“Fine, you’re the one asking for it,” Alex replies.

He knows she’s right, but it’s not easy for him. So far, he only fights against monsters and dark hunters.

Not only because she is a woman, attacking anyone without any hostility will make him hesitate.

Alex takes a deep breath, trying to focus solely on the fight, clearing his mind of unnecessary thoughts.

Like a flick of a switch, the atmosphere around Alex changed. This caught MingYue by surprise. Not everyone could change their mind quickly like that.

Bam!

Alex starts taking the initiative.

This time, he targets MingYue’s face, but his movement isn’t swift enough, allowing her to dodge it easily.

She counters with a knee to his stomach, but having learned from past experiences, Alex blocks the attack.

As time progresses, Alex starts getting accustomed to her movements, and his attacks become more refined and stronger.

His mind is now singularly focused on attacking the opponent in front of him.

He thrusts his fist toward her stomach, but MingYue sidesteps swiftly, letting the punch hit the air.

Alex kicks his foot forward and leaps away, putting some distance between them. He then turns around to face MingYue.

Usually, MingYue would already be in front of him, delivering a kick or punch. It’s happened many times before. But this time, she isn’t there. Instead, he senses her presence behind him.

Alex raises his hand and points his elbow backward to strike.

Bam!

It connects with MingYue’s fist. In response, Alex raises his knee toward her torso. Normally, MingYue would gracefully dodge this using her footwork, but this time she doesn’t.

MingYue starts attacking aggressively. She notices Alex has gotten used to her movements, so she switches to close-quarter combat.

Her normal fight style was attacking when a gap opened and then putting some distance before going back, but now She wants Alex to gain as much experience as possible.

Taken by surprise, one of her punches hits Alex square in the eye. Since their strength is similar, Alex doesn’t get pushed back. He counters with a punch to MingYue’s gut.

They start trading blows, but neither leaves a mark on the other since they’re only using pure physical strength. But this doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt.

Even tough they don’t use qi and lifeforce on purpose, it will still pasively protect their body.

For normal attack to damage them it will need to have leviathan class creature weight behind it.

After a few hits, Alex’s focus starts to falter. He’s still engaged in the fight, but unnecessary thoughts begin filling his mind.

Thoughts like his close proximity to MingYue, her pleasant scent, and her body warmth—all make it hard for Alex to concentrate. He can’t help it; no matter how real VR is, it’s still different from the real world.

Even though he can’t pinpoint exactly what’s different, maybe it’s just because he knows it’s all fake.

Alex’s intense gaze makes MingYue feel uncomfortable. This slows her movements, creating an opening for Alex.

Alex throws a punch, but when he gets close, his fist opens into a palm, pushing MingYue to the ground.

Lying above her, only a small distance away, makes both their hearts beat loudly. Their bodies start to feel hot.

Seeing her beautiful face, Alex swallows nervously. Her long eyelashes, rosy cheeks, and crimson lips.

They gaze into each other’s crimson eyes. MingYue sees desire in Alex, while Alex sees something that reminds him to control himself.

It’s not the relationship he wants. Though they’re bonded by the system, Alex doesn’t want that to be the foundation of their bond.

He quickly stands up and says, “Sorry, I didn’t mean it that way.”

MingYue’s eyes flicker for a moment before returning to her usual calm.

“It’s fine. I think we’ve practiced enough.

So far, you’ve only fought those much weaker than you. You need more practice against those at the same level; otherwise, your instincts won’t sharpen,” MingYue advises.

Seeing MingYue not making a fuss about what happened, Alex feels relieved.

Little does he know it’s just her exterior; inside MingYue’s mind, her emotion is like a raging wave. LinHua has seen everything since they arrived in this world.

At first, she kept asking nonstop about all the new information she was learning. However, her focus quickly changed when MingYue started bickering with Alex.

LingHua now acts like an excited high school girl who loves gossiping, constantly saying things that could easily make any virgin shoot blood from their nose then die from anemia.

MingYue turns a deaf ear to all this. She regrets putting LinHua in her earring.

‘Kya~ Will you have your first kiss now?’

‘So you have a boyfriend? No wonder you’re more forgiving. The old MingYue would have killed me for sure.’

Many similar phrases keep echoing in her mind. That’s why, after Alex puts some distance between them, the first thing MingYue does is store the crystal in her ring.

‘I should have done this from the beginning. What was I thinking?’ MingYue thought.

Alex considers offering MingYue a drink but changes his mind when he gets a message from Petricia.

“MingYue, we have a problem.”

“Explain.”

Some time ago, after receiving orders, Petricia, Zargath, and Vexgore went their separate ways.

Petricia move toward the nearest village while Zargath and Vexgore explored different areas.

Vexgore didn’t find any cities and continued exploring the forest, but Zargath had a different experience.

While exploring, he encountered a caravan.

The group consisted of three wagons and a dozen guards. The wagons were pulled by animals looking like a horses.

They had red eyes, six legs, and bodies covered in black scales. Each wagon was pulled by one of these creatures.

Around them, dozens of people stood guard. Zargath decided to follow them from a distance. It was a good opportunity to gather information.

Judging by the appearance of the wagons, Zargath could tell they were owned by at least a noble.

The wagons were adorned with decorations that grassroot class wouldn’t bother with.

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