Chapter 277: What Party? (3/10, Autumn Subscription)

Scorching hot?

How could it be hot?

Hai Ming froze for a moment, and at the same time, he heard the threatening snarls of the 【Giant-Headed Blood Hound】 at his ear, along with the startled cries of Liao Moran and the others.

What happened?

Hai Ming opened his eyes and saw the 【Giant-Headed Blood Hound】 pinning him down turning its head to look in another direction, and behind this 【Giant-Headed Blood Hound】, there was another 【Giant-Headed Blood Hound】 burning with flames, as if hurled under a great tree by some Supernatural Strength, completely devoid of any sign of life.

Hai Ming turned his head in confusion, and saw that in the direction all the 【Giant-Headed Blood Hounds】 were warily watching, there was a man, wearing a black robe that looked as if flames had burned several holes through it, carrying a broken blade marked with cracks, walking toward them step by step.

The black-robed man seemed to have spotted Hai Ming on the ground, paused slightly, then broke into a smile.

"What party?"

What-what party?

Hai Ming was a bit dumbfounded, and was about to shout a warning for the man to be careful.

But before he could shout it out, the 【Giant-Headed Blood Hound】 roared and lunged at him.

Then... the 【Giant-Headed Blood Hounds】 that lunged at him were sent flying by a single slash from the black-robed man's broken blade wreathed in flames!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

One 【Giant-Headed Blood Hound】 after another, just like the 【Giant-Headed Blood Hound】 that had fallen under the great tree earlier, was burning all over, collapsed on the ground whimpering, on the verge of death.

Just one slash, and such power?!!

Hai Ming was shocked, the whole person utterly stunned.

Who on earth is this person? Their strength is terrifying!

"Roar!!"

The 【Giant-Headed Blood Hound】 pinning Hai Ming down finally released him and charged at the black-robed man along with the rest of the pack, but before three seconds had passed, Hai Ming saw this 【Giant-Headed Blood Hound】 sent flying backward, slamming into a great tree, sliding slowly down to the ground, burned by the flames until it was utterly silent.

The other 【Giant-Headed Blood Hounds】, seeing how ferociously powerful the black-robed man was, exchanged glances, growled twice, and fled in all directions.

Only then did the black-robed man sheathe his blade, step past the utterly stupefied Hai Ming, walk over to the 【Giant-Headed Blood Hound】 charred by the flames, tear off a small piece of cooked meat, chew it twice in his mouth, then spit it out with a "pah."

"Roasted whole dog, hmm... tastes awful. Hey, did you bring any seasoning or something?"

The meat of a Strange Beast can strengthen the body, boost Qi and Blood, and even increase attribute points.

But eating it plain... really makes it hard to swallow, even cooked.

And before Fang Yue headed out, he hadn't thought that far ahead, so he hadn't brought anything like seasoning.

"Se-seasoning?"

Hai Ming felt his brain couldn't quite keep up. Here he was, fighting tooth and nail against the 【Giant-Headed Blood Hound】, nearly giving his life for a single 【Giant-Headed Blood Hound】.

Yet this person... casually killed several 【Giant-Headed Blood Hounds】, and even scared off a whole pack of 【Giant-Headed Blood Hounds】.

Th-this-this, this is simply not on the same level at all.

Hai Ming was still dumbfounded when he suddenly saw Fang Wei and Liao Moran and the others emerge from the bushes behind him, running toward this side. At the very front was, unmistakably, Fang Wei!

That excited and happy expression was one Hai Ming had never seen before!

Sh-she-she-she, has she finally understood my feelings and fallen for me?

Hai Ming's heart surged with excitement, and at the same time he cast a sidelong glance at Fang Yue.

Even though his strength couldn't compare to Fang Yue's, he had won over a girl!

With a girl, what do you need strength for!

He immediately scrambled to his feet, stepped past Fang Yue, went to meet Fang Wei, and spread his arms wide.

"Fang Wei, I'm fine..."

Swish—

Fang Wei swept past him like a gust of wind.

The smile on Hai Ming's face instantly froze.

Liao Moran, who had originally been coming to greet him, stopped in her tracks upon hearing Hai Ming's words, her expression gradually turning cold.

At the same time, Hai Ming heard someone behind him collide into someone's embrace, throwing themselves into someone's arms.

He turned to look, and Hai Ming's pupils contracted sharply.

He saw Fang Wei, eyes brimming with pleasant surprise and joy, throw herself into the black-robed man's arms, only to be pushed away grumpily by the black-robed man, before excitedly circling around him.

That joy, that expression, was something Hai Ming had never seen in all the days he had spent out in the wild with Fang Wei.

By now, his colleagues had already gathered around him, asking after his well-being, but Hai Ming's thoughts were nowhere near them; his attention was entirely fixed on Fang Wei and Fang Yue over there.

When Liao Moran came to his side, he did spare her an extra glance, but Liao Moran's expression was utterly cold—she merely stood beside him, completely unwilling to speak with him.

Yet Hai Ming had no mind at all to tend to Liao Moran's little mood; he kept listening to the situation over at Fang Yue's side, and heard Fang Wei, completely abandoning her previous cold and serene image, chattering away as she circled around Fang Yue.

"Ye Ge! I knew you'd come!"

"Wu Wu told me to give her my in-game coordinates, so I guessed it was you coming to find me!"

"That's great, I was just worrying about what to do next! Now that you're here, I can relax!"

"Ye Ge, please help me out quick. I thought the quest that witch gave me was simple, but once I actually got into it, I realized it's so hard!"

Sour!

I'm so sour!

I'm about to turn into a sour person!

At this moment, Hai Ming fully understood the feelings Liao Moran had experienced before.

That jealousy, that sourness, welling up in his heart, tinged with a greenish glow, made him uncomfortable all over.

With a stiff face, Hai Ming pushed past his junior brothers and walked toward Fang Yue. Before he even arrived, he heard Fang Yue suddenly speak.

"Got it, got it, we'll talk about your stuff later—first tell me, did you bring any seasoning or anything like that?"

Wh-what kind of tone is that!

I've never dared speak to Tail Goddess in such a dismissive tone!

Come on! Tail Goddess, get mad already! Use that cold-as-ice voice you always have and lecture him!

But she didn't.

Upon hearing this, Tail searched her body, then adorably stuck out her tongue at Fang Yue.

"Ye Ge, I don't have any either. When we get back to camp later, I'll ask Liaodashi for some."

Hai Ming froze.

Oh my god, is that really the Tail Goddess I know, the one who keeps her distance from everyone? So cute, that's totally unfair!

Most importantly, that man showed absolutely no reaction in the face of such an adorable girl!

Thinking of this, Hai Ming hurriedly walked up.

"Friend, hello. My name is Hai Ming, Liaodashi's prized disciple. Thank you for saving my life just now. May I ask…"

Fang Yue was about to pick a few 【Giant-Headed Blood Hound】 corpses that hadn't been charred by the flames and still looked somewhat presentable, to bring back to the camp Tail had mentioned and rework them.

Hearing Hai Ming's words, he raised an eyebrow: "Acting Captain of Mo Cun, Yese Liming. Just call me Captain Ye."

"So you're Captain Ye…"

Hai Ming instinctively echoed the words, then suddenly widened his eyes.

"Wait, wait! You're Yese Liming?!"

He was shocked!

Yese Liming—anyone who played this game and liked browsing the forums knew exactly what those four characters meant.

The game's number one player!

First kill of a Bizarre!

The game's very first Captain!

(End of chapter)