Chapter 107 Crickets Behind

"Oh no! Senior Euphemia, come and take a look!" Ome nervously zoomed in on the screen in front of him, "Huo Xiu ran out of Garden Town!"

Euphemia, like Ome, is a system, so it is naturally impossible for it to appear in only one small world.

As a system that helps the Zerg survive, his work is much busier than Ome's.

Euphemia, who had transparent wings, had silver light in her eyes. Apparently, Ome's voice had summoned her back from the other small world.

"What should I do? He ran to the player area! How did he get there?!"

Euphemia's expression remained unchanged. "Players only need to connect their brain waves to enter the holographic game. Huo Xiu, thrown into it, is essentially no different from a player. The Godless Realm system cannot tell the difference."

"He just has an additional NPC identity, but it's not real data."

"I thought it would take him a while to notice, but he ran away the first time he left Lily Garden."

Euphemia raised her right eyebrow. It seemed that she had underestimated Huo Xiu. People who came out of the apocalypse were not so easy to fool even if they lost their memories.

Ome's pupils trembled. The intimacy between the executor and Carlos was only 12. In real life, this wasn't even considered ordinary friends! It had originally thought that the two of them could cultivate their relationship for a while, and once Huo Xiu's body recovered, they would be able to better carry out the mission.

After all, Carlos has a weird personality and is moody, and ordinary insects are not something he's interested in at all.

"Can we bring him back to Flower Town? Can this game system do it?" Ome asked anxiously.

"That's not necessary." Euphemia laughed. "A forced melon is not sweet."

Two exclamation marks appeared on Ome's square head.

A forced melon may not be sweet... but at least there's a melon! If you don't force it, not only will there be no melon, but the melon field will explode!

"What do you think of Carlos's personality?" Seeing Ome's shocked look, Euphemia started teaching.

"Hmm... I think he's dangerous. He's moody and unpredictable, and his mind seems a little... uh... not quite right."

After all, Carlos's crazy look in the original world was really scary. Stabbing others with a knife while smiling is understandable, but stabbing yourself with a knife while smiling is perverted no matter how you think about it.

"Carlos doesn't care about life or death, power, and has a very weak sense of right and wrong." Euphemia was trying to be as tactful as possible.

"He was born into a distinguished aristocracy, yet he rebelled against the Federation and became a pirate. His instigation threw several autonomous regions into chaos, even the alien world he himself controlled."

"What do you think he's doing in this game?"

"Uh..." Ome fell into deep thought. Ordinary bugs enter the game just to kill time, gain a sense of accomplishment or escape reality.

But why would Carlos enter "Godless Realm"? He already enjoys endless power, spending his days hunting star beasts or robbing starships. There's really no need to enter the game for excitement.

Entering the Garden Town was even more amazing. Carlos had always hated male insects, so the fact that he would play love games was shocking enough to Omega.

"Have you observed Carlos's battle record?" Euphemia asked.

Ome shook his head honestly.

"He doesn't like mecha battles and prefers close combat - even if the opponent is using a mecha, or even if the opponent is not a Zerg at all." Euphemia explained.

"And his fighting style... you'll understand after watching this."

Euphemia picked out a recent battle video and showed it to Ome.

"...Him! He could have avoided that shot, so why did he go for it?" Ome exclaimed with his eyes wide open. The blue laser gun in the picture directly made a big hole in Carlos' shoulder and even penetrated his hind wings.

But Carlos didn't even blink and spun around to fight back.

With a loud bang, the cockpit of the opposing mecha was hit, and then the entire mecha began to disintegrate.

In the glaring light, you can vaguely see the corners of Carlos's mouth curled up.

"Because he loves pain."

"!" This is the first time I've heard of such a niche hobby.

"His body's ability to repair itself is extraordinary. I wonder if his love for pain is related to this. You can deconstruct the source code for this."

"However, the female insect's spiritual sea will be on the verge of collapse due to frequent atavism, so Carlos also chose the "Godless Realm."

The combat simulation system of "Godless World" is very realistic, and when the pain is adjusted to 100%, it can be said that it is not much different from reality, and can reach 80%.

More importantly, it has little effect on the female insect's spiritual sea.

Euphemia thinks that's why Carlos got into this game.

"But in the original worldline, he soon got bored of 'Godless World'."

After all, there is still a difference between fighting in games and in reality, especially for a top bug like Carlos, what he needs is the sense of urgency of being on the verge of death.

