Chapter 67: Ning Tiantian’s Request

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[Third World]

In the wilderness area of the City of Death, for players between levels 25 and 28.

As more players reached higher levels, the number of people farming skeletons to complete the Defying Death mission increased exponentially.

Everywhere you looked, whether it was level 25 Skeleton Warriors, level 26 Skeleton Archers, level 27 Skeleton Shieldbearers, or level 28 Skeleton Mages, the entire area was packed with people.

Teams of level 22-23 players from the Holy Light Cemetery gathered in groups to hunt skeletons together.

In the Skeleton Shieldbearer zone, a solitary young girl stood on the outskirts of the map. Clad in a white mage robe, her small frame, barely 160 cm tall, gave her a delicate and fragile appearance. Her hands tightly gripped her staff, and her eyes betrayed both nervousness and urgency.

With her innocent, "girl-next-door" look, Ning Tiantian (in-game ID: Sweet Bunny) caught the attention of several male players hunting nearby.

Some couldn't resist approaching her.

"Little sister, need help farming?"

"Hey cutie, do you have a boyfriend?"

Sweet Bunny shook her head and refused all their offers, choosing to remain standing alone.

Until Zhang Yue emerged from the Skeleton Warrior and Skeleton Archer areas and finally arrived at the Skeleton Shieldbearer zone.

The moment she saw him, Sweet Bunny hurried over.

"Y-you're here." she stammered.

"Starting with the Shieldbearers?" Zhang Yue got straight to the point, not wanting to waste time on idle chatter.

Sweet Bunny nodded, her large, bright eyes blinking up at him. "I've already dealt with the Warriors and Archers. I just have the Shieldbearers and Mages left to finish."

"I was doing this mission with some of my girlfriends, but they ended up ditching me and doing it on their own... I only have half a day left before the mission expires. I don't have time to find another party, so I thought you might help me... You're really strong..."

"I'm not interested in hearing your boring drama about your so-called friends." Zhang Yue shot her a glance, seeing her shrink a little in response to his bluntness. "Join the party."

Without further ado, Zhang Yue created a team and invited Sweet Bunny to join.

Just as they were about to start killing Shieldbearers, a familiar voice called out: "Zhang Yue?"

Turning towards the source, Zhang Yue saw Su Jinyan, dressed in her distinctive purple mage robes. Even in a crowd, her presence was unmistakable, and now she was waving enthusiastically at him.

Su Jinyan quickly made her way over. "Hey, what are you doing back here? I thought you moved on to the Fourth World."

"I'm helping someone with a mission." Zhang Yue glanced briefly at Sweet Bunny. "And you? Didn't you finish this mission already?"

"I'm just helping some guildmates farm for now, and working on leveling up myself."

Zhang Yue glanced behind Su Jinyan and spotted several members of the Misty Rain Pavilion guild battling Skeleton Shieldbearers.

Noticing Sweet Bunny standing quietly behind Zhang Yue, Su Jinyan's expression shifted slightly. A strange sense of rivalry stirred within her, prompting her to ask, "Who's she?"

Before Zhang Yue could answer, Sweet Bunny spoke up quickly. "Hello, sister. I'm Ning Tiantian, his cousin. I asked my cousin to help me with a mission."

Clearly intent on keeping Zhang Yue's identity as Shura a secret, Sweet Bunny quickly fabricated a cover story. She wasn't taking any chances.

"Oh, so you're his cousin." Su Jinyan's unease evaporated, replaced by a smile and an odd sense of relief.

Zhang Yue neither confirmed nor denied Sweet Bunny's explanation. He wasn't about to share the truth about Shura—not with anyone.

In a world filled with rivalries between great powers, the existence of Shura, once known as the strongest in the Dragon Nation, would be a threat to more than just local players. Foreign agents would surely make it their mission to eliminate him before he could rise again.

"I'll help you out," Su Jinyan offered, her tone warm as ever.

Zhang Yue had long grown accustomed to teaming up with Su Jinyan, so he nodded without hesitation. "Sure, let's do it."

With that, Su Jinyan left her current party and joined Zhang Yue's.

Meanwhile, the guild members from Misty Rain Pavilion were left in a bit of a predicament.

"The Second Miss just left us. Now what are we supposed to do?"

"What else can we do? Suck it up."

Zhang Yue looked over at Su Jinyan. "Let's up the pace."

Su Jinyan lifted her crystal staff. "No problem."

Immediately, Zhang Yue summoned his Dark Skeleton King and Skeleton Warriors, sending them out to pull mobs. In no time, a group of ten Skeleton Shieldbearers had been aggroed.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

The Skeleton King cast its Shadow Sword Array, trapping the Shieldbearers in place.

The Skeleton Warriors dove into the fray, hacking away at the trapped enemies under the leadership of their mighty king.

Meanwhile, Zhang Yue and Su Jinyan stood at the back, casting spells in sync.

Boom, boom, boom!

Powerful magic blasts exploded across the group of Shieldbearers, chunks of health vanishing from their bars.

Zhang Yue's attacks alone dealt around 1,000 to 2,000 damage—on targets with only 5,000 HP. It was overkill.

With Su Jinyan's assistance, the combination of crowd control and raw firepower made short work of the enemies.

Before long, all ten Shieldbearers were wiped out.

Sweet Bunny, standing at the rear with nothing to do, was left in awe of what she had just witnessed.

Zhang Yue was even stronger than she had imagined.

And there was something else...

"That sister seems so confident..." Sweet Bunny thought as she watched Su Jinyan banter effortlessly with Zhang Yue while they worked together in perfect harmony. She tightened her grip on her staff, filled with envy. "I wish I could be that strong, that confident..."

In truth, Sweet Bunny's presence was more like dead weight. She just stood there, leeching experience and mission progress off Zhang Yue and Su Jinyan.

Apart from her growing feelings of inadequacy, she felt utterly useless.

Soon enough, they had cleared all 300 Shieldbearers.

The trio then advanced into the level 28 Skeleton Mage zone.

Just like before, they started pulling five Skeleton Mages at a time.

Their overwhelming speed and efficiency quickly caught the attention of the other players in the area.

"Whoa. They're pulling five Skeleton Mages at once."

"Did you see that Beast Tamer's damage? Insane."

"And those two girls with him—both of them are gorgeous. Is this what it means to be powerful and popular?"

"Man, when am I going to have luck like that?"

Meanwhile, a group of girls farming Skeleton Mages nearby also noticed Zhang Yue's party.

One of them, the archer Super Cute Momo, was especially surprised when she saw Ning Tiantian among them.

"Hey, isn't that the Beastmaster who helped us with the boss earlier? Why is he with Ning Tiantian now?"

"Isn't he helping her with her mission?"

"Come to think of it, after the boss fight, she ran off after him without saying a word. Maybe they've known each other all along?"

"That Beastmaster is seriously OP. Imagine being in a party with him—that must be so nice."

As the girls gossiped, Super Cute Momo couldn't help but feel a wave of jealousy wash over her as she watched Ning Tiantian tagging along with Zhang Yue.

Opening Feixin, she sent a message to a contact named Wu Di.

"Hey, Wu Di, I just saw your girlfriend hanging out with some guy. They're in a party together, farming mobs. They look pretty close."

"What did you just say?" Wu Di's reply came back quickly, brimming with anger. "That slut, Ning Tiantian, dares to betray me?"

"What's the guy's ID?" he demanded.

Super Cute Momo answered, "He has his ID hidden, but he's a Beastmaster with a Skeleton King as a pet."

"Humph. I'll make him regret messing with Wu Di's woman."

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