Lu Ce: …
The high-level player you ntioned… you don’t an , do you…?
You’re inviting to help ?!
Why does this feel more and more off the more I think about it…
Also, what do you an by “safer”? You sure it’s safer following in the ga? That didn’t seem to be your impression last ti we were in one.
Of course, he couldn’t say that out loud. On the surface, it just looked like she had found so top-tier player to help her climb the ranks—and maybe lend him a hand too.
So he said,
“A pro, huh? You’ve really got connections. I haven’t t any powerful players myself.”
Xie Antong: …
She didn’t know why, but even though it wasn’t confird yet, that line sohow had a faint whiff of arrogance to it…
“If we’re teaming up, maybe not for now. In the ga, players are sotis allies and sotis competitors. Doesn’t feel like a profitable setup.”
Xie Antong stared into Lu Ce’s eyes for a while, then nodded and said:
“Alright.”
Even though she walked away with nothing, that uneasy feeling inside her only grew stronger.
Because Lu Ce’s words seed fine on the surface, but actually had major implications!
The reason players in the sa faction are both allies and competitors is usually because of endga reward distribution!
And that kind of competitive reward split is mainly tied to Perfect Completion!
In other words, his offhand remark already revealed that his mindset was aligned with that of a top-tier player.
She felt awful. If only she could use the All-Seeing Eye right now…
Neither of them spoke, but Xie Antong began glancing at Lu Ce’s hand from the corner of her eye.
It was a pale and smooth hand—looking… almost like it was brand new.
Given his past and experiences, should he really have a hand that looked like it had never done a day’s work?
Or rather, did it look more like… it had just grown in?!
She didn’t have the All-Seeing Eye, so all she could do now was focus all her energy and brainpower on morizing every inch of his skin, texture, bones, and joints.
Lu Ce was getting creeped out from being stared at like that. He instinctively pulled his hand back, not wanting her to see it.
…
A day passed quickly. The only official developnt in the past few days was the announcent of the Dragon Team’s formation.
But to those in the know, this organization had already been common knowledge for a while.
Back in his dimly lit room, Lu Ce prepared for the next ga.
To be honest, after two straight days of no ga updates, he was starting to get nervous.
He wondered if he had gone too far. If the ga decided not to continue, that’d be rough.
After all, he had a goal. Whether the ga was using him or not, he still needed to use the ga to gain power.
And now, Xie Antong was contacting him.
In other words, Blank was contacting him.
Through the ga system, it was their first ti talking since becoming in-ga friends.
Xie Antong was very straightforward in her ssage: she wanted to team up in the next ga.
She was very clear—“With your strength as Sin, there’s no way you’d be worried I’d steal your Perfect Completion, right?”
“It feels like there’s sothing wrong with the ga. We’ve been matched together several tis now. Who knows what level of conspiracy is behind it.”
“To avoid unnecessary trouble, I personally want to team up directly to minimize risk—at the very least, I won’t be placed on the opposing faction.”
Her words were blunt. Lu Ce read them and didn’t see any real reason to refuse.
So you really were trying to help earlier today, huh?
Also, he wasn’t sure if it was just his imagination, but her words earlier in the day had felt like a test.
So, adjusting his tone to match how Sin would normally speak, he calmly replied:
“Alright.”
And just like that, after the ga started, Lu Ce entered his first-ever team ga.
A first-ti exploration of a new feature.
On Xie Antong’s side, seeing that one simple “Alright” from Sin left her montarily unsure.
“Tch…”
Hugging her knees and curling up in her computer chair, her expression was filled with confusion.
That… was Sin’s reply.
Even though it was unbelievable that he’d agree to team up, it actually kinda fit his “I don’t care about any of this” personality.
And maybe, he was agreeing just to co beat her up.
Thinking about how she actually took the initiative to ask Sin to team up—Xie Antong felt like she had lost her mind.
If this were the past, she would’ve been running away from Sin!
Just because of a flash of insight today, she’d really gone all-in.
“Maybe I’m overthinking it.”
“These two people… are on completely different levels…”
Xie Antong mumbled to herself, unsure and uneasy—when suddenly, a ssage from Chiyo Eine popped up on the ga interface.
—“Wanna team up?”
Xie Antong declined without hesitation.
“Forget it. I’ll just observe once I’m in the ga.”
“If I’m wrong, then… Lu Ce, I really just asked for death for you!”
…
【Please make all necessary preparations.】
【Please choose: beco a Spectator, or a Player.】
“Player!”
【Esteed Strongest Player, welco to the ga. This ti, you’ve chosen Team Mode and will be playing alongside [Blank].】
【Team Mode is the sa as Normal Mode. The only difference is that you and your teammate will be on the sa faction.】
【As for how you recognize and help each other, that will be up to you both to decide.】
The basic ga prompt sounded more or less the sa as always, with no major differences.
Only this ti, it included a prompt about being on the sa faction.
Looking at that line, Lu Ce realized this team-up wasn’t exactly what he thought it’d be.
It didn’t seem like the usual idea of teaming up to clear a Ga Instance. It just guaranteed you’d be in the sa ga.
If this counted as teaming up, then the ga had basically already been matching them by default.
【Please prepare for the initial phase. Please check your backpack and items.】
…
【Player Sin, please select: do you wish to reuse a previously used Sin Mask? Your options are…】
“No! Go random!”
Lu Ce was decisive. After last ti, he figured it was best not to pick the other masks casually.
【Player selection confird…】
【Ga initialization complete…】
【Please prepare accordingly.】
【Ga Difficulty: Hell Mode!】
【Loading ga… Redemption of the Kidney Slicer!】
Then ca that familiar wave of dizziness...
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