Chapter 59: Killer Wind (1/2)
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”You're pretty charming, aren't you?”
Lin Yixin smiled while we were walking by a small, quiet river. She was walking backward with her hands behind her back.
Her pale face glowed like silver under the moonlight, and the white cape fluttering behind her complemented her beauty even more.
Slightly dazed, I answered her question with a question of my own. ”Why would you say that?”
Lin Yixin smiled again before replying, ”Dominating Heaven Blade wants to kill you, Roaming Dragon wants to kill you, Shadow Chanel wants to kill you, and now even Purple Marquis, a guy we just met, wants to kill you as well. If that isn't proof of your charm, then what is?”
I laughed openly. ”It's an acceptable amount of popularity, I suppose. I have enemies all over the world, hahaha…”
Lin Yixin shot me a look before hiding a giggle. ”Let's go. The sooner we get to Ghost Valley, the sooner we can level up to 60. Once you're promoted to a Silver Warrior, you'll gain a few more life-saving skills that'll keep you alive.”
”Okay.”
……
By the time we reached Ghost Valley, it was already dawn. A ray of sunlight spilled from between the mountains and cast a golden sheen across the forest.
Lin Yixin pointed. ”Look, it's right there!”
As Lin Yixin mentioned, there was a valley not far away toward the front. However, it had a dark and gloomy appearance, and the forest near it seemed to be filled with stale air. Well, I had expected as much. It was called Ghost Valley for a reason. I could already imagine the bad things in store for us.
I pressed my fingers together like a daoist and frowned.
”What's wrong?” Lin Yixin asked.
I replied, ”The balance of yin and yang has been upset. Six Yin G.o.ds are in power, and the Yang G.o.d is missing. The ghosts are rejoicing. This place is an ominous portent!”
Lin Yixin looked around her nervously before looking down at her own chest. Then, she relaxed and said calmly, ”So what? Let's enter the valley already, you fraud. A quest is waiting for us at the entrance!”
We continued toward the valley, and as expected, a shabby, temporary camp soon entered our view. The camp looked pitifully simple—straw sheds propped up by a couple of bamboo—and I could see two scouts sitting around an extinguished, still-smoking bonfire. A half-eaten young boar was impaled on the wood.
Lin Yixin walked up to the NPC soldier and smiled sweetly. ”Is there anything we can do for you, my lord?”
One of the soldiers stood up and examined Lin Yixin. He did the same to me, but to my surprise he didn't notice that I was a Night Creature. That being said, the Cyanfire Cloak did cover me up pretty well, so maybe it wasn't that much of a surprise.
The soldier sighed emotionally before starting. ”Young adventurers, for the past three months, we've been attacked by those d.a.m.ned undead at least a dozen of times and lost many of our companions. It is good to see you both. I knew that the Silver Moon Alliance wouldn't give up on its warriors no matter where they are!”
The soldier then added loudly, ”Young warriors, please head into Ghost Valley and kill 200 Rotten Corpses and 200 Zombies. Return to me after you've completed your quest for a generous reward!”
Ding~!
System Notice: Do you accept quest [Cleanse the Ghost Valley]? (Quest Rank: D+)
Both Lin Yixin and I chose ”Accept” without hesitation. Now that we had gotten our quest, it was time to depart!
I took the lead and summoned my Dark Wasp. When Lin Yixin saw its name, she complained, ”Lu Chen, change its name. I forbid you from calling it Wind Fantasy…”
”Why should I?” I turned around with a smile.
Lin Yixin puffed up her chest and replied, ”Because there can only be one Wind Fantasy…”
”...”
It wasn't really an answer, but I relented and changed its name to F-22. It was a cool name; cool enough to make Lin Yixin laugh at the very least.
A terrible stench hit our faces when we entered the valley.
”Ugh…”
Lin Yixin frowned. ”What is this disgusting smell?”
I answered, ”It's the smell of the undead.”
Unlike Lin Yixin, I was very familiar with this smell. After all, it was how I smelled when I turned into an undead swordsman. However, the smell disappeared after I absorbed enough Soul Sparks of the Undead, eventually evolving into a Bone Creature. There was no way Lin Yixin would have traveled with me otherwise.
A low, ear-piercingly loud growl came from the front. Soon, a ragged figure shambled toward our direction.
”Look, it's a human~”
Lin Yixin looked very excited to meet another human being. However, her expression quickly changed into fear in the next second.
The ”human” walking toward us wasn't alive in the slightest. It was a half-rotten corpse, the absolute weakest type of Night Creatures. Its face was riddled with holes and crawling with maggots. It was a horrific sight.
Rotten Corpse LV-42
I could see its level. It was 6 levels stronger than me, and 4 levels stronger than Lin Yixin. It wasn't a difficult opponent.
”What are you doing? Go get 'em.”
I shot Lin Yixin a look and urged her to act. She had the Holy Energy skill, so she should have an easier time against undead creatures.
Lin Yixin pouted but charged forward. Her sword glowed silver as she approached the Rotten Corpse, and a milky white cyclone suddenly appeared around the blade!
Thwack thwack!
412!
427!
She did what damage with just two basic attacks?!
I rubbed my eyes to make sure they weren't deceiving me before opening the Combat Log. Written within—
Combat Log: Player Wind Fantasy activated ”Killer Wind Swordplay”!