Looking at the items in my inventory, I saw that out of the one hundred beast crystal cores required for the quest, sixty-seven had already been gathered. The killing power of the two MM was nothing short of extraordinary; clearing out quest items was practically an unstoppable force. Without the two of them, I estimated it would have taken me at least three days and three nights just to grind out these cores. Class restrictions could truly be quite frustrating at times.
Before logging off, Xinyu had leveled her Wind Feather Arrow all the way to level 7, while Lu Xuehan's Thunderous Nine Heavens had reached level 9. By now, their strength should be considered superior to Xu Lin's. After all, levels didn't lie: Xu Lin was only level 101, whereas Xinyu and Lu Xuehan were level 104 and level 105, respectively. Xu Lin spent far too much time in the real world, whereas Xinyu and Lu Xuehan were much more willing to spend their time in the game accompanying me to grind monsters, gain experience, and hunt for gear.
Right now, at my insistence, the two of them had logged off to sleep. I, on the other hand, was left behind to wait for the Dragon Speaker. Surrounded by a world of ice and snow, I sat alone at the edge of a precipice with my Feather Sword thrust into the snow beside me. Looking out over the vast, desolate landscape, my heart filled with endless emotion.
Chapter 488