Wherever You Look, There Was Xiao Fan

As dawn broke, players from Zone 18 had already gathered.

The price of building materials at the Trading House was already very low today, so Fatty and his friends decided not to continue cutting down trees.

They would go out of the village to hunt in secret realms and gather Core Power, then buy a few sets of materials from the Trading House to complete their tasks, and still have plenty left over.

Other veteran players shared this idea, leaving only a dozen or so new players to collect building materials.

"Let's go, let's see if Brother Chen will attempt the secret realm."

In the two days since the game update, Fatty and the others knew that Xiao Fan was studying skill books, so they wisely didn't bother him.

But staying in the thatched hut to do research all the time isn't ideal; going out to explore some dungeons to relax is a good idea.

"Brother Chen."

The fat man called out a few times outside Xiao Fan's door, but there was no response from inside.

"I hope nothing bad has happened to Brother Chen."

Garfield Without Fat, stepped forward and looked into the house with surprise and suspicion.

"Stop talking nonsense. My Brother Chen will be fine even if someone gets hurt." The fat man shoved Garfield Without Fat.

"He doesn't seem to be here. Let's go in and check."

Qin Muyu called out from outside the door, but when no one answered, she pushed open the door and saw that Xiao Fan was indeed not there.

"Huh? Where did Brother Chen go so early?"

The fat man was a little worried when he saw that Xiao Fan wasn't in the house, so he sent him a message to ask.

Xiao Fan replied instantly, "I have something to do today, I'm not going out."

Only after learning that Xiao Fan was alright did the fat man and the others feel relieved.

"Let's go, it's time for us to set off."

The Misty Forest dungeon was already very familiar to the team. Although the difficulty would be much greater without Xiao Fan, their main healer, the fat guy and the others were no longer newbies. They had Earth-Tier Skill, and Qin Muyu had Heaven-Tier Skill, so they could clear it on their own.

Qin Muyu never imagined that one day she would team up with such a group of people. After all, her former teammates were all top-notch players in terms of background, talent, and ability.

But these so-called teammates, when she failed to create a skill, was abandoned by her family, and was at her lowest point, ruthlessly kicked her out of the team and humiliated her with every word.

"Qin Muyu, you're no longer the eldest daughter of the Qin Family. What right do you have to team up with us?"

"You used to think you were a genius just because someone flattered you a few times?"

"Why not learn existing skills instead of creating your own? Do you think creating Heaven-Tier Skill is so easy? You arrogant fool!"

The mocking faces and the harsh taunts flashed before Qin Muyu's eyes again. Her hands clenched involuntarily, her nails digging deep into her palms, almost drawing blood.

"Soul Piercer, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Han the Person noticed Qin Muyu's change and asked her with concern.

The others turned around when they heard the sound.

"Why are you pulling out Soul Piercer? Are you feeling unwell?"

Seeing the concern in her teammates' eyes, Qin Muyu felt a warmth in her heart. Perhaps she should have let go of the past long ago.

Although the fat guy and his companions had average backgrounds and talents, they were all quite good people.

"I'm fine..."

As Qin Muyu was speaking, she suddenly sensed something was wrong, turned around sharply in a certain direction of the forest, and shouted, "Who's there?"

"Huh? Is anyone here?"

The fat man and his companions looked in the direction Qin Muyu was looking, looking confused.

All I could see were rows of large trees.

"Where is that? Soul Piercer, you must be seeing things." Swift as Wind squinted and looked around, but couldn't find anyone.

"It's also possible that he was hallucinating from being so tired from cutting down trees yesterday," the Zai Zai guessed, touching his chin.

Qin Muyu:... temporarily withdraws the thought that my teammates were pretty good.

Don't you guys think there's something off about that patch of grass?

Qin Muyu pointed to the bushes next to a large tree.

Following the direction she was pointing, everyone finally realized something was wrong.

"This patch of grass does look rather strange."

"It's not a mutated plant, is it? Don't worry, let me shoot an arrow first and check the health bar."

