I didn't reply quickly, and Murong Shanshan, as expected, continued angrily, "700! 700 at most! If it's more, this girl will just have to sell herself on the street!"
Could she also be...? I didn't expect young ladies to be so common these days. A chill ran down my spine, and I quickly said, "No, that's too much. 700 it is. I'm not someone who takes advantage of others. Let's set a meeting place."
Murong Shanshan smiled, "Okay, let's meet at the South Gate. My friends and I will be waiting for you there."
...After hanging up the communicator, I headed straight for the East Gate. Luckily, the church was relatively close to the South Gate, and I arrived within ten minutes. From a distance, I saw Murong Shanshan standing there, her long hair flowing, holding the greatsword I had sold her. She was leaning the sword on the ground, looking relaxed and leisurely. She didn't look like someone who had just lost a level!
Next to Murong Shanshan stood five other players. It looked like two Priest girls, one girl was a Mage, and the other two males were Beastmasters. Sure enough, the only class that could tank monsters was Murong Shanshan, the Swordsman girl.
On the drawbridge of the South Gate, the radiant Murong Shanshan was indeed a rare beauty. Her flowing breastplate tightly hugged her exquisite body, and a fiery red cape behind her gave her a heroic and valiant appearance. I couldn't help but stare blankly.
"Stop staring, it's time for us to do the quest!" A girl waved her hand in front of me, then said with a giggle, while ambiguously looking at Murong Shanshan, causing her fair, smooth face to immediately blush.
"Let's go!" Murong Shanshan suddenly poked me with her sword hilt and then pushed me out of the gate.
"Um, this hero, could you tell us what you're called, Hero Qing Cai? Or Hero Bai Yu Tang?" It was still the prettier girl, who said with a giggle in front of me.
Murong Shanshan also smiled and said, "Yeah, I've known you for a day, and I still don't know what to call you. How about calling you Little White?"
"Never mind, that's not important. Let's talk about your quest. Is it just as simple as killing a Boss?"
"It's not simple. This Stone Golem's attack and defense are both very high. We fought for 10 minutes and only chipped away 1/4 of its health. I estimate its health is at least over ten thousand."
I was greatly surprised. Such a formidable Boss?
"What's your defense, and how much health does the Boss take from you with each attack?"
Murong Shanshan thought seriously for a moment and said, "My defense is 46. It takes about 80 points of my health with each attack. With my current 385 health, five hits would be pretty much it."
"Okay, my defense is 60, and my health is 462, not much different from yours. When we fight, you'll still be the main tank. When your health gets low, retreat, and I can tank while attacking."
"Alright, let's do that."
The monsters distributed south of the main city were all non-biological types. The low-level Skeleton Warriors and Stone Golems were no match for our small team's firepower. Along the way, everyone introduced themselves.
Murong Shanshan was a college student, but she wasn't serious about her studies. The three girls playing with her were all her roommates. The other two boys were the escorts of two of those girls. Besides Murong Shanshan, who was level 14 and relatively high, the other five were all between levels 11 and 12. Their attack power basically couldn't inflict much damage on the Stone Golem.
According to the cheerful girl Ke Ke's introduction, those two men had indeed had improper thoughts about Murong Shanshan, but Murong Shanshan enjoyed striking down men and dismissed them with a few words.
After clearing a path in the open area, our target was the innermost Stone Golem.
"Shanshan, let my pet go first this time. It can also tank a couple of hits." The Beastmaster boy said solicitously to Murong Shanshan.
"No, pets are the main source of attack power. Without pets, what use are you two?"
Murong Shanshan's words made the two boys extremely awkward. The three girls just laughed but didn't say anything.
"Shall we start? Shanshan, you go first!" I looked at the giant Golem ahead and, feeling a bit nervous, pushed Murong Shanshan forward.
Murong Shanshan glared at me and said, "You have no chivalry at all, making a delicate girl like me charge to the front!"
"You, delicate? Besides, I'm not a knight. I originally wanted to be a Thief. Never mind, why am I telling you this? I'll tank the first hit, you follow up. I'll be the main attacker, Priests, pay attention to healing Shanshan."
After everyone discussed the strategy, I charged forward first, sending out a Heavy Strike. Although the Stone Golem had high defense, under my high attack of 97, it still lost 112 points of health with one sword slash. Murong Shanshan was too surprised to speak. I quickly retreated and pushed her forward, "Big sister, aren't you going?"
Murong Shanshan gave me a glare and then used Combo, "34" and "28" two numbers floated up. Her attack was indeed not as high as mine. I checked my health; the Golem's attack just now took 54 of my health, which wasn't too painful.
"Shanshan, do you know what the reward is for completing this quest?"
Murong Shanshan smiled, "No, I only know that it seems to reward a level 20 blue-grade item. Otherwise, why would I be doing this quest so desperately?"
"What, blue-grade equipment?"
"What's wrong? Look at you, it's as if you've never seen equipment before."
"I didn't expect blue-grade equipment to appear so early..." I merely sighed.
"Hmph hmph, Little Qing Cai, let me ask you, what's your relationship with Vegetable Cocoa? Don't tell me you don't know her~" Murong Shanshan had a mischievous look.
I didn't speak, just seriously fought the monster. Murong Shanshan, as expected, couldn't hold back and continued, "Hey, do you have a girlfriend?"
I thought of Xin Yu and quickly shook my head, saying, "No."
"Very good."
"What's very good?"
"Nothing, I just like saying 'very good'."
...With me tanking, Murong Shanshan fought very easily. The pets of the two Beastmasters also continuously attacked the Boss. After 20 minutes, the Golem Boss's health was already almost depleted.
"Blue-grade equipment, it's almost mine..." Murong Shanshan was almost blooming with joy.
However, something happened that caught all of us by surprise. Just as the Stone Golem was about to die, a red light appeared behind the Priest Ke Ke. Then, her body trembled slightly twice and turned into white light, returning to respawn.
Thieves! Malicious PK!
There were three Thieves ambushing us!
Following the fall of Ke Ke, the main Priest, the other Priest girl was also quickly ambushed and killed. Her operation couldn't be said to be inadequate, but compared to those three Thief players, she was clearly much worse, unable to even put up a fight.
After a Thief's Stealth, they couldn't use Stealth again for one minute. Murong Shanshan and I, as if by unspoken understanding, immediately abandoned the Stone Golem Boss, which was already at critical health, and charged towards the three Thieves.