My incredible luck and the girl I picked up

Then, thanks to the protagonist's halo, Leng Yihan's luck exploded once again.

With the probability of the two hexagrams canceling each other out normally, Leng Yihan's sword draw attack landed a critical hit, triggering double damage. The sword draw attack instantly wiped out Leng Binglan, killing her instantly.

After Leng Binglan disappeared, Leng Yihan also chose to leave, transforming into a beam of white light and vanishing from the Titan race's arena...

[Test complete. Winner of this round: Extreme Cold.]

[This match is a best-of-five (BO5) series. The current score is: Arctic 1:0 Blue Moon.]

[Automatically start the second round...]

[Starting random map generation...]

"Why is Leng Yihan such a good person?!!!!" — A roar that only Leng Binglan could hear.

94 Sea Demons (1)

[Starting random map generation...]

[Map confirmed: Sea Demon]

"Oh, this name is interesting." As soon as Leng Yihan finished speaking, a CG clip started playing, and the system's voice changed to a somewhat weak female voice, beginning to read the narration.

The wind blows fiercely, the Yi River is cold; the brave warrior departs, never to return.

Where the sea flows, danger lurks—this is a fact widely acknowledged by the local residents.

[Because there are man-eating demons in the sea, they are incredibly powerful. Ordinary people who are captured cannot resist, and even those with some martial arts skills cannot do anything to them.]

Fortunately, demons cannot stray too far from the sea and can only live in the ocean. Therefore, the areas where demons live are designated as restricted zones, where no water activities are permitted.

Of course, these are all old rumors. Since the zones were designated, no one has seen any evil spirits again, and naturally, no one wants to risk their life in that forbidden area.

But curiosity about the unknown is human nature; as the saying goes, curiosity killed the cat, and now the cat is coming to its doom...

The system's final scene focused on a group of children: four people, three boys and one girl, a typical mix of a fat guy, a thin guy, a burly man, and a delicate girl.

The system's words made Leng Yihan realize that this group of people were the ones who were sent to their deaths...

Leng Yihan regained control of his body and immediately looked around. There were no people or buildings in sight, but a sign not far in front of him read, "Please do not proceed forward!"

The main questline has been refreshed.

[Enemy Blue Moon eliminated.]

The side quests have been refreshed.

[Prevent the evil spirit from taking Zhou Yi back to the deep sea.]

"It's really an emergency mission right from the start..." Leng Yihan rushed towards the sign after seeing it. If the group of children had already reached the beach... she could only hope that they could hold off the evil spirits or that the evil spirits would arrive later.

From her current position, Leng Yihan could clearly see a long fence in front of her. After easily climbing over it, she saw the beach scene and the screams of those four unlucky kids… or perhaps only two of them were screaming?

From a distance, the demon appeared to have no feet, and was probably a fish-tailed human with extremely long and sharp fingers on both hands. If it weren't for the shield that the burly man among the four had, which appeared out of nowhere, it would probably have been torn to shreds long ago.

"Speaking of Zhou Yi, who is he... But as long as none of them are taken back, it should be fine, right?" Leng Yihan used her Qi Blade Slash, calculating the position and distance accurately, and the sword energy shot out, striking the arm of the evil spirit that was entangled with the burly man among the four.

"Ahhh!" The demon let out a sharp scream as Leng Yihan severed one of its arms. It tried to retreat, but Leng Yihan arrived, having switched back to its original offensive gear. She immediately unleashed a horizontal strike, attempting to cut the demon in half.

But the demon was not so easily killed. It dodged the attack with an extremely bizarre backflip that no human could possibly do, and then charged towards the girl among the four.

"At this close range, if you can grab her right under my nose, I'll admit defeat." Leng Yihan switched to her greatsword, and with a gust of wind from its blade, the seawater was cleaved apart, and the evil spirits were blown far away. She quickly moved to the girl's side, grabbed her, and retreated, reminding the others, "Run!"

