Chapter 1104 A Passerby Cannon Fodder in an Infinite Flow Dimension (Part 27)
Chapter 1104 A Passerby Cannon Fodder in an Infinite Flow Dimension (Part 27)
The following morning, the sunrise streamed through the manor's virtual canopy, turning the lawn a warm golden hue.
This was their fifth day in the mirror world, and the lingering fragrance of flowers in the air dispelled some of the real gloom of death outside.
Miaomiao slept soundly until ten o'clock. When she woke up, she saw Xie Chenzhou downstairs drinking coffee, with a steaming cup of coffee next to him, obviously for her.
"Good morning, come and have something to eat."
Xie Chenzhou smiled gently, as if he had been downstairs for a long time, but Miaomiao had no idea that this guy had expanded his room to sleep right outside her door.
But perhaps it doesn't matter even if they know, after all, they're just perverts who don't harm people, which is much better than those killers in this mirror world.
As Miaomiao drank her coffee, she felt much more energetic, and a plate of well-prepared sandwiches appeared in front of her.
"Now, you should have 18 days of health, and I have 28 days."
Xie Chenzhou said casually. The sunlight shone warmly on the two of them, and if they didn't both know the cruelty outside, this would have sounded like a heartwarming conversation.
"The timeframe seems quite long, and it looks like we won't be forced to participate in the game every two days like many other players. But... as long as we're in this lousy game, we'll be constantly threatened with death."
Miao Miao finished the last sip of coffee and then started eating her sandwich, which was clean and hygienic.
"Indeed, so what are your thoughts on what's next?"
Xie Chenzhou didn't care whether he wanted to participate in the game or not; he wasn't in a hurry. He just wanted to be with Miaomiao, so he was willing to listen to whatever she said.
"Me?"
I don't think the mirror world is a place of enjoyment; it's purgatory. As long as we can't find a way to completely escape it, we will forever be shrouded in the shadow of death.
Instead of waiting to die and wasting your life, it's better to take the initiative and perhaps find a glimmer of hope in the unknown challenges.
If you really die in the game, then you're dead.
If you're not dead, then kill the game by crashing into it!!
So, I want to actively play games.
Miaomiao raised her head, her gaze meeting Xie Chenzhou's gentle eyes. Although her tone was firm, her eyes held a hint of barely perceptible tension.
"You're right, I'll listen to you."
Staying here and waiting will only lead to your resources running out. Playing more games increases your chances of finding a way out and accumulating enough Warrior Stars.
Xie Chenzhou nodded in agreement, without the slightest hint of reluctance.
Miaomiao had thought she would have to use some persuasion to convince Xie Chenzhou, but seeing his quick agreement, a hint of approval flashed in her eyes.
No one knew that Xie Chenzhou's initial plan was to play a few simple games on his own to earn Warrior Stars.
In his heart, he was even more unwilling to let Miaomiao suffer the dangers in the game, and wanted to pave a safe path for her life on his own.
This is no different from Tan Jiashu.
But then he thought again, he couldn't bear to be apart from her, even for just a few hours, which made his possessiveness surge uncontrollably.
He was afraid that someone might hurt her when he couldn't see her, and he was also afraid that he would complete his mission but the two of them would have less time together.
He even thought despicably that if he were to encounter an irreversible danger, he would die where she could see him, so that she would remember his appearance forever and that his mark would be etched on her for the rest of her life.
This twisted obsession drove him to abandon the idea of acting alone without hesitation and choose to walk alongside her.
The two hit it off immediately. After a quick lunch and a rest, they walked out of the manor side by side.
Unbeknownst to them, after playing several games such as "Jumanji," "Card Match," and "Ghostly Mystery," their names had already spread throughout the entire game space, making them "tough nut to crack" in the eyes of all the NPCs.
Especially those game NPCs, almost everyone knows them. After all, all four games are in a state of pending judgment because they gave out Warrior Stars, especially [Ghostly Shadow], which gave out 6 Warrior Stars at once, practically teetering on the brink of death.
It's important to know that in the rules of the Mirror World, if a game's survival rate is higher than 10% or it loses more than 2 Warrior Stars, it means that the game deviates from the Mirror World's philosophy and needs to enter a pending judgment state to choose whether to be eliminated by the system.
Therefore, one game is an accident, two games are a coincidence, and three or four games are a test of skill.
Many NPCs began to show a hint of apprehension when mentioning them.
Those who can break the established rules are always the most terrifying beings.
Miaomiao originally thought that, compared to the bug of the trio having too few games to choose from, since the eldest brother left, the two of them actually had an easier time finding games, at least they had more choices.
There was a wide selection of games to choose from, but luck seemed to be against them. Several times, the two of them had spotted a game they liked from afar, but just as they were about to enter, the game shut down.
The message changed to "[Playing in the game...]". Once was an accident, twice was a coincidence, but by the third time, not only Xie Chenzhou, with his keen senses, but even Miaomiao began to suspect that these stupid games had come to life and were deliberately preventing them from playing.
That won't work!
Xie Chenzhou took the initiative to hold Miaomiao's hand and walk together. After experiencing the game being shut down three times, they became much more cautious.
Miaomiao scanned the game area three times in a row, and then instead of speaking directly, she leaned close to Xie Chenzhou's ear and talked about choosing a game.
No one found them strange. Only the game NPCs watched their every move with some nervousness. However, they didn't expect that the game NPCs would just look around and, many times, seem about to enter, but then turn around and go to other games after closing the window.
In just one hour, 70 games were launched on the entire street, and some of these games were even punished by the Mirror World for forcibly launching because they were below the player count threshold.
Thirty-three of these games were already on the verge of being adjudicated, and because of this forced shutdown, they were sent to be adjudicated along with the four games that were already in the queue.
This was a classic case of trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead; as the number of people in line increased, the NPCs also started to be less willing to act this way.
Xie Chenzhou discovered that these games seemed to have realized their true purpose and were no longer as paranoid as before.
"What game do you want to play?"
Xie Chenzhou lowered his head and whispered in Miaomiao's ear.
If Miaomiao tiptoed closer to Xie Chenzhou and spoke to him, it would be more like an intelligence exchange between spies.
At this moment, Xie Chenzhou leaned close to Miaomiao's ear and spoke, which sounded more like lustful drooling...
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