"Awooo...!!!"
With an unwilling cry, the husky fell once more, shattering into fragments that vanished across the ground. At the same time, a bright horn sounded, and information about the newly opened passage finally appeared in the air. At the sight, the players excitedly raised their hands and cheered.
The husky itself had not been particularly difficult to deal with. Its second transformation merely expanded its attack range, allowed it to attack from both sides at once, and increased its attack frequency, though its damage dropped in turn—naturally enough. The wound from slashing someone with a blade was definitely different from the wound made by scratching them with fingernails.
From Fang Zheng's perspective, this had been a fairly standard "tutorial" boss. In any other online game, players would probably only have wiped once or twice before figuring out its patterns and clearing it.
But this was not an ordinary online game.
This was a Death Game.
And that made all the difference.
"...Hey."
Just as everyone was cheering, Fang Zheng saw Black Cat awkwardly shuffle over. She stared at him with a dark expression, then glanced around to make sure no one was paying attention before quietly asking,
"How much... did you see just now?"
"Don't worry. Only about two seconds. You were still pretty fast."
If he had been the male lead of an ordinary harem anime, he would probably have turned red and stammered out a denial by now. But was Fang Zheng the male lead of an ordinary harem anime?
What a joke. Was an ordinary harem anime protagonist stronger than him? Better-looking than him? Richer than him? More capable than him?
Those were the reactions of useless losers with no money, no talent, and no looks. As for Fang Zheng... he had seen it. What could