"Quick, they're leaving. Let's follow them!"
Seeing that Fangzheng's group continued to walk deeper into the maze, the young girl hurriedly came out from the corner and ran forward with the heavy axe warrior.
But when they turned the corner, they were surprised to find that there was no one in front of them.
"Huh? Where are they? "
Looking at the empty passage, the young girl was taken aback. But before she could say anything, a dagger was suddenly pressed against her neck.
"Don't move!"
"Be careful!"
At that moment, the heavy axe warrior seemed to sense danger. He extended his arm hurriedly to retrieve the battle ax on his back. But shortly after, two razor-sharp swords were pressed against his throat from left and right, stopping him from taking another step forward.
"Ahh … Someone's following us. I thought he was just spouting nonsense …."
Along with this weak voice, the young girl and the heavy axe warrior saw a petite girl with messy blonde hair walk out of the shadows. She was swinging a one-handed hammer in her hand.
"Are you sure you can do it? You don't even know that someone's following us."
"What can I do? It's already hard enough just being in charge of scouting the path ahead. I don't have the time to care about what happens behind us! "
Hearing Jia Baili's accusation, Ying Lili, who was pressing a dagger against the young girl's neck from behind, shouted.
"Mr. Fangzheng, there seems to be only the two of them behind us. There's no one else."
Along with this voice, Asuna and Yuji also walked over from the path that the two of them appeared from just now. Then, other people hiding in the surroundings quickly appeared and surrounded the two of them.
"Who are they?"
"Don't tell me they're trying to take advantage of the situation."
"They want to snatch the overlord with just the two of them?"
"Maybe they're the vanguards?"
"I-I'm not here to go against you!"
Hearing the discussions around her, the young girl hurriedly raised her hand and waved it around to explain. She didn't notice them from a distance before, but now, she realized that these people seemed to be around her age, or even slightly younger. She couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. No matter what, these girls didn't look like bad people.
"We're from the Dark Star Guild. We're here to investigate …."
"Investigation?"
At this moment, Fangzheng walked out, and the others immediately made a path for him. He carried his greatsword and walked in front of the two, carefully observing the duo in front of him.
"… Yes, yes."
Being stared at by Fangzheng's sharp eyes, the girl instinctively felt a little uneasy, but she still mustered up her courage and nodded.
"I'm Yuna from the frontline team of the Dark Nebula Guild. This is Agil.... We're here because the guild leader wants to launch a raid on the Lord of the First Floor, and we're here as scouts to investigate."
Dark Nebula … Ah …
Hearing this name, Fangzheng thought for a moment and remembered the person he had exchanged friends with before. At that time, the onlookers seemed to say that she was the leader of the Dark Nebula Guild. She seemed to be some kind of princess ….
With this in mind, Fangzheng waved his hand.
"Ying Lili, Esther, Lifa, release them."
Hearing Fangzheng's order, the three also put down the weapons in their hands. Only then did Yuna and Agil feel a little better.
"Ying Lili, go and check the situation behind."
"Okay."
Hearing Fangzheng's words, the blonde girl nodded, then sighed helplessly. She quickly disappeared into the corridor again. Fangzheng reached out his hand and opened the system. He found the name of the friend named "Blacksnow Girl" and clicked on the communication.
Not long after, Blacksnow Girl's voice came from it.
"Mr. Fangzheng? I didn't expect you to contact me. Are you planning to join the Dark Nebula? "
"That's not it. I have a question for you.... Do you have players called Yuna and Agil in your guild?" asked Sheyan.
"Huh? Did you meet Sister Yuna? "
Blacksnow Girl's voice was obviously a little surprised when she heard Fangzheng's question.
"I sent them to the core area to investigate and prepare for the attack on the Lord …. Are they alright?"
"No, it's just a small situation."
After getting an answer, Fangzheng decisively hung up the communication and looked at the two again. At the same time, Ying Lili's figure appeared again.
"The Kobolds have respawned."
"What do we do now? Mr. Fangzheng? "
Qingye was holding a longsword and looking at Fangzheng anxiously. This was not their first time exploring Castle Ruins. They had entered the castle three times in a row before, but each time, due to various reasons and problems, Fangzheng chose to retreat.
But this time ….
"I … I won't get in your way!"
While Fangzheng was thinking, Yuna suddenly spoke up.
"I also want to defeat the Lord. I can help you!"
"You?"
Hearing Yuna's words, Fangzheng carefully looked at her. From her equipment, he could tell that the girl in front of him was less than level 20. Her equipment was also very shabby. On Fangzheng's side, except for Fangzheng, who was still using a forged two-handed sword, almost everyone else was using the weapons dropped by elite monsters in the forest and swamp (what a tragedy).
However, the weapon on the girl's waist was a short sword, and she was wearing the most ordinary leather armour …. She did not look like she had any combat power.
Although Fangzheng did not say it directly, if she wanted to defeat the Lord with her current equipment …. Fangzheng could only say, "You're thinking too much, girl."
Perhaps sensing the meaning in Fangzheng's eyes, the girl hesitated for a moment, then looked up at Fangzheng and said.
"I have a special skill!"
"Yuna!"
Agil's eyes widened in surprise when he heard Yuna's words. He reached out to grab Yuna, trying to stop her from continuing, but Yuna dodged Agil's hand and came in front of Fangzheng. She clenched her fists and stared at him.
"….. a special skill?"
"Yes!"
Yuna nodded and said.
"My special skill, 'Chant' …. can give a buff to the player!!"
"What?!"
Upon hearing this, it wasn't only Fangzheng. Everyone else was alarmed.
Special skills were very rare. Even Fangzheng did not know the conditions for their appearance. It seemed that every special skill had its own conditions. At least, Fangzheng had not learned any special skills so far. A special skill that could give a player a buff was even more unheard of ….
"Your special skill ….. the guild doesn't know about it, right?"
Asked Fangzheng as he carefully looked at the girl in front of him. He felt that the Dark Nebula might not know about Yuna's special skill. If they knew, they would probably treat her like a treasure instead of letting her out as a scout.
After all, this was still the early stages of the game. There were almost no skills, equipment or potions that could give players a buff!
A player with a buff was much more useful than an ordinary combat player!
"Yes."
Yuna nodded vigorously.
"I just learned this skill two days ago. I haven't perfected it yet …."
"Then why are you telling us? Aren't you afraid that we'll kidnap you …. Well, it's true that we can't do it in the game, but it's not that difficult to kill you if we want to. Aren't you afraid of danger? "
Fangzheng found it a little unbelievable. Why did she tell him everything? Could it be that it was love at first sight because he was handsome?
Oh, if that's the case, it's really embarrassing. It can't be helped that I'm handsome. I don't want to be like this, but …. Sigh, the eyes of the masses are sharp.
"Because I think you can defeat the Lord."
Yuna looked at Fangzheng again.
"So, I hope to contribute my strength. I also hope to finish this game as soon as possible, leave this world, and return to my family …. And I see this possibility in all of you. "
"Hmm …."
This time, Fangzheng did not answer immediately. He thought for a moment, then looked at Yuna again.
"You have to know that if we fail, you'll die too."
"Yes, I know that."
"You also have to know that the battle against the Lord will be very dangerous. We won't go out of our way to protect you. Even if we win, we won't distribute the spoils of war to you."
"I understand."
"Okay."
Since the other party had put it this way, Fangzheng did not say anything else.
"Then, welcome to the guild, Miss Yuna."
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