Edited by Jules
The battle between Xiao Lan and Cheng Wenyi began once more.
After activating his skill, Xiao Lan was able to injure Cheng Wenyi, but Cheng Wenyi himself was extremely proficient in fighting. At this time, his melee strength was still extremely formidable. Xiao Lan’s slight advantage couldn’t turn into a key point that would turn the situation around.
Now, it was a fifty-fifty chance of victory or defeat between the two.
Whether it was Xiao Lan or Cheng Wenyi, both found it very hard to defeat the other in a short time.
After discovering that Xiao Lan could hurt him, Cheng Wenyi’s attacks grew even more violent. He rushed towards Xiao Lan, each strike quicker than the last, and each kick leaving even less leeway than before.
Fortunately, the current Xiao Lan already had room to resist. He no longer avoided the attacks blindly, and also formed a fist to attack Cheng Wenyi fiercely.
The sound of strikes slamming against each other rang out constantly.
The two traded blows swiftly in the meeting room, their figures moving constantly. All their attacks and defense were performed in an instant, and were so quick that those watching almost couldn’t see the trajectory of their moves clearly.
The surrounding environment that was originally already very dismal was abused all over again. There were no more intact tables or chairs left, so much so that even slightly larger fragments found it hard to survive. The entire office looked like a missile had exploded, and there was no way to make out its original appearance.
Soon, both of them had sustained wounds to varying degrees.
There was blood at the corner of Xiao Lan’s mouth, and his face was injured from being scraped and cut by crushed debris. He shifted his shoulder, where Cheng Wenyi had punched him earlier. Although he had tried to reduce the force as much as possible, it was still a little sore when he moved.
Cheng Wenyi’s face was still intact, but a few buttons on his shirt had disappeared, his collar was slightly open, and one could vaguely see where Xiao Lan had punched him brutally in the chest earlier. He hadn’t been merciful at all, and had nearly broken Cheng Wenyi’s bones. Cheng Wenyi also had several additional injuries on his arms.
Their battle caused the ceiling downstairs to tremble constantly; the ceiling lights even swayed so that the light in the lounge wavered unsteadily.
The players who were waiting in the lounge stared at the ceiling above their heads with amazed faces. With these movements, they couldn’t help worrying about the possibility of someone suddenly falling from above.
It was admittedly good to be matched with comrades who were very OP, but a fight between OP comrades definitely wasn’t as marvelous.
Hua Bei’s voice was a little hoarse. “A- are they demo- demolishing upstairs?”
Hu Zhai wrung his chubby little hands. “They can’t really be demolishing ba…”
As if in response to their imagination, with a ‘bang —’, a fist forcibly punched through the ceiling above their heads. Dust and debris fell, smashing into the ground with crisp sounds.
Hu Zhai, who had just been about to continue speaking, couldn’t dodge in time, and his face was covered in debris, even getting into his mouth.
After that, Hu Zhai saw the hand in the ceiling retract, then Xiao Lan’s face appeared.
“Oh! Good evening.” Xiao Lan also saw him, and was even in the mood to greet him.
Hu Zhai: “…”
This was the most hardcore good evening greeting he had ever gotten in his life.
After Xiao Lan greeted him, he got up again and continued to throw himself into battle, and Hu Zhai could only see rapidly flashing figures through the broken ceiling. It was clear that the battle was as intense as ever.
“Pei pei pei…” Hu Zhai hastily spat out the dust and dregs in his mouth. Although he spent all day making it known he ate dirt, the taste of concrete genuinely wasn’t nice at all.
After a while, he patted off the dust on his face. This person ah, if he was unlucky, even the ceiling he was standing under would collapse.
“W- we should p- push the g- god statue a bit further away ba.” Hua Bei felt that if this continued, the place where the god statue currently was wouldn’t be safe at all.
If a punch fell from the sky by chance, the god statue would probably immediately become scrap iron, based on that strength. It was still better to put this important game-clearing item in a safer place.
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Mo Dan, who had been silent all this time, walked over. “I’ll help.”
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After wasting a good amount of strength, the three of them finally moved the god statue to a safe corner.
At the same time, the battle upstairs continued.
The current Xiao Lan and Cheng Wenyi both looked filled with fighting intent. There were varying degrees of damage to their clothes, and they had new wounds as well. Their muscles bulged from the combat and sweat flowed down their foreheads.
Their gazes were fixed on each other, like two beasts locked in a confrontation in close quarters on the grassland.
Xiao Lan took note of his skill. There was less and less time remaining. Not only that, it was also not long to 04:44.
This deadlock with Cheng Wenyi couldn’t continue like this.
He had to solve this in the shortest time possible.
Xiao Lan began rapidly thinking about how to do so.
Both of them were now just relying on their skill and fists and feet to fight; there was no possibility of suddenly taking out a trump card to seize a win in one strike. Cheng Wenyi had ample battle experience; hoping that he would slip up was no different from Xiao Lan getting a lottery prize.
