Nobody told me this wasn't a game.

A sharp gust of wind blew, and a fist-sized wisp of green wind swirled into a ball, gathering three feet in front of her chest.

Mayumi is skilled in wind magic, and judging from the special effects, it should be the "Tetsu-tama" from the "Yama-Ran School".

The vortex of wind gathered in mid-air can unleash wind blades that slice through anything in its path. Those with exceptional skill can even tear apart city walls, demonstrating astonishing power.

"Raging Storm!"

With a second wave of his fan, the Iron Cannon Ball in front of him expanded, spinning out four cyan wind blades that flew away with a whistling sound, slicing the four shadow monsters that had spawned at the city gate in half!

Easily!

Even after being activated once, the blue wind still did not dissipate.

Once formed, the Iron Cannon Ball can be repeatedly fired, possessing considerable power while consuming very little energy, which is its excellence.

Mayumi wanted to attack again, but a hand reached out from behind and placed on her shoulder.

It's Zuo Chang.

Zuo Chang's expression turned strange as he stopped Zhen Gong from continuing his spell: "What are you doing?"

Mayumi looked suspicious: "Strange question. As you can see, I'm killing monsters. The process of the Ancient Battlefield is very simple. Sixty 'Filthy Shadows' will spawn one after another in the south gate. As long as you kill them all, you can clear the level."

Zuo Chang certainly knew.

He asked, "Are you just going to kill them like this, without considering the potential gains?"

Mayumi clearly didn't understand; she thought her attack had been very swift and clean.

Killing four enemies in one attack, even without applause, should not be met with skeptical questioning.

She maintained her patience and said, "The rewards? The rewards from the ancient battlefields are pretty much the same. You can get thirty to fifty ancient crystals for each run, the exact amount depends entirely on luck."

Zuo Chang stared wide-eyed: "Who told you it's about luck?"

"Ha! Zuo Chang, I've conquered ancient battlefields at least a hundred times so far! I'm an expert, don't question my understanding."

This is really...

Their lack of basic knowledge has reached such a level that it's practically a complete lack of common sense.

Zuo Chang had collaborated with other adventure teams when he played games before.

However, the cooperative dungeons are mostly elite three-star dungeons, or even super high difficulty dungeons at the king or god/demon level. Basic experience dungeons like the Ancient Battlefield are of course soloed.

But what he didn't expect was...

Do ordinary adventure groups not even know how to maximize their gains in the ancient battlefield?

He looked at the self-righteous Makoto and hesitated for a moment.

Then he said, "True Bow, why don't you listen to my commands? The Ancient Battlefield instance guarantees at least one hundred Ancient Crystals, not thirty. If you operate properly and time it perfectly, one hundred and fifty is not impossible."

"impossible!"

No sooner had Zuo Chang finished speaking than Zhen Gong immediately refuted him.

She looked at Zuo Chang and said, "One hundred and fifty? That's a pipe dream!"

"Listen to my instructions. Ancient battlefields should be no challenge for you at all."

"Okay. Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

With Zhen Gong relenting, Zuo Chang was also relieved.

He gripped the Moon Crown Sword and said, "First, avoid combat; do not attack the Shadow of Darkness."

"...You better not be joking."

Zhen Gong concealed his sharpness, and seeing several dark shadows roaring and rushing towards him, he suppressed the urge to retaliate.

Barefoot on the yellow sand, she gracefully turned and dodged the encirclement and attack like a butterfly flitting among flowers.

While dodging, she still had the energy to observe Zuo Chang—

Zuo Chang did a good job.

The shadowy figures attacked him as well, but he stepped back to dodge, his movements surprisingly graceful.

only……

How long are you going to hide?

Or rather, what is the practical significance of dodging?

Zhen Gong spoke up, "Zuo Chang, I'm afraid you don't know, so I'm telling you. The Ancient Battlefield has a time limit. After half an hour, the instance will forcibly end. If we can't kill all the Shadows within the time limit, we won't get anything, which is equivalent to wasting an opportunity."

Zuo Chang was confident: "The eyes that see into the shadows."

