Chapter Six: Autumn is Far Away

  Akane's profession is Shadow Priest, which seems to be a rather marginalized career compared to the popular Holy Priest and Discipline Priest. She leveled up relying solely on a low-damage skill "Shadow Word", and yet she still reached level 2 and found a good leveling spot.

  It's hard to imagine a female player being able to move alone among the undead without changing her expression.

  She panted and galloped, maintaining the S-shaped posture, occasionally turning her head to throw out dark spells. Behind her back, 3 rotten skulls followed, even with superb skills, it would take a long time to grind them to death.

  At this time, Lin Jie appeared in her line of sight.

  It's done, and someone actually showed up! If it was him causing trouble...

  Lin Jie's mouth curved into a faint smile, never expecting to see her here. The her from his past life was different from the present - with a vigilant expression, she stared at Lin Jie, her beautiful light brown pupils fixed on the hand holding the weapon, her delicate face written all over with "strangers keep out", and in the depths of her eyes, there was a hint of desperation.

  In her past life, Qiu Yuan was Lin Jie's girlfriend's best friend, or perhaps it would be more suitable to say that they were like siblings... She loved being a third wheel and constantly gave Lin Jie a hard time, but her reason for doing so was also laughable and pitiful - if you leave, I can be with her. When Lin Jie risked everything for the God's War and almost lost all his friends and family, the two of them stood by him all along.

  It was also thanks to Qiuyuan that Lin Jie got to know the unforgettable yet regretful her. She silently cooked various dishes and brought them in front of him, even though she knew that eating in the game wouldn't fill his stomach.

  However, at that time Lin Jie was devoted to training, and his face was stern and cold. It wasn't until the moment before his rebirth that a beautiful figure appeared in his mind, imprinted on his soul.

  Lin Jie took a deep breath, grasped his long sword in hand and slowly walked towards her.

  Her pupils constricted slightly. Was this person here to kick her while she was down? She gripped her staff tightly, if so, don't blame herself for bringing monsters back to their doom together.

  Wild Sprint!

  Lin Jie's speed suddenly surged by a few points, his long sword carrying a fierce sword intent stabbed into the jawbone of a skull, the dizzy effect was directly immune to the undead creature, but the damage was real and came out, he swept horizontally, the sword energy rushed out, attracting the hatred of the other two monsters onto himself.

  Qiu Yuan immediately reacted, and the dark spell was applied to the three skulls one after another. At this time, another rotten skull emerged from behind her back, she exclaimed and began to chant the dark spell.

  "That's my pet." Lin Jie waved his hand, commanding the slave to move in front of him and start running around it. After seeing Qiu Yuan, Lin Jie couldn't help but want to show off his heroism, taking down three monsters by himself, his health bar dropping rapidly almost to the point of death. But with the slave's skeleton card, it became much easier, and the two of them worked together seamlessly to take down the rotting skeleton.

  Lin Jie took a glance at the items that had burst out, apart from the Undead Ribcage, there was also a bottle of magical powder, which should be for the Dark Arts skill quest. So to say, Qiuyuan's task target was also the Rotten Skull.

  "Yours." Lin Jie smiled as he tossed the magic powder at Qiuyuan.

  "Thank you." Qiuyuan panted softly, her full chest heaving up and down. She awkwardly smoothed out her slightly disheveled hair and smiled sweetly, "My name is Qiuyuan."

  "Transient Life."

  "Hehe, thank you." Qiuyuan has a very cheerful personality.

  Lin Jie scratched his head and glanced around, "There's no one else, or..."

  "What's wrong?" Qiu Yuan asked cautiously.

  "How about we form a team?"

  "Uh... okay."

  Lin Jie sent a team application and looked at Qiuyuan who was blushing, couldn't help but laugh and say "What are you thinking?"

  Akira hastily shook her head, covering her face with Shadow Veil. "Nothing. Ah, I'm here for the Shadow Weaver quest. The magical powder that exploded out - I'll take it all. This stuff can't even be sold to shops for copper coins."

  "I know." Lin Jie nodded calmly and waved the skeletal rib in his hand, "I want to turn all of these into black ones."

  "Four coppers for one..." Qiu Yuan turned his head and smiled.

  "For every burst you get 2 copper coins."

  "This girl is one who views money as dirt, just give me 1 copper coin will do."

  The two of them looked at each other and smiled, Autumn's delicate face was as white as snow, with two sweet little dimples always hanging on the edge of her mouth - because she loved to smile, the dimples almost never disappeared from her lovely face.

  To avoid disturbing the atmosphere, Lin Jie directly cancelled the control of the vengeful spirits... Lin Jie resisted the monsters, while Autumn was safely outputting from behind him. Under his careful care, not a single rotten skull could get close to Autumn, and even newly refreshed monsters would be instantly killed. The strange tacit understanding between the two was very enjoyable.

  "Are you collecting undead ribs for money?" Qiu Yuanbian asked with big eyes while fighting monsters.

  "To complete a hidden task, 30 Undead Ribcages are needed." Lin Jie said to the NPC at the center island of the Wailing Spirit Lake and about the task, he didn't hide anything from Qiu Yuan. "However, this task is unique."

  Qiu Yuan's eyes were deep and meaningful as she let out a soft "oh". She lowered her head, not speaking. She was somewhat taken aback by the trust Lin Jie had given her, wondering if this guy wasn't afraid that she would make it public?

  "If you want to learn cooking, go to the tavern in Calm County and talk to the head chef. He has a hidden quest that teaches Master Cooking." Lin Jie said.

  "How is it that I feel like you understand me so well?" Qiu Yuan asked with a smile.

  "Maybe in our past life you were my wife."

