What kind of girl would travel to another world?

In the previous chapter, You Jiahui and Yang Mingyi entered the woods together, on their way to defeat the mid-level monster, the Sawtooth Mantis. A while later, three members of the adventuring team, curious and eager to observe and learn, also ventured into the woods. After walking for a while, they suddenly encountered a vast expanse of white fog moving toward them. Rather than fleeing in panic, the experienced trio immediately remained on guard, preparing for this inexplicable and unexpected situation. Soon, the fog enveloped them completely.

The three members of the adventure team had never encountered such a situation before. Being in an area full of unknowns, the deepest imagination of the unknown was fear.

It wasn't long before Torsi, who had been thinking a lot, began to feel a little hesitant. He quickly asked Di Wuan, "What should I do? Should I withdraw first?"

Eurypian was both angry and amused. He asked, "Retreat? Where to retreat? There's fog and trees. How can we determine the direction?"

Diwuan agreed with Uribian and said to the two team members, "Indeed, we've gone too deep into the woods. Without an accurate sense of direction, we're simply wandering aimlessly. The worst-case scenario is that we'll wander deeper and deeper into the fog, eventually reaching an unknown area of ​​the woods, unable to get out. I'm afraid it would be better to stay where we are and wait until the fog clears."

Torsi then asked Diwuan, "What if the fog doesn't dissipate?"

Di Wuan thought for a moment and said, "You're right. Whether you wander around or wait in one place, it's actually a gamble."

Eurypian continued, "Waiting here means we're betting that the fog will clear soon, at least before we die of hunger and thirst. Wandering around means we're lucky enough to finally get out of this fog, and we have to make sure we don't wander too deep into the woods."

After hearing this, Torsi nodded and said to Di Wuan, "Captain! You make the decision!"

Di Wuan was at a loss for a moment. After thinking for a long time, he said to the two team members, "Wait! There is a mid-level monster in the woods. Be prepared for defense and don't let it attack you."

After hearing Di Wuan mention "monster," Torsi suddenly asked, "Monster? Could this fog be released by that mid-level monster?"

Ulybian expressed his confusion and said, "That's impossible. I've never heard of a monster that could use magic. If it could, it would be a demon. The dungeon here has been conquered a long time ago, so it's impossible for a demon from the dungeon to escape. Hey, could it be a spell cast by that court wizard?"

Torsi began to speculate, saying, "Then why did she release the fog? Is this a tactic?"

Eurypian was puzzled. "But I've never heard of fogging the woods. What kind of tactic could that be? It can't be an escape tactic. How could someone find the right direction and escape in the foggy woods?"

Di Wuan immediately interrupted them, saying, "Everyone, stop guessing. If this fog is truly a spell, then it can't last forever. It will either dissipate automatically when the time is up, or dissipate immediately after the battle."

After hearing this, Thorsi and Eurypian both agreed.

Let's go back to You Jiahui and Yang Mingyi's story. As they were walking in the woods, You Jiahui suddenly remembered that mantises can camouflage and attack by surprise, so they were on guard against a sudden attack from a saw-toothed mantis.

While being cautious, You Jiahui silently drew the dagger from her waist. Yang Mingyi heard the sound of her sword being drawn and also took out her staff.

You Jiahui said to Yang Mingyi behind her, "Squat down a little, don't stand too high."

After hearing this, Yang Mingyi, who was leaning against You Jiahui, immediately replied to You Jiahui, saying, "Oh!" After that, she immediately squatted down.

You Jiahui also squatted down, and the two of them squatted under the shield while observing their surroundings and slowly moved forward.

After a while, Yang Mingyi expressed her confusion and asked, "Why do we have to walk while squatting? It's so tiring."

You Jiahui explained, "Crouching down makes it easier to block! The mantis will either attack from directly above or from diagonally above. If we crouch down, we can completely block its attack with our shield."

Just as You Jiahui finished speaking, there was a sudden clang! Something struck her shield. Then, a pair of large eyes suddenly appeared above her, staring at her. She instinctively swung her blade towards them. There was a sharp clang, like two pieces of iron rubbing against each other.

Then, the big eyes immediately turned away.

At this time, Yang Mingyi was squatting on the ground with her eyes closed and screaming: "Ah——" She was first frightened by the attack, and then covered her ears because of the harsh friction sound.

You Jiahui was not affected by Yang Mingyi's fright, but stared at the pair of big eyes less than two meters away from her.

Gradually, something appeared beneath those large eyes, revealing a giant mantis. It stretched its massive forelimbs, facing You Jiahui. It looked to be a head taller than You Jiahui, at least two meters tall.

After seeing that it was a giant mantis that had launched the sudden attack, You Jiahui immediately confirmed that it was the mid-level monster they were destined to defeat—the Sawtooth Mantis! She immediately realized that the piercing sound was the friction of her dagger hitting the mantis's forelimbs. She had never imagined that those forelimbs were as hard as steel. No wonder they were called "Sawtooth Mantis," the name truly lived up to its name. She let out a "tsk," feeling that this was truly a difficult situation to deal with. She thought to herself, "Those forelimbs are both offensive and defensive. What should I do?" Although she couldn't think of a countermeasure at the moment, her body involuntarily straightened up slowly. Holding the dagger in her right hand, she began to swing her sword.

The saw-toothed mantis seemed to be attracted by the sword flower in You Jiahui's hand, and looked at it with its head tilted.