"Oh!" The remaining three turned and ran. The burly man had put his shield away somewhere. He picked up the skinny man with one hand and the fat man with the other and ran towards the beach. Before long, he rushed back to the beach. The evil spirit came to the edge of the sea and looked at the five people who had run far away with resentment. He looked at Leng Yihan with vigilance and resentment.

"It seems we're safe for now." Leng Yihan put down the pale-faced little girl she was carrying. The evil spirit glanced at her a few times, then turned and swam back to the seabed.

"Phew...that was terrifying...thank you so much, big sister...oh right, my name is Jinpu, this skinny guy is Huang Qiang, this guy who looks like an adult but is actually 14 years old like us is Liu Billy, and that girl is Zhou Yi." The fat man introduced the four of them in one breath. Huang Qiang thanked him excitedly, Liu Billy crossed his arms and nodded to him, while Zhou Yi, the key figure in this mission, was still in a daze.

"Zhou Yi? Zhou Yi? Is she still alive? Is she still alive?!" Seeing that Zhou Yi did not respond, Jin Pu shouted loudly, finally bringing her back to her senses.

"Um...we're safe?"

"Yes, we're safe now! Thank you so much to this powerful older sister for saving us!" Leng Yihan's right eyelid twitched upon hearing Jin Pu's words.

"Why does everyone mistake me for a girl at first glance... Do I look that much like a girl...? In games, NPCs call me 'big sister' when they're young and 'little sister' when they're older. In real life, when I go shopping, the cashier always says kindly, 'Little sister, you've bought so many things for your parents! How thoughtful!' When I went to a clothing store, the first thing the salesperson recommended was women's clothes. Please, even though my hair is a bit long, I'm wearing men's clothes! Can't you see that? Are you blind? My voice is male, can't you tell? Are you deaf? Even the teachers, when they see my long hair during the appearance check, don't say much. It's gotten to the point where I'm too lazy to cut my hair... Why do people in the world, including Lin Yin and Bing Lan, always act like it's normal for me to be a girl? It's so unfair and hurts my self-esteem as a man!" After grumbling to herself, Leng Yihan forced a smile at the four of them, "Um... I'm a man... Is calling me 'big sister' too much for me...?"

"Oh! I see! I'm so sorry!" Jinpu looked very surprised. "Because my older sister... my brother is so handsome, I couldn't help but think he was a girl dressed as a man!"

“Hehe… Can I take this as a compliment?” Leng Yihan’s lips twitched. “Absolutely no problem!” Jin Pu patted his chest.

Side quest completed.

The side quests have been refreshed.

Upon hearing the system notification, Leng Yihan glanced at the newly refreshed task in her taskbar—[Investigate Zhou Yi's true background.]

Wow... that's quite a leap! Based on the previous side quest, it's obvious that Zhou Yi's background is related to the sea demons, right?

"I want to ask you a question. Why did you take such a big risk to come to this beach? This place has been designated as a restricted area, and I believe the adults have told you many times not to come here. Why did you still come?" After a moment of contemplation, Leng Yihan seriously questioned the four of them.

"Ah~ well..." Jin Pu awkwardly touched his nose, glancing at Zhou Yi next to Leng Yihan.

"Um?"

"Um... I'm the one who gathered everyone here..." Zhou Yi spoke softer and softer, lowering his head, afraid of being criticized by Leng Yihan.

"Let's leave here first, otherwise it won't be good if the evil spirits come." Leng Yihan glanced at them and changed the subject. Jin Pu and Huang Qiang breathed a sigh of relief, and Liu Billy's furrowed brows also relaxed temporarily. Only Zhou Yi was still uneasy, with his head down, staying in place.

"...What's wrong?" After taking a few steps, Leng Yihan noticed that Zhou Yi hadn't left. She turned around and looked at her with a serious expression. "Didn't I tell you that this place is dangerous and you can't stay here?"

