Hope Convoy.
"What? A Rule-Type Weird? You ran into a Rule-Type Weird and actually got away unscathed?" After Luo Fan and the other three returned, Zhao Chunfeng exclaimed, his eyes wide.
Weirds varied in strength, and so did Sequence Users.
But if there was any Weird that disregarded strength, it was a Rule-Type Weird.
It was an existence that could not be defeated through strength.
Even the most powerful Sequence Users had only a slim chance of surviving an encounter with a Rule-Type Weird.
Yet Luo Fan and his companions had encountered a Rule-Type Weird and all returned safely?
"What exactly happened? Tell me..." Zhao Chunfeng asked curiously.
Then Luo Fan and his companions explained to Zhao Chunfeng how they had killed the deer-shaped Fierce Beast, encountered the Rule-Type Weird, and then watched that Rule-Type Weird die for no apparent reason.
"Did that Rule-Type Weird lie to us when it explained the rules of its game?"
"The balloon clearly burst in Xiao Ran's hands, but the Weird itself died?"
"If it could lie when explaining its own game rules, wouldn't anyone who encountered it die?"
Finally, Luo Fan voiced his questions.
"No, I don't think it was lying."
Zhao Chunfeng shook his head and analyzed, "Rule-Type Weirds have all kinds of bizarre rules, but they don't lie. At most, they withhold information."
"So I think that Weird must have withheld some relevant rules."
"Namely, if everyone played the game intending to survive, the rules would work as it said."
"But if someone played intending to die, perhaps the rules would be reversed?"
"Of course, that's only my guess. No one knows whether that's actually the case."
"In any event, you encountered a Rule-Type Weird and still got away unscathed. That really was an incredible stroke of luck."
Zhao Chunfeng's words made Luo Fan and the others nod.
Indeed, the actual truth no longer mattered. What mattered was that everyone was still alive.
"No wonder. No wonder my divination showed danger rather than a great calamity, even though you encountered a Rule-Type Weird. I never imagined you'd be so lucky," Zhao Chunfeng remarked.
Then Zhao Chunfeng asked curiously, "Well? How was your haul?"
"Pretty good. That Fierce Beast deer was as big as an ox and weighed at least a thousand jin. Even after skinning it, we've got another thousand-plus jin of meat," Niu Dagang said with a broad grin, clearly delighted.
"Mm, our team is getting more and more Fierce Beast Meat from beasts that have entered the rank. We've got more than we can eat," Zhao Chunfeng said, clicking his tongue.
Then everyone divided it up proportionally.
Although Rose was only a Lv1 Sequence User and had not helped much, she had gone along, so she received 10% of the Fierce Beast Meat.
Zhao Chunfeng received 20% for the guidance provided by his divination.
All the remaining meat went to Luo Fan and An Xiaoran.
As for Niu Dagang? In his own words, everyone had set out this time to gather materials for his advancement to a Professional Sequence. How could he have the nerve to take a share of the meat?
The entire deer hide went to him.
In addition, the Weird had left behind a Weird crystal after dying. It was also an advancement material he needed, so naturally, it went to him as well.
If they really tallied it up, Niu Dagang had gained the most from the distribution.
"Mm, Dagang now has feathers, a shell, fur, and even the rarest material, a Weird crystal."
"All that's left now is scales."
"Not bad, Dagang. Once you've gathered Fierce Beast scales, you'll be the first in our convoy to have a Professional Sequence."
Receiving shares of Fierce Beast Meat was certainly cause for celebration, but the main purpose of today's outing had still been to collect Niu Dagang's advancement materials. Zhao Chunfeng spoke to Niu Dagang with a smile.
"Hehehe, we got lucky this time. Don't worry. Once I advance to a Professional Sequence, if anyone needs me for anything, I won't refuse." Niu Dagang scratched his head, then thumped his chest hard as he made his promise.
"Mm, given Dagang's character, that promise does carry some weight." Zhao Chunfeng nodded, affirming the sincerity of Niu Dagang's verbal commitment.
"You make it sound like someone else's promises don't carry any weight," Luo Fan could not help quipping.
All at once, Zhao Chunfeng and everyone else turned their eyes toward Luo Fan.
Their looks really were annoying.
"Actually, our gains weren't limited to these Fierce Beast hides and the Weird crystal. And Brother Niu isn't the first person on our team to advance to a Professional Sequence, either."
Luo Fan could not be bothered to complain about Zhao Chunfeng and the others' looks. Geniuses were always easily misunderstood; he could get used to it. He continued speaking.
At Luo Fan's words, everyone's eyes widened.
Niu Dagang and Rose first looked at Zhao Chunfeng.
"Don't look at me. I haven't advanced," Zhao Chunfeng immediately denied.
Then Niu Dagang and Rose turned their gazes toward Luo Fan.
"Don't look at me, either. I've only just reached Level 10," Luo Fan also denied.
Indeed, the terror of that Rule-Type Weird simply disregarded differences in strength.
To explain it in gaming terms, raising one's Sequence level was like fighting monsters to level up in a game.
As for Rule-Type Weirds, they definitely belonged in the boss category.
So after fighting that Fierce Beast and then the Rule-Type Weird in succession, Luo Fan's Sequence level had finally risen to Level 10.
Mm, in other words, I'm finally about to leave the beginner village, right?
Luo Fan reaching Sequence Level 10 was certainly cause for celebration, but the Professional Sequence drew more attention.
If it was not Niu Dagang, Zhao Chunfeng, or Luo Fan, it was even less likely to be Rose.
Finally, everyone's eyes settled on An Xiaoran.
Facing their questioning gazes, An Xiaoran said, "Holy Light Angel Sequence, Level 11."
"Gasp, Holy Light Angel?" At An Xiaoran's words, astonishment appeared on the faces of Luo Fan and the others all at once.
"Um, what are you all so surprised about?" Niu Dagang scratched his head and asked Luo Fan and the others.
"An angel! A messenger of the Western God in legends, right? That's an existence from myths and legends. This Sequence must be incredibly powerful, right?" Rose replied.
Although this was also her first time hearing of this Sequence, its name alone sounded incredibly powerful.
"Exactly. Generally, the harsher the requirements for advancing to a Professional Sequence, the stronger that Professional Sequence will be. This Holy Light Angel Sequence sounds terrifyingly powerful. Xiao Ran, what were the requirements for your Sequence advancement?" Zhao Chunfeng also spoke up, asking with great curiosity.
"Xiao Ran? Now that you've advanced to a Professional Sequence, have you awakened a Professional Sequence skill too?"
By comparison, Luo Fan cared more about practicality, so he asked An Xiaoran curiously.
Hearing this, the others also looked at her expectantly.
Just what sort of skill did this terrifyingly powerful-sounding Professional Sequence have?
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