Xue Lan took over, and his gaze settled on the killing interface.
Indeed, he wasn’t mistaken.
Yeran017.
Who would have expected that this streamer had intended to intercept Wen Yan, only to encounter Pangzi instead?
At present, this streamer was not using a second account for the live stream, and their main account had been ousted from the national rankings, making it highly improbable for Xue Lan to encounter them. Yet, here they were, face to face.
Xue Lan concealed himself cautiously, using a temporary injection to regain some health while swiftly tweaking the game’s key settings.
Lao Qi’s seat next to him swayed as someone exchanged places with him.
Xue Lan looked up in surprise, only to see that the person sitting beside him was Duan Wenzheng.
“?!”
“What? Are you touched to see me here?” Duan Wenzheng said as he adjusted the key settings.
Xue Lan shook his head in a flurry. “Isn’t Lao Qi’s account set as an assaulter? Can you play it?”
“Oh? Is it an assaulter?” Duan Wenzheng feigned surprise as he glanced at the account. “No problem at all, I’ll improvise.”
Xue Lan initially thought it would be fine… but upon hearing that, he suddenly felt nervous. He quickly accessed the battle information and indeed found that to farm materials, Pangzi and Lao Qi had opted for the double mode rather than joining a group.
This time, maybe Yeran realized his skills had their limits, or perhaps he simply wanted to team up with other streamers for a round… Regardless, when he observed the enemies’ marksmanship, it was evident that at least three streamers were using second accounts.
In other words…
It was the two of them battling three to five streamers.
Xue Lan glanced once more at Pangzi’s health bar, which had been boosted to seventeen percent thanks to his injection… He consoled himself by thinking that Duan Wenzheng could surpass himself with the protagonist shou buff…
“Let me handle it.”
Wen Yan stood behind Duan Wenzheng, patting the back of his chair as a signal for him to rise.
“No.” Duan Wenzheng did not even bother to turn as he declined. “I don’t know what’s up with me today, but I really want to play as an assaulter.”
“…” Xue Lan looked blank and unconsciously wanted to stand up.
But Duan Wenzheng immediately pulled his shoulders down as if to say he was going nowhere.
“What?” Duan Wenzheng raised his brows. “Do you not believe in me?”
Xue Lan shook his head. There’s no way he didn’t believe in him. He was totally thinking that when Duan Wenzheng finally figured out that the guns of assaulters and snipers were basically worlds apart… Wen Yan would accidentally come to the rescue, and that would crank up the chemistry between the protagonist gong and shou!!
But before Xue Lan could say anything, the enemy had launched a second assault.
“Flank the three enemies from the left side.” Duan Wenzheng’s game abruptly shifted to a different camera angle. “There’s a sniper on the right side of the balcony.”
Hearing these words, Xue Lan made a plan in his heart.
“I’ll head up, and you help keep them distracted.” Xue Lan said this and swiftly vaulted over the low wall, his mind racing as he decided to target the sniper.
Although Duan Wenzheng did not respond, the unspoken understanding forged through numerous collaborations enabled Xue Lan to leave without a moment’s hesitation. But just as he was about to ascend, he abruptly noticed three lines of text in the lower left corner of his private messages.
Nosee7: ok
Nosee7: tuonajian?
Nosee7: tuojijian?
“…” Xue Lan unconsciously tugged at his collar, suddenly feeling his face burn once more.
People had already gathered behind them. He wasn’t sure if anyone noticed the words in the personal chat. At this moment, he felt something sharp at his back — amidst his drumming heartbeats, he prayed that no one noticed and that no one read those two pinyins. All of this subtle, small action happened within the twinkling of an eye.
The game was still in progress.
Remembering that he had advised him to work hard and break this bad habit, he sucked in a deep breath. With a stern expression, he redirected his focus to the survival game.
The enemy assaulter was lying low on the second-floor balcony. Xue Lan carefully went behind the building before going up the stairs.
Before he could reach the balcony, he encountered the sniper who was already lying in ambush.
Xue Lan’s gaze had barely brushed the corner of the stairs when he caught sight of an unusual, dark-colored muzzle in the shadows.
He quickly moved sideways toward the back. Indeed, the next second, a bullet struck the wall behind him.
Everyone behind him broke into a cold sweat. They collectively held their breath at this moment, afraid that even a little sound from them would distract Xue Lan.
But after Xue Lan figured out the enemy’s position, he decisively locked his angle onto the target and directly threw two grenades toward the corner of the stairs!
After the grenade’s rumbling echoed on the ground, accompanied by a flurry of hurried footsteps from upstairs, the grenades detonated, filling the air with smoke.
Xue Lan lifted his gun and charged to the second floor!
The enemy’s three remaining teammates realized their comrade was in trouble and naturally wanted to assist. However, they had just traversed the seemingly deserted streets with no signs of anyone around. The sudden barrage of gunfire prompted all three, who had assumed the streets were deserted, to take cover simultaneously behind the nearest wall.
The gunfire came from the second floor of the opposite building.
But there was only the sound of gunfire. The three weren’t injured.
At this moment, someone behind Xue Lan and Duan Wenzheng had opened Yeran’s live stream. The medic among them remained vigilant and applied attack and defense buffs to the two people next to them.
Yeran stuck his head out just as he stacked his rifle, but another round of gunfire forced him back behind the wall.
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