Edited by Jules
After the date today.
Xiao Lan and Luo tacitly didn’t dawdle in the real world any longer, and returned to the players hub together.
Everything that happened in the real world weighed on their hearts, and a sense of urgency emerged.
In the face of the Advent World and Master closing in step by step, they could only make use of whatever little time they had left and do their best to strengthen themselves. Only then would they have enough power to defend themselves the moment they clashed against the Advent World, and even protect everything they wanted to protect.
The two abruptly became busy.
Xiao Lan spent even more time at the training grounds and threw himself into battle like a madman, so much so that it was common for him to battle for several days and nights straight, thanks to his constitution as an advanced player.
It wasn’t much different on Luo’s end.
He snuck covertly into various instances and avoided sweeps by the Master and contract players while he searched for his fragments.
It was extremely common for either of them to leave for several days straight without returning even once.
Like this, the time they spent together decreased sharply; it was rare for them to even meet face to face.
Being able to have a meal together occasionally could be considered a very treasured date.
The days passed in a tense and busy way.
Until one day, when Xiao Lan received a call from Wang Taidi.
In a certain instance.
This was a large desert with no end in sight.
The desert was blisteringly hot and arid, with a huge gale that blew constantly and kicked up the sand, turning the line of sight blurry and indistinct.
Zhang Yiqin was walking through the desert.
He was already an advanced player, and not some ordinary advanced player. He had long obtained the qualifications to be promoted to a contract player.
Unfortunately, his first promotion attempt ended in defeat, but he was lucky to survive, and even managed to slip out of the game.
He and those unlucky guys were completely different.
Now, an advanced game couldn’t be considered hard for him.
Originally, as long as he passed through this desert, he would be able to obtain a pretty good item as a reward and then pretty much leave this place.
But not long ago, he had seen a person who alarmed him —
Wang Taidi.
The little brother who was always spoiled like a son by that ridiculous team leader of Zhang Yiqin’s.
Wang Taidi was originally a good-for-nothing who had been unable to advance to the intermediate level even after being in the game for three years.
Zhang Yiqin’s ex-team leader, Wang Ke, shouldn’t have bothered with this burdensome little brother, but Wang Ke was extremely insistent, even giving practically all of his items to that trash.
But trash was still trash; he showed no signs of improvement.
Even after barely reaching the intermediate level, he was still nothing but a burden.
Later, Wang Ke died, and part of it was Zhan Yiqin’s doing.
Originally, Zhang Yiqin thought that this good-for-nothing would soon die off after losing his only backer.
After all, even if a loser like him wanted revenge, he had nothing to make someone wary of him. Sooner or later, he would be nothing but a dead man, so who would waste time bothering with him?
At that time, Zhang Yiqin simply didn’t waste any attention on Wang Taidi.
The Wang Taidi of that time would only clasp a pendant all day long, going everywhere and saying that his brother wasn’t dead in a deranged manner. He begged people Wang Ke used to know one by one and hoped for someone to save him.
But players were all pragmatic. If Wang Ke were alive, they could maintain a friendship with him for mutual benefits.
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For a certain period of time, Wang Taidi vanished without a trace, and Zhang Yiqin had even thought that the guy had finally died.
He should have died many years ago.
But later, there were more and more rumours about Wang Taidi, and Zhang Yiqing couldn’t help but take note.
However, the ones who talked about him were mostly intermediate and beginner players. On top of that, he never saw Wang Taidi again. As such, he didn’t think much of Wang Taidi’s strength.
He was just some weak chicken who had finally learnt to be vicious; he still wasn’t a threat to him.
Up until.
Not long ago, Wang Taidi appeared before him.
And nearly sent him off with a swing of his blade.
Zhang Yiqin couldn’t help reaching up to touch his throat.
His throat was still wrapped in bandages; this was an item that was slowly healing his nearly severed throat.
However, Wang Taidi’s weapon seemed to have a unique ability. The wound it caused was extremely hard to heal, and Zhang Yiqin’s throat still hurt terribly even now.
He never thought that he would see such piercing killing intent from Wang Taidi.
Thinking back to the smile on his face and ice-cold eyes, a chill ran down his back.
The other party had ambushed him, and if he hadn’t used an item to escape, wouldn’t he have died there and then?
How could it be Wang Taidi…
It had only been just over a year; how could Wang Taidi have become so strong?!
Could this kid have also reached the threshold of a contract player?!
He had to hurry and leave this instance.
What a pity that he didn’t have an item at the moment to escape an advanced game. The higher the level, the harder it was to obtain an item to escape the game.
Forget it, he didn’t want the reward anymore; what he should do was quickly clear the game.
Suddenly, Zhang Yiqin stopped.
He felt as if he had been walking around in circles.
Although his surroundings were just an expanse of yellow sand, it wasn’t to the point that every sand dune was identical.
When had he become trapped?
A bead of cold sweat rolled down his forehead.
Zhang Yiqin’s gaze swept over his surroundings. What greeted his eyes was the vast stretch of sand; there was no figure in sight.
