Jiao's Burst

After a great battle, Feng Shiyi and the others went to rest and tend to their wounds, preparing for the next fight. This left Du Ge and Wang San with some private time. At this point, there was no point in monitoring them anymore.

Wang San changed into dry clothes and picked up a pastry from the table, swallowing it in a few bites. He licked his lips with relish and asked, "Are we really going to assassinate Qiu Yuanlang?"

"Of course," Du Ge nodded. "You grow, I grow, why not? Getting rid of potential threats is better than being chased and wandering aimlessly!"

"Do you know that if the assassination fails, the two of us might be eliminated? This is exactly the outcome Feng Zhong wants to see." Wang San continued to stuff food into his mouth, wolfing it down. His actions were consistent with the characteristics of a civilian academy student as described by Feng Jiu. Having eaten too much synthetic food, they had an instinctive craving for the food in the simulation. Tonight might be his last time in the simulation, so he stopped pretending and savored the taste of the food as much as possible.

"Eliminated? What are you thinking?" Du Ge glanced at him and chuckled, "If we can't beat them, can't we join them? The two of us are Celestial Demons, and we don't have any faction tags. Qiu Yuanlang wouldn't abandon two much more useful Celestial Demons just because one or two hall masters died, would he? Relax and enjoy, we won't die."

"..." Wang San's hand, holding the pastry, froze in mid-air. After a long pause, he said, "Is your keyword really Maintenance/Protect?"

"Genuine," Du Ge smiled.

"You betrayed Feng Family, aren't you afraid of losing attributes?" Wang San couldn't help but ask. "Judging by your speed when you kill people, your attributes must be very high already!"

"Why do you assume we'll lose?" Du Ge said. "Don't you have confidence in yourself?"

What do you mean I don't have confidence in myself? There's no way we can win!

Wang San grumbled in his heart, suppressing the anger stirred up by Du Ge. He asked, "What if?"

"We won't lose much," Du Ge said. "If it really comes to that, I will use myself as a bargaining chip to ask Qiu Yuanlang to spare the Feng Family. This way, I can openly join the Iron Palm Sect and also Maintenance/Protect the safety of the young and old of the Feng Family." He straightened his body, with a righteous expression. " Sacrifice oneself for righteousness, this is the ultimate of Maintenance/Protect. Perhaps the Feng Family will even thank me then!"

"Damn it!" Wang San opened his mouth and could only utter this word after a long struggle. There were no other good words to describe his feelings at that moment.

"So, cooperate with me with all your might. Whether we win or lose, we won't lose out," Du Ge pretended not to hear Wang San's praise and smiled.

At this moment.

Wang San could finally understand the awkwardness Feng Shiyi felt when he was persuaded.

He could feel that Feng Qi's plan was full of loopholes, yet he couldn't find any flaws in it. Moreover, whether it was completed or not, it was beneficial to everyone, and even his attributes hadn't decreased...

It was damn infuriating!

He let out a long breath, calming his agitated emotions. Wang San gave Du Ge a thumbs-up. "Brother, you're the real deal. Using Maintenance/Protect to this extent is definitely a first."

Du Ge smiled without speaking. He had two keywords, but most of the time, he couldn't distinguish whether his actions were Maintenance/Protect or backstabbing. He only knew that his attributes were growing non-stop, and that was enough.

Wang San asked, "Seventh Brother, what about Feng Zhong? What do you plan to do with him?"

"I don't know where he is, we'll deal with it when we meet him! He's just a nobody hiding in the shadows, he won't amount to much," Du Ge said. "Third Brother, focus on what you're doing, don't think about irrelevant things, or your energy will be wasted on internal conflict."

"Have you considered that if he fails to eliminate us this time, and has offended us, he will definitely scheme behind our backs to prevent us from retaliating? Today it's the Iron Palm Sect, tomorrow it could be the Beggar's Sect, and the day after, it could be the Taishan Sect." Wang San couldn't stand Du Ge's indifferent attitude. Since he was going to lose attributes anyway, he had to say everything.