So Euphemia sent an invitation to Carlos's in-game account.

This invitation letter focuses on Huo Xiu's identity as an ancient Zerg - his agile skills, powerful abilities and extremely cool mental tentacles.

Of course, this spiritual tentacle refers to thunder energy.

Carlos had fought countless female insects and killed countless star beasts, but—

Male worm.

A male insect with powerful mental tentacles.

He had never fought against it.

——So this belligerent and pain-loving guy took the bait.

When Euphemia finished speaking, Ome's small eyes had turned into stars.

"Wow, Senior! You're so amazing! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know how they would meet!"

Euphemia reached out and patted Ome's square head.

"Let's talk about Huo Xiu."

"He experienced peacetime, then entered the apocalypse at the age of fourteen. His parents and sister died one after another in the apocalypse. I remember you said he only awakened his supernatural powers at the age of seventeen. This also means that during the most turbulent and chaotic three years, he survived with great difficulty, almost by sheer misery."

"People like this are very vigilant and will never put their lives in the hands of others."

Ome suddenly realized it, and it suddenly remembered a turning point in Huo Xiu's attitude towards Carlos - Carlos used the costume change system on Huo Xiu. It didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but now it thought about it, it realized that it was indeed the case!

"He's too defensive, which is why we didn't tell Huo Xiu about his background at the beginning. Even if we told him, he would still be skeptical."

Moreover, Euphemia analyzed that Huo Xiu, who had not lost his memory, would not develop any feelings for Carlos, and he would try to nip the danger in the bud.

But Carlos is also a dangerous person who can be ignited at any time. The two of them will only reach a point where they will fight to the death - which is too risky for this already fragile world.

"But the difference between him and Carlos is that after he became powerful, he became a guardian."

"He will do his best to protect anyone he takes under his wing."

"It's okay if he leaves Garden Town. He can't get what he wants there—he wants to come to the real world."

Ome was already dizzy, and he asked weakly, "So what do we do now?"

"So, Huo Xiu leaving Garden Town might not be a bad thing. We can give him some incentives to get him to approach Carlos."

"It's the same with Carlos... He only really cares when things get out of his control."

Thinking this way, I'm looking forward to how things will develop between them.

It’s better to go back to this world and wander around more often.

Euphemia narrowed her eyes, and I always felt that her eyes seemed to become brighter, as if she was watching a good show.

But... Euphemia-senpai can't be someone who just enjoys watching the fun! She's patient, gentle, and smart, and she definitely wouldn't cause trouble on purpose!

It must have seen it wrong!

"Don't worry about it for now. After all, Huo Xiu still has amnesia. People with amnesia are much easier to deceive, no, much easier to get close to, than those with memories."

——

Compared with the gorgeous and exquisite Flower Town, Bannock City looks much more bizarre and rough.

The houses on both sides of the street seem to be built from the skeletons of various giant insects. They have exaggerated styles and sharp shapes, and various signs are hung on the protruding bone spurs at the top.

Huo Xiu sat in a private room facing the street and took a sip of the wine in his glass.

And the player opposite him was still chattering.

"Brother, that fight just now was so exciting!"

"No wonder you were able to kill a level 60 monster with just a basic sword that day! Thanks to your help today, otherwise I would have worked in vain!"

"You really don't want to consider joining our guild?"

A female insect dressed in gold sat opposite Huo Xiu. He drank very quickly, and after a few glasses he talked even more frequently.

"I'm the vice president of the Phantom Gale Group. The first time I saw you, I thought you looked like a perfect fit for our guild! If you join our guild, I promise to give you the best treatment!"

Three days ago, Kangmang discovered this somewhat strange player.

He suddenly appeared in the wild, wearing a hooded cloak, and his face was completely invisible.

If it weren't for the poor cooperation among the players in Kangmang's temporary team, causing the wild monster with its health bar running out of control, he would not have stopped at all.

The wild monster's indiscriminate attack affected him.

"Brother, help me!" Kang Mang shouted. All the players in the makeshift team had died, leaving him alone to fight on. "You'll get a share of the dropped equipment!"

Then the hooded female insect in black drew the sword from her back.

When Kang Mang saw this, he felt a chill in his heart.

——That was a primary sword.

Any player who has played the game for a long time will not use such equipment.

It seems that this female insect is just dressed strangely and is not a master!

However, the next second, Kang Mang was dumbfounded.

