Chapter 1581 - 1577: Encounter with Qiuya

He wore only a simple black tight-fitting top and trousers, without any armor, and his only weapon was a thin sword on his back. He looked just like a beginner with early period equipment. A new player running into such a deep neutral zone, I really don't know what this guy is thinking.

Not wanting to see a clueless new player fall prey to a hunt, Qiuya couldn't help but shout:

"What are you doing! Run away!"

But the boy in black seemed to have no intention of moving. Does he not know that this game allows players to slay those of different races? After putting his right hand into his pocket, he glanced at Qiuya and the Fire Elf hovering above, and then said:

"Three Heavy Warriors attacking a girl, isn't this too unsightly?"

"What did you say!"

Triggered by his languid words, two Fire Elves moved in the air then surrounded the boy from front and back. They pointed their spears downward, getting ready to charge forward...

"Ugh..."

Though she wanted to rescue him, the Fire Elf captain above was still pinning Qiuya down, leaving her unable to move.

"Running to a place like this alone, are you an idiot? We'll take you down as you wish!"

The Fire Elf in front of the boy loudly threw down his helmet, then spread his wings, guiding the ruby glow as he began his assault. The other Fire Elf behind seemed to prepare for a fatal strike when the boy dodged, thus started rushing down a bit later.

This was not a situation a beginner could handle. Unwilling to witness the moment of the spear piercing the boy's body, Qiuya had to grit her teeth and look away— At the moment the spear was about to pierce his body—

Something unbelievable happened.

The boy's right hand remained in his pocket, and with a casual stretch of his left hand, he caught the tip of the spear, charged with lethal force. The defensive effect light and sound caused vibrations in the air. In front of the stunned Qiuya, the boy used the momentum of the Fire Elf and with a twist of his arm, threw the captured spear backward.

"Waaahhhh..."

The Fire Elf, letting out a wail while flying backwards, collided with his standby partner, and the two tangled together, then fell to the ground. Immediately, a series of heavy metallic clanging sounds ensued.

The boy turned around, placed a hand on the sword behind his back— then stopped his actions, and with a slightly puzzled expression, looked at Qiuya.

"Um... it's okay to kill these people, right?"

"...I think it should be fine... because if you don't kill them, they are ready to kill you anyway..."

Qiuya could only answer dumbfounded, not knowing what to do.

"In that case, I won't hold back then..."

The boy drew the thin sword from his back with his right hand, then slowly lowered it to the ground.

Though he spoke so imposingly about killing them, his movements showed no momentum at all. He shifted his weight forward and stepped forward with his left foot—

Suddenly, with a "Zzbang!" sound of impact, the boy's figure vanished. Until now, no matter what kind of enemy she faced, Qiuya never experienced not being able to see the opponent's attack trajectory, but the attack just now was beyond even her eyes to follow.

Qiuya quickly looked to the right and found the boy crouching far away. The sword in his hand seemed to have swung down from the front.

Among the two Fire Elves, the one attempting to stand up was surrounded by a mass of red threads, then they scattered everywhere, leaving only a small flame floating.

—The speed was too fast!

Qiuya was overwhelmed by a strong shiver. Witnessing such extraordinary dimensional moves, the shock engulfed her, making her tremble uncontrollably.

In this world, there is only one factor that determines a character's movement speed, which is the reaction speed of the brain's nerve to the electronic signals of the full-dive system.

The brain processes signals emitted by the brain and sends back movement commands. The faster the reaction in this process, the faster the character's response speed. Apart from innate reflexes, generally, long-term practice can also improve reaction speed.

Not to boast, but Qiuya's speed could be considered among the top five of the Wind Elves. Leveraging years of trained reflexes and a year-long experience in Fairy Fantasy, she had grown increasingly confident in one-on-one confrontations that her speed wouldn't lose to anyone, but—

Under the mute observation of Qiuya and the airborne Fire Elf captain, the boy quietly stood up again, poised in a combat stance, and turned around.

The remaining Fire Elf, with his assault easily evaded, was unable to fathom what transpired. He looked in the completely wrong direction, trying to locate his vanished enemy.

Facing such an opponent, the boy mercilessly assumed a forward sprinting posture again. This time, Qiuya held her breath and resolved to witness the boy's actions clearly.

His initial movement could hardly be called fast. It was a deliberate and gentle action. Yet, the moment his step contacted the ground—

The boy's figure vanished once more with a sound powerful enough to shake the atmosphere. This time she barely caught it. It was like pressing fast forward while watching a video, the hastily passing images indelibly imprinted in Qiuya's eyes.

The boy's sword swept upwards from a lower position, slicing the Fire Elf's body in half. Even the visual effects flashed slower than his movements. The boy moved several meters, then stopped on the spot, raising the sword he had swung.

At this time, the flames signifying death flared up again, and the second Fire Elf was also eliminated.

While her attention was entirely captured by the boy's speed, Qiuya then noticed the astonishing attack values caused by his sword. Despite the two Fire Elves' HP bars being not completely unharmed, at least half of them were left. It was incredibly abnormal to take them out with a single blow.

In Fairy Fantasy, the calculation method for attack values isn't that complex. It merely sums the weapon's inherent power, the attack's position, attack speed, and the defender's armor.

In the previous scenario, the weapon's attack power could be said to be at its lowest value, and those Fire Elves were likely equipped with highly sophisticated armor. It means the boy's attack accuracy and terrifying speed managed to overshadow these unfavorable factors completely.

The boy stood up slowly once more, looking up at the Fire Elf captain circling above. He laid the sword on his shoulder and said:

"How about it? Are you going to fight too?"