it."

"That's right, don't waste time."

The priest, tears streaming down his face, was utterly aggrieved: "But I used up all my mana to heal you!"

"A priest's job is to heal! If you didn't manage your mana bar well while healing, that's your problem. Mages also use mana, so why don't they have this problem?"

"He doesn't need to over-heal to save people by exceeding his skill limits!" the priest sobbed and roared. "I did this to save you all!"

The warrior and mage frowned in unison: "What do you mean? You're blaming us for this?"

"Are you imitating Si Qi by saying that? Si Qi likes to say that too."

Upon hearing Si Qi's name, the resentful and pained priest froze, and his already pale face turned even paler.

"I, I...he..."

He couldn't help but burst into tears, crying out, "I don't want to fight anymore! I want to get out! I want to get out!!"

"This place is terrible! None of you are helping me, not even An'an! It's clearly your fault!!"

"I've been working for you guys for free from beginning to end. My family is rich, so I don't care about who gets the items, but why can't my life be guaranteed? I went into the dungeon for you guys! How many times have I saved you guys before?!"

"If they don't care about me and make me take responsibility for everything, then what am I doing here? Am I looking for trouble? It's risky and I'm being looked down upon. Why don't I just stay home and sleep instead of coming here to suffer?"

Passersby couldn't help but comment: "Hilarious! Isn't this exactly Si Qi's situation before? He finally realized it when it happened to him!"

"But it's true, Yin Chou and his group are incredibly selfish, not even bothering to pretend. These people are fans, after all, who volunteered to help, and they don't even want a share of the profits. They really treat people like free labor?"

Passersby complained incessantly, and fans hurled insults, accusing the pastor of being insane and saying that after Si Qi left, another madman had arrived.

Netizens laughed at this, saying, "Isn't this what you wanted? Why don't you reflect on why every priest who joins Yin Chou's team goes crazy? You can't even stand your own brainless fans?"

"Anyway, Yin Chou has so many fans, one per person per time, there's no shortage of priests, you can keep causing trouble."

"Yes! Are there any priests here? Step forward and speak up!" The fans, seeing a glimmer of hope, quickly called out to everyone.

Unfortunately, all the priests' fans were anonymously watching the screen, and none of them dared to show their faces.

Unlike the warriors and mages, or even just ordinary fans, they were the ones who could best feel the priest's pain on the screen and realize how wronged he was.

Even if they have a strong bias against Yin Chou, they instinctively dare not speak when faced with the risk of death. Instead, they would say frankly, "I'll go with you! My An'an doesn't need any more priests!"

One idiot is enough.

The pastor made a complete fool of himself in the live stream, providing plenty of laughs for viewers.

And no matter how unwilling he was, he had no choice but to face the situation alone, repeatedly muttering, "I should have just stayed here."

"My mom and dad told me I shouldn't have come, why didn't I listen..."

"I always paid people to go into dungeons with me before, when have I ever been injured..."

"Waaaaah, you guys didn't even give me any props. I had to buy the blue bottle myself."

"I never want to come here again, I'm never coming here again!"

Perhaps feeling increasingly aggrieved by the situation, the priest stopped healing Yin Chou in later stages, leaving his teammates to fend for themselves. He was solely focused on his own survival.

As for whether fans on the internet will attack him, who can care about such things when faced with life and death?

Why would he use his mana bar to heal himself and save his life instead of using it on those people who don't care about his life or death?

If you want to heal others, at least make sure you survive first!

After another level ended, a few random adventurers, seeing Yin Chou's team and the priest having a falling out, thought for a moment and walked over, saying, "We'll each give you an item, or a mana potion, in exchange for you healing us once, how about it?"

The pastor looked at the few people he had recently despised and rejected, his eyes red from crying.

The group explained to the priest in a friendly tone, "One mana potion is enough for you to use one and a half large-area healing spells. We only need you to use your skill once, so you'll definitely get a good deal."

The pastor kept his head down, it was unclear whether he looked down on a few blue potions or was too proud to reconcile with his teammates.

The warrior, who was most eager to replenish his health, had no choice but to turn to his mage teammate and say, "I'll trade you two mana potions for one health potion?"

Mages are positioned further back, so their health doesn't drop as quickly as the warriors'. Overall, they have more red potions left and a higher demand for blue potions.

Out of consideration for their teammates, the mage nodded and was about to agree when the priest wiped away his tears and said in a tearful voice, "No need, I'll heal you."

Everyone was immediately overjoyed: "Really?"

"Um."

Compared to helping those "teammates" who only asked him for help but didn't care about his life or death, he found the current group of temporary teammates who spoke to him politely and initiated trades much more acceptable.

And indeed, as the warrior said, this deal was worthwhile. Even if he didn't lack mana potions, helping his teammates improve the team's overall condition would benefit his own survival—plus, it would also improve his skill proficiency.

Moreover, he certainly didn't lack mana potions, and very readily cast two large-area healing spells on the group, fully restoring their health bars.

The group was overjoyed, and their eyes looked at the pastor with an unconscious sense of closeness—this was the wet nurse!

