Is the person you sculpt as cute as me?

Two players with Chinese IDs met in the depths of the illegal area without any hostility.

But before the conversation could begin, Yu Man raised the weapon in his hand. It emitted a silver-blue light, illuminating and flickering the ice crystals around it that were solidified by magic.

It was performing a long-lasting freezing spell, the purpose of which was not to take Yago's life, but to drive away the beasts on the battlefield.

These snow wolves that Yu Man had attracted herself were quickly dealt with by her and became a meager amount of expertise points.

Yu Man picked up the bodies and threw them into the package one by one.

You don't have to pick up other second-level monsters, but the snow wolf's entire body can produce good magic materials.

For a profession like enchanter that will consume huge amounts of money in the future, daily accumulation is also very important.

On the contrary——

"...T-that much damage?" Yago was surprised. "Brother, you're really good. It's only been a short while, and you're already fully equipped with... Is this tier-two gear? And with the technique you just used, you could have taken out our entire team by yourself."

"Yeah." Yu Man nodded slightly.

"Yes...sister, sister?" Yago's deep middle-aged male voice sounded frightened.

"You can't tell the player's gender by listening to their voice. This game has a way to disguise their voice." Yu Man explained casually.

"...In that case, thank you for your advice. And brother Eel, thank you for helping me."

The first rule of playing online games is that when you meet a female character, you can call her brother, and you won’t go wrong.

Yu Man felt sad because he was now the one who made the mistake...

Yago quickly adjusted his mentality and leaned against a tree to catch his breath.

Whether it was the previous pursuit or the current battle, he had unexpectedly accumulated considerable fatigue. But even in this state, the player named Yago still looked impressive.

"You play really well, has it been tested in the internal test?" he asked.

"No, I learned it from the official website." Yu Man made an excuse.

"Haha, this game is really authentic. When we were working on Legend and Miracle, the official website did have a lot of guides. Even before that, any single-player game back then, whether in Chinese or foreign languages, would have a guidebook and even cheat codes."

Yu Man interrupted Yago's interest and asked, "What happened to your previous team?"

It was like the other party was surprised that Manneng could take on the entire team by himself during the initial launch of the server.

Yu Man was actually quite surprised that at this stage, they could form such an organized team and even hunt down players across languages.

Yago explained, "The safe zone is packed with players, so high-risk areas are definitely different. As for dropping gear after dying? That's pretty normal for me. But there was a Chinese player in the illegal zone who got a rare piece of gear and just used it to farm monsters. If it were you, you'd probably be tempted too."

Yu Man shook her head: "No, that's basically all fishing."

In the most basic game of illegal areas, it is not easy to kill the player because the opponent can easily run away before engaging in battle.

So a classic tactic is to send someone pretending to be a wealthy newbie who looks unsuspecting and can't play the game.

If you have murderous intentions towards this newbie, a whole group of people will usually show up.

"Fishing... Oh, I got it. I'll form a guild and go fishing for some foreigners to chop down."

After a little thought, Yago understood immediately, but he did not delay the main business and continued to introduce.

"That player wasn't fishing. I was a tank and had no damage, so I yelled 'team, team' and teamed up with the other foreigners who were spawning monsters, ready to hunt them."

"...So you were the one who took the lead."

"I organized everyone to surround him. Actually, I was the first one to control the opponent."

After praising himself, Yago showed a hint of displeasure.

"But this game... after all, is just like real life, completely virtual like Sword Art Online. I felt a little sorry before I succeeded. We're all Chinese, and we're all newbies, so killing a monster isn't easy... so I just let him get away."

Later, the "stupid foreigner" mentioned by Yago felt that he was not capable enough, so he took over the captain's duties and led the team all the way to track down the team by taking advantage of his more authentic English.

From this point on, Yu Man also knew the situation.

In a nutshell, those people became trophies and lay in Yu Man's pocket.

