Chapter 395
B8017913: "Yes, but it can't heal you. The outfit you're wearing now can heal, but it uses Songgui's magic from a distance, and since it's a remote call, the consumption is much greater."
Yu Xunge touched the dark green robe draped over her.
Even if she suspected that this robe was a gift from Songgui to help her find herself, without it, she would have faced more than just one death today.
Sigh, the consumption is so high. She must have healed over fifty times, and Songgui still hasn't lifted the skill to reclaim the robe... It seems she’s determined to keep it.
And Songgui is truly powerful! Her magic seems inexhaustible!
That must be the only explanation.
... Hahaha, surely she wouldn’t be out there just to keep herself alive while Songgui is busy attacking!
【Chapter 514: Divine Game: Chaos Restaurant 29】
With the protection of the Mai Mang Crab, Yu Xunge focused on dodging for her life.
The skills had been too dense, and the battle too intense; she had been solely focused on survival, with no time to think.
Now that she had stepped away from the cooking station, she realized that the players on the opposite plate were actually more afraid of dying than she was.
Several attacks nearly missed her at the last moment.
Recalling the reward she received for defeating the Sakura Oolong and her earlier observations of high-level players not attacking her, it seemed that these high-level players might face a downgrade penalty for killing her?
Calmly observing, she noticed that these players were merely acting; their powerful skills were aimed at the Mai Mang Crab and the competition dishes.
The skills that fell on her were merely attempts to chip away at her health, hoping that another player would lose control and finish her off.
Suddenly, Yu Xunge stood still, allowing three skills to hit her one after another, her health plummeting to 7%.
She looked up at the fourth skill, a purple star cluster, charging toward her. The skill screeched to a halt in front of her, veered off, and struck the little seahorse in the back of the head.
At the same moment the purple star cluster turned, a flash of white light flickered around her, and someone had cast a healing spell on her.
From the adjacent plate, an angry shout erupted.
Yu Xunge didn’t understand, but B8017913 kindly translated for her.
— "Ahhh! That was almost me again!"
Yu Xunge: So this is what it feels like when the enemy begs you not to die...
If she had been nervously treading water before, now she was swimming freely.
Seeing her completely let go, the little seahorse couldn’t hold back: "Zai Jiu Xun Ge! You’re just slacking off!"
So what if I am? Those two aren’t being honest either, hiding things from me!
Instead of feeling embarrassed by the seahorse's outburst, Yu Xunge regretted not having slacked off sooner; the sooner she enjoyed it, the better.
She retorted confidently, "I don’t believe you don’t want to slack off!"
The little seahorse clenched its fist and let out an angry "Ah—! You’ve seen right through me!"
Two seconds later, the Mai Mang Crab also fell.
That was its limit; it had lasted 55 seconds since leaving the Octopus Barrel.
Yu Xunge immediately teleported over, spreading her wings to shield all the dishes.
Compared to the cost of her second death, this competition was far more important.
However, as she stood guard over the dishes, the skills raining down on her were reduced by three-quarters.
For most strong players, they would rather let her group finish the competition smoothly than actually kill her?
A suspicion began to form in her mind.
And that quarter of skills didn’t land on her because the Octopus Barrel had returned.
Its tentacles deflected the skills back.
This game clearly had some intelligence, just like when they were in a team, and the Divine Game had popped up a dialogue box asking if the three players wanted to team up. When the Octopus Barrel placed the 85th dish on the cooking table, a new notification appeared.
—【Would you like to submit your cooking work early: Yes/No】
Yu Xunge selected yes, and the Octopus Barrel did the same.
The hastily revived Mai Mang Crab also quickly selected yes.
The 85 dishes slowly disappeared. Although the competition results wouldn’t be available just yet, at least they no longer had to worry about their dishes being destroyed and losing their qualification.
With 25 minutes left in the competition, it meant they could wreak havoc on other players for the next 25 minutes.
The Mai Mang Crab unleashed its secret weapon, the little seahorse: "Go, little sea creature! It’s all up to you now!"
