Chapter 48
“Xia Chenxi?” Ye Xuan called.
Xia Chenxi snapped out of his memories.
“I’m not angry. No matter what I’m like, just be yourself. You don’t need to follow my emotions.”
Xia Chenxi glanced at his wristband and said to Ye Xuan, “It’s time to train. See you after it ends.”
Ye Xuan nodded and walked toward his training room.
After Xia Chenxi said it clearly to him, his uneasy heart finally settled down.
Ye Xuan arrived at the room he had booked. This room was similar to the one he had used for testing before. There was a set of virtual equipment in the middle, but this room was much smaller than the testing room.
He put on the equipment and entered the virtual world. Three options appeared before him: Zombie Simulation, Combat Simulation, and Challenge Match.
The Challenge Match option was gray. It seemed it could only be opened on Sunday.
Ye Xuan tapped Zombie Simulation, and several options appeared again: ordinary zombie, speed-type zombie, strength-type zombie, defense-type zombie. Behind them was a small line of text: Other zombies have not yet been recorded.
He exited and opened Combat Simulation.
Combat Simulation meant the system collected ability users’ data in virtual space and generated virtual models, allowing different ability users to choose targets to challenge.
For example, right now, Ye Xuan could choose to challenge Xia Chenxi’s or Nan Yunzhou’s virtual model.
Ye Xuan tapped it, and a prompt popped up from the system.
After testing, there is a large gap in strength between the challenger and the virtual model. Do you still wish to continue the challenge?
Why did it feel like he had been insulted?
Ye Xuan did not try to show off. He chose no. Since the system had already warned him that the challenge would be difficult, there was no need for him to waste time.
In the end, he chose to challenge ordinary zombies and started training from the basics.
When he pressed the option, a strangely shaped zombie appeared in front of him, moving slowly.
Like an old lady taking a stroll.
Was challenging ordinary zombies really this easy?
At this level, even reserve team members could kill them casually.
No.
With this system’s nature, it was impossible for things to be that simple.
Ye Xuan killed the zombie in front of him effortlessly. The moment the zombie disappeared, another zombie appeared.
Its movements were still very slow.
The more it was like this, the more alert Ye Xuan became.
After cutting down ten zombies in a row, the eleventh zombie appeared.
The zombie model looked the same, but its speed and movements had become slightly faster.
Sure enough, this system was as “black-hearted” as ever. Every time he finished one stage of the challenge, the zombies’ abilities would improve.
Ye Xuan cut them down as easily as chopping vegetables until he reached the fiftieth zombie.
A notification sounded.
Ability user’s basic data has been collected. More data continues to be collected.
So all that time and energy wasted earlier had been for collecting data.
Ye Xuan swallowed back the beautiful language that had nearly escaped his mouth.
The fifty-first zombie appeared. This zombie moved freely, with normal speed, just like the zombies he had killed at school before.
The real battle had finally begun.
Ye Xuan’s figure shuttled back and forth. His person could not be seen clearly; only a black shadow mixed with a faint purple glow could be seen flashing past.
The zombies were almost instantly killed in one strike. They could not even touch Ye Xuan.
By the time he killed the hundredth zombie, Ye Xuan’s speed slowed down, because the zombies he faced were faster, stronger, and had higher defense.
When he reached the two hundredth zombie, Ye Xuan had no choice but to stop and maneuver around it.
The zombie in front of him was extremely fast. When he flashed to its side, the zombie reacted instantly and raised its hand to block. The short blade slashed across its hand without leaving even a mark. It could even find gaps in Ye Xuan’s rapid attacks and strike back at him.
If Ye Xuan had not reacted quickly, he would already be “dead.”
What a freak of a zombie.
Could this still be called an ordinary zombie? Wasn’t this an all-rounder zombie?
After fighting this zombie for a long time, neither side could gain the upper hand. In the end, because the room usage time reached zero, Ye Xuan had no choice but to exit the virtual space.
