Cannon Fodder NPCs Won't Meet High-Level Players

Drip, drip.

It sounded like water dripping from the cave ceiling into a deep pool, a rhythmic and resonant sound echoing in his ears.

Liao Zixuan had never slept so comfortably, feeling as if an entire century had passed. He subconsciously turned over, letting out a yawn.

"Awooo."

Still groggy, Liao Zixuan didn't notice the abnormality in his voice. But the next moment, a cry like a little girl startled by something finally woke him up.

"Ah!!"

Thump!

The scream was followed by the sound of falling. When Liao Zixuan opened his eyes, the scene presented before him was this:

In the dim cave, a girl who looked about thirteen or fourteen years old had fallen to the ground and was curled up opposite him.

She was wearing very thin, coarse hemp clothes, and looked like she had been outdoors for a long time, as they were covered in dirt, with scratches and holes everywhere.

At this moment, the girl looked at him with a wary expression, but her uncontrollably trembling body revealed her fear.

".?" Liao Zixuan's mind was filled with a single, large question mark.

Hadn't he just finished a session as a paid escort in "Fall of the Gods," completely exhausted, and was now sleeping soundly in his own bed?

But this cave, this skinny girl like a bamboo pole, and this...

Holy crap!

Liao Zixuan looked down and saw his "fluffy" hands, no, they were paws! He instantly yelped in fright, but what came out of his mouth was...

"Awooo!"

"."

"Awooo? Awooo Awooo!? Awooo Awooo!! Woo woo..."

With the last shred of hope, he ran to a pool of water in the cave. But when he saw his true appearance in the reflection, he was shocked...

Holy crap!

"Awooo!!"

He exclaimed again, but this time it wasn't from fright, but from surprise.

Is this a Dark Flame Wolf?

The absolute hidden boss from the 1.0 version "Raging Fire" at the game's launch, one of the two forbidden lifeforms in the "Flame Domain" alongside the "Cinder Phoenix," a super monster that dominated one side each?

Liao Zixuan rubbed his eyes hard with his two small paws as if in a dream.

The reflection in the water showed him covered in grayish-brown fur, with short, stubby limbs, a round head, and soft fur around his neck.

At first glance, he looked exactly like a live, young black puppy, quite cute.

But who was Liao Zixuan? As the top paid escort for "Fall of the Gods," he had at least this basic professional knowledge. Young Dark Flame Wolves were indeed not conspicuous and difficult to identify. Only those extremely familiar with Dark Flame Wolves could distinguish them by a few details, and Liao Zixuan was one of them.

Why? It was simply due to familiarity. In the later stages of the 1.0 version at launch, countless "Summoner" class bosses spent exorbitant amounts of money just to contract a "Dark Flame Wolf" as a summoned beast. As a paid escort, Liao Zixuan had naturally taken on many such jobs.

However, the "Dark Flame Wolves" that players could contract in the game back then were weakened and modified versions. But even so, they were still top-tier T0 on the strength rankings.

But his current self was clearly...

Transmigrated into a lively, real Dark Flame Wolf cub!?

Wait! That's not right!

Liao Zixuan had never heard of any Dark Flame Wolf being born in such a dilapidated cave. As if realizing something, he quickly looked towards the spot where he had woken up after "sleeping."

When he saw that it was an altar-like stone pedestal, a bad premonition instantly surged into his heart.

Wait a minute, could it be...

With this thought, Liao Zixuan's wolf head snapped around, his dark golden vertical pupils staring intently at the other person in the cave, whom he had ignored since the beginning.

That skinny girl, who looked like a refugee from some small, broken village.

As Liao Zixuan's attention focused, a game panel he was very familiar with appeared before his eyes.

[Vivian]

Level: 5 Attributes: Strength 1, Agility 1, Endurance 1, Constitution 1, Charisma 1, Luck 8, Elemental Affinity 1 (Currently leaning towards Fire) Affiliation: Flame Domain - Huodian City - Nuoqi Village Local Reputation: -10 (Easily Bullied) Legend: 0 (Completely Unknown) Status: Poisoned (???) Main Profession: [Novice Summoner Lv1] Secondary Professions: [Villager Lv2], [Tailor Lv2] Skills: None

Talent Specialty: None

Class Specialty: [Soul Symbiosis] - Can summon/contract demonic beasts to become your summoned beasts. When a summoned beast dies, you will bear partial damage. When you die, the summoned beast will dissipate along with you. The number of contractable demonic beasts is unlocked with class level.

Current Summoned Beasts: (1/1)

[???] (Unnamed)

Level: 15 (Juvenile Stage)

Attributes: Strength 17, Agility 19, Stamina 15, Constitution 15, Elemental Affinity 35 (Current leaning element: Fire)

Race: Dark Flame Wolf

"..." If Liao Zixuan's expression could be personified at this moment, it would be the classic "subway, old man, phone" meme.

Sigh.

Just as he thought.

The appearance of the game panel proved three things to Liao Zixuan.

First, this was indeed the game world of "Fall of the Gods."

Second, he had arrived in the world of "Fall of the Gods" as the summoned beast of a native inhabitant.

Third.

The native inhabitant who was his summoner... was ridiculously weak!

His level was utterly unremarkable, and his stats were a pathetic five ones. In the game, he would undoubtedly be classified as trash-tier, a cannon fodder NPC that no one would bother looking at twice.

The only thing worth mentioning might be the summoner's heaven-defying luck attribute. Regarding this attribute, even Liao Zixuan, a professional player in his past life, never quite understood it.

If you say it's powerful, it doesn't seem as practical as other basic attributes.

But if you say it's not powerful...

Now, Liao Zixuan had basically figured out what happened. It was nothing more than this young village girl accidentally wandering into a [Legacy Cave] in the wild, which was where they were now.

The so-called [Legacy Cave] was a special way to obtain a "class" in the game. It didn't require players to complete a series of prerequisite quests, nor did it require players to spend money on any material items.

Instead, you directly received an incredibly precious class scroll, and within the cave, there would also be some items that would help with that class.

For example, the Warrior class would receive a finely crafted weapon, the Mage class would receive a skill scroll below rank B, and the Summoner class would receive one free summoning opportunity.

Clearly, the country girl in front of him, whose clothes were tattered, had gotten lucky through the [Legacy Cave], advancing from "Villager" to the "Summoner" class. Then, she had used the free summon that came with it to summon him.

This... what kind of insane luck was this!

You have to understand, if summoning was like drawing cards, then his Dark Flame Wolf, Liao Zixuan, was definitely an SSS-tier, a five-star among five-stars, with a probability that might not even be one in ten thousand!

Forget it.

One must accept their fate. No, it should be "a wolf must accept its fate."

Liao Zixuan was known as a god-tier sparring partner in his previous life. He could train those bosses who were as dumb as rocks into leaders of major super guilds. So, could he not train a rustic village girl who clearly had never seen the world?

Heh, what a joke!

Farming, I'm a professional. Even if I'm just a sickly, skinny seedling right now, I can still grow into a plump, juicy cabbage!

With this thought, Old Farmer Liao moved his small beast limbs and began to walk towards the girl step by step, while mentally planning how to "cultivate" her.

Then, after only a few steps, Liao Zixuan froze.

Because across from him, his summoner, that village girl, this young lady named Vivian... she... she...

Upon seeing him, her summoned beast, walking towards her...

She turned and ran!