"I think you've heard that from Argo."
Although the personalities of the three people in front of him were difficult to deal with, Fang Zheng obviously didn't care about that. Simply put, as long as they were not particularly troublesome, they would be a help to Fang Zheng.
"Our goal is not to collect and assist. Simply put, the reason why I need team members is because our goal is to eliminate the Boss of this area and fight for it."
Having said this, Fang Zheng paused for a moment, then looked at the three people carefully.
The girl named Aoba was obviously a little nervous and uneasy, while Kuroneko had a confident expression. As for the last girl named Asuna... Fang Zheng couldn't see her face at all.
"I'll state in advance that this is not an ordinary battle. There may be casualties in the battle, but I require each of you to absolutely obey my orders and learn how to fight and how to face the Boss. If you want to join my team, then you must be mentally prepared. It won't be easy, at least not at the beginning. If anyone wants to quit now, you can leave directly. I won't stop you."
“…”
After hearing Fang Zheng's words, the three of them looked at each other, and then Qingye clenched his fists first.
"I, I will try my best!"
"snort."
And the black cat snorted softly, reaching out his hand and pressing it to his chest.
"Who do you think I am? I'm the fallen black cat. A mere monster is no match for me!"
As for Asuna, she didn't say anything, but judging from her expression, she didn't seem to be planning to quit.
"very good."
Seeing that the three had no intention of quitting, Fang Zheng nodded.
"Then, next, I will give you a test... follow me."
After that, Fang Zheng led everyone through the street and used the teleportation crystal to return to the forest area. Because it was late at night, there were almost no people in the forest area, but this was a good thing for Fang Zheng. He randomly found an open area and spoke to Black Cat and the other two.
"Next, I want you to go forward and deal with those monsters separately."
As he spoke, Fang Zheng pointed to a group of three monsters consisting of wasps, beetles and worms not far away.
"I want to see how you perform in battle, and then make a decision... Qingye, you go first!"
"yes!!"
Hearing Fang Zheng's call, Qingye was obviously a little nervous, but she still nodded, then walked out with her weapon tightly grasped and started fighting.
During this process, Fang Zheng also analyzed the girl in front of him.
From the perspective of the battle, Qingye's skills were average, not particularly outstanding, but not particularly bad either, and could be said to be relatively average. What made Fang Zheng happy was that when Qingye faced those monsters, he almost strictly followed the process he wrote, which was to first make a space for himself, and then take advantage of the gap to slowly grind the enemy to death while ensuring his own safety.
The weapon Qingye used was also the beginner's equipment recommended by Fang Zheng, a classic set of long sword and shield. Her movements were meticulous, and it was obvious that she had studied and trained hard... For a female player, it was already pretty good.
Fang Zheng's choice of monster group was certainly not in vain. Although wasps, beetles and worms are not very strong monsters, their respective characteristics are very suitable for training players. Wasps' attacks are relatively fast, while beetles will pierce and hit defenses, and worms are tough and difficult to break through. It can be said that they just take into account all the characteristics of monsters that players currently have to face.
Of course, generally speaking, it is easier to deal with such a group of monsters as a team, but for Fang Zheng, this is a "trial", so he naturally would not let others go up to help.
This was obviously not the first time Qingye had encountered such a situation. She held a sword in one hand and a shield in the other, and fought back and forth with the three monsters. It took her three or four minutes to completely eliminate them. Although it took a long time, her blood volume was hardly depleted, which made Fang Zheng feel quite relieved. At least his survival manual was not written in vain.
“Well done.”
Seeing Qingye walking back with some trepidation, Fangzheng smiled and nodded at her, and Qingye also showed a happy expression. Then Fangzheng turned his head and glanced at the black-haired girl beside him.
"Next, Black Cat."
"Hehe, let me show you my black cat's fallen angel power!"
Black Cat was obviously eager to try. When she heard Fang Zheng's words, she laughed loudly, then took out her weapon and walked towards the monster.
Unlike Aoba, Kuroneko chose a scimitar. Of course, according to her own words, this is called... Black Minion. Never mind, it's just a game, so let her do what she wants.
However, in the following battle, Black Cat proved that she was more than just a middle school student.
Black Cat's performance was just like her name, as if she had transformed into a nimble black cat that shuttled around among the monsters, and the scimitar in her hand also exerted a powerful killing power like the black cat's sharp claws. Not only that, Black Cat was also first-rate in observing and reacting to the battle situation. She first killed the wasp with the fastest reaction, then got rid of the beetle that posed the greatest threat to her, and then relied on her speed and reaction ability to kill the remaining worms.
