Unwilling to accept defeat, Eula pursued him again.
This time, she even used her full strength.
Yet Fang Yue still effortlessly dodged every attack.
He had even closed his eyes, kept his hands behind his back, and looked like an old man casually taking a stroll.
“Damn it!
I’ll remember this grudge!”
Eula sheathed her sword with a resentful expression and cursed Fang Yue before walking off toward the distance.
Fang Yue hurriedly followed.
He had indeed gone a little too far just now, but he had no choice.
He couldn’t let his image as an ultimate expert fall apart!
“Eula, don’t be angry.
Your strength really is very strong.
It’s not inferior to mine!”
“You dare mention that ‘not inferior to yours’ thing again?”
Eula gritted her teeth.
It would have been fine if you hadn’t brought it up.
But the moment you mention it, I get angry.
I couldn’t even touch you, yet you still say my strength isn’t inferior to yours.
How is that not mocking me?
Seeing that he had said the wrong thing again, Fang Yue could only awkwardly follow behind her without saying another word.
…
After several days of traveling, Fang Yue arrived at Windrise and saw the enormous tree towering into the sky.
If they continued forward for another day or two, they would reach Mondstadt.
Eula truly lived up to her reputation as a Reconnaissance Captain.
Her ability to find shortcuts was exceptional.
A journey that should have taken a week had been shortened by two days because of her.
The two of them rested beneath the tree.
They had no intention of continuing.
Not for any other reason.
The Hide-and-Seek game was about to begin again.
At first, some people had been disdainful of participating in this game.
But after seeing the rewards Paimon had obtained, they became somewhat tempted.
As for the traps?
Other people had already stepped on the landmines.
What was there to fear?
They could all embarrass themselves together!
Fang Yue leaned against the tree trunk and silently opened the system in his mind.
“System, start the Hide-and-Seek game!”
[Dear player, the Hide-and-Seek game is now beginning.]
[The treasure chest this time contains 500,000 points.
All players, please take your positions and prepare!]
[The game area has been prepared.
Fang Yue, please hide!]
As soon as the voice fell, Eula watched Fang Yue transform into a beam of light and disappear.
“Wow!
How am I supposed to find him like this? Follow the newest chapters on g.com.
I’m going to make a fortune again!”
Looking at the game area, Fang Yue felt that this round was already secured.
It was an ancient castle.
Expensive carpets covered the floor, while all kinds of exquisite tea sets were arranged on rosewood tables.
Portraits of various people hung all over the walls.
A huge crystal chandelier illuminated the entire hall.
Unextinguished charcoal still burned inside the fireplace.
Two suits of knight’s armor stood guard on either side of the entrance, swords in hand.
Maids constantly moved throughout the hall, as if they had endless work to do.
After carefully surveying the area, Fang Yue eventually found an excellent hiding spot.
“Activate the Transformation Technique!”
With a puff, Fang Yue transformed into an object and quietly remained inside the room.
“I’m ready.
Begin!”
[The hider is in position.
Initial players: Hu Tao, Xiangling.]
[Only the first floor of the castle may be searched.
The second floor is an unopened area.]
[Players may ask the maids for information.
Whether you choose to believe them is up to you!]
[Teleporting players into the game space.
The game officially begins!]
As the game began, two young girls appeared in the hall.
“Wow!
This place is really luxurious!”
Hu Tao looked around the room and exclaimed in amazement.
“Come on, stop admiring everything and think about how we’re going to find him.
I don’t want to trigger a trap!”
Hu Tao was naturally mischievous, but Xiangling was different.
She was still rather afraid of those traps.
Hu Tao also knew that time was limited.
She said to Xiangling,
“How about this?
You search the left side, and I’ll search the right.
Let’s look around once first.
If we can’t find anything, we’ll ask the maids!”
“Okay!”
The two girls reached an agreement and immediately began searching.
Inside the Intelligence Room, everyone saw how quickly the two had started and began discussing it.
[Arataki Itto: Why does it never come around to me?!
I’m not satisfied!]
[Zhongli: According to common sense, there are many players.
Being selected is naturally quite difficult.]
[Venti: Ehehe!
This game is actually pretty fun.
It’s just a shame I didn’t trigger a trap last time.]
[Yanfei: What kind of humblebragging is this?!] Find the original chapter at g.com.
[Keqing: Give me a break.
Last time, I saw how scared you were every time you made an identification.
Who would believe you now?]
[Ningguang: Keqing’s situation last time was rather unfortunate.
She was immediately placed closest to the answer as soon as she entered.]
[Keqing: Could you stop talking?
Why does a perfectly good person have to grow a mouth?]
Whenever this subject came up, Keqing still blushed.
Of all the things Fang Yue could have disguised himself as, he had chosen to become such a tiny stone pedestal.
Wait!
A tiny stone pedestal?
Keqing suddenly realized something.
She hurriedly sent a message in the Intelligence Room.
[Keqing: Fang Yue, come out!
Can you turn into other objects?]
[Lisa: Isn’t that obvious?]
[Ningguang: Isn’t that obvious?]
[Fang Yue: Isn’t that obvious?
Wait, you’re only realizing this now?]
Fang Yue was stunned.
The way he had appeared at the end of the previous game should have made it obvious to anyone.
Does Keqing have an unusually long reaction time or something?
[Keqing: You all knew?]
[Yae Miko: Is that really surprising?
You should have figured it out as soon as the last game ended!]
Keqing had focused all her attention on Paimon’s treasure chest last time.
She hadn’t thought deeply about the way Fang Yue had appeared.
That was why she was only realizing it now.
[Arataki Itto: What?!
That Fang Yue guy can transform too?!]
[Kuki Shinobu: Sigh…
Can I quit the Arataki Gang?]
She was exhausted.
This was exactly what Kuki Shinobu felt every day in the Arataki Gang.
As the gang’s nominal second-in-command but actual mother, she was genuinely exhausted.
[Paimon: What?!
Fang Yue can transform too?
Isn’t that cheating?!]
[Lumine: Paimon, don’t say anything.
The more you say, the more you reveal!]
Paimon turned her head toward Lumine and asked in confusion,
“What am I revealing?”
Lumine:
“….”
She had absolutely nothing to say.