Volume 1, Chapter 74 – The Undead Girl Is Actually Strong?

Since Snow White City was a necessary stop along the way, even if they didn’t want to encounter the monster nest, Tianyin and the others had no choice but to pass through it.

However, once they got closer, they realized that this so-called monster nest was, to put it simply, just a gathering place for monsters.

“Wuu… it really is a gathering ground… looks like it’s just a bunch of low-level goblins.”

Not far from the entrance of the monster nest, three little girls crouched down and peeked from behind cover.

The camp itself was surrounded by a wooden fence, with a few crude stone huts scattered inside.

Even from afar, Tianyin and the others could faintly see several small, green figures moving back and forth inside the camp.

Goblins.

“Uu… you’re right, Master. But from the looks of it, these goblins don’t seem very strong. Based on my level, we should be able to get through safely.”

Surveying the distant camp, Mengyao, Tianyin’s disciple, the one with the highest combat power among the three, and also the only player, spoke seriously to Tianyin.

“Wait, what do you mean by ‘should be able to’? Saying it like that makes it sound completely unreliable, Xiaomengyao?!”

Even though she knew her disciple’s level was high, the wild monsters they had fought on the way were all scattered individuals. For Mengyao, taking those out was easy. But now… they were looking at an entire camp of monsters.

And the real problem was that they had no idea how many goblins were actually in there.

“Don’t worry, Master. Even if I can’t beat them, it’s no big deal for me~”

Mengyao spoke with complete confidence.

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After all, as a player, the worst that could happen was dying and respawning. So to her, even if she couldn’t clear the whole camp in one go, she could just revive and try again.

And she didn’t have to worry about her master either, after all, her Master possessed that terrifying divine skill, the Hug-Your-Head Crouch Defense.

“Master, as long as I’m here, a mere monster camp like this is nothing!”

With that thought, Mengyao’s face was full of determination.

“Wuu…”

Tianyin looked doubtful. But seeing her disciple’s serious expression, she decided that as a master, giving her disciple trust was important too.

Meanwhile, the quiet undead girl Bingxue simply gazed calmly at the distant camp.

“Alright then… since Xiaomengyao said so, I’ll leave the goblins in that camp to you.”

“Of course. But Master, aren’t you going to fight with me?”

“Eh… isn’t that unnecessary? It looks easy enough. I don’t really need to go, right?”

“Ehhh, but Master, your Hug-Your-Head Crouch Defense is really useful, you know? And besides, Master’s level needs to go up a bit too~ You’re already half my level now…”

Level was always Tianyin’s eternal pain.

In this game, most players had already reached levels sixty or seventy, yet her own level was still below thirty.

Sure, she wasn’t the same loli who could trip over flat ground and die instantly anymore, but because of her passive skill, Light Body, Easy to Push Down, she was still an extremely fragile existence.

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Raising her level was definitely an urgent task.

“Alright then… since you put it that way, I guess I’ll join in to level up a little too…”

“Mmhm! That’s the spirit, Master~”

Just then, the silent, nearly invisible presence of Bingxue tugged lightly on Tianyin’s sleeve.

“Eh? What’s wrong, Xiaobingxue?”

Normally, the undead girl almost never initiated contact unless she had something important to say.

And sure enough, she had something to say now.

Bingxue crouched down and began writing on the ground.

“I can handle it.”

Clear as day, those four words were written in the dirt.

I can handle it!

The firm tone in those words left no room for doubt.

“Eh… Xiaobingxue, you mean you can take care of those goblins?”

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Tianyin blinked blankly at her, asking in disbelief.

“Suu…”

The undead girl silently nodded, her blue eyes fixed unblinkingly on the goblin camp, the monster nest.

Seeing her calm acknowledgement, Tianyin didn’t know what to say.

After all, from what she knew, Bingxue had always seemed like someone with little to no fighting ability. On the way here, she had never once actually fought.

So… was Bingxue actually strong?

For a moment, Tianyin couldn’t help thinking that out of the three of them, she was the weakest one, while the other two lolis were secretly powerhouses.

“Wuu… even if you say that, Xiaobingxue, while I don’t think you’d lie, it’s still a little hard to believe… right, Xiaomengyao?”

“Not at all! I think Bingxue must be really strong~”

An unexpected answer.

“Because she’s an undead, right? Undead are supposed to be strong! My big brother switched his class to Undead too, so that means Bingxue must be really strong~”

“Isn’t that reasoning a bit too forced?”

Tianyin looked at her disciple with a dark line on her face.

“Not every undead is powerful, you know. And besides, Xiaobingxue doesn’t even remember her past life, so how could she possibly have fighting experience?”

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“Eh? Really?”

Mengyao’s eyes went wide with surprise, her tone full of disbelief.

“But Master, I thought you’d be really strong when I first met you! But after spending time with you, you turned out completely different from what I imagined… and now Bingxue gives me that exact ‘super strong’ feeling!”

“…And what exactly are you trying to say?”

“I’m saying Bingxue must be strong, Master! If she says she can handle it, then she definitely can!”

Tianyin was speechless. How was she even supposed to respond to that?

Her reasoning was perfectly logical, it made sense to be cautious and doubt Bingxue’s combat power out of concern for her safety.

So why did her disciple sound so full of blind faith instead?

Were all girls just this emotional? Was logic completely useless against them?

Thinking that, Tianyin felt a wave of helplessness.

“Well… If Xiao Bingxue thinks she can do it, then let her try. But if it doesn’t work out, disciple, make sure to cover her and don’t let anything happen, alright?”

In the end, to be safe, Tianyin still instructed her disciple to protect Bingxue in case anything went wrong.