The entire camp was filled with a subtle atmosphere.
Ye Ling's smile was also a little stiff.
Davies looked back at Ye Ling and scratched her head awkwardly, "My lord... I, I did my best. His level is too high, and his equipment is also good..."
"Alas... it was my oversight, it's not your fault." Ye Ling patted his head and sighed.
Davies was currently only level 10, wearing cloth armor and carrying a wooden staff, clearly novice equipment. Asking her to kill a level 20 expert fully equipped with fine gear was indeed asking too much.
The Butcher, after feeling the power of Davies' fireball, quickly turned his fear into ecstasy, laughing loudly, "Hahaha! So you two are really this weak! You scared me to death!"
"Listen up, you two scoundrels. No matter what items you used to control us, as long as you can't kill me, when your items' effects wear off, I'll make your lives worse than death!"
After discovering Davies was indeed level 10, the Butcher assumed Ye Ling was also faking and revealed his true colors, his face contorted with ferocity and his eyes filled with murderous intent.
The mouse, who thought he was doomed, also came to his senses and quickly said to the Butcher, "Boss, leave the girl. We brothers haven't touched a woman in a long time!"
"Are you thinking with your lower body? I'm still kneeling here! And you're already thinking about women!" The Butcher couldn't take it anymore, glared fiercely at the mouse, and roared sternly.
The mouse flinched, not daring to speak further, but his gaze swept over Davies without restraint.
The weakest among them were level 12. Even if Davies could kill a few to level up, he wouldn't be in any danger.
Feeling the aggressive gazes around her again, Davies was on the verge of tears and asked Ye Ling, "My lord, what should we do now? Why don't you do it..."
"No need." Ye Ling shook his head, then manipulated Mo Zhi Jian again, modifying the thoughts of the Butcher and the others.
As soon as Ye Ling made a move, he would be detected by the system. However, by using Mo Zhi Jian to modify the thoughts of the Butcher and others, whatever the Butcher and the others did would be considered their own actions by the system, and he would no longer be detected.
Even if Ye Ling didn't act, his Mo Zhi Jian was already a dimensional strike against the players in this game.
As Mo Zhi Jian took effect, the Butcher and the group of outcasts, who were still laughing wildly, began to self-mutilate, attacking themselves, and their health quickly dropped to critical levels.
"What the hell is going on! Why do I have such a strong urge to self-harm?" The Butcher shouted in terror while striking himself with his axe. The expression on his face was extremely contradictory and bizarre to his actions.
Soon, under Davies' stunned gaze, the Butcher and the entire group of outcasts collapsed, severely injured and on the verge of death.
"Make your move," Ye Ling urged Davies again, his tone still calm, as if he had just done something insignificant.
Davies snapped back to reality, not daring to think about how Ye Ling had done it. She swung her staff and cast another fireball at the Butcher.
Sizzle!
This time, the fireball directly engulfed the Butcher, burning him to a crisp!
Davies' body flashed with golden light several times, and her level directly jumped from 10 to 18!
"I'm actually level 18!"
Davies was ecstatic upon seeing her level, almost jumping up and down.
It was known that in this world, without killing adventurers, leveling up was incredibly difficult.
Davies had killed her first slime at the age of 12, and now she was 16, only reaching level 10... and this was during the easier early stages of leveling.
Many ordinary adventurers capped out at level 30 in their entire lives.
Now, in just a few minutes, Davies had surpassed the level she would have taken over ten years to reach. The thrill of instant power was making her lose herself!
Without further hesitation, Davies cast Fireball spells at the other severely injured outcasts, burning the entire camp to ashes.
However, this time, after killing all the outcasts present, her level rose from 18 to 20.
The higher the level, the more experience required.
Ye Ling noticed that Davies' eyes and demeanor had changed after killing the Butcher, and he narrowed his eyes slightly, "It seems this world encourages players to kill each other... Is the Primal Wisdom King trying to gain something from people's slaughter?"
Mieshi Linghuo, standing beside him, also frowned and said to Ye Ling, "Kid, this girl shows signs of going berserk. Is it really okay for you to help her level up like this?"
After burning down the camp, Davies looked at Ye Ling excitedly, "My lord! I did it! It took me 4 years to reach level 10 before, and now I've reached level 20 in just a few minutes. It's incredible!"
Ye Ling said, "Davies, you are too excited."
"Am I?" Davies didn't notice her own change, completely immersed in the thrill of leveling up.
Ye Ling didn't say much, directly took out a mirror, and let Davies see her current expression.
"This..."
Davies was stunned when she saw herself in the mirror.
That evil, greedy smile... was it really hers?
She could barely recognize herself.
"Davies, the reason a person becomes powerful is that their heart should control their strength, not let strength control their heart... If you don't realize this, even if you reach level 100 later, you will only head towards destruction."
Ye Ling reminded Davies earnestly.
He could actually ignore all this. After all, Davies was just a passerby to him. Once she took him to the royal city, she would be of no use to him anymore.
The reason he said so much was simply because Davies was not inherently bad, and having been born in this distorted virtual world, he didn't want Davies to go astray.
Of course, whether Davies listened was her own business.
"I..."
After hearing Ye Ling's words, Davies quickly calmed down and found herself again.
"Thank you for your reminder, my lord... I will always keep your words in my heart." Davies solemnly bowed to Ye Ling.
She truly couldn't forget, nor did she like her expression just now.
"Well, you are teachable." Ye Ling nodded slightly, quite appreciating Davies' disposition.
After educating Davies, Ye Ling walked to the charred corpse of the Butcher, picked up the amulet of the Grey Robed Walker, analyzed the amulet's data with Mo Zhi Jian, and finally determined the Grey Robed Walker's whereabouts.
Soon, the coordinates of the Grey Robed Walker appeared in Ye Ling's mind.
Ye Ling put away the amulet, looked towards the north of the forest, and said, "Let's go. The Grey Robed Walker is not far away. Let's go and kill him."