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There were stools beside the gambling table, and Lu Rufeng dragged one over.
He then sat down at the gambling table.
The others did the same, filling up the seats at the table.
Ruan Qing was extremely tense, pursing his lips without speaking.
They sat around the gambling table like old friends who hadn’t seen each other in a long time.
However, those seated were not friends, but enemies who wished each other dead.
Most advanced players were lone wolves and rarely teamed up with other players to enter dungeons.
Moreover, their relationships were either as strangers or as enemies, seldom gathering together.
Adding to that was Ruan Qing’s presence, which made the atmosphere very oppressive even though they sat together.
Perhaps because they had already agreed on the gambling match for tomorrow night, the atmosphere, though tense, was not overly dangerous.
Finally, it was Lu Rufeng who spoke first, indifferently saying, “Long time no see.”
Ruan Qing’s eyelashes fluttered uneasily, and he eventually responded with a soft “Mm.”
Ruan Qing was completely different from the others; he seemed out of place at the table.
He was like a little rabbit that had strayed into a pack of wolves.
Even knowing how dangerous the wolves were, he had no chance to escape, surrounded as he was by them.
He didn’t even dare to run, only able to crouch pitifully on the ground.
He couldn’t go anywhere and didn’t dare to.
“How did you get into the Infinite Horror game?” Lu Rufeng asked, revealing a long-held curiosity.
Ruan Qing pressed his lips together and uncertainly said, “...Maybe because of a heart condition.”
Ji Zhiyuan frowned. “You died from a heart condition?”
Ruan Qing hesitated for a moment, then slightly shook his head.
Ruan Qing wasn’t quite sure how he entered the game because he actually had no memory of entering it.
At least, he didn’t remember dying.
One ordinary afternoon, he just found himself in the Infinite Horror game and was informed by the system that he had become a special NPC in the game.
When Ruan Qing checked upon entering the game’s main city, he found that other players had all entered the game after their deaths.
It seemed that he was the only one who wasn’t.
Seeing Ruan Qing shake his head, Ji Zhiyuan continued, “Then why did you die?”
Ruan Qing shook his head again, “I didn’t die.”
Entering the Infinite Horror Game without dying? This was the second time Ning Wang had heard of this.
Ning Wang looked at Su Zhen, the only person present who hadn’t entered the game through death.
Su Zhen spoke calmly, “He didn’t.”
“There aren’t any bosses this weak in the Infinite Horror Game.”
The others withdrew their gazes, evidently agreeing with Su Zhen.
Players in the Infinite Horror Game seemed to be of only one type, but in reality, they were divided into three.
The first type were those who entered the Infinite Horror Game after death. Most players, almost ninety-nine percent, fell into this category.
The second type were bosses who awakened and became players, like Su Zhen.
The third type were NPCs from the game instances who became players due to some accident, like Qi Muran from the <Pen Spirit> instance.
Clearly, Su Zhen had just denied that Ruan Qing was a boss from an instance.
Given that he didn’t enter the game through death, it’s highly likely he became a player due to some accident as an instance NPC.
Ruan Qing was trying to fish for information. Hearing Su Zhen’s words, he was momentarily stunned, then lowered his eyes to hide his expression.
Feng Ye, who had been silent, drew a Tarot card. After seeing it clearly, he looked at Ruan Qing and spoke affirmatively.
“You died.”
Everyone at the gambling table felt a sudden tightness in their hearts upon hearing this and turned to look at Feng Ye.
Even Ruan Qing did the same.
He looked up at the Tarot card in Feng Ye’s hand, feeling a sense of inevitability.
The world he was in before entering the Infinite Horror Game was very likely also an instance.
He just didn’t know why he had lost his memory.
Moreover, Ruan Qing couldn’t find anything out of place. His memories felt real, the time felt real, and all his experiences seemed real.
It seemed that he was the only one who wasn’t.
Seeing Ruan Qing shake his head, Ji Zhiyuan continued, “Then why did you die?”
Ruan Qing shook his head again, “I didn’t die.”
It was as if he had grown up in that villa, without noticing anything amiss.
However, all signs indicated that the place where he had lived for twenty-two years was not a real world.
He had indeed died.
Ruan Qing had this premonition when he saw that woman praying to the gods.
If he hadn’t died, based on his own speculation, he shouldn’t have been this weak.
But he didn’t know why he had died.
After Feng Ye’s words fell on the gambling table, there was an immediate silence.
The words “You died” hung like a curse, pressing down on everyone until they could hardly breathe.
Even more than their own death, it made them concerned.
A faint feeling of suffocation arose in their hearts, as if they were drowning, only able to watch the surface of the water drift further away.
Feng Ye put away the tarot cards, looked silently at Ruan Qing for a few seconds, then extended his hand towards him.
“Give me your phone.”
Phones were typically bound to the players, containing various information about them. Most players wouldn’t let others see their phones.
But Ruan Qing hesitated for a moment before placing his phone on the table and gently pushing it towards Feng Ye.
Feng Ye picked up the phone and pressed something on it. A few seconds later, he placed the phone back on the table and pushed it back towards Ruan Qing.
Others didn’t know what Feng Ye had pressed, but Ruan Qing did.
Because when Feng Ye pressed his phone, a system broadcast sounded in his mind.
Feng Ye had transferred points to him, and a significant amount at that.
So much so that it was highly likely he had transferred all his points to him.
But Feng Ye didn’t show any reluctance. After pushing the phone back, he stood up, said “Good night” to Ruan Qing, and left directly.
Ruan Qing picked up his phone, intending to transfer the points back.
But his speed was no match for the person beside him.
Just as Ruan Qing reached out his hand, his phone was already in Lu Rufeng’s hand.
Then, the system announcement sounded in his mind again as Lu Rufeng transferred him some points.
Lu Rufeng spoke indifferently, “Next time, owe less. If you can’t repay, the main game system won’t show mercy.”
After the transfer, Lu Rufeng put Ruan Qing’s phone back.
This time, Ruan Qing acted quickly. When the next person reached for his phone, he immediately took it in his hand.
Seeing Su Zhen’s hand freeze in mid-air, Ruan Qing didn’t dare to meet his eyes. He pursed his lips and spoke softly, “I can do it myself.”
Ruan Qing opened his phone, intending to return the points directly.
However, without knowing the other party’s ID number, the points couldn’t be transferred back.
That’s why Feng Ye asked for his phone.
Ruan Qing looked up at Lu Rufeng, intending to ask for his ID number.
But Lu Rufeng had already stood up and walked away.
Just as he looked up, black threads entangled his phone and, in the next second, fell into Su Zhen’s hand.
Ruan Qing’s eyes widened, and he instinctively wanted to take it back.
But when he met Su Zhen’s teasing gaze, Ruan Qing froze instantly and silently withdrew his hand.
He let Su Zhen take his phone.
Soon, the system’s transfer announcement sounded again.
Ruan Qing: “???”
Looking at his phone being returned by Su Zhen, Ruan Qing’s voice carried a trace of doubt and uncertainty. ‘Did I hear wrong?’
System: [......No.]
Ruan Qing’s voice raised a few notches. ‘Where did he get so many points!!!?’
Ruan Qing was genuinely shocked because Su Zhen had directly repaid all the points!
All of them!
That was tens of millions of points!
That's the power of a rich tyrant (≧▽≦)
ReplyDeleteruan qing... just retire and be a sugar baby. you dont have to struggle in life any more
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