Gamers Are Fierce-Chapter 766 - 764: The King

Hmm?

Chaichai was a bit stunned. Li Ang had to personally take the swarm overseas, so he couldn't bring his cellphone with him; otherwise, the signal irregularity would draw attention. Therefore, he left his phone at home for Chaichai to take care of.

Anyway, he had few friends. Aside from the landlord, Wang Congshan, the homeroom teacher, and others, his contacts list was practically empty. And hardly anyone would contact him—except for the carrier customer service that routinely pitched data plans.

What did Li Ang say again?

Chaichai's slow brain recalled her master's instructions: Take good care of the house. If someone comes to the door, just put on the puppet that looks like Li Ang and deal with them casually; if someone sends a message, pretend not to see it, and wait for his return.

But he didn't mention what to do if Wang Congshan sent a message, did he?

"Are you there?"

"Are you there?"

"Are you there?"

"Are you there?"

The phone vibrated incessantly, the lock screen flooded with QQ messages.

Chaichai felt a headache coming on and hesitantly picked up the phone, pressing the digits to unlock it. How should she respond to her?

"Woman, are you trying to get my attention? Interesting."

Chaichai thought it over and immediately dismissed the idea. Li Ang and Wang Congshan were so familiar with each other; there was no need to speak like that. And what if she continued to ask questions? The more you say, the more mistakes you make. The more you speak, the more likely you are to reveal flaws.

"I'm shitting. Let's talk later."

No, that won't do either. Since when can't you respond to messages while shitting? Was she supposed to add hemorrhoids to Li Ang's character profile? If she did that, Li Ang would probably come back and furiously ban her from touching the cellphone for three days...

"Here, here, here, Miss, just tell me what you need, and I will do my best to fulfill it."

No, that's too sycophantic; it doesn't fit Li Ang's character at all. Even the first one was better.

"Not the owner, do not contact."

Could just anyone come across Li Ang's phone? He even kept several cellphone repair kits at home.

Chaichai, rubbing her temples with a slight headache, thought it over and decided it was still better to ask Li Ang first. Considering the time, he should be nearing the coast by now. Could something have delayed him?

Miss Chai sat up from her doghouse, put down the phone, took a deep breath, closed her eyes, held her breath, and concentrated, silently chanting in her heart:

"O compassionate Lord of Flesh and the Swamp, professional pet keeper, mischief expert, one of the top ten outstanding youths of Yin City, the annual scholarship recipient of Experimental Middle School of Yin City, owner of the Immaculate Furnace, your Lady Saint prays to you devoutly, hoping to receive your revelation."

Miss Chai repeated the sentence in her heart three full times. Just as she prepared to recite it a fourth time, a majestic voice, as if thunder, resonated beside her ear.

"What's up?"

The voice came from Li Ang. He had now reached the vicinity of the coast; the Worker Bugs, camouflaged as birds flying in the sky, could already see Yin City in the far distance. The shortened distance allowed him to hear Chaichai's prayer and respond accurately. As for the effect of this deity's whisper, it wasn't actually Li Ang's doing; it was just that the clarity of the voice was too low, making it sound like it had a special effect.

"Oh!"

Chaichai's spirits lifted. "Wang Congshan sent a message asking if you are there. How should I reply?"

"Hmm?"

Li Ang was momentarily stunned. "Just say I am. If she asks questions, answer normally. If she wants a video call or to come over, just switch to my puppet and deal with her casually. I've almost reached the coast. There are a lot of eyes from the Special Affairs Bureau around here. It will probably be a while before I can find a place to go ashore and return to Yin City. Just improvise as needed. I'm hanging up now; communication isn't safe."

With those words, the thunderous voice faded away.

"..."

Miss Chai sat in her doghouse, smacking her lips together. She actually just wanted to spend a lazy, do-nothing weekend without any disturbances. But since Li Ang had told her to handle it herself, she had no choice but to share her owner's worries.

'The Curious Incident of My Owner's Pretty Deskmate Messaging Me.'

This light novel-style book title popped into her head. Miss Chai rubbed her palms together, a bit nervously gripping her smartphone and typing out: "Not here."

