Chapter 449 [(*^▽^*)]
Xue Rui nodded, "Yes, I want to go too, but I'm a little worried about leaving you here alone."
Roman immediately said, "I'm not going with you. I'll stay here. There's a tree hollow here, and I'm safe inside. You don't need to worry about me. Or would you like to stay with me? If Lin Le wants to go, let him go by himself. You don't need to take any risks. It's so dark now, and it's easy for something to happen outside."
In the darkness, Xue Rui's eyes turned dangerous in that instant, but Roman didn't see it at all. "Yeah, yeah, look, it's much better to stay here. Wouldn't it be better to go out and look for it when it's light? Why do you have to wander around at night? If something happens, no one will save you!"
Xue Rui: "I am indeed worried about you. Why don't you just die? If you die, I won't have to worry about what will happen to a dead person. What do you think?"
Roman wanted to say something, but she froze after hearing Xue Rui's words, staring at him in disbelief. She wondered if she had misheard. "You... what did you just say?"
Xue Rui didn't repeat himself, but the look in his eyes on Roman told her that he wasn't joking.
Roman wanted to speak, but… despite the darkness, she saw Xue Rui raise his hand towards her, holding what appeared to be a black object. “You have…”
Before he could finish speaking, Xue Rui shot her in the head. Only after receiving a system notification did Xue Rui cautiously put away his gun and confirm that the other person was truly dead.
The gunshot was contained within a ten-meter radius and could not be heard. Even Lin Leyou, who had already walked far away, did not hear the gunshot. Xue Rui took one last look at those eyes, which were still fixed on him even in death. They were dying with their eyes open. However, Xue Rui was not moved at all and turned to leave.
He had seen far more horrifying scenes than this, so Roman's was nothing compared to what he needed to do. The most important thing for him was to reunite with Lin Leyou.
Roman's body was left in this unknown tree hollow, as if abandoned by the world. But what Xue Rui, who had already left, did not know was that soon after, some very familiar black insects appeared in some dark corners. They gradually surrounded the location where Roman's body was, and eventually their numbers increased!
These black ants gathered into a black mass, constantly approaching Roman's body. After confirming his death, they quickly covered the body, blending into the surrounding darkness.
Lin Leyou: "There are two people ahead, how about we each take one?"
Xue Rui moved closer to him and observed them for a while. "These two are not simple. They seem to be players."
Lin Leyou shook his head, "They're not players, they seem to be like me, so it will be even more troublesome."
Xue Rui: "You're from the same place as Brother Lin? Have you met them before, Brother Lin?"
Lin Leyou shook his head, "I've never seen him before. Our place is very big, with lots of people. How could I possibly have seen everyone? Okay, you take care of the woman, and I'll handle the man."
Xue Rui nodded, "No problem, but just to be on the safe side, should we..."
Lin Leyou observed the situation on the map. Although there were only two people here, there were some red dots in other places. Although they were not close, if a sound or scream was made here, people in other places could hear it. After all, this was a quiet mountain. If someone shouted here, the sound could probably be heard several mountains away.
Of course, under normal circumstances, no one would do that, after all, just now, they heard a tiger's roar coming from somewhere, which echoed through the mountains and forests, and everyone was terrified.
Lin Leyou also heard this, "It seems that the tigers that appeared on the second team have already started hunting, but we haven't received any system notifications yet, so we probably haven't been able to kill anyone."
Xue Rui said, "Look at the red dots over there in Team Two. These artists are in disarray. Those who run away from the group will be the first to be targeted by the tiger and will die soon."
They saw that two or three people had already started running alone, and they didn't know if they were planning to use the others as cannon fodder to stop the tiger, but they all underestimated the tiger.
On one side were about twenty people gathered together to defend against the tiger's attack, while on the other side were three lone prey. The tiger wasn't stupid; it had the intelligence to know how to choose!
And so the icon representing the tiger chased after the nearest lone runner.
Lin Leyou said, "Let's not rush. I'll use the Ghost Wall technique to trap them later, and then kill them. That's safer. They also have items, so they might run away if we can't beat them."
Xue Rui: "Actually, I'm a little curious about when the venom of those black ants will take effect, and what will happen after it takes effect. Should we wait a bit?"
Lin Leyou naturally had no objection. "Then let's wait. Anyway, we have plenty of time. How about we use this time to go to Xiushan Village and gather some backup plans?"
