In the Black Mist Canyon, eerie roars echoed through the air.
Horrifying zombie creatures roamed about.
And it was nighttime.
Although the moonlight was bright, everything appeared eerie and terrifying.
In the world of "Gods," everything felt incredibly real, making it hard for ordinary people to adapt.
However, the reactions of the two girls were unexpectedly calm.
Tao Xiaoyao's composure was understandable; Jiang Chen believed she had the potential within her.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have reached such heights later on.
But Qing Ying surprised Jiang Chen.
Her mental resilience seemed better than he had imagined.
[Chain Zombie: LV7]
A small zombie creature approached them.
Though it was called a zombie, it looked more like a rotting corpse, with decayed flesh, twisted movements, and a broken iron chain wrapped around its hand.
Jiang Chen immediately cast a Healing Spell on it.
-225!
A white light descended, reducing the creature's health by 4.5%.
Then, another white ray gathered in front of Jiang Chen, connecting to the creature's body.
-195!
-195!
...
This was Jiang Chen's Healing Ray!
It reduced the opponent's health by 195 points per second, lasting for 5 seconds!
At this moment, the creature reached Jiang Chen, raising its decayed hand with the iron chain and striking down fiercely.
The chain, like a whip, swiftly lashed out.
Jiang Chen seemed to have anticipated the attack trajectory and dodged it in advance.
Meanwhile, he continued casting Healing Spells.
With the Blessing buff effect.
The Healing Spell had only a 2.5-second cooldown, and the Healing Ray had a 10-second cooldown.
Additionally, the mana cost was halved.
Jiang Chen's mana regeneration was sufficient for him to cast spells freely.
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By the time he cast the fifth Healing Spell, the Healing Ray's cooldown was over.
However, he didn't need a second Healing Ray; the creature had already fallen to the ground.
[Current Intimacy with Qing Ying: 68/]
[Current Intimacy with Tao Xiaoyao: 1/]
After glancing at the Intimacy levels, Jiang Chen felt relieved and walked towards the next creature.
Not far away.
Tao Xiaoyao's mouth was slightly open, her face showing a shocked expression, just like Qing Ying's earlier.
The damage and skillful maneuvers were beyond her imagination.
At the same time, Tao Xiaoyao realized she had encountered a top-tier expert.
The very best kind of expert!
Meanwhile, Qing Ying was already numb to Jiang Chen's various maneuvers.
The only thing that surprised her was Jiang Chen using a new skill.
The same holy white light, the same terrifying damage.
"Brother Mortal World, what skill are you using?"
Qing Ying was too curious and finally couldn't help but ask.
"Healing Spell."
Jiang Chen replied casually, then cast another Healing Spell on a creature.
"Healing Spell?"
Qing Ying was stunned.
How is this a Healing Spell?
This is clearly a Health Vanishing Spell!
...
Over there, Jiang Chen continued farming creatures.
The two girls started whispering...
Tao Xiaoyao added Qing Ying as a friend and typed: "Sister Qing Ying, are you and Mortal World God dating?"
Seeing the message, Qing Ying's face blushed slightly, and she felt a bit flattered.
This little girl really knows how to talk!
She typed back: "Not yet, we just met."
The word "yet" was used quite cleverly.
Tao Xiaoyao: "Do you know why Mortal World God is helping us? It doesn't seem to benefit him much."
"This... I don't know either."
Qing Ying was stumped by the question.
Why indeed?
She was pondering the same question.
Tao Xiaoyao: "Could it be... Mortal World God has that kind of thought?"
Qing Ying: "What kind of thought?"
"You know... the kind of thought boys have towards girls..."
Tao Xiaoyao blushed as she typed this.
Qing Ying suddenly found this little girl quite cute.
Seeing her shy expression, Qing Ying couldn't help but laugh.
That kind of thought?
Wouldn't that be perfect?
She knew it wasn't like that.
