Bai Lixin slowly typed in the chat box: [Do you have a close relationship with your system?]
Xia Chi replied immediately: [Yes, if my system could personify, it would definitely be a caring big sister.]
Bai Lixin: “…”
Bai Lixin’s interest was piqued. He continued typing: [Oh, tell me more about it, how is it a caring big sister?]
Xia Chi: [Although the system doesn’t have a gender, it provides me comfort. When I don’t understand a task, it patiently guides me through the solution. When I feel lonely and miss my family, it appears promptly and alleviates my mood with lame jokes. It even tells me stories and keeps me company when I have trouble sleeping at night. Throughout these past couple of years, it has been with me all the way, and thinking about it, it’s quite regrettable.]
Bai Lixin: [What is regrettable?]
Xia Chi: [It’s regrettable that after I leave this place, I will lose the memories associated with it. I will forget about you, forget about Sister Cancan, forget about Brother Zhou Guang and Brother Liang Xi, and forget that there was ever a system accompanying me along the way. Just thinking about it makes me feel a bit sad.]
Bai Lixin: [Take things one step at a time. Who knows, there might be a turning point in the future. Until the final step, nobody knows what the future holds. Just focus on the path ahead and make the most of each day. There’s no need to lament the future because no one knows what will happen until that day arrives.]
Xia Chi: [Yes, yes, the system sister said something similar.]
Bai Lixin’s eye twitched. [Um, I saw your messages. You said you saw Tan Yue, and after you said you’re unsure. What’s going on?]
Xia Chi: [Oh, about that. I am certain; it’s just that he’s an NPC who looks very much like Tan Yue. I entered a movie about a cursed pirate ship. The ship is cursed, and every night there are mysterious deaths among the crew. We are surrounded by boundless sea, and the ship won’t reach land for at least another two days.]
[My system malfunctioned, and it’s not as perceptive as before. But at a critical moment, a crew member who resembled Tan Yue saved me and Brother Liang Xi. He had a similar expression as Tan Yue, so I was momentarily stunned. Later, I chatted with this NPC, and he turned out to be an ordinary sailor with a bit more competence.]
After reading Xia Chi’s private message, Bai Lixin contemplated for two seconds before saying, [Okay, just be careful.]
————————–
After closing the private chat with Bai Lixin, Xia Chi cautiously placed his head on the circular glass of the door frame and peered outside.
It was eerily quiet outside, surrounded by pitch-black darkness.
On the vast and boundless sea, this tiny ship roamed alone like a leaf.
The blood-red moon cast an eerie and horrifying glow upon the shimmering black sea.
Xia Chi whispered in a barely audible voice: “Brother Liang Xi, Brother Henry, it seems like it’s gone.”
After speaking, he pressed his face closer to the glass.
Just half an hour ago, there were screams, but now the outside was silent. He wanted to get a clearer view of what was happening outside.
The small round glass embedded in the door created a significant blind spot in his line of sight.
From his angle, he could vaguely see a dark shadow in the blind spot. In order to get a better look at that thing, he almost pressed his entire face against the glass.
While all his attention was focused on the shadow, it suddenly flickered, and a pair of blood-red, ferocious eyes appeared on the other side of the glass!
The bloodshot eyes stared fixedly at Xia Chi.
‘Ahh!’ Xia Chi’s pupils contracted, and his body staggered backward, about to fall to the ground.
But just as Xia Chi was about to hit the ground, a broad arm swiftly stretched out and caught him. With a strong bend of the arm, Xia Chi was swiftly supported up.
A cold and expressionless face loomed in front of Xia Chi. The person’s eyes scanned him up and down, then coldly asked, “Are you okay?”
Xia Chi stammered, “Brot-brother Henry, thank you.”
Outside the door, there came a thudding sound. A grotesque creature with long hair resembling seaweed and a pair of blood-red eyes, sharp and repulsive fangs, and viscous saliva mixed with blood oozing from its yellowed teeth appeared.
It looked terrifying and disgusting.
Liang Xi’s face turned pale. They had been hiding in this secluded storage room to avoid the attack of this sea monster.
Now that they had been discovered, it was as if they were offering themselves as a snack.
If it were a normal copy, they wouldn’t be so helpless in the face of a monster of this level. However, they couldn’t reveal their player identities now, and many skills and items were simply unusable.
It was so frustrating.
Liang Xi looked at the monster outside and casually remarked, “It would be great if God Xin were here. I wonder how they are doing now.”
