Chapter 213: A Small Suggestion
Fortunately, with the blessing of +Spiritual Heart, Kurei’s damage was already enough to take down this wild boar in one hit.
At the moment of the kill, his original level of 24 suddenly blinked.
Upon closer inspection, it had turned into 25.
He leveled up just by killing a wild boar!?
“Miss, I feel like I’ve become stronger!” Kurei exclaimed, coming back with the Poison Blade in hand.
“…Zane didn’t respond but lowered his head in thought.
There’s no doubt that NPCs can also gain experience points from battles.
However, their fights with wild monsters do not yield loot, except for certain special quest items.
If they directly bring the soldiers over like this, the new recruits are sure to fall victim to becoming cannon fodder.
Moreover, it’s said that the new commanders of other cities have a volatile temper, and seeing such soldiers might provoke them to take action against them.
It wouldn’t be impossible to strip Kurei of his command.
Ultimately, it was because of her involvement that the storyline in Yishui City had changed dramatically; these people might be able to live well in Yishui City rather than go to Huawucheng to meet their doom.
“Miss? What’s wrong?”
“I was thinking… never mind, it’s nothing.” Zane shook his head.
“…I’m sorry.” Kurei felt very ashamed, “I need someone’s help even to kill a wild boar, a person like me doesn’t deserve to lead these soldiers.”
“No, leading troops is about strategy and adaptability, not brute force.”
Of course, if combat power is too low, one might be directly assassinated by the enemy. However, she wouldn’t say this to his face; that would be unfortunate.
“I understand these principles…” Kurei clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, “But I’m more acutely aware of my own weight. I’ve worried countless times on the way about whether we can successfully take Huawucheng and whether they… can return safely.”
“Miss, if possible… please take these…”
“No.”
“…”
Kurei stiffened, feeling disheartened, “Sorry, I shouldn’t have said that.”
This was not good; unexpectedly, a wild boar had collapsed his psychological defenses.
Perhaps this situation was too heavy for a vice commander; the earlier battle was merely the last straw that broke the camel’s back.
In addition to that, Zane also picked up on other information.
“Kurei, every city will send thousands of troops for the attack. What you need to do is just coordinate with them and the adventurers to reclaim Huawucheng. I’ve heard that other cities have strong reinforcements sent from the Imperial City; with them around, nothing major should happen.”
“…Okay.” He nodded, but his expression was still very dejected.
Zane could see that this vice commander was doubtful about the city.
After all, the scene of the Undead Iron Cavalry rampaging into the city was still fresh in memory, with the guards cut down like vegetables, turning it into a bloody nightmare.
“How about this, you still take command of the troops, and I can give you some small advice.”
“Small… advice?” Kurei’s eyes filled with confusion.
…
The journey was very dull; aside from the wild boar at the beginning, almost no monsters were seen thereafter.
Some players were wondering if it would be better to teleport directly to Ganyan City.
By the way, there is a limit to the number of NPCs that can be teleported through the teleportation array, and ordinary soldiers may experience discomfort.
“Achen, are we just going to follow like this? It’s so boring.” Shui grumbled as she trailed behind the NPC army.
“Don’t rush; didn’t you take a quest?”
The quest mentioned was Kurei’s initial posting inviting adventurers to escort the army together.
Rated as A.
A is not as high as S, but it’s not an easy task to complete, so there’s no way the road would be completely safe.
“But we haven’t even seen a shadow?”
“Just wait, it’ll be here soon.”
“How do you know?”
“Hehe, it’s a secret.”
Meanwhile, Fanxing and Fenghua had already distanced themselves from the main force, walking ahead of them.
Although other guilds also sent people ahead to scout, their speed was still far behind these two.
It’s known that Fanxing, while out of combat, had a speed boost of 56% from her gear alone, and her full agility attribute added nearly 20% speed. Now, even in a normal state, she was moving swiftly.
Fenghua’s gear was also geared towards boosting speed, but of course, she couldn’t outpace Fanxing who had the Wind Walk Cloak.
“Fanxing, slow down, wait for me!” Fenghua called from behind as the distance continued to widen.
She adjusted her speed to keep pace.
“What gear are you using? Not even a full agility ranger can catch up to you…” she panted.
Fanxing remained silent, casually sending her the attributes of the Wind Walk Cloak.
When she saw the effects, Fenghua’s eyes lit up, “Wind Walk… along with the armor’s 5% speed, that’s already 25%! This gear can be used even in the later stages! Plus, this Wind Walk Cloak looks so ethereal and beautiful!”
“Really…?” Fanxing hadn’t paid much attention before; she just thought the stats were decent.
“Of course! If I had such a pretty outfit, I would definitely keep it.”
“If you like it, I’ll give it to you when I reach level 35.” Fanxing said casually.
“Eh? Are you serious? Putting appearance aside, just the Wind Walk characteristic, it’s not unfair to consider it a Silver Tier weapon.”
“This characteristic is good in this context… but since you shared the SS quest with us, it’s not much, think of it as my gift in return.”
“…Okay! Thank you in advance!”
“Speaking of which…” Fanxing suddenly stopped.
“What…” Fenghua turned around, only to see a distant horizon filled with a dense mass of black undead.
So densely packed that it was impossible to gauge the exact number.
Wasn’t the Shadow Lord severely injured? Why are there so many troops left? Could they have already recovered?
“Attacking the city… doesn’t seem so easy now.” Fenghua let out a sigh.
“…”
…
To the northwest of Ganyan City, a full five thousand valiant soldiers lined up on the plains, while players were at the other end, keeping a distance of 100 yards from the NPC army.
Ignoring the complaints of the objective-driven, the man at the front of the army had light purple short hair and held a yellow demon-slaying sword, with golden-gray engravings shimmering with a faint glow.
He remained silent, his expression worryingly grim.
The nearby squad leader couldn’t help but ask, “Commander, do you think they… might run into something on the way?”
“Hmph! Absolutely impossible!” The commander snorted coldly, already half a day past the agreed time, even the elves’ reinforcements were almost here. That waste Miroi had been boasting about being the first to arrive, and now he’s wasting everyone’s time!
