"Forget about 'capture the king first' for now. Our primary goal is to become stronger and survive. Only then can we retaliate and Save the World."
Ling Yi shook his head at Jiang Wenshan and the others.
Everyone nodded.
"Tonight, Brother Jiang and I will keep watch on the road. Get some rest, and we'll continue grinding and leveling up tomorrow."
Ling Yi has gradually become the leader in everyone's eyes.
The group gradually got used to Ling Yi 'Ling Yi arrangements and adapted to his commands.
This is also the first time Ling Yi has actively participated in the plot, changed the plot, guided the plot, and led a group to speedrun the game since he traveled through so many worlds.
Ling Yi felt pretty good about this.
Nothing happened overnight, but around 5 a. m. the next morning, everyone was awakened by a group of Magical Beast that suddenly appeared.
"Awoo!"
"Roar!"
"Squeak!"
The cries of various Magical Beast echoed from the depths of the forest, accompanied by a slight tremor in the ground.
"Wow, there's an earthquake!" Zheng Feng was the first to run out.
"It's not an earthquake, it's Magical Beast appearing! Everyone, get into Combat mode immediately!" Jiang Wenshan shouted.
"Sis, wake up! Magical Beast is coming!"
"Honey, change your gear first. Are you going to Combat Magical Beast empty-handed?"
After a moment of panic, everyone ran out of their tents.
"Where's Ling Yi?" Jiang Yue looked around but didn't see Ling Yi, so she couldn't help but ask.
"I'm here," Ling Yi's voice rang out from the air.
Everyone looked up and saw Ling Yi jumping down from a tree branch, then floating down lightly as if defying the laws of Physics.
" Qinggong?" Feng Ziming's eyes lit up as he asked.
We'll talk about that later.
Feng Ziming stuck out her tongue sheepishly; she knew, of course, that now was not the time to talk about these things.
"Everyone, climb the tree, mute!" Ling Yi gave the order directly.
After saying that, he waved his hand, and all the tents, pots, pans, and other supplies on the open ground disappeared.
Even though everyone had seen it once before, they were still amazed.
However, at this moment, the roars of the Magical Beast in the distance were getting closer and closer.
Everyone's strength has greatly improved now; climbing trees is a piece of cake for them.
Soon, everyone climbed up the nearest giant tree.
At this moment, the roars of the Magical Beast were getting closer and closer.
In less than two minutes, a large number of Magical Beast rushed in from a distance, rumbling past Ling Yi and the others.
Many of these Magical Beast were the First Tier Magical Beast they had defeated yesterday.
But even more numerous were Second Tier Magical Beast never seen before.
The Literary Qi emanating from these Second Tier Magical Beast is far stronger than that of First Tier Magical Beast, at least ten times stronger.
And there are all kinds of types.
Everyone held their breath.
If they were discovered by the Magical Beast, their fate would be dire.
But Ling Yi frowned at this moment.
He couldn't help but recall a scene from the original text.
In the original storyline, after the Protagonist characters suffered their first major setback, they fought monsters while searching for a way to leave the Magical Beast Forest.
Ten days later, after overcoming countless hardships, they finally arrived at Blue Stone City, the starting village of the Protagonist Lin Chen in the "magical world" Literary World region.
However, they encountered Second Tier beast tide as soon as they arrived in Blue Stone City.
Nearly 100,000 Tier 1 and Second Tier Magical Beast attacked Blue Stone City, and the Protagonist' group was almost wiped out here.
Fortunately, Zheng Feng played a crucial role in saving a little girl, discovering a secret passage leading out of the city.
That's how they escaped danger.
After this plot development, Lin Chen joined the Protagonist characters.
After that, he followed Zheng Feng and the others, overcoming all obstacles along the way.
" Lin Chen is quite a complex character!" Ling Yi murmured to himself.
Ling Yi suspected that this group of Magical Beast might be the same group that attacked Blue Stone City.
But the timing doesn't seem to match up!
It took a full half hour for this group of Magical Beast to finally disappear.
After waiting another ten minutes and seeing no further movement, everyone jumped down from the tree.
Then, led by Ling Yi, they quickly left the area.
The group ran for a full hour before finally stopping after annihilating a group of Black Flame Demon Wolf.
"Let's rest for a while. The fact that we encountered Black Flame Demon Wolf here means that we're already far away from the area where the Magical Beast rampaged before," Ling Yi said.
Hearing Ling Yi's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"That was terrifying," Yu Lan said, patting her headlight and panting.
"How could so many Magical Beast appear at the same time?" Guan Hu asked.
"Is this passage in the novel?" Qin Lanlan asked, bending down and wiping the sweat from her face.
The novel she was referring to was, of course, the one in the Literary World called "A Magical World Where My Skills Can Be Cast Instantly!"
"This batch of Magical Beast numbers at least over a thousand," Jiang Wenshan said.
"Do you think this batch of Magical Beast is the same Magical Beast that attacked Blue Stone City in the novel?" Zheng Feng asked.
Clearly, Zheng Feng had also considered this issue.
"The timing doesn't match, and the location is uncertain," Song Haohan shook his head.
"Assuming this is the outer edge of the Magic Beast Mountain Range, the Magical Beast Forest, then the timing matches up," Zheng Feng said, shaking his head.
How so?
"As stated in the original text, for any beast tide, the Magical Beast need at least ten days of preparation time, which also serves as a warning period for the humans."
