Chapter 153
Chapter 153 We’re Not That Close
The monsters emerging from underground were increasing in number and strength, and soon, Ling Mo and Xia Xinyan were too busy to worry about whether Murong Yue was slacking off or not.
However, Murong Yue couldn’t slack off anymore.
Several monsters had surrounded her, and Ling Mo intentionally refrained from clearing them away, forcing her to take action.
Suddenly, her hair transformed into a bright yellow, and much like Xia Xinyan, a pair of beast ears popped out from the top of her head, along with a rather sizable tail sprouting from her back.
Moreover, her hands had morphed into beast claws, looking powerful enough to squash a person.
From her appearance, she resembled a cheetah.
Ling Mo knew about her abilities since they had previously exchanged secrets in a dungeon, but he had never seen her use them—last time, she hadn’t even had the chance to show off before getting blown back home by a teammate.
This was his first time witnessing Murong Yue in action.
His first impression was… extremely strong.
Her attack speed and ferocity were even greater than Xia Xinyan’s; nearly every hit took down a monster, making her seem even more dangerous than Xia Xinyan.
If Xia Xinyan’s fighting technique could be described as graceful, then Murong Yue’s approach was downright wild, even leaving Ling Mo somewhat shaken.
Once again, he felt an intense pressure.
He was well aware of his own strength, and had even felt a bit smug earlier, thinking he was among the top players—only to find that even a random girl could possess such power, leaving him unsure how capable he would be against her.
…Perhaps he wouldn’t win at all.
In terms of ruthlessness in combat, he was nowhere near her level—he didn’t even measure up to Xia Xinyan.
So why had this girl been hiding behind him and slacking off? Playing coy?
What was the point?
While astonished by her power, Ling Mo was also filled with confusion.
Xia Xinyan had also noticed Murong Yue’s movements, which surprised her.
Murong Yue’s current strength was far beyond her expectations.
At this moment, even she wouldn’t be able to compete with Murong Yue.
…If she could develop this girl into an ally, it could be a huge asset.
Wait… should she consider encouraging Murong Yue to develop a relationship with Ling Mo?
Although Murong Yue’s personality was a bit odd… it was still better than that Su Xiaobai girl. Plus, if she remembered correctly, Murong Yue ended up single in her past life, which proved the girl had high standards—at least in this regard, she seemed like a decent option.
Once this idea flashed in her mind, Xia Xinyan couldn’t push it down anymore.
It was only natural for her to feel anxious, wishing to find a suitable girlfriend for Ling Mo more desperately beneath her increasingly frantic heart.
She felt that her interactions with Ling Mo were becoming quite strange.
Also, she seemed to be subconsciously relying more on him.
There might be even some changes happening that she wasn’t fully aware of, but her intuition told her that if things continued this way, she might not be able to leave anymore.
Moreover, she didn’t want to fall too deeply; only by leaving Ling Mo could she move on without any retreat, unlike her current situation where she was… getting comfortable.
Though, that comfort did feel quite nice.
Ahem, in truth, she hoped Ling Mo could find a perfect love, and sometimes she even fantasized about what it would be like to accompany him through this romantic play.
But she couldn’t picture the ending.
When the system stated the finale, no matter the outcome, her identity would eventually disappear; even if she left Ling Mo with a perfect love story, what she’d leave behind for the real, complete Ling Mo would only be a memory—gaining and then losing felt a lot worse than never having gained anything at all.
It would have been better not to do this in the first place.
She began to regret why she initially decided to follow Tianji’s suggestion to adopt this identity to get closer to Ling Mo.
【Uh… Host… never mind, please focus on dealing with the enemies】
Tianji rarely chimed in to remind her.
Xia Xinyan paused.
Then her attacks became even more ferocious.
It seemed like she was venting, or perhaps just trying to divert her mind.
The number of monsters gradually dwindled under the trio’s onslaught until the last one was split in two by Xia Xinyan, disintegrating in a flash of white light moments later, and the area finally returned to peace.
Ling Mo quickly moved to Xia Xinyan’s side, surveyed the surroundings, and frowned, “Why is there still no sign of anything?”
Normally, shouldn’t an exit appear after they’d cleared the monsters?
Was there a boss lurking?
—Almost as soon as that thought crossed his mind, three extremely thick arms suddenly emerged from the ground ahead.
This time, towering monsters, estimated to be about two and a half meters tall, crawled up, significantly superior in both demeanor and appearance compared to the previous minions.
Murong Yue, still in high spirits, saw the three monsters and immediately shot forward like an arrow, leaping into the air to slap at their heads.
Based on her earlier exhibited strength, Ling Mo could practically predict that in the next second, that monster’s head would be reduced to mush.
After all, this girl had formidable brute strength.
However, reality was quite different from what he imagined.
She slapped the monster’s face, and then… there was nothing after that.
The monster didn’t even budge.
Seeing this, Murong Yue’s expression changed slightly, and before it could counterattack, she hurriedly pulled back and turned to run toward the two of them, “Ahhhh, big brother and sister, save me!”
Ling Mo: “…”
After a brief shock, he became alert, “Are these monsters very strong?”
“It’s not that they are strong, it’s that I’ve gotten weaker,” Murong Yue darted behind them, her expression dead serious, “You know Ultraman? Ultraman has three minutes of transformation, right? I’m actually his human form and have a three-minute superhuman time—now it’s already over.”
Ling Mo: “…”
What was this girl going on about?
Xia Xinyan naturally understood her “three-second real woman” setting and didn’t say anything, directly confronting the three monsters.
Ling Mo was startled and immediately followed to help—only for Xia Xinyan to chop the trio into bits.
Murong Yue pouted, “I already said they weren’t strong, right?”
If it weren’t for her strongest phase being over, she could’ve given those three a good beating.
Ling Mo had a peculiar expression, “Your abilities have such a setting?”
Murong Yue returned to her ordinary state and shrugged, “Otherwise, why do you think I was slacking off all this time? The strongest trump card should be saved for last, right?”
“Is that so? But it didn’t look like you were all that strong just now.”
“Huh?! What I did just now was not strong, then what is strong? I was rampaging around, okay?!”
“But you couldn’t beat us two.”
“I could definitely take you on one-on-one!”
“I never said I’d challenge you one-on-one. I only said you couldn’t beat us two.”
“…Can you have some gentlemanly demeanor and knightly spirit?”
“No, we’re not that close.”
“…”