"I wish he had that much ability!" Du Ge laughed. "If he can cause chaos in the martial arts world by himself, and I can quell the war and Maintenance/Protect the peace of the martial arts world, I can't even imagine how much I would grow?"

Who gave you this confidence?

Are all students from Elite Academy this arrogant?

Wang San's mouth was full of words that were again choked back. After much sputtering, he finally said, "You used the Feng Family to leak information about the Celestial Demons just to cause chaos in the martial arts world and then Maintenance/Protect from it?"

If I had known the rules of the simulation, I would never have done that!

Du Ge remembered how the flawed Celestial Demon plan had pushed him to the opposition of all players, and his face felt slightly hot. However, he would never admit to such a childish act, so he nodded. "Something like that! Feng Zhong was an accident, but also within expectations."

Wang San fell silent. He looked at Du Ge, and said earnestly, "Okay, I'm convinced. I'll go with you, this time for real."

Du Ge smiled and continued, "Since it's for real, tell me what new skills you've awakened. Partners need to be honest to bring out each other's abilities to the fullest."

Wang San was shocked. "How did you know?"

Du Ge pointed to his eyes, then to his head, and smiled. "I saw your small movements and micro-expressions at the time."

"..." Wang San was completely won over. He paused for a moment and said, "Jiao's Burst: When someone I care about is hurt, I can unleash ten times the attack power."

"A good skill!" Du Ge's eyes lit up.

"It's useless for now. My personal attributes are too low. After talking to you for so long, they've dropped quite a bit. Even with ten times the attack power, it's not that powerful," Wang San shook his head and habitually stuffed a piece of pastry into his mouth. "Just like you want to Maintenance/Protect the peace of the entire martial arts world, I probably need to let my yandere tendency affect more people for my attributes to grow exponentially, right?"

"After tonight, your reputation will spread in the Iron Palm Sect, and it should be about right," Du Ge said.

"Maybe!" Wang San said with a troubled expression. "But my yandere isn't like your Maintenance/Protect, which makes more people let down their guard and want to recruit you. When my reputation spreads and they realize how terrifying I am, more people will probably want to eliminate me to prevent future trouble. Just now, there were two Celestial Demons present, and the Iron Palm Sect hall master prioritized eliminating me, not you. Feng Shiyi was even willing to sacrifice himself for you. My keyword will never receive that kind of treatment..."

Du Ge glanced at Wang San, smiled, and patted his shoulder. "Don't worry, with me as your powerful support, no one can defeat you."

"I hope so!" Wang San sighed, thinking to himself, If I hadn't already been exposed, if I had any other choice, a fool would be willing to mess around with you...

He paused and asked, "Seventh Brother, you said earlier that cooperation requires honesty, but I still don't know your skills! What if I'm eliminated today, I can't die in confusion, can I?"

"I already told you, Sacrifice oneself for righteousness," Du Ge observed Wang San's expression and subtly altered the description of his advanced skill. "During the process of Maintenance/Protecting others, the damage I suffer will be recovered doubly."

Wang San's expression remained unchanged. Instead, he breathed a sigh of relief. "No wonder your recovery was so fast after getting injured. This advanced skill is a perfect match for your keyword. If played well, it's immortality. No wonder you dare to be so reckless..."

As expected.

The advanced skill wasn't fixed but randomly generated based on a person's actions. It was indeed a humane game. Du Ge felt more confident and sighed, "Even so, it still hurts!"

"If I could recover that quickly, I'd be willing to hurt too!" Wang San laughed and continued to ask, "Brother, since you're so powerful, you must have awakened a second skill, right?"

Du Ge shook his head. "No. I've killed so many people, but I haven't awakened a second skill. I can't find the trigger."

"Maintenance/Protect and killing are contradictory. It would be a problem if you awakened a new skill even under these circumstances," Wang San didn't suspect anything and instead advised Du Ge. "To awaken a second skill, you still need to start from Maintenance/Protect itself..."