Sequence Wars: The Mythical Age is Created by Me

Chapter 103 Capture Successful

She was born into the Xu family of Jinling, where everyone studied music.

From a young age, Xu Xiao'er's talent was terrifyingly good. It is said in history that "if there is a mistake in the music, Zhou Yu will notice it." Xu Xiao'er's talent is even more exaggerated than that, because she does not need to have heard the music at all. As long as the player makes a slight discordant note, she can catch it.

In other words, she is a born ruler, she has mastered all melodies, and can even judge the truth or falsehood of words by the sound of human breathing.

The absolute pitch used to describe a musical genius is merely the threshold for being able to compete with Xu Xiaoer in rhythm.

This extraordinary talent naturally attracted the attention of the entire family.

Her parents, uncles, and even the head of the family, who was over seventy or eighty years old, all placed high hopes on her.

At that time, there had already been cases of the Sequence resurfacing in China, so the higher-ups naturally equated the phrase "extraordinary" with the Sequence.

Unsurprisingly, she successfully obtained the [Heavenly Fate Mystic Bird] at the age of fourteen.

From that time on, Xu Xiao'er underwent a new evolution in rhythm and hearing.

Lies, malice, and emotions transform into the most grating and unpleasant melodies, as unsettling and distressing as metal rubbing against metal.

Only when she was alone, hearing the birdsong in the mountains and rivers, could she find peace.

The Xu family wasn't entirely devoid of affection for her, but their past care and blessings no longer sounded pleasant to her ears, now that she possessed the [Heavenly Fate Mystic Bird].

Everyone has only one true thought about her.

"You are the destiny of the Xu family."

You can't make mistakes.

Everyone else can fail, but you can't.

Over time, she got used to this kind of interaction and became unwilling to interact with other people.

Saying nothing is the best approach.

Finally, after reaching adulthood, she was qualified to join the sequence team and was given the highest level of authority, allowing her to directly join [Tai'a].

But Xu Xiao'er refused. She chose a city near Kyoto and became the captain of the local team there.

This team is none other than [Xuanfang].

However, after joining, Xu Xiao'er encountered something unexpected: she didn't want to be the team leader.

However, the official directly revoked Xuanfang's original captain position, and made Xu Xiao'er the captain of the team as soon as she took office.

This was considered normal by everyone, after all, she was indeed excessively strong. The captain of a squad has always been the strongest person, it's a tradition.

The officials certainly thought it was reasonable, and were even worried that not giving Xu Xiao'er the captainship would make her unhappy.

However, Xu Xiao'er did not refuse.

Since everyone believes this is her responsibility, then she must bear it.

Her leadership style was simple: she would take on the most dangerous tasks and all the difficult problems herself, while others simply followed orders step by step.

The people in the team were completely unable to communicate with her normally; no one was a partner who fought alongside her.

Xu Xiao'er looked up at her teammates in the spring rain. They were chatting and laughing. The short-haired girl, Xia Ling, was jokingly stitching up Zhao Kuo's wound. They had been a couple for many years and were at the age of twenty-five or twenty-six, the perfect time to get married.

However, the other person always liked to call her "sister," which gave Xu Xiao'er a headache, but the rhythm of Xia Ling's voice told her that the other person was sincere.

Perhaps it was thanks to her arrival that [Xuanfang] suddenly became a nationally renowned team, with resources and treatment far better than before, and a bright future ahead.

Meanwhile, Gu Mingyun was sharpening her sword on the side. Ever since their argument, Xu Xiao'er hadn't spoken to her.

The Feng Shui master and the alchemist, arm in arm, looked at the compass mirror with wicked grins, probably secretly watching someone's daughter.

After resting for about half an hour, everyone got up again to prepare to set off.

Just before leaving, Gu Mingyun looked at Xu Xiao'er ahead with a complicated expression.

Xu Xiao'er's first temporary joining of [Xuanfang] was when she was dealing with a relic from the Yin-Shang period in Lanling.

In that incident, Xu Xiao'er forcibly unleashed an astonishing power, successfully killing the monster that was originally capable of wiping out the entire Xuanfang. However, the sword's cry caused by the out-of-control power also caused a former member of Xuanfang to permanently lose his hearing.

However, the official report was eventually sealed away.

It simply states, "Xu Xiao'er single-handedly killed a high-level monster, saving the entire Xuanfang team."

They didn't mention any of her mistakes and instead praised the whole team, giving them holidays and rewards.

No one recorded the price that team member paid. His sequence was the archer path of [Changsun Sheng]. The meaning of losing one's hearing for an archer is self-evident.