The Octopus Barrel began to lead the charge for revenge alongside the Mai Mang Crab and the little seahorse, while Yu Xunge continued to take potshots, hoping to pick up some scraps.
Yu Xunge started to verify her earlier suspicion: "If these Abyss-level demon lords kill me, is it possible that not only will there be a downgrade penalty, but also a limit on the number of kills? Only the first few kills would yield rewards?"
B8017913: "Exactly!"
Yu Xunge: "… How many times is the limit? Three? Five?"
B8017913: "I can’t respond to a guess that you can’t confirm yourself."
Yu Xunge: "When a 17th-tier player kills me, my kill reward jumps five levels. Does the number of times I can be killed also relate to the power gap? The greater the power gap, the fewer times I can be killed for rewards?"
B8017913: "Yes."
After getting the answer she wanted, Yu Xunge let out a brief sigh of relief, but then immediately took off her 【Ballroom Attire】.
This outfit was definitely not simple. If Songgui wanted her 【Midnight Exile】, wouldn’t she want to see her die a few more times due to lack of healing?
If the goal was merely to track her, there was no need to give her something that restored health.
To put it another way, if she was worried that it wouldn’t be accepted due to lack of value, couldn’t she have given her something that restored mana or boosted attributes instead?
The more Yu Xunge thought about it, the more alarmed she became, as she recalled her healing skill 【12-Period Interest-Free】!
Those healing amounts wouldn’t need to be repaid, would they?!
She asked her electronic pet: "Can you find detailed information about the 【Ballroom Attire】 skill? Or does it have any associated skills?"
B8017913: "The skill information for 【Ballroom Attire】 is the same as what you see. As for associated skills…"
"… Perhaps you want to know this: Songgui has a skill called 【Ballroom Master】. She can reclaim everything related to the ballroom that she has given you."
Yu Xunge: "Including the health I gained from the Ballroom Attire?"
B8017913: "Yes."
Yu Xunge rolled to dodge a skill thrown by a 10th-tier chef on the opposite side, mentally calculating how much health she owed.
B8017913: "Aren’t you going to blame me for not reminding you?"
Yu Xunge paused: "No, of course not."
In her mind, B8017913 was like a portable search engine; she would ask whenever she wanted to know something.
If B8017913 brought up something like the properties of ingredients, she would be pleasantly surprised. But if B8017913 were too proactive, taking on an omniscient role and pointing things out to her, she would definitely feel uncomfortable.
Not using her brain would lead to rust; relying on an electronic pet she hadn’t fully trusted was a dangerous game.
She would rather learn a lesson from not understanding Songgui than see B8017913 overly involved in her game.
Seeing the 【Ballroom Attire】 should prompt her to check on 【Ballroom Master】 and inform her of the risks? No, she wouldn’t be pleased.
Over time, with repeated instances, she would inevitably develop a mindset—if B8017913 didn’t point out something was wrong, then it must be fine.
【Chapter 515: Divine Game: Chaos Restaurant 30】
Although she had joked before that B8017913’s role was just to give her guesses a thumbs up, Yu Xunge didn’t mind this setting in her heart.
If B8017913 had the authority to freely disclose all information within the Divine Game, Yu Xunge’s fate would be far worse than mere misfortune; she would be directly erased by the gods.
Yu Xunge shared her thoughts with B8017913, saying, "You’re doing great just the way you are now."
B8017913: "But you really are hard to deal with."
Yu Xunge: "Oh my, the robot has learned to complain."
B8017913: "… When we first met, you spoke too sharply, but now, you’re trying to sweet-talk me."
Yu Xunge: "But I still haven’t tried to deceive you with lies."
In her mind, she heard the buzzing of electricity; B8017913 was muttering something she didn’t understand, deliberately letting her hear.
Yu Xunge smiled and continued to study the Ballroom Attire.
Some things didn’t need to be said too clearly; she believed B8017913 would understand.
Even if she explained so much, speaking so gently, the core meaning behind those words was cruel and cold—I'm the master, and you’re the tool.
You can pop up to ask if I need help, but when I haven’t activated you, you can’t just open the learning software and guide me on what to do.
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