Chapter 260 My Hero

"If you're scared, you can hold my hand."

Zhou Heran extended a long, slender hand toward her.

Qi Xi's eyes were bright.

Wow, so manly!

Just as I was about to place my hand in the other person's, several college students ahead of me in line suddenly screamed in fright at the atmosphere inside as they entered.

Before Qi Xi could react, her hand was suddenly grabbed.

It was Zhou Heran who took her hand first, and she didn't know if it was her imagination, but she felt that the hand Zhou Heran was holding seemed to be... trembling slightly.

She had a bad feeling.

There were eight people in their group this time, including two couples and the remaining five were college students who came together for fun.

Qi Xi had already automatically categorized herself and Zhou Heran as a couple, while the girl in front of them had been clinging tightly to the boy's arm the whole time, nestled in his embrace.

The boy had been comforting his girlfriend ever since he entered the venue.

The environment inside was very dark, and scary music was playing on a loop.

Suddenly, an NPC rushed out wielding a chainsaw.

The players, who had been lined up in a row, suddenly started screaming and running around in all directions.

Qi Xi and Zhou Heran were separated by the scattered crowd. Although Qi Xi was a little scared, she had often played escape room games with Yu Li before, and they had played many of the games.

So she's doing alright for now, except when NPCs chase her she'll run away, but she's mostly calm.

"Zhou Zhou?"

However, she and Zhou Heran were separated. It was very dark around her, so Qi Xi could only grope her way around while calling out Zhou Heran's name.

Finally, Qi Xi found a figure curled up with its back to her in the corner.

Because of his height and long legs, he stood out even in the dark.

Qi Xi had a strong intuition that the figure was Zhou Heran.

She walked over and gently patted the other person's shoulder. "Zhou Zhou? It's you..."

Before Qi Xi could finish speaking, his tall figure suddenly lunged at her and hugged her waist.

"Has the ghost left yet?"

Qi Xi was taken aback at first, but then finally realized that Zhou Heran was afraid of ghosts!

He acted very calm outside, but once he entered, he completely revealed his true colors.

Qi Xi was secretly overjoyed, but she couldn't show it on her face. After all, if she laughed out loud, Zhou Heran would feel embarrassed afterward.

"They've already left, Zhouzhou, don't be afraid, I'm here."

Although Qi Xi said the NPC had left, Zhou Heran was still hesitant to leave, and even suggested, "Why don't we crouch down and crawl forward? That way, it will be harder for the NPC to spot us, right?"

Qi Xi suppressed a laugh, but seeing that Zhou Heran was really scared, she agreed to his suggestion.

Then, around the corner, I ran into "love," and bumped right into an NPC.

Zhou Heran was so frightened that he fell to the ground with a thud, while Qi Xi rushed forward and spread his arms to block him.

"Zhou Zhou, run! I'll hold them off!"

Although Zhou Heran was terrified, he immediately grabbed Qi Xi's hand, turned around, and ran away with her.

After running around aimlessly, the two finally rejoined the main group.

However, when there was a side quest, the college students were so scared that their legs went weak. The five of them huddled together in the corner, and it seemed that it would be difficult for them to even take a few steps, let alone do a side quest.

Meanwhile, the guy in another couple, seeing that everyone else was terrified, volunteered to do the solo mission.

His girlfriend started crying first, clinging to him and refusing to let go, saying she didn't want to be separated from him no matter what.

Seeing this, Qi Xi offered, "How about I do the single-line quest? Otherwise, we won't be able to complete the quest within the time limit, and the game will be lost."

No one expected that Qi Xi, who looked like a soft and cute girl, would be so brave.

But before anyone could say anything, Zhou Heran objected: "No, you're a girl, how can we let you go on an adventure alone?"

Zhou Heran swallowed hard and said, "I'll go."

"No, Zhouzhou, you're afraid of ghosts. You can't do the single-line mission by yourself. I'll go. I used to play escape rooms with Lili all the time. I'm not afraid."

Zhou Heran forced a smile and said, "Although I'm a little scared, these are all fake. As long as I don't look at them, I won't be afraid. Okay, you have to listen to me. I'm going to do a single-line quest."

After saying that, Zhou Heran bravely went off, trembling.

The girl in the couple next to them couldn't help but exclaim, "Your boyfriend is amazing! He's clearly terrified, but he won't let you do the mission alone. He's a real man!"

Qi Xi was secretly delighted.

Even when he was terrified and trembling while walking, he still took the initiative to do solo missions to protect her.

How can Zhouzhou be so good?

However, Qi Xi was also worried about letting Zhou Heran do single-line missions for too long; she needed to go find him as soon as possible.

So when it came to solving the puzzle, Qi Xi wasn't afraid at all. She took the lead and charged ahead, fully utilizing her brain. Her speed in solving the puzzle was incredibly fast and accurate.

The other players who followed behind, who were practically lying down the whole time, were all stunned.

So, is a girl this brave when she doesn't have a boyfriend around?

Even when an NPC with a chainsaw rushed right up to him, Qi Xi was still squatting by the cabinet solving the puzzle. He even thought the NPC yelling next to him was too noisy and pushed the other person's face away.

"Stop arguing, you're disrupting my train of thought. I'm almost there."

NPC: "..."

Please respect my profession, thank you.

Seeing that they couldn't scare Qi Xi, the NPC got bored and started carrying a chainsaw to scare the others.

With the mystery finally solved, Qi Xi, now holding the key, could finally go and rescue Zhou Heran.

Zhou Heran is locked in a cell with his hands suspended in a rope. This is a single-player mission where he is imprisoned and needs his teammates to rescue him.

Zhou Heran originally thought he was going to be stuck there until the end of the game. After all, apart from the boy in the couple and Qi Xi, all the other players were really useless and just made a lot of noise.

"Zhou Zhou!"

When Zhou Heran heard the familiar, clear voice, his first reaction was that he was hallucinating.

Until Qi Xi ran up to him, unlocking the door while reassuring him, "Zhou Zhou, don't be afraid, I've solved all the riddles, we'll be able to pass the level soon."

At this moment, Zhou Heran finally understood why girls all like having a knight-errant who will descend from the sky to save them.

When this scene, where the roles of men and women are reversed, is found on him, Qi Xi in his eyes at this moment is like a holy light shining in the darkness.

It illuminated the darkness and dispelled his fear.

Qi Xi had just freed Zhou Heran's hands and was about to lead him out through the exit.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Heran suddenly hugged her.

"Little Qi Xi, you are my hero."