Crossover Anime: From DanMachi to Becoming a Garbage Scavenging Master

Chapter 79 The First Battle on the Grassland

The first level of Aincrad is located on the edge of the grassland not far from the starting town.

When Mitt and his group arrived, this was the scene before them.

A black-haired, red-eyed man is being chased by four ferocious wild boars. He keeps circling around them at a speed similar to theirs, keeping them spinning in circles.

Suddenly, a man's cries for help came from afar: "Help! Someone please help me!"

The situation seems extremely critical!

But it doesn't seem that critical?!

Just as Yuuki was mentally complaining about how dramatic her seniors in the Samsara Space were, she recognized the person in front of her as the NPC for whom her mission was directed—

Master of the Katana - Zheng Tianxing.

Just then, the man's voice rang out again: "Hey! Don't just stand there! Help me! There's a weapon in that bag over there!"

Everyone looked in the direction he was pointing and saw a huge package lying there, with the hilts of two knives sticking out gleamingly.

Tianxing's acting was really terrible!

The package was clearly placed in a place easily accessible along the route, yet the senior deliberately walked past it without touching it.

However, Yuuki still tried her best to put on an anxious and bewildered expression, turning to the two and saying, "That NPC seems to be in danger! Mito-nee, Asuna-nee, shouldn't we go up and rescue him?"

Mitt didn't delve into the intricacies of the situation; after all, NPCs were merely tools to advance the plot. Right now, she was devoid of emotion and only wanted to know what events would unfold next.

So she nodded and led the two of them toward the package.

Upon opening it, the group found several stones, a one-handed sword, a rapier, and two extremely long katanas inside.

Mito's eyes lit up. He handed the rapier to Asuna, picked up the one-handed sword himself, and shared some stones with Yuuki.

She then briefly explained the next plan: "Well, Yuuki, you're the youngest, so try to avoid direct combat. Just play with the stones for a while. Leave the fighting to me, your older sister, and Asuna."

"! Me too, Mito?! But you know I'm really bad at fighting games, right?!"

Asuna was clearly taken aback by this sudden turn of events and hesitantly voiced her concerns.

Mitt patted his chest, encouraging him with a touch of leadership: "Don't worry, the raging wild boars on the edge of the grassland are the weakest monsters."

"Moreover, the game's assistance system is very convenient. As long as you assume the starting stance for a skill, you will enter the sword skill state, and the system will semi-automatically guide you to complete the skill release."

"I'll demonstrate it first, and you can try it once. It's just a game, and Asuna, you're actually very athletic, so you'll adapt quickly. Don't be too nervous!"

"Hmm—alright then, but don't expect me to be of any use."

After saying that, Mitt picked up a stone and slowly raised it above his shoulder. The next instant, the stone was recognized by the system, and a red light appeared on its surface.

"Now! Just follow the system's guidance."

She made a throwing motion towards one of the ferocious wild boars, her body seemingly taken over by the system in an instant, her movements clean and swift while carrying a touch of elegance.

"The skill will then be successfully used!"

The pebble shot through the air and hit a raging wild boar precisely, causing it to stumble.

This sudden attack instantly drew everyone's attention, but also caught the attention of all the frenzied wild boars.

Mito quickly threw stones at the other two frenzied boars, drawing their aggro away and leaving only the last one for Asuna and Yuuki to practice on.

As the ferocious boar charged toward Asuna, who was closer, Asuna panicked.

She tried to concentrate, recalling the movements of fencers in foil competitions she had watched on television, but no matter how she tried to imitate them, the fencing system could not be successfully triggered.

Just as the raging boar was about to charge at her, a pebble flew from the side, interrupting its attack once again.

Yuuki called out nervously, "Asuna-neechan, don't panic, you can do it! I'll help you attract attention!"

After she finished speaking, she deftly dodged to the side as the raging wild boar, disturbed by the disturbance, charged towards her.

Asuna gently encouraged herself and tried again.

From afar came Mitt's slightly hurried voice: "Your hand is too far forward! Imagine gathering your strength by sheathing the sword in front of you."

"Then, with a twist of the wrist, thrust forward with force! That's the rapier's first skill, 'Linear Attack'!"

Asuna readjusted her posture, subtly adjusting the position of her hands while visualizing the skill release in her mind.

The next moment—

Her vision suddenly narrowed, and the rapier in her hand finally glowed red.

A thin, long streak of light then shot out.

Rapier basic sword technique - "Linear Attack", activated!

Guided by the system, Asuna's body suddenly lurched forward, her speed almost beyond her control.

At the same time, guided by Yuki, the sword light precisely sliced ​​across the body of the raging wild boar, leaving a thin, red wound made of particles.

There was no blood, and no internal organs.

With a mournful cry from the raging wild boar, its body rapidly disintegrated, turning into countless data fragments that vanished into the air.

"Well done, Asuna-nee!"

Yuki, standing to the side, seemed to have just escaped a life-or-death battle. She let out a long breath and relaxed completely. She then gave Asuna a thumbs-up, her eyes full of admiration.

Asuna's tense nerves finally relaxed, and the next moment, she couldn't help but jump up excitedly on the spot.

"Yay! I successfully defeated the first monster!"

At that very moment, Mitt, who was facing three raging wild boars at the same time, steadied herself. She blocked the charge of one of them, used the force to push back, and took advantage of the gap in the other wild boars' attacks. She stood with her feet apart, one in front of the other, and slowly raised her sword, as if she were resting the blade on her shoulder.

"Vertical Slash!"

With a flash of red light, the raging wild boar closest to Mitt was instantly cleaved in two, turning into data fragments that vanished into thin air.

Immediately afterwards, Mitt subtly dodged to the side, avoiding the charge of the last ferocious wild boar.

Not far away, Tengo caught the katana that Yuuki had tossed to him and shouted praise to Mito, who was still fighting the raging boar: "Well done, brave swordsman! Now, leave it to me, the katana master!"

He slung his katana diagonally behind him, smoothly cutting between two ferocious wild boars. Then, he paused, lowered his center of gravity, and assumed a squatting stance to draw his sword. Suddenly, the blade burst forth with a scarlet light.

"Iai!"

The slender blade unleashed an astonishing sweeping range, the red light arcing out and striking the remaining two ferocious wild boars simultaneously. In the next instant, they disintegrated with mournful cries, turning into countless fragments that vanished into the air.

When everyone in the room came to their senses and looked at him with shocked eyes, Tianxing slowly sheathed his katana, a satisfied look on his face.

"Excellent, swordsmen from another world! You have successfully passed the test I set; you are all warriors with the spirit of a hunter!"

He paused slightly, then continued in a more serious tone, "If you have time, please come to the witch's cottage on the outskirts of the starting town. I have something I'd like to ask you."

He then retrieved the weapons from everyone's hands, turned around, and his figure quickly disappeared from sight.

Mitt opened the mission log and glanced at it, and unsurprisingly found a new mission information!

She said to Asuna with great enthusiasm, "Let's go, Asuna! The three of us will go back to the starting town and find that so-called witch's hut!"

She raised her hand and touched her chin again, as if recalling something: "I didn't hear about this quest during the closed beta, it's probably new content added for this server launch — it's interesting."

As she spoke, her tone unconsciously rose, and a hint of eagerness flashed in her eyes.

"Maybe—we'll be the first team to experience this part of the story!"

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