Seeing this, several Yin Chou team members who still had no health points left said sourly, "They still have the nerve to call themselves our fans."

"I think your affection for Yin An is only a little bit."

The priest's expression hardened, and he pointed at the group, cursing, "Even if I die here, I won't give you a single drop of health!"

"You despicable, rotten bastards! Who do you think you are?"

"roll!"

The other temporary team members couldn't help but chuckle. Considering that the priest had healed them twice earlier, they didn't mind taking the opportunity to win him over. Maybe he could help them in later levels and boss battles: "How about we team up?"

The pastor was taken aback, then overjoyed: "Really?"

In his despair, he almost thought he would die here.

After all, a priest without the protection of a warrior or mage is very likely to die.

"Yes, if we have the capacity, we will protect you, since we all need to heal. But you also need to be careful, because dungeons are dangerous, and even we can die at any time. Sometimes we can't protect everyone."

"I know, I know!" The pastor quickly nodded. It was already good enough that the other party was willing to make a promise; it was better than nothing.

After hearing the whole story, Yin Chou couldn't help but sneer, "Ha! They said exactly the same thing, and now they're rushing to agree?"

"I'd rather!" The priest turned his head fiercely. "It's not your turn to whine, you bunch of trash! These guys don't even have a priest, yet they're in better shape than you and kill more monsters! I'd rather help them than look down on you useless trash! A bunch of good-for-nothings!"

As a self-proclaimed "professional" online troll, he finally had his chance to explode. He started hurling insults at the members of Yin Chou's team, his every word a slap in the face: "Go to jail," "Serves you right," "Your whole family is being talked about behind your back," "Bloodsuckers," "Without Si Qi, you're nothing but a good-for-nothing." He used every tactic to stab them in the heart. Those who could at least maintain some semblance of dignity in the dungeon could no longer pretend to forget their embarrassing situation outside; standing there, each one more humiliated than the last.

Several temporary team members stood aside, watching the priest who was cursing Yin Chou's team with great gusto, and couldn't help but find him more pleasing to the eye.

The temporary team gained another new member. After joining the team, the priest, standing in the back row, saw the group working together and quickly realized something was wrong: "Why do I feel like you guys are very familiar with this dungeon?"

Many times, before he could even get a good look at the monster, it was killed by the well-coordinated group of people, as if they had expected it.

The group exchanged glances and said with smug smiles, "Because we've read Si Qi's strategy guide."

The priest's eyes widened: "What? That guide is actually useful?"

"Of course it works. Didn't that team get an A score and cleared the game before?"

"I thought it was the authorities lying in collusion..." the priest answered subconsciously, then realized something and quickly covered his mouth to apologize in a low voice.

"...It's alright, you guys were probably really fooled by Yin Chou," the seemingly kind-hearted mage said. "That strategy guide was indeed useful, and it was written in great detail."

"Didn't you notice that the few of us seemed even more relaxed than Yin Chou? Yin Chou used to be the most powerful warrior among the common people."

"Tch, he's just taking advantage of being reborn. And so what if he's seen Si Qi's previous walkthrough videos? Can he compare to those of us who have read Si Qi's walkthrough guides? Si Qi in the live stream can't possibly explain the attack points while playing."

"That's right, and the solution to the puzzle in the machine room has been written down in detail, so there's no need to guess."

Because of his falling out with Yin Chou's team, the priest had become a vague critic of Yin Chou. At this moment, he wouldn't frown at the mention of Si Qi's name, nor would he reflexively trigger the keyword and ask curiously, "Is it really written in that much detail? Where did he know that? I was in the fan group before, and people there said that Si Qi was a monster in disguise, which is why he knew the contents of the dungeon."

"Haha, they both know what's inside the dungeon, but one hides the truth to only benefit himself, while the other actively tells everyone the inside story of the dungeon to help more people survive—if someone is really a monster, do you think that monster is Yin Chou or Si Qi?"

The pastor looked bewildered, paused, and couldn't help but say, "That really is..." No matter how you look at it, Yin Chou is very suspicious!

"Let's go, to the next checkpoint. We know the way."

The priest nodded and hurried forward, leaving behind the members of Yin Chou's team who had overheard the conversation. One of them couldn't help but fix his gaze on Yin Chou and ask, "Captain, if you knew what the later levels were like, why didn't you tell us in advance? That way we could have been mentally prepared and it wouldn't have been so dangerous."

Even those few unknown, ordinary passerby heroes performed better than them!

Yin Chou's face turned ashen, and he bluntly uttered a few words: "I don't know."

"How is that possible!" While others might not know, his teammates, who had the closest contact with Yin Chou, were more likely than anyone to notice the clues: "You've seemed to know the future several times, knowing exactly where to go. In emergencies, you can even hit vital points instantly, and when solving puzzles..."

Yin Chou's face darkened: "I said I don't know! It's all fighting instinct!"

"Come on," did they really take the fans' boasting seriously?

The team members curled their lip; the so-called captain's authority meant nothing in the face of their own lives.

They also want to know the dungeon walkthrough!