  "You're all talk and no action." She scolded, her feigned anger making people want to laugh, Lin Jie couldn't help but burst out laughing. In your past life, you didn't fool me any less, raising an eyebrow and letting out a sigh! With a great mood, the long sword stabbed forward without even looking at the skull in front of him.

  Qiu Yuan's personality is like that, don't look at her being so reserved now, once she gets familiar, her style becomes overbearing. Lin Jie decided to take advantage of the current situation to get back the debt from his past life.

  Bang!

  －31！

  The skull's palm struck Lin Jie's chest, causing massive damage. The two were shocked, and the skull in front of them was a deep gray color - they had encountered an elite!

  Skull of Evil: 3-star elite, HP 700

  "How did he die?" Qiu Yuan asked subconsciously.

  "Fly a kite!" Lin Jie took out his fire gun and fired at the skull of evil, dealing 7 points of damage. The elite's defensive ability is very strong! Autumn distant chanting dark spell, fell on the head of the evil skull.

  Two people separated by 40 yards, hatred value concentrated on Lin Jie's body, the skull of sin slowly moved, and in the instant of approaching 10 yards, it suddenly jumped up, flying over like a jumping zombie!

  "Come here!" Autumn shouted, secretly using her magic to create a series of injuries that would attract the evil skull.

  Lin Jie fired shot after shot, keeping the hatred value at the intersection. When the Skull of Sin was about to approach Autumn Far, he quickly fired two shots to steal the hatred. The two of them, one on the left and one on the right, released the kite of the elite monster.

  Tacit cooperation perfectly restricts the life of the evil skull, and its blood volume has decreased by 50%. The elite skull's movement speed increased by 50%, but it had no effect.

  "Roar——" The evil skull's body burst out with toxic smoke, which not only causes damage but also adds a slowing effect upon contact.

  "Die quickly, continue." Lin Jie said, and in response was a sweet smile.

  Blood volume is gradually bottoming out. The skull of evil suddenly let out a crazy roar, its hatred value was concentrated on Qiuyuan's body, and his body flew out with a swoosh! The disgusting face rushed towards Qiuyuan's head, even the strongest girl would be afraid when she saw the ghost in front of her eyes, Qiuyuan forgot to resist, and hurriedly covered her eyes with her hands.

  "Bang——"

  A heavy impact sound came, and when I opened my eyes, Lin Jie was holding a heavy sword to behead the skull of sin. There was a bloodstain on his shoulder, which was torn open by the skull.

  "Thanks." Qiu Yuan was still in shock, patting her own chest, "Scared me to death."

  "No need to be polite, come on, let's divide the spoils." Lin Jie smiled and picked up two skill books. One was a priest's shadow-type skill "Dark Kiss", which could be combined with Dark Speech to deal burst damage. When the layers of Dark Speech exceeded 3, the damage dealt was not inferior to the fireball technique of the mage, and it was one of the core skills of the Shadow Priest.

  One book left, which is the warrior's "War Against".

  Skills: Counterattack

  Elemental Fury: Action, Anger

  Skill Description: When you are attacked, hold your weapon horizontally to make a judgment. If the judgment is successful, it will cancel this attack and cause an additional 5 points of damage. When you have and consume 5 points of rage, you gain an additional 5 points of damage bonus. Cooldown time 30 seconds.

  Occupation: Warrior.

  Warfare is a highly demanding skill that is invincible in the hands of the strong, but appears less impressive in the hands of ordinary people.

  In addition, 5 pieces of "rune ribs" were also exposed.

  Qiu Yuan furrowed his brow and said, "This skill book is very valuable, I can't just take it away like this."

  "I alone can't kill it." Lin Jie glanced at the skill book in his hand with a hint of meaning, "My gains aren't small either. Moreover, one piece of Rune Rib Bone is worth 10 copper coins, and I won't give you a single cent."

  Qiu Yuan snorted with a laugh, "I'm not even willing to have one." She suddenly asked, "Right, Fusheng, do you have a team?"

  "No." Lin Jie shook his head, but secretly rejoiced in his heart. Hmm, this little girl has finally let her guard down against him. Although the two of them were quite in sync when leveling up, she always had a bit of a defensive mindset.

  "You're so capable, how can you not have a team?"

  I like being alone.

  "Oh..." Qiu Yuan nodded thoughtfully, "Why don't you join our team? Our captain is a big beauty. How about we go to the Cat Demon's Lair together when we reach level 3?"

  Lin Jie thought for a moment and refused, "I don't really like joining teams."

  Qiu Yuelu felt a slight sense of loss, "Oh."

  "Call me when you're going to the Cat Demon's lair, I'll hitch a ride with you, just don't kick me out later." Lin Jie said with a smile, having Autumn Far's team was not bad either, no need to look for a wild team.

  "Alright, I'll call you then." Qiu Yuan nodded and collected the magic powder, glanced at his backpack, and said with a pursed mouth, "I've gathered all my mission items."

  "Then goodbye." Lin Jie smiled and said.

  Qiu Yuan tried to see a hint of reluctance on Lin Jie's face, even though they had just met for the first time. After all, she was a beauty, and although Lin Jie wasn't very handsome, he didn't put on airs, making him more comfortable to be around than some people in the team. Unfortunately, Lin Jie only smiled faintly and said nothing more. She helplessly tore open the Return Scroll, "I'll see you then, I'm going to take a look at Calmara Town first. If the news is false, humph..."

  She waved her small fist, and the transmission light gradually enveloped her.

  Ding~

  "Player Floating Life has sent you a friend request."

  Two people have been fighting for so long and still haven't added each other as friends.

  Qiu Yuan's face turned red, and she hastily clicked confirm. Fortunately, the transmission light covered up her embarrassment.

  Watching Qiu Yu disappear into the distance, Lin Jie felt a pang of loss in his heart, but his eyes became increasingly resolute. He still had many things to do!