At first, Qin Yue was a bit unhappy with these two people for insulting Chu Feiyue, but listening to their conversation was like listening to a crosstalk comedy routine; she couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.
Chu Feiyue was also confused. He was telling the truth, so why did they pick out so many flaws?
His ID was indeed "Dream," he was indeed a tourist account, and Qin Yue was indeed right next to him.
Why... why did he have to explain this to them? He was really being silly. Chu Feiyue scratched his head, feeling depressed, and decided to turn and leave.
Bah, if I can't deal with you, can't I at least avoid you? I'll just leave, okay?
Unfortunately, he hadn't taken a few steps before he was forced to retreat, or rather, he was forced back.
"Damn, no wonder I couldn't find any tigers, they all ran here..."
A circle of tigers slowly emerged from the surrounding jungle, pushing Chu Feiyue back to the two female players. They gradually formed a half-circle, blocking the path back to the newbie village.
They didn't seem to be in a hurry, just gradually closing in. Because of this, their encirclement was flawless, leaving Chu Feiyue no way to break through.
It seemed they could only keep running south.
Chu Feiyue and the female mage glanced at each other and nodded in unison.
With the female mage's light command, the warrior skillfully picked her up and ran, with Chu Feiyue pulling Qin Yue behind.
At that moment, a thunderous roar echoed.
With the roar, the eyes of the surrounding tigers turned red, and they immediately chased after Chu Feiyue.
The forest terrain was a huge advantage for the tigers. They quickly caught up to their prey—Chu Feiyue.
Originally, Chu Feiyue, who could fly, should have been the fastest, but because he was worried about his sister, he had to pull her along. In real life, this might have been fine, but in the game, his abilities were sealed by the princess, leaving him with only a fraction of his power. As a result, he couldn't even pull Qin Yue, let alone fly.
As for leaving his sister behind and hoping the tigers wouldn't see her like other monsters? That would be impossible...
The four fastest tigers had already circled around to block Chu Feiyue's path, and even more tigers were closing in from behind.
"Just you try to stop me?"
Chu Feiyue stretched out his free hand and grinned at the four red-eyed tigers in front of him.
Numerous fire elements burned fiercely on Chu Feiyue's palm, like a flaming glove. He clenched his fist, compressing the flames to the front of his fist and punched forward.
The compressed fire elements expanded into a mass of orange-red flames upon leaving Chu Feiyue's palm, enveloping the four tigers. Amidst the hissing sounds, Chu Feiyue could faintly smell a hint of charred meat.
"Skill mastered [Blazing Impact]: Compress pure fire elements and launch a powerful attack. High damage but also high consumption. Inflicts burning effect and has a high chance to knock back the target." A voice different from the princess's echoed in Chu Feiyue's ear.
In the face of the explosive flames, the four tigers met a terrible fate, howling in unison as they fell to the ground, trying to extinguish the flames on their bodies. But the elemental flames were not so easily extinguished, and their ultimate fate was to become four charred corpses.
Chu Feiyue spotted a gap between two tigers and slipped through, throwing a few ice spikes behind to give the pursuers a taste of the contrast between ice and fire.
The female mage in front witnessed everything and was so surprised her eyes nearly fell out.
No way? Such terrifying magical damage, such powerful magical skills. Who the hell is this guy?
The burning companions only temporarily slowed the tigers, forcing them to take a detour. But this delay was not enough, and they soon caught up again.
This time, they were smarter and didn't block the path. In fact, fewer tigers were attacking Chu Feiyue. Most of the tigers gradually focused their attention on the female warrior and the female mage.
The female warrior's skills were quite impressive, but with someone on her back, she could only use a fraction of her abilities. She quickly became overwhelmed.
"Hey, can you use that magic again? Fire Phoenix is struggling to hold on!"
The female mage used her staff to knock away a tiger that pounced from the side and shouted to Chu Feiyue nearby.
"That's fine to use. I'm not using it now because I'm afraid of hurting you!"
The female mage slapped her forehead. "Right, how could I forget..."
"Player [Snow Drifts All Year] invites you to join the mercenary group [Snowfall Alliance]. Accept/Decline?"
As soon as Chu Feiyue spoke, a translucent green text appeared above the heads of the female mage and the female warrior.
The female mage's head read [Snow Drifts All Year], and the female warrior's read [Phoenix Rising from the Flames].
"Did you see the green text above our heads? That means we're on the same team, and the damage you deal to us will be minimal. You can attack without worrying about collateral damage."
Hearing this from Snow Drifts All Year, Chu Feiyue felt free to use his full strength.
Chu Feiyue glanced at the surrounding tigers and smiled sinisterly.
He forcefully channeled the earth elements he had gathered into the ground, and sharp, twenty-centimeter-tall earth spikes sprouted like bamboo shoots after the rain. These sharp "trip hazards" immediately slowed down all the tigers, while Phoenix Rising from the Flames, thanks to her teammate's immunity effect and sharp dynamic vision, moved more freely and faster.
In this environment, the power of ice spikes and wind blades was somewhat insufficient, and using too much fire magic would cause a forest fire. Chu Feiyue could only use the "trip hazards." Running along, he estimated he had set up at least two hundred meters of "trip hazard" barriers. If this cute little magic had any damage, it would have worn out those bastards.
They were also approaching the end of the forest, where the trees were gradually thinning, and rocks and shrubs were becoming more common.
The boundary mountain of the newbie village was already in sight, and Chu Feiyue could even see the grayish-white rocks at the foot of the mountain.
And a cave at the foot of the mountain.
My sense of morality is already gone, it seems...