Then… he could only attack the other’s weak point to end the fight in a short period of time.
Xiao Lan pondered. Cheng Wenyi’s weak point was —
His face.
During their previous interactions, Xiao Lan had realised that Cheng Wenyi paid extreme attention to his appearance.
It was even more evident during this battle.
Any attacks aimed at other parts of his body that Cheng Wenyi couldn’t avoid, he would choose to just firmly endure. It was just his face that he would definitely protect no matter what. Cheng Wenyi’s arms had suffered from several of Xiao Lan’s punches, and most were heroic wounds from protecting his face.
Xiao Lan attacked once more.
This time, unlike his previous goal of knocking the other down, he gave up on attacking the usual vital parts. Instead, each of his attacks was aimed at Cheng Wenyi’s face.
Cheng Wenyi lifted an arm to block Xiao Lan’s punch coming toward the left side of his face.
But very soon, another fist came in toward the other half of his face.
Another sidestep.
After that was another punch from the front, the target still his face.
…
After several times like this, Cheng Wenyi’s expression changed. “Fuck, don’t you know not to hit the face in a fight?!!!”
You’re willing to set your hands on such a handsome face?!!!
Are you still human?!
But as if a huge magnet was set on Cheng Wenyi’s face, each of Xiao Lan’s punches headed for it. Even if he was hit by Cheng Wenyi, Xiao Lan still chose to counterattack — by hitting the face, hitting the face, hitting the face again.
Soon, the battle between the two became a desperate struggle to do their best to hit and counter-hit the face.
This scene… was really like two brats flailing their arms at each other.
Mu Yang, who witnessed the entire process: “…”
Really wanna pretend not to know them ah.
Luo, who couldn’t understand how the situation had turned out like this: “…”
Really want to… No, I don’t.
Finally, after forcefully resisting Cheng Wenyi’s punch, in the split second that Cheng Wenyi lifted his arm to protect his face and his sight was blocked for a brief moment, Xiao Lan lifted his leg and tripped him.
Bang — Cheng Wenyi fell down.
His reaction was also extremely quick, and he instantly tightened his muscles to get up.
However, Xiao Lan had been waiting for this chance for a very long time. The instant before Cheng Wenyi got up, he rushed over and pressed a knee to Cheng Wenyi’s chest so that he was unable to escape.
“Cough —” Cheng Wenyi couldn’t even draw in a breath.
After that, a clenched fist slammed down at Cheng Wenyi’s face again.
Cheng Wenyi had been about to get up, so both his hands weren’t near his head. At that moment, it was already too late to defend himself, and he could only watch helplessly as Xiao Lan’s fist came for his handsome face.
If he forcibly took this punch with his face, no matter how handsome it was, and unless it was made of a hard enough material, it would definitely become a pig’s face.
In the critical moment between life and death, Cheng Wenyi reacted with quick wits —
“You win!!!”
Xiao Lan’s fist stopped at the tip of Cheng Wenyi’s nose, the wind from the momentum brushing strongly over Cheng Wenyi’s face, and a drop of cold sweat slid down his forehead.
What a close call. He almost hadn’t been able to keep his handsome face.
These emotions and this scene couldn’t help but make one compose a poem:
A fight can be lost, but a handsome face cannot be ruined.
The opponent is too much of a rogue, it really isn’t me being weak.
Seeing Xiao Lan draw back his fist, Cheng Wenyi just sighed in relief.
“Really?” Xiao Lan asked.
“Cough —” Suddenly, he couldn’t help coughing, and a mouthful of blood splattered from his lips.
Cheng Wenyi hurriedly raised his arms to cover his face. “Fuck! Don’t spit it in my face!!”
Only then did he add, “Really.”
Xiao Lan then smiled and got up, wiping away the blood at the corner of his lips. After coughing out this mouthful of blood, he conversely felt a lot better.
Seeing that the battle had ended, Mu Yang was about to pass the perfume that had been used as the stake to Luo, but realised there was no longer anyone beside him.
At that moment, Luo had already swiftly gone to Xiao Lan’s side and reached out to support him as he panted slightly. At the same time, he took out a bottle of energy drink from who knew where and passed it to Xiao Lan.
Taking it, Xiao Lan finished it in one gulp.
The feeling of rehydrating after exercise was truly — so invigorating!
Cheng Wenyi also sat up. He looked at his family’s subordinate who was still far away, then at Luo next to him, who was already starting to wipe away Xiao Lan’s sweat as the two talked and smiled together.
He instantly felt the disparity between people.
So what if he was rich? He still didn’t even have a glass of water to drink.
At that moment, seeing that the battle had ended, Shirley carefully skipped in from where the entrance used to be. When it reached Cheng Wenyi’s side, it rubbed the back of his arm with a furry and soft head, as if to console him. “Meow~”
Fortunately, he still had Shirley. Cheng Wenyi was instantly satisfied and stroked his cat.
He had clearly lost, yet he didn’t look vexed or anything. It was different from his previous imperious and provocative attitude.
