Chapter 66 (Extra 6)
The three of them stopped at the traffic light intersection.
Shen Yu panted heavily, “They shouldn’t chase us this far, right? I can’t believe they’d be that persistent!”
“I think so too.” Yu Le was a bit better off, and Lu Yao had saved him a lot of effort by pulling him along, “So where should we go now?”
Lu Yao: “Where do you want to go?”
Yu Le looked confused, “I don’t know. It’s my first time skipping class, so I’m not familiar with the process. Where did you guys used to go?”
Shen Yu held up three fingers. “I’ll give you three options: 1) An internet cafe, 2) An arcade, 3) Go home and take a nap. Pick one.”
The arcade was too noisy, which hurt Yu Le’s ears. Going home and taking a nap wasn’t ideal either; what if he ran into his aunt at home and had to explain himself?
Yu Le: “I’ll choose the first one. The game you guys were playing last time seemed quite interesting. Big Brothers, will you take me to play?”
“Of course!” Shen Yu said grandly, “We’ll definitely take you! Let’s go to South Street’s Shabak!”
Lu Yao: “Let’s go to another place, Mountain Wind.”
Shen Yu: “Huh? But Mountain Wind is on North Street. Isn’t that a bit far?”
“It’s okay.” Lu Yao flagged down a taxi. “It’s only a ten-minute ride.”
Yu Le had never been to either place, so he followed wherever Lu Yao said. From now on, he was Lu Yao’s most loyal little follower～
Ten minutes later, the three of them got out in front of a large internet cafe. The first impression upon entering was that the lights were bright, the air was fresh, and it was quiet and open—completely different from the internet cafes Yu Le had been to before, and it could be called a breath of fresh air.
On the way to the private room, Shen Yu also marveled. “As expected of the face of Xuan City’s internet cafes, the environment is really good. If it weren’t so far away, I’d definitely come here every day!”
Lu Yao: “It’s not that far.”
Shen Yu: “Give me a break. The taxi fare is enough for me to fight in Shabak for an hour.”
In the private room, there were four computers. Yu Le and Lu Yao sat on one side, while Shen Yu sat alone opposite them.
As soon as they logged into the game and opened the friend list, Shen Yu was delighted, “Hey, Chen Gou and the others are also here! These guys are sneaking off to have fun behind our backs, huh?”
He immediately picked up his phone and sent a message bomb to the group chat.
Yu Le was a complete novice and needed Lu Yao’s help to create his account. After some hesitation, he cautiously chose a healing class. He was a noob—just staying alive was a victory.
“Is this considered a clear game?” he asked Lu Yao.
Lu Yao: “Sort of. Just follow us, and you’ll understand after playing through it once.”
Yu Le: “I don’t have to do anything?”
Lu Yao, skillfully entering the password. “You can heal me.”
Yu Le made an “ok” gesture, “Got it!”
Shen Yu also added the online classmates to their group, opened the team mic, and as soon as Yu Le put on his headphones, he was startled by the loud sound and quickly turned the volume down.
Shen Yu: “So you sneaked out to have fun without telling us, huh? I’ve taken note of this. I’ll deal with you next time.”
“That’s not it. Recently, Brother Lu has been saying he’s too busy to move, and we thought he was turning over a new leaf at school. Who knew you guys would come out today?”
“Come on, what new leaf? Can you speak properly?” Shen Yu was disgusted: “It’s all excuses, stop making excuses.”
“Alright, alright, I’ll stop making excuses. But where are you guys?” The headset asked: “We just looked around and didn’t see you. Are you hiding somewhere?”
Shen Yu chuckled: “Stop looking. We’re at Mountain Wind, not at your place.”
“Huh? Why did you guys travel all the way to Mountain Wind?”
Yu Le, feeling dizzy from managing his skills, pulled his headphones aside and asked Lu Yao quietly: “Brother, where do these go? My skill bar isn’t enough.”
Lu Yao hung his headphones around his neck, leaned over, and took his mouse to help him.
“…Yu Le?”
“Wow, impressive, you guys took Yu Le to skip class?”
“6, can play.”
Shen Yu: “Yes.”