The female insect in black jumped up and attacked the wild monster's right eye.

I don’t know what kind of enhancements were done to the sword, but it actually emitted a blue-purple light when it was inserted into the monster’s body.

The attack worked!

The wild monster roared and began to disintegrate.

Then, Kang Mang saw more than a dozen white halos flashing around the player in front of him - this showed that he was really a novice.

Otherwise, the experience of one monster cannot support so many levels in a row.

In "Godless World", level cannot fully represent combat power. Level is only useful when measuring wild monsters.

After all, it is a holographic game. After entering the dungeon, the requirements for combat awareness and tactical decision-making are much higher than others. It is very common to kill enemies of higher levels in this game.

At that time, Kang Mang had the idea of recruiting him into his guild.

"I'm getting off."

Huo Xiu stopped Kang Mang from saying the next word.

Kangmang is a player who talks a lot and doesn't seem to be very smart.

And this is exactly the kind of person Huo Xiu needs—talkative but not very smart.

But most of the time, he talked so much that it gave Huo Xiu a headache.

"Ah? Isn't it still early today..."

Kang Mang choked again when he looked at the time. He was a typical night owl, and the bug in front of him was obviously also one.

They usually log in at night and play until the next morning.

As long as you buy an expensive gaming pod, this level of late nights won't be a problem.

Of course, the official still does not recommend doing this for a long time, after all, sleep is also very important.

Kang Mang suddenly became alert: "At this time...you are not playing Flower Town too!"

"No! You are the partner I finally found! Please don't be attracted by the masculine look—"

Before Kang Mang finished howling, the female insect in front of him suddenly disappeared.

"Damn it, I didn't get the game ID!"

——

At this time, Huo Xiu had already returned to the lily garden.

Three days ago, the moment Huo Xiu left Garden Town, he discovered that his interface had undergone tremendous changes.

There was an experience value in the upper right corner of his body. It was originally three question marks. After he helped Kangman kill the monster, it increased from level 0 to level 12.

At the same time, a gray countdown appeared above his interface. It was 7 o'clock in the evening, and he had 12 hours left.

He guessed that at 7 o'clock the next morning, he would be forcibly teleported back to Lily Garden.

Because the game has an anti-addiction system, Garden Town is not open from 23:00 to 7:00 the next day, but players will enter after 7:00.

This is indeed the case.

The moment he was teleported back to the cabin the next day, Kaka pushed the door open and walked in.

"Little farmer, wow—" He paused, without the slightest intention of avoiding the question, "I was wondering why I didn't see you in the garden. Turns out you were changing clothes."

Huo Xiu buttoned his shirt without changing his expression.

Kaka's gaze lingered on his fleeting abdominal muscles.

The taken-off thief's clothes lay quietly in the dirty clothes basket, unnoticed.

In the following days, Huo Xiu left the Garden Town after 11 o'clock in the evening and returned to the cabin at around 6 o'clock in the morning.

He would first complete a series of tasks such as watering and feeding the cows to avoid being discovered by Kaka.

But the bad thing is, he still seems to need sleep in the game.

"Where did you go to steal last night?" Kaka laughed, pointing at the dark circles under Huo Xiu's eyes, "You actually have dark circles."

"The night is long and I can't sleep alone."

"Garden Town should be open at night," he continued, "or you can handcuff me to the door again. I don't know if I can stay here any longer..."

“…”

Huo Xiu didn't want to pay attention to him.

This female insect is like a homeless person in real life. I don't know where she gets so much time to play games all day long.

"Why don't you take a nap?" Kaka said sympathetically, "I'll stay by your side."

"I promise not to let other bugs bother you."

Huo Xiu looked at him, as if to say that you are the biggest source of danger.

Kaka shrugged. He suddenly laughed and leaned closer, saying, "You can handcuff me."

"Stop my mouth again."

"It can also make me lose my vision."

His emerald green eyes stared straight at Huo Xiu, his breath mingling with his, and then his gaze fell on his lips.

"I'm very good."

Huo Xiu grabbed his face with one hand and pushed him away.

"Tsk, you're so unromantic." Kaka complained, "You should get some sleep. I have something else to do today, so I'll leave first."

After he finished speaking, he turned into a blue light and disappeared. He has indeed been very busy recently.

Huo Xiu slept until late at night.

Seeing that the clock once again pointed to 11 o'clock, he packed up and left Lily Garden again.