Volume 1, Chapter 66 – Hug-Your-Head Crouch Defense

Aside from the commotion that happened around noon, the first day of their journey was actually quite peaceful.

Of course, for some reason, Tianyin still ended up being bitten by Xiaomengyao.

As for where exactly she was bitten… Well, since this was a game world, there were no bite marks or anything like that, so Tianyin wisely decided to stay silent about it.

After all… as a master, being bitten by her own disciple without an ounce of authority to show for it, no matter how you looked at it, that was a complete failure, right?

And just like that, time passed quickly, and afternoon arrived. As they continued on their journey, it was inevitable that they’d eventually enter areas inhabited by aggressive wild monsters…

“Uwaaaaaah! Why are there monsters on the road aaaaaaaah!”

Yes… as that statement implied, Tianyin was currently being chased down by a fluffy and very cute little fox.

Although the fox looked adorable, no matter how cute it was… one couldn’t ignore the blinding line of text floating above its head.

“LV50”

“And why the hell is it double my level aaaaaaah! So there really are wild monsters that look cute but are deadly?!”

While shouting such complaints, Tianyin was desperately running for her life from the little fox.

“Master… I’m coming!”

Just then, the voice of her loli disciple reached her ears.

Tianyin turned her head just in time to see a young girl holding a short sword running toward her.

“Wuuuuuu… this fox is so scary… disciple, hurry and save me…”

“Don’t worry, Master, I’m almost there! Just try to run toward me for now!”

Tianyin opened her mouth to say something, but in that exact instant, her left foot inexplicably stepped in front of her right… and then something completely unexpected happened.

That was…

With nothing in her way, Tianyin somehow managed to trip herself!

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If she wasn’t mistaken, she had just executed the legendary secret technique, Left Foot Trips Right Foot!

Thud…

Losing her balance, Tianyin fell straight to the ground.

“Master!”

The scene was so pitiful that even her running disciple let out a reflexive cry.

“Wuu…”

Lying on the ground, Tianyin still couldn’t understand how she’d fallen in the first place…

But now wasn’t the time to be wondering about that!

Because… that LV50 fox… had already caught up to her!

“Am I about to become the first NPC to be bitten to death by a monster?”

At this moment of crisis, Tianyin began to instinctively doubt her very existence as a loli.

At the same time, even though she quickly stood up after falling, she realized she somehow couldn’t move another step.

“Uu, Master, watch out behind you!”

Her disciple’s panicked voice echoed in her ears.

At the same time, she heard the sharp sound of something slicing through the air.

If Tianyin’s guess was right, that was the fox’s attack, those deadly claws coming straight for her.

However… Tianyin realized that since she had just tripped, she had no way to dodge at all.

“Wuu…”

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Letting out a pitiful whimper, Tianyin instinctively wrapped her arms around her head and crouched down in fear!

Yes, she hugged her head, and crouched down!

And in that instant… a miracle happened.

To an onlooker, a faint glow of light appeared the moment she crouched, enveloping Tianyin completely.

As that glow appeared, the fox’s LV50 claws came slashing down.

Then, the attack landed.

A clear metallic clang rang out.

It sounded like the sharp claws had scraped against steel. In Xiaomengyao’s eyes, the shimmering light had blocked the fox’s deadly strike.

“This is…”

Xiaomengyao, who had been anxiously running to her master’s rescue, froze in shock at the bizarre sight before her.

Somehow, she suddenly had the strange feeling that as long as her master maintained that crouched, head-hugging pose, she would remain completely safe, even if the world itself came to an end…

Wait… what kind of ridiculous thought was that? Go save Master!

Shaking her head to clear away the weird idea, Xiaomengyao charged toward Tianyin.

In the brief moment of hesitation, the fox, seemingly frustrated, kept slashing again and again with its claws.

But without exception, every single strike was blocked by that radiant glow.

“Master, I’m here to save you! You stupid fox, get lost already!”

Finally, her loli disciple arrived at the scene and, with just a few swift moves, defeated the ordinary wild monster.

Incidentally, Xiaomengyao was already level 47 by now.

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In other words, her level was over ten higher than her master’s.

“Master, the monster’s been defeated! It’s safe now~”

Looking at Tianyin, who was still holding her head and crouching, Xiaomengyao’s expression turned strange, but she still tried to reassure her.

“It’s okay now, Master, you can get up~”

“Wuu…”

But strangely enough, instead of standing, Tianyin only lowered her arms slightly and made an odd noise.

“What’s wrong, Master…”

“I… I… I…”

As Xiaomengyao watched, a faint blush appeared on Tianyin’s face.

“Master?”

“M-my legs… they’re numb…”

“Eh…?”

But it was true.

Even though she’d only crouched for a little while, her legs had gone completely numb, and she couldn’t stand up anymore. Even Xiaomengyao couldn’t help but exclaim in disbelief.

“Master, your legs… went numb?”

“Mmhm… I can’t get up anymore…”

“How? You only crouched for a moment!”

“But I really can’t stand up!”

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“Pfft…”

Xiaomengyao couldn’t help but let out a small laugh.

“Hey… I’m your master, you know! What kind of disciple laughs at her own master aaaaaah!”

“I didn’t laugh, I totally didn’t laugh~ pfft…”

“You clearly laughed! I heard it!”

“Nooo, Master, you must’ve misheard~ pfft…”

“Wuuuah, not only are you not helping me, you’re laughing at me…”

“I’m not laughing, not laughing at all, how could I ever laugh at my master~ pfft…”

“Wuu… it’s exactly because I’m your master that you’re laughing!”

Tianyin’s eyes were already glimmering with tears…

“Master, don’t be mad, I’ll help you up now… pfft…”

“You laughed! You definitely laughed!”

“Well well, it’s just that Master looks so cute like this, I couldn’t help but smile…”

“What does being cute have to do with laughing! You’re totally laughing at me!”

“Pfft… no I’m not~”

In the end, Tianyin was lifted up… by her giggling disciple.