However, both his battle experience and instinct for danger were telling him that something wasn’t right with the current situation.
He somehow felt like Wang Taidi would appear from amidst the sand at any moment, then slash at him again.
Zhang Yiqin furrowed his brow. He raised a hand, and an intangible stream of air brushed against his side.
The stream suddenly struck the sand, and a pit appeared, but he struck nothing.
But he felt even more uneasy.
He threw out a continuous series of attacks around him, and the sand scattered in the air from his strikes.
All of his attacks seemed futile, and he didn’t gain anything from them.
After a burst of attacks, Zhang Yiqin was sweating. His wound began hurting even more, irritated by his sweat.
He stopped his attacks and gasped for breath.
The wound on his throat seemed to make it even harder to breathe; it was simply as if he couldn’t take in any air.
Hold on…
Something wasn’t right…
It seemed… He truly couldn’t breathe!
Zhang Yiqin opened his mouth wide, trying to take in a big mouthful of air, but was helpless to do so.
Thinking of a certain rumour about Wang Taidi, a bad feeling surfaced in his heart.
Even if his fighting strength was far better than that of any normal advanced player, how much longer could he hold on for without oxygen?
“I said it before: no matter how far you run, I’ll always catch you.” A smiling voice rang out ahead of him.
Wang Taidi slowly walked towards him.
This youth was a lot taller than the one in Zhang Yiqin’s memory, and his figure had broadened. Now, he could truly be considered a youth.
Although he was smiling, there wasn’t any warmth in his eyes. The smile was as fake as a mask.
There was a new scar under Wang Taidi’s eye.
It was clearly very easy to get rid of scars with the Advent World’s items and medication, but for some reason, he hadn’t done so.
Wang Taidi stood in a leisurely manner not far away and looked at Zhang Yiqin as he wiped clean a snow-white dagger that was so exquisite and ornate it looked more like a handcrafted work of art.
But it was precisely this dagger, which looked more ornamental than practical, that had nearly cut Zhang Yiqin’s head off in a moment when his guard was down.
Zhang Yiqin tried to run away, but was unable to leave a one-meter radius.
He glared angrily at Wang Taidi, his voice hoarse. “Why… are you looking for trouble with me?!”
Wang Taidi’s smile didn’t change as he said one syllable. “Hm?”
Zhang Yiqin said with difficulty, “Why… c- clearly it was an item we obtained together, yet Wang Ke… stubbornly wanted to give it to you… As a team leader, he… was simply… selfish…”
But Wang Taidi laughed. “Hahaha, you don’t have to find an excuse for your greed. I know what he gave me was considered his own share; he never took anything extra from you guys. You also don’t have to trouble yourself to explain your betrayal, because I’m not here to discuss that with you.”
Zhang Yiqin continued, “No, listen…”
His mouth was moving, but he suddenly found a chance to smash out a stream of air towards Wang Taidi.
But with his severe injury and the lack of oxygen, his attack wasn’t as sharp as before.
Wang Taidi very easily dodged the attack and looked at him. “See you — no, we’ll never meet again.”
Zhang Yiqin panicked. “Wait wait wait… How about I tell you Liang Si’an’s goal? You still don’t know, right… Recently, he wants —”
“Zhang Yiqin, turn your head.” Wang Taidi refused to listen to his chatter and simply opened his mouth, activating his skill.
As if he had received an irrefutable order, Zhang Yiqin’s head turned around on its own accord.
The sense of danger in his heart exploded and he tried to stop his head from moving with all his might.
Resisting with all his strength, his head slowed down.
But he couldn’t keep this up for long. Physical strength wasn’t one of Zhang Yiqin’s strong points; coupled with the frailty brought about by his heavy injury and the lack of oxygen, it quickly took a toll.
His head began to slowly turn around once more. Everything in his line of sight was yellow sand.
Very soon, Zhang Yiqin felt his muscles grow taut. This angle was already the limit of the human body.
But his head didn’t stop turning. As if in the grip of forceful, invisible hands, it continued rotating bit by bit.
The wound on his neck reopened and fresh blood was squeezed out, dying his clothes red and spilling all over the sand.
His bones cracked, letting him know that he couldn’t hold on for much longer. His muscles also emitted a tearing pain, like they were about to split apart.
Zhang Yiqin’s eyes grew increasingly frightened. He opened his mouth to beg for mercy, but was unable to make a sound.
He wanted to struggle, to turn his body, but it was all impossible.
His head continued to turn around, betraying his body’s desire. This feeling was just too horrifying.
Finally, with a crack, there was the crisp sound of bones snapping.
Zhang Yiqin’s head had already fully twisted to the back.
The blood spilling out from his throat wound dyed most of his body red, as if his clothes were originally blood-coloured to begin with.
His body slumped to the ground, kicking up a burst of sand.
The expression on Zhang Yiqin’s face was frozen in terror and the fear of death.
His wide-open eyes never closed.
Wang Taidi wiped off the sweat on his forehead and swallowed down the taste of blood in his throat.