Xia Chi replied, “Brother and the others are fine. I just contacted them through private chat.”
The door outside was still being vigorously pounded. With each impact, the door produced a dull sound, and countless fine powder fell from the walls.
Liang Xi glanced at the increasingly fragile door and then at Xia Chi beside him. A firm resolve flashed in his eyes. “Xia Chi, I’ll lure it away. We’ll split up and run in opposite directions.”
Xia Chi immediately shook his head. “What are you talking about, Brother? If you lure it away, will you be able to survive? You’ve seen the combat power of this monster.”
“It’s fine. I know of a hidden place outside where I can take shelter. Once I reach there, the monster won’t be able to harm me. But the two of us have become too conspicuous, and that place can only accommodate one person, so I have to go,” Liang Xi explained.
The wall connected to the door was showing signs of fracture. Liang Xi’s eyes flashed with determination as he stood up.
He never thought that one day he would be so courageous.
There was a time when he was timid, always lingering at the back of the team just to survive. He was not as astute as Zhou Guang, as vibrant as Xia Chi, or as meticulous as Li Cancan.
The only thing he could do was to handle logistical tasks.
At the beginning of the game, he often held back Bai Lixin and the others. If it weren’t for their continuous help, he might have met his demise in the early stages and would not have resolved the long-standing issues that troubled him, allowing him to rediscover himself.
In fact, he had no regrets for more than two years now.
But Xia Chi was different. Xia Chi was still young and had unfulfilled wishes. If only one of them could survive, it should be Xia Chi.
Just as Liang Xi was about to reach the door, a melodious flute sound suddenly echoed in the cramped and cluttered storage room.
Just when the next attack from the monster would break the door open, the monster’s movement abruptly ceased.
Liang Xi’s outstretched hand froze in mid-air, and he turned his head almost simultaneously with Xia Chi. They looked in the direction of the sound, only to see NPC Henry had found a harmonica from who knows where. As Henry played the harmonica, the movements of the monster outside also came to a halt.
Its muscular arm remained raised, and its bloodshot eyes gradually became numb.
The monster stood there dazed, as if being controlled.
It glanced inside, then slowly turned around, dragging its several-meter-long body, and vanished into the darkness.
Xia Chi and Liang Xi stared in astonishment until the monster left. Only then did Henry stop playing the harmonica.
“Henry, did you make the monster go away?” Xia Chi approached the tall man with excitement, curiosity gleaming in his eyes after surviving a disaster. “How did you do it?”
Henry lightly stroked the slightly worn harmonica in his hand and pointed to a tattered book beside him. “When you were scared just now, my hand happened to touch this book. The harmonica was next to it. It’s a music sheet book, and it says that by playing the harmonica according to the rhythm, you can temporarily control the movements of the monster.”
“I was skeptical, but I gave it a try.”
Xia Chi and Liang Xi leaned closer, looking at the ancient book and the harmonica in Henry’s hand.
Well, they could see that the book contained music sheets, but they had no idea what language the writing was in.
Xia Chi’s eyes sparkled with admiration. “Henry, you are so lucky. It’s just like how I used to be. I’m not bragging but if it was before, I would have found this book too. You’re extraordinary, truly extraordinary, you must be a chosen… Uh, sailor!”
Henry smiled subtly, lowered his head and played with the harmonica in his hand: “Do you want to learn? I can teach you. In case of danger next time, you can also use it.”
Xia Chi’s eyes were full of little stars again. He glanced at the harmonica in Henry’s hand, and asked tentatively, “Are you sure? I’m tone deaf.”
Henry: “You don’t need to sing on the harmonica, you just need to master the strength and rhythm of blowing. It’s very simple, and you can learn it quickly.”
Xia Chi: “Okay, let’s try.”
Five minutes later, Xia Chi couldn’t hide the disappointment on his face: “It looks easy when you watch, but it’s hard to learn, Brother Henry.”
There was a smile on Henry’s face as he took the harmonica from Xia Chi’s hand, and played it slowly under the faint moonlight outside.
The tiny harmonica seemed to come alive under his interpretation.
As Xia Chi watched Henry’s serious expression, a sense of familiarity washed over him once again.
It was too similar.
Truly too similar.
This NPC named Henry occasionally displayed expressions that were uncannily similar to Tan Yue, that bastard.
Ah well, how could he possibly be Tan Yue? He was just an NPC in a movie.
“When you play, don’t use too much force with your mouth, blow gently, and when you see the note here, exert more force, and reduce it here,” Henry patiently explained, bringing Xia Chi’s thoughts back. Xia Chi quickly lowered his head and looked at the music sheet, nodding earnestly like a model student.
