Chapter 101: Encounter
“This…” Pashou’s eyes darted, “Miss, you see we have no grievances or enmities, why make things difficult for each other?”
“That’s right.” Starry nodded.
Pashou breathed a sigh of relief.
“But—” the thief’s heart sank again.
“Only until you played me. If I’m not mistaken, you should have taken something, right?”
The appearance of the Lava Spider in such a place was truly too abnormal.
Zane had never heard of a volcano or anything of the sort nearby, and moreover, the environment of this desolate land was not suitable for their survival.
Considering the identity of the thieves, it was easy to guess that this group had probably stolen something significant, causing a commotion.
“Ah? Miss, what are you talking about? I don’t understand!” Pashou looked bewildered.
“I’ll make you understand.” Starry said coldly, as countless vines shot out behind her, wrapping around the just-freed Pashou.
The other thieves, seeing him trapped, abandoned Pashou and scattered.
Beans of sweat slid down his cheeks, and he could no longer keep calm, “The thing isn’t with me!”
…
By the time Cute Orange realized what was happening, she was already in Yunshui City.
Indeed, she had once again died in confusion.
“Orange, what happened?” Nangong hurriedly asked upon seeing the gray icon in the team.
“Uh… I’m not really sure how I died.” Cute Orange stammered.
“Why don’t you check the battle record?” Brother Shiu suggested.
“Okay.”
She flipped through the battle record… it was the Explosion Flame Spell! Upon closer inspection, the caster was actually from Yuhua?
Cute Orange panicked, “It’s someone from Yuhua! I saw two mages’ names in the record!”
“Yuhua? Those guys…” Nangong felt a surge of anger thinking about them, having been killed by them to level 10 just days earlier… and now they were back?
“They might be after me…” Cute Orange said anxiously, “I reported fake boss coordinates to them before. They might have come to settle the score with me. This has nothing to do with you guys, so avoid them, or it’ll be troublesome!”
“Hah, we’re already enemies.” Nangong said nonchalantly.
“Let’s regroup first. The two teams need to come together; Orange, don’t leave the city yet, it’s too dangerous.” Endless Sea said calmly.
“Okay!”
…
Just after the communication was cut, a large number of Yuhua figures appeared before them, too late to regroup.
Endless Sea counted and found there were as many as 9 people.
And the leading swordsman was an old acquaintance of his—Swordsman ‘Dreaming of a Floating Life.’
In the game Dream of the Mists, Dreaming of a Floating Life was among the best of the free players, unlike Endless Sea who floated around at rank 30; this person had consistently stayed active in the top ten!
“Hmph, you’re still the same, enjoying being in a group of girls.” Dreaming of a Floating Life said in a teasing tone.
“You don’t need to worry about that!” Endless Sea’s expression darkened, involuntarily shouting.
“Are you okay…?” Youyoufen asked with concern.
“I’m fine… it’s just that this guy looks too punchable.”
“This girl is your new sweetheart? She looks pretty good!” Dreaming of a Floating Life mocked with a smirk.
Youyoufen bit her pink lips, wanting to refute something.
“Who are you? Coming in to provoke our Youyou?” Brother Shiu said displeased.
Of course, Brother Shiu knew who this person was, Dreaming of a Floating Life, a top ten swordsman, but he couldn’t afford to lose face.
Although Dream of the Mists had undergone substantial changes from the previous game, the former top ten didn’t necessarily retain their advantages now. Nevertheless, his skill level was undoubtedly above Endless Sea. If the rankings were close, the outcome might still be uncertain, but the gap between 10th and 30th… likely had an absolute difference in reflexes.
Now their side only had 4 people: Endless Sea, Youyoufen, Brother Shiu, and the nameless Traveler.
One each of Knight, Summoner, Mage, and Assassin, while Youyoufen also had Lord Xisi, the Electric Rabbit, and Little Butterfly… Little Butterfly aside.
They had a total of 9 people, with healing, tank, and damage output covered, and there might even be an assassin nearby.
Meanwhile, Nangong and the others were leveling elsewhere, several hundred yards away, and it would take them 2-3 minutes to arrive—no time to waste. In 3 minutes, the outcome would be decided.
Just this morning, they had been wiped out once… how could they be thrown into another battle?
“Who I am, you will find out later.” Dreaming of a Floating Life replied, then raised his hand to halt, “Don’t act yet. I want a deathmatch with this guy!”
Endless Sea remained composed, “Why should I have a death match with you?”
“What kind of person do you think you are to do such things and still bravely play the game!??? Don’t you dare even accept a duel?” Dreaming of a Floating Life’s veins bulged as he expressed his intense fury, as if he might strike at any moment.
“…,” Endless Sea fell silent.
“Okay, if you won’t accept, then let your teammates bear the consequences! I want to see how many are willing to team up with you for leveling!”
Seeming exhausted, Endless Sea sighed, “When did you become like this? Even a guild like Yuhua can join freely, huh?!”
“Damn! This kid dares to insult us? Brothers!” Yuhua Dianhuo exclaimed angrily.
“Don’t move!” Dreaming of a Floating Life said coldly, “Your boss sent you here to help, not to cause trouble!”
“…” Yuhua Dianhuo gritted his teeth and retreated.
“Will you accept?”
“… I’m sorry everyone, it seems I’ve brought trouble to you.” Endless Sea’s expression was filled with apology, hard to imagine that the usually cheerful and loyal knight had his own story.
“It’s fine, just beat him down and come back to fight!” Brother Shiu waved his hand, nonchalant.
“You’re a friend of Zanny, so you’re my friend. It’s a small matter.” The Traveler didn’t mind either.
“Go get them, we’ll wait for you to come out!” Youyoufen looked at Endless Sea earnestly.
“Hahaha, you overestimate me. Although this guy has become like this now, his skills are still there; my chances of winning are definitely not high.”
“What are you mumbling about?” Dreaming of a Floating Life said impatiently.
“Come on!” Endless Sea said in a deep voice.
“That’s better! You’re not allowed to attack until I’ve won! Did you hear me?”
“Heh, that sounds nice. What if you lose?” Yuhua Dianhuo challenged.
As if hearing the greatest joke, “I’ll lose? Are you saying I would lose to him?”
“Hahahahaha, who do you look down on! Useless!”
“You Yuhua can’t even bring out one decent expert, and you dare to challenge me? No wonder no one wants to join you~”
“You!” Yuhua Dianhuo was nearly ready to attack but was stopped by his subordinates behind him, “Big Brother, calm down, calm down! The guild master told us not to stir up trouble!”
“Hmph!”
