This NPC Is Definitely Not Simple! (Part 1)

Vivian, Vivian, you have to hold on, don't get into trouble!

Big Watermelon and Melee God of Magic were both praying anxiously in their hearts.

Because it was obvious that the life or death of this NPC would directly affect the direction of the subsequent tasks. Only by successfully rescuing Vivian from the Claw Forest could the later plot be triggered.

At the same time, both of them were ready to face battle, but to be honest, they both felt a little uncertain, because judging from the commotion just now, it was definitely not something ordinary monsters could create.

It was very likely an elite monster, or even a small BOSS!

The levels of their batch of closed beta players, after two weeks of crazy leveling and questing, were all stuck around level 10.

The reason was that they could no longer gain experience from low-level monsters in the novice area, but they couldn't defeat the high-level monsters in the farther and deeper areas.

After all, in the small villages in these border areas, there were no mentors to help them players advance their professions or teach them skills. At most, they could only get a sub-profession like Big Watermelon's "Hunter," and that was considered good.

Without professions, without specialties, without skills, they were left with only an empty level panel, which greatly reduced the combat power of the closed beta players, making them very awkward. They were in a state of being better than the bottom but worse than the top.

And this was also why this batch of closed beta players were so eager to explore new maps and go to big cities.

Scene change.

Just as Big Watermelon and Melee God of Magic were approaching Vivian with anticipation and extreme nervousness...

On the other side of the forest, where the main character Vivian was, the little wolf held in the young girl's arms seemed to sense something. Liao Zixuan let out a strange "Yi" in his heart, and then jumped down from the girl.

The Dark Flame Wolf's perception ability was incredibly powerful, which was a common trait of all high-level monsters.

So from a distance, before the two closed beta players could find Vivian, Liao Zixuan had already locked onto them first.

Then...

He saw the magical projection transmitting to him the images of two people, one with "Big Watermelon Eats One" above his head, and the other with "Melee God of Magic" above his head.

"Roar?"

Holy crap!

"Roar!!" From Vivian's perspective, her little black wolf tilted its head, first letting out a slightly confused cry.

Then, it suddenly became incredibly excited, as if it had encountered some delicious prey, and let out a high-pitched wolf howl in a certain direction in the forest.

"Little Black, what's wrong?" Vivian crouched down, stroking the little wolf, and asked curiously, while also looking in the direction Liao Zixuan was pointing.

After spending most of the day together, the bond between the person and the wolf had quickly heated up, and the young girl was already extremely affectionate towards him.

"Someone is coming this way."

"But don't worry, they probably don't have any ill intentions."

Liao Zixuan transmitted vague thoughts to Vivian through telepathy, letting her know roughly, while also rapidly operating his brain, secretly calculating.

Liao Zixuan had not failed to anticipate the player faction. On the contrary, this was a very crucial force in his "Witch Cultivation Grand Undertaking," and it was also one of the reasons why he was so confident about Vivian's future.

After all, the young girl had a weak foundation, came from the very bottom, and was just a small villager who was not involved in any main storyline. She couldn't compare to the great families with thousands of years of history and terrifying heritage. It was like comparing heaven and earth.

But Liao Zixuan wanted to turn the world of "Fall of the Gods" upside down with Vivian, so they had to rely on external forces, and players were the best leeks—no, allies!

Of course, it sounded simple, but in practice, it would definitely require a tiny bit of skill.

But fortunately...

Liao Zixuan was most skilled at skill (deception).

Although they encountered players much earlier than expected, this did not stump Liao Zixuan. Or rather, on the contrary, it was definitely a great thing for him and the young girl.

Because first of all, judging from the equipment and levels of these two players, "Fall of the Gods" should still be in the closed beta stage, not yet officially launched.

Secondly, their route of action was very clear, heading straight towards him and the young girl. If nothing unexpected happened, they should have been attracted by the commotion of Vivian's super "Magic Missile" earlier.

Finally, Liao Zixuan noticed in detail that the expressions of these two players seemed very anxious, and they were always looking around the forest on their way, as if they were looking for something?

Are they heading for Vivian?

Because of him, the girl didn't return all night, so Vivian's family was worried that she had met with an accident and specially hired someone to go to the Claw Forest to find their missing daughter?

And these two were players who happened to receive this "finding a person" quest!?

Liao Zixuan quickly sketched out the cause and effect in his mind, but soon felt something was wrong.

Because in his opinion, this kind of task of finding a lost cat or dog was a very ordinary small task. It shouldn't make players, especially high-level players qualified for "internal testing," take it so seriously.

However, no matter what!

In any case, he couldn't avoid it, nor did he want to avoid it. But before these two players found them, he still needed to give Vivian a...

A little packaging!

A few minutes later.

"Found it! Found it! Watermelon, look quickly, isn't it over there!" Melee God of Magic, who was moving quickly through the forest, had the sharpest eyes. He immediately spotted Liao Zixuan and the young girl who had deliberately stopped in place, waiting for the two of them to come to them.

On the other end, when Big Watermelon heard the God of Magic's excited voice, he was initially happy, but the next second, when he looked over, his eyelids twitched instantly.

With the boost from his "Hunter" sub-profession, his vision was slightly better than the God of Magic's. Big Watermelon clearly saw that behind Vivian, a small wolf covered in black was slowly walking out of the grass, getting closer and closer to the young girl.

Not good!

The quest NPC is in danger!

Big Watermelon mistook that Little Black wolf for a wild monster in the forest.

Thus, he immediately drew the bow and arrows from his back. The active effect of his sub-profession, "Hunter," took effect instantly. While Big Watermelon was still running, his hands were incredibly steady as he nocked an arrow and drew his bow, taking aim.

Whoosh!

A piercing sound cut through the air in the forest. The wooden arrow with an iron arrowhead was fired instantly, heading straight for the Little Black wolf behind the young girl.

However, in the very next moment...

A scene unfolded that left Big Watermelon and Melee God of Magic, both beta testers, completely stunned and dumbfounded.

Hum!

Before the arrow flying through the air could even reach its target, a faint blue halo suddenly erupted from the village girl, expanding rapidly to form a massive, semi-transparent barrier.

The iron arrow shot by Big Watermelon struck this barrier and, without making even the slightest sound, fell straight down, landing powerlessly on the ground.

"What the..."

Before Big Watermelon and Melee God of Magic could even react to what had happened, within the next breath, a suffocating pressure that sent chills down their spines followed closely behind.

What was most unexpected, however, was that the source of this terrifying hostility was none other than...

The village girl who was supposed to be missing in Claw Forest during the mission, the one they were going to rescue...

Vivian!