In traditional online games, luring and gathering monsters has always been a skillful task. After all, who doesn't enjoy the thrill of seeing a screen full of critical hit numbers after using a skill? Just look at those bald guys in Diablo III...
What Xia Ya wanted Apulu Pie to do was no different.
As a Rogue, she had a 15% speed boost from the "Light as a Swallow" skill, making her lighter and faster. Although she couldn't completely outrun the Corrupted Boars, she could avoid being caught in the short term.
Following the route Xia Ya had planned, Apulu Pie set off.
Xia Ya had judged correctly; the Rogue girl was likely an athletic enthusiast in real life, judging by her running posture.
With light steps, she disappeared from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye.
About five minutes later, the ground began to tremble. The sound was like a stampede of beasts, a rolling thunder... The others stood up uneasily, and Xia Ya was also a bit surprised.
It seemed he had stumbled upon an extraordinary person...
How many monsters had she lured?
Xia Ya stepped forward, leaned close to Sennia, and whispered in her ear, "
Darling~~
"
Sennia's ears turned red instantly, and she pinched Xia Ya discreetly.
"You little rascal, what did you call me?"
Xia Ya chuckled, "We're about to fight, don't worry about me."
Sennia nodded, planting her broadsword into the ground with a clang, like a wall.
Then, she removed the light armor from her upper body. Xia Ya, like a cosplay assistant, took a few steps back, holding the light armor.
"Be careful."
"
Mm.
"
A few seconds later, a disheveled figure appeared on the dim horizon. Apulu Pie's face was covered in sweat, her hair stuck to her forehead, her cheeks flushed, resembling a nimble gazelle!
Behind her was a dark tide, accompanied by the thunderous sound of trampling and billowing dust.
At least a hundred Corrupted Boars! How did she manage that??
"
Boss, your route is amazing!!
"
Apulu Pie was still shouting loudly.
Xia Ya couldn't help but feel helpless.
Even with a perfect luring route, not everyone could achieve this...
It was clear she was at her limit, but at this point, he didn't want this capable girl to die easily, not before crossing the finish line—it would be too frustrating.
He put Sennia's light armor back into his inventory, marked as temporarily borrowed, unusable, but freeing up his hands.
"
Use the grappling hook on me!
" he shouted.
Apulu Pie understood, her eyes gleaming with excitement, and shouted back, "
Got it!
"
A grappling hook flew from her hand, the translucent snow spider silk invisible in the air.
"
Sennia! Swing 160°!
"
Xia Ya called out, and Sennia immediately understood, grabbing the grappling hook. With 25 points of strength, she swung it mightily, pulling Apulu Pie into the air, who screamed loudly, landing steadily in front of Xia Ya.
The blush on the girl's face hadn't faded, her calves cramping, and she stumbled into Xia Ya's arms.
She could clearly feel that her real self in the gaming pod was so excited she was spasming! The exaggerated secretion of adrenaline and the heart rate so high it triggered an alert...
This was the gaming experience she craved!
"
That was amazing, boss! So thrilling! You're incredible!
"
"What's thrilling? Hurry up and get up the tree."
The girl looked back every few steps, her gaze at Xia Ya slightly different.
The others were stunned, not expecting such excitement right from the start.
"
What are you waiting for? Get up the tree! Standing on the ground is waiting for death??
"
Xia Ya urged.
The Jojo trio reacted the fastest, darting up the tree in the blink of an eye. The others hesitated for a moment, then quickly climbed up using both hands and feet.
The ground was instantly cleared, leaving only Xia Ya and Sennia.
The Corrupted Boars, losing their targets, hesitated for only a few seconds before locking onto the two of them.
Sennia's body trembled slightly, not from fear, but from excitement.
After all, her body still carried the blood of adventure and slaughter, suppressed by West's sweet words and little Tifa's birth, but the fiery temper was buried beneath the calm exterior of a housewife.
Keeping anger bottled up is bad for health; there must be an outlet.
The long cycle of reincarnation made Xia Ya understand two effective ways to vent.
The essence of human behavior is nothing but killing and... ahem, nothing but the conquest of spirit and flesh, and this was one of them.
The reckless boars roared as they approached, closing the distance to just ten meters in the blink of an eye.
Sennia's body stopped trembling.
She drew her broadsword, the fearsome weapon in her hand like a toothpick between a giant's fingers, lightly swung behind her, then flung it forward with force!
Whoosh!
The door-sized blade whipped up a fierce gust of wind, visible ripples instantly breaking the formation of Corrupted Boars, the wind tearing through flesh and blood, mixed with the creaking sound of bones grinding, brutally carving a bloody path.
Seven boars perished instantly, their deaths counted in the team's task pool.
Similarly, because this was done by an NPC alone, there were no additional rewards.
The remaining Corrupted Boars hesitated only briefly, their companions' tragic deaths bringing no fear, still charging fearlessly.
"Take care of yourself."
Sennia left these words and charged into the horde, punching and kicking, lifting a boar high by its tail and swinging it around, like a demon god descended.
She fought her way through, raising her broadsword, swinging, throwing, charging again...
Xia Ya had seen this many times, and each time he couldn't help but marvel.
This was probably the best interpretation of violence and aesthetics.
Though the Corrupted Boars were controlled by someone, they lacked wisdom, but the principle of picking the softest target was universal, and the survivors targeted Xia Ya.
However, they soon discovered that this human was even harder to deal with.
Every charge and collision was narrowly dodged, often causing them to crash into each other, their tusks piercing each other's flesh, the boars' ferocity overriding their limited rationality, leading to mutual slaughter.
Over time, a circle of head-butting boars surrounded the weak human, creating a vacuum in the center...
Bang
Sennia jumped in from outside, her sweat-soaked bandages stained with blood, but her eyes full of concern. Seeing Xia Ya unharmed, she glared at him with a hint of reproach.
"Tch, worried for nothing."
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"I'm strong!"
Xia Ya flexed his arm muscles, though not very convincingly, but it made Sennia laugh.
"Alright, stop fooling around..."
"Okay, okay."
Xia Ya stepped forward, magically producing medicine and bandages, helping her change them.
"Hey, pick your moments to mess around!"
"Be serious, who's messing around... I'm just loosening it a bit for you, too tight is bad for your body, think of poor little Tifa."
Xia Ya earnestly gave Sennia a reason she couldn't refuse, and she had nothing to say.
The two hid behind Sennia's broadsword, away from everyone's sight.
"
Done!
"
After retying the bandage, Xia Ya seemed satisfied with his handiwork.
"I'm awesome!"
His words earned him another reproachful eye roll from Sennia.
Proofreader & Editor: Lyra
Vol.1 - Chapter 10 – What a wonderful experience!
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