Mayumi observed carefully and noticed something unusual.

The Shadow is a humanoid monster with two flames burning where humans have eyes.

At first—when it first appeared from behind the city gate, the shadowy figure's eye fire was very weak.

It is about the size of a soybean, dark red, and unstable.

But as time went on, the fire in the shadowy eyes gradually brightened and stabilized.

The first few shadowy creatures to attack had bright red flames burning in their eye sockets. As they ran and pounced, those two balls of eye fire left bright red trails, so dazzling!

The sword flashed.

Zuo Chang suddenly made a move, easily annihilating the dark shadow with its bright red eyes!

He looked at Mayumi and said, "The Shadows are very special. As they live longer, they will gradually become 'complete forms'. Once the flames in their eyes turn bright red, kill them."

Mayumi didn't quite understand, but she knew her current role: "You tell me how to kill, then I'll kill you that way."

The silent gale roared once more.

With a thought, Mayumi unleashed another cyan wind blade from her "Iron Cannon Ball," precisely targeting a dark shadow with crimson eyes—

Behead!

Chapter 36 How much did I actually lose?

Ancient battlefields are popular as a source of experience, so it's no surprise how popular they are.

The dungeon monster "Shadow of Darkness" is not very strong; with some training, even a level 1 player can easily defeat it.

The only point of failure was—

The monsters aren't being killed fast enough, and too many Shadows have accumulated.

Just like it is now.

Because of Zuo Chang's request, Mayumi showed extreme restraint.

There were more than forty shadowy figures running back and forth throughout the entire area; a glance revealed nothing but ghostly figures.

"To me, the shadows pose no threat; but for you, it's not so easy, is it?"

As Zhen Gong watched Zuo Chang, who was struggling to keep up and being chased by more than twenty shadowy figures, looking somewhat disheveled, a certain... appeared in his eyes.

A look of schadenfreude.

Zuo Chang was indeed unable to withstand the attack.

He felt surrounded by enemies, and he was exhausted just trying to dodge them, let alone launch a counterattack.

Left with no other choice, he could only shout, "That's enough, let's start killing!"

Mayumi shouted, "You asked for it!"

Really are……

"Raging Storm!"

With a soft shout, she summoned the cyan wind blades once more, tearing apart several dark shadows beside Zuo Chang and relieving his immediate crisis.

After that—

She twisted her waist and swayed her hips, waving her left hand and fanning herself with her right, her folding fan dancing gracefully.

Two more wisps of green wind converged, and three iron cannon jades appeared on the field.

The three iron cannons, arranged in a triangular pattern, encompassed more than thirty shadowy figures, including Zuo Chang.

The airflow intensified, and the azure gale crashed against the area encompassed by the iron cannon and jade bag, with bone-scraping whirlwinds howling wildly!

Zuo Chang was greatly surprised!

He clearly saw several cyan wind blades slashing towards him with astonishing force!

What is this for?

Don't want your teammates anymore?

In a moment of surprise and doubt, a cyan wind blade grazed his scalp and sliced ​​a shadow that had pounced on Zuo Chang's back in two.

Immediately, the second and third wind blades arrived one after another.

It seems to have been arranged...

No.

It was definitely pre-arranged.

Each wind blade charged menacingly toward Zuo Chang, as if intent on disemboweling him and separating his head from his body.

However, each wind blade narrowly missed him, causing no harm whatsoever. On the contrary, the shadowy figures that attempted to attack Zuo Chang were killed and vanished under the cutting of the wind blades.

no doubt.

She's showing off her skills.

Zuo Chang glanced at Mayumi.

Mayumi, with her long legs in black stockings together, stood gracefully, fanning herself with a folding fan with a relaxed air.

After several rounds of such cuts, the wind blades slayed the last shadowy figure, and the ancient battlefield came to a close without serious incident.

Zuo Chang stepped forward and said with slight dissatisfaction, "Miss Mayumi, your skills are truly superb! Forty wind blades, each one hitting its mark! Your mastery of wind magic is probably at the master level!"

With a whoosh, Mayumi snapped her folding fan shut.