But just as he finished nodding, Xia Chi froze.
Although a long time had passed, he still vividly remembered that when preparing for the college entrance examination, Tan Yue had patiently helped him solve problems in the same way.
That bastard was simply an “the kid from the other family”. He already had a recommendation to Qingbei University, but he arrogantly chose to give it up and insisted on relying on his own abilities.
However, it was also thanks to this that he was able to get help. If Tan Yue hadn’t patiently helped him with his studies, he wouldn’t have been able to get into the Police University. Tan Yue indeed had the ability, even in the exams, he was the top scorer in the province. In the end, he didn’t choose Qingbei, but opted for the National Defense University, which was conveniently close to the Police University.
Come to think of it, it made sense. Tan Yue had always been fond of things like science fiction and interstellar technology. The National Defense University was indeed his ideal college.
It’s just a pity.
Such an outstanding Tan Yue, in the end, only exists in his memories.
‘Wuuuu, damn you, Tan Yue! You said you were young and talented, what is it that you couldn’t achieve with your abilities? A clever person like you, how could you be deceived by desires and end up in this damn game?’
‘Tan Yue, you’re such an idiot.’
“Are you… alright?” Henry’s call once again brought Xia Chi back to reality. Xia Chi realized that everything in front of him was blurred.
He wiped his eyes in confusion, and his fingertips instantly became wet.
He tried wiping them again, but the tears kept streaming down uncontrollably.
Henry became somewhat flustered. He cautiously poked Xia Chi’s arm. “What’s wrong with you? Are you scared by the monster? It’s gone now, it won’t harm you. Hey, don’t cry. You’re a grown man, why are you crying?”
He tried to console him, but it did the opposite.
Xia Chi’s tears didn’t stop with this typical straight steel man consolation; instead, they burst out even more uncontrollably.
He sat on the ground, wailing loudly regardless of his image, pointing at Henry while venting, “Tan Yue, you fucking idiot.”
Henry froze, and said hesitantly, “I’m Henry.”
Xia Chi froze. A tall man of 1.8 meters was shedding tears like there was no tomorrow. He sniffled and said with a flushed face, “I know, letting me curse at you makes me feel better.”
Henry’s expression immediately became complex.
Xia Chi continued, pointing his finger at Henry’s nose, “You’re a proud son of heaven, what is there that you can’t achieve through hard work? Studying black holes? Exploring the universe? Understanding extraterrestrial life? What the hell do you want? To think that you ended up being sucked into this crappy place.”
“Damn it, don’t let me find you. If I find you, I’ll beat you to death.”
Henry kept a straight face, but his shoulders trembled twice. “…”
After finishing his scolding, Xia Chi wiped away his tears, sniffled, and said with a nasal voice, sounding both aggrieved and helpless, like a big obedient dog. “Henry, I’m done with the scolding. Let’s continue.”
Henry: “…Okay.”
Trembling.jpg.
Liang Xi didn’t say a word, obediently crouching in the corner and watching the bizarre scene before him.
Why was the atmosphere between Xia Chi and Henry…so peculiar?
Strange indeed.
It’s better to stay away.
———————–
In the live broadcast room
[This NPC has quite a personal charm, although he looks average. But who is this Tan Yue that Xia Chi mentioned just now? Is he a player?]
[I haven’t heard of this person’s name among players. Maybe he’s Xia Chi’s friend in real life?]
[Really? Maybe he’s a player. Xia Chi just said that he got involved in this place because of something he desired. Although he was vague, it’s obvious that he means this place, right?]
[Tan Yue… I don’t recognize him either. Does anyone know him?]
[I don’t know.]
[I haven’t heard of him either.]
[He’s not on the rankings.]
[…If nobody knows him, then there are two possibilities. One is that he has already completed his main mission and left, and the other… is that he’s probably already dead.]
[No, the possibility that he completed the task and leaving is zero. Don’t forget, if you can successfully complete the task and return to the real world, you will return to the point of entry, that is, for others, there is no departure at all. But Xia Chi just said that he was involved here, which meant that Tan Yue disappeared from reality. ]
[Although I don’t know why Xia Chi still remembers Tan Yue, it’s clear that Tan Yue should be dead.]
[…Ah, my cute Xia Chi must also know.]
[No wonder he cried so sadly.]
[What a tragic setting, my little angel Xia Chi is crying, mother fans can’t take it anymore.]