You Jiahui suddenly thought, "That's right! Mantises seem to have dynamic vision, so they shouldn't be able to see static objects. Could it be that the dynamic object suddenly became smaller, confusing it?" Thinking of this, she suddenly shouted to Yang Mingyi, who was squatting on the ground, "Don't move! It can't see!"

After hearing this, Yang Mingyi finally opened her eyes, but upon seeing the saw-toothed mantis, she immediately covered her mouth in fear. She thought to herself, "That face looks so much like an alien from a movie! So scary! So disgusting!"

Suddenly, the sawtooth mantis pounced at the dagger in You Jiahui's hand with incredible speed! Although You Jiahui was on guard, she still had no time to react. With a "clang!", the dagger in her hand was knocked down. If she had retracted her hand a little slower, the sawtooth mantis's steel-like forelimbs would have cut off her right hand holding the sword! However, driven by fighting instinct, she retracted her right hand and slammed the shield in her left hand towards the sawtooth mantis.

The Sawtooth Mantis paused, perhaps because it had hit its target, or perhaps because it was contemplating what it had struck. Although it saw the moving shield, it was caught off guard and too close to the target, so it was struck by You Jiahui's shield. However, after being struck, it immediately bounced to the side.

You Jiahui's impact was accompanied by a forward lunge, and the force was considerable. However, right after impact with the sawtooth mantis, she sensed something was amiss. The feedback from the impact made her suspect that much of the impact had been absorbed by the mantis. The mantis immediately extended its forelimbs, clearly preparing to strike again.

Without a sword in her hand, You Jiahui had no way to launch an effective attack on the sawtooth mantis. However, she wanted to pick up the dagger that fell on the ground, but she was afraid that she would be attacked by the sawtooth mantis immediately. The situation at this moment was really frustrating. The target was clearly right in front of her, but she had no way to attack it. Thinking of this, she made another "tsk" sound and thought to herself, "The impact will be buffered, and the dagger's attack will be blocked by its forelimbs. Attacking the abdomen is too far away, and it will definitely be intercepted first. Then the only thing left is to find a chance to chop the joints of its forelimbs, but this mantis reacts too quickly to dynamic objects. How can I chop its joints?"

After an unknown amount of time had passed since the confrontation, You Jiahui suddenly realized what to do. She immediately shouted to Yang Mingyi, "Mingyi! Hit its eyes with Lianzhu Jutsu!"

Yang Mingyi was about to cry and said, "I can't bear to look at its face!"

You Jiahui shouted, "If we wait any longer, we will die together!" She didn't have the patience to encourage Yang Mingyi at the moment and could only shout at her.

Yang Mingyi could only squint her face, daring not to look too long, fearing she'd see too clearly. She kept glancing at it, the tense atmosphere a bit comical. She slowly twirled her staff, not daring to move too quickly. She aimed based on a rough feel, then unleashed a flurry of attacks at the saw-tooth mantis. Of course, she missed. Her accuracy wasn't great to begin with, and with her face tilted to the side and her hand not even pointed directly at the mantis, how could she possibly hit it?

Although Yang Mingyi's spell didn't hit the Sawtooth Mantis, the constant high-speed objects passing by it frightened it. The Sawtooth Mantis immediately flapped its wings and flew away!

Seeing it take flight, You Jiahui immediately went to pick up the dagger that had fallen to the ground, and it returned to her hand. With the dagger in hand, although she hadn't figured out a way to kill the saw-toothed mantis yet, she felt a bit more confident.

You Jiahui stared at the saw-toothed mantis flying in the sky and shouted, "It's flying! Shoot it down!"

Yang Mingyi saw the Sawtooth Mantis take flight and immediately stood up. She held her staff with both hands and fired a series of spells at the flying Sawtooth Mantis, but unfortunately, she missed. She couldn't guarantee a hit when hitting a stationary target, let alone a flying target.

You Jiahui looked anxious and shouted at Yang Mingyi, "What the hell are you doing? You didn't hit it at all! Hit it back to the ground!"

Yang Mingyi was also anxious, but she just couldn't hit the target. Suddenly, she thought of another solution: the "Mist Spell" she had learned before. Although she had learned it long ago, she hadn't successfully cast it until last night, just before falling asleep. When she cast the Mist Spell at the ceiling while lying in bed, the entire room was instantly filled with thick fog, and she was immediately stunned. Although she was surprised, she didn't think much of it and just fell asleep.

Thinking of what happened last night, Yang Mingyi immediately cast a fog spell. In an instant, the surroundings were completely filled with thick fog. If she and You Jiahui were not so close, they would hardly be able to see each other.

You Jiahui was completely confused at this moment and asked, "What's going on? Why is it foggy all of a sudden?"

Yang Mingyi leaned back against her again and said in a low voice, "I put it there. It will come down on its own if it can't see us."

You Jiahui also lowered her voice and said, "You're crazy! Mantises are masters of camouflage when hunting. You're actually creating an opportunity for it to prey on us. When it returns to the ground, we won't be able to see it again!"

Yang Mingyi panicked after hearing this and hurriedly asked You Jiahui, "What should we do now?"

You Jiahui immediately raised her shield again and said to Yang Mingyi behind her, "Don't move now! Just hide under the shield and wait for the fog to clear!"

Yang Mingyi agreed and said, "Oh." After a while, she asked again, "Do we still need to squat?"

You Jiahui answered her, "Squat down."

After a while, You Jiahui thought for a moment and said, "No! When the fog clears, we won't be able to see it, but it will be able to see us!"