Wolf Venerable Isn't a Zone

Silver Wolf yawned. She had no interest in this back-and-forth exchange of information.

"Anyway, just remember that I'm from the cosmos, okay?"

"The cosmos?" Yan Zhiting pondered it. "How amazing..."

Vernacular Poet and Sunken Crow silently rose and left the room with Flower Binder, leaving only Windchaser behind.

After watching them leave, Silver Wolf asked, "I know very little about this world. I only know about the players themselves. I'm curious... what this world originally looked like, and whether you logged in from another world."

Yan Zhiting held nothing back. "We're players who logged in from another world. As for what this world originally looked like... honestly, we don't know much either. So far, we only know that it has been eroded by the Abyss."

Silver Wolf nodded, confirming her suspicions. At the same time, Yan Zhiting asked, "Speaking only for myself, did you arrive here recently, Silver Wolf? And are you also from another world?"

"Hm? Yeah. Didn't I already say I was from the cosmos?"

"...Could it really be?" Yan Zhiting's pupils contracted slightly. Her right hand unconsciously gripped her left arm, and her presence weakened somewhat, revealing a trace of vulnerability.

Silver Wolf did not press her. Instead, she gave her plenty of time to catch her breath. Yan Zhiting was the first to sigh. "Looks like we didn't realize it too late. Perhaps someone had already realized it before us, but it was too absurd for anyone to take seriously."

"Then I'm curious what explanation you people have for it. How could such an obvious world be packaged..." Silver Wolf had been about to mock them, but suddenly realized something—their system.

The system had extremely tight confidentiality, and it was almost constantly conducting self-checks.

Is that one of the reasons they can't realize it?

Yan Zhiting noticed Silver Wolf's unusual reaction as well. "What is it?"

"I thought of something interesting..." Silver Wolf casually explained her pause. "You're travelers of the Goddess of Life, right?"

"Mm."

"Then that's perfect. That Forest Moon God just told us to go meet the Goddess of Life. I'm going too."

Without hesitation, Silver Wolf told Yan Zhiting what she intended to do.

"No problem." Yan Zhiting agreed immediately. After thinking for a moment, she asked, "You asked Bai Shi and the others for photos before—can you receive files?"

"Yes."

Yan Zhiting then sent Silver Wolf a database and explained, "These are plot clues and some details compiled by our guild. At present, us players' combat strength isn't particularly high."

Silver Wolf accepted the database first without checking it immediately. "Straightforward. What do you want? You're just giving away information you put so much effort into gathering."

Yan Zhiting glanced at Windchaser. "This is selfish of me. I hope Wolf Venerable can take good care of my younger sister."

"Oh? This information was the work of your entire guild, wasn't it?"

"They get paid."

"You get paid to play games?" Silver Wolf was genuinely shocked, then thought of the Interastral Peace Corporation.

Seems there's nothing wrong with that...

"Then you really are rich." Silver Wolf spoke with utmost sincerity, then looked at the somewhat bewildered Windchaser.

Windchaser sat on pins and needles. "W-what is it?"

"Nothing."

Yan Zhiting stood and held out her hand. "Wolf Venerable, Platinum Courtyard will always have your back."

Silver Wolf tapped her screen and sent a friend request, then replied arrogantly, "No need. I'm the strongest."

That was no lie. With a trial card at the peak of Elation, this world could not withstand its full power.

Just kidding. Not even one percent.

Silver Wolf conjured a game console out of thin air. An idea suddenly flashed through her mind. "How about this? I understand what you mean. But let me ask you something too. Protect your sister? Isn't your sister a player?"

"She is..."

"Oh~" A guess flashed through Silver Wolf's mind. "Since I don't need your sponsorship, I'll give you a chance instead—beat me first and prove yourselves."

Another retro blue game console appeared on the table out of thin air. "It's an older model. So, do you dare?"

Yan Zhiting stared silently at the game console on the table, then sighed. "I really don't know how to play games..."

Silver Wolf lowered her visor and checked Yan Zhiting's data.

[Player ID: Yan Zhiting]

[Level: 72]

[Class: True Dragon Knight]

[Status: Fatigued]

"Level seventy-two, and you still don't know how to play?"

At that moment, Windchaser timidly added, "Because Sis plays with stats..."

Yan Zhiting nodded. She was the sort who normally only played casual games. Her class and skills in this game had actually been assigned by the leader.

"I haven't even said what we're playing yet~" Silver Wolf crossed her legs and waved the game console in her hand.

Windchaser raised her little hand. "Can I play... too? Also, I didn't really understand what you two were talking about."

Silver Wolf looked at Windchaser. Is this girl really not Little March?

"Sure."

The game console displayed Fighting Game.

"Best two out of three. Know how to play?"

"I guess?" Windchaser did not sound confident.

"Then let's go."

After an intense round of gaming

Silver Wolf's face was a little red. She really looked like a girl madly in love, making one sigh over the youthful days of high school...

Where is the madly-in-love part?!

Unfortunately, Silver Wolf lost—to Windchaser, whom she had previously thought was a fool.

The process was simple: Silver Wolf went easy on her, Silver Wolf got serious, Silver Wolf got super serious, Silver Wolf got heated, Silver Wolf's controls fell apart, and Silver Wolf threw the match.

Windchaser took her down hard.

Just as...

Don't "just as" me!

Silver Wolf was furious, but she was not a sore loser. Elation was the same—there were wins and losses.

Silver Wolf covered her face and waved a hand. "I'll help you protect your sister. The bet still stands."

"Wolf Venerable, rest assured. Whether you agreed before or not, Platinum Courtyard will always have your back."

Yan Zhiting controlled her expression and did not reveal any change.

Meanwhile, the victorious Windchaser looked absolutely delighted, wearing the expression of a true winner.

Damn it, did that line about me being the strongest give her some kind of teacher buff?

Yan Zhiting continued, "Lord Wolf Venerable, I've already informed the secretary from earlier. She'll handle the handover shortly. I need to talk with my sister for a while."

"Mm..." Silver Wolf remained seated, cooling down...

Yan Zhiting left the room with Windchaser.

After cooling down for a while, Silver Wolf thought, Protect a player who can revive infinitely? Why? What is she worried about? It can't be that she's worried about that classic premise—games descending into reality, right?

Correct.