Transformation Girl Infinite Replication, My Numbers Have Become a Disaster

"We managed to kill a few by coordinating our attacks while out this time. Since they can use fireballs, those skeletons are quite strong, but we still need to be careful of the Gray wolves' ranged attacks. Just stay behind me when I'm giving commands."

Hearing this, Ye Qian pictured a scene similar to a Pokémon battle.

"Do we need to spend more Life energy?" Lan Xinyu asked.

"Yeah, 10 points each. Let's recruit three more. We'll take them out together. The previous amount was too little; the Level 1s couldn't even withstand one hit and were instantly squashed. Also, the pangolin's skill is to turn into a ball and roll to attack, making it difficult to deal with, but with human speed, we can still escape."

After speaking, Chen Ning prepared to recruit new skeletons.

A few minutes later, looking at the newly appeared Level 1, Level 2, and Level 7 skeletons, everyone wondered if they were lucky or unlucky.

"I'll go out this time."

Ye Qian stood up and picked up the novice short sword Chen Ning had placed nearby.

"Alright, be careful. It's best not to go directly north; that's where the pangolins are."

"OK!"

After Ye Qian left, Chen Ning, who was behind her, looked at the liquid in the bucket with surprise.

"So much clean water, where did it come from?"

Lan Xinyu giggled, "It was Ye Qian. She just found out her feet have the ability to purify water."

"Feet?" Chen Ning's expression turned strange, and he subconsciously touched his mouth.

Thinking about what he drank last time, he wondered if...

"Damn it!"

Ye Qian, who hadn't gone far, stumbled.

What the hell, feet have purification abilities? It's my body, my hands can do it too. How did this guy understand it as feet?

She called out five skeletons and had them spread out within a 60-meter radius to lead the way. Ye Qian herself started looking at the map.

Before long, several small red dots appeared in her sight one after another.

A large area in the distance was still black, and as she advanced, it slowly lit up.

After approaching a red dot for a distance, Ye Qian noticed her target: a lone Gray wolf.

"Go."

Several skeletons surrounded it simultaneously.

Fireballs were quickly launched.

The target clearly sensed them and immediately dodged.

Boom boom!

After two consecutive explosions, the target wolf was injured and fell to the ground. The strongest skeleton immediately rushed forward and began to tear at the wolf.

Before long, the target was killed.

"It seems relatively easy," Ye Qian couldn't help but nod with satisfaction.

Because of the map function, she actively chose solitary creatures and then stealthily approached them. She moved forward very cautiously, making her much more efficient than Chen Ning.

Unconsciously, she realized she had already traveled 400 meters from her home.

It was then that she spotted a building in the distance.

It looked like ruins, entwined with thick, withered vines as thick as a fist. The ground was covered with old stone slabs, inscribed with mysterious characters, possessing an indescribable ancient beauty.

Ye Qian sent two wolves to scout ahead and cautiously entered the hall.

"Is this... a statue?"

An entirely unfamiliar statue stood in the center of the hall. Ye Qian stood behind a pillar in a side aisle, peeking out from behind it, and saw a young man.

He was wearing armor.

Chapter 28: Sudden Attack

He looked no older than twenty, was injured, and knelt on the ground.

There was a gruesome wound on his chest, and he held a silver longsword that gleamed with metallic luster.

As if sensing something, he suddenly turned his head, his gaze instantly falling on Ye Qian's face.

Ye Qian, who was about to leave, froze.

In fact, the moment she saw the stranger, her instinct was to turn and run, but she didn't expect him to react as if he had eyes in the back of his head and immediately noticed her.

Just as Ye Qian was about to step back, she stopped.

The man instinctively gripped his sword hilt, but upon seeing a pure-looking young girl standing behind a pillar, timidly looking at him, he froze.

In his sight, the girl was wearing a primarily white top and a simple blue skirt.

Her attire was completely different from anything he knew. Her long legs were covered in pure white stockings, and her entire being exuded a breathtaking beauty.

Ye Qian stared for two seconds, then seemed to react and cautiously took a few steps back.

The young man before her was clearly stunned, seemingly captivated by Ye Qian's beauty. This situation made her feel uneasy. After all, the other party was holding a sword and was quite injured; there was no way she, with her amateur skills, could possibly defeat him.

Her only relief was that her current position was only 50 meters from the Arrow Tower's surveillance range, meaning she could get protection with a short run.

After observing the delicate girl for a few seconds, the warrior showed no hostility. Instead, he awkwardly began to speak, "You..."

It was definitely not a language she was familiar with, but the system translated it so she could understand.

Ye Qian fell silent for a few seconds. Her original plan was to turn and run, but she had a feeling that doing so would be dangerous. Her clone was not in this world, and the mysterious thread connected to outside this world, passing through a completely incomprehensible Void to link with her distant body, making it impossible to sense the other party's thoughts.

Under these circumstances, Ye Qian ultimately chose to... feign a little fear and retreated to the entrance of the hall, accidentally bumping into the wall behind her.

