Intruders of the Moon World

The monster's body fell to the ground, and the white-haired boy rolled over to escape the weight of the corpse.

"Nice hit."

Ye Qing praised without hesitation: "Although you are still a little immature, you have grasped the timing very well, and your cooperation with me has become more and more proficient. You have grown a lot these days, Bell."

The young man chuckled, a little embarrassed: "It's all about Brother Qing, you taught well, even a person like me can grow up so fast."

"Apart from experience, your biggest shortcoming is lack of self-confidence."

Ye Qing took a deep look at him, then heaved a sigh of relief: "But it will improve sooner or later...probably."

One week, just taught Bell for one week, and the growth rate of the boy was far beyond his expectation.

Ability values, sense of touch, intuition, and combat awareness are all growing at a speed that is almost visible to the naked eye.

And there is the most valuable point - extraordinary execution!

If Ye Qing makes a demonstration, then Bell will deeply remember the skills he showed when fighting monsters.

What he taught was memorized meticulously, and he did a lot of practice in private, simple and simple repetition of basic movements, when encountering obstacles in battle, he often relied on these foundations to overcome difficulties.

In all fairness, he is not a combat genius who can learn it easily, and many combat skills require muscle memory with the body.

But in this clumsy performance, he showed great insight, flexibility and reflexes.

Thanks to this, when fighting monsters, he can subconsciously choose a suitable tactic, and his cooperation with Ye Qing is getting better and better.

To be honest, even in Ye Qing's eyes, Bell's aptitude is quite good. If you exclude races with innate advantages like elves, among humans, Bell should be regarded as "a hard-working genius with great stamina".

It was difficult at the beginning, but the kind that progresses faster and faster after getting on the right track (representative character Guo Juxia).

At the beginning, his thin body and somewhat feminine appearance will inevitably be underestimated, but his potential is very impressive.

What the boy lacks is the key to unlock the possibilities in his body.

Without the right guidance and opportunities, he might never be able to discover these treasures in his lifetime, but he was lucky enough to meet Ye Qing, and everything changed.

"Well, it's almost time for you to change a set of equipment." Ye Qing rubbed his chin and said, "Is it really a short knife..."

"Equipment?" Bell collected the magic stones, and was stunned when he heard Ye Qing's words.

"Didn't you say that the current equipment is very suitable for me?"

"That's a lie." Ye Qing said without changing his face.

"what?!"

"Of course, the better the equipment, the better. Not only weapons but also armor. For two people with the same strength, the one with the stronger equipment will naturally win."

"But, but, but—"

"I said that equipment is different from person to person, but that's just so that you don't rely too much on external forces in the initial stage."

After finishing speaking, Ye Qing smiled slightly at him: "You are already a beginner, it's time to understand how weapons can improve your own strength.

Bell, you have to remember a truth: the essential difference between humans and animals lies in fire and sticks. "

Bell blinked, a little dazed.

Seeing this, Ye Qing smiled wryly: "Should I say it more bluntly... well, let's just say it briefly.

Humans, including elves and demihumans, can stand out from the wild creatures by relying on flames—wisdom to search for natural forces, sticks—the power of tools.

Relying on external power is not a shameful thing, as long as you can master it, it will also become your own strength.

Now, it's time to tell you how powerful 【Wooden Stick】 is. "

Ye Qing led Bell out of the dungeon, chatting while climbing the steps of the Tower of Babel.

"Well, the flames and sticks you mentioned just now... I seem to understand a little bit, but I'm a little confused."

Bell scratched his head, a little troubled: "I understand the wooden stick. If I don't have a weapon, my strength will be reduced by more than half, but this [flame]...does it refer to wisdom? People have wisdom, so stronger than beasts?"

"Well..."

Ye Qing thought for a while, then asked with a smile: "Bell, what characteristics do you think [Flame] has?"

"Hot!" Bell replied without thinking, but then blushed: he felt that what Ye Qing wanted was not such a simple question.

"Ha, that's not bad, heat is very important."

Patting him on the shoulder, Ye Qing said lightly: "Indeed, the flame has the property of actively emitting heat, or it itself is the embodiment of light and heat...

Just imagine, in a dark cave, or in the dry cold wind, you are shivering and helpless... At this moment, you find a fire in your vision, which brings you warmth , dispels cold and beasts, and protects you from nature's malice.

People will naturally gather towards the [flame], support the flame and be protected by the flame.

