I Quit

Someone blocked Chen Ming's path, and seeing this, he knocked the person aside without a moment's hesitation.

"Ah! You little brat, are you blind? Can't you see me standing here!"

The person who had been knocked over was incensed. He scrambled to his feet, grabbed Chen Ming by the collar, and roared. Chen Ming suddenly reached out, grabbed the man's hand, and pried it off.

"Ah! It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!"

The man wailed incessantly as Chen Ming gripped him; the power of the Golden Dragon King was not to be underestimated.

"If my eyes are the problem, then your brain must be the one with the issue. Standing right in front of me in such a large plaza just to get bumped into—do you have a masochistic streak?"

Chen Ming did not hold back against someone who had come looking for trouble for no reason. If he didn't show some strength, they would really think he was a pushover.

"It hurts, it hurts! Let go!"

The man continued to howl under Chen Ming's grip, and the commotion drew many people to stop and watch.

"Bastard! How dare you bully someone from Class One? You're courting death!"

At this moment, a male student from Class One summoned his Martial Soul, a long purple blade, and with a yellow soul ring circling his body, he charged directly at Chen Ming.

"Don't you dare hurt my brother!"

With a flash of blue light, Lei Yuan activated his Martial Soul Avatar and kicked the attacker away. At the same time, the other two roommates arrived at Chen Ming's side.

The four of them stood in a standoff against the seven or eight people from Class One. Although the others had the numbers, it would be bad if they attracted the attention of the teachers.

"Kid, you've got some nerve, daring to flirt with the girls from Class One."

"If you know what's good for you, get lost! Otherwise, we'll take care of you!"

Seeing the situation escalating, they could only spout threats. If they actually started a real fight, the nature of the incident would change.

"First, Lan Mengqin, Dong Qianqiu, and I are just friends. There is nothing between us."

"Second, what are you pieces of trash? Do you even deserve to threaten me?"

Chen Ming's words were sharp and severe. He showed no fear even when facing the group from Class One, shocking his roommates while simultaneously infuriating the Class One students.

"You're courting death!"

The group from Class One didn't hesitate to activate their Martial Soul Avatars and charge forward, clearly having lost their composure.

"Old Chen, watch out!"

"Don't worry, they're just a bunch of trash."

Huo Tian gave a warning, but hearing this, Chen Ming remained completely calm. He pulled out a ten-minute Level 3 Weakness Potion, kicked the Class One student he was holding toward the group, and tossed the potion at the same time.

The man flew out and crashed into the group from Class One, knocking three or four of them down. Simultaneously, the potion shattered, splashing everywhere.

In an instant, the group from Class One felt their bodies go limp and collapsed to the ground. This situation left everyone stunned—what was going on?

"Trash belongs in the trash can. You couldn't even take one move from me; you really are a bunch of losers."

Chen Ming walked over slowly and stepped on the face of the Class One male student who had been shouting the loudest.

The Class One group, weakened by the potion, were so drained they couldn't even speak; just breathing was enough to exhaust them.

"I'll say this one last time: they are just friends I've recently met, and there is nothing else between us. If you blind pieces of trash come looking for trouble for no reason again, I have ten thousand ways to make you regret it."

After saying this, Chen Ming turned and walked away. As he passed his roommates, he called out casually.

"Let's go."

"Oh, oh."

"Coming, coming."

"Damn, Old Chen, you were so freaking cool. I think I'm starting to fall for you."

"Get lost!"

Chen Ming and his group walked away laughing and joking, while the Class One students were carried off to the infirmary. The final diagnosis was simple: exhaustion.

The school doctor who received the diagnosis was speechless. He looked at the few people lying on the hospital beds—had they started this kind of thing at such a young age? And in groups, too?

On the other side, Chen Ming and the others returned to their dormitory, where his roommates were still marveling at the cool scene from earlier.

"Old Chen, how did you do that?"

"Yeah, you took out those Class One guys in one move."

"Just a trait of my Martial Soul, nothing special."

Chen Ming waved his hand, indicating it was nothing. His roommates didn't press him further. Later that night, he used blocks to screen off his bed and entered My World.

As Di Qiu'er was released, the sight of her holding a phone and boredly scrolling through videos came into view. Seeing she had been let out, she immediately started complaining.

"You finally remembered me?! I was bored to death!"

"Here, these are egg yolk pastries, made especially for you."

The little spirit beast was unhappy, but she was easily appeased once food was produced. Hearing this, Di Qiu'er's expression changed instantly. She took the plate of pastries and shifted her tone:

"Since you have apologized so sincerely, this spirit beast will magnanimously forgive you."

As she spoke, she picked up an egg yolk pastry and began to eat. The resentment she had felt from being left in the Poké Ball vanished completely.

"I'm going to take a shower then. You go ahead and play; if you get hungry, there's food in the fridge, just help yourself."

Chen Ming waved his hand and walked toward the bathroom in the bedchamber. Hearing this, Di Qiu'er nodded, scrambled off the bed, and trotted over to the fridge nearby.

Soon, both of them had finished showering. Di Qiu'er lay on the bed, scrolling through videos while snacking on pastries.

Chen Ming, meanwhile, was opening chests on the side. He had collected four loot chests so far, mostly from grinding monsters recently.

However, he had about a stack of Four-Leaf Clovers.

"Open chest!"

Chen Ming selected a Four-Leaf Clover to start the blind box. The first one was a leaf block, the second was a piece of quartz, and the third was a piece of coal.

He frowned immediately. Was he really this unlucky? He was halfway through, and it was all trash? Was his luck truly that bad?

Speaking of luck... he immediately turned his head to look at the homebody Di Qiu'er, who was giggling at a video.

"Stop laughing and help me open something."

Chen Ming got onto the bed, grabbed Di Qiu'er's hand, and shoved a Four-Leaf Clover into it.

"Hmm? A Four-Leaf Clover blind box? Let me see..."

As Di Qiu'er focused her intent, an iron block appeared in her hand. Chen Ming fell silent for a moment and opened a Four-Leaf Clover himself, only for a piece of rotten flesh to appear in his hand.

Di Qiu'er picked up another Four-Leaf Clover and opened it, revealing a gold block. Chen Ming opened one too, but it was a clock. His face instantly flushed red, reaching a boiling point.

This time, Di Qiu'er held a Four-Leaf Clover in her left hand and another in her right. As she focused her intent, a diamond block and a Netherite block appeared.

Chen Ming looked at the glass in his hand, slammed the Four-Leaf Clover onto the ground, and said:

"I'm done playing. You play by yourself."

[Chen Ming has exited the game]

"Hehehe, someone's had a mental breakdown, I won't say who."

Di Qiu'er picked up the remaining Four-Leaf Clovers—there were about ten left—and immediately chose to open them.

An enchanting table, a bookshelf, a lapis lazuli block, a case of cola, a case of Sprite, a case of orange juice, a case of potato chips, a case of wafer biscuits, a box of candy, and a case of golden butter fruits.

"Whoa! You really can get snacks! Who said these Four-Leaf Clovers were bad? These Four-Leaf Clovers are amazing!"

Di Qiu'er happily stashed all the cases of snacks into her inventory; she had been craving the snacks from Chen Ming's world for a long time.

[Chen Ming has joined the game]

PS: The fifth update for February 24th, totaling 10,000 words.

PS: I signed the contract today, so I'll add an extra update.