"What a poser."
As the players headed toward the reception room door one by one, Yue Zhengqing and his girlfriend, Xiao Xiaodie, remained by the sofas. Clearly, the opening of this Nightmare Game had left the "veteran" ranked 561st on the Experience Leaderboard somewhat displeased.
"Zhengqing, keep your voice down. Remember what Miss Sang said-we need to maintain 'neighborly harmony,'" Xiao Xiaodie reminded him in a whisper.
The reception room door had yet to open. Although Yue Zhengqing had not spoken loudly, it would hardly be "harmonious" if someone overheard him.
"Miss Sang, Miss Sang... That Miss Sang is exactly why I'm annoyed. She talks like she's above everyone and doesn't care about anything, but then she acts like she's running the game anyway. How is she any different from me?" Yue Zhengqing vented the irritation he had been bottling up to his girlfriend, though he lowered his voice a little more.
"Let it go. Taking the lead isn't exactly easy to begin with, especially in this game... It'll probably be exhausting, won't it?" Seemingly accustomed to these complaints from Yue Zhengqing, Xiao Xiaodie comforted him as she rose from the sofa.
"That's true." Yue Zhengqing stood up, looking at the players already gathered by the reception room door. Suddenly, having Sang Sang steal his thunder did not feel quite so unbearable.
After all, there were far too many rookies taking part in this game with them.
First and foremost was that young man named Qin Yuxuan. He did not even know the difference between talents and abilities. He was probably a complete rookie who had only just finished his beginner mission, and would be utterly useless.
Then there were the three newcomers ranked below three thousand on the Experience Leaderboard. The boy named Zhang Yibu looked nervous, but at