“Add me first.
We’ll discuss the exact repayment later,” Cheng Fei said.
“You’re not going to disappear, are you?” the gloomy man asked suspiciously.
“Of course not.
I genuinely want to repay the debt for them.
Relax.”
“Tch.
Fine…”
As the saying went, you couldn’t slap a smiling face.
Against Cheng Fei’s cheerful attitude, the gloomy man had nowhere to direct his aggression.
From his perspective, Cheng Fei was probably some rich kid trying to impress girls.
Perhaps he even knew the two of them offline.
Spending over ten thousand yuan just to show off.
What a wealthy idiot…
After adding Cheng Fei, the gloomy man looked toward Nagasaki Asuna beside him.
Bright pink twin tails.
Soft, lovable features.
A generous figure and long legs.
As a game avatar, she was practically flawless.
Her real self was definitely gorgeous as well.
He had once wanted to pursue her.
Unfortunately, although she appeared approachable, she was actually difficult to deal with.
Annoy her by talking too much, and that smile vanished instantly.
Yet now this goddess stood whispering into another man’s ear without the slightest hesitation.
Smiling.
Laughing.
Standing far too close.
The guild members all knew exactly what their guild leader had always thought about her.
Seeing this, they looked at one another awkwardly.
“Guild leader, we’re just letting them go?”
“Materials can be farmed again.
Wouldn’t beating those two cheaters feel better?”
“Exactly.
From now on, kill them every time we see them!”
The gloomy man also felt a nameless fire ignite in his chest.
He stared at the departing pair.
That bitch…
In the end, wasn’t she just chasing money?
Cheng Fei might tolerate this, but he couldn’t swallow the humiliation.
Two Tier-Four sets?
Forget them!
Today, he would make that bastard understand that at least here, money couldn’t solve everything!
“Hey, Nana!
I used to think you were decent.
Turns out you’re shameless after all.”
The gloomy man stopped them.
“Knowing someone already has a girlfriend and still throwing yourself at him?
If this was your thing, you should’ve said so earlier.”
The gloomy man’s voice trembled with excitement.
“I bet Little A is the same.
Acting cold and aloof all the time, when what she really wants is money, right?”
Hearing this, Nagasaki Asuna glared at him in outright disgust.
Her fists clenched.
“Cheng Fei, let’s log out…”
“What the hell is wrong with you?”
Cheng Fei had no choice but to turn around.
A submachine gun dropped into the gloomy man’s hand and pointed directly at Cheng Fei.
“And you.
Think having money makes you impressive?
I changed my mind.
I’m teaching you a lesson today.”
Immediately, every guild member drew weapons.
Rifles.
SMGs.
Pistols.
The message could not have been clearer.
“Why can’t everyone just make money peacefully…?”
Cheng Fei looked pained.
“What did you say?”
“Why are you forcing me…?”
“What are you babbling about?”
“I never wanted this…”
Cheng Fei lifted his head.
“You’re all forcing me.”
“What the hell do you mean?!”
“What I mean is—”
A black longsword slid into his hand.
He raised it one-handed.
Cold light flashed across the blade.
“You are not allowed to insult my girlfriend!”
He paused.
“Or my friend!”
“Good!
Good!
You actually dare fight back?”
Instead of becoming angry, the gloomy man laughed.
He raised both submachine guns and pulled the triggers.
“I was afraid you wouldn’t!”
Twin streams of fire erupted.
A dense wall of bullets engulfed Cheng Fei.
Then, in the next instant—
The gloomy man saw every bullet deflected in a storm of sword light.
A black blur expanded rapidly before his eyes.
Then his vision spun uncontrollably toward the sky.
[You Died.]
The system notification appeared.
He could still hear his companions shouting.
“Guild leader!
What are you doing, Guild Leader?!”
“Guild leader’s dead!”
“He’s melee!
Shoot him!”
“We can’t hit him!”
“Stay away!”
…
Three minutes later.
Unnamed Guild:
Annihilated.
Nagasaki Asuna had watched the entire battle.
The tension in her brows gradually relaxed.
For a moment, she stood motionless.
Her eyes reflected the back of the sword-wielding young man without blinking.
Something unfamiliar glittered within them.
…
Cheng Fei escorted Nagasaki Asuna back to the capital and prepared to log out.
“Oh, right.
Nana, are you free tomorrow at noon?”
Cheng Fei waved a hand in front of her face.
“Mm?”
Nagasaki Asuna returned to herself.
Perhaps the sight of limbs flying everywhere had frightened her.
She had been distracted throughout the entire trip back.
“If you’re free, let’s have lunch together.”
Cheng Fei spoke casually.
“There’s a Japanese restaurant near Electronics Street—”
“Sure!”
