New Player

A torrential downpour raged across the pitch-black wilderness.

"I have a feeling this guy's pretty flashy..."

Standing far away, watching the figure riding a pure White Horse moving freely among the horde of Flayed Living Corpse, Bai Zhi's expression became slightly subtle.

Because the other party not only White Horse, but also wore a rather flamboyant outfit—a white Prince's robe from the Middle Ages.

A faint golden Shields emanated from the White Horse, crushing the Flayed Living Corpse under its hooves while also blocking the torrential rain from the outside.

Although the opponent's mount was only one Level higher than his Plush Cat, reaching the Perfect Grade was not easy, and this alone was enough to show the huge gap between the two.

--Shadow Puppet share vision and Skill.

While he and Tian Huo were exchanging ideas in the Library, he was constantly searching for a Safe Evacuation Point.

Ideally, the first refresh in six hours would bring us here, allowing Xu Lian to escape. However, his luck seems to be rather bad.

"What a pity, the Shadow Puppet's attributes are only 50% of the original's. Even after Enhancement, its Strength only reaches 17 points, which is far from enough to use [Silver Reaper]. Otherwise, I really wanted to give this show-off a shot..."

Shaking his head with some regret, Bai Zhi summoned a Shadow Guard to follow the other party at a distance so as to report on the progress at any time, then mounted the Plush Cat and ran off in another direction.

Two Player entered this time, and he also knew the location of the other one. At this time, it wouldn't hurt to make some contact with him.

"Wow, it's raining so hard..."

Looking up at the Tian Kong, a Young Girl who had entered this Dungeon three minutes earlier seemed slightly surprised.

The Young Girl had delicate features, carried a shoulder bag, and had her long hair tied into a side ponytail at the back of her head.

A circular Transparency Protective Shield emanating from the pendant on the Young Girl's chest blocked out the rain and also prevented her shoes from sinking into the dark mud.

"Difficulty B to S, two Player have already arrived here before me... Has six hours already passed?"

With one hand, she opened the System Interface in front of her and saw the introduction about this Dungeon pop up. The Young Girl nodded thoughtfully.

"But it's raining so hard here, and it's so dark, and I don't have any suitable means of transportation..."

After looking around, the Young Girl's face immediately fell.

"Another wilderness survival scenario? I wonder what the dangers lurking here are... I hate this Dungeon."

After thinking for a moment, the Young Girl took off the bag she was carrying and took out five palm-sized human-shaped wooden puppets.

"It's raining heavily, the temperature is low, and we're in the dark wilderness... I've chosen you! Go! Fire Puppet!! Water Puppet!!"

Seeing that no one was around, the Young Girl decisively picked out two puppets from her hand and threw them out, shouting loudly with great spirit.

The two puppets that were thrown out immediately swelled up when they came into contact with the rain, and within a few seconds they became large Doll that were 2.2 meters tall.

"Alright, the Fire Puppet stays behind to keep watch and start a fire. The Water Puppet goes to help set up a campsite. Call me when it's ready."

Pointing at the two distinctly different colored Doll in front of her, the Young Girl assigned them tasks, then sat down on the muddy ground, clutching her handbag and hugging her legs.

Because of the Protective Shield around her, she wasn't worried about her clothes getting wet.

As soon as the Young Girl gave her command, the two puppets faithfully carried it out.

The Water Puppet picked up the large backpack from the ground and began looking for a flat spot to set up a tent, while the Fire Puppet sat down next to the Young Girl. The red stripes engraved on its wooden body lit up, and the entire puppet instantly transformed into a large heater, with rainwater evaporating into water vapor the moment it hit its body.

For a moment, steam rose around the Young Girl.

"Wrong, wrong! You idiot!! I didn't tell you to burn yourself!! You should go find some wood to start a fire!!!"

From within the swirling steam, came the Young Girl's desperate screams.

"Do you even know how much money I've spent fixing you, you brainless idiot?! I'm broke, you know... and you're still burning yourself out!!!"

--This is the scene that Bai Zhi's Shadow Puppet, riding Plush Cat, arrived at the scene.

"... Summoning Player?"

Through the thick curtain of rain, Bai Zhi raised an eyebrow slightly as he looked at the two tall Doll, one red and one blue, standing over the Young Girl's side.

Depending on each Player's preferred attributes, the Skill they learn, and the weapons they use, Player are also divided into many different playstyles.

For example, take Bai Zhi himself as an example. Bai Zhi feels that he is... wait, what school of thought does he belong to?

I started with maxed-out Intelligence, so I should logically be going for Mage build, like casting spells or manipulating elements... And if I'm using a gun, shouldn't I be using a staff instead?

Looking down at the [Magic Type] in his hand, Bai Zhi seemed lost in thought.

After all, times are changing, society is developing, and Handgun Sniper Rifle are far more useful than those magic staffs...

"I'm so angry! This blockhead... If you do this again, I'm really going to burn you as firewood!!"

The Young Girl glared angrily at the Fire Puppet, which she had scolded and which had slunk away to search for firewood to start a fire. Her face was contorted with rage.

Although the other party only burned itself for a few seconds, the Young Girl estimated that the repair costs would already reach four figures... four figures in Game Coins!!

Don't they know their Master is poor!?

Sitting on the cold ground, staring at the Black Rain Curtain outside, the Young Girl calculated the repair costs after this Dungeon run. Her heart felt like it was bleeding; she could almost see gold coins sprouting wings and cruelly flying away from her...

Just then, she saw someone appear in front of her.

"... Player?"

Her expression quickly changed. She stood up and looked at the uninvited guests who had appeared before her, soaking wet, along with the Big Cat. The Young Girl was wary.

At the same time, the Fire Puppet and the Water Puppet also silently appeared behind her.

"Yes, I want to talk to you about a deal."

Bai Zhi looked the Young Girl up and down, nodded, and revealed his ID.

[Your Prince▪Black&White]

"Black&White..."

After Bai Zhi revealed his ID, the Young Girl pondered for a moment, then her wariness visibly relaxed, and a hint of curiosity appeared on her face as she looked him up and down.

"Looks like she was right after all. You really are quite handsome. I thought she was just kidding..."

As she spoke, the Young Girl also revealed her ID.

[Marionette - Withered Heart]