"What's the situation?"
Fangzheng and Lifa stared blankly at the trembling Asuna. Upon hearing Fangzheng's voice, Asuna lifted her head and gazed at Fangzheng.
"Ah, Mr. Fangzheng …"
"What's wrong with you?"
Fangzheng was surprised to see Asuna's pale face. Of course, he knew that Asuna was helpless in this aspect, but … it shouldn't be to this extent, right?
"I, I, I, there's … a ghost … ghost …"
"Ghost? It's a member of the battle group in disguise, right? "
Lifa wasn't so sure about Asuna's reaction. Logically speaking, there were indeed several members of the battle group who were in charge of scaring people. However, they knew their limits and didn't intend to scare people to death. But judging from Asuna's expression, it was apparent that she wasn't just startled.
Could it be that someone went overboard?
"Eh!"
At this moment, Asuna seemed to have spotted something. She hurriedly hid behind Fangzheng and pointed to the woods by the side.
"Ghost … Ghost … Ghost …"
"Ghost? Where did the ghost come from? "
Fangzheng turned around and gazed at the direction Asuna pointed. Then, a white figure flashed before his eyes.
"Hmm? It seems like there's really … a human. "
Lifa also saw the white figure, but she wasn't as afraid as Asuna. In her opinion, perhaps it was another member of the battle group in disguise.
"Let's go and take a look."
Fangzheng casually said and walked into the woods by the side of the path. Lifa followed closely behind him while Asuna clutched onto Fangzheng's clothes and followed closely behind Fangzheng with her eyes closed.
When the three of them entered the woods, the figure wobbled toward them again. This time, the three of them clearly saw the figure in front of them.
"Eh?"
After seeing the figure in front of her, Lifa was the first to cry out.
"Mr. Fangzheng, she doesn't seem to be a member of our Guild."
Not far away, there was a girl who looked to be in her teens. She wore a thin white dress and was barefoot. She had fair skin and black hair. Upon hearing Lifa's words, Asuna became even more nervous.
"Is, is, is it a ghost?"
"She has legs, so she shouldn't be a ghost."
"Really?"
Hearing Fangzheng's answer, Asuna peeked her head out and opened her eyes to take a look ahead. Fangzheng shook his head helplessly at Asuna's reaction. He didn't understand why the Japanese would always use the method of judging whether a person was a ghost or not. What kind of tradition is this …?
At this moment, the girl's body trembled all of a sudden, before collapsing to the ground and no longer moving.
Seeing this scene, Lifa suddenly shouted.
"She seems to have fainted!"
"I saw it!"
As soon as Lifa opened her mouth, Fangzheng rushed to the girl's side and carried her in his arms. At this moment, the girl's eyes were closed and she was unconscious. After all, this was the game world, and one couldn't judge the other party's condition through body temperature, heartbeat, and breathing. However, Fangzheng quickly checked her and soon found a problem.
"Strange … Why isn't she marked?"
Fangzheng was puzzled as he looked at the girl in front of him. In the game, no matter if it was monsters, players, or NPCs, when they focused their attention to 'lock on', a mark would appear. Normal players would be marked in green, while criminal players would be marked in orange. However, this girl didn't have any mark at all. Besides, she didn't look like an NPC. If a player touched an NPC casually, a warning prompt would pop up. If they crossed the line, they would be flung away.
However, Fangzheng didn't see any system prompt even though he carried the girl in his arms.
There was also no mission prompt.
What's going on?
"No matter what, let's carry her back first."
Thinking until here, Fangzheng quickly made a decision.
After that, the Courage Test ended smoothly. Fangzheng didn't stop everyone because he brought a child back. After all, it wasn't a big deal. When Fangzheng brought the child back to the base, the other girls also heard the news and curiously looked at the child in front of them.
"She really doesn't have a mark … Just like what Sophie said."
"Sophie, was that her the last time you saw her?"
At this moment, Sophie was also pulled over by the girls. Hearing their question, Sophie nodded.
"That's right, I saw her."
Hearing Sophie's answer, the girls also made a fuss.
"She doesn't look any different from an ordinary child."
"Is there a child who wants to seek refuge with us?"
Needless to say, this guess was quite reliable. After all, it was widely known among the players that the Sword of the Dark Moon would take in those helpless children. Fangzheng had even specially made an advertisement in the survival manual. If a child knew about the Dark Moon Sword, it would be normal for them to seek shelter.
"Well, no matter what, we'll know when she wakes up."
Fangzheng said casually, and the others obediently shut their mouths. Then, Fangzheng glanced at the crowd and saw Shaxia.
"Then, Miss Shaxia, I'll leave this child in your hands."
"Of course, Mr. Fangzheng."
Hearing Fangzheng's words, Shaxia smiled and stretched out her hand to take the child. But …
"Ah?"
What surprised everyone was that although the little girl was unconscious, her hands were tightly grabbing onto Fangzheng's clothes and had no intention of letting go. Even Fangzheng was surprised. He didn't notice when this little girl grabbed onto his clothes.
But now, it seemed that she wouldn't let go.
"This … What should we do?"
Fangzheng tried to get the little girl to let go, but she had no intention of doing so. Fangzheng wanted to wake the little girl up, but looking at her … It seemed that it was impossible to wake her up.
"Mr. Fangzheng, why don't you sleep with her for the night? We'll see what happens tomorrow morning."
In the end, it was Shaxia who suggested and the other girls didn't object. They weren't worried that Fangzheng would do anything to the little girl. After all, they knew about Fangzheng's character.
"… Seems like this is the only way."
After hearing Shaxia's suggestion and looking at the little girl in his arms, Fangzheng could only nod helplessly.
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