DSMC Chapter 191.2

Of course, he wasn’t actually saying this for the young man to hear. He wanted to convey his intentions to the player controlling the game from outside, Qi Feng. He didn’t know whether the game would transmit his words to the outside. If it could, all the better. If it couldn’t, then he’d have to rely on Qi Feng’s own ability to react and on how the game’s storyline unfolded.

There wasn’t much of a storyline anyway. Just charge forward and get it done!

Yan Jiyun: “One, two, three— charge!”

The Freckled Youth’s whole body was tense. He looked nervous, but every shot he fired hit its mark. His accuracy was completely at odds with his expression. That made Yan Jiyun feel perfectly safe charging the checkpoint.

As expected, when it came to shooting, you had to rely on Qi Feng!

Yan Jiyun slammed his foot down on the accelerator, driving straight into all the NPCs blocking the checkpoint with their guns and knocking them aside.

With the two of them clearing the way in front, the allied forces following behind surged forward and engaged the armed men at the base.

Bullets pinged against the windshield.

He really couldn’t underestimate this little truck. It actually had bulletproof glass, which was rather unexpected.

After Yan Jiyun drove the truck into the base, he swerved wildly to dodge the bullets being fired at him. Not only did he have to make sure he stayed alive, he also had to ensure that the NPC character didn’t die.

Just as the car was about to be shot full of holes, Yan Jiyun spotted the fake Wen Ye standing among the armed men, wearing a bulletproof vest.

Compared with the fake Chu Mo, fake Wen Ye was much more composed. If he wanted to kill him, the first thing he had to do was avoid exposing himself.

He guessed that the arrogant fake Chu Mo probably hadn’t told fake Wen Ye that he and the real Chu Mo knew each other inside the game.

Fake Wen Ye didn’t have memories about “Yan Jiyun”, so his impression of Yan Jiyun should not be particularly strong.

At this moment, he was standing behind two burly men, seemingly observing something.

Yan Jiyun said to the Freckled Youth beside him, “The one in the middle is their leader. You handle the others around him.”

The Freckled Youth actually responded, “What about you?”

Yan Jiyun stopped the pickup behind a large truck and got out with Xiao Bai. “I’m going to take out the man in the middle.”

The clones absolutely could not be allowed to leave this instance alive.

The Freckled Youth had no objections to Yan Jiyun’s arrangement. He pushed open the door, then, under cover from the other allied forces behind him, rolled across the ground and took cover behind a sandbag. He took out the terrorists around them with one shot each.

Yan Jiyun hadn’t exposed himself. Fake Wen Ye probably hadn’t noticed him yet, since his attention was focused on the Freckled Youth and the people attacking them.

The firepower was too intense, so fake Wen Ye climbed into a vehicle. One glance was enough to tell that it was an armored vehicle.

Yan Jiyun immediately pulled the submachine gun from his back and unleashed a burst of fire at its wheels.

In this game, being too slow wouldn’t do.

He was too close to fake Wen Ye for the sniper rifle to be useful, and there were only thirty seconds left.

After Yan Jiyun sprayed the vehicle with bullets, fake Wen Ye had difficulty even getting out of the car. The Freckled Youth’s gun kept firing at the vehicle as well.

There was too little time. Fake Wen Ye hadn’t expected the decision he made to be the wrong one.

Actually, there was nothing wrong with his decision.

It was just that Yan Jiyun had arrived too quickly.

If fake Wen Ye stayed in the vehicle, once he dragged things out past those thirty seconds, it was anyone’s guess who would still be alive.

Yan Jiyun could only take another risk. Under Qi Feng’s cover, he changed positions, circling around from behind the large truck to the back of another vehicle. Instead of shooting fake Wen Ye, he directly shot at the accelerator.

Fake Wen Ye realized the accelerator had been hit and immediately tried to get out, but Yan Jiyun fired another burst. The fuel on the ground had already caught fire.

With a boom, the vehicle exploded, taking both the vehicle and the person inside with it.

Fake Wen Ye was gone!

The breath Yan Jiyun had been holding was still lodged in his chest. He couldn’t relax yet.

Fifteen seconds remained.

He had to get out of the game!

Xiao Bai calmly followed beside him. Yan Jiyun put his guns away. “Xiao Bai, where’s the exit?”

Yan Jiyun lowered his head to look at him, while Xiao Bai looked up at Yan Jiyun.

Their eyes met.

Just as Yan Jiyun was about to cry out, “We’re screwed,” Xiao Bai finally took off running toward the place where fake Wen Ye had been standing.

The vehicle had already exploded once, so it probably wouldn’t explode again. And most of the enemies in the surrounding area had already been cleared out by Qi Feng and the allied forces. Yan Jiyun immediately chased after Xiao Bai at full speed.

The Freckled Youth continued covering him, becoming his strongest line of defense.

