Settling the Score

Settling the Score

Seeing the two of them return together, someone muttered, "They didn't clear it, either. I knew it—what could an ordinary person possibly do to help?"

"Are you all right?" Xu Huo asked Xiao Xiao, who was lying on the ground and coughing. She lifted her pale face. "I'm really sorry I couldn't help you... I guess someone like me, with no abilities at all, was never going to be able to help anyone..."

Xu Huo handed her a towel. "Friendship is between equals. It has nothing to do with how strong someone is."

Xiao Xiao slowly got to her feet and reached for the towel.

To their surprise, a fireworks display appeared above the plaza. Two names slowly enlarged amid the fireworks as the host enthusiastically showered them with flower petals. "Congratulations to Mr. Yu Cong and Ms. Liu Xiaoxiao! The two of you have gained a sincere friendship!"

The realism made possible by advanced technology was beyond what ordinary special effects could achieve. The moment the host announced that they had gained a friendship, the Great World at Sea materialized all around them in vivid 360-degree detail, like a promotional video. Everywhere they went, people warmly greeted them, as if they were already residents of the Great World at Sea.

Those who wanted to stay in the Great World at Sea were naturally envious, but Xu Huo wasn't going to stay, and Liu Xiaoxiao didn't seem particularly happy about it, either.

"Did you clear it?" You Si asked Xu Huo, lifting his chin toward him.

Xu Huo nodded slightly, then added, "Clearing it wasn't as hard as I expected."

His rating this time had surpassed S-rank. The exceptionally high rating was entirely because Liu Xiaoxiao, a weak ordinary person, had been willing to sacrifice herself to