Chapter 34

In the Mushroom Forest, some glowing spores floated like plankton in the sea. If you accidentally inhaled them into your nose, they would cause an itch.

"One butcher returned late at night, with no meat left in his basket, only some leftover bones. On the way, two wolves followed him from a distance,"

Zhen Yu suddenly spoke, reciting a passage from a textbook.

Zhao Siyu was taken aback and looked at her with a stunned expression.

Is this girl not a little crazy?

At a time like this, she still has the heart to joke around?

"They've got their eyes on us, what... what should we do?"

Zhao Caiwei, drenched in sweat, kept turning back to look at the seven male college students.

"Let's just fight them!"

Xu Qingshan didn't like to cause trouble, but he wasn't afraid of it either.

Zhao Siyu shot a glance at Xu Qingshan, can't you use your brain?

Actually, she had a plan, but since the team was led by Sun Yuan, she wasn't familiar with his leadership style and didn't want to speak up rashly, fearing it might upset him.

At the same time, she wanted to see how Sun Yuan handled the situation and his leadership skills.

If he proved to be excellent and worth following, Zhao Siyu would do her best to join the team.

"Sun Yuan, what do you think?"

Bao Qi asked urgently, ignoring Xu Qingshan's suggestion.

In her mind, Sun Yuan was more capable.

"Drive the wolves to devour the tiger, creating a balance."

Sun Yuan said eight words, concise and to the point.

A smile appeared on the corner of Zhao Siyu's lips; she was satisfied with this answer.

"Indeed, great minds think alike!"

Zhao Siyu glanced at Sun Yuan and found him to be very calm, as if the seven male students following them were just seven insignificant rats.

"What do you mean?"

Bao Qi was full of fear and couldn't think clearly.

"There must be many player teams at the teleportation array. If we hurry over, the situation will reach a balance."

Zhao Siyu explained.

When two tigers fight, one must be injured, but with three tigers, they won't easily fight because they all fear being taken advantage of by others.

Sun Yuan glanced at Zhao Siyu.

This girl has a good mind and the potential to be a strategist.

"What are we waiting for? Let's run!"

Wang Yu understood and immediately urged everyone to move.

"Oh, no need to be so troublesome. Even if there were twice as many, they would just be delivering takeout to the seniors."

Zhen Yu had seen Sun Yuan fight and knew he could handle ten of them easily.

"They must be very poor, so fighting won't yield any gains."

Sun Yuan quickened his pace.

The others naturally followed.

The male students chasing them immediately rushed over in a hurry.

Zhao Caiwei, who had been injured by the mushrooms the day before and hadn't eaten enough, was already out of breath and her legs felt weak after running for over a hundred meters. She fell to the ground with a thud.

"Don't... don't leave me behind!"

Zhao Caiwei cried.

"Let's stop running and fight!"

Sun Yuan stopped and handed the波动长枪 (vibration spear) to Xu Qingshan: "Use this."

"Is this a game item?"

Zhao Siyu, curious, reached out to touch it.

"Yep!"

Sun Yuan turned his hand and pulled out the爆裂球棒 (explosive bat) from his backpack: "I'll take the lead in the attack, and you focus on defense. Don't let Zhen Yu and the others get hurt."

"I'll take the lead in the attack!"

Xu Qingshan knew that the one leading the attack faced greater danger. He already owed Sun Yuan two favors, so he wanted to take on the more dangerous task.

"Stop arguing, I'll give you a chance later."

Sun Yuan took a deep breath and explained the additional effects of the vibration spear to Xu Qingshan.

"Secondary attack?"

Xu Qingshan, who usually focused on studying and working part-time to support his family, rarely played games, but he wasn't unfamiliar with these concepts because his roommates played them.

Hearing Sun Yuan's explanation, he swallowed and subconsciously returned the vibration spear.

"What's wrong?"

Sun Yuan was puzzled.

"If I break it, I can't afford to pay for it!"

Xu Qingshan spoke the truth.

Although he also envied his roommates' computers, they were generous and let him play, but he always refused because he was afraid of getting them dirty or breaking them.

"Qingshan, can you learn to be more flexible?"

Zhao Siyu advised: "In a crisis, you should consider how to fully utilize the weapon to help Sun Yuan share the pressure."

"Besides, is Sun Yuan a stingy person? He already gave you three Ganlu mushrooms."

Zhao Siyu wasn't flattering Sun Yuan; she genuinely thought he was a good person.

"I... I..."

Xu Qingshan, being scolded by his beloved girl, was embarrassed and didn't know what to do, nor did he dare to retort.

"It's fine if you break it."

Sun Yuan reassured him, since it was stolen and didn't cost any points.

"Xiao Yu, is this also an item?"

Zhao Siyu saw Zhen Yu take out a slingshot, which, by its color and bird-shaped design, clearly wasn't a toy.

"Yep, given to me by the senior!"

Zhen Yu opened the slingshot and made an aiming gesture but didn't shoot, as the bird-shaped projectiles were expensive.

Sigh!

If only I were as rich as the senior?

Thinking about how Sun Yuan had already earned over 30,000 points since the game started, she felt envious.

Decided.

Her next goal was to work hard to earn points so that she could use the bird-shaped projectiles without hesitation.

Hearing this, Bao Qi's eyes lit up: "Sun Yuan, do you have any other preparations? I can help too!"

