Did the Top-Ranked Girl Get Exposed Today? [HoloVerse] - Chapter 10
On the other side, outside Shengjing City, the stars shifted, and Feng Xiaoxiao had no idea how long she had been grinding wild monsters.
At first, she made a decent effort, casting a few skills here and there, but eventually, she just gave up and slacked off.
After all, party experience was shared, and a single basic attack from Di Xiang dealt more damage than her entire skill set.
So, without a hint of guilt, she pulled out a small stool from her backpack, snacked on sunflower seeds, and enjoyed the sight of Di Xiang taking on multiple wild monsters single-handedly.
The flower fields outside the city were populated with butterfly demons and flower spirits. Defeating a certain number of them would grant Feng Xiaoxiao a substantial amount of experience for her current level.
There were also crafting materials to be collected, such as Butterfly Fragrance Powder and Flower Spirit Petals.
Since her level was too low to enter dungeons, grinding these small monsters was perfect. She could even sell the dropped items for a bit of extra cash.
[System Notification: You have defeated the White Butterfly Demon. Experience +200. Dropped: Butterfly Fragrance Powder x1.]
[System Notification: You have defeated the Rapeseed Flower Spirit. Experience +200. Dropped: Rapeseed Flower Bouquet x1.]
[System Notification: You have defeated the Peach Blossom Spirit. Experience +200. Dropped: Peach Blossom Jade x1.]
…
Di Xiang remained silent, continuously casting skills.
By the time Feng Xiaoxiao reached level 20, the flower field stopped spawning wild monsters.
Just as the two were about to switch to another server to continue grinding, the ground suddenly shook violently. The flower field collapsed, revealing a downward passage, from which a shadowy figure slowly emerged.
[System Notification: Anonymous Player and Player [Xiaoxiao Yue] have triggered the Wrath of the Demon King! Defeat the Demon King to obtain the level 25 Purple-grade equipment “Peach Bind” and a large amount of experience!]
Feng Xiaoxiao hadn’t expected that their prolonged monster-slaying would attract the boss.
She checked the system description and discovered that the Purple-grade equipment “Peach Bind” was upgradeable, its quality would improve with the wearer’s level, even reaching the highest tier, Gold-grade equipment!
This was a piece of gear that might not even drop in dungeons!
Feng Xiaoxiao’s eyes lit up, and she rubbed her hands together, staring intently at the Demon King emerging from the underground passage.
It was a creature with a human head and a serpent’s body, resembling the Greek myth of Medusa, except its hair wasn’t made of snakes but rather flower stems sprouting from its scalp.
Its upper body had sharp, claw-like nails, with colorful butterflies fluttering around it, while its lower serpentine body was covered in dark purple scales, clearly indicating extreme toxicity.
[Enraged Demon King]: How dare you cause trouble in my domain?!
Its serpent tail moved swiftly, withering the flower sea wherever it passed. Petals fell like rain, and in an instant, it was right in front of Feng Xiaoxiao and Di Xiang.
[Shengjing Flower Sea · Enraged Demon King]
Level: 45
Skills: Fluttering Butterflies (Basic Attack), Fragrant Breath (Wide-area damage with hallucination and stun effects), Serpent Tail Sweep (Area damage with bleeding and poison debuffs)
Health: 99,999
Drops upon defeat: Flower Guardian class equipment “Peach Bind”, Experience +5000…
The Demon King’s health bar was now visible. After comparing the gap between herself and the monster, Feng Xiaoxiao decisively hid behind Di Xiang.
“Master, it’s all up to you!”
This was the first time since her informal apprenticeship that Feng Xiaoxiao had called Di Xiang “Master” with such sincerity.
Di Xiang gave her a brief, unreadable glance but said nothing. Instead, she displayed her personal stats panel to the Demon King.
[Personal Stats Panel]
Player Name: Di Xiang
Current Class: Celestial Feather
Personal Title: Celestial Feather Rank #1
Level: 99 (Max Level)
Assembly Skill: ??? (Hidden by Player)
Attributes: Attack ???, Health ???, Defense ???
Others: ???
System Evaluation: Like a demon lord descending from the heavens, truly a god of calamity in the mortal realm!
[Enraged Demon King]: “…”
[Kindly Demon King]: “Little friend, do you desire this treasure of mine?”
The Demon King turned to Feng Xiaoxiao with a gentle smile, and a pink-and-white silk ribbon, carried by colorful butterflies, was presented before her.