She thought seriously and suddenly widened her eyes.
Could it be...
To cover up his identity as gay, he deliberately teamed up with two girls?
Qing Ying felt she had discovered the truth and became even more determined to straighten Jiang Chen out.
Seeing Tao Xiaoyao still blushing, Qing Ying teased: "Are you afraid he'll eat you up?"
"I'm not..."
Tao Xiaoyao's face turned even redder.
Qing Ying laughed even more happily, as if she had found some amusement.
If Jiang Chen knew about Qing Ying's imagined "truth," he would probably give her a holy Healing Spell.
Covering up being gay?
Jiang Chen just wanted to max out Intimacy levels quickly to lift the team restrictions.
...
Half an hour later.
In the game, night had passed, and the sky was bright.
Jiang Chen's experience reached 95% of level 7.
Qing Ying had reached level 6.
As for Tao Xiaoyao, she had leveled up three times to level 5.
The two girls' attributes had improved significantly.
Watching Jiang Chen's maneuvers, they couldn't help but feel eager to try.
After some discussion, they decided to start practicing mob farming.
Soon, they identified their target.
[Corrupted Zombie: LV6]
This was the lowest level creature in Black Mist Canyon.
Qing Ying walked over and swung her sword at it.
-7
A small number appeared above the creature's head.
Meanwhile, Tao Xiaoyao used a basic Summoning.
A Big Yellow Dog appeared and bit the zombie creature.
-4
An even smaller number floated up.
The injured creature quickly raised its arm and struck at Qing Ying, who had the higher aggro.
Qing Ying tried to dodge like Jiang Chen but failed and took the hit.
-49!
"Ouch, even a little touch counts?"
Qing Ying couldn't help but complain.
Her health
was reduced by nearly 20%.
She quickly drank a bottle of [Basic Health Potion], recovering 5 health per second for 5 seconds.
She had bought it when she went back to turn in a quest.
But even with health potions, if she couldn't dodge the creature's attacks, she wouldn't last long.
Of course, she wouldn't die.
Before attempting mob farming, Tao Xiaoyao had suggested a plan.
As long as Qing Ying stopped attacking and let the Big Yellow Dog take the aggro, she would have time to retreat to a safe distance.
However, the Big Yellow Dog would have to be sacrificed.
As a basic summon, it could be resummoned once the Summoning cooldown was over.
At this moment, Qing Ying's health was still decent, and she didn't plan to run. She wanted to keep trying.
She swung her sword at the zombie creature again, dealing 6 damage.
The Corrupted Zombie immediately counterattacked.
Qing Ying tried to dodge again but got hit: -50!
Qing Ying felt a bit helpless.
Watching Jiang Chen dodge so effortlessly, she couldn't seem to avoid the attacks.
"Should I give up..."
A sense of frustration welled up in Qing Ying's heart.
"Sister Qing Ying, try stepping back half a step, then dodge to the creature's left."
Tao Xiaoyao's voice suddenly rang out, and she emphasized: "Just half a step!"
Hmm?
Step back half a step and dodge to the left?
Qing Ying, highly focused, instinctively followed the instructions.
The creature's hand swung down, almost grazing Qing Ying's clothes.
"Dodged it?!"
Qing Ying was surprised to find she had dodged the creature's attack for the first time.
She couldn't help but ask: "Why?"
"The creature attacks with its right hand, from top right to bottom left, in an arc."
"This arc is shortest on the left side. If you step back half a step and dodge to the left, you'll be fine."
Tao Xiaoyao explained.
Following Tao Xiaoyao's advice, Qing Ying dodged the creature's attack again.
She was both excited and amazed: "Wow, you're amazing! How did you know?"
"I just observed."
Tao Xiaoyao humbly replied: "But if I had to do it, I might not be able to. You're the amazing one, doing it on the first try."
Qing Ying: "Are you Wang Yuyan?"
Tao Xiaoyao: "..."