[Option 1: Push the two companions out and bypass the Corpse King to break into the house and obtain the map.]
[Success rate 80%, reward top-grade secret technique “Black Heart Claw”.]
Huh? Doing such a harmful thing, and there’s no penalty for failure mentioned?
[Option 2: Deal with the Corpse King together with the two companions, kill it, then break into the house to obtain the map.]
[Success rate 50%, reward mid-grade secret technique “Whirlwind Kick”, with a 50% chance of one companion being seriously injured upon failure.]
[Option 3: Dance in front of the Corpse King to attract its attention, allowing the two companions to sneak into the house and obtain the map.]
[Success rate 50%, reward ability “Dance Mastery”, no penalty upon failure.]
Option 2’s risk-reward ratio is not worth it, leaving only options 1 and 3 to choose from.
Option 1 seems to have the highest success rate but doesn’t specify the penalty for failure, while option 3 seems to have the lowest success rate but clearly states there’s no penalty for failure.
Should I push them out, or…
“He hasn’t moved an inch in this courtyard, as if he’s guarding something,” Su Ling frowned, “There might be something strange in that house.”
“This Corpse King’s oppressive aura is too strong, it’s too much for us,” Shui Qiu also whispered, “We should divert its attention and sneak into the room to investigate.”
“How did you guys end up stealing my lines…”
Can the protagonist just steal the spotlight like that…
“Well,” Su Ling placed her hand on the hilt of her sword, her face determined, “I’ll attract its attention, you guys take the chance to search!”
“Come on, with your skinny arms and legs, it could snap you in half with one slap,” Tang Xin flicked her forehead and rolled her eyes, “I’ll attract the Corpse King’s attention, you guys go around and search.”
“Uh, say what you want, but why flick my forehead?!”
[Current Shyness Value: 10]
“Sister…”
Shui Qiu gave her a somewhat worried look.
“Rest assured,” Tang Xin said calmly, “I have a way to buy enough time. You guys go ahead.”
Seeing their senior sister so confident, the two girls nodded and went around to the other side, entering the room to start searching.
Tang Xin’s calm expression, however, stiffened.
So, the question arises, what if you can’t dance?
As a senior sister who was up to no good, how could she possibly possess the skill of dancing?
Damn, should she just carry the Soul Devouring Banner and go straight for a hard fight?
Tang Xin looked down at her weapon.
Wait, it’s not like she can’t dance at all…
…
Swoosh!
The Wuling Zombie King, as usual, patrolled back and forth in front of his courtyard like a diligent boss.
Suddenly, a girl holding a strange staff jumped out from the bushes.
“Intruder, you will…”
He swung his arm, ready to smash her with a slap.
Then, this girl started dancing in front of him.
The Zombie King had an unmarked weakness on his panel: when he saw a beautiful dance, he would be attracted and enter a rigid state where he wouldn’t initiate an attack.
In his lifetime, he was a person of power and had seen almost every kind of dance.
But how should I put it, the dance in front of him was really…
“Shiny, shiny, shiny—”
Tang Xin energetically waved her staff, moving with the rhythm and melody.
I never thought the knowledge I learned from “X Drama Goddess” would actually come in handy here!
Thank goodness there are no outsiders around, otherwise, I would have died of embarrassment in Wuling City today!
“Let me Adore you!”
Uh—
Now, not only is the Corpse King stiff all over, but black blood is also starting to spill from the corners of his mouth, leaving him in a state of utter chaos!
The lethality is too strong!
However, this state didn’t last too long.
After a while.
【Mission completed, reward technique “Seven Lotus Steps”.】
“How dare you steal my treasure!”
The Wuling Corpse King woke up, turned around abruptly, and fixed his gaze on the two girls who were escaping from the house.
“We found it,” Su Ling shouted, “It’s a map!”
“What are we waiting for then,” Tang Xin put away the Soul Devouring Banner and immediately started running, “Run!”
Picking up the two girls, she didn’t care about exposing her tracks, flipped over the wall, and ran quickly towards the outside of the mansion.
“Catch—them—for—me—”
From behind, the roar of the Wuling Corpse King could be heard.
In an instant, all the living corpses in the mansion locked their sights on the three girls, rushing towards them from all directions with the speed of a gale.
“It looks like we’ve caused a big trouble!”
Shui Qiu’s face changed dramatically.
With so many living corpses, even if she and Su Ling were at Tang Xin’s realm, the three of them combined couldn’t withstand them, not to mention there were even more ordinary living corpses and mutant living corpses outside!
[Seven Lotus Steps: A secret technique of movement created by the Seven Lotus Fairy, which allows one to step on lotuses that appear underfoot, significantly increasing speed and evasion ability in a short time!]
Let’s go!
Tang Xin, holding one in each hand, stepped through the void. Lotus platforms condensed out of thin air, stepping on the heads of the living corpses, perfectly avoiding their attacks.
“Where do you think you’re running to!”
The Wuling Corpse King chased after them, its mouth gathering a black light, shooting a black beam at Tang Xin.
Tang Xin, calm and composed, holding two girls, performed a 360-degree spin in the air to dodge the attack, then stepped on another lotus platform to change direction, nimbly evading.
“When did you learn this movement technique?”
The sword cultivator girl, squeezed at his waist, asked in confusion.
“Just learned it,” Tang Xin said. “Also, I feel like you’re a bit heavy on the hand… Not much chest, but quite the weight.”
“It’s the weight of the sword! The sword’s!”
[Current Shyness Value: 20]
In her other hand, Shui Qiu’s face turned red, unable to utter a word.
This physical contact was even more intimate than the last head pat… Although it was just a desperate measure, and she wasn’t the only one treated this way by her senior sister, it still felt blissful!
However, if she could have her way, she’d prefer a different setting, and to be the only one treated like this, cough cough…
“Stop right there!”
The Corpse King chased them all the way to the city wall, growing increasingly furious.
Several black beams came flying, blasting away half of the city wall, but still failed to hit the agile girls, allowing them to escape.
“The Corpse King didn’t chase after us!”
“It seems it has a range of activity,” Tang Xin put the two girls down, catching his breath. “Otherwise, we would have had to run all the way back to the border.”
“The map,” Shui Qiu reminded, “What exactly is recorded on it that made the Corpse King chase us relentlessly?”
“Let’s open it and see…”
Su Ling was about to take out the map.
“Wait!”
But she was stopped by her senior sister.
“Lend me your sword!”
Tang Xin, with a stern expression, drew the sword from the girl’s waist and slashed forcefully towards a position diagonally in front of her.
The sword light, formed by her Qi, broke through the air, leaving a long mark on the ground.
Bang!
Ten meters away, the sword light exploded as if it had hit a wall.
At the same time, the light twisted, and a strange figure appeared out of thin air.
“To think you could discover me,” the figure said, “It seems you have some skills!”