The man swallowed, took a deep breath, and said, "Don't be afraid, I mean no harm."

I know you mean no harm, of course.

Ye Qian muttered inwardly. She noticed that the map had already marked the other party, showing him as yellow with a hint of light green.

Generally, yellow represented neutral, red represented hostile, and green was for friendly units. This person, however, was clearly a neutral but leaning towards friendly individual.

And judging by his attire, he was definitely a native.

But... if he meant no harm now, would that hold true later?

Ye Qian was well aware of her own appearance. Even in a lawful modern society, there was a slight potential risk. Now, in the remote ruins of a forest in another world with no law enforcement, a powerful warrior and a weak, defenseless young girl – this was a textbook setup for a certain genre of story.

To avoid becoming the protagonist of such a story, Ye Qian felt she should probably turn and flee immediately.

But as her leg was about to move, she reconsidered.

If she ran directly, it might provoke the other party into doing something. After all, he was covered in wounds, looking like he had just been through a fierce battle. In such a situation, it was easy to develop hostility towards an unknown person.

So, after a few seconds of silence, Ye Qian spoke in a very low voice, "Sorry to have disturbed you."

Her tone carried a hint of fear, making her appear like a completely harmless girl.

Perhaps because she seemed too fragile, the man's guard lessened considerably. But he was genuinely puzzled why a girl with unusual clothing and stunning beauty would appear in such a place.

"Ahem, don't be afraid of me, I just... encountered some beast attacks." The man tried to get up, but unexpectedly, as he managed to push himself up, he collapsed back to the ground.

"Damn it."

He cursed under his breath with a hint of anger, sounding somewhat unwilling.

"I... know there's medicine nearby for stopping bleeding and pain. Do you need me to get some?" Ye Qian was preparing to run, but she couldn't show it too obviously, so she asked softly.

"Thank you, no need."

Under Ye Qian's gaze, the man thrust his sword into a nearby stone block, gritted his teeth again, and slowly stood up.

After straightening up, he actually began to approach Ye Qian.

I can't let him get close.

Feeling a sense of danger, Ye Qian immediately retreated.

As expected, in the next moment, the man's speed suddenly increased, and he lunged towards her neck. Fortunately, thanks to her enhanced physical abilities, Ye Qian immediately jumped back, trying to dodge his hand.

So fast!

There was simply no time.

Fortunately, just two seconds earlier, she had given a subtle signal to the skeletons ambushing on either side. Clearly having received their orders, they instantly leaped forward.

Bang!

The man's fist slammed hard into the skull's forehead. With a crack, its head split open completely.

"Why did you run?" A sinister grin appeared on the man's face.

Damn it!

Ye Qian was grateful for her quick thinking. If she had reacted even a moment slower, she would be dead by now.

She retreated at full speed as the second skeleton leaped up.

As expected, this one was also in trouble, being knocked away again by the man's fist.

Thus, the two weakest skeleton monsters were both annihilated.

However, no matter what, the man's physical condition was not good. After throwing two punches in quick succession, his speed was noticeably affected.

He subconsciously glanced at the creatures that had fallen to the ground, his eyes narrowing: "Undead creatures?"

Whoosh—

Two or three fireballs flew in from the side. The man instinctively dodged.

Boom boom!

After a series of explosions, smoke and dust billowed. He looked at the sides with a strange and solemn expression, seemingly lost in thought.

He looked down at his abdomen, which had split open.

Just as he was about to advance, a slender iron arrow flew from a distance. He quickly reached out and firmly grasped the arrow, catching it.

Before he could figure out what it was, a second and third arrow followed in quick succession.

He retreated a few steps, back inside the building.

"Hoo-hoo~ Hoo-hoo~"

Ye Qian, still shaken, ran to a tree and leaned against its trunk, gasping for breath.

"What happened? Did you encounter a dangerous monster?" Lan Xinyu ran over from a distance and supported her.

"It was a person," Ye Qian wiped away nonexistent cold sweat and panted, "There was someone in ancient armor up ahead. They attacked me on sight... they took down two skeletons with just their fists."

"Fists?"

Lan Xinyu was startled.

Chapter 29: A Dog of the Holy See?

"Let's go back under the Arrow Tower for now and figure something out later."

Hearing Ye Qian, Lan Xinyu also realized the seriousness of the situation.

"Okay."

The two returned to their homestead.

Arrow Towers lose power the further away they are, but after seeing the opponent grab an iron arrow with his bare hand, Ye Qian seriously doubted they could even hurt him by getting close with this weapon.

After hearing the specific details, Ye Ning thought for a few seconds and immediately said, "Everyone, let's not hold back on Life energy anymore. Let's directly invest all the stockpiled bones. If we have enough skeletons, even if we use fireballs for concentrated attacks, we can resist a wave."

"Right," Lan Xinyu nodded immediately upon hearing this. "Let's do it."

Everyone began to produce.

Of course, the process could only be one at a time.