âAs a sniper being able to inflict lethal damage in every shot, he would definitely be able to slay a Scout with the same level of equipment!â Watermelon Skin said with confidence.
One should know that Watermelon Skinâs shooting was not lousy either; he had not been using any skills when shooting these past two days, relying only on his own ability to aim and attack. As a result, his accuracy had indeed greatly improved!
âBut what purpose would there be to pull Big Brother Feng out to shut this Scoutâs mouth up?
âOne, Big Brother Feng and I had just fought monsters together for half a day without any relationship building. Who knows if he has already even forgotten who I am since we had only exchanged electronic name cards out of courtesy.
âTwo, using othersâ ability and battle achievements as capital for my own retaliation â could this really earn me a sense of satisfaction?
âNo, I donât want to bother Big Brother Feng to make him shut up! I must persist... I want to reach that standard too one day, where every shot is fatal. Iâll slap this guyâs face with my own ability!â Watermelon Skin had a youthful face as a spark of determination flashed across his eyes!
âWatermelon, donât speak with that brat anymore. Come over. Azure will recover your health!â
Just then, My World, who was holding onto a similarly average Level 48 Fine Alloy Shield, shouted as he stood beside the female Doctor.
âMm, be right there!â Watermelon Skin responded as he took up his sniper rifle and turned to leave.
âYo, weâre only halfway through. Whyâre you not speaking anymore? Didnât you say there was a Sniper whose output can slay me...â Behind him, that Scout player with luxurious equipment had a smug smile on his face as he persisted in agitating Watermelon Skin.
But Watermelon Skin did not reply â he only secretly tightened his grip on the sniper rifle held in his hand.
...
âSister Lan, are we going to die here? Iâm scared!â
While the players were temporarily resting and recharging, hiding in the VIP zone in a corner behind the platform was a pale-faced Jing Xiang, the NPC shop assistant. She spoke to Lan in fear. âNo, donât be scared. Bossâs friends said that they would definitely protect us as we leave Silvermoon City!â
Lanâs face was similarly a little pale, but as an older sister, she nonetheless reassured Jing Xiang, who had already been very seriously traumatized by the situation.
âBut they said that their mission was only to protect Master John!â She sounded like she was on the brink of sobbing as she spoke.
Across the two, Old John, who reeked of alcohol, was actually still not very afraid. He merely sat beside the table silently, occasionally raising the high-grade golden alcohol bottle in his hand to his mouth.
âRelax, you wonât die... If I donât die, you wonât die either!â
Seeing that the two had looked over at him, an intoxicated John, whose white hair was messed up into a lump, twitched his face, forcefully pulling the side of his mouth up into a smile. He then rigorously raised his bottle and took a gulp. After that, it was unclear if he was speaking words of drunkenness or if he actually knew what he was saying.
âBut living probably would be no better than dying...â
The two NPC sales assistants clearly could not be as accepting as he was; seeing Old John drunkenly spouting nonsense, the worry on their faces did not lighten one bit.
âIf only Boss was here. He would definitely be able to settle all of this!â
At that moment, Jing Xiang could only pray for their last hope.
âSister Lan, would Boss really come and save us?â
âHe will! Boss definitely will!â
Lan hesitated slightly before her eyes became certain. âBut why has there been no response from Boss? I continuously contacted his Communicator but it doesnât go through.â
âThose Adventurers say that communication in Silvermoon City has already been cut off from the outside world. The whole city has suffered from a serious signal disruption, so unless Boss is within a few hundred meter-radius of us, we canât contact him... But no need to be scared. Boss will definitely be able to find us...â Lan nodded confidently at Jing Xiang, but deep in her eyes, there was hidden worry.
âThe entire Silvermoon City is so huge; the location where we were before is already so far away. Would Boss really be able to find us? And would Boss really have a way to save us...â
âYou have a message request!â Just then, a notification sounded from Lanâs Communicator.
âAh, Boss!â
The moment she saw the name on the Communicator, Lanâs eyes lit up with joy and she hurriedly chose to pick up.
âB...Boss, is that you?â
The semi-transparent virtual communication screen projection appeared, but seeing the personâs image on it, Lan hesitated for a moment.
âItâs me!â
On the screen, Feng Luo froze slightly. He took off the Thunder helmet, revealing his face.
âWhere are you all? Howâs the situation?â Feng Luoâs voice was a little shaky, but luckily the image was only flashing, not cut off.
While Silvermoon City was cut off from long-distance communication with the outside world, Communicators were still able to be connected within a certain range.
This was something Feng Luo had especially noticed from before when he had switched to the forum, and so he was confident in estimating their rough breakout route based on the map of Silvermoon City. If not, even if his mental estimation ability was stronger, it would not be possible to find a group of uncontactable people in a city with combat everywhere.
But of course, organizations like Hound would be able to think of a way.
After Feng Luo had entered the plot region, the system had notified him before that if one forcibly pulled offline, the body would be maintained in the game and would need six hours to be able to log in again. Just this point alone had eliminated some peopleâs intention to quickly exchange information offline.
âWeâre now...at Romanti Flower Hotelâs...â Lan looked around for a bit, unable to find a specific landmark.
âRomanti Flower Hotelâs No. 10 air platform!â
Across the two, the intoxicated Old John make a noise.
âOld John, youâre okay, too? Thatâs great!â Hearing Old Johnâs voice, Feng Luo heaved a sigh of relief, smiling slightly.
âEh, Big Brother Feng!?â
Just then, Watermelon Skin, who was recovering his status outside the VIP zone, happened to catch sight of Feng Luo and let out an exclamation of shock.