Absolute Death Game

Chapter 147 - 132: Rock Puppet Colossus_2

Being overly competitive and showing off is definitely not advisable; as a rare Mage Profession and also a support healing profession, I should be given a good position.

Zhang Yaoyang stood on a crate, flanked by four colorful pet Battle Wolves, looking down at the assembled team members, feeling a small surge of excitement in his heart.

After clearing his throat, Zhang Yaoyang began to detail his plan into the microphone.

"This afternoon, we’re going to conduct a preliminary exploration, practice coordinated combat according to my plan, increase our cooperation on one hand, and on the other hand, create enough safe space for the dungeon strategy. Finally, and most importantly, we’ll see what the Demon Clan’s combat power is like, to evaluate the difficulty of the future dungeon strategies.

Alright, now I’ll arrange the groups. The Pioneer Corps will be divided into four groups: Tank, Scout, Firepower, and Support.

Members of the Tank group include Wu Tao, Gao Lianyu, Li Jian...

Members of the Scout group include Li Chuang, Ma Long, Yaoyao, Zhao Yunlong...

Members of the Firepower group include Du Yibo, Bai Yunfei, myself...

Members of the Support group include Hua Yueying, Zhang Hao, Xiao Buli...

Soon, twenty people were evenly divided into four groups. The Tank group’s job is to attract firepower and establish defenses to block monsters. The Scout group’s job is to scout for enemy intelligence, detect monsters in time, and avoid being encircled. The Firepower group is responsible for following behind the Tank group and focusing fire to eliminate stronger enemies.

As for the Support group, they are the most crucial; their main role is to heal, buff, and play a special role in special circumstances, serving as the core of the whole team, always protected.

Xiao Buli was unsurprisingly assigned to the Support group. Although his Swordsmanship was also strong, it would be a waste to let such a valuable healing profession engage in close combat given the current overabundance of melee professions.

After the groups were assigned, Xiao Buli breathed a sigh of relief. This should be safe for him; even if someone were to die, he reckoned he would be the last to go.

Zhang Yaoyang then said, "Before we depart, everyone, come get the quest with me."

The group followed him to the military camp outside the town, the forward base of the Golden Dragon Legion, where hundreds of NPC soldiers were stationed. The walls stood high, lined with archers, and the security was strict.

However, this was mainly against the Demon Clan from the Dark Forest; humans, especially guilds like Qilin Hall that had already acquired a respected Prestige with the Golden Dragon Legion, were much more welcome.

Upon reaching the front of the camp’s main tent, an NPC with a golden name was giving orders, clearly the commander of the camp. Flanking him were a row of elite guards, looking very impressive.

General Huwei (An Shixiong): "Who are you, and what’s your business in my camp?" Find your next read at empire

Zhang Yaoyang took the initiative to converse, "General, we are adventurers from Qilin Hall, invited by the Lord of the city to assist in the battle. Is there anything we can help you with?"

General Huwei (An Shixiong): "Ha, so you’re the Righteous Warriors who discovered the Demon Clan’s conspiracy and saved the supply convoy this morning. Your timing couldn’t be better. I urgently need someone to help me carry out a mission in the forest.

Three days ago, I sent a troop to establish a forward post deep in the Dark Forest, but I’ve heard nothing from them for three days, losing all contact. I need you to see what has become of them."

System prompt: Triggered quest, ’Firepower Reconnaissance’, accept? Yes/No.

Having learned from the morning’s example, this time nobody dared to accept the quest rashly. Zhang Yaoyang considered for a moment, thinking this quest seemed acceptable, and nodded, "Everyone get the quest," and then they all accepted the quest.

After receiving the morning’s quest reward, which was only a few dozen silver coins each, they then set off as a team.

Even though it was just the wilderness, not a dungeon, this game didn’t allow for the slightest negligence.

The twenty people formed a combat formation, advancing through the gaps between the trees towards the depths of the forest in a loose formation, not exceeding five meters apart.

Xiao Buli’s position was towards the middle at the back of the team, the safest area of the whole team. With him were Hua Yueying, Zhang Hao, and also a Qigong Master from the White Tiger group. Although this guy wasn’t from the Mage Professions, he could use Internal Energy for healing and had learned Life Skills in medicine, thus barely counted as part of the Support group.

It was eerily quiet along the way, probably because the Golden Dragon Legion’s soldiers had swept through it back and forth. After walking for about fifteen minutes without encountering even a Minor Monster, it seemed a bit boring. Hua Yueying casually asked, "By the way, Li, aren’t you guys hiding something from me? Why do I feel like you’re all acting strange?"

Xiao Buli’s heart skipped a beat, thinking he had been found out, but she probably just had suspicions. While thinking, he replied, "How could that be? If anyone’s hiding something, it should be you from me, since I’m the newest member in the group."

Hua Yueying nodded, (That does seem logical, but why do I still feel something’s off?)

Seeing she was no longer speaking, Xiao Buli hurriedly changed the subject, "By the way, how exactly do you improve Taoist Heart through meditation? Why haven’t I seen any improvement despite meditating so many times? You’re not pulling my leg, are you?"