What kind of girl would travel to another world?

In the previous chapter, You Jiahui and Yang Mingyi followed the adventure team into the underground city of Corpse Curtain Cave. At this point, they encountered their first mid-level monster—a speed-swimmer, the very same monster Qi Xinyang had previously slain in the underground city of the abandoned crypt. Qi Xinyang's first encounter with the speed-swimmer was incredibly frustrating, and he dodged a fatal blow only by turning quickly and lying on his back while casting a spell.

It's also worth mentioning that the environment they encountered in the Corpse Curtain Cave was completely different from the abandoned underground palace Qi Xinyang had visited. Although both encountered speed-swimmers in shallow water, the stone brick floors of the abandoned underground palace were flat. The Corpse Curtain Cave, on the other hand, was anything but flat; the surface was full of potholes. The path they were in was still covered in shallow water, causing light refraction, and a careless walk could easily lead to a sprained ankle.

The most difficult thing for them at the moment is that no one present has ever fought against that fast-swimming monster. How should they deal with it?

Everyone in the passage who was observing the fast-swimming monster was silent at this moment.

Since becoming adventurers, the three members of the adventuring team had only slain low-level monsters; they had never successfully slain a mid-level monster. Previously, when their team consisted of four people, they had challenged another mid-level monster, but had failed. Now, facing the "speed-swimmer" in the distance, a monster they had never fought before, they felt even more helpless.

You Jiahui didn't dare to rush forward and challenge it. She only knew that the speed-swimmer had a non-harmful "water movement" skill, but she had no idea how it could harm her. She also thought it was wrong to just charge forward; that would be too risky.

Just when everyone else was at a loss, Yang Mingyi asked the others, "How do we fight? Just go straight in?" After asking for a long time without getting an answer, she took the short staff and was about to move forward.

You Jiahui pulled Yang Mingyi back and asked her, "What are you doing? Are you crazy? Didn't I forbid you to use magic like that?" After saying that, she looked at Yang Mingyi with an angry expression.

Yang Mingyi said to You Jiahui, feeling aggrieved, "But waiting like this isn't an option." She thought, "If I keep dawdling, I'm afraid I'll miss dinner. Besides, we just finished all the food in our bag." With that thought, she didn't want to wait any longer. She said to You Jiahui, "Let me try first. Maybe I can beat him!" Then, she looked optimistic.

You Jiahui rolled her eyes at Yang Mingyi, and then said to her: "Then how do you know that your spell can cause damage to it? The acid water monster was burst just now, and you didn't kill it directly!" After that, she frowned and continued to observe the fast-swimming monster.

Yang Mingyi was stunned when she heard You Jiahui's words. Confused, she muttered, "Huh? That seems to be the case. It can't be considered a direct beating..." She thought to herself, "Right! Why would I think I beat him to death?" She suddenly felt a little embarrassed at this thought. Then, she smiled foolishly at You Jiahui.

You Jiahui turned to ask Torsi and Ulybian, "What exactly is the description in the picture book that you have seen?" After that, she continued to look at the fast-swimming monster in the distance.

Uribian replied to You Jiahui, "I don't remember it very clearly. It is said that it only appears in areas with water and can glide on the water. As for its appearance, it only describes that its body is like a small boat, with very short limbs, and it usually stands, with an eye on each side of the bow. And the pictures in the encyclopedia are rather sloppy. If you just look at the pictures, you can't tell that it is a speed-swimmer." He has tried his best to recall the contents of the encyclopedia, but this is all he can remember.

Yang Mingyi muttered, "The body of that 'swimming monster' looks curved, and it does look like a small boat. Could it be swimming around like a small boat, but it's standing..." She called the monster's name wrong again, saying "swimming monster" instead of "fast-swimming monster".

Torsi muttered, "It's still too far away, I can't see clearly..." After that, he opened his eyes wide and leaned his head forward.

Di Wuan said to the others, "Let me go up and take a look first. If we are suddenly attacked, I can block it with my shield." After saying that, he raised his shield and was about to move forward.

You Jiahui thought for a moment and said to Di Wuan, "I'd better let me go." She thought to herself, "Although I really want them to help me test it out first to see how the monster called the 'speed-swimmer' attacks. But if I could just chop it with a sword without the speed-swimmer noticing, it might be better. That 'traitor' Qi Xinyang probably did this, and I would definitely do the same if I used a bow and arrow." After saying that, she was ready to try a sneak attack.

You Jiahui's guess was correct. After Qi Xinyang had gained a firm grasp on his own strength, he adopted a combat style primarily based on sneak attacks. Especially when facing low-level and mid-level monsters he had already slain, Qi Xinyang would not give them the opportunity to cast spells. Unless he was curious about the effects of a monster's spell, Qi Xinyang would "stir up trouble" and trigger the monster to cast a spell.

Seeing You Jiahui about to move forward, Di Wuan asked her, "Sir Knight, it's time to bring a shield this time." After that, he handed over the shield in his hand.

After a moment's thought, You Jiahui said to Di Wuan, "Okay! You guys stay away. I'll go up and take a look." Then she took the shield from Di Wuan. As soon as she grasped it, it felt so heavy it fell to the ground. "It's so heavy!" she said to Di Wuan. After reluctantly lifting it, she began to quietly walk along the wall.

