Chapter 536: Great Teammate and Seamless Teamwork (I)
Translator: Noodletown Translations Editor: Noodletown Translations
“Sir, can we do it or not?”
“Of course, we can!” Fang Qi said confidently.
“Okay! Count me in!” Although Zong Wu was still hesitant, he still joined the team.
There were few people around; some of them looked doubtful after being crushed by the mechanical bull, and they were hesitating. That passerby hesitated for a while and said, “Can I… join you? I’d like to try.”
Fang Qi nodded and invited him into his team.
He was a spitfire (a subclass of gunner), and his ID was ‘Master Zhou’.
Fang Qi couldn’t recall this person from his memory; it was clear that he had come into the shop after Fang Qi went to the Half City Shop.
However, he was obviously not a noob player since he had reached level 48 and finished the missions leading to Vilmark – Area 50.
Fang Qi checked his teammates’ equipment and skill levels before leading them into Vilmark – Area 50.
At this stage, there were almost no healing skills in the game. Since crusaders had healing skills, this class was more like a support at this time. Their combat strength wasn’t high enough to enable them to enter dungeons alone as the other classes did. That was why it was rare to run into competent crusaders in the game.
Equipped with only a few precious bottles of healing potion, they must be cautious with each step and avoid unnecessary consumption.
Since they had the map showing how to reach the boss in this dungeon, the mechanical bull, they didn’t venture aimlessly into the forest which was fraught with unknown dangers.
This nearby area around the experiment field was filled with demon cats which had become fierce due to mutations. They were aggressive and usually attacked in groups.
These demon cats were the first problem that players needed to solve after entering Vilmark – Area 50.
At least, some of them had good equipment on the team. The spitfire character named Master Zhou had a set of level 40 equipment on him, and his weapons included Spada’s Curse, a purple auto gun reinforced to level 8.
The equipment of the other team members was even better.
Mr. Fang’s current character’s ID was Black Noble, and he was a soul bender; he could summon powerful demons to help him battle.
If he loosened the iron chain on his arm, the demons would be able to freely move around. Using demons properly would give soul benders a great advantage in battles.
Born in an era earlier than Trainer G.S.D., the Great Zieg who was one of the first soul benders opened the path for all slayers; he was the pioneer. He taught slayers skills such as Kazan, Afterimage of Keiga, Ice Saya, and Hazy-Eyed Bremen which could summon these various demons.
Fang Qi waved his short sword, and a black shadow moved around his body.
It was Afterimage of Keiga.
“Sir! I’m moving to the left!” Jiang Xiaoyue volunteered eagerly.
Fang Qi nodded. After summoning the demon, he said to the others, “You guys stay where you are.”
The team pushed forward not in the route as indicated by the map but directly into the depths of the forest.
Faintly, they could hear a series of low roars from the depths of the forest.
Streaks of chilly gazes emitted gloomy lights from the depths of the forest.
“He entered alone?!” At this moment, two black figures stood behind Mr. Fang’s seat.
They stared at Mr. Fang’s screen intently.
The dim forest was fraught with monsters, and it was easy to be sneak-attacked from behind since it was dark in here. It meant that venturing into the forest alone wasn’t a good idea.
With a series of low shrill screams, many demon cats lunged toward Fang Qi from the forest.
Fang Qi was fast; he moved much faster than other players. He used Force Wave: Neutral to attack behind him and moved swiftly with the sliding steps of Drive Slash. Despite the great speed of the crazy demon cats, they couldn’t catch up with Fang Qi in a short while.
Obviously, the sliding step of Drive Slash was an explosive small movement technique, and the players’ bodies would be under great pressure when using it continuously. If the players used this technique too frequently, it would go beyond the limit and make them collapse.
No one would take the risk and use this technique continuously if not in an urgent situation.
Although Fang Qi moved with perfect timing in each step, more and more monsters were attracted. Almost all the demon cats came after the presence of strangers and the smell of blood and flesh.
Luring and gathering monsters was the basic skill when playing in teams. In the original version, each ‘room’ in the dungeon was of the same size, which made it much easier to lure monster. But now in the virtual reality version, this work was obviously more difficult.
“He attracted so many monsters?!” Hearing that Mr. Fang was doing the awakening mission, quite a few players gathered behind him.
“He lured most of the demon cats from nearby, right?!”
“It doesn’t look good.”
He couldn’t break out of the siege of demon cats with only Drive Slash.
The deeper into the forest, the more difficult it was to walk, and a detour was impossible in this place.
The best option was to go back the way he came, but this path was blocked by groups of demon cats.
“The terrain in the forest is very complex. With the demon cats surrounding him, I want to see how this kid can return.” The figure hidden in the black robe shook his head. With his experience, he knew that Fang Qi was cornered.
At this moment, Fang Qi chanted in a low voice, and a faint, flickering shadow slowly took shape behind him. The pitch-black demon silently rose up like a huge black wing.
Then, he turned around and took a few steps forward.
The viewers were mad; this kid ambled forward as if he were taking a stroll in the forest instead of being on an adventure.
Meanwhile, a large group of demon cats lunged at Fang Qi like raindrops in a storm!
Then, the audience saw Fang Qi making a move that they couldn’t comprehend; he crashed into the monsters!
“What’s he doing?!”
“Is he crazy?!”
“Does the shop owner want to be killed and come back with a life token?!”
While everyone was bewildered, they saw something unbelievable in the next moment.
The people watching saw the character on Mr. Fang’s screen blink and fade away. It completely vanished at the very moment that all the demon cats crashed onto him!
Fang Qi’s body traveled through the lunging demon cats!
Phantasmal Step! It was a special step that could be used when under the protection of a demon. The players could turn themselves into nothingness for one instant while dashing. Fang Qi had just used Afterimage of Keiga and summoned such a demon!