Holding Li Ang's phone, she naturally tried to mimic Li Ang's way of talking and think in the way he would.

"Heh."

Wang Congshan sent a message; her QQ avatar changed every few days, and now it was a cat holding a cellphone with a disgusted expression. "Did you forget something again?!"

Something?

Miss Chai frowned. She'd been busy lately working on Chai's Revelation, and since she didn't possess Li Ang while he was at school, she had no idea what Wang Congshan was referring to. Could it be that Li Ang had made some promise? Helping with homework, taking care of kids, accompanying others to theme parks or zoos, fixing phones and computers, clearing shopping carts, participating in club activities, feeding chickens in Alipay's Ant Farm?

After some thought, Miss Chai honestly asked, "What's the matter? My memory hasn't been great lately. I can only remember to breathe, my heartbeat, and missing you."

"Wow, you've gotten better at flirting, haven't you?" Wang Congshan sent a nose-picking emoji. "You think you can get away with it like that? Didn't you say today was team time?"

What the heck?

Chaichai squinted her eyes, looking utterly confused, but she quickly recalled. Li Ang seemed to carve out time every weekend to play mobile games with Wang Congshan. He had been too busy for the past few weeks, always making excuses about having no time. That was probably why Wang Congshan had come looking for him now.

"Oh, right, I remember." Miss Chai quickly typed, "Which game?"

"King's Glory," Wang Congshan replied. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"No way, playing that again," Chaichai typed back. She then added, pouting slightly, "That game is no longer a challenge for me. Can't we play something that requires more skill, like League of Legends or Dota?"

"Don't be so full of yourself, LOL player. King's Glory is not as simple as you think." Wang Congshan sent an eye-rolling sticker. "King's Glory is on Season 20, while League of Legends is only at Season 10. It's pretty clear who's copying who, no need for me to say. King's Glory has over three hundred servers, while League of Legends only has twenty-eight. I don't need to tell you which one is hotter. King's Glory has 1.9 million Weibo superfans, while League of Legends has 550,000. It's obvious which game has stronger meme-making power, no need for me to say. Stop the chatter and log on."

Miss Chai smacked her lips. If it had been before, she would have been enthusiastic about playing King's Glory, but she had been duo queuing with the landlady so much, even hearing the "TIMI" notification sound was starting to irritate her.

She rubbed her chin, feeling that if she insisted on not playing, Wang Congshan might just call her through QQ voice chat, which would be even more troublesome.

Her only option was to open the game interface, enter the game, and accept the team invitation.

Wang Congshan picked Liu Chan while Miss Chai chose Lu Ban. The two of them went bot lane. Wang Congshan also turned on in-game voice chat and sent a message for Chaichai to join the voice channel.

Oh, this is tricky.

Miss Chai actually had voice-changing skills and had previously fooled Li Ang's landlady, but the landlady was one thing, Wang Congshan was another. The latter had been with Li Ang for so long; even with voice-changing, her disguise might be seen through.

Dressed in Qinge Armor, Miss Chai really didn't feel like switching bodies, and it was not plausible to excuse herself by saying "someone's here."

She had no choice but to head to the study. From a bookshelf entwined with red and black living vines, she plucked a flesh-and-blood doll that looked like Li Ang. Then, she slipped out of the Qinge Armor and into it.

This life-sized puppet had no brain; Li Ang had specially made it for Miss Chai to use as a disguise. The puppet's back had several recessed ports to replenish energy through the living vines, allowing it to function for up to seventy-two hours when outside, and if necessary, it could even simulate eating and excreting.

Of course, due to the height difference, wearing the puppet was a bit uncomfortable, as if her chest was being constricted.

Miss Chai controlled the puppet to do a quick workout routine, loosening up her muscles before returning to the living room, smartphone in hand, and a slight, excited smile curling at the corners of her mouth.

Speaking into the microphone with a magnetic voice, she said, "It's time to show off some real skills. I'm going to turn on King Mode, not die once, and go godlike for you to see."

"Really—" Wang Congshan drew out the last syllable, speaking in a deadpan voice, "Why do I find that so hard to believe?"