"Thud."
The instant Ren Ye heard the Star Gate's notification, his entire body went limp, and he dropped onto the concrete.
Endless exhaustion, the joy of surviving disaster, and a personal sense of achievement flooded his heart like a tide. He felt soaked through as he sat there panting, enjoying a rush of bliss like the aftermath of an orgasm.
People really were gluttons for punishment.
Before submitting the correct result, Ren Ye had been falling apart in despair, even regretting entering this Star Gate. He had no margin for error left and had been waiting to die. Yet when he completed that last-ditch deduction under immense pressure in the final few minutes, the satisfaction erupting like a volcano left him utterly fulfilled and longing to savor it.
Today's experience was absolutely something he could brag about for the rest of his life.
This was a true last-second escape...
"Fuck, I never doubted it. I'm a genius...!" Little Bad King stared blankly at the ground, still remembering to mutter a self-adoring remark.
"Thump!"
After the silence, Xiao Shuai also became so excited that he threw an arm around Ren Ye and screamed hysterically, "Bro, you're fucking amazing! I want to have your babies!!"
His frenzied cries echoed across the rooftop.
Xiao Shuai hugged Ren Ye's head and shook it wildly with excitement, stopping just short of puckering up and kissing him. "I never doubted you either. You really are badass. Three hundred thousand was so worth it...!"
"You know your big brother has always preferred something tangible..." Ren Ye glanced at him, panting. "You have two choices right now. First, pay up for today. Second, I'll definitely bring a wedding gift when you get married, but afterward... the three of us live together. How does that sound?"
Xiao Shuai froze