Yegelite

The effects of the [Repair Potion] were exceptionally remarkable. After soaking for only a week, Ye Xinxia's legs had actually recovered quite a lot.

Originally, she could only barely stand for about a minute, and even taking a few steps left her exhausted. Now, she could extend that to three minutes.

Ye Xinxia seemed extremely surprised by this change, her pretty face filled with disbelief as she looked at Cheng Xiaoyu in shock.

Seeing this, Cheng Xiaoyu thought his younger sister was simply too pleasantly surprised and had not accepted this joyful fact for the moment.

Fortunately, his younger sister did not press him on where that potion had come from. Otherwise, it really would not have been easy to explain. In any case, as long as the result was good, that was enough...

However, [Repair Potion] ultimately had to be bought with Gold Coins. Although the price was not considered high, one bottle a day was still extremely expensive.

So he had to go Outside Safe Zone to hunt demons and obtain valuable materials from their corpses to exchange for Gold Coins. Only then could he support his younger sister's expenses.

As it happened, the [Job Change Quest] prompted by the system would take place Outside Safe Zone. He might as well settle this matter along the way.

After arriving Outside Safe Zone, Cheng Xiaoyu walked into a dense forest. He looked around and confirmed there was no danger.

"I'm already Outside Safe Zone. This should be fine, right? After all, no one knows what will happen."

[Notification]

[Do you wish to accept the Job Change Quest?]

Leaving everything else aside, this time was different from the other quests the system had given him. It actually allowed him to choose whether to accept it and when to start.

Judging from past experience, this should be a quest where I can obtain job-related skills...

It was afternoon now. The dim yellow sunset cast its light down from the mountainside, stretching his shadow until it looked incomparably long and tall!

That's right. I'll become even stronger!

"Accept."

[Job Change Quest has begun.]

[Please enter the Dungeon through the portal.]

In an instant, the air seemed to freeze. The originally colorful world sank into gray darkness, and everything lost its breath of life.

The next second, lightning flashed before his eyes. Purple arcs of electricity continuously wove and flickered through the air, until finally, a dark purple hollow appeared in front of him, like an eyeball staring at the person who had arrived!

Cheng Xiaoyu kept feeling as if someone was watching him. That feeling made a trace of unease rise in his heart, but the corner of his mouth curved into a smile.

"All right. It finally feels like this game has officially begun. I wonder what's waiting for me inside. This is really something to look forward to."

He chuckled softly and slowly walked into the enormous dark purple hollow before him. Then he completely vanished from the gloomy forest.

The scene shifted. Cheng Xiaoyu was in another Other-dimensional Space. After coming back to himself, he quickly observed his surroundings.

At this moment, he was standing in a wide corridor. The ceiling alone was a full ten meters above him, making the place feel as if it had been built for giants.

Burning torches were fixed into the walls on both sides of the corridor, driving away the gloom as they extended all the way into the depths.

This place gave him the illusion of an ancient royal palace, though judging from the architectural style, it leaned more toward the West...

"Hm?"

Suddenly, a faint sound came from deep within the corridor. It seemed to be the noise of metal colliding, as if a knight were walking step by step, slowly approaching him.

He focused his eyes and saw a black figure slowly walking over. Under the firelight, he discovered it was a knight clad in black armor. Its helmet and armor completely wrapped around its entire body, and an indistinct sense of oppression surged toward him.

Cheng Xiaoyu felt that this knight was definitely not a living person. The eye area of its helmet was not covered, but inside was pitch-black. He could not see its eyes at all.

Seeing that it held a longsword in its hand, he also took his own Short Blade out from the [Item Inventory] and faced off against the knight.

The black knight stopped about ten meters away from Cheng Xiaoyu. Under the latter's wary gaze, it laid the longsword in its hand flat on the ground, then directly dropped to one knee.

"Wh... what?"

Looking at the black knight saluting before him, Cheng Xiaoyu was completely stunned. It had clearly looked ready to fight him to the death just now, yet now it had turned into this scene.

Seeing that the black knight still remained half-kneeling in place without moving, his brows lifted slightly. Then he slowly circled around the guy. After seeing that the other party made no movement at all, he quickly left the scene.

How strange. Why did it suddenly kneel and salute?

Could it be... related to the system's [Job Change Quest]?

As this question kept turning over in his mind, Cheng Xiaoyu chose to continue walking deeper into the palace. From time to time along the way, he encountered knights dressed the same way, even some carrying bows and arrows, and others who could use Release Magic. Without exception, every one of them saluted him.

Under these guys' "welcome," Cheng Xiaoyu finally arrived before a glorious, ancient dark red gate. He raised his head and studied the gate before him, his gaze filled with resolve.

"All right. Behind this door should be the final stage of the [Job Change Quest], right? Just how strong will this BOSS be...?"

He took a deep breath and slowly pushed open the doors on both sides.

But the instant he pushed open a crack, a chilling wind surged out from within, blowing his hair and collar.

Cheng Xiaoyu was startled at first. Then a look of astonishment appeared on his face. His eyes grew grave as he looked at the scene through the crack, and after sensing that terrifying aura just now, he became even more certain that the BOSS of the [Job Change Quest] was inside!

This shuddering aura...

His gaze turned solemn, and he stepped into the room. At the same time, the doors closed behind him.

The next second, a flicker of firelight suddenly flashed in the dim space. Then flames lit up on each pillar, illuminating everything in the room.

This was like a massive palace. A chandelier above his head gave off light, a red carpet covered the floor, and a throne was placed atop the steps at the far end, representing who the master of this room was.

"King's Reception Room... is it?"

"Clack... clack... clack..."

Suddenly, in the silent surroundings, a figure in red armor slowly walked out from behind a Stone Pillar, holding a long, slender sword. A broad red cloak, slightly tattered, hung from its shoulders and drifted slowly behind it as it moved.

Its entire body was wrapped in hard dark-red armor, yet it looked extraordinarily slender and upright. A red hair-like ornament on its helmet trailed behind its head, and a pair of hollow eyes glowing with white light stared straight at Cheng Xiaoyu as a powerful pressure radiated from it!

Seeing this, Cheng Xiaoyu felt a jolt run through his whole body. He hurriedly fixed a grave stare on the Dark Red Knight not far away, his grip on the Short Blade tightening despite himself.

My eyes, my ears, even my fingertips... my entire body remembered this feeling. It was clearly the aura of "death"!

The source of this chilling aura... was this Dark Red Knight?!

[Knight Commander—Yegelite]

Looking at the notification above the Dark Red Knight's head, the vigilance in Cheng Xiaoyu's heart did not lessen in the slightest. This knight, guarding the masterless throne alone, was absolutely a terrifying existence!

Seeing the longsword in the Dark Red Knight's hand move slightly, alarm bells instantly blared in Cheng Xiaoyu's mind. His entire body tensed as he stared fixedly at the other party's every move.

Yet in the next second, under his shocked gaze, that Dark Red Knight actually lowered the longsword in its hand just like that, then respectfully dropped to one knee before him, lowering its proud head!