It was clear that a move like this wasn’t effortless for him.
He looked at the corpse on the ground, then smiled. “Thanks for the warning, but I already knew. He’s next.”
After that, Wang Taidi plopped down on a sand dune.
He ignored the corpse beside him that was being covered with sand, as well as those horrified eyes.
He put away his dagger and took out an item to contact Xiao Lan.
Xiao Lan’s face appeared on the other end. He looked like he was in the training grounds. “Taidi, have you been well?”
A bit of warmth appeared in Wang Taidi’s eyes. “I’ve been very well.”
Growing up truly was hard and painful.
The battles had covered him in dust, while slaughter had dyed his hands with blood. He could no longer return to the happy times when he was carefree and without worries.
But the feeling of holding power in his hands truly was great.
Knowing Xiao Lan’s character, Wang Taidi didn’t exchange a bunch of unnecessary pleasantries and got straight to the point. “I’ve prepared an item to enter Sara’s Song, and can enter in three days.”
Xiao Lan was the only person who had extended a hand when Wang Taidi had been in dire straits. Honestly, he didn’t want the other man to accompany him into danger.
However, he wasn’t confident enough to think that he could go into Sara’s Song on his own and rescue Wang Ke. For the sake of his brother’s safety, he had to ask his most trusted friend for help.
Xiao Lan also didn’t beat around the bush. He nodded. “Bring me along then. Fei Luo will be coming as well; you don’t mind, right?”
Wang Taidi couldn’t help laughing. “I don’t mind. You guys are always together. I’ll be very grateful if he’s willing to help me. However, aren’t you going to ask me why I’m in such a rush to enter?”
Xiao Lan said, “You must have your own reasons. If you’re willing to tell me now, I’m all ears.”
Wang Taidi said, “My ge’s team had two traitors. I’ve dealt with one, but the other has always been deep in hiding and is very hard to find. Recently I obtained some information; it seems he also knows that my ge isn’t dead yet, and is thus preparing to enter Sara’s Song once more.
“His target should be my ge’s knife — 【Carnage】. It’s a fairly top-tier rare item, and also isn’t a bound item.”
As the saying went, human beings died in pursuit of wealth, birds died in pursuit of food.
As long as it was enticing enough, there were madmen brave enough to bet their lives.
If this guy was allowed to enter and find 【Carnage】, Wang Ke would definitely meet a disastrous end, which was why Wang Taidi was in such a hurry. He definitely had to make a move before the other party did.
Xiao Lan asked in return, “Aren’t you afraid that I’ll be moved enough to take 【Carnage】 for myself?”
Wang Taidi shrugged. “Are you?”
Xiao Lan gently stroked 【Insurgent’s Bone】. Regardless whether it was the quality or meaning it held for him, no item could replace it.
Wang Taidi blinked at him, then gave him an address. “Let’s meet in three days. I’ll give you guys the related information then.”
Xiao Lan nodded. “Alright.”
The author has something to say:
We interrupt for some breaking news:
Wang Taidi is now already a head taller than Wang Ke.
— Gossip reporter Bai Tang reporting to you while hiding behind a sand dune.
Ah 😭 Give me back my Wang Taidi 🙁
I hope Wang Ke really alive
Thanks for the chapter ~
According to the amulet that Taidi Carrie’s, it shows that Wang Ke is alive.
Our Little Taidi has grown up but I’m sad he grew up in this manner 😢
Wang Ke is gonna be so pissed hdhfhdhd “WHY IS EVEN MY LITTLE BROTHER TALLER THAN ME, I REFUSE” puts on high heels
I see it 🤣🤣👍
Gasp! I recognized your profile pic! I thought no one else read that book TwT
AAAHHH it’s Du Ze my love 😭😭😭
Now I wanna reread the novel again
Which novel is it?
He’s from the novel The Reader And Protagonist Definitely Have To Be In True Love.
Long ass name I know
😂
YES WANG KE WEAR DEM HEELS 😤
Thank you for the chapter ❤️
They grow so fast T~T
Thanks for the chapter!
Congratulation, Wang Ke, the moment you wake up, your status as a gong in this incest relationship has been revoked! 😂
HAHAHAHA FK… This got me laughing so hard 🤣🤣
Baby Wang is no longer baby Wang. Poor Wang Ke, now he’s become a show, ah. Shippering two brothers is my calling, bugagaga.
Lil bro got fierce >3 And bring along some platform shoes thihihi~
And now, go rescue your big bro!
Thx for the ch ٩( >ヮ<)۶
Why do I feel like I want a Wang Taidi x Wang Ke ship!?
LMAOOOO THE AUTHOR’S NOOOOTE 😂😂😂
And Wang Taidi has now blackened into a wolf 👀
He’s not a puppy anymore
Thanks for the chapter! 😘
Love the chapter and revenge. Great that Wang Taidi has gotten so strong. Thanks for the chapter!
Wang taidi’s growth hurts TTTT I want my happy go lucky puppy back 😭😭😭