Gu Mingyun was asked to sign a confidential document and hand over the captain's position to Xu Xiao'er.

A real and immense fear lingered in her mind.

The authorities don't care about Xuanfang or the others.

In their eyes, the entire squad was merely a consumable for protecting Xu Xiao'er's growth.

The team members couldn't feel it, but she felt it very clearly.

Moreover, after she lost her position as captain, her husband kept urging her to leave Xuanfang: "You're no longer the captain, why keep risking your life?"

"That's the strongest sequence; you can't compete with her."

Although his tone implied fear that something might happen to her, Gu Mingyun knew that it was because she had become worthless that her husband, who used to listen to her every word, would say such a thing.

This was a team she had painstakingly built, and she didn't want the people here to become mere supporting characters. She was even more afraid that Xu Xiao'er might lose control one day and potentially kill her teammates.

Can this sequence holder, who bears the name of destiny, accurately resolve his target every time?

No one can be sure, but even if Xu Xiao'er made a mistake and accidentally killed her teammate, she wouldn't be punished. Instead, her superiors would care about her mental health, saying that the person deserved to die and that it was only natural for him to die in the hands of fate, so there was nothing to worry about.

Whatever this girl does can be forgiven, while whatever I do seems insignificant.

This fear manifested as jealousy when seeing Xu Xiao'er and as anger when she couldn't see her.

Gu Mingyun looked up at the opposite mountain and a strange feeling told her that this was the best opportunity.

But then she shook her head.

in the apartment.

As he watched the fifty or sixty people set off again, Jiang Fan pulled the demon away while continuing to look through the eleventh transaction software in his hand.

He planned to buy some close-fitting protective gear for his aunt.

After all, there's no rule in the bureau that forbids giving these items to other people, so it's reasonable for Jiang Fan to use his own contribution points to buy some items to ward off evil spirits for his aunt.

Half of his recent contribution points come from Liu Huo's side. The Tianhai University outpost can produce two derivatives almost every day, but the relics are getting fewer and fewer. Only one has been found in recent days.

Jiang Fan brought over one derivative item for 20 points. He brought over 15 items this week, which is about 300 contribution points.

Relics are awarded contribution points based on their quality, but he didn't hand them in. Instead, he threw them into the pool and exchanged them for a [Key of History].

After all, his main purpose was to find the relics; bringing the derivatives was purely for personal use.

Then, 300 contribution points will be automatically distributed every month. This is a benefit for Level 2 specialists. Level 1 specialists receive 200 points.

As for operators, they only have fifty points, and it would take half a year of hard work to get a derivative.

However, Jiang Fan's salary is probably at the lowest level. This is part of the official staffing system, and it increases gradually over the years. It operates under two separate systems with the specialist benefits.

These 600-plus points are just enough to exchange for a decent derivative item; Jiang Fan just looked around.

Tianhai City's derivatives rarely come in wearable forms; most are for combat support, such as longswords, bamboo hats, rattan armor, and talismans.

There are quite a few wearable items next door, but you have to pay an extra 20% to get them.

Jiang Fan stroked his chin, chose a rouge box originally priced at 500 points, and spent the 600 points lavishly before neatly turning off the screen.

Anyway, now that he has Li Xiuyi's [Taiqing Sword Seal], a second-tier pan-sequence [Knight], a standard longsword, and a specially made pistol, he can easily deal with any superpowered fugitive or [Superior] monster he encounters.

This box is an oddity among the derivatives. The original relic contained a female ghost dressed as a human, and this rouge box was the mirror used by the ghost when she was painting her face.

The longer the female ghost stared at it, the more the rouge box developed a special effect, emitting a rouge-like scent that could incapacitate animals within a meter radius, roughly equivalent to a pound of anesthetic.

It can also help the wearer maintain their appearance when applying makeup, even with makeup remover, thus preserving youth in another sense.

The reason this derivative can sell for 500 points is purely because its latter effect is more beneficial to women.

Anyway, Jiang Fan didn't feel bad about buying it for his aunt. If he could get it for her from the summoning pool, he would have done so.

They are essentially family, and their high social status makes them easy targets.

People like Jiang Fan are basically safe and sound, able to protect themselves by following the policies from above. They are not particularly important figures, and their social status is only that of a commissioner of the eleventh bureau.

In this encounter, Jiang Fan positioned Xuanfeng at the very front.

Xu Xiao'er is a third-tier legendary sequence, which normally means she should be stronger than Rias's [Lancelot].

The latter is very close to being a legend. Whether it is his own autobiography or his inclusion in the King Arthur story, his Platonic love with Guinevere that led to Camelot's collapse, it is a very central part of the story.

