Chapter 83

"Hello, my name is Asuna!" After Xiaodie explained the situation, Asuna took the initiative to extend her hand in friendship.

"Hello..." Xiaodie's eyes darted back and forth between Mufeng and Asuna. The two of them had so much in common, it was almost shocking!

Although their colors were different, they both wore cloaks that concealed their figures and faces. Of course, after meeting Mufeng, Asuna had put down the hood of her red cloak, revealing her stunning beauty to Mufeng.

Then there were their pets, Yui and Xiaoxi, both adorable little fairies with wings, with an 80% similarity in appearance. The main difference was that Yui had white wings, black hair, and round ears, while Xiaoxi had green hair and pointed ears.

Why did Mufeng just meet such a beautiful and powerful girl while returning to the main city for a class mission? Thinking about Qinsuang Baili and the others, could Mufeng have a magnetic charm that attracts beautiful women? Xiaodie couldn't help but think.

What caught Xiaodie's attention even more was Asuna's figure. At the age of eighteen or nineteen, Asuna had a tall and slender figure that other girls could hardly match, especially the prominent chest that was much larger than other girls! The round, oval face exuded a charm that other girls lacked, making her seem like the perfect wife!

In fact, Asuna was also shocked by Xiaodie. Although choosing the gnome race made Xiaodie's height in the game drastically shrink, turning her into a cute big-headed doll, it was still hard to hide the faint ice and frost nobility that naturally emanated from her. Her black and white attire revealed a meticulous, steady, and reserved personality. From Xiaodie's self-narration, it seemed that she had learned thief skills from the melancholy wind. The king of the shadows, the lone thief Xingxie, when did he have such a beautiful disciple?

Of course, these were the inner thoughts of the two girls, and they did not show them to Mufeng, who was troubled by the task of seizing the divine artifact.

Without any preparation, Mufeng was forcibly thrown into the Prison of Judgment by Asar. He immediately met the powerful human female warrior Asuna, and together they slaughtered over a thousand elite demons. Then he met Xiaodie again in the Prison of Judgment, and the three heroes of the Light Alliance had gathered. They successfully eliminated the dark tribe's undead thief. From the current situation, Mufeng and his team had already taken the lead. However, the other four members of the dark tribe, along with the dwarves and barbarians of the same faction, were nowhere to be seen, which made Mufeng feel uneasy.

"It's around ten o'clock now. Do you want to have a midnight snack?" Asuna suggested, seeing Mufeng's distress.

"Midnight snack? That sounds like a good idea!" The fatigue from Mufeng and Asuna's battle with over a thousand elite demons had not yet dissipated. If they entered the ancient castle immediately, they would not be able to fight at their best. To be honest, Mufeng had never eaten anything in the game besides bread. Although it was much more delicious than real bread, eating it every time had become tasteless. After getting Xiaoxi as a recovery pet, he hardly ate bread anymore.

"Sure, that's right! My cooking skill has been upgraded to advanced, I won't let you down." Asuna said confidently, changing into a cooking outfit in a burst of colorful light and began to prepare seriously. As an advanced cooking master, she naturally carried cooking tools with her. A portable fire-making tool quickly ignited a cooking fire, and a silver soup pot was placed on it. With limited time, she planned to cook a delicious fresh soup!

Asuna took out various ingredients from her backpack, and with a light touch of her fingers, the ingredients were automatically cut and dropped into the pot. Finally, she added various unknown game seasonings, then covered the pot!

"Done! Just wait ten more minutes, and you can enjoy a delicious hot soup!" Asuna clasped her hands together, excitedly, as if she had completed a work of art.

To be the first human to reach level 30 and to have advanced cooking skills! What kind of existence are you!" Xiaodie found herself completely defeated. She could become a hero and enter the Prison of Judgment thanks to Mufeng's help in leveling up. Asuna, on the other hand, had achieved this through her own abilities and had such a high cooking level. How did she do it?

