"Ah — —!"
Asuna screamed as she was suspended in the air. According to Asuna's reaction, she only needed to slash off the tentacle and she would be out of danger. But for some reason, the brave Asuna seemed to have transformed into another person. She screamed in horror, struggled, and even threw away her sword, but she didn't think of fighting!
What's going on?
To be honest, Fangzheng was somewhat alarmed when he saw this scene. This was a mistake that only newbies or immature newbies would make. Asuna had been with them for so many floors and was one of the best among them, so how could she make such a mistake?
In Fangzheng's opinion, this was as unbelievable as an Eighth Circle Mage making a mistake while chanting the magic missile spell, which resulted in a magical backlash.
In fact, not only Fangzheng, but the other young ladies were also astonished by Asuna's reaction. After all, Asuna had always been one of the stronger ones in the team and they never thought that she would be hanging in the air like a little girl, shivering in fear!
However, Lestia and Astor apparently didn't care about this. As the tentacles extended, a huge man-eating flower emerged from the flower field. It widened its mouth and shot out dozens of tentacles to wrap around Asuna. At this moment, Lestia and Astor had already rushed into the flower field. Along with a flash of their swords, they chopped off the tentacles that wrapped around Asuna. Asuna screamed and fell from the sky.
Bam!
But the moment she landed, Fangzheng hurriedly grabbed her collar and threw her to the side with the help of the impact. Then, a tentacle brushed past Asuna and hit the flower field.
At this moment, Shi Nong and Gabrielle reacted. They quickly raised the longbows in their hands and shot at the man-eating flower, forcing it to retreat. Then, the others quickly surrounded the flower and began the battle.
A man-eating flower was nothing to Fangzheng's group. Therefore, it didn't take long for them to eliminate it completely. But when Fangzheng returned to Asuna's side, he couldn't help but frown.
It wasn't because of anything else, but because Asuna seemed to be acting strangely.
She sat among the flowers in a daze. Her eyes were soulless, as if she had been badly frightened. This wasn't strange if it happened to other girls, but it was strange for Asuna. Fangzheng knew that Asuna was a very determined and persistent young lady.
They had been in this game world for almost half a year and most of them had gradually gotten used to life in the game. Many of them didn't have the urge to clear 100 floors in one breath. Even Lifa, Black Cat, and the others would occasionally go out for a stroll, have a meal, and relax.
Of course, there were also people who wished to stay here for the rest of their lives. For example, Gabrielle was one of them. She even publicly said that "I might as well stay here for the rest of my life when I think of Wina's ugly face."
But unlike them, Asuna was very serious and hardworking every day. She was always the most hardworking person in the team, so much so that the others couldn't keep up with her.
And because of this, Asuna wasn't very sociable in the team.
This was also one of the reasons why Black Cat didn't object when Izuri drew Asuna's book. If Izuri used Aoba or Lifa, who had a close relationship with Black Cat, perhaps Black Cat would reconsider. But Asuna was different. In the Dark Moon Sword team, she gave the impression that she was a very serious and responsible member of the study committee. Everyone thought that she was a great person, but …
Yes, but no one thought of being like her.
But now, Asuna's behavior was obviously abnormal.
"Asuna?"
Fangzheng frowned at the sight of the young lady sitting in the middle of the flower field. At this moment, Asuna finally regained her senses. She was stunned for a moment before hurriedly standing up.
"S-Sorry, Mr. Fangzheng, I …"
"What's wrong with you? You don't look right. This doesn't seem like a mistake you would make. "
"I … I …"
Asuna blushed in response to Fangzheng's question. She stuttered 'I' for a long time, but in the end, she lowered her head and didn't say anything.
It seems that the situation isn't normal.
"That's all for today."
Fangzheng immediately made a decision. He turned around and said to everyone. Initially, Fangzheng wanted to take down the Lord of this floor in one go today, but Asuna's performance was too abnormal. She was the main attacker of the team, and Fangzheng couldn't just take her down when her performance was so bad, so he quickly said to the others, "Let's go.
"That's all for today's battle. You can go back and rest. Tomorrow, we will come back from the teleportation crystal."
"Yes, Mr. Fangzheng."
The young ladies didn't mind Fangzheng's request. They nodded and left. After all, this wasn't the first time Fangzheng had suddenly stopped the boss battle midway. Everyone knew that any small mistake could cause life-threatening danger, so under such circumstances, they were willing to be more careful rather than act rashly.
Fangzheng frowned as he watched Asuna leave with the group like a lonely ghost. Then, he waved to Ying Lili who was standing nearby.
"Ying Lili, come here."
"What's wrong?"
"What did you say to Asuna that day?"
Come to think of it, Fangzheng realized that Asuna's abnormal behavior seemed to have started from that time. But if she quarreled with Ying Lili, it wasn't obvious. At least, Ying Lili's behavior was normal and there wasn't any problem. And Asuna didn't seem to have any problems with Ying Lili either.
"Nothing much …"
Hearing Fangzheng's question, Ying Lili frowned and racked her brains.
"I just apologized to her and promised not to draw anymore. Then, she forgave me."
"That's it?"
"Ah, yes. She also asked me how many books I drew and said that she wanted to confiscate them. So, I gave her the books in my hand."
"All of them?"
Upon hearing this, Fangzheng pricked up his brows while Ying Lili nodded.
"Yes. I thought she was going to delete them, but she took them … What's wrong?"
"It seems that the problem lies here."
Fangzheng sighed while Ying Lili widened her eyes in surprise.
"Huh? Just because of a few books? Is that necessary? "
"I don't think you'll understand …"
Looking at the dumbfounded Ying Lili, Fangzheng shook his head helplessly. Although Yori was also a young lady from a good family, she had grown up with books since she was a child. She was so good at drawing books. For Yori Yori, books were a part of her worldview, so she didn't care much about them.
But Asuna was different!
After interacting with Asuna, Fangzheng realized that Asuna was similar to the 'good students' he met in school. She was very obedient, hardworking, and serious. Other than that, she didn't know anything else.
Letting such a child come into contact with books was undoubtedly a huge cleansing of her worldview.
Looking at Asuna's absent-minded appearance, if this happened in the real world, she would probably be on the front page of the newspaper "Good Student Abandons Herself, Green Dam Protection Urgent" or something similar.
"It seems that I need to have a good talk with her."
After confirming the crux of the problem, Fangzheng immediately made a decision.
At least, he couldn't let this continue.
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