Bai Lixin slowly typed in the chat box: [Do you have a close relationship with your system?]
Xia Chi replied immediately: [Yes, if my system could personify, it would definitely be a caring big sister.]
Bai Lixin: “…”
Bai Lixin’s interest was piqued. He continued typing: [Oh, tell me more about it, how is it a caring big sister?]
Xia Chi: [Although the system doesn’t have a gender, it provides me comfort. When I don’t understand a task, it patiently guides me through the solution. When I feel lonely and miss my family, it appears promptly and alleviates my mood with lame jokes. It even tells me stories and keeps me company when I have trouble sleeping at night. Throughout these past couple of years, it has been with me all the way, and thinking about it, it’s quite regrettable.]
Bai Lixin: [What is regrettable?]
Xia Chi: [It’s regrettable that after I leave this place, I will lose the memories associated with it. I will forget about you, forget about Sister Cancan, forget about Brother Zhou Guang and Brother Liang Xi, and forget that there was ever a system accompanying me along the way. Just thinking about it makes me feel a bit sad.]
Bai Lixin: [Take things one step at a time. Who knows, there might be a turning point in the future. Until the final step, nobody knows what the future holds. Just focus on the path ahead and make the most of each day. There’s no need to lament the future because no one knows what will happen until that day arrives.]
Xia Chi: [Yes, yes, the system sister said something similar.]
Bai Lixin’s eye twitched. [Um, I saw your messages. You said you saw Tan Yue, and after you said you’re unsure. What’s going on?]
Xia Chi: [Oh, about that. I am certain; it’s just that he’s an NPC who looks very much like Tan Yue. I entered a movie about a cursed pirate ship. The ship is cursed, and every night there are mysterious deaths among the crew. We are surrounded by boundless sea, and the ship won’t reach land for at least another two days.]
[My system malfunctioned, and it’s not as perceptive as before. But at a critical moment, a crew member who resembled Tan Yue saved me and Brother Liang Xi. He had a similar expression as Tan Yue, so I was momentarily stunned. Later, I chatted with this NPC, and he turned out to be an ordinary sailor with a bit more competence.]
After reading Xia Chi’s private message, Bai Lixin contemplated for two seconds before saying, [Okay, just be careful.]
————————–
After closing the private chat with Bai Lixin, Xia Chi cautiously placed his head on the circular glass of the door frame and peered outside.
It was eerily quiet outside, surrounded by pitch-black darkness.
On the vast and boundless sea, this tiny ship roamed alone like a leaf.
The blood-red moon cast an eerie and horrifying glow upon the shimmering black sea.
Xia Chi whispered in a barely audible voice: “Brother Liang Xi, Brother Henry, it seems like it’s gone.”
After speaking, he pressed his face closer to the glass.
Just half an hour ago, there were screams, but now the outside was silent. He wanted to get a clearer view of what was happening outside.
The small round glass embedded in the door created a significant blind spot in his line of sight.
From his angle, he could vaguely see a dark shadow in the blind spot. In order to get a better look at that thing, he almost pressed his entire face against the glass.
While all his attention was focused on the shadow, it suddenly flickered, and a pair of blood-red, ferocious eyes appeared on the other side of the glass!
The bloodshot eyes stared fixedly at Xia Chi.
‘Ahh!’ Xia Chi’s pupils contracted, and his body staggered backward, about to fall to the ground.
But just as Xia Chi was about to hit the ground, a broad arm swiftly stretched out and caught him. With a strong bend of the arm, Xia Chi was swiftly supported up.
A cold and expressionless face loomed in front of Xia Chi. The person’s eyes scanned him up and down, then coldly asked, “Are you okay?”
Xia Chi stammered, “Brot-brother Henry, thank you.”
Outside the door, there came a thudding sound. A grotesque creature with long hair resembling seaweed and a pair of blood-red eyes, sharp and repulsive fangs, and viscous saliva mixed with blood oozing from its yellowed teeth appeared.
It looked terrifying and disgusting.
Liang Xi’s face turned pale. They had been hiding in this secluded storage room to avoid the attack of this sea monster.
Now that they had been discovered, it was as if they were offering themselves as a snack.
If it were a normal copy, they wouldn’t be so helpless in the face of a monster of this level. However, they couldn’t reveal their player identities now, and many skills and items were simply unusable.
It was so frustrating.
Liang Xi looked at the monster outside and casually remarked, “It would be great if God Xin were here. I wonder how they are doing now.”
