Chapter 1 An Invitation

Bai Qingxue's invitation drew the attention of both Zhao Yueru and Xiao Yue'er.

They knew Shi Feng was strong, but they had never seen him in action. They were curious and eager to witness the strength of the legendary Star-Moon Kingdom's Chief Forger.

"Yeah, Brother Hei Yan, join our team! Everyone in our team is skilled, and we can level up much faster together," Xiao Yue'er said with a smile.

Zhao Yueru glared at Xiao Yue'er for stealing her words.

Xiao Yue'er hid behind Bai Qingxue, sticking out her little tongue at Zhao Yueru, looking adorable.

Zhao Yueru stomped her foot in anger. If Hei Yan hadn't been there, she would have taught that little girl a lesson.

While the beauties were curious about Shi Feng's strength, the two male players were filled with fighting spirit. Why were these three beauties so interested in Shi Feng? They felt a strong urge to compete and looked at Shi Feng with challenging eyes, refusing to believe they were inferior.

Shi Feng ignored their challenging gazes and said in a low voice, "Thank you for your kindness, Miss Bai, but I have a quest to complete here, so I can't level up with everyone."

"A quest?" Bai Qingxue was a little surprised. This was an Level 8 monster zone. She was very curious about his quest, but it wasn't polite to pry into other people's secrets. She said politely, "Then we won't disturb you. If you need any help, just let us know. We might not be able to help much, but we will do our best."

Hearing Bai Qingxue's words, Shi Feng smiled slightly. It was always good to have someone willing to help. Entering the Steel Fortress wouldn't be easy, and there would definitely be guarding monsters. It would take too long to deal with them alone. With such a strong team, he could save a lot of time.

"That would be great. I need to go to a place, but there are a lot of monsters there, making it difficult to enter. Can you help me clear them out?" Shi Feng said.

Bai Qingxue had originally wanted to get closer to Shi Feng, but she didn't expect him to ask for their help so directly. She quickly agreed, "Okay, I'll invite you to the team. You lead the way."

Shi Feng accepted the invitation and joined Bai Qingxue's team.

Under Shi Feng's guidance, the group quickly arrived at the core area of the Fisis Canyon.

"Beyond this forest is the place, but there are many harpies here, living in the trees. They are hard to spot, so always watch out for harpies flying down from above. If their claws grab you, they will fly you high into the air and drop you to your death," Shi Feng warned as they walked.

"Harpies are nothing to be afraid of. Watch us deal with these harpies," the shield warrior said confidently, patting his chest dismissively.

Shi Feng said nothing, merely parted the leaves blocking their path.

However, Bai Qingxue wasn't careless. She ordered, "Everyone, pay attention to the sky. Protect the healer at critical moments."

"Yes!"

The two male players immediately became serious, not daring to be careless. They guarded Xiao Yue'er closely. As long as Xiao Yue'er didn't die, she could revive them after the battle, reducing the experience points lost and the skill proficiency decreased.

Sure enough, after a while, four white-winged, harpy-headed humanoids flew down from the treetops. The sharp claws on their legs came down swiftly, like an eagle preying on its prey, grabbing the male ranger in an instant. The others reacted quickly, blocking with their weapons or dodging.

"Take them down! Yueru, attack the harpy that grabbed Xiao Song. Yue'er, fall back!" Bai Qingxue shouted. She used a Whirlwind Slash on two harpies. The two harpies reacted quickly, rising into the air to avoid the attack. Then, Bai Qingxue used Charge to rush to save the ranger named Xiao Song.

Although Xiao Song was resisting with his dual blades, the harpy's claws were very hard, and he couldn't cut through the sharp claws on his shoulders. He wanted to attack the harpy, but he couldn't reach its body. He could only helplessly be grabbed and slowly lifted into the air.

Zhao Yueru cast a Pyroblast on the wings of the Level 9 harpy, dealing 53 points of damage. The flames burned the harpy's feathers, and the harpy instantly fell. Bai Qingxue was already waiting below, slashing at the harpy's neck with a Cleave, instantly sending the harpy flying and dealing 61 points of damage.

Facing Level 9 harpies with a level difference of 4, Zhao Yueru and Bai Qingxue were already doing well to deal so much damage.

The injured harpy looked miserable, but the harpy had 1000 health points. This little damage was nothing to them. They could just spit on it and wipe it off.

Moreover, this was the first time Bai Qingxue and her team had encountered flying monsters, and they didn't know any effective attack methods or combat techniques.

Although Bai Qingxue's team saved the ranger Xiao Song, they were at a disadvantage against the four harpies hovering in the air and taking the initiative. Besides Bai Qingxue and Zhao Yueru's damage exceeding 50 points, the ranger and the shield warrior's damage didn't exceed 20 points. It wasn't that they were too weak, but the harpies were wearing leather armor with high defense, and with the level suppression, their damage naturally couldn't go up.

"What is that kid doing? He hasn't come to help for so long, just watching from the side. Is he just a paper tiger?" the shield warrior muttered mockingly.

But as soon as the shield warrior finished speaking, Shi Feng moved.

With a sudden leap, he jumped into a tree. Using the trees and his agility reaching 40 points, he activated the Hidden Skill, Wall of Blades, easily traversing and leaping through the trees like a martial arts master, slashing at the harpies in mid-air with sword after sword.

Every sword strike from Shi Feng dealt 160 points of damage, nearly three times higher than the damage dealt by Bai Qingxue and the others.

This made the shield warrior and the ranger shut their mouths instantly.

Xiao Yue'er looked at Shi Feng leaping through the forest with admiration, her eyes sparkling.

Zhao Yueru was a little mesmerized. He was different from those who just got lucky.

Only Bai Qingxue remained calm, but Shi Feng's fighting style really inspired her. She felt that her previous combat methods were a bit rigid and inflexible, but there was nothing she could do. Previous virtual games didn't have such flexible combat methods, and it wasn't easy to change in a short time.

In less than a moment, the four hovering harpies became dead birds, falling heavily to the ground, dropping a few copper coins and some light feathers.

"Let's go," Shi Feng said as he landed and sheathed his swords, continuing towards his destination.

"Brother Hei Yan, don't walk so fast! Can you teach me how to fight too?" Xiao Yue'er excitedly chased after him, grabbing Shi Feng's arm and shaking it.

"These are skills learned by melee classes. You're a priest, so you don't need to learn them," Shi Feng said, surprised by Xiao Yue'er's cheerful and outgoing personality. She was nothing like the famous person she would become in a few years.

"You little girl, you're already getting out of hand after just a moment. Didn't Brother Hei Yan say that it's not suitable for you?" Zhao Yueru pulled Xiao Yue'er away angrily, unconsciously changing her address for Shi Feng, becoming much more intimate.

Hu Die Lan