Xiao Lan asked, “Did you do it on purpose?”
“There’s no benefit for me in killing you. What I want to know is what level Xiao Chengyan’s son is at.” Cheng Wenyi moved his arm. Xiao Lan’s fists were really heavy. Right now, there was practically no feeling in half his arm.
“But if there truly wasn’t a single good point about you and you relied fully on him to clear games…” Cheng Wenyi pointed at Luo next to Xiao Lan. “I would be very angry. At that time, I probably would have really killed you.”
Xiao Lan smiled uncaringly. “Oh~ Then I should thank myself for working hard.”
“You’re pretty good.” Cheng Wenyi scratched Shirley’s chin and said, “When you get stronger, perhaps we will have a chance to cooperate.”
Xiao Lan raised his eyebrows. “You ran over to sound me out a few times and caused so much trouble, yet you still hope that we can cooperate? Do I look like an idiot?”
“There was some sincerity lacking,” Cheng Wenyi said, and he took out an exquisite-looking incense burner. “An item from an advanced game. An incense burner specially used by the royal family of the Hama Dynasty 700 years ago, worth 13 million.
“I know that you have things related to money, most likely for your skill. How about I use this to express my sincerity? If we work together in the future, I’ll show even more sincerity.”
Xiao Lan decisively gestured for Luo to take it. “Mn. We can discuss it if there’s anything.”
In the face of poverty, there was no such thing as eternal friends or eternal enemies.
After witnessing the entire process again, Mu Yang quietly asked Luo, “Is Xiao Lan… always like this?”
Luo had a small smile. “Yes. He has always been this frank and cute.”
Mu Yang: “…”
Don’t lie to me just because I’m a schoolkid addicted to gaming!
Also, look at his brutal might; how is he in any way cute?
Cheng Wenyi stood up and looked at his filthy clothes with a little disgust. He said, “Let’s not chat here. I have a safer place. After we return to the real world, I’ll send someone to contact you. When that time comes, you can ask me anything you want to know.”
“Alright,” Xiao Lan said, then looked at the time. There were still ten minutes to 04:44.
“Let’s go. There’s almost no time.”
The author has something to say:
Little theater:
Xiao Lan: Wangba Meteor Blooming Punch —
Cheng Wenyi: There’s actually such a terrifying move in the world!!!
PS:
Cheng Wenyi’s skill is called 【Anipop】. According to his self-important temperament, there probably won’t be a chance that this will be mentioned in the story.
But that won’t stop me from secretly telling you guys~
He is really cute lmao
Thanks for the chapter!!
Anipop?? Hmmm
Thank you for the chapter ❤️
Cheng Wenyi really cares so much about his face!! Shame that he has no face when talking about how attractive he thinks he is… <(￣︶￣)>
This skill name, lol, author-sama indeed likes to create problems for Cheng Wenyi
thanks for the chapter~
Thanks for the chapter! ^^)❤
Xiao Lan is badass! and I agree with Luo, he is cute lol
thanks for the chapter! <3
Soon, the battle between the two became a desperate struggle to do their best to hit and counter-hit the face.
This scene… was really like two brats flailing their arms at each other.
I kid you not, i’m still catching my breath after a fit of laughter and coughing 🤣😂🤣😂
Oh my Lord this Chapter is Gold 👌🏻 ROFL spreading dog food again? I shall gladly eat it 😋
OML Cheng Wenyi, you might as well marry yourself with how much you loved your face 🤣
BTW what does Anipop mean?
Thank you for the chapter~
I think it’s a reference to the game of the same name, where when you match things they disappear. Also the things you match are cute little animals, which would fit with his cat haha
Oh I see, so that’s how it is LMAO 😆
Xiao Lan is so great, god I love these fights. “The most hardcore good evening he’d ever gotten” indeed hahaha. Love that he won by threatening the face, it’s no more than Cheng Wenyi deserves. Saying that losing would mean Xiao Lan had relied on his father is too annoying, though, Xiao Lan literally hasn’t seen his father in years. Presumably Cheng Wenyi knows this, or he wouldn’t be trading information about the man, so his reasoning is just….wow. As expected of a villain who poses dramatically while petting a cat
Thank you so much for translating! <3
Thx for the ch (ㅅ˘ㅂ˘)
Lmao, imagining the fight between two OP people turning into like a fight like two girls try to slap each other’s face is hilarious. Thank you for the chapter
Aw, too bad. I really want XL to disfigure that dude’s face :/
I don’t like him at all
Oh? CWY really want to test XL. Maybe CWY is actually secretly or was forced to collude with XL’s father to destroy the Advent World?
💜💜💜
I srsly dont want the mc to be with his dad
I have to say it, I genuinely really like Cheng Wenyi and I hope he stays alive until the end.
Anipop? Hahaha I bet even in the brink of death he’ll still hide his skill’s name to his enemy because it sounds so unhansomely hahaha definitely unlike his handsome image hahaha😂😂😂
author secretly telling us their characters secrets, hahaha such a sneaky creator!