"Brother, please describe what that player's rare equipment is." Yu Man asked.

"Okay, it's a shield, made entirely of gemstones. It's completely different from the ones we get in the Novice Village or sell in the main city. That player must also be a tank. It's so tough. I hit it with my hammer and it hurt my hand."

A shield made of gemstones...? Yu Man did think of a few possibilities, but since he was still a beginner, the scope was narrowed down.

Yago pointed in a direction and said, "That person ran in that direction. He probably didn't get too far, because we lost him only about ten minutes ago. As for Brother Eel, what you want to do is up to you. I won't interfere with you. Let's say goodbye now."

After saying goodbye, Yago walked out of the forest.

In fact, he was not lost. He knew the direction of his target's escape and was walking back accurately.

Yu Man realized this and immediately wrote down the ID: 云淡风轻☆你亚哥$淡淡是真的... Well, it seems that he can't forget it even if he wants to, at least he will definitely recognize it if he sees it again.

As for now——

Yu Man checked the map again. Is that the direction? It's on her way.

It’s a pity that the player holding the gem shield must have already returned to the city.

Because that direction is a dead end, leading to the lair of a fourth-level monster.

According to the map, there was only one terrifying and extremely difficult to provoke poisonous snake living there.

It often indulges in hibernation and dreams like humans.

When it dreams, its toxins become uncontrolled, lingering like a dream within its territory, becoming part of the environment itself. These potent toxins can cause hallucinations in those who inhale them, dragging them into the snake's dreams. Upon waking again, their spirits have been completely devoured, their bodies already lying on the brink of death within the snake's belly.

Therefore, the residents of Himlabakken have called it the Nightmare Snake since ancient times.

……

Yu Man returned to the treetops and moved among the icy branches. This was both quick and could avoid fighting monsters.

The snow wasn't falling as heavily as before, and the wind wasn't howling as loudly.

As the weather improved, Yu Man's steps became lighter.

Her mind was equally flexible as she began to think of a plan to hunt the snake. First of all, beating it with force would not work.

He didn't have enough high-level poison resistance enchantment materials, so he wouldn't last long. Her ice magic wasn't sure if it could break through the poisonous fog. After all, the enemy was a legitimate fourth-level monster, an elite in the area.

However... in the first round, she had challenged a rather difficult copy.

The basilisk boss guarding the gate is quite difficult to deal with, but she has a wonderful strategy that might be useful here.

The nest was near, for the neighborhood had grown silent.

There were very few animal tracks, and even birds and insects no longer appeared.

A faint toxic atmosphere polluted their existence, and only a few plants and animals with a certain degree of resistance could survive nearby. Occasionally, a human skeleton could be seen, blending in with the snow and grass, becoming part of the forest.

It’s a pity that these skeletons are purely decorative and there’s no way to dig out any ancestral treasures.

But she knew where to dig—inside the belly of the nightmare snake.

The reason it hibernates all year round is actually because it's digesting its contents, and its digestive ability is very weak. It's probably because its magic power is mostly used to supply its toxin system and for combat.

Because it occupies a high ecological position, it is easy to hunt, and its stomach is always full of all kinds of things.

Maybe you can dig out some good stuff.

Giving himself a little hope, Yu Man had already seen the poisonous fog taking shape.

As if by convention, the poisonous fog here was also an ugly yellow-green. It was like the last bit of sauce in a jar of over-pickled sauerkraut, which someone had put into the humidifier and filled the air.

But it's dangerous.

Fortunately, Yu Man's vision was still clear.

A huge snake was sleeping in the center of the poisonous fog, very peacefully.

It was the target, the nightmare snake.

It coils its body beautifully, and its hard scales gleam with an elegant luster.

But its belly was very swollen and had irregular outlines, obviously it had just eaten. Its appearance was so classic that if a character from children's literature came, they would definitely say it was not a snake, but a hat.

As for the hunting method, it is actually simple.

