12 Chapter 12 - Where are you going? (1/2)

The lady met Gu Fei's eyes shamelessly.

But even though their eyes met, their thoughts were not the same.

Just as she was about to say something after watching Gu Fei maintained his silence for a while, he suddenly nodded his head, ”Alright, I'll bring you over to the Medic.”

She laughed as she stretched out her arms to Gu Fei, ”Sorry to trouble you.”

”No worries,” Gu Fei laughed also as he held her arms and pulled her close to his body.

”Hey! You…” She was starting to suspect that Gu Fei might harbor ill intentions, but he just leaned his body down to rest her waist on his shoulder. He then hefted her over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes and stood up.

”D*mn! How heavy!” Gu Fei couldn't help but blurt out these words as he balanced her on his shoulder. Truthfully, the lady was slim and would normally not weight much; the real issue here was him being a level 16 Mage who specialized in speed. His strength was exactly the same as when he first spawned. It was truly difficult for him to accomplish a physically demanding task like this.

Gu Fei sighed. If this were in reality, hoisting the lady on his one arm would be considered simple, not to mention carrying her properly.

While Gu Fei complained about her weight, she was not having a much better time either. The stomach was a very soft part of the body. People who had experienced having to support their full body weight on it would know just how uncomfortable she was feeling at this moment. Furthermore, she was being carried by a Mage whose strength was clearly lacking; his unstable and shaky gait was truly worrying! However, she could only grit her teeth and silently bear with the situation since the Medic's place was quite far. She feared that if she complained, Gu Fei would say, ”So you want to get down? Return Frost Memories to me first!” She was naturally unwilling to do so. Thus, she could only endure the discomfort without complaint to avoid angering him.

The lady's thoughts were actually not far from the truth. Gu Fei had intended to torment her for a while at first. Taking the nearest route? Nah. Let's take a detour instead!

But Gu Fei soon regretted this, as well as his shallow understanding of the game, as he had to squeeze his way through the crowded main road. Therefore, Gu Fei abandoned his original plan to take a detour and was now also eagerly trying to reach their destination fast.

The game had a job class that specialized in healing; it was called Priest.

First Aid was only a secondary in-game skill. The Medic NPC, which provided free first aid to beginner players, was situated not too far away from the Priest Academy. Since there were no available skills that could provide healing in the early stages and most players were poor, their only choice was to visit the Medic within the city if they had severe injuries.

The severe injuries in this case did not refer to the loss of HP while fighting. Bruises could easily be cured as long as the players left the combat zone and rested. Severe injuries, on the other hand, were much more serious, as even the players' maximum HP would be depleted. Resting would not help recover the loss HP back either. More importantly, severe injuries were unbearable because players would continue to feel pain unless they received proper treatment.

In fact, heavy injuries were so severe that the area around the Medic was filled with agonized cries, as well as blood and tears.

No one paid attention to how Gu Fei swayed with a lady in tow to the Medic's place. It was very common for about half of the people who came for treatment to be carried here.

Gu Fei found a place to put her down after much difficulty. The people Gu Fei saw queuing here were much more than the ones buying glasses and brooms back in the Mage Academy. He looked back at the lady and said, ”We're here. You can go line up. Just don't forget to hand over Frost Memories.”

”There're so many people ogling me!” the lady winked flirtatiously. A beauty like her would indeed always draw people's attention wherever she went. Although the people here were in great pain and were hardly in the mood for dirty thoughts, distracting themselves from pain by appreciating a woman's beauty was an actual method that General Guan Yu used during the Three Warring Kingdoms' period. While it was not as gentlemanly as playing chess, beauty appreciation could also be considered as an art.

Gu Fei was not swayed in the slightest by her beauty. He said coolly with an open palm, ”Give it back.”

”People are really checking me out! Look around you!” Her voice grew louder as she anxiously gestured around with her hands. Even those who had not paid attention at first looked over after hearing her words.

The eyes of a group of five people flashed in recognition when they spotted the pair, and quickly made their way over. Finding a more agile and lively individuals than them in a place like this was not easy.

”It really is you!” The five quickened their pace as they got nearer. They had already closed in on the two with fury in their eyes before Gu Fei could make heads or tails of the situation.

Gu Fei did not recognize any of them, and they were not looking at him either. At the next moment, everyone was distracted by the lady's sudden movement. She grabbed onto Gu Fei's arm and shook it violently while saying, ”Oops, they found us. Let's make a run for it!”

”Trying to escape?” The five quickly moved and surrounded the pair in an instant.

F*ck! Duped once more! Gu Fei immediately realized that these people must have swindled by her before as well. Because he was so caught up in exacting his revenge along the way, he had not realized he was being deceived and was now being treated as her accomplice.

”Let's not be too hasty. She and I are perfect strangers. I don't know her at all,” Gu Fei quickly explained.