owlsbooks Chapter 335 Ye Yao's Preparations
Chapter 335 Ye Yao's Preparations
She wore a silver-gray metal mask that only covered her nose and above, revealing her beautifully shaped jawline and a touch of pale lips.
His neat short hair remained motionless in the damp wind of the swamp.
What is most striking about her is her eyes. Through the eye holes of the mask, one can see that they are clear and calm eyes, like the water of a deep pool, seemingly calm, yet able to penetrate the fog and shadows.
She held a pair of oddly shaped daggers in her hands, reversed.
The dagger was entirely black, with only a barely visible line of dark red blood flowing at the blade, as if it had just drunk its fill of blood.
Each dagger's hilt is inlaid with a tiny gem that constantly emits a dark aura.
Half a step behind her stood a young female priest, also dressed in leather armor but with a more ethereal style, holding a short staff that emitted a soft white light.
The other three, two men and one woman, were all between levels 27 and 28, and their classes were Rogue, Ranger, and a rare Shadow Mage.
They were the core members of Ye Yao's team. Although they had just gone through a fierce battle and their breathing was a little unstable, their eyes remained focused as they vigilantly scanned the surrounding thick fog while quickly dealing with the items dropped by the lord.
The battle ended cleanly and decisively.
From the moment the lord was stunned by Ye Yao's fluid and unpredictable movement as she ambushed him from the shadows with a sudden attack, to Shen Yiyi's precise healing and dispel spells that negated the effects of the poison and corrosion, and then to the other three's coordinated restraint and burst damage, the entire process took no more than two minutes.
Facing this swamp lord, which could wipe out an ordinary level 30 squad, they displayed fluid teamwork and composed strength suppression.
With a flick of her wrist, Ye Yao sent the two daggers silently back into their slots under her arm armor, like birds returning to their nests.
She walked to the largest snake head of the lord, bent down, and with her black-gloved hand, took out a crystal the size of a pigeon egg from deep within its shattered eye socket. The crystal was constantly emitting a grayish-green poisonous mist. [The Venomous Core of the Three-Headed Serpent, Grade A Material]
Just as she put the material away, preparing to instruct her team to rest and search the vicinity for any potential treasure chests—
That grand and cold system announcement, broadcast across the entire continent, exploded in her mind and the minds of everyone present without warning!
[...A player has already broken through level 50 and completed the ultimate class advancement...The preliminary rounds of the Battle of the Realms will begin in 7 days...]
Ye Yao's hand, which was reaching for her backpack, paused slightly.
Those calm eyes, slightly lowered behind the mask, flashed with a hint of deep thought.
The aura around him, which had been calming down, settled down again, silently enveloping him like a night fog.
Shen Yiyi and the other three team members behind her also stopped what they were doing, their faces showing shock and confusion.
The ranger instinctively tightened his grip on his longbow, the rogue's figure seemed to fade even more, and the energy fluctuations around the shadow warlock became slightly disordered.
Level 50? Advanced? Preliminary Round?
Every word is like a pebble thrown into a lake, creating ripples.
A brief silence followed, broken only by the incessant rustling of the swamp.
Ye Yao was the first to regain her composure.
She didn't look at the team members' reactions, but went straight to the system interface and clicked on the flashing preliminary rules icon.
She reads extremely fast, her gaze calmly sweeping over each line of text, while her brain simultaneously performs a clear and orderly sorting and analysis.
About a minute later, she closed the interface.
"Have you finished reading?" Her voice rang out, gentle yet carrying a calming power, like a quiet stream flowing through the forest, clear and not cold.
"I...I've finished reading, Captain." Shen Yiyi was the first to respond, her voice still a little tight. "The rules...are so cruel."
"Survival is never easy." Ye Yao turned around, her gaze behind the mask calmly sweeping over the four team members. There was no blame in her tone, only a statement.
"But that's precisely why we need to stay clear-headed. Fear and lamentation are pointless; our goal remains the same: keep going, see things clearly, and take control of our own destiny."
She paused, her gaze lingering for a moment on Shen Yiyi's slightly pale face, softening slightly.
"For the next seven days, the Shadow Squad will enter a state of high readiness." Ye Yao's tone was calm and firm. "I have the following arrangements."
"First, level. Yiyi, please coordinate the team's resources and allocate all available experience-boosting items reasonably."
Abandon inefficient and repetitive activities. Goal: Within seven days, I will reach level 35, and everyone else will reach at least level 32.
Prioritize exploring known high-experience hidden maps. If necessary, consider limited cooperation with other reliable teams; mastering the core rewards is essential.
Shen Yiyi nodded solemnly: "Understood, Captain. I'll get ready right away."
"Second, equipment and props."
Ye Yao continued, speaking steadily, "Conduct a comprehensive check of reserves, prioritizing improvements in survival, reconnaissance, and explosive capabilities."
Non-core A-grade and B-grade resources can be converted into cash to exchange for top-tier potions, resistance scrolls, one-time crowd control or damage items, and high-level random teleportation scrolls.
If resources are insufficient, they can be exchanged for intelligence or commitments to future cooperation.
"Yes!" the logistics team member replied solemnly.
Third, intelligence.
Ye Yao turned her gaze to the Shadow Warlock. "Activate all hidden channels and focus on gathering three types of intelligence: the preliminary round environment and debuff data, the movements and analysis of other top players, and the post-match strategies of major factions. We need to know ourselves and our enemy."
"Leave it to me," the Shadow Warlock replied in a deep voice.
Fourth, tactical drills.
Ye Yao looked at the wandering knight, "Starting tomorrow, half of your time each day will be devoted to high-intensity combat."
The game focuses on simulating encounters, breakouts, and counter-ambushes in complex environments, as well as temporary cooperation and self-defense under a points-based system.
We must adapt to the rules.
"Yes!" The ranger's eyes gleamed with fighting spirit.
Ye Yao finally looked at Shen Yiyi, her voice softening slightly but still clear:
"Yiyi, your role will be very important. The pressure of making healing and support decisions will be much greater in the preliminaries, and you will need to make more accurate judgments about the situation."
At the same time... be prepared for the most difficult choices. But I believe you can do it.
Shen Yiyi took a deep breath, her eyes gradually hardening: "I will try my best, Captain."
"Very good." Ye Yao nodded slightly, pleased with her team's quick adjustment. What her team needed was calmness and trust, not blind excitement.
"Also," she added, as if remembering something, "about that 'Lin Tian'..."
Everyone's expression turned solemn.
"Keep an observation for now, and don't take the initiative to make contact or be hostile," Ye Yao analyzed rationally. "His strength and style of doing things are beyond the norm."
If you are in the same region, avoid their activity area in the early stages; in the mid-to-late stages, weigh the options based on the situation.
In extreme circumstances, extremely cautious, profit-driven temporary cooperation may be considered, but one must be prepared to evacuate at any time, with self-preservation as the primary prerequisite.