The answer escaped Nagasaki Asuna before she realized she had responded too quickly.
Cheng Fei hadn’t even finished speaking.
He was a little surprised too.
“But…” She quietly adjusted a lock of hair.
“What kind of invitation is that?”
“Any kind is fine.
I just want to meet you once.
My treat.”
Assuming nothing went wrong, Cheng Fei believed this would complete the offline-meeting mission.
Free rewards were free rewards.
Only an idiot would refuse.
“Cheng Fei, aren’t you dating Shen Xi?” Nagasaki Asuna asked.
“We’re actually only online dating.
And this is just lunch.
She definitely won’t mind.”
Cheng Fei answered without hesitation.
“Online dating?”
Nagasaki Asuna laughed in surprise.
“All right.
If Cheng Fei puts it that way, I happen to be free tomorrow.”
“Tomorrow noon, school gate.”
Cheng Fei immediately set the meeting place.
“Isn’t it a little inappropriate for Cheng Fei to be doing this with me?”
“What’s inappropriate about it?”
Cheng Fei answered openly.
“I’m very goal-oriented sometimes.
If I want to be friends with you, I’ll say it directly.”
“I don’t dislike goal-oriented people.
And I’d like to be friends with Cheng Fei too.”
The girl tilted her head and blinked meaningfully.
“Good.”
Their plans finalized, the two vanished from the game world.
…
The next day.
At lunchtime, Cheng Fei sat at his desk studying his Personal Status panel.
A new item section had appeared near the bottom.
At the far left sat a single icon.
A bloodstained dagger.
Focusing on it brought up a description.
[Tri-Bladed Dagger: A sharp weapon said to make enemies bleed—or short-circuit—more easily.]
Yesterday, Cheng Fei had discovered that with a single thought, the weapon could materialize in his hand.
Inside the game.
Or outside it.
A genuine deadly weapon…
Chen Hao suddenly approached.
“Cheng Fei, cafeteria?”
Cheng Fei dismissed the interface.
“Not today.
I’m going to Electronics Street.”
“That urgent?
New game release?” Du Xinhua asked from behind him.
“Buying something else.
I’m worried the store might close if I go after school.”
“Fine.
We’re leaving.”
“Later.”
Cheng Fei watched them go, then left the classroom himself.
Nagasaki Asuna reached the school gate before him.
Today, the Japanese exchange student wore a white beret.
Her legs beneath the skirt were smooth and shapely.
Simply standing there caused passing students to look.
As Cheng Fei waved to her, new text appeared.
[Limited-Time Mission Complete.]
[Met offline within 1 day → 5,000 points + one 70%-off standard Charm coupon.]
[Acceptance of an invitation is a girl’s unspoken signal.
Strike while the iron is hot.
An ambiguous relationship will rapidly heat up through intimate interaction.]
Cheng Fei immediately consumed the coupon.
He spent 3,000 points.
Charm increased by 1.
[Charm: 8 — Exceptional → 9 — Transcendent]
[People often claim inner beauty matters more than appearance.
They say so because they are jealous.]
[Let them admire themselves in solitude.]
[Beauty and presence are your weapons.]
[Your Charm is approaching the human limit.]
[Transcendent Ability exchanges unlocked.]
[Spend 100,000 points to select one corresponding ability.]
Without realizing it, girls around the school gate began to notice something unusual about the young man walking toward them.
Several strands of black hair covered part of his forehead, dividing the sunlight into fragments across his eyebrows.
His deep gaze seemed warm, yet closer inspection revealed the faint rebelliousness of youth.
He had merely been noticeably handsome before.
Now, for some reason, he was difficult to look away from.
Even brief accidental eye contact produced the inexplicable sensation of a racing heartbeat.
“Look over there.
Are they filming something…?”
“First year?
I’ve never seen him before…”
“Go ask for his MicroChat…”
“No way, I’m too scared…”
“Show some dignity as an upperclassman…”
Cheng Fei walked through the collection of fluttering adolescent hearts and stopped in front of Nagasaki Asuna.
“Sorry.
I’m late.”
“Hm?”
The girl stared vaguely at Cheng Fei’s face and made a small sound without realizing it.
“I said sorry I’m late.”
Cheng Fei raised his voice slightly.
Nagasaki Asuna snapped back to reality and put a hand over her chest.
“It’s fine.
Our class got dismissed early.”
“You look tired.
Didn’t sleep well?”
Cheng Fei studied her.
“A little.”
The girl lowered her head.
Her lively eyes unconsciously fled from his gaze.
“Don’t stay up playing so late next time.”
Cheng Fei stopped looking directly at her.
“Come on.
Electronics Street.”
“Okay.”
The girl obediently followed behind him with her head lowered.
This was bad…
Just now…
Her heart had been beating so fast…
…
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