Chapter 109 - Entering District 87

‘God’s Path even gave me an hour to prepare.’

Ling Yi looked at the clock.

It’s 10:32.

‘Then it’ll start at 11:30… I should have an early lunch.’

People only work well with a full stomach.

Even though the players had extraordinary powers, they still had to eat and sleep.

Unless they had a special ability.

He had seen Lin Shurou walk into the kitchen in a bathrobe, but he had not thought much of it because he still needed to mutate things.

Now that he thought about it, the whole situation felt strange.

He sneaked to the kitchen door and peeked inside.

Lin Shurou was standing in front of the refrigerator, drinking something. The refrigerator door was still open as if she was going to put it back after she finished drinking.

‘It’s not like I’m doing bad…’

He used his teleportation ability to flash behind her and saw that she was holding a bottle of light red, rather strange-looking liquid in her hands. He could not help but frown slightly.

He glanced at the refrigerator and found that there were three rows of bottles containing the liquid.

“What’s that?” He subconsciously used the [Eye of Truth] to check.

[Diluted Water of Growth (E)]: A bottle filled with diluted growth serum. Long-term consumption of it would help to develop one’s body. The taste is better if it’s refrigerated~

Ling Yi was speechless.

After she finished drinking, she closed the lid of the half-empty bottle and put it back.

But she didn’t seem to have heard his question, because when she turned around, she jolted in surprise.

“Ya! What are you doing here?”

“I’m watching you drink water…” He honestly replied.

Hearing this, Lin Shurou quickly lowered her head, her pretty face gradually turning pink, and her small mouth stammered as if she wanted to say something. “T-this is… Because… I…”

The atmosphere turned awkward.

Ling Yi waved his hand, trying to diffuse the air between them, and changed the subject, “I’ll be going to your district in an hour, so let’s have an early lunch.”

“Alright, no problem… Wait, what?” Lin Shurou nodded before it quickly turned into a frown when she processed his words. Her face was full of surprise. “What did you just say?”

“I’ve requested a rescue mission to your district.”

“What? You’re joking…”

“Why would I lie to you?”

Lin Shurou’s eyes widened and she stared at him in disbelief. Her blue eyes were wide open, as if she was seeing him for the first time.

“You weren’t just saying it back then?” She asked in shock.

“Of course not.” Ling Yi shook his head.

“You’ve already submitted the application?”

“I did.”

Lin Shurou pursed her lips tightly and stared at Ling Yi with her blue eyes.

The shock on her little face gradually turned into seriousness.

Looking at the young man who was clearly tense, but there was a kind of forced relaxation on his face and determination deep in his eyes, she gritted her teeth and couldn’t say anything.

“I…”

At this moment, her heart was filled with a myriad of emotions, and she didn’t know what to say.

Seeing the complicated look on her face, Ling Yi waved his hand casually and turned to leave the kitchen.

…

[Luo Yao: Big Boss, Big Boss, congratulations on breaking the record!]

The moment he walked out, he received a message from Luo Yao.

Ling Yi guessed that she didn’t just come to congratulate him. She probably had other things she wanted to say.

As expected, her next words revealed her true intention.

[Luo Yao: Boss, you should be the first one to reach level 10 in our batch, right? I have a friend who wants to get to know you because of the special bet. Can I connect her to you?]

[01: Sure]

He guessed that the friend she was talking about was the eldest daughter of the Xia family.

If he wasn’t mistaken, her name was Xia Wanqing?

[Luo Yao: Since she can’t open her own forum, she can’t find your account. So, our chat ends here?]

[01: Okay.]

It took a long time before a request message appeared.

[Midsummer Stars has requested to add you as a friend.]

After he chose to accept, the chat interface with Xia Wanqing automatically popped up.

He waited for her to start the conversation, and it took quite some time before she finally sent the message.

[Midsummer Stars: Hello, I am Xia Wanqing.]

[01: Hello.]

[Midsummer Stars: Are you sure you’re the first player to reach level 10 in this batch?]

She was very direct, but Ling Yi knew about her situation and understood her feelings.

[01: Definitely.]

[Midsummer Stars: Okay.]

After that, the other party didn’t send any more messages.

Ling Yi closed the chat and couldn’t help but guess what her goal was.

‘Did she just want to confirm that it was me?’

Ling Yi couldn’t find the answer to that so he decided to stop thinking about it. The most important thing now was to do some research. He looks up at the monsters in District 87.

About half an hour later, Lin Shurou had finished preparing a sumptuous lunch and called Ling Yi over.

While Ling Yi was enjoying her cooked meal, she sat by the side and watched him quietly.

They didn’t talk throughout the entire lunch, and when Ling Yi finally finished his meal and was about to leave, she finally broke the silence, “Do you have any teammates to help you?”

Ling Yi paused. He turned his head to look at her before sitting back down, “No, I don’t,”

“No teammates? You’re only a newbie. Where did this bravery come from?”

“Because I’m strong enough.”

Lin Shurou didn’t seem to understand what he meant. She blinked her eyes. “Is this worth your sacrifice?” She suddenly changed the topic, throwing him off guard.

“… You’re talking to nonsense,” Ling Yi finally said.

He couldn’t be bothered to put on a sad show with her here. Once the Beast King is dealt with, there would be no more problems.

After another ten minutes or so, the time God’s Path gave him to prepare finally ended.

Under Lin Shurou’s complicated gaze, a beam of white light that was surrounded with red glow appeared from the void, slowly and gently shone on him.

She recognized this light beam. It was the unique rescue light.

She remembered someone had applied for a rescue mission before, and the team was brought into District 87 by this same light beam under the public’s watchful eyes.

After Ling Yi disappeared, Lin Shurou let out a sigh. There was still a look of disbelief in her eyes.

“All of this is actually true …”

In her opinion, entering District 87 was no different from courting death.

‘He knows that this is a meaningless, suicide mission… So he didn’t bring a single teammate so as to not trouble them…’

Lin Shurou pursed her lips tightly. Her heart was mixed with shock, joy, and gratitude.

She really didn’t expect that a player would face the ferocious Beast King and the entire demonic army alone for an ordinary person like her.

Although she had already accepted him long before, she still felt that feeling of “finding an excellent partner through a blind date”.

They could spend a lifetime together, but that did not guarantee their happiness.

But now, she suddenly felt that as long as she was with him, she would be very happy.

At this time…

She fell onto the soft sofa in a daze, letting half of her body sink into the cushion.

She stared at the ceiling without moving. The shock on her snow-white and flawless face had yet to fade, but her usually cheerful and optimistic blue eyes were filled with deep worry.

‘Is he dealing with a monster now? Is he being surrounded by them?’

‘The Beast King is so strong, it wouldn’t give him the time of day… Right?’

‘Hurry up and send him back…’

…

The rescue mission would only be announced to the world once the results were out.

When requesting for a rescue and carrying out a rescue, the main world wouldn’t know unless they actively reveal it.

At that moment, dark clouds gathered in District 87, and thunder rumbled.

It was drizzling, and the air was full of moisture.

Ling Yi crossed his arms and stood on a ten-meter-tall rock. He glanced at the tens of thousands of demonic-looking monsters around him and smiled. ‘Yes, yes. Now I’m getting really excited.’