Burns...
Ning Ran's and Jiang Miaoyi's expressions turned utterly grim as well.
It wasn't because burns were such serious injuries. After all, they had seen worse, bloodier injuries in this game. But right before the wounds appeared on Xiong Qianshan's body, he had cried out-
"Mommy, don't."
As a certain possibility occurred to them, the players' faces darkened, and they all fell silent. For a while, the only sound in the living room was Xiong Qianshan's heart-wrenching screaming.
After a while, Ning Ran spoke, her face grim. "Then what do we do next?" Were they supposed to just sit there and watch?
Jiang Miaoyi looked troubled. "But we really don't know what to do..." Right now, Xiong Qianshan seemed to be trapped in a nightmare. But what if trying to wake him meant he never woke up again... who would be responsible for his death?
Ning Ran clearly knew Jiang Miaoyi was right, but she still began biting her nails in agitation, unable to sit still.
Suddenly, the little girl who had been sitting silently without moving spoke. "Time's up..."
As his words fell, Xiong Qianshan's huge body convulsed, then collapsed onto the coffee table with a thud.
"Xiong Qianshan!" Ning Ran shrieked.
The others weren't startled by what happened to Xiong Qianshan, but Ning Ran's scream made them jump.
"You..." Jiang Miaoyi, who happened to be sitting beside Ning Ran, had the misfortune of taking that sonic blast straight to her ears. She rubbed an ear, hesitating before she spoke. "You really care about people, huh..." He was just another player in the same instance, yet she was so genuinely invested... ow, her ears...
Grinning, Mitian exposed the truth. "She doesn't just care about him because he's another player in the instance..."
"She's worried about her teammate..."
"Teammate?" Jiang