The other Players were briefly at a loss.
They watched Wu Heng walk into the General Affairs Department "unscathed," then approach his husband in full view of everyone. The two exchanged a few quiet words, then suddenly began to kiss.
The atmosphere froze in an uncanny stillness.
-This was the Nightmare Game.
They had seen far too much vicious scheming, bloodshed, and deception. They had even seen teammates turn around and shove others out to feed the Eerie. Yet seeing people romance each other in such an environment, with intimacy so natural and utterly undisguised, left them even more unsure how to react.
Several Players instinctively exchanged glances, their eyes full of complicated, conflicted feelings.
But thinking about it carefully, Wu Heng and Su Bai's relationship had long been out in the open. Wu Heng had made it perfectly clear: Su Bai was his lover, and a lover who looked to be at death's door, no matter how they looked at him. The two treasured the time they still had together, so showing a little more passion...
That could count as normal, couldn't it?
And so a quiet, subtle atmosphere settled over the entire General Affairs Department. No one spoke to interrupt the scene.
Compared with the undercurrents churning through everyone else's minds, Su Bai's thoughts were nowhere near as complicated.
In his previous life, he had seen certain people transfer power this way-simple, direct, and extremely effective. Although few used the method for various reasons, it was indeed the easiest and fastest. Su Bai simply hadn't had an opportunity, or anyone to try it with, in his previous life.
Although Su Bai's kiss was stiff and inexperienced, and his heart was inexplicably pounding as though he were ill, he would never regret something he had already done. Since he