“So amazing…”
Looking at the scene in front of him blankly, Qingye's eyes widened in surprise and he sighed, while Fangzheng nodded. Just as Qingye said, it was rare for players to reach this level. Apart from being a little bit immature, this girl was almost perfect. He never thought that he could pick up a treasure...
"Hmph! Howl under the sharp claws of my fallen angel Black Cat!"
After killing the last monster, Black Cat struck a pose that he thought was very handsome but actually looked very immature to others, then walked back triumphantly, while Aoba clapped his hands vigorously.
"Ms. Black Cat, you are awesome!!"
"That's a good job indeed."
Fang Zheng also clapped his hands. Although Black Cat looked a bit immature, her performance was indeed perfect. On the surface, she seemed a bit ostentatious, but from Black Cat's almost unchanged HP, it could be seen that she perfectly dodged every attack from the enemy. Well...but in Fang Zheng's opinion, Black Cat still had room for improvement.
"Then next, Asuna."
“…”
After hearing what Fang Zheng said, Asuna did not respond, but just nodded, and then walked straight forward to start the battle. However, as he watched, Fang Zheng frowned.
Asuna's weapon is a rapier. She has good skills, but her fighting style is quite dangerous. Aoba and Kuroneko can kill enemies while strictly ensuring their own safety. But Asuna is different. When she strikes, she has the momentum to die with the enemy. Facing the attacks of those monsters, Asuna hardly dodges, but relies on her sword skills to take them.
In this way, although her output damage is very high, Asuna's own HP is also dropping rapidly. For the same monster, Aoba took three minutes, Kuroneko took one minute, and Asuna took about thirty seconds to deal with it.
But unlike the previous two, Asuna's HP was only a little more than half left at this moment.
But when Asuna put away her sword and walked back, everyone's reactions were very strange. Black Cat frowned and remained silent, and Aoba didn't know what to say.
At this moment, Fang Zheng spoke.
"Your skills are good. I can see that you have worked hard to hone your skills. But..."
Having said this, Fang Zheng paused and looked at Asuna.
"Except for your skills, you are basically as stupid as a pig in other aspects."
“…”
Hearing Fang Zheng's impolite remarks, Qingye and Kuroneko looked at him in surprise. After all, in Japanese social culture, it was rare to see such impolite reprimands. And Asuna's body trembled uncontrollably, and then she raised her head. Although she didn't say anything, from the cold aura emanating from her, it could be seen that she was quite dissatisfied with Fang Zheng's evaluation.
However, Fang Zheng certainly didn't care about the opinion of such a little girl, and he continued speaking without any hesitation.
"Have you read the survival manual? What's the first rule? Remember, saving yourself is the most important thing. But what about you? You actually want to fight a group of monsters to the death? Are these monsters the murderers of your father or did they eat your rice? I really don't know how you got to this level. Now it seems that it's mostly luck. Don't you think about it? With your current health, if you attract other monsters, what is the probability of you successfully breaking through? No matter how high your level is, if you die, you die, and it's all over! Don't you even understand this principle?"
At this point, Fang Zheng was already quite serious, and his harsh rebuke frightened Qingye to the point of trembling. However, Asuna still didn't seem to react at all, just standing there. Fang Zheng waved his hand at her without any hesitation, pointing to the teleportation crystal not far away.
"Let me be frank with you. If you want to join my team, then you must change the way you fight. And it must be a big change! If you don't want to accept my orders, then you can leave immediately. What my team needs are people who obey orders, and can help and rely on each other. Not fools who rush forward without thinking and end up dragging others to their deaths."
“……!”
Hearing this, Asuna was obviously a little angry. She clenched her fists, turned abruptly and walked towards the teleportation crystal. Fang Zheng didn't even look at her, but turned his head and looked at Black Cat and Aoba.
"Don't follow her example. That's not a good role model. But you can remember her name. I think you'll see it on the black stone tablet soon."
Having said that, Fang Zheng waved at Esther.
"Ester, you come and teach Qingye."
"Yes, Master."
After hearing Fang Zheng's order, Esther came over immediately, pulled Qingye aside, and began to explain to her in a low voice. As for the black cat... well...
"…Black Cat."
Staring at the girl in front of him, Fang Zheng hesitated for a moment and then spoke.
"Have you ever thought about...changing weapons?"
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