[System Prompt: [Shengjing Flower Sea · Demon King] has gifted the player [Xiaoxiao Yue] with “Peach Bind” x1 and 5,000+ EXP!]
The underground passage opened, and the Level 43 Demon King leaped into it without a backward glance, showing none of the leisurely slowness from before.
Feng Xiaoxiao: “…”
With the EXP gifted by the Demon King, her level instantly rose to 25. Feng Xiaoxiao silently equipped the easily obtained gear, her heart filled with mixed emotions.
She felt both sorrowful and proud, excited and relieved.
Sorrowful because she had once been this impressive and flashy herself; moved because she had actually fought back and forth with a system-certified calamity like this!
“I’m just too amazing!”
Feng Xiaoxiao clenched her fist and sighed emotionally.
Di Xiang, not understanding the situation, glanced at her expressive face, his calm eyes slowly filling with confusion.
“…?”
…
“This is the place, this is it!”
After the two left, a newbie in the Flower Guardian class immediately called over her friends and confidently pointed in the direction where the Demon King had appeared:
“I saw a boss come out from there with my own eyes, and it gave someone gear right away, purple gear at that!”
“Wow!”
Her friends believed her without hesitation. After all, the world was vast, and all sorts of strange things could happen.
Just a few days ago, they had witnessed the top-ranked player gifting flowers and a phoenix to a newbie who had just left the beginner village!
Compared to that unbelievable event, which couldn’t even be described as a pie falling from the sky, the Flower Sea boss giving away gear seemed much more acceptable!
“Let me think…”
The newbie rested her chin on her hand, recalling. “We need to farm monsters first!”
Her friends nodded.
“Once we clear out this entire area, the boss will come out to thank us!”
Her friends rolled up their sleeves. “Let’s go!!”
After what felt like an eternity, the friends began to suspect that the Flower Guardian newbie was pranking them. Just as their doubts peaked, the ground shook violently, and the underground passage appeared.
[System Prompt: Players [Bu Lei], [Cui Cui], and [Nai Fu] have triggered the Demon King’s Wrath! Defeat the Demon King to obtain a large amount of EXP!]
[Enraged Demon King]: “How dare you wreak havoc in my domain!?”
The familiar opening line.
The Demon King angrily flew up, only to see a few insignificant players, whom she could easily wipe out with a single swipe of her tail, standing in a row, their eyes sparkling as they stretched out their hands.
Bu Lei, Cui Cui, and Nai Fu said in unison: “Great Demon King, we want purple gear too!”
Demon King: “……”
This was just ridiculous, honestly.
[??? Demon King]: “……”
[Speechless Demon King]: “What gave you such an illusion?”
With a single sweep of her serpent-like tail, the three players’ screens went black, and they were sent back to the resurrection point.
The three looked at each other: “Why is this different from what we were told?”
“Was our sincerity not enough?”
“Could there be a prerequisite?”
Huddling together with their heads close, the three discussed for a while and unanimously concluded that their sincerity must not have moved the Demon King enough!
“If we go every day, the Demon King is sure to be moved by our sincerity!”
“Then we’ll have purple gear too!”
The three exchanged determined glances, their eyes shining with resolve as if they could already see the purple gear waving at them from afar.
Bu Lei, Cui Cui, and Nai Fu: “Let’s go again tomorrow!!”
…
After Feng Xiaoxiao reached level 25, there was a breakthrough dungeon she needed to complete. Di Xiang had intended to breeze through it in one go, but was abruptly ejected upon reaching the dungeon entrance.
[Party Channel]
[Celestial Feathers Top Rank] Di Xiang: ?
Di Xiang typed a single question mark in the party channel, being characteristically brief. Feng Xiaoxiao directly pasted the system message into the party channel.
[Party Channel]
[Flower Guardian] Xiaoxiao Yue: [System Prompt] Current party level is too high! Exceeds the maximum level limit for the breakthrough dungeon! Please adjust party members before challenging again!
[Celestial Feathers Top Rank] Di Xiang: It’s been a while since I’ve run such a low-level dungeon. Forgot about the restriction, my apologies.
Feng Xiaoxiao: “…”
You’re so full of it.
[Celestial Feathers Top Rank] Di Xiang: I’ll get an idler from the guild to help you.
Xian Yu, who was almost always online and obsessed with bothering her guild’s Left Protector, suddenly received a private message from a friend she had nicknamed “Cold-Faced Little Iceberg.”
