novelraw Chapter 427: The "Sin" with a Girlish Heart, World's Fifth
Chapter 427: The "Sin" with a Girlish Heart, World's Fifth
Admin Note: Chapter 426 is missing on RAW!
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The simple exchange between these few people deeply demonstrated that this team was absolutely riddled with problems.
Some chose wrong options, others failed to recognize the situation clearly - various issues could be described as emerging one after another.
As for Lu Ce, he had no interest in explaining why he chose to become a tourist, and no one bothered to ask him either. He perfectly decided not to offer any evaluation.
However, observing how these players maintained distance from Lu Ce yet didn't show particular fear, they probably weren't simple characters either.
Except for...
"Are you 'Sin'? The strongest player right now?"
That girl who initially appeared quite fragile actually took the initiative, opening her large eyes wide, looking pitiful and delicate as she stared at Lu Ce while asking.
"Can you protect me? I..."Lu Ce: ?
Xie Antong: ?
Sun and the others: ?
Everyone was shocked, instantly turning their eyes toward her, staring at this woman in astonishment as if looking at a world-class rare species.
What kind of brave soul was this?
Did she know what she was saying?!
What "Sin" represented - after all this time in the game, everyone should have some understanding by now.
How could there still be someone in this world who actively sought protection from "Sin"? If you wanted safety, staying far away from that person would be your best bet!
Before Lu Ce could even speak, Sun opened his mouth and said loudly:
"No way, which mountain did you crawl out from? How can you know nothing at all?"
"Protection? Your main task right now should be staying as far away from him as possible. Trust me, being on the same team with him probably means you didn't do many good deeds in your past life, and now your retribution has arrived."
"This guy will most likely reach you faster than any danger in the game itself."
The fragile-looking woman appeared quite cautious, shrinking her neck as if she was about to burst into tears at any moment.
"I don't know... This is my first time participating in the game, I just got selected."
"I thought being on the same team as the strongest player would count as newbie benefits, that he might be able to carry me to victory."
"Doesn't he even have a pink mask? He looks like he has quite a girlish heart."
Girlish heart, "Sin"?!
Everyone was utterly dumbfounded, even Xie Antong in the distance took the initiative to speak:
"I think you genuinely have a death wish."
As soon as she spoke, she felt like she didn't know why she suddenly became so harsh, wondering if she was getting too immersed in her persona, so she quickly closed her mouth again.
"Come on, little sister, just follow me instead. I'll try my best to help you, okay?"
As the only other female present, that girl who earlier had quite a feminine style pulled her behind herself, shielding her.
Incidentally, this also prevented her from spouting any more "crazy remarks," since someone like "Sin" was unpredictable about when he might go mad.
"Alright then, I'm called Sun. No need for self-introductions anyway, since we came as tourists to enjoy the game." Sun proactively introduced himself.
"As for our team here, it doesn't look very promising anyway. Let's each do our own thing."
"However, aren't you being a bit too low-key?" As he spoke, he turned his head to look at another person, the final member of their team.
"Does no one recognize you? That shouldn't be right. Although I don't have the habit of learning about other players, my team members seem to have mentioned you to me before."
"Called something like, Wordweaver, right? World's fifth rank?"
Only then did several players suddenly turn their heads to look in the direction Sun was speaking, surprised to discover that there was actually another person standing there.
He had no external cover or concealment - he was just standing there, yet no one had noticed him!
Only after Sun called his name did everyone finally see him.
The man had Caucasian features, with a thick beard that made him look somewhat simple and honest.
"Oh? As expected of Sun, able to rank above me. Impressive."
This World's Fifth spoke up.
"My name is Wordweaver-White. I chose tourist because I feel my younger brother, Wordweaver-Black, has already chosen the other side."
"I dislike him quite a bit, so I didn't choose to be with him."
After briefly explaining, he nodded to everyone, then inexplicably said:
"Ah, thank you brother for your help, but I've already been spotted now, so I won't be needing it for the time being. Let's consider the previous matter settled."
"Next time there's a chance, I'll treat you to drinks. The vodka at my place can reach over ninety proof."
Everyone: ?
"You... who are you talking to?" Sun asked with a frown.
"Oh, just talking to the wind. It's nothing, let's begin." Wordweaver-White said very naturally.
A single thought simultaneously emerged in everyone's minds—this person's mental state wasn't normal either!
Xie Antong watched coldly from the side, scanning these seven people.
Overall, this lineup was quite impressive.
Because she recognized five of them!
She usually collected extensive information on strong players, and could match at least the top thousand to their profiles. Among this group, there were five such players!
Only that man with the nose ring and that fragile woman were unknown to her, probably weaklings.
However, Wordweaver-Black was on her side?
Wordweaver-Black... was also World's Tenth in strength. With such an expert present, why would they choose her to be the tour guide?
Countless thoughts flashed through her mind as she watched everyone expressionlessly, calmly saying:
"Alright, a simple familiarity is enough. Our tour is about to begin."
"I'm the tour guide. Everyone can ask me questions, but I might not answer, and if I do answer, it might not be the truth, so better not ask."
"Everyone, what's the first game you'd like to play?"
"Wait a moment," the black man said somewhat dumbfoundedly, "Haven't we not explained the game rules yet? Why do we need to play the equipment, and how do we win?"
"The game rules haven't been explained because I don't plan to tell you. This way my chances of winning are higher." Xie Antong glanced at him and said indifferently.
The black man was instantly left speechless.
"How about we play the merry-go-round then?" someone suggested.
"Let's start with something simple, without danger, to get familiar with things," someone else agreed.
"I want to go directly to the haunted house!" Lu Ce spoke up.
Xie Antong glanced at him, lowered her head and wrote in her notebook while saying:
"Okay, then I'll put the haunted house last to play."
Everyone: ......
Wasn't this black-hearted tour guide being a bit too excessive? openly cheating!
"Alright, based on my previous thorough collection of all tourists' opinions, our first game will be the roller coaster."
Clearly no one had mentioned the roller coaster......