"Sword rise!"
"Swift!"
"Heavy slash!"
"Absolutely no mercy!"
Under a series of cold shouts filled with killing intent, streaks of crimson liquid splashed out.
By the time Noah finally arrived at the mission-marked location, he just happened to see a young girl wielding a blood blade, her eyes red as she hacked at people.
The last splash of crimson stopped amid a long, mournful wail, and the young girl finally halted her actions.
[Daily Quest: "Vicious Exiles" completed.]
"Great, it's Little Solo King!"
Noah was overjoyed!
Danjin, nicknamed Little Solo King, also known as the Jinzhou Killing Demon.
Danjin grew up in a happy family, but due to an attack by Exiles, she lost her parents and younger sister, becoming an orphan.
Because of her strong emotions of revenge, Danjin awakened her Resonance ability to condense blood into blades, becoming a ranger wandering within Jinzhou's borders, spontaneously hunting down vicious and evil Exiles.
In the Wuthering Waves game, Noah was a loyal fan of Danjin; he especially loved using Danjin to solo various holograms.
He once uploaded a video of blindfolded soloing Hologram Difficulty 6 Fallacy of No Return with Little Solo King, causing the entire network of Wuthering Waves players to madly call him a monster.
With Noah's greeting, Danjin turned her head in surprise, her originally calmed cyan-green eyes lighting up with crimson once more.
She... missed an Exile?
Noah raised his hands, indicating no hostility, and casually approached Danjin with a light and breezy demeanor:
"Don't be nervous, my name is Noah."
"Noah the hero!"
The crimson in Danjin's eyes vanished instantly, her fierce and murderous aura completely gone, replaced by a look of admiration:
"I know you—you're the hero who saved Jinzhou twice!"
Strictly speaking, it should be three times now.
Noah didn't correct this statement.
"Um—did you see everything that just happened?"
Danjin lowered her head, her fingers twisting together, looking quite embarrassed.
Good news: she met the famous hero of Jinzhou.
Bad news: the hero of Jinzhou saw her at her worst.
Damn, so embarrassing, she really wanted to hack a few people to cover up the awkwardness.
"My name is Danjin. The ones I just killed were all Exiles who committed countless evils. I might have gotten too into it... didn't scare you, did I?"
"No, no, I thought your hacking motions were particularly pleasing to the eye!"
Noah praised from the bottom of his heart.
After all, he was a person with proper 21st-century Blue Star values; letting him hack Tacet Discords was fine, since Tacet Discords aren't human.
Letting him hack Fractsidus Artificers was also fine, since none of the Fractsidus count as human, and they have guns and cannons that could threaten him.
But if he had to hack Exiles, he felt it was a bit like bullying the weak, and his conscience wouldn't feel good.
Even before coming, he was thinking about whether to contact the Patroller to arrest this group of Exiles and lock them up.
Fortunately, Little Solo King helped him resolve this trouble.
Hearing Noah's praise, Danjin shyly scratched her cheek, her voice a bit low:
"Um... thank you for the compliment, but... do you think I'm too violent?"
"Violent? How could that be! Don't deny yourself."
Noah looked heartbroken:
"You're clearly so kind and hardworking, only hacking Exiles 24 hours a day—where's the violence in that!"
"Um... it's not that exaggerated."
Seeing that Noah didn't show any disgust or avoidance because of her earlier behavior, the pure and straightforward Danjin couldn't help but feel a bit happy.
As expected of the hero of Jinzhou—he's different from others!
In her happiness, plus the hero filter toward Noah, Danjin couldn't help but open up and chat:
"Sometimes I also think that not all Exiles are bad; there might be good people among them."
"Don't talk nonsense."
Noah spoke eloquently:
"Once an Exile for a day, an Exile for life."
"If you're afraid of hurting Exiles, aren't you afraid of Exiles hurting you?"
"Don't reason with Exiles—they don't deserve to listen."
A round of praise hit right at Danjin's heart, almost coaxing her into a placenta.
