Chapter 48
The next day during class, Jing Huan sat in the last row, wearing headphones and watching a video.
Lu Wenhao leaned back in his chair, arms dangling idly at his sides, and turned his head with boredom: “Huanhuan, why are you glued to your phone so early in the morning?”
Catching a glimpse of Jing Huan’s phone screen, he froze: “What… what are you watching?”
The screen displayed a PVP video of Nine Heroes, where a man in black robes was mercilessly crushing a tiger-masked opponent.
The video was titled “Nine Heroes’ Top DPS Heart’s Desire vs. Nine Heroes’ Top Fox Immortal Cave Luojiu.”
“Watch the PK,” Jing Huan said without turning his head.
He just couldn’t figure it out.
Although his equipment wasn’t great, Heart’s Desire also switched to a full set of common-tier gear yesterday, yet not only did he lose, he didn’t even last three minutes.
Three minutes!!!
Jing Huan had played Nine Heroes for so many years and never suffered such a humiliating disgrace.
Though Falling Eternity didn’t have divine artifacts, judging by the glow from his equipment, it was definitely a full set of legendary gear.
Most Nine Heroes players who enjoy PVP have seen this video, and Lu Wenhao was no exception. He rewatched it with Jing Huan and clicked his tongue in admiration: “I’ve seen Luo Jiu’s gear—all top-tier purple equipment with explosive stats—but he still couldn’t last ten minutes against Heart’s Desire.”
“Ten minutes?” Jing Huan checked the progress bar, and sure enough—nine minutes and forty-eight seconds.
“Yeah, I think luck probably played a part too. The Fox Immortal Cave has such fast movement speed, yet Lord Xiang’s hit rate was as high as 70%.” Lu Wenhao asked curiously, “But why are you suddenly watching PK videos? If you like PVP so much, just buy an account and come back to play.”
Why watch videos?
Of course, I need to figure out how to defeat Heart’s Yearning!
After pursuing Heart’s Yearning for a while, Jing Huan felt that perhaps forcing him to quit the game through relentless killings would be an easier path to revenge.
Ah, his road to revenge was paved with thorns.
“Buy a leveled account? Who has time for that,” Jing Huan replied offhandedly.
“You don’t have time? Then what do you usually do? I specifically checked last night—you barely played any LOL or PUBG.”
The video ended. Jing Huan stared at the Fox Fairy Cave being slashed apart by Heart’s Yearning, as if seeing yesterday’s own reflection.
He frowned: “Creeping on your dad’s match history?”
“This isn’t called spying, I’m just caring about my roommate. Tell me, since you moved out, you neither go out nor play games. What do you do all day in that rental?” Lu Wenhao said, “Otherwise, how about this—I have a spare account I bought for farming events, I can give it to you.”
“No.” Jing Huan refused.
Lu Wenhao: “You won’t even take it for free?!”
“Exams are coming up, I’m not in the mood.”
It wasn’t that Jing Huan was making excuses—they had an exam next week, and he hadn’t started reviewing yet.
“Alright, we’ll talk after the exam,” Lu Wenhao said, suddenly remembering something. “You haven’t been going out lately—could you actually be secretly studying?”
Forget about reviewing—during this entire period, if Jing Huan stepped out of the classroom, he wouldn’t so much as glance at a book.
Mentioning it now, Jing Huan inexplicably felt a pang of anxiety: “That’s the kind of thing Xiang’er would do.”
Gao Zixiang: “I certainly don’t. That’s why I’m planning to stay at the library tomorrow.”
The three of them were gaming addicts. If they stayed in the dorm with a computer in front of them, studying would be nearly impossible. So whenever exams approached, they would camp out at the library.
“Forget tomorrow,” Jing Huan said. “Let’s go this afternoon.”
Gao Zixiang: “Not this afternoon, I have a video call with my baby.”
Lu Wenhao: “I can’t either, I have to accompany my wife in the dungeon.”
Jing Huan was extremely grateful he had moved out of the dormitory, otherwise he’d be force-fed dog food every single day.
So that afternoon, Jing Huan headed to the library alone with his books. At this hour, most people were in class, leaving plenty of vacant seats. He casually chose a spot by the window and sat down.
Then he took out his phone, planning to slack off for a while first.
He opened the group chat with Heart’s Desire and the others.
Xiao Jing: [knocking] Anyone there~
Lu Tiaotiao: I’m here, Xiao Jingjing!
Xiao Jing: 0.0 How many rounds have we done on the quest?
Lu Tiaotiao: Level 73! We’ll definitely be ready to start killing on time the day after tomorrow!
Xiao Jingya: Ohh okay, where’s my brother?
Lu Tiaotiao: …So this is what you really wanted to ask me about.
Xiao Jingya: (#^.^#) hehe, because brother didn’t reply to my private message.
Lu Tiaotiao: See through 🙂
Lu Tiaotiao: He just got back from playing basketball and is showering, probably didn’t see it yet. He’ll reply to you soon. By the way, Xiao Jingjing, I want to tell you something—our God of War team is missing one person. Can I invite Qiufeng to join?
Xiao Jing: Oh, I’m fine with either way.
Lu Tiaotiao: Hehe, that’s great then. Qiufeng has pretty good gear—having him will make things easier.
Jing Huan closed the discussion group and was just about to browse through his friends’ updates when a message from their dorm group chat suddenly popped up.
Lu Wenhao: [Image]
Lu Wenhao: Huanhuan, how cool are these shoes? Limited edition, dropping on XX’s official website tomorrow at 8 AM!
Jing Huan opened the image to take a look—the shoes featured a sleek silver-and-white color scheme with clean, handsome lines. The coolest part was the brand logo on the side, made from a special material that appeared both black and glittery.
Xiao Jing: Cool!! How much?
Lu Wenhao: Only a bit over eight thousand!
Xiao Jing: Ahhh, damn it, I want it >.
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