Xia Chi replied, “Brother and the others are fine. I just contacted them through private chat.”
The door outside was still being vigorously pounded. With each impact, the door produced a dull sound, and countless fine powder fell from the walls.
Liang Xi glanced at the increasingly fragile door and then at Xia Chi beside him. A firm resolve flashed in his eyes. “Xia Chi, I’ll lure it away. We’ll split up and run in opposite directions.”
Xia Chi immediately shook his head. “What are you talking about, Brother? If you lure it away, will you be able to survive? You’ve seen the combat power of this monster.”
“It’s fine. I know of a hidden place outside where I can take shelter. Once I reach there, the monster won’t be able to harm me. But the two of us have become too conspicuous, and that place can only accommodate one person, so I have to go,” Liang Xi explained.
The wall connected to the door was showing signs of fracture. Liang Xi’s eyes flashed with determination as he stood up.
He never thought that one day he would be so courageous.
There was a time when he was timid, always lingering at the back of the team just to survive. He was not as astute as Zhou Guang, as vibrant as Xia Chi, or as meticulous as Li Cancan.
The only thing he could do was to handle logistical tasks.
At the beginning of the game, he often held back Bai Lixin and the others. If it weren’t for their continuous help, he might have met his demise in the early stages and would not have resolved the long-standing issues that troubled him, allowing him to rediscover himself.
In fact, he had no regrets for more than two years now.
But Xia Chi was different. Xia Chi was still young and had unfulfilled wishes. If only one of them could survive, it should be Xia Chi.
Just as Liang Xi was about to reach the door, a melodious flute sound suddenly echoed in the cramped and cluttered storage room.
Just when the next attack from the monster would break the door open, the monster’s movement abruptly ceased.
Liang Xi’s outstretched hand froze in mid-air, and he turned his head almost simultaneously with Xia Chi. They looked in the direction of the sound, only to see NPC Henry had found a harmonica from who knows where. As Henry played the harmonica, the movements of the monster outside also came to a halt.
Its muscular arm remained raised, and its bloodshot eyes gradually became numb.
The monster stood there dazed, as if being controlled.
It glanced inside, then slowly turned around, dragging its several-meter-long body, and vanished into the darkness.
Xia Chi and Liang Xi stared in astonishment until the monster left. Only then did Henry stop playing the harmonica.
“Henry, did you make the monster go away?” Xia Chi approached the tall man with excitement, curiosity gleaming in his eyes after surviving a disaster. “How did you do it?”
Henry lightly stroked the slightly worn harmonica in his hand and pointed to a tattered book beside him. “When you were scared just now, my hand happened to touch this book. The harmonica was next to it. It’s a music sheet book, and it says that by playing the harmonica according to the rhythm, you can temporarily control the movements of the monster.”
“I was skeptical, but I gave it a try.”
Xia Chi and Liang Xi leaned closer, looking at the ancient book and the harmonica in Henry’s hand.
Well, they could see that the book contained music sheets, but they had no idea what language the writing was in.
Xia Chi’s eyes sparkled with admiration. “Henry, you are so lucky. It’s just like how I used to be. I’m not bragging but if it was before, I would have found this book too. You’re extraordinary, truly extraordinary, you must be a chosen… Uh, sailor!”
Henry smiled subtly, lowered his head and played with the harmonica in his hand: “Do you want to learn? I can teach you. In case of danger next time, you can also use it.”
Xia Chi’s eyes were full of little stars again. He glanced at the harmonica in Henry’s hand, and asked tentatively, “Are you sure? I’m tone deaf.”
Henry: “You don’t need to sing on the harmonica, you just need to master the strength and rhythm of blowing. It’s very simple, and you can learn it quickly.”
Xia Chi: “Okay, let’s try.”
Five minutes later, Xia Chi couldn’t hide the disappointment on his face: “It looks easy when you watch, but it’s hard to learn, Brother Henry.”
There was a smile on Henry’s face as he took the harmonica from Xia Chi’s hand, and played it slowly under the faint moonlight outside.
The tiny harmonica seemed to come alive under his interpretation.
As Xia Chi watched Henry’s serious expression, a sense of familiarity washed over him once again.
It was too similar.
Truly too similar.
This NPC named Henry occasionally displayed expressions that were uncannily similar to Tan Yue, that bastard.
Ah well, how could he possibly be Tan Yue? He was just an NPC in a movie.
“When you play, don’t use too much force with your mouth, blow gently, and when you see the note here, exert more force, and reduce it here,” Henry patiently explained, bringing Xia Chi’s thoughts back. Xia Chi quickly lowered his head and looked at the music sheet, nodding earnestly like a model student.
