Common Armor: Defense +3

“Just as I thought, players these days don’t have anything good on them.” Mo Bai casually stuffed the white armor into his bag and shook his head.

Still, at least the ranger hadn’t dropped nothing, unlike the assassin.

Something is better than nothing.

“Tha—” Mo Xi had just started to thank him when Mo Bai cut her off.

“Now, climb up!” Mo Bai said sternly.

The forest wolves were about to respawn, and he couldn’t take on ten of them at once right now.

Let alone protect Mo Xi from them.

“W-wait…”

When Mo Xi didn’t move, Mo Bai grabbed her and started climbing toward the cave.

If they waited any longer, it’d be too late.

“So warm… Is this what a man’s hand feels like?” Feeling the warmth in his hand, Mo Xi couldn’t help blushing a little.

Super God Domain offered physical protection to female characters.

But she’d chosen to play as a man, so the system hadn’t protected her.

Awooo!

After the two of them left, the forest wolves respawned.

Hearing the wolves howl behind him, Mo Bai couldn’t help wiping away a bead of sweat.

But he didn’t stop what he was doing.

A moment later, he’d brought Mo Xi back to the cave they’d started from.

“Th-this is a cave?” Mo Xi looked around, hesitating.

Was this strange man planning to make a move on her?

“You should rest first…”

“N-no, we’re not at that point yet.” Mo Xi shook her head on instinct.

She didn’t even know the man in front of her. She couldn’t just offer herself to him because he’d saved her.

The least they could do was go through the steps of dating first, right?

They could start as friends.

“What are you talking about?” Mo Bai looked completely baffled.

He’d only thought Mo Xi was shaken up, so he’d told her to rest for a bit.

How had it turned into this?

He’d turned down plenty of girls who’d confessed to him, but that didn’t mean he was into guys.

“N-nothing.” Seeing Mo Bai’s confused expression, Mo Xi suddenly remembered that she was playing as a man.

“Ahem. Thank you for saving my life, sir.” Mo Xi hurriedly changed the subject.

“Is there anything you need? I’ll do my best to repay you.”

“Since you put it that way, hand it over.” Mo Bai held out his hand.

“I understand!” Mo Xi took the green gear she’d just been given from her inventory and resolutely placed it in Mo Bai’s hand.

“Who wants that? Hand over the beginner mana potions you’ve got.”

“As a priest, you should have some, right?” Mo Bai glanced at the green staff in his hand, rolled his eyes, and handed it back to Mo Xi.

He didn’t care about a mere piece of green gear.

Once he completed the quest, he’d get a piece of gold-grade gear or better.

A mere green item was nothing to him.

“Do you mean these?” Mo Xi took out three beginner mana potions and placed them in Mo Bai’s palm.

“Good. I’ve got my reward. You can leave once we’re done here.” Mo Bai put away the three beginner mana potions.

The three potions only gave him 300 MP, but that was enough for him.

With these three potions, he’d be able to grind even faster.

In a game where everyone was racing to level up, supplies mattered far more than you’d think.

“B-but I’m scared they’ll come after me again,” Mo Xi said nervously.

Once she got back to the newbie village, those three might come looking for her again.

Without Mo Bai protecting her, she had no way to deal with those three players.

“What a pain. Fine, come level up with me.” Mo Bai sighed.

He hadn’t wanted to bring this burden along while he leveled.

But if you’re going to help someone, you might as well see it through.

Since he’d saved Mo Xi, he couldn’t just abandon her now.

“Ding! Bai Mo has sent you a party invite. Do you accept?”

“Yes!”

“Ding! You’ve joined Bai Mo’s party.”

“Level five!?” Mo Xi stared at Mo Bai’s level in shock.

She’d started playing as soon as the game launched, and she was only level two.

Yet the player named Bai Mo was already level five.

Was this the difference between an ordinary player and a hardcore gamer?

“Stay right here.” Mo Bai glanced at Mo Xi, and a fireball formed in his hand.

A red “-101” appeared above the forest wolf, and he got back to grinding.

A few minor interruptions had happened, but they wouldn’t shake his resolve to finish the quest.

He had to get his hands on the Peerless class as soon as possible.