“Finally I’m here…”

The girl wiped the sweat from her forehead and looked at the castle ruins not far away.

"I say...are we really going there?"

"We can't not go. This is an order from the guild... They want us to investigate the situation of the first-tier lords..."

Hearing the girl's question, a heavy axe warrior wearing warrior leather armor whispered.

"But doesn't the Survival Manual suggest that we should be at least level 20 before going? We are only level 16 now, isn't that a bit too low?"

"We can't help it. This is the order from Her Royal Highness the Princess. We are only conducting reconnaissance, not going into battle. We just need to avoid those monsters...what are they called..."

"Search range!"

"Yes, search range, search range."

The heavy axe warrior couldn't help but scratch the back of his head and gave a helpless smile.

"I'm old now, and I really can't keep up with you young people."

"Anyway, I'll leave the rest to you. I'll go over and take a look..."

While whispering, the girl lowered her body and quietly passed through the bushes. Then she stuck her head out and looked in the direction of the ruined castle. Then, the girl widened her eyes in surprise.

"Why?"

"What's wrong? Are there a lot of monsters?"

"No……"

The girl shook her head, then rubbed her eyes and looked forward again.

"There are no monsters."

"No? Are you sure?"

Hearing this, the heavy axe warrior also hurriedly stuck his head out and looked forward. As expected, the wilderness outside the gate of the huge abandoned castle in front of them was empty, without even a shadow of a monster. This surprised the two men. They looked at each other, and after a moment, the heavy axe warrior asked.

"what to do?"

"us……"

"Look over there!"

But before the girl could finish her words, a ray of light suddenly flashed from a distance. The heavy axe warrior raised his head in surprise and looked into the city gate.

"It seems like someone is fighting!"

"Are you saying that someone is planning to attack the lord?"

Hearing this, the girl immediately perked up. She also stuck her head out and looked forward. Sure enough, a sharp cross-shaped light soon appeared in the distance. This was the unique performance when the player used sword skills.

"Someone has actually already started attacking the core area of ​​the first floor?!"

"What should we do?"

“…”

Staring into the depths of the city gate, the girl hesitated for a moment, then made a decision.

"Let's go and take a look."

"Wait, you really want to go?"

The heavy axe warrior was surprised to hear the girl's answer.

"This is the core area where the lord is! What if we get trapped in there?"

"But now someone is going to attack the lord. We can't just stand by and watch."

As she spoke, the girl stood up.

"I want to see. If they succeed, then wouldn't we be the first to witness the lord's defeat? If they are in any danger, we can go and help. Well, let's not talk about it anymore. If we wait a little longer, the monsters will spawn! If we can't find anyone, we can just use the transfer crystal."

After saying this, the girl jumped out of the bushes in a hurry and ran towards the castle quickly. The heavy axe warrior sighed helplessly, picked up his axe and hurriedly followed.

“Ding!! Ding ding ding!!!”

Because they did not encounter any enemies, the two of them quickly passed through the wilderness and entered the castle. Following the sound of weapons clashing, the girl and the heavy axe warrior quickly arrived at the battlefield without much effort.

“Wow…”

Leaning against the corner, the girl secretly poked her head out and looked towards the battlefield on the other side. Then, she widened her eyes and couldn't help but sigh.

"What's wrong?"

Looking at the girl's expression, the heavy axe warrior curiously stuck his head out and looked forward, and then he was also stunned.

In the open space not far ahead, several figures were fighting with a group of kobold guards. They were wearing black capes and windbreakers, wielding weapons and fighting the kobold guards. However, what surprised the two was not only because these people were wearing uniform uniforms, but also because of their fighting style.

The girl and the heavy axe warrior also joined the guild. They usually leveled up and killed monsters with everyone. They were not unfamiliar with fighting monsters together. However, most of the time, it was very chaotic when they fought monsters. Players were just players after all, and there was no discipline at all, so everyone basically fought on their own.

But this group of players is completely different.

They advanced and retreated in an orderly manner, and they had a special temperament that other players did not have. Even when facing the siege of dozens of kobold guards, these players easily blocked the opponent's attack and killed them completely in just a few moves. The movements were crisp, neat, and skillful, and it looked like a scene that would only appear in a movie.

"Hey, hey, are these really players?"

Staring at the scene in front of him, the Heavy Axe Warrior's eyes widened in surprise, not even knowing what to say. If it weren't for the lock icon in his eyes indicating that the other party was indeed a player, the Heavy Axe Warrior would even think that they were some NPCs in this game, and what he had triggered was most likely a game event.

"Lifa! You're too slow! Gabriel, watch the right wing! Eriri! Listen to my orders, three, two, one... Asuna, Black Cat, now, charge!"

As the voice fell, the girl and the heavy axe warrior saw a figure jumping out from behind the kobold archer at the back as if appearing out of thin air. The dagger in her hand swung violently with the brilliance of the skill, and a dazzling light burst out in a cross direction, instantly covering the three kobold archers holding bows and arrows at the back of the team. Although the attack power of the dagger was not enough to kill the kobold archers instantly, this blow still quickly broke up the kobold formation.

At this moment, two figures shot out from the team like arrows and rushed straight forward. Wherever they went, the ogres screamed and shattered into pieces. The two figures were like a sharp sword that pierced through the entire ogreon formation, completely disrupting their rhythm and direction. Then the other few people immediately took action, and it didn't take much effort before the group of ogreon monsters were completely wiped out.

“Wow… so awesome!!”

Seeing the last ogre being killed, the girl clenched her fists excitedly and almost shouted. Fortunately, she remembered that she was conducting reconnaissance and quickly covered her mouth.

"Who are these people... Why have I never heard of such a team?"

The heavy axe warrior obviously thought more about it. He reached out and pulled the girl.

"I say, let's go. These people are too strong, and we don't know whether they are good guys or bad guys. If they find us, we won't be able to explain ourselves..."

"What are you talking about? They are willing to take risks for everyone and come here to attack the lord. How can they be bad people?"

The girl obviously did not agree with what the heavy axe warrior said. While protesting, she stuck her head out again and looked forward.

“Haha…”

Putting down the dagger in her hand, Ying Lili kicked the stone in dissatisfaction.

"Why is this game so unfair? We can only use melee weapons, but these monsters can actually shoot arrows? Is this unreasonable?"

"Why would you want to reason with a monster?"

Fang Zheng shook his head helplessly and looked around.

"Recover on the spot and prepare to move on."

Having said this, Fang Zheng paused, looked at the girls in front of him, and then randomly selected one.

"Aoba."

"Ah, yes, Mr. Founder! What's the matter?!"

Hearing Fang Zheng's voice, Qingye, who was originally sitting next to him to rest, suddenly jumped up in fear as if he had been caught by the teacher while doing something in class, staring at him without blinking.

"How many monsters have we encountered since we entered the castle?"

"Woo... Ruins Kobold Guard, Ruins Kobold Guard, Ruins Kobold Archer..."

"What weapons do they hold? How many are in a group?"

"The guards have axes, the guards have spears and shields, and the archers use bows and arrows... They are all in groups of three..."

"Very good... Leafa!"

"exist!"

This time Leafa also stood up hurriedly.

"Which one has a wider attack range, the guard or the guard? Which one is faster? Which one should be attacked first?"

"The guards have a large attack range and are fast, so we should attack the guards first..."

"Don't forget it next time."

Fang Zheng nodded to Leafa, who then let out a long breath. Then Fang Zheng looked past Leafa and glanced behind her, then immediately retracted his gaze. At the same time, he gave a subtle wink to Esther and Restia.

"Okay, let's move on."