Are You a Healer?

"..." Su Yihan's pretty face flushed slightly as she shot Nan Feng a cold glare.

The other Chosen Ones could not help giving Nan Feng a thumbs-up.

He actually dared to shout it out in front of her. What a savage!

Nan Feng awkwardly rubbed his nose and shifted his gaze elsewhere.

Seeing that the atmosphere had become a little awkward, Wu Yuansheng quickly spoke up to change the subject. "Most of us are here already. Shall we get to work?"

A delicate-looking young man holding a long staff agreed. "Yeah, yeah. My Wooden Cabin is really far from here. The sooner we finish this, the sooner I can get back."

This was Huang Yuanming. He had worked with Nan Feng a few times, so they were half-acquainted.

"Here's the thing: we split into pairs and kill thirty to fifty Cave Spiders today. Then we come back tomorrow and do it again. That should about settle it." A chubby little guy holding a machete squatted on the ground with a wide smile, laying out the plan.

His name was Wu Li, ranked ninth on the leaderboard. His Destined Divine Weapon was a machete... Nan Feng gave the chubby guy a few extra looks and committed the information to memory.

Perhaps sensing Nan Feng's gaze, the chubby guy turned with a simple grin. "Bro, why do you keep staring at me? Don't tell me you like me?"

As he spoke, the chubby guy puffed out his chest. "Mine's pretty big too, actually."

Nan Feng: "..."

Nan Feng rolled his eyes and quietly took two steps back.

This chubby guy might be a pervert... Nan Feng thought, deciding to stay farther away from him later.

"Splitting into pairs is too inefficient." Su Ziran did not quite agree with Wu Li's suggestion. "There aren't that many Cave Spiders around the entrance. The melee fighters can hold the front and take turns absorbing damage while the ranged fighters attack from behind. We can just push straight through and get into the cave first to take a look."

Xu Ming immediately objected. "Damn it, I'm the only tank here. If you want me to take the hits, just say so."

Huang Yuanming said, "Cave Spiders have pretty high attack power. Once you get surrounded by more than five of them, even a tank will go down. I don't agree with this plan."

Nan Feng shook his head as well. "I don't agree either."

To hide his strength, Nan Feng had not taken out the Desert Eagle and was using the Wooden Dagger instead.

A dagger counted as a melee weapon too. If they followed Su Ziran's strategy, Nan Feng would have to stand at the front and take damage as well.

That was far too dangerous. One careless mistake, and he could die here. Naturally, Nan Feng did not agree.

Su Ziran seemed to have expected opposition and spoke calmly. "I can't be one hundred percent sure there's iron ore in this cave. That's why the most important thing right now is to fight our way in and inspect the situation. If there's no iron ore, everyone can go home and find their own mothers. There's no need to gather here and waste time."

A somewhat skinny young man spoke up. "So you tricked us into coming here to work for you?"

His face was gloomy, and he was rather small and thin. This person seemed to be Yun Fei, ranked seventeenth on the leaderboard. Hmm, what was his Destined Divine Weapon? Why couldn't Nan Feng see it... This time, Nan Feng had learned his lesson. Instead of staring directly at him, he sized up the skinny young man from the corner of his eye.

Su Ziran said, "I said from the beginning that I couldn't be one hundred percent sure there was iron ore here. How is that tricking anyone?"

Yun Fei looked at Su Ziran with cold, sinister eyes. "So you're saying I wronged you?"

The atmosphere instantly grew tense.

Fight, fight. Nan Feng backed away another few steps, cheering them on in his heart.

"Let's all talk this out." Huang Yuanming stepped forward to play peacemaker. "As the saying goes, those fated to meet will meet even from a thousand miles away. We're all here by fate, so there's no need to argue over such a little thing, right?"

With someone giving them a way out, Su Ziran and Yun Fei each took a step back and stopped arguing.

"Here's the thing, what Boss Su said does make sense." The chubby Wu Li stood up. "First, we need to confirm whether there's iron ore here. Then we can decide how to occupy this iron mine."

