Is this okay?

This is infuriating!

"Count me in later," Kirito couldn't help but say.

The next second, Leng Mo grinned and shook hands with Kirito to reach an agreement.

"Hehe, I didn't know you were so knowledgeable."

"I don't know anything about people who take things lying down without fighting back, do I?"

The two couldn't help but show friendly smiles, which surprised Asuna and Shin standing to the side.

Since they met, Kirito has always been handsome, reliable, and steady. But now they've met a different Kirito, which is very exciting.

So Kirito has this side to him too!

Suddenly, the seemingly aloof Kirito came to life in their eyes.

then……

Then they saw Kirito, Leng Mo, and a bunch of ghost wolves cornering an unfamiliar NPC and beating him up with punches and kicks.

The stools and tables in their hands were used without mercy.

"Thief! Damn it! Thief! Hit him!"

"Gottork! Damn it! Gottork! Attack!"

"Awoo! Woo! Awoo! Woo!"

Crackling, crackling, crackling...

"Ah—! Who are you?! Ah! Don't bite my butt! I've done nothing to you, why are you hitting me?!"

Before he could even react, Gertock was beaten black and blue, his mouth agape and eyes closed, lying on the ground unable to stop, his mind filled with questions.

"We're not important! What's important is—you deserve to be hit!"

Leng Mo showed no mercy, repeatedly kicking Getok's head with the soles of his feet, even pinning him to the ground so he couldn't move.

Seeing this, Asuna didn't know what to say for a moment, and even felt a little sorry for her.

"Kirito-kun, isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

"Asuna, you don't know, this guy often kills people and then steals their money and equipment, deliberately leading people to dangerous places."

Kirito began to explain earnestly, and Asuna and Shin immediately frowned, sensing his anger.

Although I don't know what happened, they deserved it!

After a good beating, Leng Mo rubbed his fists together and wiped away the sweat from his work with a cool and confident expression: "It feels so refreshing, like I've changed into new underwear this morning!"

"..."

"Then let's go through the main entrance."

Kirito sighed silently and walked towards the closed gate.

Just then, Leng Mo saw a flash of red running past on the side path and quickly said to Kirito, "I saw Little Red Riding Hood. I'm going to take the side path."

As soon as he finished speaking, he ran towards the path without looking back.

Kirito and Asuna were left completely bewildered.

"Ah... shall we take the back path too?" Asuna asked.

result……

"Absolutely! No!!" Kirito said through gritted teeth, his voice firm and certain. If he followed Leng Mo, he wouldn't even know if he was being tricked.

"Huh?" Asuna had never seen Kirito react so strongly before.

"Asuna, believe me! There's never anything good to follow Amo Jun! Now that he's left on his own, it's a stroke of luck amidst misfortune!"

Kirito stared intently at Asuna, his face serious and focused, as if afraid she might do something terrible in a moment of despair, at which point it would be too late to say anything.

"Yeah?"

In the end, although Asuna didn't understand, she didn't make any further plans.

……

On the other side, in the path.

Rodrigo stood on the path outside Stoneville with a resentful expression, her face filled with anger, even though everyone around her had been killed by the limb extenders and her own hands had been extended by them.

Terrified, she ran away. She lost her courage, but... after wallowing in despair for a long time, she regained her courage.

She hadn't completely lost her courage; she wanted to do something, but felt powerless. Struggling, she decided to come and see... to see if she could apologize to her departed companions, and to acknowledge that, though she was terrified, she would eventually become like them.

But at that moment, she saw the enemy, soldiers wielding rapiers.

Holding a small knife, she prepared to launch a sneak attack.

Just then, someone appeared behind her.

"Hey, Little Red Riding Hood!"

"what--!"

Little Red Riding Hood was startled by the sudden sound behind her and jumped up, quickly turning around to look.

A well-dressed man in floral shorts gave him a friendly smile.

"You...who are you!?"

Rodrigo was so frightened she almost lost her balance, staring wide-eyed at the man behind her.

"I am the Faded Man, Leng Mo!" Leng Mo introduced himself to Rodrikka with a bodybuilding pose.

"A person who fades color??" Rodrik had never heard of this term before.

"The Faded Ones".

"Oh! Are you traveling alone? Going inside?" Rodrika breathed a sigh of relief after realizing that Leng Mo was a Faded One, and asked seriously.

"Yes, are you going in too?"

"I..." Rodrika hesitated, after all, she didn't have much courage.

Leng Mo noticed this and smiled kindly, "You know what? If you want to go in, it's very simple."

