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Chapter 143: Fear of Insufficient Firepower (Seeking Recommendations, Collections, and Reviews)

Chapter 143: Chapter 143: Fear of Insufficient Firepower (Seeking Recommendations, Collections, and Reviews)

Naturally, the task of monitoring the situation from the hillside fell on Li Changhe, who, with the help of the [Eagle’s Magic Eye], could see farther than others even on a rainy day.

Moreover, as an archer, he could also provide cover fire when needed.

As for the action plan, it would have to wait until tomorrow. The team going out today was very exhausted.

Last night they had spent the entire night discussing and preparing in the temple, only for heavy rain to start falling.

Despite the rain, the team set out immediately, had a brief encounter with the mermaids, and then traversed mountains and valleys to find an appropriate observation point.

Even the [Players] were struggling to keep up.

Seeing their teammates yawning, Luo Kai decisively ordered them to rest.

The [Players] took turns serving as guards.

Thus, only three people were left outside the camp: Li Changhe, Chen Yan, and the young [Great Wall Player].

Chen Yan, lv8 [Fist Fighting Legend· Flying Swallow]

Zhu Hou, lv6 [Array Killing Thousand Army· Zhu Wanghou]

Zhu Hou was very polite to Li Changhe, probably to show his gratitude for Li Changhe helping to correct his previous mistake.

Li Changhe also learned some information about Zhu Hou. He was twenty years old and slightly older than Li Changhe.

Earlier, during the distribution of food, his soft heart almost led him to make a huge mistake.

After all, the food didn’t belong to any one individual but was pooled together by the [Players]. How could they not distribute it because of their own reluctance?

Such an approach to appease one’s conscience was just hypocrisy.

Of course, Li Changhe only mentioned it briefly and didn’t harp on it too much because Zhu Hou would be punished when he returned.

Furthermore, Zhu Hou actually knew about the relationship between Li Changhe and Xiao Nan.

He had seen their little interaction earlier and pretended not to notice.

Just for this, Li Changhe could not criticize him too much. He just mentioned it briefly and then sat down by the fire.

Chen Yan, on the other hand, had a good attitude towards "Li Ba," especially after learning that this "hidden pawn" had provided her cousin with [Eternal Prosperous Tang Dynasty Task Items]. She admired him quite a bit.

Li Changhe was quite surprised, considering he had to use his wits to even speak with Xiao Nan in front of her cousin before.

He knew that she was an extreme woman, and she generally didn’t have a good attitude toward men.

Apparently, after some complications in a [Task], she had a falling out with her boyfriend, who was also a [Great Wall] member.

As a result, she saw Li Changhe as someone who would only hold Xiao Nan back. He was pretty much trash in her eyes.

But she didn’t expect her to be so polite to "Li Ba."

Perhaps it was because Li Ba had strong combat abilities and the highly dangerous job as a "hidden pile."

Li Changhe subconsciously touched the hood of his windbreaker. He wondered whether Chen Yan’s attitude would change if the effect hiding his face were to wear off.

"Hiding behind a woman is no problem, as my [Title Skill] effect is to strengthen close-range damage. In general, I charge in advance during fights while my teammates provide support from behind," Chen Yan said, punching a nearby tree and breaking its trunk with the diameter of a bowl. Before the tree could fall, she continued with a flurry of punches and kicks, turning the tree into sawdust.

Li Changhe nodded slightly, understanding why she was tasked to protect Xiao Nan. The power of her punches was not weak, and even if they hadn’t reached the level of [Attack Type Skills], it was unlikely anyone could defend against such fists in close combat.

As an archer himself, Li Changhe thought it would be better not to approach her without the assistance of Yun Ting.

"There are both men and women among my teammates, and it doesn’t matter! But what I hate most is a man who actually drags a woman down," Chen Yan said, taking advantage of the rare opportunity to speak her mind: "The reason why I was transferred to Yanyun is that that guy was too stupid. Obviously, he couldn’t help, but he still stubbornly refused to leave... causing the mission to fail and almost killing many people. You tell me, should I walk away from such a weak man who shows no sense of responsibility?"

"Right... right," Li Changhe and Zhu Hou could only listen and agree, feeling pity for the fellow. See, worrying about your girlfriend actually made her dislike you more.

"Also, Zhu Hou, do you think I am meddling too much?" Chen Yan suddenly looked at Zhu Hou.

Zhu Hou’s face turned bitter.

"Don’t say I’m a busybody. My cousin, you know her status. She can’t just find a guy who only nods and obeys her," Chen Yan spoke in a low voice: "Did you see how he was like when he went down the mountain? It’s not like before when the gap could’ve been closed with effort. Now, the [Evolution Game] might be made public any day. Then..."

At this point, Chen Yan looked at Li Changhe and asked, "Li Ba, you know Xiao Nan’s boyfriend, right?"

"I know, it’s Li Changhe, the handsome one," Li Changhe replied flatly.

"Oh my god, of course he knows. He’s Li Changhe!" Zhu Hou silently covered his forehead, mentally complaining, "And how could you, Li Changhe, still respond to that?"

"Knowing is good enough. Li Changhe is just an ordinary person. When my cousin is in danger, he can’t help but actually hinder her. You also know that a [Player] can easily lose everything due to a moment’s hesitation. Both emotionally and rationally, I can’t let my cousin fall into such a deep pit!" Chen Yan spread her hands and said, "Li Ba, isn’t that so? What if, in the future, when the [Evolution Game] enters the era of universal participation, someone threatens Xiao Nan using Li Changhe?"

"...You’re right," Li Changhe continued to reply calmly.

...

However, after this conversation, Li Changhe felt it was better not to undertake the [Task] with Xiao Nan. [Holders] were strong, but they had many enemies. Xiao Nan was usually calm and alert, but if her guard was let down due to Li Changhe’s involvement, she would be attacked.

This was something Li Changhe could not accept.

At this point, the combat power of all seven had been thoroughly sorted out.

First, Luo Kai, LV9 title was [Silent Guardian]. It was said to be a defensive skill, able to temporarily summon an extremely strong shield while also having a spectral wolf as part of his symbiotic body. Coupled with the technology-based [Equipment] he was carrying, he had both strong offense and defense.

Chen Yan had great close combat strength. It was estimated that her three close combat [Skills] had reached an A level. With the support of Luo Kai’s shield, she would be incredibly powerful.

All of Xiao Nan’s teammates knew she was a [Holder]. If needed, she could use her Demon Armor. In places with enough water, her consumption would be even less. With a single blow, she could even wipe out a pirate fleet in a [Scripted Task]. However, it could only last for a maximum of half an hour.

He Feng, the berserker disguised as a gunner!

Wang Er, the gunner disguised as an assassin!

Li Changhe... Archer. When needed, he could call for a Cloud-piercing Arrow.

Zhu Hou, an auxiliary [Player] with the ability to use certain formations and [Skills] to enhance his teammates’ attributes.

His attribute enhancement wasn’t much, but it was useful. Li Changhe’s [Breath of Thunder III] only increased strength and agility by one point. At most, Zhu Hou could increase a teammate’s attribute by three points for a few seconds. If used at the right time on Wang Er, it would be incredibly terrifying. Then, Wang Er could easily kill someone at LV10 with a single thrust.

This was the real battle configuration of [Great Wall]. Li Changhe and the others seemed more like a group of DPS thrown in to fill out the numbers...

As an official organization, [Great Wall] had brought quite a few hot weapons. To be prepared, they had buried many CL20s in the valley, so they could eliminate the ’source’ physically if needed.

It was an old problem with [Great Wall], the fear of insufficient firepower.

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