As he spoke, Wu Li patted his round belly. "I'm melee. I'm willing to hold the front. What about you?"

Wu Yuansheng shrugged. "I use a bow, so I'm fine either way. You melee guys decide."

Xu Ming glanced at the chubby guy and reluctantly nodded. "Even the brother with the short blade agreed. What right do I, the guy with the big shield, have to refuse?"

Huang Yuanming and Nan Feng exchanged a look. This was a bit troublesome.

Huang Yuanming asked, "Brother, what do you say?"

Nan Feng said, "What can I say? I use a dagger. How the hell am I supposed to tank?"

The other melee Chosen Ones could at least rely on the reach of their weapons to fend off the Cave Spiders' attacks.

But Nan Feng could not. His dagger was too short. By the time he could stab a Cave Spider, the Cave Spider could bite him too.

Wouldn't standing at the front just be suicide?

Su Ziran thought for a moment. "How about this? The five melee Chosen Ones form a fan-shaped line at the front and advance slowly. The ranged brothers can attack safely from behind."

Attack safely behind us, huh... Nan Feng felt there was something slightly off about the way that sounded.

Still, the tactic was workable and worth trying.

Everyone quickly reached an agreement.

Front line: Su Ziran (short blade), Huang Yuanming (wooden staff), Xu Ming (large shield), Nan Feng (dagger), Wu Li (short blade). The five melee fighters spread out in a fan formation, providing a good attacking environment for the ranged classes behind them.

Back line: Wu Yuansheng (longbow), Su Yihan (staff), Yun Fei (slingshot), Wu Chen'an (shortbow).

The reason Nan Feng had not seen Yun Fei's Destined Divine Weapon earlier was because he had kept the slingshot in his pocket.

As for Wu Chen'an, he was a quiet young man. Nan Feng had been here for so long and had not heard him say a single word. He had only silently listened to everyone else.

Once the formation was set, the group began slowly advancing toward the cave.

When they were still fifty meters away from the cave, the first Cave Spider spotted the party and came charging over on all eight legs.

"Attack!"

At Wu Yuansheng's command, he raised his hand and fired an arrow.

Beside him, Yun Fei and Wu Chen'an did not hesitate either, each launching an attack.

Two magic feather arrows struck the Cave Spider's huge rear, while Yun Fei's magic pellet hit one of the Cave Spider's eyes!

What accuracy. Yun Fei was really good with that slingshot... Nan Feng was secretly startled.

From more than ten meters away, against a rapidly moving spider, Yun Fei had actually hit its eye in a single shot.

If that had not been luck, then that was seriously awesome.

Nan Feng did not think he could be that precise.

Why can't I see the damage they dealt? I wonder if their attack power is any good.

No pale red numbers floated above the Cave Spider's head, which disappointed Nan Feng somewhat.

But the three people's volley did not kill the Cave Spider.

Seeing this, Su Ziran hurried forward and finished it off with a slash.

Wu Yuansheng curled his lip. "Only ten experience points. That's so low."

Xu Ming gave a dry laugh. "Oh, cut it out. Those of us who didn't attack didn't get any experience at all."

Nan Feng cried out in dismay. "Damn it, you ranged guys stole all the experience. What a huge loss!"

"Alright, keep moving." Su Ziran directed the group onward. "There'll be plenty of Cave Spiders ahead. There's no shortage of experience."

Su Yihan, who had not spoken all this time, added coldly, "If your health gets too low, fall back. I can heal you."

"Huh? So you can talk, miss? I thought you were a mute bride." This was the first time Nan Feng had heard Su Yihan's voice. It was rather pleasant.

"You're the mute one." Su Yihan glared at Nan Feng and decided she would not heal him later.

"Wait, healing..." Aside from Su Ziran, the other Chosen Ones suddenly realized what she had said and stared at Su Yihan in shock.

"You're a healer!?"