Chapter 7

Update Time: 2014-02-10

After leaving the guild hall, Lin Zheng opened his quest log. Hmm, Unicorns, they are in the Clear Wind Forest. The Iron Ore Beasts are in the nearby Dark Mine, and the final task of finding the Fine Iron Ore can be obtained from other players. Overall, this quest isn't too difficult, it just might take a bit more time.

The Clear Wind Forest is suitable for players from level 10 to 30. Due to the high density of monsters, it is recommended that players form teams to enter. Therefore, outside the Clear Wind Forest, there were many players seeking teammates, creating a lively scene! Of course, some bold players chose to solo, like Yang Qi, for whom soloing in the Clear Wind Forest was no problem at all!

"A Plate Warrior seeks a team! Add me if you need a shield!" A warrior who had just left the newbie village shouted, but his newbie gear made people doubt his defense and health, and no one added him after a long time of shouting!

"Powerful Healer! Plenty of healing!" A priestess just shouted, and immediately teams vied to invite her. Clearly, priests, especially priestesses, are in high demand! They are an indispensable part of every game!

Moreover, powerful DPS members are also highly sought after, such as archers and mages, who are very popular. However, trap hunters are a bit more pitiful. This is a class for boss fights and PvP, and when it comes to leveling up, it doesn't have much to offer—no output, no defense. Watching the trap hunters shout until they were hoarse, with few people adding them, it was a class society! On the other hand, the Sword Duelist class is still quite popular, with moderate health and defense, and decent output, including two AoE skills! So, as soon as Lin Zheng appeared at the edge of the forest, many people invited him to join their teams.

Lin Zheng mainly wanted to complete the quest, and forming a team would definitely make it faster, as more people mean more monsters killed, and a higher chance of dropping the quest items. However, not every team was going to kill Unicorns, so Lin Zheng shouted: "Powerful Sword Duelist here, seeking a team to kill Unicorns! Take me if you need!"

As soon as he shouted, a warrior walked up to Lin Zheng and said, "Brother, we're going to kill lizards, and we just need an output. Come on!"

Lin Zheng looked at the warrior. Wow! This guy was over 1.8 meters tall, all muscle. Who else could be a warrior? This guy would make his teammates feel very safe! Seeing his honest and loyal face, Lin Zheng felt more at ease and nodded in agreement. "Player Tyrant Heavy Armor invites you to join the team. Do you accept?" He clicked accept, and with a sword ringing sound, Lin Zheng joined the team. The team member information popped up, and with him, there were now six people.

"Welcome to our team, I'll take you to meet the others! Just call me Tyrant!" Tyrant Heavy Armor grinned, and Lin Zheng smiled back, then followed him into the forest. After a short walk, they met the other teammates.

"Hello everyone! I'm Daoist Yiping, a Sword Duelist!" Lin Zheng smiled and introduced himself.

"Hello! I'm Long Long Long Long Ya! Just call me Long Ya, a Mage!" This name, if you didn't know, you might think he was stuttering when he said it. Lin Zheng looked at the energetic mage and immediately labeled him! M-attribute! This guy is definitely an M-attribute!

"I'm Tifa, an Archer!" Tifa!? Looking at the girl in front of him, Lin Zheng was surprised to find that she really looked like the Tifa from Final Fantasy! Whether it was her appearance or demeanor, she was a perfect match! A soft girl! She was really cute! Then he looked at the side and was momentarily stunned. Whose little girl is this! At this height, she's not even 13 years old! Isn't this game only for people over 18?

"Hey, isn't this game only for people over 18? How did this little sister get in?" Lin Zheng pointed at the little girl.

This was fine until he spoke, and then he set off the little girl! She tensed up, and before Lin Zheng could react, she bit his finger!

"Ahh!" A predictable scream echoed!

The little girl puffed up her cheeks and kicked Lin Zheng, "You're the little sister! Your whole family is little sisters! I'm 18 years old! I'm a college student! I'm an adult! I'm not a kid! See! I can play this game, that's the best proof! Isn't it? Isn't it!?"

"Yes! Yes! Our little Miao has grown up, good girl! Good girl!" Tifa smiled and hugged the little girl, who buried her face in Tifa's chest and laughed happily!

Sure enough, she's easy to please! She's still a kid! Lin Zheng thought, blowing on his finger. No, she's definitely a kid!

"I'm Jidu Chunfeng, a Wuxia, call me whatever you like, Mad Chunfeng is fine!" The last teammate smiled kindly at Lin Zheng, "Little Miao is like this, don't mind her!"

"Uh! I don't mind!" Lin Zheng laughed dryly, thinking that this team was only normal with Chunfeng. What a unique team!

"Alright! All team members are here, let's start killing Unicorns! Let's finish our quest before dinner!" Tyrant clapped his hands and called out. He had some influence in the team, and with this call, the few who were fooling around also became serious, each taking out their weapons and preparing to head to the Unicorns' territory.

Tyrant led the way, using the warrior's powerful skill "Charge," which knocked back all the lower-level monsters, leaving Lin Zheng speechless. Powerful! Too powerful! To avoid wasting time on other monsters along the way, the group followed closely behind Tyrant. Soon, they reached a lake, their destination, the Breeze Lake, where the shore was filled with large Unicorns!