But just as he finished nodding, Xia Chi froze.
Although a long time had passed, he still vividly remembered that when preparing for the college entrance examination, Tan Yue had patiently helped him solve problems in the same way.
That bastard was simply an “the kid from the other family”. He already had a recommendation to Qingbei University, but he arrogantly chose to give it up and insisted on relying on his own abilities.
However, it was also thanks to this that he was able to get help. If Tan Yue hadn’t patiently helped him with his studies, he wouldn’t have been able to get into the Police University. Tan Yue indeed had the ability, even in the exams, he was the top scorer in the province. In the end, he didn’t choose Qingbei, but opted for the National Defense University, which was conveniently close to the Police University.
Come to think of it, it made sense. Tan Yue had always been fond of things like science fiction and interstellar technology. The National Defense University was indeed his ideal college.
It’s just a pity.
Such an outstanding Tan Yue, in the end, only exists in his memories.
‘Wuuuu, damn you, Tan Yue! You said you were young and talented, what is it that you couldn’t achieve with your abilities? A clever person like you, how could you be deceived by desires and end up in this damn game?’
‘Tan Yue, you’re such an idiot.’
“Are you… alright?” Henry’s call once again brought Xia Chi back to reality. Xia Chi realized that everything in front of him was blurred.
He wiped his eyes in confusion, and his fingertips instantly became wet.
He tried wiping them again, but the tears kept streaming down uncontrollably.
Henry became somewhat flustered. He cautiously poked Xia Chi’s arm. “What’s wrong with you? Are you scared by the monster? It’s gone now, it won’t harm you. Hey, don’t cry. You’re a grown man, why are you crying?”
He tried to console him, but it did the opposite.
Xia Chi’s tears didn’t stop with this typical straight steel man consolation; instead, they burst out even more uncontrollably.
He sat on the ground, wailing loudly regardless of his image, pointing at Henry while venting, “Tan Yue, you fucking idiot.”
Henry froze, and said hesitantly, “I’m Henry.”
Xia Chi froze. A tall man of 1.8 meters was shedding tears like there was no tomorrow. He sniffled and said with a flushed face, “I know, letting me curse at you makes me feel better.”
Henry’s expression immediately became complex.
Xia Chi continued, pointing his finger at Henry’s nose, “You’re a proud son of heaven, what is there that you can’t achieve through hard work? Studying black holes? Exploring the universe? Understanding extraterrestrial life? What the hell do you want? To think that you ended up being sucked into this crappy place.”
“Damn it, don’t let me find you. If I find you, I’ll beat you to death.”
Henry kept a straight face, but his shoulders trembled twice. “…”
After finishing his scolding, Xia Chi wiped away his tears, sniffled, and said with a nasal voice, sounding both aggrieved and helpless, like a big obedient dog. “Henry, I’m done with the scolding. Let’s continue.”
Henry: “…Okay.”
Trembling.jpg.
Liang Xi didn’t say a word, obediently crouching in the corner and watching the bizarre scene before him.
Why was the atmosphere between Xia Chi and Henry…so peculiar?
Strange indeed.
It’s better to stay away.
———————–
In the live broadcast room
[This NPC has quite a personal charm, although he looks average. But who is this Tan Yue that Xia Chi mentioned just now? Is he a player?]
[I haven’t heard of this person’s name among players. Maybe he’s Xia Chi’s friend in real life?]
[Really? Maybe he’s a player. Xia Chi just said that he got involved in this place because of something he desired. Although he was vague, it’s obvious that he means this place, right?]
[Tan Yue… I don’t recognize him either. Does anyone know him?]
[I don’t know.]
[I haven’t heard of him either.]
[He’s not on the rankings.]
[…If nobody knows him, then there are two possibilities. One is that he has already completed his main mission and left, and the other… is that he’s probably already dead.]
[No, the possibility that he completed the task and leaving is zero. Don’t forget, if you can successfully complete the task and return to the real world, you will return to the point of entry, that is, for others, there is no departure at all. But Xia Chi just said that he was involved here, which meant that Tan Yue disappeared from reality. ]
[Although I don’t know why Xia Chi still remembers Tan Yue, it’s clear that Tan Yue should be dead.]
[…Ah, my cute Xia Chi must also know.]
[No wonder he cried so sadly.]
[What a tragic setting, my little angel Xia Chi is crying, mother fans can’t take it anymore.]
