Chapter 162 Linked Together (2) - Forced Team Formation

All the players heard the system notification. When Ning Shu heard that there were only 3 minutes left, she quickly searched for Cheng Chuan in the crowd. She had to think of a way to team up with Cheng Chuan.

She searched through the crowd and soon spotted Cheng Chuan there!

She also noticed that Wu Yi was not by Cheng Chuan's side at this moment, and she was so excited: Heaven is helping me!

They rushed toward Cheng Chuan, looking as anxious as if they were in a hurry to be reborn, afraid of missing him.

This is a good opportunity to cultivate a relationship with Cheng Chuan. If it goes well, maybe, just maybe, we'll end up together.

Ning Shu was overjoyed, as if she could marry him any moment now.

"Cheng Chuan!" As she got closer to him, Ning Shu couldn't help but shout at him and wave.

Just as she was about to reach Cheng Chuan, she was suddenly "pressed down" by something and could not take another step.

Ning Shu saw Cheng Chuan looking at her back in surprise, and at the same time felt a force pressing down on her right shoulder. She looked up at her right shoulder.

A long, slender hand with distinct knuckles "rested" on her shoulder—no, to be precise, it gripped her shoulder.

She turned and looked up. So tall! So handsome! Isn't this... a whale (someone who spends a lot of money on in-game purchases)? What's he up to?

"What's wrong?" Ning Shu asked, puzzled.

Damn it, don't bother her if you don't have to, or you'll be in trouble when Wu Yi comes back!

Ning Shu was completely unmoved by Si Zhong's good looks; her mind was filled with the thought, "I want to team up with Cheng Chuan."

"I want to team up with you." The other person's voice was cold and indifferent, showing no awareness of needing anything from the other person.

"No." Ning Shu rejected him decisively. Only a fool would miss the chance to team up with someone he liked.

"I want to team up with you." The other person rejected her refusal and repeated it.

Ning Shu was speechless. She realized that the other person's hand was still gripping her shoulder.

That's a bit presumptuous; they're not familiar with each other, are they?

Even if she burned paper money for him, it was only out of guilt; their relationship was at most limited to burning paper money for each other.

Physical contact is definitely not good, especially in front of someone you like.

"Brother, that's my teammate, see? I want to team up with him, let go!" Ning Shu turned around and pointed at Cheng Chuan to explain, then tried to break free from Si Zhong's grasp.

Unfortunately, it failed.

"I want to team up with you." The other party extended the invitation for the third time.

"I don't want to!"

Ning Shu struggled even more fiercely, swinging her arms like whirlwinds, but she couldn't break free from the other person's grip.

"Hello, what can I do for you?" Cheng Chuan approached and asked Si Zhong.

Cheng Chuan realized something was wrong when Ning Shu started struggling. At first, when they were talking, he thought they were discussing something.

After all, they had teamed up before and weren't exactly strangers, but the situation didn't seem like they were having a pleasant conversation, so he came over.

"She wants to team up with me."

The situation changes completely when the subject and object are switched, making it sound as if Ning Shu was shamelessly insisting on teaming up with him.

Anyone with eyes can see the current situation clearly, and Ning Shu doesn't know where Si Zhong got the nerve to say such things.

Cheng Chuan was taken aback by Si Zhong's words and didn't know what to say for a moment. He could only turn to Ning Shu and ask, "You want to team up with him?"

He wasn't blind; it's just that Si Zhong had killed the conversation, so he had to find someone else to talk to.

"Of course not, he insisted on teaming up with me, but I refused." Ning Shu thought Si Zhong was shameless.

Cheng Chuan then turned to Si Zhong and said, "She says no, please let her go." His tone contained a hint of displeasure.

Si Zhong raised an eyebrow at Cheng Chuan, whose height was about the same as his, and replied nonchalantly, "It's too late."

After saying that, he looked at Cheng Chuan with a half-smile, as if to say, "What can you do about it?"

Just as Cheng Chuan reached out to pull Ning Shu back, he heard Wu Yi's voice: "Brother Chuan, we finally found you! That was close."

As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Chuan felt someone pat his shoulder, and the other person's hand was still on it.

Wu Yi's appearance interrupted Cheng Chuan's actions. He subconsciously turned his head but before he could speak, he heard the system notification.

[3-minute countdown expired! Matching for teammates.]

The next instant, a thick chain appeared on the wrists of all the players, one end of the chain on their own body and the other end on the player closest to them.

Cheng Chuan was startled, realizing it was too late. His first reaction was to look at the other end of Ning Shu's wrist chain, which was indeed wrapped around Si Zhong's wrist.

When Ning Shu saw the chains binding her and Si Zhong, she felt as if struck by lightning, as if a bolt of thunder had pierced straight down from the top of her head.

He, he, he... he deserves to die!

Ning Shu was stunned, silently weeping and mourning her lost chance to pursue him.

In stark contrast to Ning Shu's despairing expression, Si Zhong smiled as he celebrated his victory.

Of the four people, Wu Yi was the happiest. He had been searching for Cheng Chuan everywhere and was panting heavily.

I finally found it at the last minute and even got it linked, so I breathed a sigh of relief and didn't notice the discordant atmosphere here at all.

[Team matchmaking complete, game begins. We wish you a pleasant gaming experience!]

Upon hearing this, Wu Yi happily said, "Brother Chuan, the game has started, shall we go?"

Seeing that Cheng Chuan didn't react, he finally glanced at Ning Shu and Si Zhong and found that they were also bound together.

Wu Yi had met Si Zhong before; he was a temporary teammate in the last dungeon run, so he didn't see anything wrong with Si Zhong being paired with Ning Shu.

On the contrary, he was somewhat surprised and said to Si Zhong, "It's you! We've teamed up again. What a coincidence."

Si Zhong smiled back at Wu Yi: "It's quite a coincidence to see you again."

At this moment, only these two people could still chat and laugh, while Ning Shu and Cheng Chuan looked rather unwell.

Wu Yi: "Shall we go together?"

Si Zhong: "Guess why we need to team up in pairs? It's better to split up."

He doesn't like people who get in his way.

Ning Shu finally reacted to this and objected: "No, let's go together. We can take care of each other."

Si Zhong disagreed: "Don't worry, I can take care of you by myself. Let's go." After saying that, he pulled Ning Shu away.

Si Zhong released Ning Shu's grip, strode forward, and after a certain distance, the chain straightened, directly "pulling" Ning Shu away from where she was standing still.

Ning Shu discovered that although the chain looked thick, it didn't feel heavy or uncomfortable on the wrist. However, once it was straightened, a strong person could easily drag a weak person away.

It can be said that under the chains, the strong have absolute control over the weak.

The chain was about 3 or 4 meters long, which created a certain distance between the two people, but that was all.

Ning Shu wanted to cry at the thought of being tied to Si Zhong for the next three days. What was going on? Why did this big shot suddenly want to team up with her? Were they that close?