Unicorns: Level 16, Physical Attack 198-256, Physical Defense 124, Magic Defense 120, Health 1250. Unique to the Breeze Lake area, these lizards have a hard, sharp horn and prefer to live in groups.

Level 16, not difficult for Lin Zheng. He could easily kill one in a solo fight, but the key was that they lived in groups. Look, they gather in threes and fours, and one pull would bring three or four, which his health and defense couldn't handle! Fortunately, he was in a team, otherwise, killing 100 Unicorns would take a lot more effort.

"Let's start!" Tyrant shouted, holding his axe and charging at the nearest group of lizards. Upon reaching them, he roared and used the skill "Challenge," drawing all the lizards to him. Then, the team began to divide their tasks and kill the monsters.

Long Ya was the main output, after all, mages are known for their output. A chain lightning spell dropped the health of several lizards, but this skill had a long cooldown. After that, Long Ya threw fireballs and ice bolts. Tifa, with her bow, accurately shot the lizards with low health, trying to eliminate them to reduce the pressure on Tyrant. Beside her, little Miao, with her staff, occasionally healed Tyrant and threw a few magic bolts, looking very relaxed.

As for Chunfeng, he had already charged in, bravely slashing away, but he was the one who hadn't reacted and was just standing there. It wasn't until the system prompt, "Obtained one Lizard Horn!" that Lin Zheng snapped back to reality and pulled out his dagger to join the fight.

A Sword Duelist without a blade or bow? The team was surprised and puzzled. Could this guy not even choose a weapon as a newbie?! Just as Tyrant was about to call Lin Zheng out, Lin Zheng had already charged to the front line, using a Stomp, "Bang!" The ground trembled, and the team watched in shock as a large amount of damage appeared over the lizards' heads, -700, -720, -738... more spectacular than Long Ya's chain lightning! This guy is a freak! His output is terrifying!

However, the team had seen their fair share of action and quickly recovered, noticing that the lizards surrounding Tyrant were stunned. A great opportunity! They immediately used all their skills and quickly eliminated the group of lizards. At this moment, they were shocked to see that Lin Zheng was not afraid of death, wandering between several groups of lizards, pulling a large group back. Tyrant's face turned green; that was dozens of lizards! One bite from each would be enough to kill him several times over! This guy, Daoist Yiping, was overestimating him!

However, to their surprise, Lin Zheng did not lead the lizards to Tyrant but turned and gathered them into a group, then leaped and stomped down! As he stomped on a lizard, a burst of fire appeared, "Boom!" A loud explosion echoed, and a ten-meter radius was filled with flames, followed by numerous damage numbers over a thousand, brutal. Chunfeng quickly calculated that Lin Zheng's attack was around 500 points, the highest in the current stage!

"Tyrant! You've found a freak!" Chunfeng muttered, and Tyrant nodded in agreement, originally thinking he was a noob, but now he was a freak!

"Just so-so!" Little Miao still had a grudge against Lin Zheng, even though she wanted to scream and worship him, with stars in her eyes, she didn't want this "big enemy" to treat her like a child!

After the explosion, although a large group of lizards were instantly killed, a few were not affected and were now fiercely chasing Lin Zheng, their "big enemy." Seeing this, Tyrant quickly rushed forward to pull the lizards, or Lin Zheng would be torn apart by the lizards. Lin Zheng sighed in relief, wanting to stomp the group of lizards again, but found himself out of mana! His stamina had always been low, and even after his class change, it was only 150 points. If not for the Spirit Gathering Aura on his dagger, he wouldn't have had enough mana for the explosion, and pulling so many lizards would have been a tragedy.

Sweat! He hadn't realized his low mana until he used a skill. Fortunately, with the Spirit Gathering Aura, he could still use skills without using big ones, as he wasn't a mage.

"Great job, Yiping!" Tyrant gave Lin Zheng a thumbs up, "I've seen several Sword Duelists use the 'Explosion' skill, but their damage is less than half of yours!"

"You're stealing my mage's job!" Long Ya said "sadly," as the highest output in the team, he had always felt a sense of achievement, but now he was completely overshadowed, feeling very upset!

"Ha ha! Just lucky to get a good weapon at the start. Once my level and equipment improve, many people will surpass me!" Lin Zheng said humbly, which was true. If he didn't improve, being surpassed was just a matter of time.

"Who knows about the future! But you are definitely one of the top Sword Duelists in Frost City now!" Chunfeng was very fair, acknowledging Lin Zheng's current strength! Lin Zheng felt a bit elated.

"With such strong output, we can definitely complete our quest quickly. Everyone, keep it up!" Tyrant shouted, and the team continued to kill monsters. Through chatting and killing, Lin Zheng also got to know the team members. Tyrant and the others had known each other since the game "Phantom Spirit" and became good friends due to their shared interests, playing together until now. They didn't have stable jobs and were semi-professional players, except for little Miao. They also learned about Lin Zheng's current situation, and he was honored to be given the nickname "Divine Stick Little Lin" by Yang Qi! Lin Zheng didn't bother to argue, divine stick or not, the nickname was easier to say than "Daoist Yiping"! Lin Zheng was full of resentment.