"It's very simple?" Rodrika was a little confused.

"Yes, it's very simple, just a little time-consuming?"

"What do you mean?"

"You must really want to avenge your comrades, but you find that you are not strong enough."

"Yes... I have lost my courage..."

"It's not your fault, you just haven't mastered the method."

"What do you mean? Method? Faded One, if you're just trying to comfort me, then don't bother. I know my own situation."

Rodrigo spoke with a face full of sadness. She understood her situation very well and knew that she had no way to have the strength.

"I can teach you. Do you know how to use poison mist?"

"Poisonous fog? No way."

"It's okay, I'll teach you."

"What do you mean?"

"It's simple, let me demonstrate."

Leng Mo chuckled, ran to the side, picked up a wooden bucket, put it over himself, and then carefully walked up the path ahead.

Then Rodrika saw Leng Mo hiding inside a wooden barrel, spraying poisonous mist at the soldiers beside him.

The soldier has been poisoned!

The soldier is losing health!

The soldier is dead!

"!!"

Rodrigo's eyes widened in disbelief. "Is this even possible?"

For a moment, Rodrigo suddenly doubted her eyes and felt incredulous.

Then she saw Leng Mo hiding in the wood, approaching another soldier, and then unleashing a puff of poisonous mist.

The soldier has been poisoned!

The soldier is losing health!

The soldier is dead!

"hiss!!"

Rodrigo gasped, and even felt a little eager to try!

Maybe I can do it too?

At this moment, Melina, who was invisible, saw the light flashing in Rodrik's eyes and felt as if the girl who was just fine a moment ago had suddenly turned bad.

But... it doesn't matter. Surviving in the border area is more important than anything else. Whether it's despicable or not is irrelevant.

At this moment, Leng Mo, having dealt with the surrounding soldiers, ran back with a grin.

"So! Do you want to learn?!"

"Can I?!" Rodrika looked at Leng Mo with excitement, as if she had seen a light at this moment, the King of Hope, and was even filled with an unprecedented impulse.

She used to only think about what she wanted to do, but she didn't feel that she could achieve it by doing it.

But things are different now. With Leng Mo's help, she not only wants to, but she can actually do it!

Just do it! You will succeed!!

Chapter 310 Ughhhhhhh!

Seeing Rodrik's lack of confidence, Leng Mo smiled slightly: "Believe in yourself, just as I believe in you!"

“But… I don’t know how to use poison mist.” Rodrika looked at Leng Mo with a troubled expression.

“That’s easy, I’ll teach you!” Leng Mo said to Rodrikka with great certainty.

"Thank you, thank you, Faded One."

Rodrigo smiled happily upon hearing this, her expression filled with a sense of relief.

So Leng Mo began to take out the poisonous mist and start teaching Rodrik. As for how to teach him, he didn't know, but Melina did, since magic and prayer could be taught.

After being taught by Leng Mo, Rodrikka quickly learned the skills. Even if Leng Mo couldn't help her, she could ask Melina to upgrade her skills.

About half an hour later, Leng Mo and Rodrika stood on the path, each with a wooden bucket, their faces beaming with sunny smiles.

"Iku, let's go!"

"it is good!"

Rodrika nodded and immediately hid inside the barrel, slowly moving forward. At this moment, the guards were patrolling. Rodrika approached the guards very carefully, and then, once she was within the attack range of the poisonous mist, she spat out a mouthful of poisonous mist.

puff.

The guard was poisoned without his knowledge.

Rodrigo, inside the barrel, immediately smiled excitedly upon seeing this, then waited through the cracks in the barrel for the guard to die suddenly.

As time passed, the guard finally died from poisoning. The wooden barrel next to him trembled excitedly, clearly indicating that Rodrik had lost control.

It seemed as if some extraordinary seed had been awakened, and it couldn't wait to move closer to the other guard.

When Leng Mo saw Rodrik's success, he couldn't help but show a moved expression, as if he were watching his own child grow up and realizing what growth truly meant.

Then, on the path leading from the side road to the main gate, Rodrika, like a child who had received a new toy, couldn't wait to poison one guard after another. Even after all the guards had been killed in her sneak attacks, she still seemed a little unsatisfied.

"I did it!"

After taking down the last guard, Rodrika cheered loudly towards Leng Mo with an excited expression.

"Congratulations, Rodrika. You've graduated." Leng Mo congratulated Rodrika with emotion, his face filled with tears of relief, as if he had finally overcome a difficult challenge.

"Thank you, Faded One." Rodrika looked at Leng Mo excitedly, her gratitude written all over her face.