Healing to Kill

The four of them walked over.

Among them, the female mage with the ID "July Fireworks" swept her sharp gaze over Jiang Chen and the other two.

After pausing on Jiang Chen's face for two seconds, she looked at Tao Xiaoyao and sneered, "I told you, unless you stay in the Safe Zone forever, I'll kill you every time you come out."

Just as she finished speaking, she received several team messages, and her expression changed instantly.

[Nurse Breaks the Sky: Fireworks boss, look at the priest's ID on the other side. He's on the level leaderboard.]

[War Breaks the Sky: Yeah, Fireworks Sis, why is your enemy hanging out with someone on the leaderboard?]

[Stab Breaks the Sky: So what if he's on the leaderboard? He's just a priest, what's there to be afraid of?]

[Nurse Breaks the Sky: Priests aren't scary, but if someone can reach level 8, it's obvious their team has some strong players!]

[War Breaks the Sky: Didn't Fireworks Sis say her enemy Tao Xiaoyao is at most level 2 or 3? So that means the female knight on the other side is the strong one?]

[July Fireworks: Are you guys in or not? If not, I'll find someone else!]

After July Fireworks sent this message, the team chat fell silent.

Jiang Chen noticed the four on the other side suddenly went quiet, their expressions changing unpredictably. He guessed they were probably chatting through text.

This is so unprofessional!

Why are they typing instead of using voice chat?

"Uh-hum..."

Jiang Chen cleared his throat.

The four of them immediately looked over.

"I'm only here for her!"

July Fireworks pointed at Tao Xiaoyao with a stern face.

Then she looked at Jiang Chen and Qing Ying, saying coldly, "This has nothing to do with you two. I don't want any trouble with you, so please step aside."

"You think we’ll step aside just because you say so? Who the hell do you think you are?"

Realizing they were here to cause trouble for Tao Xiaoyao, Qing Ying immediately got annoyed and started to argue.

"You!"

July Fireworks was so angry she couldn't speak.

"Qing Ying Sis..."

Tao Xiaoyao looked at Qing Ying in a daze, feeling a strange warmth in her heart.

"Tao Xiaoyao, stand behind me."

Jiang Chen commanded, gesturing for Tao Xiaoyao to come over.

"Huh?"

Tao Xiaoyao was stunned at first, then her cheeks quickly turned red.

She lowered her head and replied in a mosquito-like voice, "Okay..."

Seeing Jiang Chen's actions, Qing Ying couldn't help but smile widely, thinking to herself, "Brother Mortal World is so manly! Looks like he's the dominant one? Dominant ones are easier to turn straight, right?"

But to the "Sky" trio on the other side, Jiang Chen's actions seemed particularly pretentious.

You're just a priest, what good is it for someone to stand behind you?

Such a show-off!

The "Sky" trio was still silently mocking him, but the next second, they were stunned.

They saw Tao Xiaoyao walk over to Jiang Chen.

And Jiang Chen led her to stand behind Qing Ying.

"You stand behind me, and I'll stand behind Qing Ying. Don't let them see you."

After saying this to Tao Xiaoyao, Jiang Chen loudly said to the other side, "If you're going to fight, hurry up. Don't waste time."

This move left not only the other side confused but also Qing Ying.

So he's the submissive one after all?

She thought.

Then she saw a team message.

[Mortal World: Get ready to use Shield Block.]

Meanwhile.

The "Sky" trio was dumbfounded by what they saw.

Hiding behind someone else and still acting so righteous and provocative?

At the same time, Jiang Chen's actions confirmed their suspicion:

The strongest one on the other side was indeed the female knight!

At this moment, July Fireworks' expression was icy, her face terrifyingly dark.

She immediately sent a message to the team.

[July Fireworks: The price we discussed earlier is now doubled. If you're in, act fast. If not, get lost!]

[Stab Breaks the Sky: I'm in!]

[Nurse Breaks the Sky: Damn it!]

[War Breaks the Sky: I don't believe it. Can a single knight really take us all down?]

The "Sky" trio quickly reached an agreement and walked towards Jiang Chen and the others.

July Fireworks was the first to cast a Fireball spell.

Qing Ying quickly raised her shield, which glowed with a faint golden light.

This was the invincible glow—Shield Block!

Bang!

The fist-sized fireball hit the shield and exploded.

"Finally, some action!"

Jiang Chen smiled.

A white light fell on War Breaks the Sky.

At the same time, a white beam connected to July Fireworks.

And the beam didn't stop, passing through her and connecting to the other two.

In almost an instant, all four were linked.

-240

-210

-210

-210

Four people, four damage numbers.

July Fireworks and the "Sky" trio's health bars were emptied almost simultaneously.

Before they could figure out what had happened, they all fell to the ground.

Instant kill!

"Holy crap, amazing!"

It took Qing Ying three full seconds to react, and she shouted excitedly.

"They're... they're all dead!"

Tao Xiaoyao was so shocked she couldn't speak.

Even Jiang Chen hadn't expected his Healing Ray to kill them all before the second damage tick.

Players can't see each other's levels or health unless they deal damage.

So Jiang Chen only saw their levels after using his skill.

Three level 6s and one level 4.

Qing Ying, a level 6 knight, only had 250 health.

These guys had no health gear, so they were easy for Jiang Chen to kill.

Looking at the faint glow on the ground, Jiang Chen smiled happily.

These were the items dropped by the four when they died.

The attacking side, if killed, would drop their best-quality item.

And if any team member attacked another player, the whole team would be considered the aggressors.

Commonly known as "going red."

That's why Jiang Chen didn't attack first.

He also didn't want to risk getting hit, not knowing the opponent's stats.

So he had Qing Ying use Shield Block first.

Quickly, Jiang Chen walked over and picked up the four items.

Three level 5 white items and one level 3 white item.

All weapons.

"Mob farming doesn't drop gear, but player kills do. Too bad player-dropped gear can't be upgraded."

Jiang Chen sighed and walked towards the cliff.

As he got closer, he breathed a sigh of relief, "Still here!"

Fortunately, the Fantasy Fairy was still there, nestled in the crevice of the cliff.

Jiang Chen knew the earlier fight was just a small episode; this was the main event!

...

At the Beginner's Village respawn point, four figures appeared.

It was July Fireworks and the "Sky" trio.

They were still in a daze, not knowing what had happened.

The only thing they knew for sure was that they had been instantly killed.

The last thing they saw was a fireball hitting the knight's shield.

Then everything went black, and they were sent back to the respawn point.

"Useless idiots!"

July Fireworks cursed and walked away.

The "Sky" trio was also feeling miserable and confused.

"What the hell happened? I didn't even see who attacked!"

"Was it the knight? I think I saw a white beam coming from her, but maybe it was just my imagination."

"It must have been her. The other two were hiding behind her!"

"That female knight is terrifying!"

...

After a brief discussion, the "Sky" trio concluded: the female knight named Qing Ying was extremely dangerous and should not be provoked!