“That’s right! Zhou Yi, you saw how dangerous that monster is, right? Let’s leave quickly to avoid any trouble!” Jin Pu also stepped forward to persuade him, and even Liu Billy nodded in agreement with Jin Pu’s words.

“But, but…” Zhou Yi raised his head, tears welling up in his eyes, “I can hear… I can hear her screaming, crying, begging for mercy, pleading for help, I want to help her!”

"Oh?" Leng Yihan was pleasantly surprised, not expecting Zhou Yi to reveal the reason for his visit.

"Hey? Zhou Yi, what are you talking about? Didn't you come here to see what that monster looks like?" Huang Qiang was still clueless, but Liu Billy and Jin Pu had already realized—Zhou Yi had kept his real purpose a secret from them.

"Please! Big brother, you're so strong! She's in so much pain, I can hear her screams every night... Please help her!" Zhou Yi stepped forward, looking at Leng Yihan with teary eyes.

Then the comments section exploded.

'Help me!!! How can I refuse such a cute little girl?! Am I even a man?!'

'Help! Help! Help! Help! Help! Help! I'm begging for help for the little girl in the extreme cold!'

'Please help +1'

'Please help +2'

Comments like "Please help +3" appeared in the chat...

If Leng Yihan could see it, he would see that almost all the comments were asking for help, but Leng Yihan can't see it, so he has to make the decision himself.

"...Where exactly did you hear that?" Leng Yihan asked after a moment's hesitation. He didn't want to spend too much time on it, since doing too many side quests could drag out the map's progress, just like when he fought the North Plains with the Thunderclap skill, which took several hours.

“Deep in the ocean…very, very deep…” Hearing Zhou Yi’s words, Leng Yihan fell silent. If he wasn’t mistaken, it would probably take an extremely long time to complete this side quest, and he would also have to figure out how to defeat the extremely powerful evil spirit in the water.

I forgot to mention, the reason Leng Yihan dared not act rashly was because the data on the evil spirits revealed a lot of things, such as that evil spirit from just now...

[NPC: Sma (hostile)]

Race: Sea People

[Level: 80]

Current Health: 79%

Attack power: ???

[Defense: Extremely Low]

Special attack methods: Water magic; ability to move at supersonic speed underwater.

[Note: Behind it is a race.]

The reason Leng Yihan dared not go into the sea was this note. Since it was a race, there must be more than just one monster. There must also be characters of different levels, like Taro or Tidus from the Titan race in the previous game, "The Broken World." The water was their home ground. Even though Leng Yihan's equipment meant that she wouldn't be much different in the sea compared to on land, the improvement of the sea people in the sea was even more terrifying.

Seeing Leng Yihan deep in thought, seemingly about to refuse, Zhou Yi panicked. "Please, big brother! Please save that person! I'll do anything you ask!"

"Hmm... well..." Leng Yihan drawled, still weighing the pros and cons, "... fine, I'll help you out, it'll just take a little more time."

"Thank you!" Zhou Yi smiled through her tears, while Leng Yihan sighed. Why was she so bad at refusing? She always softened and agreed as soon as someone asked her for something. It seemed she would have to be more careful this time.

"Huh?! Then... what do we do?" Jinpu pointed to himself in confusion. "I don't mind if you come along, but I can't find my way without Zhou Yi." Although she didn't say it very clearly, the three of them understood what Leng Yihan meant: Zhou Yi had to come with her.

"What about the breathing issue? How should we resolve it?" Jinpu pressed. "I have my own way of resolving the breathing problem. As for whether her parents will agree to this... I'm afraid we'll have to act first and ask them later, if she truly wants to save the person she mentioned."

"Then what about those monsters? Can you handle them? If they really imprisoned someone, and that person is still alive, then that imprisoned creature, whether human or demon, must be very strong. If it's so strong, why was it captured? Doesn't that mean there are monsters even stronger than it?" Liu Billy immediately hit the nail on the head regarding Leng Yihan's biggest concern: how strong the guards were.

