Chapter 109 - 106: If Humans Want War, Give Them War! (Additional Update 12/65)
While wandering through the desolate mountains, Xiao You’s eyes carried a hint of exhaustion. As just one of countless regular players, she had been mingling with the club members lately, which drained her energy daily, almost like a full-time job.
Had it not been for the vast experiences this game offered her, she even felt she might have given up.
The club players were really harsh on themselves.
One must admit, the dedication of professional gamers differed hugely from that of casual players, tough on NPCs and even tougher on themselves.
After a while, this trip was so unevently that it made her remark,
"This is surprisingly peaceful indeed! There haven’t been any Shadow Wolves chasing us on the road today." Xiao You chuckled softly.
Nasilia glanced at her curiously and asked, "Were there a lot of Shadow Wolves during your quest in the Twisted Jungle?"
Xiao You shrugged and said, "If I remember correctly, Sister Nasilia, you were just doing some basic daily tasks before, right?"
Nasilia smiled sheepishly and admitted, "That’s true, I’m not really into fighting and killing."
"So you’re not very familiar with the Dungeon situation. This jungle is nothing but slaughter, with every species seeking a chance to survive.
For us, representing Lancaster Territory to conquer the Dungeon, things are somewhat better as we have a definite advantage in battle, especially when organized humans of the same level fight."
Remembering something, Xiao You’s face bore a hint of weariness as she sighed, "Speaking of which, you might not believe this, but the fights in the Twisted Jungle always remind me of when I followed my dad’s advice and joined a training team.
The pain of being drained during training still gives me cold sweats when I think about it."
"That bad?" Nasilia looked surprised.
For people in the chats of the House of Dog Empire, it was commonly known that Xiao You’s family was somewhat special, and she had been sent to that team to toughen up and hone her skills against enemies.
Even so, she didn’t miss out on the rigorous training she needed.
Nodding, Xiao You added, "You might remember when I came back from there, went back to grad school, and floored a guy who harassed me with just one punch."
Recalling that incident, Nasilia covered her mouth and snickered, "Because of that, you sure got teased a lot in the Empire chats!"
"Yeah, now they use my punch to define stages of how robust they are."
Xiao You mentioned this with a laugh and a cry.
Initially it was just mentioned in jest, suggesting some beneficial results from her training, but unexpectedly, it turned into a unit of measurement for toughness in the group chat.
Those jokers even categorized the stages of toughness from low to high—
One punch and they’re begging me not to let them die;
One punch lands them severely wounded and down;
One punch and they’re still alive;
The ability to endure more than one and a half punches…
As for anything higher, the so-called tough guys in the group all claimed they couldn’t take two punches.
Poor Nan Ke, for instance, belonged to the "one punch and begging me not to let them die" category.
Of course, there are the more cowardly ones, like I Love Yi, who claims, "I’d lie down pretending to be hurt even before Xiao You throws her punch."
"Damn it, I’m not like they describe. I’m also a cute and gentle girl."
Xiao You let out a marmot-like howl.
Is Sister Xiao You really that scary?
The novice player listening to the conversation imagined a grotesque figure with three heads and six arms, boasting 40 abdominal muscles, and shuddered in fear altogether.
Seeing this, Kong Shan Yi You displayed what could be described as a warm smile and said,
"Don’t worry, you are newbies, how could I possibly trick you?"
The crowd nodded repeatedly.
Exactly, you’re right! Everything you say is right!
Seeing their skeptical looks, Kong Shan Yi You gave a few more pieces of advice and said,
"Enough talk, I won’t say much more, but actually, you are the lucky ones among this batch of players. Before you entered the game, NPCs in the Lancaster Territory scarcely had the chance to turn players into Mages.
Now, it seems that Brother Kael, in order to deal with the pack of Shadow Wolves in the Dungeon, has chosen to nurture a batch of Mage players ahead of schedule.
You now not only have access to new resources for learning the Magic Schools but also receive continuous missions from Brother Kael. I don’t know how many players envy you, so cherish this opportunity."
The crowd nodded, most of whom were newcomers from various clubs, and a few were advanced players who had already made a name for themselves in other games.
Being selected by Kael this time was certainly a cause for joy for them.
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Deep in the Twisted Jungle.
Atop a vast and dense Golden Tree, withered leaves were spread all over the branches, curiously not just one tree was like this, but the large patch of forest around it was the same.
The brilliantly shining leaves of those Golden Trees seemed to be eroded by some force, massively withering away.
"Have they started to act?" atop a leveled tree canopy, a five-meter long white-furred giant wolf coldly said in wolf language to its subordinate,
"King, the activities of those humans have been increasing lately, and many of our kind who have not yet awakened their Spiritual Wisdom have been hunted."
"That’s true, after all, to them, we are outsiders." It lifted its head looking towards the sky, seemingly feeling the ominous power enveloping the entire Twisted Jungle.
It was a tentacle of what’s known as the Will of the World, tightly kneading the fragmented world it was in.
A deep resentment flashed in its eyes!
Why!
Why was their world shattered!
Why hadn’t they died along with the collapse of their world, instead of being treated like toys by another world, thrown into the world fragments reshaped by It.
Thinking this, its narrow eyes gleamed with brutal scheming… it was hard to imagine such rich expressions on a wolf’s face.
It knew when it arrived in the Twisted Jungle that if it could defeat the lord outside, it and its kin had a definite chance to carve out a significant portion of the territory as a new habitat for their Shadow Wolf pack.
The Twisted Jungle was vast and barely met the survival needs of it and its children, but to expand their pack and re-establish the glory of the Shadow Wolves, it was far from enough.
What it wanted was war!
Even if this war might lead to the decline of its own kind, as the Wolf King of the Shadow Wolves, it would never allow the future of the Shadow Wolves to be controlled by others.
Thus, it jumped onto the tree canopy and howled to the sky.
"Cubs, if the humans want war, let’s give them war!"
The wind, changed!!!
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