Ye Xuan took off the equipment and let out a long breath.
This zombie was indeed abnormal, but it was also a very good challenge opponent. He had understood more flash-attack techniques, and his switching between offense and defense had become smoother.
The three merit points spent on training time were truly worth it.
Ye Xuan walked out of the room and waited for Xia Chenxi in the central venue’s hall.
Xia Chenxi had said they would leave together after training, so he probably wanted to go with him to visit his parents.
“Ye Xuan, let’s go.”
Xia Chenxi walked to his side. The tips of his hair were slightly damp, and Ye Xuan smelled the faint scent of sweat on him.
An image suddenly appeared in his mind—Xia Chenxi throwing punches in the virtual world, that expressionless cold face, sweat dripping from the ends of his hair and sliding into his collar.
That slightly disdainful gaze sweeping toward him…
Ye Xuan shuddered and secretly pinched his own arm. Why was he imagining this?
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Xia Chenxi had not noticed anything unusual about him. Ye Xuan quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
He pretended to be calm and asked, “Are you coming with me to my parents’ place?”
“Of course. I already bought the flowers.”
“Flowers? That bouquet of lilies is for my parents?”
The two walked to Venue A, and Xia Chenxi picked up the bouquet.
“Who else did you think I was giving them to? You?” Xia Chenxi’s voice carried a smile.
Ye Xuan’s face inexplicably heated up.
“Ye Xuan.”
A wronged, resentful voice sounded behind Ye Xuan. It felt familiar yet unfamiliar. He had not heard it for a long time.
Nan Yunzhou’s voice.
Ye Xuan turned around and saw Nan Yunzhou walking toward him through the dusk. He unconsciously thought of the day Nan Yunzhou had left while stepping through the afterglow.
Five days. Nan Yunzhou’s mission had only just ended. How difficult had that mission been?
Nan Yunzhou’s beautiful puppy-like eyes were full of accusation, making Ye Xuan feel guilty for no reason.
“Ye Xuan, while I was out on my mission, you didn’t send me even a single message. I even specially kept your permission open.”
Ye Xuan did not dare say that he had forgotten. He made an excuse. “I was afraid of disturbing you. A special combat team member’s mission should be very important.”
Nan Yunzhou pursed his lips. “The mission is important, so I’m not important?”
Ye Xuan had nothing to say.
Xia Chenxi took a step forward, blocking Ye Xuan behind him. He extended a hand toward Nan Yunzhou, polite but carrying obvious hostility.
“Hello, I’m Xia Chenxi from Team One. Ye Xuan’s friend and roommate.”
Not just friend, and not just roommate, but friend and roommate.
Ye Xuan did not think anything was wrong with it. It was the truth.
But in Nan Yunzhou’s ears, it was a naked provocation.
He looked Xia Chenxi in the eye and shook his hand, smiling. “Special Combat Team member, Nan Yunzhou. Ye Xuan’s friend. A very, very good friend.”
“Ye Xuan, right?”
Xia Chenxi smiled too. The two of them held each other’s hands for a long time without letting go, secretly competing in strength.
Ye Xuan also sensed that something was wrong. What were these two doing?
Nan Yunzhou was one thing, but what was Xia Chenxi doing? And he still had the nerve to call him childish.
Just as Ye Xuan was about to speak up and smooth things over, Guan Yu ran over with fiery enthusiasm. His gaze lingered on Nan Yunzhou for three seconds before he asked Ye Xuan, “Ye Xuan, who’s this? Introduce us.”
Before Ye Xuan could speak, Nan Yunzhou withdrew his smile and introduced himself to the red-haired man.
“Nan Yunzhou, Ye Xuan’s good friend.”
First impression: Nan Yunzhou did not like this person. His eyes were frivolous, and his whole person gave off a roguish air.
If he had to use one phrase to describe this person, it would be: a romantic playboy.