Xu Xiao'er's image is clearly a manifestation of her own mythological sequence, which is why it is accompanied by the evaluation of legend.

Roughly speaking, her overall combat strength should be around B-rank, similar to that of the second-tier [King Arthur] wielding the Sword of the Lake.

quite.

The latter is due to the bonus from having one life and a unique weapon.

A B-level [Calamity] mid-grade Xuan Bee can cause them trouble. Facing the unstable Xu Xiao'er, all they need is an opportunity.

On the game screen, fifty or sixty light spots representing Xuanfang members were slowly moving through the mountains and forests, while in the unseen corners around them, there were densely packed black insect shadows and tall monkey-boar monsters.

The deaths of the previous group of demons have already proven that a direct attack on Xu Xiao'er would be of little use.

Rushing over at the same time would probably only make that black feather ring a few more times.

Jiang Fan lightly swiped his finger across the screen.

He chose to split up his troops and surround the enemy's stronghold to ambush reinforcements, which happened to be located on the stone path leading up the mountain.

As the saying goes, "The earth collapsed and the mountains crumbled, and brave men died." Then, the stone ladders and plank roads were linked together. The main mountain, which is dedicated to the mountain spirit, has an extremely rugged terrain. The stone path that can be passed by one or two people side by side is no different from the Shu Road a thousand years ago, and it is easy to fall down.

As soon as the order was given, the swarms of bees and birds that were about to gather scattered into the forest.

They no longer form swarms that blot out the sky, but instead fly in twos and threes close to the tree canopy, rock crevices, and decaying leaves, specifically targeting those in the group who appear to be moving slowly.

Suddenly, a giant venomous bee emerged from under the fallen leaves, its stinger aimed straight at Xia Ling's knee.

Xu Xiao'er didn't even turn around.

A black feather flew out from her shoulder and pierced the black bee when the needle tip was less than half an inch away from Xia Ling.

"Those monsters are still here."

She said in a cold voice.

At the same time, a gasp came from the back of the group.

The tree spirit's vines wrapped around a team member's waist and dragged him abruptly into the dense forest.

With a slight turn of her wrist, before the black feathers could even be flung out, the three black feathers had already chased into the forest.

The vine snapped, and the injured team member was supported by feathers and safely returned to the team.

Xuanfang and his group reorganized their formation, but this time the monster gave them no chance to catch their breath.

A continuous roar came from deep in the mountains and forests.

The mandrills did not approach the group, but instead frantically rammed into the rock walls on both sides of the hillside.

Huge boulders, carrying mud, rolled down the road, causing the roads in front and behind to collapse simultaneously.

Xu Xiao'er raised her left hand.

The scattered black feathers around the group rose up simultaneously, weaving together in mid-air to form a huge black feather curtain.

The rock, weighing tens of tons, crashed into the feather curtain and was actually held aloft in the air.

The girl held the sword in her right hand and slashed forward.

A thin sword mark cut across the center of the boulder, and the massive rock silently split in two, rolling down into the deep valley from either side of the group.

"team leader!"

Someone else was being targeted by the giant poisonous bees and the nine-headed bird from the side.

With a flick of her fingertips, Xu Xiao'er sent a new piece of Xuan Feather detaching from the sword and landing on the team member's shoulder.

Jiang Fan watched as the black feathers gradually dispersed in the game interface and finally understood her fighting style.

Xu Xiao'er did not simply manipulate the flying sword; each piece of Xuan feather was an extension of her perception.

As long as the feathers remain, she can hear the breathing, the wind, and the killing intent nearby, and she can also strike with her sword from afar the moment danger appears.

Combining the rhythm of sound with Xuan Yu's attacks is not just her sequencing ability, but a perfect combination of control and output achieved through her continuous observation and summarization of the world, combined with her own super-sensitive voice.

Damn it, how come just because she comes from a musical family, she can act like she's cheating on everything?

Three pieces, five pieces, nine pieces.

Finally, almost every member of the Xuanfang faction had a piece of Xuan feather floating beside them.

Xu Xiao'er is still incredibly strong.

But the more people she protects, the wider the Xuan Bird Domain becomes.

Xuan Yu swept through the mountains and forests, bringing back to her consciousness all the sounds from the plants, the earth's veins, and the demonic energy.

It started as just a rumor.

Then she heard a priest who had been dead for many years chanting in the mountains.

"The Heavenly Mandate of the Black Bird descended and gave birth to the Shang Dynasty—"

Ancient chants mingled with the sounds of bee wings, footsteps, and the rapid breathing of the team members.

