Because they had offended everyone and were eventually ostracized, no one was willing to team up with them. These two female players had no choice but to hunt the beasts on their own.
What left Lin Jichen speechless was that both of these female players were at the Crystal Realm, yet they were being beaten to the point of running for their lives by a beast at the initial bottleneck of the Crystal Realm.
Their combat operations were simply an eyesore.
They only knew how to swing their swords wildly, and their skills were used haphazardly, as if they were fighting with their eyes closed. They screamed and shouted the entire time, without even knowing the basics of skill chaining or attacking weak points.
One of the two Crystal Realm players was even at the later stage of the Crystal Formation, yet they were utterly helpless against a beast at the initial bottleneck.
Their health had only dropped by a third, and they were already screaming for help, even crying.
Faced with such inept and dramatic players, Lin Jichen had an urge to draw his sword and send them back to the resurrection point at the sect for free.
If it weren't for the mission requirements, he wouldn't care about these two idiots at all.
Watching their operations, Lin Jichen felt as if he was seeing Guo Jie from his previous life.
Guo Jie was exactly this kind of player—terrible at combat but with a high realm.
Because someone would always help her level up, in his previous life, Lin Jichen was that fool who would hand-hold Guo Jie through grinding and completing tasks every day.
Now, seeing two women similar to Guo Jie, Lin Jichen felt like vomiting. He couldn't understand why he had wasted so much time and energy on such a woman in his past life.
When they saw Lin Jichen approaching, the two women looked as if they had seen their savior.
"Handsome, help us! Take care of this beast!"
"Yeah, we can't beat this beast. It's too hard, boohoo~"
Facing their pleas, Lin Jichen remained indifferent, folding his arms and leisurely watching from above.
Only when they were about to run out of health did Lin Jichen descend and instantly kill the beast.
The two women were overjoyed and immediately rushed to collect the Soul Burial Mound.
But Lin Jichen beat them to it, scavenging the Soul Burial Mound clean, not even leaving behind the Wind Spirit Fragments.
"Handsome, you can have the equipment. Can we have the Wind Spirit Fragments?"
"Yeah, we were wrong earlier. Help us complete the task, and I'll send you my artistic photos later, the kind with black stockings~"
Lin Jichen ignored them, stuffing the items from the Soul Burial Mound into his Storage Ring without any intention of taking them out.
"Sorry, you couldn't beat the beast, so I had to accept the spoils. I'm only responsible for your safety, not for helping you complete the task. Good luck."
With a sarcastic tone, Lin Jichen then flew away gracefully.
The two female players stomped their feet in anger, cursing Lin Jichen for not being a man.
From then on, whenever they encountered a beast they couldn't defeat, Lin Jichen would step in just as they were about to die, kill the beast, take the Soul Burial Mound, and leave.
This back-and-forth continued, and the two female players not only failed to obtain a single Wind Spirit Fragment but also wasted a lot of elixirs and exhausted themselves.
In the end, unable to bear the humiliation, they chose to tear up their teleportation talismans and return to the sect, abandoning the mission.
Seeing them leave, Lin Jichen felt like setting off fireworks in celebration.
This was exactly the result Lin Jichen wanted—to force them to quit on their own.
Although they left without completing their experience, it didn't affect Lin Jichen's mission.
He only needed to ensure that fifty people safely returned to the sect. Whether someone quit halfway didn't matter to his mission.
Finally, he didn't have to deal with those two brainless women anymore, significantly reducing his workload.
At least the other players wouldn't be as incompetent as them, unable to defeat beasts of a lower realm. Taking care of them wouldn't be as exhausting.
Just as Lin Jichen was celebrating getting rid of the burdens, a sharp bird cry echoed from the valley behind him.
Lin Jichen's expression changed, and he immediately flew into the air on his sword, rushing over at full speed.
A massive black bird swooped down from the horizon, spotting the cultivators in the valley below as if seeing prey, diving straight towards the players in the valley!
Lin Jichen hadn't expected to encounter this creature on the outskirts of Storm Valley.
It was a Chibi Bird, an exotic beast from the Tale of Immortal.
It resembled a real-life golden pheasant, very beautiful.
But its size was much larger, like a giant version of a golden pheasant, spreading its wings like a great roc, exuding a fierce aura.
The players below turned pale with fear at the sight of this terrifying exotic beast.
Several Golden Core Realm players tried to resist but found their swords couldn't even scratch the Chibi Bird's defense, not even managing to pluck a single feather.
The attributes of exotic beasts were comparable to top-tier cultivators of the same level. These Golden Core players had all broken through via human methods, so how could they possibly harm the Chibi Bird?
Instead, they were sent rolling and crawling by a few casual swipes from the Chibi Bird.
Most players had never seen an exotic beast before and thought they could win with sheer numbers if the realms were the same.
Seeing the exotic beast, they thought they had found a treasure and gathered to attack.
But seven or eight Golden Core Realm players attacking the Chibi Bird together was like babies attacking a strong man, all their attacks were weak and ineffective.
Realizing they couldn't handle the Chibi Bird, they scattered and fled.
The Chibi Bird was about to give chase when a light shadow suddenly flew out from the side, like a meteor from the heavens, slicing across its neck.
A deep, bone-revealing wound appeared on the Chibi Bird's neck, and a bunch of its precious feathers fell off.
[Critical Hit! -1500!]
The Chibi Bird let out a painful screech, flapped its wings, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
As it flew, the one who had injured it appeared in front of it, like a ghost.
"Chibi Birds are rare to encounter. I didn't expect to run into one on the first day. What luck."
Lin Jichen looked at the giant bird with a greedy smile, or rather, a lecherous grin.
But he wasn't arrogant enough to think he could win easily.
Because this Chibi Bird was a Golden Core later stage exotic beast!
Its strength was comparable to the Thunder Dragon from the Thunder Marsh.
[Exotic Beast: Chibi Bird]
[Strength: Golden Core Later Stage]
[Health: 58500/60000]
[Heart Protection: 75]
[Skills: Storm Sweep, Shadow Claw, Hurricane Blaze, Sky Dance, Feather Wind Spirit Art]
The Chibi Bird, seeing its enemy, immediately attacked!
The Chibi Bird's speed was so fast that Lin Jichen could barely see it.
He only saw a flash before him and could only raise his hand to block.
But a pair of sharp claws had already pierced his shoulder, leaving deep, bone-revealing wounds.
After a successful strike, the Chibi Bird smartly flew away, not giving Lin Jichen a chance to counterattack.
As soon as Lin Jichen caught his breath, it approached again like a ghost.
Lin Jichen felt utterly frustrated. He had always used this speed tactic against others, but now it was his turn to be bullied this way...