So excited, she really wanted to hack tens of thousands of Exiles to repay this praise.
"Thank you for the compliment. Here, have this."
Danjin glanced at the sky, rummaged through her backpack, and took out the last remaining piece of Dragon Beard Crisp to hand over.
Noah accepted the Dragon Beard Crisp and casually asked:
"Danjin, what's your daily routine like?"
"Daily routine? It's wearing the jade pendant left by my father, then wandering in places like Whining Aix's Mire and Dim Forest, searching for wild Exiles."
"So cool!"
Noah gave a thumbs up:
"Bring me along. Lately, I happen to need to farm Echoes in these areas. From now on, you handle Exiles, I handle Tacet Discords—we divide the work clearly."
["Noah" has sent you a duo queue invitation.]
Huh?
An invitation from the famous hero left Danjin a bit flattered.
She didn't really want to agree; after all, killing Exiles isn't something fun, and she's used to wandering alone in the wilderness outside Jinzhou.
"Don't worry, I won't let you work for free. I'll pay you a month's salary in advance."
["Noah" has transferred 50,000 Shell Credits to you.]
Looking at the "salary" forcibly stuffed into her hands, Danjin was a bit dazed, feeling like she was hit by a windfall from the sky.
"By the way, besides your crimson blade, your other knife is a bit dull—it's not sharp for hacking people. Use this one from now on."
["Noah" gifts you a 4-star Swift Blade "Fleeting Scenery."]
This blade—is no inferior to her crimson blade condensed from blood! It's very suitable as the other swift blade in her dual blades.
"By the way, you spontaneously help Jinzhou suppress bandits every day—your contributions are huge. When I have time later, I'll find the Magistrate and appoint you as a special Patroller of Jinzhou."
["Noah" promises you an official position.]
Needless to say, Danjin was deeply moved.
You're a third-rate ranger wandering alone in the wilderness, dedicated to striking down wild mountain bandits, with your only weapons easily wearing out, unstable income, often having a meal but not the next.
One day, a renowned great hero from the martial world finds you, praises you endlessly, gives you vast wealth, gifts you a dragon-slaying treasure blade, and even recommends you for an official government position.
And the great hero has only one insignificant request: to invite you to roam the world and uphold justice together.
Just ask, would you agree or not?
"Um... Hero of Jinzhou, these things are too valuable. Why don't you take them back? I'm willing to team up with you in the wilderness."
Danjin lowered her head, seeming a bit lacking in confidence, her hands extending the Shell Credits and swift blade.
"Don't be silly. What's given is yours. If the blade gets chipped, come find me for a new one anytime—"
Noah didn't even look, pushing Danjin's hands back, skillfully opening the Echo Illustrated Book in the Data Bank on his panel.
This was a new ability he recently explored.
As long as it's a map he's unlocked—areas like Jinzhou, Whining Aix's Mire, Mt. Firmament—he can detect and mark specified Tacet Discords within the map range anytime, anywhere.
This makes farming Echoes very convenient. Sooner or later, he's going to draw various attribute main DPS or support characters.
So, following the order of Echo sets, start the nine families elimination game for the Tacet Discords one by one.
Noah's gaze fixed on the [Freezing Frost] Echo set on the panel. With a thought, the [Map] immediately marked the nearest Elite Class Young Roseshroom location.
When farming Echoes in the wilderness, you're bound to encounter Exiles. At that time, it's the professional Little Solo King's turn to shine.
"Danjin!"
"Here!"
"Let's go, time to work."
One white and one red figure headed deeper into Dim Forest.
[Exploration Quest "When the Forest is No Longer Dim" (Opens in one hour).]
[Quest Description: The survey team in Dim Forest has sent an urgent distress signal, hoping you can help resolve the issues they've encountered.]
[Completing the Exploration Quest "When the Forest is No Longer Dim" rewards: Lustrous Tide *5, Astrite *3200, Shell Credits *80000.]
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