Chapter 61: I Understand, Bao

My name is Tian Xiaofu.

I’ve practiced martial arts since I was a child, and after growing up, I joined the Demon Extermination Army as an ordinary soldier.

One day, Demonic Energy suddenly erupted.

I followed Marquis Wan General Di to Jinyang County to suppress the mutation.

But we lost, and lost miserably.

We were shattered at the first touch by the Mutant Beasts, utterly incapable of resistance.

Were we just too weak?

No, it was clearly because the Mutant Beasts were too numerous…

I tried to justify our retreat by blaming the numbers.

Until the arrival of the Sect Disciples.

They showed me what it truly meant to be weak.

In just about ten minutes, the entire pursuing Mutant Beast horde was annihilated.

“What the hell is this? I only managed to snag two monsters, alright? You beasts are killing way too fast!”

“Heh, I didn’t get a single one. What’s the use of this sword then?”

A Zhenwu Player who arrived late angrily slammed his Bafang Han Sword onto the ground.

“Shushan players, you’re a bit too much, huh? At least leave some for us.”

The Shushan players chuckled helplessly.

Among us, there were also people who didn’t get to loot any monsters, but did we complain?

“Aren’t there still tens of thousands of mutated humans? Where are they?”

“Go look ahead.”

Tens of thousands of mutated humans?

The eyes of all the players were filled with longing, their thirst like seeing an oasis in the desert.

“Finally here.”

Chen Xiaoyan and her group ran for ten minutes before arriving at the destination.

Looking at the tens of thousands of players in front of her, she already knew she had no chance, not even a drop of the experience to drink.

Her heart twisted painfully.

Such a good experience treasure, yet because of her momentary negligence, it had flown far away.

If only she hadn’t indulged in wild thoughts and had quickly caught up, things wouldn’t have turned out this way.

She opened her friends list and checked.

Mu Qingxue was already level 22.

This wave of monsters had pushed her up two levels, both after level 20.

How much experience was that?

Chen Xiaoyan felt a little sour.

[Chen Xiaoyan: Congrats, a rich wave]

[Mu Qingxue: Bao, what’s wrong? Your tone sounds a bit sour]

[Chen Xiaoyan: The level 20 dungeon refreshed, right?]

[Mu Qingxue: Yeah, got ideas?]

[Chen Xiaoyan: Even if I do, I’m only level 18. Don’t know when I’ll reach level 20, and my luck sucks, can’t find any wild monsters to grind, sigh…]

[Mu Qingxue: I get it, Bao]

[Mu Qingxue: There are still many monsters here, join the party quickly]

[Mu Qingxue invites you to join the party, do you accept?]

Chen Xiaoyan summoned the speed born from twenty years of singlehood and quickly clicked accept.

She opened the map, checked Mu Qingxue’s location, then quietly pulled Chongchong and rushed over.

As for the Tianxiang players?

Sorry, this last experience treasure I cannot share.

“Xiaoyan姐, where are we heading?”

Chongchong looked confused when she saw Chen Xiaoyan leave the party without permission.

“Shh! Don’t say a word, just follow me.”

Chen Xiaoyan put her pinky finger to her lips, signaling silence.

“Okay.”

Chongchong nodded obediently.

Mu Qingxue’s location wasn’t far; with lightness skill, the journey was quick.

It was a dense forest, with more than a thousand mutated humans being “walked” by Mu Qingxue and her group.

She was buying time, waiting for the others to arrive.

“Don’t attack, just hold the aggro and circle around.”

“Qingxue big shot, why aren’t we attacking? Why are we just circling around?”

A Shushan player following her asked in confusion.

“I’m about to run out of stamina.”

Mu Qingxue opened the map to check and replied, “Almost there, hold on for another half minute.”

“Alright.”

Hundreds of people gritted their teeth and continued their magical love circle.

Half a minute passed quickly.

Chen Xiaoyan and Chongchong arrived at the battlefield smoothly.

Seeing Mu Qingxue leading the group to kite the monsters without attacking, waiting for them, a warm wave rose in their hearts.

“Xue Bao, we’re here.”

“Xue Bao?”

Chongchong was dumbfounded hearing that nickname.

What’s going on?

She had only been away from the game for one day, yet Xiaoyan and Mu Qingxue’s relationship had progressed to this level?

Chongchong was furious and looked at Mu Qingxue with great hostility.

Little bitch, stealing my home while I’m not here?

I, Zhou Xiaochong, won’t forget this.

“You’re here?” Mu Qingxue looked back with a smile and said, “Heal me.”

Chen Xiaoyan glanced at Mu Qingxue’s half-empty health bar and immediately cast Spring Breeze Pull.

[+1560]

[+710]

Full health in two seconds.

Chen Xiaoyan’s healing power was already familiar to Mu Qingxue, so no surprise there.

But the Shushan players nearby were stunned.

“Holy crap, the rumors aren’t fake? She really can instantly full heal?”

“Big shot, teach me your secrets.”

“Is that Tianxiang girl next to her the famous big shot Chongchong from world chat?”

This comment perked Chongchong up.

Her eyes nearly curved into crescent moons with pride.

She hadn’t expected anyone to recognize her.

Looks like my reputation isn’t bad.

But the next few comments shattered her happy mood instantly.

“You don’t even need to look at the ID to know it’s her. This big shot is very famous in world chat.”

“Famous?”

“People say she always follows Chen Xiaoyan around and her nickname is ‘Shadow Follower.’”

“This…”

“Those guys,” Chongchong glared fiercely at the players whispering nearby.

Chen Xiaoyan rubbed her head comfortingly.

“Don’t mind them, just be happy yourself.”

Chongchong crossed her arms and snorted, “Hmph, I won’t pay any attention to those noobs.”

After saying that, she turned her head away, not wanting to see or hear any more.

“Alright, alright, don’t be mad.”

After her health was fully restored, Mu Qingxue immediately killed a mutated human.

“Xiaoyan, did you get experience?”

Chen Xiaoyan nodded, “Got twenty points.”

One mutated human gave 40 level experience; assists only get half.

“Experience is good enough. Everyone, gather here so the healers can buff you before attacking.”

Mu Qingxue clapped her hands and called the few hundred players nearby over.

However, she and the three Xue Clan members stood far back, pulling aggro and running with the mutated humans.

Chen Xiaoyan was already used to Mu Qingxue’s disdain for men.

Spring Breeze Pull had a four-second cooldown, so she could heal one person every four seconds.

That meant fifteen people per minute, one hundred fifty in ten minutes.

Healing all these hundreds of players would take about half an hour.

“Should we use the Wind Return Umbrella?”

Seeing how troublesome this was, Chen Xiaoyan considered a shortcut.

The next moment, she crushed that thought.

Because Chongchong was still with her.

Even if she took the shortcut, Chongchong would have to heal slowly, so it wouldn’t make a difference either way.

“Qingxue big shot, I’m going to eat now, logging off first.”

“+1. If I don’t eat on time, the tigress will definitely take my helmet off and force me offline.”

Mu Qingxue didn’t stop them; losing a few players actually shortened the time needed.

It was already noon.

Chen Xiaoyan smiled at the corner of her mouth.

She lived alone; her parents were back home, so as long as her body could hold up, she could log off whenever she wanted—totally free.