Yu Man rubbed his magic and began to prepare.

——In reality outside of games, there is something called the mirror test.

Simply put, it is about how animals react when they see themselves in the mirror.

Some highly intelligent and highly evolved animals can recognize themselves as ugly objects in the mirror, and some, like gorillas, can even use mirrors to comb their hair. However, depending on their visual abilities, many animals actually don't react.

But those monsters with strong aggressiveness and low IQ will naturally react violently.

Now, Yu Man wants to know whether all the snake monsters in this game are like this.

She used the new skill of her staff to gather the snow around her, and then the magic power naturally began to flow and shape according to the image that emerged in her mind.

Mirror.

The ice and snow slowly accumulated and slowly crystallized.

They slowly turned into a large mirror, and a magical coating was constructed on the smooth, icy back to make it look even clearer.

Until she could see the magician himself, with his slender figure, familiar face that was consistent with reality, and sky-blue eyes.

Well - that's enough.

Yu Man carried the mirror to a location outside the nest, and then began to apply medicine to the mirror.

Fighting Spirit Potion - This is one of the potions purchased from the main city. It is used to boost morale and increase fighting spirit. If it is spread in the air like a fragrance, monsters will also be affected.

Next came the traps. Yu Man had used high-density ice to create numerous barbed icicles along the path to the mirror. They were rooted in the earth and very sturdy. Normally, they should be coated with poison, but Yu Man didn't have any, and the snake's resistance to poison was probably quite high.

These ice spikes may not necessarily break the snake's defense, but there is hope.

But there is one place where the defense can definitely be broken - the mouth without scales, that's enough.

After all, this game is not a traditional game where you attack the monster's weaknesses but still have to rub the monster's health to the fullest. Otherwise, Yu Man would not be able to kill the rebel leader alone.

After using up all the fighting spirit potions, Yu Man quickly arranged everything while the wind was still blowing and the air was still thick. Then—he invited his prey to the trap.

"Stupid—idiot."

Yu Man shouted in her own clear, bell-like girlish voice.

Unexpectedly, before using the second stage of "Super Idiot", the Nightmare Dream Snake raised its eyelids.

Oh, it’s because it didn’t sleep well... Yes, it just had a meal and hasn’t been lying down for long.

Fortunately, I didn't wake it up when I set the trap, otherwise I would have had to run away.

Those pale yellow eyes with vertical pupils seemed to shock everything - but the scenery reflected in its eyes made it a little confused.

Not an ordinary human, not a wild beast that can be captured at will, nor any other difficult beast.

But... it's an existence that has never been seen before, emitting a similar aura.

It became interested, even though its stomach was full.

It spit out its tongue, carrying poisonous mist, and moved forward cautiously and slowly.

But the closer it got, the more surprised it became—because a fellow creature was actually approaching it. This was the first time it had seen one of its kind here… and they were about the same size…

Its vigilance faded a little, and a small amount of medicine was sensed by its snake tongue, which it used to sense the outside world.

An inexplicable sense of excitement rose faintly from its body.

Its snaking movements became a little anxious.

Not only that, the light in its eyes was even more diffuse, as if it could warm up the surroundings.

It was very close to the mirror - or rather, very close to the self in the mirror that it considered to be of the same kind.

But unlike what Yu Man had imagined, it would not open its mouth wide and bite its own kind. This behavior... was more like another state.

Its tail curled up and tried to circle the mirror.

Instead of attacking the mirror, it spun back and forth with a rhythmic whirlwind. It tried to attract its own kind to follow it... but the one in the mirror remained where it was. Unable to do so, it circled back, inviting the one in the mirror again.

"Wait, is this estrus?" Yu Man, who had been lying in ambush until now, was a little overwhelmed.

Wait, isn't that the fighting spirit potion?

Is there something wrong? Is this also a kind of war?

Alas, while the mirror test worked as hoped, the results were less than satisfactory.