“No wonder, coming all the way to Mountain Wind.”
“Brother Lu is bold; he dares to take a new student with him!”
“Didn’t we all go home? What’s the big deal about an internet cafe?”
Shen Yu: “Just understand it. Don’t spread it around again, or the forum will be all stirred up.”
“Ah, last time was a mistake. Who knew they’d be so focused on it?”
“However, I feel they have a point. Brother Lu’s actions do seem a bit suspicious, like he has ulterior motives.”
“Suspicious of what?”
“Doesn’t he want to make a pact with the new student?”
“…??? ”
Lu Yao put on his headphones: “Stop talking nonsense.”
Shen Yu: “They say you’re scheming to make a pact with the new student!”
“What pact?”
Yu Le also put his headphones back on, hearing only half of the conversation: “Is it a skill name?”
“Yeah, yeah, a skill! Brother Lu’s exclusive skill, hehe.”
“Yu Le is playing for the first time?”
“Wow, it’s been a long time since I helped a newbie. Exciting!”
“We’re sitting in a three-person lineup. How come you’re leading?” Shen Yu scoffed at them and then popped up from behind the computer, saying to Yu Le: “Le, stay close behind us. Don’t be afraid of beasts. I’ll take them out with one shot!”
Yu Le saw his game character making a rapid-fire motion towards the ground, creating a row of craters in the floor.
As they prepared for a countdown, Yu Le targeted Lu Yao and cast a healing spell on him.
“Hmm? Brother Lu, there’s a flower blooming over your head.”
Yu Le leaned closer to the screen and saw a small flower popping up above the head of the fully armed man in front of him.
Oh, so cute.
Lu Yao: “Yes, it’s your skill.”
“It looks pretty good.” Yu Le began to excitedly try out each skill.
Here is the English translation of the text:
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In the next scene, Lu Yao was fighting off beasts while various skill effects continuously appeared around him. Flowers bloomed above his head, a translucent vine shield wrapped around him, green leaves floated around, and water circles appeared under his feet.
Suddenly, an alien leopard dashed out from the nearby jungle, leaping straight at Yu Le.
Lu Yao gripped the mouse tightly, quickly swung the camera with his gun, and bang—the alien leopard, snarling, fell at Yu Le’s feet.
Yu Le was so caught up in the game that he didn’t even realize the danger. He hammered away at the keyboard, casting his last healing spell on the fully healed Lu Yao. A small green area of grass, which would continuously heal, appeared beneath Lu Yao’s feet and even had flowers.
“Yu Le,” the person in the headset called him seriously, “there’s something I don’t know if I should say.”
Yu Le: “Go ahead.”
“Wuwuwu, could you look at us? We’re about to bleed to death, wuwuwu.”
“I see you chose a healer but didn’t bring any damage reduction, so I haven’t received a single heal, gah, you’re such a rookie!”
“Help, help, help…”
Shen Yu: “Bro, stop paying attention to Brother Lu. He’s at full health! Throwing all those big heals on him is making me feel bad! Look at us!”
Yu Le then noticed the other people in the group and saw that some were left with half their health while others had only a thin layer of health left.
He quickly started applying continuous healing to the person with the lowest health.
Ah, mistake, he had forgotten that the team wasn’t just him and Lu Yao.
Given his lack of experience with healing, for the first round, he decided to switch to a different support class, still a support role but focusing on increasing area damage instead of healing.
His form also changed from a human to a small squirrel with a large tail. By swinging it, he could significantly boost the damage of teammates within a 15-foot radius.
However, the squirrel was fragile with low health. If not protected well, a single swipe from anything could take him out.
It was fun, but it turned out that Shen Yu and the others kept ordering him around.
“Yu Le, come over here! This damn dog has so much health we can’t even hit it!”
“Yu Le, I need you! Come to me!”
“小松鼠, over here! I can tank three of them!”
“Yu Le, how can I survive without you?”
Lu Yao tugged at the corner of his mouth and, shifting the camera, fired a shot at the person causing the most trouble.
Yu Le ran around in circles, getting dizzy and nearly falling into 3D. He got stuck trying to climb over a rock ledge.
