NOVEL NEXT Ji Yunting’s heart flutters. He feels his cheeks heat up.
Now he wants to blame the game for its augmented reality since a sentence suddenly appears beside his ID: Bashing…
Seeing her stare at him without blinking, Ji Yunting forces a cough: “It just comes to me.”
“Oh…” Ah Zhao doesn’t give him a hard time except a long “Oh”, which isn’t clearly whether she’s teasing him or not.
“Hum, he definitely knows my name’s Ah Zhao. I already figure out what’s on his mind.”
Hearing that, Ji Yunting’s blush deepens.
“Let me check its status.” He changes the subject without thinking.
……
When Crane among the Clouds walks out of the hidden instance feeling as if there’s nothing left to live for, he happens to see that reminder announced by the game.
For a split second, he thinks it’s just a delusion he has due to all the torture he suffered because of that bunny. Until he clicks open a weapon chart and sees that familiar name and ID glinting in gold does he realize it’s true.
“Impossible!” is the first thing that comes to his mind.
He did away with all A Sword from the West’s stuff back then. Nobody knows better than him that he almost emptied A Sword from the West’s account, leaving nothing behind except for his rank.
Where did A Sword from the West find the time to get all these gears? Did he even have the ability to play all those instances to collect materials for legendary gears?
He wouldn’t get here so fast even if he has paid someone to do it for him!
Immediately, Crane among the Clouds, as if he’s possessed by Wushan connects what happened with cheat engines.
However, he isn’t as stupid as Wushan was so he isn’t going to report A Sword from the West before he has the evidence.
Instead, he posts a thread in the official forum of Midland anonymously:
Shock! The Truth behind the Legendary Gear of A Sword from the West, the No.1 player of Huaxia!
Well, rumors come from men and the contents are all made up.
He posts a string of speculations vaguely, not sorry for what he does at all.
Anything about A Sword from the West attracts considerable attention.
Looking at his post become more popular every second, Crane among the Clouds is as smug as he’s jealous of A Sword from the West which shows how liked he is.
Reading the replies to his thread, he wants to create several accounts himself and guides the opinions of other players by posting more. However, he suddenly gets panicky.
How familiar!
With his hands trembling, he logs out of the forum.
A few hours ago, he had the same strange feeling when he bumped into that hidden instance.
A strong desire to live makes him want to log out at once.
Fortune hasn’t been smiling on him lately. He might need to log out to change his luck.
However –
“Crane among the Clouds, it’s been a while.” A familiar detached voice rises beside his ear.
He stiffens.
Turning around, he smiles: “What a coincidence, West. Are you here for a task?”
Ji Yunting laughs hollowly: “It’s no coincidence. I’m here for you.”
Crane among the Clouds forces a laugh. Now he feels worse and says decisively: “There’s something I have to…”
Player: A Sword from the West requests to start Revenge Mode.
Crane among the Clouds: “…” Damn!
Without demur, he clicks refuse.
However, it doesn’t work.
A Sword from the West says gently: “Don’t try to log out. I requested for a mandatory revenge.”