Lin Xi was picking up a piece of carrot with her chopsticks and putting it into her mouth.
A rash voice suddenly came from behind me.
"Dude, you have no idea what kind of monster I ran into today!"
"A cute little girl with earth-based superpowers, but she's really ruthless when she gets going!"
"She rushed over and started punching and kicking me, giving me no time to react! She was trying to kill me!"
"She looks like a newbie; I don't think I've ever seen her in training before! Do you know how much I'm suffering? I got wrecked by a newbie in my first match today!"
Clang—
The young man spoke with great enthusiasm, then slammed his fist heavily on the dining table, causing several metal plates to clang sharply against the surface.
His deskmate across from him scoffed, "You must have stayed up too late playing games yesterday and are too tired to be in good form. Earth-type enhanced abilities can easily beat you? Are you that bad?"
"How am I bad?! I single-handedly took on two low-level zombies and utterly thrashed them! How am I bad?"
After listening, Lin Xi couldn't help but turn around and glance back. It seemed that this person also had a silver badge. What a coincidence.
"He Chao!"
Lin Xi paused again, chopsticks in hand. "That name sounds so familiar! Where have I heard it before?"
Lin Xi looked back again.
One of the men at the same table as the man who had been talking incessantly suddenly stood up, pointed at him, and started cursing, "Are you fucking sick? What are you filming for? Are you the only one eating at this table? You're so bad at the game, getting beaten by a newbie, and you still have the nerve to say it? It's shameful! If I were you, I wouldn't dare to show my face in public!"
Lin Xi could roughly understand why he was angry, because the big chicken leg in He Chao's rice bowl had flown out when he slammed his hand on the table and was now lying quietly in the chicken bone left over from someone else's meal.
She shook her head and looked up.
He Chao seemed stunned, staring blankly at her, as if he'd been scolded senseless. "I'll go."
Lin Xi frowned, feeling offended.
The man who lost his chicken leg was still grumbling and cursing at him, while He Chao's friend was trying to smooth things over. Suddenly, the person involved stood up and pointed, "It's her!"
The carrot slices that Lin Xi had just picked up fell back into the bowl.
Jiang Chuan and his companions then realized something was wrong; the man was referring to this direction.
Earth-based enhanced abilities—isn't that exactly what Lin Xi is talking about?
Chen Jin asked her, "Did you fight with this person today?"
Lin Xi was surprised, "Aren't we fighting NPCs?"
Chen Jin was surprised, "No! I was chatting with my opponent at the time, how could you think they were NPCs?"
Lin Xi remained silent. Who introduces themselves before a fight? Don't they just start fighting right away?
"Did you run into him today?" Chen Jin asked again.
Lin Xi thought for a moment, "There were so many people I hit today, I don't remember them all."
Upon hearing her words, Chen Jin expressed his understanding.
After all, a match lasts about twenty minutes, and there are at least six matches in a morning. Unless you hit it off immediately, who would be so bored as to memorize all six of your opponents clearly?
Lin Xi poked at the remaining rice with her chopsticks, thinking about the battle that morning.
Although she had forgotten most of the other details, she remembered that the first NPC she fought seemed to be a wood-type ability user.
Just as she was still thinking, a phone was suddenly shoved in front of her. "Come on, sis, let's add each other as friends."
Lin Xi looked at He Chao, who had walked over at some point, and then at the two people arguing heatedly over there.
Good grief, that guy can't even keep an eye on one person? Bro, the person you're trying to yell at has come here!
The atmosphere on both sides was in stark contrast.
Lin Xi's companions put down all their chopsticks, and Jiang Chuan had already gripped the knife handle with one hand.
Chen Jin turned his head and looked at He Chao with a wary expression.
"Brother, don't get excited, don't get excited, little brother, I just want to add this sister as a friend!" After saying that, he looked at Lin Xi again, "Sister, have you forgotten me?"
Lin Xi's face darkened. Shameless! How old is she to call her "sister"!
He Chao continued to demonstrate for her, "Lift your leg and strike with an elbow to deliver a right hook!"
Lin Xi's confused eyes suddenly cleared. "Oh, I remember now, you're the NPC who swears."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Chuan lowered his hand from the hilt of the knife.
He Chao was taken aback, then said with a wry smile, "Sis, can't you remember anything good about me?"
Lin Xi racked her brains for a long time, but couldn't think of anything praiseworthy about him, so she shut up.
"Let's add each other as friends, sis. You're really amazing. We can practice together sometime."
Hearing this, Lin Xi looked at He Chao, who was beaming with welcome, and asked, "What good would it do me if I were to be your sparring partner for free?"
This question did indeed reach He Chao, who stammered for a long time.
Training and sparring with people weaker than yourself is tiring, but there's absolutely no room for improvement.
Seeing that Lin Xi completely ignored him, He Chao quickly said, "No, no, no, I can give you the crystal core!"
"That's great! I'm missing high-level zombie crystal cores!"
He Chao: ...
He doesn't have that either!
He had a sudden inspiration: "Sis! If you train with me, you'll have a little brother who'll do anything for you."
Lin Xi looked at him with disdain, "Sorry, I don't need such a weak underling."
He Chao clutched his heart, feeling as if he had been punched hard. This was the first time in his life he had been so disliked.
He awkwardly put his phone away, forcing a laugh, "It's alright, it's alright, there's plenty of time."
"Alright, you can leave now." Lin Xi continued eating without even looking up.
He Chao: ...
For some reason, the friend who had been trying to break up the fight at their table suddenly stood up and started pointing and hurling insults at the guy who had lost his chicken leg. They were clearly red-faced and visibly heated.
Hey! Even he, the person involved, didn't argue, so why did his friend argue?
Lin Xi looked at the mess on the other end of the line and said, "What a waste of that big chicken leg. He Chao should compensate them with one..."
Afterwards, He Chao did indeed lose money.
However, the brother was still fuming and indignant.
He Chao patted him on the shoulder, "Brother, you all know what kind of person I am, I just get excited easily."
"We've been teammates for so long, right? I was wrong about this. How about this, after practice this afternoon, I'll treat you to a big meal, out of my own pocket, okay?"
The man then calmed down, saying, "Alright, alright, I'm not one to hold grudges."
The onlookers, eager to see what was going on: ...
What exactly were they arguing about?
He Chao smiled and looked at the others at the table, "Let's all go together! Don't mind!"
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