Yang Jia no longer had any doubts. She was certain that Yuan Hai was definitely not a good person.
Especially when those eyes swept over him, it made him feel creepy and his hair stood on end.
But Yang Jia soon realized that he and Bai Ting were merely incidental, and the other party's real focus was only on Li Bai. Those sinister eyes were fixed on Li Bai, with a look of determination that made Yang Jia feel uncomfortable and strange.
To them, Yuan Hai is now just an NPC in a dungeon, providing experience and equipment to everyone. Isn’t it strange that he actually "covets" Li Bai?
Thinking of this, Yang Jia suddenly froze. Perhaps it was because the scene of killing the beast just now was too much like killing monsters, and the unscientific thing of "upgrading" happened to her. For a moment, she really thought she was in the game, fighting side by side with her teammates with boiling blood.
Yang Jia secretly warned himself not to be too distracted by these things, lest problems arise later. No matter how strange this world was, it was not a game after all, but reality.
She turned to look at Li Bai, wondering if she had noticed Yuan Hai's somewhat offensive gaze. Yang Jia felt she had, as Li Bai was much more perceptive than they were. However, she didn't seem affected, remaining cautiously on guard.
Yuan Hai was obviously not a talkative boss. He quickly waved his hand and summoned a large number of subordinates wearing black cloaks from nowhere. "Go, bring my sacrifice here."
Then the black cloaks rushed towards the three people.
As soon as he started fighting, Yang Jia realized that these guys were completely different from wild beasts. They were more agile and more difficult to deal with. Although they were not as strong as wild beasts, their combat effectiveness was obviously much stronger. And although Yang Jia didn't have time to count, it was obvious that there were more black cloaks than the wild beasts just now!
Yang Jia later counted the beasts, and there were about fifty of them. If the game's general design was followed, then the number of black cloaks should be doubled, to a hundred!
Before Yang Jia could even lament in his heart, he heard Bai Ting's reminder, "Be careful not to get scratched. These are the living dead, and they carry an infectious virus."
Yang Jia was startled and quickly turned to look at Bai Ting. She had obviously only known this because she had been scratched. However, the infection probably didn't take effect immediately, as Bai Ting looked relatively normal. Yang Jia didn't bother to look any further, turning back to stare intently at the undead before him.
This glance revealed a clue. While these creatures wore black cloaks, they couldn't completely conceal their presence. Parts of their exposed hands were already rotting, emitting an indescribable stench. Their nails had mutated to a bluish-black color, appearing long and sharp, like animal claws. A scratch from them would undoubtedly result in injury.
"Attack the head." At this moment, Yang Jia heard Li Bai's reminder.
She quickly adjusted herself, aiming for the zombie's head. However, because of the cloak, her accuracy was difficult to guarantee, and it took several hits before she finally killed one.
Li Bai was much faster. Once she found the key point, dealing with these things would not be difficult for her. Because Yuan Hai was still watching closely, Li Bai did not hold back and quickly swept through a large area.
Yuan Hai was clearly enraged by this behavior. "It's useless!" His deep voice rang out again, and he raised a hand. A strange red light emanated from his palm, quickly spreading out and enveloping the entire hall. "Within the range of my holy light, my servants will gain immortality!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the zombies that had fallen to the ground stood up again, as if they had not been hurt at all.
However, based on Yang Jia's years of gaming experience, she knew that these resurrections were limited, either in number or in completeness. As expected, after careful observation, she discovered that even those living dead with broken arms and legs couldn't reattach their arms and legs after resurrection.
So she quickly and loudly reminded Li Bai, "If you break up the skeleton, you can't be resurrected!"
Yuan Hai was furious when he heard this, and suddenly turned his head to look at Yang Jia. His vicious eyes made Yang Jia shudder, but she could not react at all. She just saw the red light in Yuan Hai's hand turn, and she felt a huge suction force, and her body was involuntarily sucked over.
"Bai Ting!" Li Bai suddenly shouted and threw something in his hand.
Bai Ting jumped up nimbly and took it in her hand, shouting, "Got it!" Then she turned and ran towards Yang Jia, standing in front of her and spreading the thing in her hand.
It was an umbrella. Made of animal bones and fur, it was crudely crafted, the joints looked fragile, and the whole thing felt like it would fall apart at any moment. But even so, it successfully blocked the suction.
Yang Jia breathed a sigh of relief, quickly took two steps back, and stood behind Bai Ting.
"Be careful." Bai Ting reminded her.