Her mind went blank for a few seconds before she finally managed to recall who this friend was from the pile of nicknames she had created.
Wasn’t this the guild leader who was as elusive as a dragon’s head and tail?!
Xian Yu chuckled to herself and promptly added Di Xiang’s ID as an additional note to “Cold-Faced Little Iceberg”, so she wouldn’t struggle to remember who it was next time this person messaged her.
[Private Chat]
[Cold-Faced Little Iceberg] Di Xiang: You there? Need a favor.
[Loved by All, Adored by Flowers] Xian Yu: Yes, yes, yes!
[System Prompt: Player [Xian Yu] has sent a party join request. Accept?]
Xian Yu rubbed her hands in anticipation.
[System Prompt: Party Leader [Di Xiang] has rejected your party join request!]
Xian Yu: ?
[Private Chat]
[Loved by All, Adored by Flowers] Xian Yu: ?
[Loved by All, Adored by Flowers] Xian Yu: ??
Before Xian Yu could type a third question mark, Di Xiang sent another message.
[Private Chat]
[Cold-Faced Little Iceberg] Di Xiang: Level 25 breakthrough dungeon. Log in with your alt account to join the party.
[Cold-Faced Little Iceberg] Di Xiang: After we finish, you can pick any item from my inventory.
Xian Yu: “…!”
She was completely thrilled. Coincidentally, she had been needing a level 85 dungeon jade for her own level breakthrough lately, but that dungeon was tedious and long, and she still hadn’t completed it.
Now, all she had to do was kill a few minor mobs and she could get something from Di Xiang for free. Delighted, Xian Yu immediately switched accounts and logged in.
Before leaving, she couldn’t resist asking out of curiosity,
[Loved by All, Adored by Flowers] Xian Yu: How did you know I have an alt account?
[Cold-Faced Little Iceberg] Di Xiang: “…”
What did those ellipses mean?
Xian Yu couldn’t help but grumble inwardly.
Feng Xiaoxiao was idly playing with Di Xiang’s mount near the dungeon entrance. Just as the Frost Moon Fox shook her off its back for the third time, a new notification finally appeared in the party.
[System Prompt: Player [Xian Yu’s Alt] has successfully joined the party. Current party members: 3/6.]
[System Prompt: Player [Wang Mo’s Alt] has successfully joined the party. Current party members: 4/6.]
[System Prompt: Player [Danhuang Liuxinbao’s Alt] has successfully joined the party. Current party members: 5/6.]
[System Prompt: Player [Shang Xianyue’s Number One Fan] has successfully joined the party. Current party members: 6/6.]
“Wow, wow, wow!”
Xian Yu couldn’t help but exclaim as soon as she teleported in, “They’re all familiar faces-”
The moment Top Fan of Shang Xianyue joined the team, she froze in surprise. She had been recruited by Di Xiang and randomly assigned to the team.
After joining, she glanced at the team list: Guild Leader of Returning Home, Vice Leader of Returning Home, Left and Right Protectors of Returning Home.
[Team Channel]
[Sword Dream] Top Fan of Shang Xianyue: What’s going on?? Is Returning Home having a team-building event here??
[Sword Dream] Top Fan of Shang Xianyue: A level 25 dungeon, seriously???
[Healer’s Realm] Xian Yu Alt: Hehe.
[Healer’s Realm] Xian Yu Alt: @Wang Mo Alt. Sis Mo, mwah~
[Celestial Feather] Wang Mo Alt: Smiling emoji
[Guardian Light] Danhuang Liuxinbao Alt: Cold and aloof side-eye emoji
Seeing the messages in the team channel, Feng Xiaoxiao was momentarily stunned.
The lineup of Returning Home’s Left and Right Protectors plus a Vice Leader, the last time she encountered this was at Returning Home’s guild base in Di Xiang.
[System Notification] Player [Di Xiang] has transferred team leadership to Player [Danhuang Liuxinbao Alt]!
[Team Channel]
[Celestial Feather Top Rank] Di Xiang: @Danhuang Liuxinbao Alt. It’s all yours. I’m leaving the team.
[Guardian Light] Danhuang Liuxinbao Alt: Absolutely no problem!
[Guardian Light] Danhuang Liuxinbao Alt: You can count on me.
[Celestial Feather Top Rank] Di Xiang: @Xiaoxiao Yue. DM me after the run.
[System Notification: Player [Di Xiang] has left the team!]
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