[5 seconds remain until the “City of Sin” game closes. If the player does not leave the game within 5 seconds, they will only be able to leave when the game opens again.]

Fuck, they were cutting it close again!

If he had to wait for the next opening, he’d have to start all over again. Who knew what the process would be like next time? He didn’t want to go through this again!

“Xiao Bai, find the exit! Hurry!”

The black cat running ahead was also sprinting desperately.

A single-story building stood ahead.

Xiao Bai rushed inside.

The system was downright malicious, even turning the countdown into huge numbers on the screen.

[3—]

There were still several steps in front of Yan Jiyun!

[2—]

Yan Jiyun pushed open the door of the building. The sound of gunfire continued behind him!

[1—]

A burst of bullets struck the metal doorframe. Yan Jiyun barely avoided being grazed by the bullets as he successfully slipped into the building.

That had been thrillingly close. His heart was practically about to leap out of his chest!

So this was the exit?

After a dizzying whirl, Yan Jiyun staggered slightly as he found himself standing in the middle of a group of people. Someone caught him by the arm.

There was no smell of dust and gunpowder around him anymore. Instead, there was the familiar scent of Qi Feng.

Instinctively, Yan Jiyun rushed toward Qi Feng. Perhaps realizing that he was currently in human form and couldn’t simply pounce on him, he could only wrap his arms around him instead.

Once he calmed down, he realized that this probably wasn’t very appropriate. He had gotten a little too excited and had momentarily forgotten his “form.”

Yan Jiyun awkwardly patted Qi Feng on the back and pretended to be excited. “I—I’m still alive!”

Qi Feng was caught somewhat off guard by the hug.

But there really wasn’t anything wrong with it. Lan Mo would sometimes hug the people around him when he got excited, though Qi Feng always avoided it. This time, he didn’t avoid Yan Jiyun, nor did he intend to.

Actually, Qi Feng had only just put down the plastic toy gun in his hands. This wasn’t the first time Yan Jiyun had hugged or clung to him. In the previous instance, they’d even held hands several times. It was just that this time, they were interacting as adults.

It seemed he’d gotten somewhat accustomed to Yan Jiyun’s physical contact.

He also patted Yan Jiyun on the back. “As long as you’re okay.”

After the excitement subsided, Yan Jiyun looked around. “Let’s find somewhere to talk first.”

This place was obviously unsuitable.

Qi Feng nodded, agreeing with his suggestion.

There was another little black cat beside Qi Feng.

After Xiao Bai appeared, Xiao Hei immediately gave Xiao Bai a thorough beating. Poor Xiao Bai could only shrink off to the side, afraid to move around.

Both of them deftly scooped up the black cats and left.

Yan Jiyun felt a little nervous inside. He didn’t know whether Qi Feng had noticed that there was something different between the black cats.

At a glance, though, there didn’t seem to be much difference.

Qi Feng had been inside the instance longer than Yan Jiyun, so he knew where there were better places to hide.

After turning left and right through the shopping mall, Qi Feng led Yan Jiyun into a giant Christmas tree. It was hollow inside, and its position on the upper floor allowed them to observe the situation on several floors below at any time.

The two of them sat cross-legged inside, facing each other as they rested. Almost in unison, they relaxed their bodies and minds.

Qi Feng hadn’t expected to encounter Yan Jiyun in a Top-level instance. After entering the “City of Sin,” he hadn’t had any opportunity to leave. If someone hadn’t been working with him from the inside and outside, he might have needed even more time to reach the finish line.

The “City of Sin” game could only be cleared through cooperation between those inside and outside.

At first, he hadn’t realized it was Yan Jiyun. He had assumed it was another player.

It wasn’t until he saw “Caramel” in the game that this further confirmed that Yan Jiyun was his new owner.

Yan Jiyun noticed Qi Feng staring at the two black cats lying on the blanket and licking their fur, and he felt a little panicked.

Could Qi Feng have already guessed his identity?

Fortunately, neither of the two black cats came over to him. Otherwise, there really would have been no way to explain things.

After a moment of silence, Qi Feng finally asked, “How did you and Caramel get in?”

Yan Jiyun couldn’t help sitting up straight.

As expected of a veteran player — the question had gone straight for the heart of the matter.

He scratched his head, thinking about how he should answer.

Qi Feng looked at him, then at the two black cats.

Yan Jiyun followed his gaze toward the two fake Caramels.

The two fake Caramels happened to scratch their heads with their hind legs at the same time, as if their heads were itching.

Their movements weren’t exactly identical, but the frequency with which they scratched their heads was perfectly synchronized.

Yes.

The three of them had suddenly become perfectly synchronized.

Qi Feng pursed his lips and said, “There’s a saying: like owner, like pet.”

Yan Jiyun: “……”

N-No, that’s not it. They’re just exactly the same, that’s all.