Garfield Without Fat, and quickly nocked an arrow and shot it into the bushes.

"Grass!"

A gasp came from the bushes, followed by a person covered in grass emerging from them.

"Holy crap, a humanoid mutated plant!"

"It's still a mutated plant that can speak human language!"

Everyone was shocked!

The fat man frowned. "Why does that voice sound a bit like Brother Chen?"

"Huh? Could it be a mutated plant that can mimic the player's voice?" the Zai Zai exclaimed in horror.

"What mutated plant? It's me."

Xiao Fan took off his ghillie suit, dusted himself off, and said calmly.

Seeing the way the others were looking at him like he was crazy, Xiao Fan coughed lightly.

"I hid here to assess your sensory abilities. Soul Piercer did a good job this time, but you guys were lacking; I've been lying in wait for so long and you didn't even notice."

The fat guy and his friends looked at Xiao Fan in disbelief: Is that so? Something feels off.

Qin Muyu roared inwardly, "Can't there really be normal teammates?"

Xiao Fan was embarrassed when his teammates discovered him, but what could he do? He just wanted to get a special trait; what had he done wrong? Thinking that he would be like this for a while, Xiao Fan spoke calmly.

"During this period, I will frequently test you like this, hoping that your perception will develop as quickly as possible."

Xiao Fan originally wanted to unlock a trait related to concealment, creating a skill that would allow him to hide his name and information.

But that's how the conditions are in Zone 18, and he really doesn't know how to farm it.

Later, I simply gave up and chose the dress-up/disguise feature, which is simple, but it makes me look a bit like a lunatic when I'm playing it.

But those who achieve great things don't concern themselves with trifles!

Isn't it just pretense? They're incredibly good at it.

"Since we've run into each other, let's go raid the secret realm first."

Xiao Fan sent over a party request. "We've come this far, let's do a dungeon run while we're at it."

Over the next few days, Xiao Fan nearly drove the entire Zone 18 crazy.

They now feel like Xiao Fan is everywhere.

While cutting down trees, Xiao Fan fell from one of them. On the way back to the village, he collected some stones, and those stones also contained Xiao Fan...

In short, there's nothing you can't imagine that doesn't belong to Xiao Fan.

Fatty: "Brother Chen, weren't you testing us?"

Xiao Fan: "Everyone else noticed me, but you guys didn't!"

Fatty: "Awesome!"

Xiao Fan discovered that his disguise skills were getting better and better. Before, he could be easily discovered, but later he could disguise himself for a whole day without being discovered.

When Wind Snow Traveler came to persuade him to stop, he refused. When Jian Qingfeng came to buy skill books from him, he also postponed the purchase.

A week later, Xiao Fan felt he had leveled up his special abilities enough and was ready to level up to level 15.

Today is an important day for Zone 18.

The Novice Village, Zone 18, is about to welcome its strongest defense in history: city walls!

The wooden fence, which was in danger of being breached at any moment, has finally been retired!

The materials have been collected, and the city wall has been built; they are ready for immediate use.

Under the expectant gaze of all players in Zone 18, Wind Snow Traveler chose to retrieve the city wall.

In an instant, a colossal city wall, twenty meters high, rose from the ground, seemingly by divine intervention, encircling the Novice Village.

After the initial shock, everyone erupted in celebration.

"We! Zone 18! Finally have city walls!"

This is not just a city wall, but also their guarantee for survival in the Novice Village.

Xiao Fan looked up at the city wall, his mind momentarily dazed.

Two months ago, he entered Zone 18 for the first time, filled with anger, and began his gaming career. A month ago, Beast Tide appeared in Zone 18, and he still remembers the terrifying scene. It was also at that time that he created his first God-Tier Skill.

So much has happened in just two months.

With the city walls in place, Zone 18 is no longer the crumbling, dilapidated Novice Village that could be trampled to pieces by Fierce Beast at any moment.

Amidst the revelry, no one noticed that Wind Snow Traveler stood alone in a corner, touching the city wall, his eyes filled with reluctance.