Xue Rui thought about it and thought it seemed like a good idea. "I have no objection. Let's go then."
Seeing that he had agreed, Lin Leyou said, "It is indeed not safe to travel at night. Let's find a safe and secluded place ahead to rest for the night and set off again when it gets light."
Xue Rui nodded, "Let's go. I just found a nice valley on the map with a stream in it. It's a good place to rest."
As he walked forward, he made sure to reach Lin Leyou in front of him and grab his wrist. Lin Leyou raised an eyebrow and looked at his hand with some surprise. Was Xue Rui addicted to grabbing his wrist?
However, he didn't say anything, because he could feel that Xue Rui's palms were sweating. Was he nervous? If he said or asked anything else, Xue Rui might become so nervous that he couldn't speak.
Lin Leyou had a teasing smile on his lips, but he still didn't say anything. There really aren't many people as considerate as him. But... what exactly does Xue Rui mean by this?
Xue Rui took a deep breath. His actions just now seemed casual, but he was actually very nervous. Even though he had already pulled his wrist once before, he was still very nervous.
Fortunately, Lin Leyou didn't react in any particular way and obediently followed behind him. Xue Rui breathed a sigh of relief but also felt a little disappointed. He didn't even know what he was disappointed about.
But Lin Leyou quickly broke free from his grasp, and before Xue Rui could even react, he turned to look at him.
When he saw Lin Leyou's eyes, he suddenly realized what he should say. Should he ask her why she broke free? It felt strange.
Lin Leyou asked with a smile, "Why aren't you moving forward? I'll just follow behind, I won't get lost."
Xue Rui nodded blankly and turned to continue walking forward, but at that moment, Lin Leyou reached out and grabbed Xue Rui's wrist this time. "This is fine too, let's go."
A little bewildered by Lin Leyou's action, Xue Rui didn't move forward. Instead, she turned around in shock to look at him again. "Brother Lin? What... what is this...?"
Lin Leyou was puzzled. "What's wrong? You can grab my wrist, but I can't? Does it mean the one grabbing my wrist has to go first? If that's the case, how about I go first?"
Xue Rui shook his head. "That's not what I meant! It's better if I go first. After all, I'm the one who saw that place beforehand, and I studied the route. It's better if I go first."
Lin Leyou blinked, looking completely innocent. "Ah... I see. Okay then!"
Xue Rui was still a little dazed. He hadn't really reacted yet, and Lin Leyou continued to hold his wrist. It wasn't until the two of them walked forward for another ten minutes or so that Xue Rui's mind started to work.
He stopped again, but this time he didn't turn around. Instead, he remained in that position and asked, "Brother Lin, are you kidding me? This isn't funny at all."
Lin Leyou's expression softened. "Why do you think I'm joking with you?"
Xue Rui, "Because...because you think I'm funny?"
Lin Leyou couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Hahaha...you...you're so cute!"
Xue Rui turned to look at Lin Leyou, who was laughing heartily, "Brother Lin...you..."
Lin Leyou suppressed a laugh, "Didn't you grab my wrist first? Why are you shy now?"
Xue Rui: "I...I didn't...I just felt something was strange."
Lin Leyou: "Why didn't you find it strange before? What's so strange about two grown men like us? Do you actually like me?"
Xue Rui was stunned by the question. Like him? Like him? Do I like Lin Leyou?
Unbeknownst to him, at that moment, Xue Rui asked himself several times in his mind, but still couldn't give himself a definite answer. To say he liked it didn't seem so, but to say he didn't like it didn't seem so either.
Lin Leyou had only said it casually, but he didn't expect Xue Rui's expression to be so conflicted. Noticing this, he felt a little uneasy. What was wrong with Xue Rui?
Could it be that she's really taken a liking to me? Are you kidding me? The actual head of the Xue Group in the real world, falling for a penniless rural high school graduate like me?
Wait a minute, I'm actually not that bad off. At least I've become a resident of the Endless World. Going to university is an option, but now the time ratio between the two worlds is one to one. I need to improve my strength in the Endless World...
Wait a minute! Xue Rui seems to be busier than me. Not only does he have to balance his studies and work, but he also has to clear dungeons, earn points, and keep getting stronger. Thinking about it this way, I do seem to be a bit too lazy.
However, in the real world... going to university would increase the probability of revealing one's identity. One might be discovered to be from the real world, but could actually appear in an infinite world...
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