Actually, Bao Qi wanted the equipment for self-defense.

"No, you can't use it!"

Sun Yuan refused.

"Sun Yuan, how many items do you have? What are their effects?"

Zhao Siyu asked: "Don't misunderstand, I'm not prying. I think if we fight together, we can cooperate better if we know each other's capabilities."

"Currently, I have four: the bat, gloves, a blindfold, and a barbarian boomerang. The boomerang has a guaranteed hit effect."

Sun Yuan didn't hide anything, as it would be awkward if he did and someone saw it during use. Besides, these low-end items weren't worth keeping secret.

"You have six items?"

Zhao Siyu was stunned.

The game has only been going for two days.

How did you get so many items?

Even paying players aren't as powerful as you!

Speaking of which, are you the son of the Silver Horse?

Zhen Yu pouted; these items were nothing.

Sun Yuan still had tens of thousands of points and three divine coins. The dog food he gave her was probably not worth much.

"Just lucky."

Sun Yuan modestly replied, glancing at Zhao Siyu.

He was a bit disappointed; this girl was meticulous and could calmly analyze the situation even in a crisis, showing some courage, but unfortunately, she was a girl and couldn't provide much combat power.

"They're coming!"

Xu Qingshan warned.

Seven male college students rushed over and stood ten meters away.

"Classmates, there are many players here who are robbing others for their Ganlu mushrooms. If you give us three mushrooms, we'll protect your safety. What do you think?"

Qin De suggested, with a square face that didn't seem to lie.

"We don't need protection."

Bao Qi screamed: "Go away!"

"Bao Qi, don't speak."

Zhao Siyu scolded her, feeling a bit helpless.

The square-faced boy's words, though seemingly a proposal, were actually a probe.

If they didn't have mushrooms, they would have said so to avoid a fight. Bao Qi's "We don't need protection" directly revealed that they had mushrooms.

"Classmates, we don't want to hurt anyone. So if you give us five mushrooms, we'll leave. What do you think?"

Qin De's gaze first fell on Xu Qingshan's spear, then on Sun Yuan.

This young man was the leader.

The girls were all looking at him, clearly indicating that his words carried weight.

"Qin De, why waste time talking? Just attack!"

Zhang Ping was impatient: "There's not much time left."

"Have you seen Shen Jingran?"

Sun Yuan sized up the seven men, noting that except for Qin De, the others didn't look like they exercised often.

Zhuo Wen was unknown, and Sun Yuan couldn't find any information about him, but Shen Jingran was different. As a goddess of the Foreign Languages College, she was well-known.

"What? Want to be a舔狗 (licking dog)?"

Zhang Ping mocked.

Sun Yuan smiled slightly and suddenly sprang into action, like a tank shell, rushing towards Zhang Ping.

Lifting his leg, he delivered a knee strike.

Zhang Ping didn't react in time and saw Sun Yuan appear in front of him, then felt a severe pain in his stomach, as if his internal organs were about to burst.

Bang!

Zhang Ping was thrown back, and before he hit the ground, Sun Yuan's long arm reached out like a hand from the sea, grabbing his hair and pulling him back.

Smack!

Another knee strike.

Bang!

Ah!

Zhang Ping let out a piercing scream, his body curling up like a shrimp, and he fell to his knees.

Sun Yuan lifted his foot and stepped on Zhang Ping's neck, cutting off his screams.

Zhang Ping was about to suffocate to death, with no strength left to struggle.

Swish!

The other boys had no intention of saving Zhang Ping and instead looked panicked, quickly moving away from Sun Yuan.

This...

This physical strength is too strong!

Qin De was stunned; he liked to exercise and knew how terrifying Sun Yuan's burst of attacks was.

You'd need to train for eight hours a day to have such a physique.

"Have you seen Shen Jingran?"

Sun Yuan asked again.

This time, no one dared to call him a "licking dog" like Zhang Ping did, and they didn't even dare to speak.

"Answer me, didn't you hear?"

Sun Yuan scolded.

"Y... Yes!"

Qin De forced a smile and pointed in the ten o'clock direction: "They went that way!"

"Thanks!"

Seeing Zhang Ping about to pass out, Sun Yuan removed his foot but then kicked Zhang Ping's mouth, as he found him annoying for shouting about robbing them.

Bang!

Zhang Ping's head snapped back, and he spat out a mouthful of blood and broken teeth.

"Let's go!"

Sun Yuan called out and led the team forward.

He exposed his back to Qin De and the others, but they didn't dare to attack.

"Too... too strong."

Bao Qi and Wang Yu were trembling with excitement, having expected a tough battle but seeing Sun Yuan handle it alone.

"I suddenly understand why Chu Yuntao and Li Minglu wanted to recruit him."

Zhao Siyu was relieved.

Fortunately, Sun Yuan didn't have bad intentions; otherwise, even if Xu Qingshan risked his life to protect her, it would have been in vain.

Then, Zhao Siyu became excited again.

Am I now part of this team?

With such a capable leader, my game experience should be good, at least I won't go hungry or worry about being robbed.

"Should we just let them go?"

One of the boys, looking at Sun Yuan's group leaving, felt不甘心 (unwilling to let them go) since they had the mushrooms.

"What else? Can you beat that guy?"

Qin De looked down at Zhang Ping's miserable state, sighed, and then gritted his teeth, chasing after Sun Yuan.