Chapter 61 : Monster Siege (5)
Monster Siege (5)
The goblins moved swiftly, as if they never knew exhaustion.
Soon, the vanguard of the monster army had already crossed more than half the distance and was about to have a head-on encounter with the players trapped outside the main city!
Perhaps out of an unwillingness to sit and wait for death, or perhaps enticed by the rewards of this event, most players finally mustered their courage. In groups, they charged toward the dark, overwhelming goblin army.
Frenzied monsters, roaring humans—rather than a game event, the scene at this moment looked much more like a real war.
A life-and-death struggle over the very survival of humanity!
"Cecilia, everyone else has joined the fight. Should we go now too?"
At the forefront, the leading players had already rushed up and were fighting the goblins hand to hand. Dawn's Light looked toward Chen Zixuan, his expression grave as he asked.
"Don't rush, let them fight a little longer!"
Yuewu, on the other hand, looked utterly excited, as though she wished for nothing but chaos.
Tens of thousands of people fighting together—this game was just too much fun!
Chen Zixuan hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I alone am enough. The two of you have other tasks."
"What tasks?"
Upon hearing this, both Dawn's Light and Yuewu looked toward Chen Zixuan in unison.
"She's a newbie. You two stay at the very back of the group and protect her for me."
Beneath the hood, the silver-haired girl cast a cool glance at Gu Yanxi.
"Eh...?"
Gu Yanxi froze, feeling a warmth in her heart, but hurriedly shook her head, saying, "No, no, that's not necessary. I can run on my own. Isn't there a reward for killing monsters? Don't worry about me, just go ahead."
However, the next second, Dawn's Light seemed not to have heard her at all, nodding to himself, "I think that's a good arrangement. I'll take charge of the rear then."
"I have no objections either!"
Yuewu quickly agreed to settle the matter.
As veteran MMO players, both of them knew just how dangerous it was to fight against monsters in such numbers.
No matter how good your equipment, if you were caught up in the middle, your chances of survival were next to none.
Although killing monsters did indeed give point rewards, the premise was that you had to stay alive to enjoy them.
If you died as soon as the event started, no matter how many monsters Cecilia killed, they wouldn't get a shred of experience points.
So, it would be better to just secretly stay at the very back of all the players, let Cecilia go on a killing spree, and then enjoy a comfortable win while lying low.
Not only would they get the same amount of experience as Cecilia, but if they were lucky, they might even snag one or two loot chests from the final reward distribution.
"All right, it's settled then."
Seeing that neither Dawn's Light nor Yuewu had any objections, Chen Zixuan opened his backpack and took out the beginner's dagger given at the start of the game, replacing his current 【Blood Moon Slayer's Dagger】.
So far, he hadn't encountered any particularly strong monsters. In the fierce battle with the players, apart from a few goblin chiefs, most of the enemies were just level one or two goblins.
Using an epic-grade weapon to kill goblins would simply be a waste of durability. With his current base attack, a regular beginner's weapon was more than enough.
Seeing the weapon Chen Zixuan took out, Yuewu showed a look of great surprise and asked, "You're going to use that?"
Dawn's Light, however, wasn't too shocked. Back in the Nightshade Forest, he had already learned what Cecilia's attack power was like.
"Why not?"
Chen Zixuan raised his eyebrows with a smile and turned to walk toward the very front of the battle line.
Watching the petite back of the black-robed girl as she prepared to leave, Gu Yanxi suddenly asked, for some reason, "Um... Cecilia, why do you always wear that outfit?"
The sudden question made the three present pause at the same time.
In Yuewu's heart, a faint look of expectation appeared. Since she'd met Cecilia, she'd only known her as a petite, flat-chested girl, and had never seen her take off that bothersome cloak.
Was it because she wasn't good-looking? Or was she afraid of being doxxed in real life?
What did the real Cecilia actually look like?
From the very first time she met Cecilia, that question had lingered in Yuewu's heart, but given Cecilia's status, Yuewu had never dared to ask outright.
Dawn's Light, on the other hand, had seen Cecilia without her hood—a silver-haired girl so exquisitely beautiful, she looked untouchable, almost like a doll.
Just as he wanted to explain, a calm voice sounded from beneath the black hood.
"I suppose you're right—fighting in this is a bit cumbersome, so I'll take it off."
Since it was Gu Yanxi's request, Chen Zixuan had no objection.
Although Gu Yanxi was just asking, she hadn't meant for Chen Zixuan to actually remove the cloak.
Actually, the main reason Chen Zixuan always wore that black cloak, besides hiding his identity, was to cover up his current equipment.
The 【Blood Moon Slayer】 set was great in every way—well, except for being... a little too revealing...
A skirt that didn't even cover the knees, and a breastplate that left the midriff exposed, always made him feel a chill in certain places, and not the least bit safe.
Despite the long, dark red scarf, it was merely decorative, hardly any use for warmth or protection in combat. It just looked elegant fluttering in battle, but provided no practical coverage at all.
No matter what anyone said, for someone who had been a straight man to suddenly wear such a "cool" women's outfit, there was bound to be some resistance.
When she heard Cecilia's words, Yuewu's eyes instantly lit up, staring fixedly at the girl's back, afraid to miss a single detail.
Gu Yanxi wanted to say something more, but in the end, she swallowed her words.
In truth, there was no way she wasn't curious about Cecilia's appearance, deep in her heart.
Under everyone's gaze, the black-robed girl lifted her hood. A dazzling cascade of silver hair parted evenly into two streams, hanging down like waterfalls.
Sil... silver hair...?!
Yuewu's eyes widened with shock written all over her face.
She wondered if perhaps the VR headset had made a mistake, copying the hair color she'd dyed in real life into the game as well.
Yuewu had always thought her own misty blue hair was rare enough. In-game, she had hardly seen anyone else with such an unusual color.
Yet she had never expected that the enigmatic Cecilia would have such stunning, gorgeous silver hair!
No wonder she always used cosmetic items to hide it. With such fluffy, soft, silver hair, the head-turning rate would be over two hundred percent wherever she went.
Gu Yanxi's mouth fell slightly open, her expression somewhat dumbfounded, and before she could say anything, the silver-haired girl turned around, revealing sapphire-clear, jewel-like eyes and an indescribably gentle smile.
"Is this good enough?"