"Well... I guess I'll have to ask about that."

"Huh? Who are you asking?" Liu Billy was momentarily stunned, but quickly realized who it was. "You're going to catch that monster?!" Jin Pu and Huang Qiang, who had snapped back to reality, said at the same time.

“Yes, after all, it’s a sea creature and knows much more about us.” Leng Yihan nodded, turned around and walked back to the area near the sea. “You guys stay here and be careful. I’ll be back soon.” After saying that, Leng Yihan unleashed her sword intent without restraint and rushed directly into the sea.

When Leng Yihan was completely submerged in the seawater, a host of special effects from her equipment were triggered. The most obvious one was that Leng Yihan was suddenly lifted up by a bubble. This bubble allowed Leng Yihan to maintain her agility in the water and also to resist damage. Breathing, however, required something else. Meanwhile, the evil spirit Sima did not stray too far from the beach. It was sitting and meditating about 100 meters below the shore. At this time, its severed left hand had already grown back, demonstrating an extremely terrifying self-healing ability.

Sima clearly sensed someone entering the seabed. He opened his eyes and saw, "Holy crap, it's that scoundrel from the surface again!" Sima's first thought was to run away, but then he remembered that this was his home turf, so he decided to turn back and teach this ignorant human a lesson.

"Ah...so he really wants to turn around and fight me..." Leng Yihan looked at Sima turning around with an expression of "I knew it," clearly having expected Sima to turn around and fight him. After all, if it were him, in his own home field, he would definitely fight first to test the strength. If Sima was too strong, he would run away; if Sima was not as strong as him... he would naturally kill him.

Sima was incredibly fast, arriving in front of Leng Yihan almost instantly. His claws lashed out, but instead struck Leng Yihan's sword and shield.

How could Leng Yihan have come into the sea unprepared to grab him? After the sword and shield withstood the attack, Si Ma showed no intention of retreating. He frantically scratched at the shield with his claws, tearing it apart instantly. However, Leng Yihan had already used up the skill scroll in her hand.

[Skill Scroll: Imprisonment Spell (Special Skill)]

[Skill Effect: Controls an enemy, rendering them unable to perform any actions for 2 seconds; the effect lasts for 100 seconds on NPCs.]

As soon as the binding spell was cast, Sima's movements stopped abruptly. Leng Yihan easily caught Sima and returned to land.

Time was limited, so Leng Yihan had to get back to land quickly and build a prison for this guy. It didn't take too long; she returned to land in exactly 50 seconds. However, instead of bringing Sima directly to the ground, Leng Yihan placed Sima in water that only covered half of his body and took out another skill scroll.

[Skill Scroll: Heavenly Thunder Prison (Special Skill)]

[Skill Effect: Creates a cube-shaped lightning prison with sides of three meters, which can only be broken from the outside. Duration: ∞.]

That's right, this is a weakened version of the Heavenly Thunder Prison. As for how it came about... I got it while farming a dungeon, that's all. And its duration is infinite, so in a sense... it seems to be more useful than the original Heavenly Thunder Prison? However, this item is quite rare. Leng Yihan only has one. After all, this is no longer a matter of luck, but because the dungeon that drops the skill scroll will only drop this scroll once, and it won't drop a second time.

Leng Yihan was initially worried that the water might conduct electricity and cause problems, but it turned out that the outer layer of the lightning prison seemed to be held by some mysterious force, and the lightning power did not overflow, nor did any electric shock occur.

He gestured for the four people in the distance to come over. The group initially approached cautiously, but later became extremely surprised and ran over directly, looking at Sma, who was still under the confinement spell in the Thunder Prison, with great interest.

"I don't recommend you touch this lightning prison. It could very well electrocute someone." Seeing Jinpu curiously reach out to touch the lightning prison, Leng Yihan warned him, startling Jinpu so much that he withdrew his hand.