Useless Humans

Everyone was forced to stand on the open ground as they all trembled. At least the sun wasn't as hot today. So a few players were relaxed.

But Yu Weimin and his lover stood side by side with their weapons in hand, standing vigilant as if waiting for something. Seeing them, Xie Ai could confirm that they had also observed the gust of wind and the small injuries that were created out of the blue.

Xie Ai also stood there tremblingly. Even though he had a knife, he still wasn't sure. After all, every time he played a virtual game, he always chose a healer and left the fighting aspect for his teammates to deal with.

How could he know how to fight with a weapon? He was a nerd who could only type on the keyboard!

His entire body trembled as he looked around.

Just then, the thing that frightened him the most finally arrived. A gust of wind passed through the trees on the open ground. A lot of leaves fell directly to the ground. If one looked carefully, they would see cuts on the bark and branches.

Yu Weimin whispered, "Be careful."

"You too."

Xie Ai finally opened his mouth and said, to dispel his fear, "Aren't you going to tell me the same thing?"

"Don't worry. You have my knife. It'll protect you." Qi Jingguo looked proud. "Even Xiao Min used that knife in his first level, right?"

He lightly nudged his lover, who ignored him outright, and said, "Here it comes."

The gust of wind reached the open ground in the blink of an eye, passing through the people assembled there too fast. Some inexperienced ones screamed in terror as small and big injuries appeared out of the blue.

"NOO, WHAT'S HAPPENING?!"

"It's the wind!"

"Are there knives in the wind?"

"No, I didn't see anything."

"Sh*t, here it comes again!"

Only Xie Ai stood there, dumbfounded. Just now, when the gust of wind passed through him, the knife moved automatically, making him go along in a weird stance, cutting through the sharp wind here and there.

He looked at the knife in a daze. Then he turned to look at the duo, who stood there without a single hint of injury on their bodies. It was clear that they used their swords to fight the wind.

Except for a light tear at the hem of Yu Weimin's shirt, he was completely fine. Qi Jingguo looked at his lover's shirt as his eyes clouded with darkness.

"They'll have to pay for this!"

"No need." Yu Weimin moved his wrist as he glanced in the direction of the wind. "It's coming again."

"Hah, if it touches Xiao Min once again, I'll use my ultimate weapon!"

"I said, no need!"

"...." Xie Ai facepalmed himself and finally butted in: "You guys, can you tell me what this knife is?"

Qi Jingguo's attention quickly shifted as he started explaining how the knife worked with a brightened expression on his face. "It's a beginner's knife! Although I never needed it, I bought it on a whim when I first arrived.

"You just have to stand there holding it, and when the danger arrives, it'll work just right-" A gust of wind passed just then as Xie Ai's body moved automatically to protect himself and to fight off the sharp wind at the same time, and Qi Jingguo also moved as he used his sword, saying, "-Yes, just like that! Very good! Looks like you're getting the hang of it!"

Xie Ai cried bitterly as he spoke, "Qi Jingguo, please… Can you stop speaking and help me? I'm feeling dizzy!"

But neither of the duo listened to him anymore. At this time, he looked like he was at his mercy. Every five minutes, the gust of wind passed through them approximately ten times. The group of three were lucky at this time, but not the rest of them.

More than half of the group were already dead because of bleeding and deepened injuries to their bodies. The ones who were alive were the experienced players who had props, but their condition wasn't as good as compared to the duo's.

By the end of twenty-five minutes, everyone was tired, and Xie Ai wasn't any different. Even though he basically got the hang of the weapon, it was still tiring to move along with it.

Beads of sweat rolled down his temples as he breathed heavily. He silently glared at the duo, who still looked fresh as if they hadn't moved.

But he had seen them jumping and swirling around with their swords. How could they not sweat like others?

Certainly, the great gods' bodies were different from ordinary people's.

He clicked his tongue as his heart filled with envy.

Half an hour finally ended as the guards spoke: "Except for you at the end, everyone can enter."

The guy he pointed to was the one who was punished and sentenced to stay outside for an hour. His face turned pale as he stood there.

Even though he stayed alive, his situation was worse than anyone else's; possibly speaking, he already looked on the verge of death. There wasn't a single place on his body that remained uninjured. Every portion of his being looked bloody as he walked in a daze, already feeling dizzy to the point of falling to the ground.

But he wanted to live. He didn't want to die just yet.

He had to go back and get married….

The man's eyes became firm at this time as he forced himself to stay awake, literally crawling toward the corridor. But before his hand could even reach that place, a gust of wind arrived, slashing away more bits and pieces of his body.

Players who had arrived inside could hear the sharp sound of flesh being slashed open with knives one after another at the fastest speed possible. The guy's throat was slashed this time as his eyes widened. He choked as blood spewed out of his neck, flooding the ground beneath him in red.

His eyes continued to stay wide open even after his death, staring at others helplessly as if asking for help.

But no one uttered a single word.

The leading guard clicked his tongue. "Useless humans. You can't even withstand seasons."