Chapter 61: Teaching Zhou Qiqi

After Su Sheng found the weakness of these puppets, his monster-killing speed noticeably increased.

Especially Su Sheng, when attacking the weak point, even surpassed the monster‑killing speed of Huakai's entire team.

Because Su Sheng hadn't activated Lion Hunt state, his speed wasn't fast, but the Shadow Step taken with such low agility was extremely smooth.

This made Zhou Qiqi, who often watched Su Sheng's side trying to learn Shadow Step, unable to help feeling discouraged.

Obviously my speed is faster than Brother Sheng's, but each time I can't produce that effect.

Su Sheng, noticing this scene, couldn't help but show a smile.

"Qiqi, come over, you'll never learn Shadow Step like that."

Su Sheng spoke.

"Ah! Okay!"

Then Zhou Qiqi lightly jumped over.

"First, the monster's hatred isn't on you; the monster's view won't follow your turn. If you want to step out Shadow Step, you must make the enemy's view follow you."

"Shadow Step is actually a method of predicting the enemy's blind spot and circling behind…"

"I'll slow the pace; watch my demonstration."

Su Sheng, while grinding monsters, guided Zhou Qiqi's Shadow Step technique.

He even explained while demonstrating.

But his movements were still natural; each strike could still precisely hit the monster's weak point.

This technique is practically heaven‑defying.

Zhou Qiqi nodded thoughtfully, then while learning, listening, and thoughtfully stepping with her feet.

The Huakai crowd over there, and Li Xiao, were all drawn attention by Su Sheng's voice.

"Sister! Sister! My sister! Heal me!"

Until Huan Yu Hao Tian loudly called out, everyone then came to their senses.

"Sorry." Huang Mingxin apologized with an embarrassed expression, then quickly gave Huan Yu Hao Tian a heal.

…

"Brother Sheng, I want to try it myself." Zhou Qiqi, listening to Su Sheng's explanation and demonstration, looked eager to try.

"Forget it, the monsters here allow zero mistakes; one hit will send you back. Go find low‑level monsters to try, I'll explain slowly later." Su Sheng said with a smile.

"Alright." Zhou Qiqi looked at these puppets; indeed they look weak, but they are ultimately level 30 minor monsters.

Zhou Qiqi is only level 15, an assassin's petite frame; one hammer strike could really instant‑kill her.

…

This area is a bit strange; clearly it's just a regular map, not a dungeon.

But Su Sheng also noticed that the killed puppets' corpses didn't refresh, nor did new monsters appear.

After looking at the tightly shut castle gate, Su Sheng roughly formed a guess in his mind.

At the same time, no players have come to this area yet.

After all, it's not worth the effort; under experience protection, the maximum level difference for killing monsters is 5 levels.

Now mainstream players basically grind level 20 monsters; the first tier also only does level 25 monsters.

Level 30 monsters, if not for Li Wenwan's occupational task here, besides Su Sheng, probably no one else would come.

Experience points, also not bad.

Although experience protection caps level‑difference monster killing at 5 levels, different monsters still provide varying amounts of experience.

These puppets' experience points are a bit higher than those of the demon corpses Su Sheng killed earlier at the Chaotic Burial Mound.

I don't know, maybe it's because they're quest monsters.

The group spent about an hour clearing all these puppets around the castle.

Su Sheng alone cleared almost half the monsters; experience is distributed by contribution, meaning the experience from the monsters he soloed is all his own.

This is even while Su Sheng took time to teach Zhou Qiqi.

This wave, Su Sheng's experience is already very close to the level 20 threshold.

As the last puppet scattered to the ground.

Boom—

The entire castle map trembled lightly.

Then dense black qi spread out from the castle, wrapping around the scattered puppet parts on the ground.

Afterward, the black qi entwining the puppet parts pulled all the puppet parts back into the castle.

Crack…

At this moment, the castle gate slowly opened.

Inside the castle, pitch black, nothing visible.

"Gulp, what kind of creepy map is this, so gloomy and scary." Zhou Qiqi swallowed and complained.

"Hehe, Qiqi, you're still scared?" Wu Zhaodi, shouldering a shield, casually put an arm around Zhou Qiqi's shoulders and said.

"It's fine, I'll take the lead, I'll go in first."

Huan Yu Hao Tian's sword and shield in his hand collided, producing a metallic clang.

Afterward, Huan Yu Hao Tian walked in holding his shield.

Su Sheng smiled and followed closely behind.

Then the crowd entered in single file.

After entering, they realized it wasn't completely dark inside; just that greenish light made everything look eerie.

Ahead was a huge passage.

On the passage lay those scattered puppet parts.

"What does this mean? Should we just go straight through?" Li Wenyan was also surprised.

Huan Yu Hao Tian said nothing, raising his sword and shield as he walked over.

Huan Yu Hao Tian had just approached the passage.

La la la~

As a sound rang out, a huge black aura covered the scattered parts at the front, and several even larger puppets appeared in the passage.

Pfft…

An arrow shot, blasting toward the frontmost Huan Yu Hao Tian.

Clang!

He raised his shield.

But he couldn't block it.

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In an instant, it took nearly half of Hao Tian's life.

At that moment, everyone noticed that the new puppets had strange shapes, but one of their arms was entirely a crossbow.

The other arm was a longsword.

Compared to the bare-handed low-level puppets outside, these puppets were immensely mighty.

Elite Magic Puppet

Level: 33

Attack:??

Defense:??

HP:??

Skills:??

Description: omitted

"Looks like they won't be easy to deal with, Hao Tian, Zhaodi—you two take turns tanking, Mingxin, keep an eye on their HP."

"Ranged DPS, watch your output and don't pull aggro; these puppets have ranged attacks—if you pull aggro, any arrow will surely pierce us."

Lin Huan glanced at Li Xiao; Li Xiao remained silent, so Lin Huan spoke up to command.

After all, Lin Huan is the captain, and there are many Huakai here.

Li Xiao thus refrained from overstepping.

"As for Ah Sheng, you're free to act." Lin Huan looked at Su Sheng.

Su Sheng nodded.

Shortly after, Wu Zhaodi quickly moved to Hao Tian's position, ready to support.

After Huang Mingxin refreshed the buff on Su Sheng, she focused on monitoring Hao Tian and Wu Zhaodi's HP.

The passage was spacious; Su Sheng, sword and shield in hand, activated a puppet at a position slightly apart from Hao Tian and Wu Zhaodi.

Whoosh~

A crossbow bolt shot forth.

The speed was great, but the trajectory was rigid, allowing Su Sheng to easily predict and dodge,

Whoosh!

Missed!

The crossbow bolt struck the castle wall, emitting a crisp sound.

He stepped forward.

Shield Strike!

Shadow Step!

As expected, the weak point was still at that rear position.

Fang!

Weak Point Critical Hit!

-3557!

Although these monsters' stats have increased and they also have ranged means, their pattern remains rigid; as long as they aren't all activated at once, for Su Sheng it's still just grinding like the outer puppets.

It just means having to hit them a few more times.

But for the Huacui Squad, the pressure suddenly spiked.