You Jiahui, already halfway there, felt a small sense of comfort at the sight of her shield in hand. She thought, "Even though I'm planning a sneak attack, having a shield is better than nothing. Just in case something unexpected happens..." Just as she was thinking this, she heard Yang Mingyi shout from behind, "I'll cover you!" Startled, she turned back to stop Yang Mingyi, but immediately saw water droplets spraying out from her side, towards the speedster.

You Jiahui's sneak attack plan was ruined by Yang Mingyi. She wanted to pinch the fat on Yang Mingyi's body, but the current situation did not allow it.

Along with the sound of "BiuBiuBiu!", water droplets continuously sprayed out from the front end of the short staff in Yang Mingyi's hand.

You Jiahui watched the continuous water droplets flying past the fast-swimming monster and thought to herself, "I didn't hit it once again. What kind of 'indiscriminate attack' is this..." She stopped where she was, not knowing whether she should rush forward. She was really afraid that she would be hit by the water droplets sprayed by Yang Mingyi.

The speedster, upon noticing a spell "attacking" it, immediately cast the "Water Walk" spell. Immediately afterwards, it collapsed onto the water's surface and instantly charged towards Yang Mingyi, who was casting the spell!

In the blink of an eye, the fast-swimming monster rushed past You Jiahui. It ignored You Jiahui and only targeted Yang Mingyi who was continuously casting spells.

Seeing that the fast-swimming monster was rushing towards her, Yang Mingyi's water droplets did not hit the fast-swimming monster at all.

You Jiahui, chasing the speedster, thought to herself, "Is this a cover? This is definitely a case of 'alerting the enemy'! And a very bad kind of 'alerting the enemy'. At least you can land a hit, maybe even buy me a second to attack." She thought as she continued to chase. However, because she was holding Di Wuan's heavy shield, she couldn't run very fast.

Seeing the speed monster rushing towards her so quickly, Yang Mingyi was immediately frightened and stopped casting spells. She put her hands in front of her, closed her eyes, and just stood there waiting to be hit.

The speedster was about to hit Yang Mingyi, so Torsi and Ulybian hurriedly grabbed her arm, pulling her against the wall just in time. Yang Mingyi was just a hair's breadth away from death. If she had been hit head-on by the speedster, she would have died instantly.

As the speed-swimmer rushed off into the distance, the strong wind it created blew towards the faces of those hiding against the wall. Yang Mingyi and the three members of the adventure team now had their backs pressed against the wall, all looking in the direction the speed-swimmer had left.

You Jiahui chased the speedster, but she couldn't catch up. It was simply too fast. After jogging a few more steps in the direction of the speedster's advance, she stopped and stared at the far end of the passage, wondering, "Where has it gone?" Because the passages in the curtain cave were irregular and winding, it was impossible to see from too far away.

Then, You Jiahui, holding the shield, trotted back to where the others were. She asked them, "Are you all right?" She first checked Yang Mingyi for any injuries.

The three members of the adventure team who were originally looking at the distance of the passage immediately checked themselves for injuries after hearing You Jiahui's question.

You Jiahui took a look at Yang Mingyi's shirt and saw a long, thin cut across her stomach. She said to Yang Mingyi, "Mingyi, your shirt is torn." Then, she put down her shield and went straight to inspect the tear.

Yang Mingyi immediately discovered that her belly was exposed. She quickly touched her belly and said to You Jiahui, "Wow! Fortunately I have lost weight, otherwise my stomach would have been ripped open." She was originally very nervous, but after seeing that she was not injured, she immediately felt relieved.

Torsi asked You Jiahui, "Sir Knight, could it be that the fast-swimming monster just now scratched you?" Since he was shirtless, he quickly realized that he was not injured.

You Jiahui carefully recalled what had just happened and said to the others, "Everyone be careful later. The limbs of that speed-swimming monster are very strange, and look a bit like oars." Having said that, she turned to Yang Mingyi and said, "Mingyi, your shirt was cut by its 'oars'!" At this moment, she finally saw all the attack methods of the speed-swimming monster.

Di Wuan said to the others: "Oar, cut it. Oh, the monster's limbs are like hatchets, used for attacking." After saying that, he took out the hatchet in his hand and showed it to the others.

You Jiahui said to Di Wuan, "So, it has two ways of attacking. One is to rely on rapid sliding to collide with the target, and the other is to attack the target with its hard and sharp limbs." After saying that, she crossed her arms and began to think about how to fight to kill the fast-swimming monster.

Di Wuan sighed and said to You Jiahui, "That should be the case. But there is no way to withstand such a high-speed collision. I'm afraid you will be knocked away. Not to mention blocking it and then attacking it." Having said that, he could only shake his head repeatedly.

Torsi said to Di Wuan, "It really looked like a ship rushing past just now, but the speed was too fast! Even with the wind and rapids, the ship couldn't be that fast." He was very shocked at the speed of the fast-swimming monster.

At this moment, a "bubble" appeared above Yang Mingyi's head (there was a speedboat inside the bubble). Although she wanted to say that there was a very fast boat like a "speedboat", she was afraid that she would not be able to explain it further, just like when she said "balloon" just now, so she held back and did not say it.

Eurypian asked Yang Mingyi, "Mage, is this the effect of Water Walk?" They had been wanting to recruit a mage to join the team, one reason being so they could have someone nearby to answer questions when they encountered unfamiliar spells. Only by knowing the exact details of the spells could they devise better combat strategies.