——It’s amazing, something like flames. "

Bell didn't answer right away, but fell silent, as if thinking about something.

Ye Qing nodded in satisfaction, and continued: "Actually, there is another very important characteristic of flames that you haven't mentioned."

"Ok?"

"transfer."

Ye Qing said seriously: "One place lights up another place, even if it is extinguished, it will remain in the new flame in another form.

The spark is never extinguished, and the inheritance is endless.

Humans gathered around the flames and carefully protected the inheritance of the flames, so they stood out from the crowd of wild beasts. "

Bell murmured thoughtfully, "The flame...is like, like..."

Ye Qing looked at the boy quietly, waiting for him to come up with his own answer.

"It's just... like a [hero]!

Illuminate the surrounding, warm others, and protect the existence of others.

Shine like a flame, let people around you follow like a flame - yes, this is a hero! "

"However, flames can also burn others." Ye Qing said lightly, "If you can't grasp the distance and [speed] well, everything is potentially dangerous."

"Hmm... yes." The boy was silent for a moment, but soon his eyes were filled with light again, "If that's the case, then the flame just needs to become more 'warmer'!"

Bell seemed to have discovered a new world, and said happily: "Even if you touch it, it will not burn others, it will only warm the body and mind without hurting others. It is a more 'friendly' flame!"

Ye Qing gave him an interesting look: "This is not an easy task, the flame is the appearance of burning, it is destined to be dazzling and hot."

In theory, that's almost impossible.

"I will work hard!"

——However, the boy didn't think about theory.

Contrary to Ye Qing's expectations, Bell made a declaration of course: "I will work hard towards this goal!"

That expression was so innocent that Ye Qing was momentarily speechless.

"Maybe I'm thinking too much." Ye Qing thought to himself, "I'm not as free and easy as Bell on this issue."

Looking at the dazzling Bell at this moment, Ye Qing gently asked: "Then, what kind of person does Bell want to be in the future?"

After a little hesitation, the boy quickly gave an answer.

"I want to be someone who warms and protects everyone like a flame."

Bell's eyes were shining brightly, looking at Ye Qing longingly.

"Just like you!"

"Really." Ye Qing smiled, "Then you have to work hard."

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On this day, after buying the equipment and going back, Hestia updated Bell's status, and was surprised to find that the boy had a special skill.

【One-hearted longing】.

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Entering the dungeon again, Ye Qing took Bell to the sixth floor.

"This seems to be..." Bell seemed to think of something, and his face suddenly turned blue.

"Yes, this is the birthplace of that thing." Ye Qing said with a smirk, "You seemed to be very embarrassed when you first met it, Mr. Bell. No, I gave you a chance to take revenge."

"..."

Bell's eyes wandered: "Actually, I don't hate that thing, after all, you have already avenged me."

"No, no, no, this kind of thing is of course only meaningful if you do it yourself."

Ye Qing pointed to the rock wall in front of him: "Look."

The sound of the wall cracking sounded, and the monster stretched out its hands from the crack and scratched in the air, forcing the area of ​​the crack to expand, and every part of its body stretched out bit by bit.

Finally, with a particularly loud shattering sound, some kind of creature with a dark body gradually revealed its figure.

It was a monster that could only be described as "black shadow".

The whole body is about [-] meters, and the figure is similar to that of Bell. The slender figure makes it seem that it is not a powerful monster.

It is black from head to toe, and the contours of its limbs are similar to those of humans, with joints.

But it's definitely not human!

Because it doesn't have any fluff or skin on it, as if the outer skin has been peeled off and then painted with a layer of black paint, it is full of weird and frightening atmosphere.

I can't tell the difference between the neck and the head. It seems that it should be counted as the "face". There are no facial features on it. There is only a round mirror like a one-eyed one, with a faint cold light shining in it.

The name is "Zhanying", and he is recognized as the sixth floor in terms of combat ability—even the guy who is second to none in the first twelve floors!

In the first-level adventurer's activity area defined as the "upper layer", it is definitely the enemy that adventurers are least willing to encounter.

This is a special existence that can be called a "newcomer killer"!

Every newcomer is unwilling to face this kind of monster-for example, Bell.

The last time he encountered this kind of thing, he was almost blocked by a blow... Naturally, it left quite a serious shadow.

If Ye Qing hadn't made the move, Bell would have died long ago.