“Come over here.” Lu Yao, towering beside him, crouched down: “Step on me.”
The squirrel turned around to find the direction, hopped over to him, first onto his knee, then onto his arm, and finally climbed onto his shoulder.
Now it worked.
But just as he was about to jump onto the platform, Lu Yao suddenly stood up.
Oh no, he couldn’t jump now. From this height, he would fall and lose a whole bar of health.
Yu Le: “?”
Lu Yao reloaded his gun: “Sit tight and don’t fall off.”
Also… okay?
The squirrel lifted its legs and comfortably sat on his shoulder, occasionally wagging its tail to give Lu Yao an invincibility buff.
Isn’t this better than running around on the ground?
“… What are you doing, Brother Lu? This isn’t fair.”
“Brotherrr! You’re so strong already. Let the squirrel person play with us!”
“I’m mad, taking screenshots, and posting on the forum!”
“I have a feeling this is going to be a mess again…”
…
At eight o’clock, Lu Yao finished his game and helped Yu Le off the computer.
Hearing the headset chatter about why the others had logged off, Shen Yu looked up at Lu Yao. “Bro, where are you going?”
Lu Yao: “Heading back.”
Shen Yu: “Why are you going back so early?”
Lu Yao: “To do homework.”
Shen Yu: “??? ”
In early September, eight o’clock was considered early. The night had not fully fallen yet, but the neon lights along the streets had already lit up. Most people were out for an evening stroll after dinner, walking leisurely.
Lu Yao went to a stationery store to buy a notebook. Situated next door was a milk tea shop. As he came out, he saw the staff handing a cup of mango sago pudding to a little kid, along with a large bumblebee toy.
So, he changed direction and took Yu Le to the milk tea shop.
“Why the sudden craving for milk tea?” Yu Le asked.
Lu Yao casually replied, “I’m buying it for you,” and told the staff, “One cup of mango sago pudding.”
There was no line, so the staff quickly made and handed over the milk tea, but without the toy.
Lu Yao took the milk tea. “Aren’t you supposed to include a small toy?”
The staff was taken aback, “Do you want one? I mean, because it’s just a small thing, usually only kids like it. Adults often think it’s a nuisance…”
“Mm.” Lu Yao casually handed the milk tea to Yu Le, “He’s still a kid.”
Yu Le: “?”
The staff looked back and forth, seemed to understand, and quickly smiled, handing over a large bumblebee toy, “Here, your little gift. We look forward to your next visit.”
“That’s not right. Aren’t you forgetting that I’m only one year younger than you?” While waiting for the car, Yu Le inserted the straw into the milk tea and took a sip—it was very sweet.
Lu Yao: “One year?”
Yu Le: “One and a half year.”
Lu Yao: “You can round it up to two years.”
Yu Le: “……”
Yu Le squeezed the bumblebee toy a couple of times, and it made a squeaky sound.
Yu Le: “?”
Squeaky Bumblebee?
Unable to resist, he examined it closely and squeezed it a few more times.
Lu Yao: “Is it fun?”
Yu Le: “……”
“Yes, I’m a kid.” Yu Le held the toy up to Lu Yao’s face, “Squeak.”
When they got home, no one was there. Mr. Lu hadn’t gotten off work yet, and Lu Xingxing’s extracurricular class would end in half an hour. Mrs. Lu was probably waiting at the class entrance for her.
Yu Le headed straight for his room when he got home but was pulled back by Lu Yao.
Yu Le: “?”
Lu Yao: “First, go to my room.”
Yu Le: “For what?”
Lu Yao: “To do homework.”
Yu Le was shocked, “Isn’t that what you were using to lure Shen Yu into playing?”
“Who told you I was luring him to play?”
Lu Yao pinched his face and squinted, “What, do some people think they can just skip class and let it go?”
Yu Le incredulously said, “Aren’t you the one who took me out of class?”
Lu Yao: “Leaving you in the classroom would be a waste of time.”
Yu Le nervously squeezed the bumblebee toy, “So what do you want to do?”
“If I took you out of class, it’s my responsibility.”
Lu Yao pulled him into his room, “You missed a lot of content today. I’ll help you make up for it.”
