All my teammates online are my girlfriends

Their gazes instantly locked onto that dangerous title, and Ying Ziyan's eyes sharpened immediately.

Without even thinking, he pulled out a teleportation magic stone and called out—

"coordinate?"

“XXX, XXX......”

"coming!"

When Lin Qiu successfully lured Ying Ziyan over, Chen Xiao's attention was also drawn to her.

Is there any important news?

"It's nothing. Your next caravan mission is quite troublesome for a beginner, so I called Ziyan over to help. With two people, it will be faster to help you through the mission."

"Ying Ziyan..."

Chen Xiao murmured to himself, and a certain hot figure suddenly appeared in his mind.

That grand ambition, comparable to Saki's, left a deep impression on me; I just don't know how good the actual gameplay is.

Just as she was reminiscing, a blinding beam of light suddenly shot down from the sky, as if piercing through the earth's core, and a terrifying wind howled, causing the forest to rustle.

A familiar figure slowly emerged from within the beam of light, clad in fiery and daring crimson light armor. Behind him, a crimson greatsword as tall as a man was constantly flashing with flames, making it exceptionally eye-catching.

Upon noticing Lin Qiu ahead, Ying Ziyan's face immediately showed a faint smile.

When he saw Chen Xiao's male account on the side, his eyes widened slightly, and then, as if sensing something, he tensed up with a sense of vigilance.

"This person looks familiar?"

"Chen Xiao, we played board games together during the day."

"Ah, President Chen, I remember now, you've started playing 'Kara no Kyoukai' too."

Ying Ziyan smiled and waved as a greeting, but the wariness in her eyes did not diminish at all, and she silently walked to Lin Qiu's side.

"Yeah, I see that my friends are all playing it, so I'm interested in trying it out. It seems pretty good."

"Feel free to ask me anything you don't understand. I'm pretty much an expert in this area!"

"I'll need your help then."

After exchanging a few polite words, Chen Xiao's gaze returned to his taskbar.

After clicking to submit the task, the next second, an envelope suddenly floated into her palm, startling her.

"This is?"

"The village chief's recommendation letter. With this, you can go find the caravan in the newbie village. In the past, the village chief would personally deliver it to you. It seems that guy is probably doing something for you again."

"Eh--"

Chen Xiao looked at the envelope in his hand with a subtle expression, unsure of what to say.

Could it be that all the upcoming NPCs will be like the village chief?

"The caravan mission, I remember that one was pretty difficult."

Upon hearing the word "caravan," Ying Ziyan seemed to recall something, and her face immediately darkened.

I still remember the despairing scene of a large group of wild boars running over me, not to mention the sight of the newbies in my team being killed or injured in the attack.

Is this really a task a newbie should be doing?!

"Huh? Don't you have a lot of skills available? Clearing out a few small monsters shouldn't be too difficult, right?"

"During caravan missions, all skills and your own weapons are unavailable. However, the caravan will provide you with various types of weapons in return."

"And also, there aren't just a few of those monsters..."

Seeing Lin Qiu and Ying Ziyan looking like they were reminiscing about the past, Chen Xiao scratched his head in confusion.

The way you're behaving gives me a bad feeling!

"Let's not talk about this now, let's go find the caravan, hopefully they won't wander off."

Lin Qiu didn't linger any longer and led Ying Ziyan and Chen Xiao towards the beginner village.

Fortunately, the caravan leader remained at the village's stalls as usual, his cheerful and amiable demeanor making everyone feel much more relaxed.

But when the three of them saw the large number of wild monster cubs locked in the truck behind him, their hearts sank.

"Did you transport this before?"

"It used to be mostly fruits and vegetables..."

"We need to make a living, so we expanded our business. We'll be relying on you all along the way."

Noticing the three adventurers' attire, the merchant rubbed his hands together and explained with a smile...

195 - Someone always has to make a sacrifice.

"Lin Qiu, is there really a monster attack?"

"Yes, but I guess we haven't arrived at the location yet. Don't relax too much; there's going to be a tough battle later."

"But the view is so open, and there's nowhere to hide. Could there really be something strange here?"

Looking around at the vast, boundless grassland, Chen Xiao muttered to himself, somewhat bored.

Although the scenery of this grassland is quite beautiful, you can get a little tired of it after a while, and you don't know when those monsters will appear.

With his eyes somewhat vacant, Chen Xiao gazed up at the azure sky, silently praying that more wild monsters would come to deliver him food.

On the contrary, Ying Ziyan was happy to have such peace and quiet, and quietly sat next to Lin Qiu preparing food for him.

"Ziyan, you're quite skilled at cooking. Did you order all of this?"

"Not entirely. I also made some armor, since my role often involves taking damage."

"That's true. Could you please make a few sets of defensive gear for beginners? Chen Xiao needs to change his gear quite frequently at this stage."

"I see."

Ying Ziyan nodded, glanced at Chen Xiao who was still in a daze, and couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth.

