You Can't Learn It

"Why?" Xia Yuwei asked.

Lu Yang wanted to tell her that he had deliberately practiced this move for three months before mastering every angle and distance. It was a miracle Zheng Yuan had succeeded even once. Besides, Flame Shield could only knock back monsters lower level than the caster. Zheng Yuan was only level 3, while the monsters were level 5. His Flame Shield was actually ineffective against them.

Just as he was about to explain, Zheng Yuan shouted from ahead, "Get ready, I'm starting."

A flash of white light went off, and Lu Yang, Xia Yuwei, and the others watched as Zheng Yuan jumped right onto the Heavy Armor Warriors...' faces.

"Enemy attack." A Heavy Armor Warrior raised his shield and used Shield Strike on Zheng Yuan.

Shield Strike: Slam the target's face with a shield, stunning them for 2 seconds.

Zheng Yuan was instantly knocked unconscious. Then Lu Yang, Xia Yuwei, and the others watched seven spears strike him at the same time.

System notification: Player Zheng Yuan has died!

Xia Yuwei: "..."

Lan Yu: "..."

Zhang Zibo and the others: "..."

Fierce Wine Clear Wind: "..."

Lu Yang merely shrugged. "Looks like he hasn't even learned the basic movements for Blink."

Fierce Wine Clear Wind clutched his stomach. "I really can't hold it in. He actually jumped onto the monsters' faces. What a miserable way to die."

Xia Yuwei's face flushed with embarrassment. Zheng Yuan had thoroughly humiliated her this time.

"Sorry for wasting your time," Xia Yuwei said.

"It's fine, it's fine. We'll wait for him," Lu Yang said, taking it as a way to lighten the mood.

Xia Yuwei gave Lu Yang a grateful look.

Before long, Zheng Yuan ran back from outside the instance. Seeing everyone waiting for him, he said, "That was a slip-up. I'll do it again."

"You're doing it again?" Xia Yuwei grew anxious.

"That was just an accident. Yuwei, trust me," Zheng Yuan said.

Just as Xia Yuwei was about to speak, Lu Yang raised his right hand in a gesture of invitation. "Continue."

Xia Yuwei swallowed the words on the tip of her tongue. "Then be careful."

"Don't worry this time. I definitely won't mess up." Zheng Yuan returned to his previous position and spent a long time choosing before activating Blink.

This time, Zheng Yuan successfully jumped into the middle of the eight Heavy Armor Warriors, but he landed a little too far back.

"Enemy attack~" The Heavy Armor Warrior at the front turned around and charged Zheng Yuan.

Before Zheng Yuan could use Flame Shield, he was stunned on the spot. Then Xia Yuwei, Zhang Zibo, and the others watched Zheng Yuan get stabbed to death by eight spears again.

Everyone: "..."

"Poor guy," Fierce Wine Clear Wind said.

"How can these monsters charge too?" Xia Yuwei asked.

"When the expert went in just now, we didn't see the monsters charge," Zhang Zibo said.

Fierce Wine Clear Wind chuckled. "What warrior-type monster can't charge? Whatever skills we have, NPCs have them too."

"Then why didn't the monsters charge at the expert?" Lan Yu asked curiously.

Fierce Wine Clear Wind said, "Because Brother Lu Yang's timing was too precise."

Xia Yuwei, Zhang Zibo, and the others were completely baffled.

Fierce Wine Clear Wind shook his head. "Do you know what extreme positioning is?"

Xia Yuwei, Zhang Zibo, and the others still looked blank.

Fierce Wine Clear Wind said, "You don't even understand this much PK technique, yet you dared to start a studio. I have to admire you.

Fine, let me explain. Extreme positioning means staying at the extreme edge of a player skill's range.

Take a warrior's Charge skill. According to the game rules, Charge has a maximum range of 30 yards and a minimum range of 2 yards.

If a player stays beyond 30 yards, the warrior can't charge. Likewise, if a player stays within 2 yards, the warrior can't charge either. Zheng Yuan thought his landing spot was perfect, but he didn't realize he had landed just over 2 yards away from the first Heavy Armor Warrior. It would have been strange if the NPC hadn't charged immediately."

"There's such a thing?" Lan Yu said in surprise.

Fierce Wine Clear Wind nodded. "Of course. Did you think Lu Yang's jump just now was simple? It actually required extremely advanced technique. And even after jumping in, there was still the angle to consider. Have you thought about why Lu Yang crouched and cast Flame Shield at a slant? He was finding the right angle. Do you think Zheng Yuan knows how to find an angle?"

Only then did Xia Yuwei, Zhang Zibo, and the others finally understand. When they looked at Lu Yang again, there was something different in Xia Yuwei's eyes.

Zhang Zibo said, "So there was so much to it."

Fierce Wine Clear Wind said, "Of course. Don't forget, we're fighting an epic-level instance. It's a top-tier instance that even our Purple-Gold Dynasty doesn't dare touch."

Xia Yuwei, Zhang Zibo, and the others all came to their senses. They realized they had greatly underestimated this instance and overestimated their own abilities. They had only made it this far because of Lu Yang.

Just then, Zheng Yuan ran over from the distance. The expression on his face was terrible. He had failed twice in a row and felt utterly humiliated.

"Yuwei, let me..." Before Zheng Yuan could finish, Xia Yuwei cut him off. "Zheng Yuan, you can't learn this method yet. Don't waste any more time."

Zheng Yuan already felt humiliated. He had not expected Xia Yuwei to speak to him like that in front of so many people, and he immediately flew into a rage. "How am I wasting time?"

"You've already failed twice. We don't have time to wait while you keep messing around. Move aside and let Lu Yang do it," Xia Yuwei said.

"Xia Yuwei, aren't you going too far? I've put up with you ever since we entered this instance. Why do you side with that Lu Yang in everything? It's just an instance. Look at how you flatter him. What, are you planning to throw yourself at him too?" Zheng Yuan said without restraint.

Xia Yuwei's expression instantly turned extremely ugly. She had never imagined Zheng Yuan could say something like that.

"Zheng Yuan, get out of this team. I, Xia Yuwei, don't need a teammate like you," Xia Yuwei snapped.

"Fine, I'm leaving. Like I give a damn." Zheng Yuan took out a Return Scroll and teleported back to the main city.

The atmosphere instantly became unbearably awkward.

Lu Yang felt awkward too. He had not expected Zheng Yuan to be such an asshole. "Um, sorry. I didn't expect you guys to have an internal conflict because of this."

Xia Yuwei shook her head. "It's not your fault. Zheng Yuan is the one with the problem."

This time, Zhang Zibo and the others did not speak up for Zheng Yuan either. Lu Yang had tolerated Zheng Yuan many times along the way. Zheng Yuan had quit the team after spouting nonsense because he was embarrassed. It had nothing to do with Lu Yang.

"Expert, let's continue," Xia Yuwei said.

Lu Yang nodded. A flash of white light appeared, and he Blinked into the middle of the two groups of Heavy Armor Warriors.

"Flame Shield!"

One group of Heavy Armor Warriors was blasted into the water trough, while the other was knocked into the underground river.

"Clear Wind and Black Armor, get ready to take the monsters!" Lu Yang shouted as he ran back.

Xia Yuwei, Zhang Zibo, and the others watched Lu Yang smoothly complete the entire sequence again, and it felt like they were watching a work of art.

"That was too perfect," Half-Life Morningstar said.