Yang Jia smiled gratefully, feeling that she was indeed a drag. Although Bai Ting looked similar to her, perhaps because she was used to it, she was able to keep up with Li Bai's pace at critical moments and knew how to respond. Only she was always out of touch.
But there was no time to think about it. More zombies rushed over, and Yang Jia quickly focused on dealing with them. Bai Ting, holding the umbrella, carefully approached Yuan Hai.
Yang Jia didn't quite understand at first, but after changing his mindset, he quickly guessed what she was planning.
It's like when you're playing a game and there are bosses and minions in a dungeon, you usually have the tank or a teammate with high range and agility kite the boss while the others clear out the minions, and then you can focus on the boss. This way you don't get harassed by the minions in the middle of a fight and lose your chance at the critical moment.
Their team was currently in a shabby state. Li Bai had to deal with the living dead, Yang Jia was a slacker, and only Bai Ting had to bite the bullet. But with the umbrella, they should be able to delay for a while.
Yang Jia was self-aware. After guessing the arrangement, he took the initiative to pull a few zombies and retreat in the opposite direction, trying not to affect the performance of the two people.
Perhaps because she had changed her mindset, Yang Jia dragged the zombies around for a while, subconsciously looking for a place to trap them. And sure enough, after looking around, she finally found a solution.
The walls of this hall were carved with numerous ferocious monsters, some of them enormous, with strange shapes and protruding parts. Yang Jia had found a spot that, if she was careful, should be large enough for a person to stand on. At this height, the undead would definitely not be able to attack her. The only concern was whether, if they failed to attack, the undead would abandon their hatred and return to Li Bai's side.
After all, this isn't a real game, where you can just hit whoever you hate.
But no matter what, it never hurts to try.
Thanks to her previous level-ups, Yang Jia was not only able to hold several zombies at once, but also felt her body seemed much more flexible. After careful attempts, she successfully climbed onto the small platform. She tried standing up, but felt unsafe, so she simply squatted down. Looking down, she saw that the zombies had not left, but were instead circling below.
It worked! Yang Jia was delighted and quickly searched her waist pockets. She removed the monkey skin Li Bai had given her, tied the two ends with vines, and made a shoulder bag. She kept almost everything she found in it. While on the road, she made a slingshot like the one she used to play with as a child, but after she finished, she realized it was too weak and put it away in her pocket.
Now Yang Jia took out her slingshot and a handful of small stones and attacked the zombies near Li Bai one by one, trying to lure them over. If she didn't need to be lethal, this thing would be quite useful, allowing her to temporarily play a long-range role.
Soon, the pebbles ran out. Thirty or so undead creatures milled around Yang Jia's feet, occasionally making "ho ho" sounds, but they had no way to stop her. Of course, Yang Jia couldn't do anything about them either. She could only squat on the platform, closely monitoring Li Bai's progress.
Obviously, Li Bai also noticed her actions and immediately quickened his movements.
At this moment, Bai Ting suddenly let out a panicked scream. Yang Jia turned around and saw that the umbrella in her hand finally couldn't withstand the pressure and fell apart.
Bai Ting had relied entirely on this thing to fend off Yuan Hai, but now that she had lost her umbrella, she was immediately sent flying. As luck would have it, she flew right towards Yang Jia. Over thirty undead were watching her closely below, and if Bai Ting had fallen, she would have been quickly dispatched.
Seeing that she was about to fall into the pile of monsters, Yang Jia was about to jump down when he heard Li Bai scream "Ah--". The voice was filled with pain and depression, and something that made Yang Jia terrified, but he could not understand it for the time being.
Then in the next moment, Yang Jia saw that Li Bai's speed suddenly increased a lot. If her original speed and various movements were still within the range of humans, then now, when she moved, her speed was almost difficult to capture with the naked eye.
But in a split second, the zombies surrounding her had all turned into a pile of scattered bones, and Li Bai appeared beside Bai Ting, just as quickly and efficiently clearing out all the zombies. Perhaps because they were so close, although she was still very fast, Yang Jia finally caught some traces of her movements: crisp, sharp, and almost every move was deadly!
Silence.
Li Bai stood among a pile of bones, his face expressionless and blank.
Bai Ting was lying not far from her feet.
As for Yang Jia, Yang Jia was squatting on the stone platform in a daze at this moment. He felt his heart beating faster and faster, as if it would burst out of his chest in the next moment.
Too, too, too handsome! At that moment, she couldn't even react. She could only stare at Li Bai with wide eyes, letting her mind fall.
This person is her dream.
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