Further away, sounds could be heard from the Xu Family Ancestral Hall.

"Xiao'er, you can't make a mistake."

"The future of the Xu family rests on your shoulders."

Others may fail, but you cannot.

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For the first time, Xu Xiao'er paused in her steps.

It was just a fleeting moment.

The next moment, she swung her sword and killed the mountain demon that pounced from the right, and even saved the alchemist who was unaware of the danger.

No one noticed anything unusual.

Only Gu Mingyun saw that the blood behind her ear had changed from a thin line to two streaks.

"Put the feathers back in."

Gu Mingyun walked to her side and lowered her voice.

Xu Xiao'er did not turn around.

"We cannot accept it."

"You're starting to lose control."

"I know."

Gu Mingyun's grip on the sword tightened suddenly.

"Knowing this, why don't you take it back?"

Gu Mingyun looked at the back of the girl with feathered hair in front of her, and she remembered the battle when she first met this girl. A bad premonition spread in her heart, and at the same time, a crazy and bold idea was brewing in her mind.

Xu Xiao'er merely glanced back a few times before speaking softly.

Some of the leaves were shielding the wounded from stings, while others were supporting the collapsing mountain road.

"Take it back, or they'll die."

A simple sentence left Gu Mingyun speechless for a moment.

Suddenly, an even heavier impact came from ahead.

A colossal, mountain-sized boar galloped across the ridge from the side, not charging at the group, but instead smashing through several stone pillars supporting the mountain.

Both roads on the left and right collapsed simultaneously.

After the dust settled, only a narrow mountain path remained leading forward, and at the end of the path was a bottomless ravine.

"Back off."

Xu Xiao'er issued the order.

Gu Mingyun suddenly looked at her.

"There's no way out behind us."

"The same goes for the front."

Xu Xiao'er sensed through Xuan Yu that there was another big guy waiting for her ahead. Normally, that monster wouldn't be a match for her, but there were too many people around her, and she didn't want to see anyone else die.

"What gives you the right to make decisions for everyone?"

Xu Xiao'er finally turned her head.

Fine black bird feather patterns had appeared in the depths of her eyes, and all the sounds around her were mingling into a maddening shriek, yet she maintained her calm expression.

"Because I'm the captain."

The team began to retreat along the narrow mountain path.

Xu Xiao'er stayed behind alone, while Xuan Ling continued to slash, blocking the pursuing demons at the other end of the road.

As the last team member stepped across the edge of the ravine, the longsword in her hand suddenly trembled.

Dozens of scattered black feathers simultaneously emitted piercing, mournful cries.

The long-dormant black bee finally made its move.

Red ants resemble elephants, and black bees resemble pots.

Its stinger alone could contaminate the entire mountain spring. It opened its enormous stinger and pierced Xu Xiao'er's chest at supersonic speed.

Xu Xiao'er, who was overloaded with her sequence abilities, suddenly felt dizzy and swayed backward.

Xuan Ling was forcibly condensed in front of him, and the sword was pierced by the pot-shaped bee sting, causing the sword to explode, and countless feathers were scattered like a punctured down jacket.

This was the first time she had lost her balance in front of Xuanfang and the others, and she almost fell off the stone path and into the ravine.

Gu Mingyun subconsciously reached out and grabbed her wrist.

Ahead on the mountain path, the demon horde was closing in.

Behind him were team members who had already retreated to a safe area.

As long as Xu Xiao'er is pulled up, all the demons will follow the Xuan Bird aura on her body across the mountain stream.

If they let go, the others can leave alive.

For the first time, Xu Xiao'er hurriedly turned around and glanced at the demons.

This may be the first time she has proactively asked someone for help since joining Xuanfang.

Gu Mingyun looked at those unfocused golden eyes.

The pressure on his hands gradually tightened.

Then, the longsword was drawn downwards along Xu Xiao'er's arm.

The upward force suddenly changed direction.

Xu Xiao'er was taken aback.

The already cracked rocks beneath her feet shattered completely, and her body lost its support, plummeting into the bottomless ravine.

The demons chasing behind her also followed her, flying or jumping down into the ravine, like sows lining up to fall into a ditch.

Xu Xiao'er's face showed no anger, only confusion.

Gu Mingyun stood on the edge of the cliff, watching the black and white figure being swallowed by the mist, her lips trembling slightly.

"You're so strong—"

"You won't die."

Xia Ling, who was behind her, saw the figure, as white as a phoenix, fall into the ravine and immediately shouted.

"Sister Xiao Xiao!"

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