"If it can be detected within ten days, we can evacuate in time and avoid losses."
"Therefore, if this is the Magical Beast Forest, then it's highly likely that the direction those Magical Beast were heading was towards Blue Stone City."
Everyone agreed that this made sense.
"Shall we go to Blue Stone City?" Guan Hu asked Ling Yi.
"Based on the types and strength of the Magical Beast we've encountered so far, there's a high probability that this is the Magical Beast Forest, but don't forget, this is the Literary World," Ling Yi said slowly.
" The Literary World originated from novels, but it is no longer constrained by plot."
"Therefore, the plot of a novel can only be used as a reference, and there's one more thing."
As Ling Yi spoke, he waved his hand, and pots, pans, and other supplies reappeared.
"The timeline, the point in time where we appear, is not the initial point in the novel's plot."
Everyone suddenly realized.
"Yes, Ye Zihan finished this novel a year ago, which means that if we really want to calculate the timeline, it should be a year after the events of the main story."
"A year later, according to the original plot, the Protagonist Lin Chen should have arrived in the capital to participate in the Imperial Capital Magic Tournament, right?" Zheng Feng said.
"So, after all that analysis, we've come up with nothing?" Guan Hu said speechlessly.
"Not entirely. At least we can basically determine that this is the Magical Beast Forest, and the direction those Magical Beast Rush in should be the direction they left the Magical Beast Forest," Jiang Wenshan.
"Then the opposite direction is the Magic Beast Mountain Range?" Yu Lan asked.
"Right!"
"Then we..." Yu Lan looked at Ling Yi.
"We cannot contact the indigenous people for the time being." Ling Yi naturally understood Yu Lan meant.
"Once we make contact with the indigenous people, we risk being exposed, which would prematurely attract Assassin. We are no match for Assassin now."
"But how long are we supposed to keep grinding? Are we just going to stay stuck in the Magical Beast Forest like this forever?" Yu Lan frowned.
"Sister!" Yu Hong tugged at Yu Lan's sleeve.
Yu Lan frowned, but ultimately did not continue complaining.
Ling Yi wasn't angry; Yu Lan had a severe case of mysophobia.
When she's at home, she takes at least three showers a day, which her sister jokingly calls "pre-meal showers."
From yesterday until now, they've either been grinding monsters to level up, or on their way to grinding monsters to level up.
They were certainly weary from their journey.
For someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder about cleanliness, this is simply a form of torture.
In the original storyline, Yu Lan was plunged into great grief by the death of her younger sister, Yu Hong, which indirectly cured her mysophobia.
But right now, her sister is clearly still alive and kicking.
Let's eat first!
"I'll go cook," Qin Lanlan said.
"Sister Qin, let me help." Jiang Yue and Yu Hong immediately went over to help make breakfast.
Breakfast was simple as usual: instant noodles.
Although Yu Lan only complained a couple of times, Ling Yi still felt the atmosphere was slightly oppressive during the meal.
It was clear that everyone was intentionally or unintentionally distancing themselves from Yu Lan.
As for the reason, it's probably because everyone felt that Yu Lan's complaints were somewhat unreasonable.
After finishing the meal, Jiang Wenshan said, "We are all online novelists being hunted by Assassin. Putting aside Save the World, even for our own sake, we must improve our strength."
"Difficulties that can be overcome should be overcome."
Everyone knew that Jiang Wenshan was targeting Yu Lan.
Yu Hong whispered, "No, I'm sorry, my sister is a germaphobe. She takes at least three showers a day and washes her hands more than ten times..."
"Otherwise, it will be very uncomfortable and you will feel irritable."
Yu Lan also spoke up, "I'm sorry, I will try my best to overcome it."
Yu Lan was just a clean freak, not someone who lacked a sense of the bigger picture.
To reiterate, the first group of Protagonist characters all have very sound values.
Upon learning the reason, everyone's expressions instantly Changes.
However, since there's nothing anyone can do about her obsessive-compulsive disorder related to cleanliness, Yu Lan has no choice but to overcome it herself.
Just then, Ling Yi said, "Don't worry, the bathing problem is easy to solve. Everyone will be able to take a hot bath tonight."
"You have a solution?" Yu Lan asked in surprise.
You'll find out tonight!
"Now, continue upgrading."
Ling Yi sighed inwardly, realizing that leading a team was indeed no easy task.
A simple complaint can affect everyone's mood and mindset, but fortunately, the Protagonist characters are all pretty good.
However, Ling Yi didn't want to waste any more time on this matter.
Not wanting everyone to remain in this emotional state, I decided to start a group fight and believe that everyone's pent-up emotions would soon pass.
However, the frequency of encountering Magical Beast today was significantly lower than yesterday.
Therefore, the efficiency improvement is not significant.
By evening, everyone had only leveled up once, barely reaching level 7.
Level 7, according to the rules of this Literary World realm, is nothing more than First Tier Magic Mage apprentice.
Level 10 is First Tier, Level 20 is Second Tier, and so on.
This speed not only dissatisfied Guan Hu and his team, but also Ling Yi.
At this rate of advancement, it would take several months, or even a year or two, to reach the level of a Ninth Tier Magic Mage.
Ling Yi wanted to complete the game quickly and didn't want to waste time grinding monsters and leveling up.
Therefore, Ling Yi is going to give these people a cheat code.