"Ah, is that the monster that's about to attack?"

Chen Xiao suddenly spoke, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

As far as the eye could see, three exceptionally robust figures appeared on the distant hillside.

Its body was much larger than a bear's, and its fangs gleamed with a chilling light. A long, narrow scar stretched from the corner of its eye all the way to the top of its head.

The oppressive aura made Chen Xiao and the others' eyelids twitch wildly.

"If each of us has one, we should be able to outmaneuver and take them down, right?"

"What are you thinking? These three are scouts."

"A scout?!"

Before Chen Xiao could say anything in his daze, the ground of the entire grassland suddenly trembled.

The horses pulling the train neighed, seemingly used to the scene, and lazily lay down on the ground, closing their eyes as if playing dead.

Chen Xiao looked at the two lazy horses with a subtle expression, and for a moment he wished he could roast them.

Shouldn't we be galloping at full speed right now?!

Before she could say anything, a black line suddenly appeared at the horizon in the distance.

As the black line gradually swayed, the ground began to vibrate more and more frequently.

Silently gazing at the familiar and terrifying scene, even seasoned veterans like Lin Qiu and Ying Ziyan instinctively turned pale.

So far, has any newcomer survived unscathed in this mission?

"Is this beast tide larger than before?"

"Tide of Beasts?!"

Upon hearing this word, Chen Xiao's eyelids twitched violently.

No wonder these horses stopped running; apparently, running is pointless, isn't it?!

"same as usual?"

At this moment, Lin Qiu asked Ying Ziyan a question that seemed to have no clear meaning.

"Same as usual, but with your good luck, I can't win."

Ying Ziyan muttered with a bitter face, she really didn't want to go through that torturous scene again, but she couldn't think of any other way for the time being.

Seeing Ying Ziyan's reluctant expression, Lin Qiu scratched his face and finally sighed—

"Forget it, I'll do it. You and Lao Chen just need to aim."

"We will do our best!"

"Why do I feel like I'm a little out of touch with you guys...?"

Chen Xiao stared blankly at the two who were speaking in cryptic language, having no idea what they were trying to do.

However, Lin Qiu didn't explain anything. He simply handed the bow to her silently and solemnly instructed her—

"Just shoot along with Ziyan later."

"Eh—I understand."

Chen Xiao blinked, puzzled, but nodded in agreement.

Under their questioning gazes, Lin Qiu straightened his clothes, as if trying to leave with some dignity, and a tragic expression gradually appeared on his face.

"Ziyan, he wouldn't be thinking of..."

"Let's try our best to let him live a little longer."

Almost the instant Ying Ziyan finished speaking, Lin Qiu rushed out.

Although he knew that hell lay ahead, he did not falter and ran straight toward the area where the beast tide was most violent.

The meaning of life and death seemed to be trampled underfoot by human courage at this moment, and the running figures appeared exceptionally majestic.

Chen Xiao stared blankly at Lin Qiu, who was facing his death. Before he could even express his feelings, he saw Lin Qiu's figure suddenly flicker and, just as he was about to be engulfed by the beast tide, abruptly change direction and flee to another place.

As they fled, they didn't forget to throw out the stones they had prepared beforehand, each one hitting the face of the wild boar at the forefront of the beast horde with perfect accuracy.

This provocation caused the already ferocious beast tide to surge even more violently, and they all chased after the provoking Lin Qiu.

"Hurry up and do it, Ziyan, Lao Chen! I don't want to die!!!"

Out of the corner of his eye, Lin Qiu glanced at the horde of beasts rushing in from behind, his face turned pale, and he screamed in terror.

The movement speed bonus from the beast horde is much faster than the equipment I'm wearing, so it won't be long before I get caught up!

Realizing what was happening, Ying Ziyan immediately nocked an arrow and called out to Chen Xiao—

"Chen Xiao, keep an eye on the few monsters closest to Lin Qiu and shoot them. Don't let them catch up with Lin Qiu too early. The longer he can hold out, the easier it will be for us later."

"learn!"

Realizing the seriousness of the problem, Chen Xiao dared not be careless and drew his bow and arrow, aiming at the wild boar that was running the fastest.

"Whoosh-"

A sharp whooshing sound rang out instantly as the arrow ripped through the air, piercing the wild boar's eye with unparalleled precision.

Chen Xiao's gaze froze as he stared at the wild boar that had collapsed and died instantly.

One arrow is enough to kill him?!

"It feels like the difficulty level has suddenly dropped a lot."

Chen Xiao chuckled and, to Ying Ziyan's bewildered gaze, nocked five arrows onto the bowstring.

For a fleeting moment, Ying Ziyan saw Qin Yunmo's shadow in her...

Are there more and more people around you who seem to have extraordinary abilities?

While she was distracted, five arrows flew through the air again, striking the heads of the other beasts with perfect accuracy.

Looks like it'll work!

Seeing Chen Xiao's excellent archery skills, Lin Qiu's confidence soared.