Chapter 27: Someone wants to kill my group

Wait a moment……. Nuo Ai’er seemed to have noticed something off.

Just now, she was too busy being afraid of Leinata losing control that she completely missed a detail…

“These two cups of milk tea, why are they so expensive?”

“It’s just two drinks, why does it cost 1 point to buy them?” Nuo Ai’er complained.

As if sensing Nuo Ai’er’s confusion, Leinata beside her explained: “Nuo Ai’er? You don’t know the specific currency rules of this world yet, do you?”

“Ah??”

“If you spend points directly, the minimum unit is 1 point. Not to mention milk tea, even if you buy a candy, it’s also 1 point.”

“But players can exchange 1 point for 10,000 virtual gold coins in advance. With that, you can spend only 20 gold coins to buy these two cups of milk tea.”

“What?”

Nuo Ai’er’s eyes widened in shock, feeling her heart bleeding.

“Then, doesn’t that mean I just wasted 10,000 bucks”

“So that’s why when we were paying, I asked Nuo Ai’er if I should pay.” Leinata looked at her innocently.

“But Nuo Ai’er insisted on paying…”

“How could this be?”

Nuo Ai’er wanted to cry but had no tears.

Oh right!

Speaking of which… Wei Ran had told her earlier that she could “use points to pay,” so she was specifically tricking newbies like them who didn’t know the exchange rate!

If she kept spending points like this every time, then earning 1,000 points to redeem herself would be a distant dream!

“Too babyish”

The two decided to finish their milk tea before leaving.

But during this time…

Nuo Ai’er’s face was red, her heart beating fast, a mix of shyness and fear.

Because Leinata had been clinging tightly to Nuo Ai’er, almost hanging her whole body on her.

“Leinata, you don’t have to stick so close, I won’t run away.” Nuo Ai’er pushed her helplessly.

“Because time is running out.” Leinata’s voice was muffled. “I finally found Nuo Ai’er, and I want to spend every second I can with you.”

“Huh?” Nuo Ai’er was stunned.

Then she asked doubtfully: “Didn’t you buy rest time?”

“I did.” Leinata said.

“My original points were 210. I spent 9 points to buy 90,000 gold coins for daily expenses, and then 1 point to buy 7 days of rest time…”

“But the rules say that rest time cannot be purchased cumulatively, otherwise many players would reduce their frequency of participating in the game… Now my rest time is about to run out.”

She looked up, her emerald eyes shining with anticipation: “By the way, I originally set my respawn point for exiting the game at Miss Emilia’s house… But now, I want to change it to be by Nuo Ai’er’s side, is that okay?”

“Ah, this”

Nuo Ai’er swallowed, looking at the Little Red Riding Hood whose eyes were full of her, and finally nodded:

“O, of course”

“Great.” Leinata smiled contentedly.

***

The next second, familiar white light began to appear around her body.

She gently squeezed Nuo Ai’er’s palm, and said softly: “I’ll finish quickly, and I’ll be back to accompany Nuo Ai’er soon~”

“Mm…” Nuo Ai’er nodded, watching Leinata disappear completely with the white light.

Looking at Leinata’s now empty seat, Nuo Ai’er let out a long sigh.

Finally, no need to be so tense,

But Nuo Ai’er didn’t dislike Leinata.

Although Leinata is a bit… clingy?

But it was understandable.

After all, after going through such tragic things, finally someone gave her hope, so it’s normal for her to become like this.

When she comes back, she’ll spend some good time with her.

“Time to head out.”

Nuo Ai’er said, finishing her milk tea in one gulp, then turned and left the milk tea shop, planning to return to Wei Ran’s villa and wait.

Just then…

[Choice Moment!]

[A. Go left.]

[B. Go right.]

Nuo Ai’er: … What does this mean?

There’s a choice too?

The way to Wei Ran’s house is left, while to the right… is the direction to Emilia’s house.

Nuo Ai’er: I’m not going to find that troublesome young miss, heh.

Nuo Ai’er instantly chose A and went left.

The commercial street in the Inner World was surprisingly lively.

But Nuo Ai’er didn’t have the habit of window shopping. Right now, she just wanted to go back and get some good sleep.

Nuo Ai’er: These days have been exhausting.

Thinking of the soft bed, Nuo Ai’er quickened her pace.

“Huh? Why is it so quiet?”

When Nuo Ai’er walked on the bustling commercial street, she gradually sensed something wrong.

The originally crowded street was becoming less and less crowded.

At some point, it became quiet.

The pedestrians on the road disappeared, and the noise from the shops faded away.

By the time Nuo Ai’er realized it, the entire street was deserted, leaving only the echo of her solitary footsteps.

“Wha, what’s going on…” Nuo Ai’er’s heart skipped a beat, and a sense of foreboding surged.

Just then, a mysterious figure in a black tight suit suddenly walked out from the shadows ahead.

The person was wrapped in a black cloak, face unclear, but the aura emanating from them made Nuo Ai’er’s hair stand on end.

“Who are you?!” Nuo Ai’er started to question.

But the other party didn’t waste any words and immediately charged at her!

Before Nuo Ai’er could react, a heavy straight punch slammed into her stomach!

“Ugh——!”

After being struck in the gut, intense pain instantly swept through her body. Nuo Ai’er felt her stomach churn, and she collapsed to her knees in agony, hands clutching her stomach, unable even to scream.

Then, the black-clothed person pulled a sharp knife from their waist.

“No, don’t…”

Nuo Ai’er managed to stammer a few words.

But the other party showed no mercy.

Grabbing Nuo Ai’er’s hand, they stabbed at her stomach without hesitation.

[Detected player death.]

[Innate talent “Time Rewind” activated.]

[Rewinding…]

“?!?!”

Nuo Ai’er’s eyes snapped open, gasping for air, cold sweat soaking her back.

What came into view was the scene of the milk tea shop.

“I’ll finish quickly, and I’ll be back to accompany Nuo Ai’er soon~”

Next to her was Leinata’s gentle farewell, and the white light that was gradually fading before her eyes.

Leinata smiled and disappeared completely into the air.

“Ah…”

Nuo Ai’er looked around blankly. The milk tea shop was still bustling with customers, staff busy making drinks, guests chatting and laughing.

Everything was exactly the same as before.

But Nuo Ai’er’s body trembled uncontrollably.

She had rewound again…

Recalling the black-clothed person with a knife on that empty street…

Nuo Ai’er covered her head, a wave of fear rising.

Oh no, someone wants to kill me.