Chapter 188: Level III 12
It was said that they could rest for six hours, but Chu Yian woke up early.
Not only did she wake herself up, but she also woke up Lu Qingyuan, who was beside her.
“Teacher Lu.”
Lu Qingyuan opened his eyes when he heard the voice, and the next second, he felt a weight in his arms.
He saw the girl who had just saved him pressing against him. Meeting her gaze, the red mole at the corner of her eye was particularly striking. The girl then hugged his head, leaning down to press her head close to his ear.
“Sorry, Teacher Lu, for talking to you this way.”
Chu Yian was afraid others would hear, yet also afraid Lu Qingyuan wouldn’t hear, so she leaned close to his ear, her lips almost touching his auricle.
The warmth of her body above him transferred through Lu Qingyuan’s thin shirt. The sound of her breathing by his ear was infinitely amplified by his senses, making him involuntarily hold his breath, and his right hand unconsciously rested on her waist.
“I know you must be very confused about how I know you, but there’s no time to explain now.”
Chu Yian didn’t notice Lu Qingyuan’s hand; her mind was entirely focused on how to gloss over Lu Qingyuan’s NPC status.
For some reason, Chu Yian had a strange sixth sense that if Lu Qingyuan’s NPC identity were discovered, it would bring trouble to him and to her.
“Just remember now, my name is Chu Yian, and we are partners. We’ve been through many games together, and the other seven people are our new teammates. Play the role I’ve told you well, and don’t let anything slip in the upcoming game.”
Chu Yian seized the time to artificially implant memories in him. On the other side, others were also waking up.
You Che slightly opened his eyes and saw Big Chu leaning over the man she had rescued, in an intimate and ambiguous posture that made one’s imagination run wild.
He hadn’t expected this.
Big Chu actually had such a passionate, forceful side!
You Che secretly watched this scene, his gaze turning to the man pressed beneath Chu Yian. This guy was truly lucky with women, to actually gain Big Chu’s favor.
Big Chu was not only strong but also beautiful.
You Che couldn’t help but imagine if he were the one being pressed down by Chu Yian right now… Damn, his bones would turn to jelly.
But it was a pity for Brother Jie; he had previously thought Big Chu and Brother Jie were quite a match.
You Che thought of this and looked towards where Jie Yan was lying. From his position, he couldn’t see Jie Yan’s face, but he felt that Jie Yan was still awake.
Just as he was speculating, Jie Yan, who had been lying down, suddenly sat up, “Alright, everyone wake up.”
Indeed, he hadn’t been asleep.
You Che suddenly realized how accurate his judgment of people was.
As the others were roused by Jie Yan, Chu Yian also quickly whispered a final instruction into Lu Qingyuan’s ear, “Cooperate well!”
Lu Qingyuan suddenly felt the weight on him lighten; Chu Yian had stood up.
He stood up unhurriedly, his gaze sweeping towards Jie Yan in the crowd. Their eyes met, not in a particularly friendly or pleasant way. But he still followed behind Chu Yian, his gaze quickly scanning the “new teammates” Chu Yian had mentioned.
Because of Chu Yian, You Che specifically looked at the man’s appearance.
Holy cow, he’s so handsome!
Perhaps because he had been in the water for a long time, his face was pale, and his uniquely contoured eyes appeared even deeper. His clothes were wrinkled from being soaked in the river, but they accentuated the smooth, powerful lines of his waist and shoulders.
Not only was his face handsome, but he also possessed an inexplicably charming aura.
You Che silently compared himself… No need to compare, after all, one must live authentically.
“Stretch a bit, and prepare for the next game.”
Although Jie Yan had agreed to let Lu Qingyuan join the team as the ninth person, he directly ignored Lu Qingyuan, looking instead at Chu Yian, “Is your recorder still working?”
Chu Yian took out the recorder; it still displayed Layer I, but the entire map had turned gray.
“No, it can only record Layer I.”
She didn’t know what kind of gameplay Layer II involved, but looking at Layer II from Layer I, its area was much smaller.
While they were discussing, other survivors around them also gradually woke up.
With only ten minutes until the second competition, they began to check the items on their bodies.
Since everything in the treasure box had been discarded, Chu Yian experienced her poorest moment since the game began. Her backpack contained only half a bottle of mineral water, a roll of gauze, and a bottle of Yunnan Baiyao.
Aside from these items, she only had a handgun left.
It was confiscated from the three amateur robbers they had encountered earlier. Jie Yan had given her the handgun at the highway rest stop, and Chu Yian had no intention of returning it to him.
It still had 4 bullets in total.
As for the other squad members, almost everyone had a gun, which Jie Yan had probably distributed to them during the time she was away. When their vehicle exploded, these people took these weapons with them.
So their team’s current strength was still very good; some even approached them upon seeing their weapons, asking if they could join their team.
There were both men and women.
But most people came empty-handed.
Before Jie Yan could even speak, he was cursed at by the hot-tempered Zhang Yunwu, “Scram! You come over with a shameless face, do you really think this is a charity here?”
After saying that, he glanced at Lu Qingyuan, his gaze not very friendly.
“Alright.”
Jie Yan spoke at this moment, “I forgot to mention, this person behind us is Little Chu’s friend, and from now on, he is also our teammate.”
He briefly introduced him, then glanced at Chu Yian before retracting his gaze, “Everything is predicated on clearing the game; don’t drag us down.”
That certainly wouldn’t happen.
Chu Yian had great confidence in Teacher Lu, after all, he was the man who had wreaked havoc with his Fangtian Halberd.
“Hello, survivors, Track II is about to begin.”
“This round’s screening rule: Survivors must obtain a Level III ‘admission ticket’ before Layer II completely collapses, and must pass through the central light ladder of Layer II to reach Level III.”
“Please note!! Weapon boxes will randomly appear in Layer II. These weapon boxes contain various hot weapons below Level 4, and admission tickets will also appear in the weapon boxes.”
“Please note!! The existence of admission tickets is not limited to weapon boxes. A small number of lucky survivors will directly possess an ‘admission ticket’.”
“Track II competition begins. We wish all survivors successful clearance and entry into Level III – The Land of Dreams.”
After the game’s voice, there was a rapid ringing sound.
People looked up at the sky; numerous light pillars brightly lit up the land of Layer II. These light pillars instantly reminded people of weapon boxes. Everyone wanted to be first, and for a time, everyone ran towards these light pillars.
