"Phew... Calm down. Don't get greedy with attacks, and don't dodge blindly."
Wang Qiu'er climbed back up from the Keeper's Shrine and forcefully slapped her face, the disdain in her eyes fading away.
She controlled the little monkey as it charged at the two wolf scouts patrolling the mountain once more.
This time, facing the wolf demon's broken blade chopping down at its head, Wang Qiu'er did not roll about wildly. At the very last instant before the blade struck, she pressed the dodge button!
"Whoosh!"
The little monkey nimbly left behind an afterimage, evading the attack by a hair's breadth.
A faint burst of white light erupted beside the stamina bar on the right side of the screen—Perfect Dodge!
"Now! Take a staff blow from this lady!" Wang Qiu'er seized the opening after the wolf demon's missed swing left it stiff, smashing its forehead with a heavy staff strike and instantly finishing it off!
"Nicely done!" Scarlet King cheered loudly. "Looks like the trick to this game is to strike when the enemy tires and press forward when the enemy retreats!"
Gu Yuena smiled at the side. "That's right. It isn't just about hand speed. It's also a test of patience and control over distance."
Having cleared this first obstacle, the players controlled the Destined One onward until they arrived at a quiet mountain approach.
Before a ruined Buddha statue, an aged and feeble voice suddenly rang out.
[Keeper: What are you standing around for? Pluck a hair and pay your respects!]
Following his instructions, everyone controlled the Destined One to step forward and offer incense, activating the Keeper's Shrine.
A swirl of incense mist rose behind him, and a little old man shaped like ginseng, holding a backscratcher, magically appeared.
[Keeper: Ah, wait! This humble deity is the