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In line with the intelligence he had received before entering, Wang Zhifan found that the Green Twisted Monsters he was cutting down were indeed rather weak. They were small, slow-moving, and not particularly well-armored. The only troublesome thing was their tenacity—even after he split one in two with a single slash, it would not die immediately. Only after being chopped into more than a dozen pieces would it completely lose its vitality.

"My mission is to protect Chu Wei and A Liao. I just need to deal with the ones nearby; there's no need to bother with the rest."

After Wang Zhifan swiftly cut down several minor monsters that had approached him, he did not charge toward the others farther away. He knew exactly what his duty was. If it was not his responsibility, there was no need for him to act. He could leave it to his teammates.

Bang! Bang bang bang bang— Just as Wang Zhifan sheathed his blade and stood still, A Liao, the gunner who had entered the Gray Domain several meters behind him, began to act. He skillfully took aim and pulled the trigger, shooting a rifle bullet through a Green Twisted Monster not far away. Then, seeing that the green creature with a hole blasted through it was still slowly making its way toward him, he had no choice but to switch from single shots to rapid fire, using multiple bullets to strike it at multiple points and destroy it completely.

"A Liao, using guns on monsters like these wastes too much ammunition. Stop shooting for now and wait until stronger monsters appear. Leave these to me."

A Liao had only just killed one monster when Chu Wei beside him spoke up, leaving the teenage gunner in sunglasses looking somewhat speechless.

"Wei Wei Jie, do we really need to be this frugal? I brought more than a dozen boxes of bullets with me."

The boy stopped shooting and turned to Chu Wei beside him.

"It's necessary, A Liao. Gray Domain outbreaks are becoming more frequent, so ammunition supplies will definitely become scarce soon. If you don't conserve them now, it won't be so easy to apply for more later."

As Chu Wei explained this to A Liao, she remotely controlled her Female Ghost summon to begin a slaughter of monsters across the grassland.

Her summon's killing efficiency was extraordinarily high. Although the Female Ghost did not seem to possess any area-of-effect attack ability, it moved so quickly that it could barely be seen, and it might even have had a blinking skill similar to teleportation. At the same time, the attack power of its ten sharp, slender nails was complete overkill against these minor monsters, while its attack speed surpassed even Wang Zhifan's full-force slashes. Basically, whenever its figure swept past a Green Twisted Monster, that monster would immediately be cut into fragments, making it difficult to see the actual attack process.

"Chu Wei's Female Ghost summon has definitely grown much stronger."

At this moment, Wang Zhifan, standing four or five meters in front of Chu Wei and A Liao to guard them, compared it to when he had worked with Chu Wei previously and determined that her summon's strength had improved considerably. Perhaps it was because of the Silver Bracelet that had appeared on Chu Wei's right wrist.

"Wei Wei Jie, is the situation really that urgent? Something like bullets shouldn't become scarce that easily, right...?"

Because Chu Wei was going all out now, A Liao could no longer find a suitable target to shoot at, so he continued questioning her.

"If you don't believe me, just wait and see. Anyway, I still suggest that you conserve your ammunition."

As Chu Wei answered A Liao, she started walking toward the forest ahead. Wang Zhifan in front also began moving forward, keeping watch for any suspicious movement around them.

Suddenly, several Multi-legged Monsters several meters long came wriggling out of the forest ahead, prompting Wang Zhifan to loudly warn the two behind him.

"Bug monsters coming out ahead!"

The moment his words fell, several gunshots rang out. Then he saw the creatures that had just crawled out of the forest explode and break into sections one after another. Clearly, A Liao had picked them off with his rifle.

This also showed that A Liao's marksmanship as a Gunner Class player was fully up to standard. Even from such a considerable distance, his shots were this accurate.

Immediately afterward, Wang Zhifan heard the sounds of intense fighting and the shrieks of certain monsters from within the forest ahead. Chu Wei's Female Ghost summon had likely already charged inside and begun slaughtering.

Sure enough, Chu Wei's voice soon came from behind him.

"Brother Fan, A Liao, I found that there are a lot of monsters in the forest ahead. To be safe, we shouldn't go in. I'll control my summon to clear them out, but some monsters will definitely flee out of the forest later. Those will be up to you two."

"No problem."

Wang Zhifan immediately responded to Chu Wei without turning around. In an environment like this, he had to remain fully focused and watch for any disturbance ahead.

As for Chu Wei's current decision, he rather agreed with it. She seemed to have a steady and cautious style as well.

But at this point, with no new monsters to fight yet, A Liao had a personal idea. His voice came from behind them.

"Wei Wei Jie, wouldn't it be easier if we just set the whole forest on fire?"

"No. The Rank Assessor already tried that when he came in. His records say that even Molotov cocktails couldn't set it ablaze."

Chu Wei immediately answered A Liao, making it clear that he was not the only one who had thought of that idea.

"A Wei, what exactly does this Rank Assessor do?"

Wang Zhifan, who was in front, was focused on something else. He had heard Chu Wei mention Rank Assessors more than once, but he had never figured out what they actually were.

"They're Bureau of Management investigators specially responsible for investigating newly emerged Gray Domains."

Seeing Wang Zhifan ask from ahead, Chu Wei explained while remotely controlling her summon from several hundred meters away to slaughter monsters in the forest.

"They're said to be Assassin-class Players specially trained by the Bureau of Management. Most newly reported Gray Domains are first investigated by them, then graded according to their danger level. Otherwise, it would be extremely dangerous for ordinary players like us to recklessly enter an Advanced Gray Domain."

"Assassin-class Players... the kind that can turn invisible?"

Wang Zhifan immediately recalled having encountered players of that class while clearing Dungeons before, though it seemed to have happened only once.

"Yes. Assassin-class Players are the most suitable of all classes for reconnaissance. Brother Fan, A Liao, watch out! About thirty monsters are about to come out of the forest toward us! Prepare for battle!"

After answering Wang Zhifan, Chu Wei raised her voice to tell the two of them that the first test had arrived. Their time for idle chat was over.

"It's fine. I'll hold them off. A Liao, it's time to show off your marksmanship."

Wang Zhifan remained calm after hearing that. From what he had seen so far, every monster in this Gray Domain was pathetically weak. Even thirty charging at them would not put much pressure on him.