"Don't get worked up! Don't get worked up, Vivian. Relax."
Liao Zixuan cursed the player with the Hunter subclass in his heart for shooting an arrow at him for no reason, while hurriedly sending his thoughts through Telepathy to soothe the girl.
"They probably didn't mean any harm. They just mistook me for a wild monster and were afraid I'd hurt you, so they attacked me."
To be honest, Liao Zixuan had also been startled by the girl's reaction.
Especially after the "Magic Shield" ended. The honest, rather foolish little girl he had known had nearly raised her hand and thrown a "Magic Missile" at the two Beta Testers.
That had given Liao Zixuan quite a fright.
It had taken him so long to encounter two leek—cough, beloved player allies. They absolutely couldn't be blasted to nothing by a single missile from Vivian.
Of course, he was also deeply moved.
It seemed he hadn't spoiled this silly child for nothing!
On the other side, after Vivian sensed the vague thought conveyed by her Little Wolf, telling her to "calm down," the girl finally came out of her hot-headed, impulsive state.
Actually, even the girl herself hadn't expected that she would become so furious and agitated when she saw the stranger with the bow shoot an arrow at Little Black, trying to hurt him.
The Magic Shield had unfolded almost instinctively.
Even though the arrow hadn't been aimed at her, and even though Vivian knew that such an attack was completely insignificant to Little Black and couldn't hurt him at all.
"Um, I—I'm sorry about what happened just now."
After returning to normal, Vivian immediately jogged over to the two Beta Testers, who were still standing there dumbfounded as if their brains had crashed.
The girl bowed deeply, extremely embarrassed.
"I—I didn't understand the situation and almost used magic to a—attack you. I'm really sorry. I frightened you! I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
Vivian apologized nervously and stammered nonstop.
The girl seemed to have returned to the shy, rather foolish village girl Liao Zixuan had first met. She and the girl who had unleashed that terrifying magical power moments ago seemed like two completely different people.
"Ahem, ahem." Vivian's apology finally brought the two Beta Testers back to their senses.
They coughed awkwardly while hurriedly waving their hands at the girl, flattered by the attention.
"It's fine, it's fine! I was too impatient too. I shot at you without asking first. Your, uh... pet?" Big Watermelon's gaze drifted to the little Black Wolf following behind the girl as he asked tentatively.
If he still couldn't tell that the village girl and the little Black Wolf were together after all this, he might as well bash his head against a wall.
Because of Andy's earlier introduction, Big Watermelon was also able to accept Vivian's ability to use magic fairly quickly.
After all, if the little brother could use magic, wasn't it only natural for the older sister to be able to as well?
The reason Big Watermelon was still so shocked was that the level of magical power the girl had displayed was simply too strong. She was, without a doubt, the most powerful NPC he had encountered during his half-month of beta testing.
He secretly guessed that the girl had probably advanced into a formal Spellcaster. No, she might even be stronger than that—perhaps already a second-tier Professional.
But that raised another question. How could a Spellcaster be connected to a monster?
Hiss.
Wait!
A flash of inspiration suddenly struck Big Watermelon as he recalled the several major classes shown in the "Fall of the Gods" trailer.
Spellcasters and monsters... there really was a class that connected the two.
Could it be...
Just as Big Watermelon was about to deduce the correct answer, Vivian interrupted him—or rather, confirmed his guess.
"Little Black isn't my pet." The girl first shook her head firmly, then bent down, picked Liao Zixuan up from the ground, and gently stroked him in her arms.
"He was summoned by me. He's my partner. I think of Little Black as my family—my fa-family!" Vivian seriously corrected Big Watermelon.
At the end, she was initially a little embarrassed, but she ultimately worked up the courage to say what was truly in her heart, as if it were something very important to her.
But of course.
After saying it, the girl's face abruptly turned away, and she didn't dare look at the Little Wolf Cub stretching in her arms.
After all, Vivian knew that her Little Black possessed extremely high intelligence and could understand what she meant.
Meanwhile, while the girl's cheeks were still flushed and she was caught in the embarrassment of having said something so shameful, the two Beta Testers across from her, who had been listening, were once again thrown into turmoil by her words.
Especially Melee God of Magic, who had always yearned for the "Spellcaster" class.
Holy crap!
Melee God of Magic stared at Vivian in shock.
Summoned?
She wasn't a "Spellcaster" Professional at all. She was a Su—Summoner!?
That didn't make sense!
Even if she was a Summoner from the Spellcaster branch, wasn't her magical power a little too absurd!?
Melee God of Magic had researched every magic-using class in "Fall of the Gods" several times, and he knew the Summoner class well. It could be said to be a very peripheral offshoot of the Spellcaster branch. According to the game trailer, Summoners abandoned the pursuit of elements and magic and instead studied the mysteries of magical creatures.
In simpler terms, Summoners could be said to be the worst at using magic, because their strength often didn't depend on themselves but on the monsters they had contracted.
Thinking this, Melee God of Magic exchanged a glance with his friend Big Watermelon.
They had thought that the terrifying magical pressure from before was the girl's specialty. Who could have imagined that it was actually her weakest aspect?
Then what was the true specialty of this girl, a "Summoner"?
How strong was this little Black Wolf, who was being held in her arms and looked so lazy?
And he had actually shot an arrow at this little wolf without knowing his place!
At the thought, cold sweat broke out across Big Watermelon's back. The death penalty for players in "Fall of the Gods" was severe, and even more so during the beta test. He had no doubt that this Black Wolf, who looked like a mere cub, could kill him instantly without even needing the time it took to blink. By then, he wouldn't even have anywhere to cry.
Of course, fear was one thing. At the same time, the hearts of the two experienced Beta Testers itched like a cat's paw was constantly scratching them, and they could barely suppress their intense curiosity.
They now knew that the girl was extremely strong. She was probably the strongest hidden NPC among the several villages in this entire outer region.
But strong was one thing. Just how strong was she?
Melee God of Magic and Big Watermelon knew very well that the stronger the NPC, the more likely they were to notice someone using the "Detection" skill on them. It was also extremely rude, which was why they hadn't used Detection on Vivian right away.
But now, the two of them couldn't hold back.
They wanted to use the system to investigate more of the secrets of this NPC called "Vivian."
Thus, after a bout of internal struggle, they decided that, judging from the girl's behavior when apologizing, she seemed kind and amiable, so she probably... wouldn't mind, right?
Whatever. Detection!
At that moment, the Little Wolf Cub in the girl's arms, Liao Zixuan, yawned. After sensing the "Detection" fluctuation cast on Vivian, he smiled inwardly in satisfaction.
Tsk.
Hadn't they taken the bait?
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