"Done!" After ten minutes, the fresh hot soup was finally ready! As Asuna lifted the lid of the soup pot, a rich and fragrant aroma immediately spread, making everyone's mouths water.

"Delicious!" Even Xiaodie couldn't help but praise Asuna's cooking.

"Don't be too quick to praise, try it first!" Asuna confidently served a bowl to Mufeng and Xiaodie, and then to herself. She held it in her hands, happily watching them eat.

"Delicious!" After just one sip, Mufeng couldn't help but praise. The soup contained many vegetables, making the broth a bright green color. There was only a little bit of monster meat for flavor, but Mufeng, a carnivore, enjoyed it immensely. When he lived in his old home, Mufeng was responsible for cooking, and he could fully appreciate the effort and ingenuity in this soup.

"It's nothing, I just really like cooking. When I saw that there was a cooking profession in the game, I couldn't resist learning it! Actually, this secondary profession also has good benefits, you'll see soon!" Asuna smiled, flattered by the praise.

"Beep! You have consumed the emerald fresh soup cooked by the advanced cook Asuna, increasing your strength, agility, and intelligence by 20 points each, and improving your hit rate and critical strike rate by 3%! The effect lasts for one hour!" When Mufeng finished his bowl of soup, the system prompt suddenly sounded!

"This soup actually boosts attributes!" Mufeng said in shock!

"That's right, and the cook's benefits are doubled!" The soup in Asuna's hand had cooled, and Yui flew over to drink it happily. Seeing this, Mufeng immediately served another bowl to Xiaoxi.

This midnight snack was very satisfying, and everyone felt content. After finishing the snack, it was time to set off.

Unable to figure out a solution, they could only proceed step by step, first to see what mysteries lay within the ancient castle. The narrow, winding road could not even fit a carriage, spiraling up to the gray, gloomy castle at the top of the mountain. The plants in the surrounding forest were strange and terrifying, with leafless branches and eerie faces on the trunks, as if they were laughing at Mufeng and his companions. No wonder this space was used to exile criminals; from the plants, this world seemed unfriendly. In the Prison of Judgment, Mufeng felt the world's full malice.

Speaking of which, they hadn't seen any exiled criminals. Had they all died during the period when the Prison of Judgment was sealed, or had they been killed by the invading demons? Entering that eerie castle should provide some answers.

Finally, Mufeng and his companions walked the long road and arrived at the castle. Up close, the castle's uncomfortable, gloomy aura was even more evident. The dilapidated walls, patched up many times, no longer had their former splendor. The heavy door had deep marks from swords and axes, as if a fierce battle had taken place here. The entire castle was eerily silent, with the only sound being the low-flying black bats, their blood-red eyes and bowl-sized mouths revealing sharp teeth. Black mist seeped out from the castle, making one shudder.

"Creak..." Mufeng took the lead, pushing open the castle door. Inside, it was pitch black, and nothing could be seen.

"Buzz!~" A sharp whistling sound came, and Mufeng instinctively quickly crouched down. A spinning circular saw blade flew past, cutting a large gap in the heavy castle door as if it were tofu!

"Phew..." Mufeng couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, not expecting such a dangerous trap right from the start.

"Should I sneak in and check it out?" Xiaodie suggested. Thieves have the ability to detect and disarm traps, and it would be a good method for her to sneak in and disarm them.

"Sure! As long as we can enter by disarming the traps around the door, that's fine." Mufeng agreed with Xiaodie's suggestion. But he was afraid she would be too eager and keep clearing traps forward, accidentally triggering one. After all, Xiaodie was only level 30, and her trap detection and disarming skills were not high enough.

"Understood!" Turning into a faint shadow, Xiaodie slowly sneaked into the darkness of the castle. Mufeng and Asuna could only wait outside.

PS: Regarding the anime characters, all the female characters related to the story's structure have appeared. The female leads that appear later will basically be original characters.

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