Is It Too Late to Leave the Chat Group?
Book 6: Chapter 61:2: Insta-Explode Grenade? I’ll Insta-Explode Your Whole Family! Part 2

“Ruler, the black side is cheating. I’m filing a report. Why do they have an extra Servant?” Waver asked Jeanne d’Arc while pointing at Chen Heng, who was standing in front of a gaming pod.

On the field between the spectator stands were a total of 14 gaming pods, seven in black and seven in red. Chen Heng had replaced King Hassan.

“Well…the black side hasn’t violated any rules. This person who arrived is the black side’s Archer.” Jeanne d’Arc didn’t respond at first. She glanced at the Holy Grail enveloped in a bubble behind her. Then the Holy Grail transmitted its thoughts to Jeanne d’Arc’s mind.

“Then why do they have eight Servants?”

“Don’t misunderstand. I am a Ruler.” Jeanne d’Arc Alter raised her hand.

“Ruler? So, the black side has a Ruler. Does that mean there are two Rulers in this tournament? Since the black side has a Ruler, where is our red side’s Ruler?”

“I don’t know about that. Don’t look at me. I’m the referee for this Holy Grail War. I’m not a Servant on your side.” Jeanne d’Arc waved her hand at Waver, who was glaring at her.

“This is a conspiracy, a conspiracy! I’m going to report this. This is outrageous.”

“Sorry, the final interpretation belongs to the Holy Grail, and the black side is still only sending seven Servant representatives.” Jeanne d’Arc could do nothing. The appearance of Jeanne d’Arc Alter as a Servant was completely legitimate. Besides, Jeanne d’Arc wasn’t the organizer of this Holy Grail Carnival. She couldn’t do anything about it.

“…”

“Alright, alright, the match is about to begin. Players, please enter the game.” Jeanne d’Arc sat at the referee’s desk, pressed the red button on the table, and the gaming pods in front of the 14 Servants simultaneously opened their doors.

Chen Heng and the other 13 Servants entered their respective gaming pods.

“Three, two, one. The game begins. Enter matchmaking!”

“You have entered the battlefield. Good luck, special forces!”

After a brief daze, Chen Heng opened his eyes again and saw he had already arrived on the spawning island of the game. In one corner of this spawning island was a plane broken into two parts. On the other side was a stack of containers. Beside the plane and the containers, groups of people seemed to be jumping up and down frantically, looking like a bunch of fools.

Moreover, on this spawning island, you could frequently hear people cursing each other or making remarks about siblings. The island lived up to its reputation as a place of etiquette.

After Chen Heng took in his surroundings, his first action was to locate his teammates.

Due to the game’s mechanics, the seven Servants on his side formed a four-person squad and a three-person squad, with Chen Heng, Jeanne d’Arc Alter, and the Queen of Sheba in the three-person squad. Although they were in two separate squads, it didn’t make much difference, apart from not being able to use squad-specific communication and check one another’s positions. At least they had damage reduction from friendly fire.

Jeanne d’Arc Alter and the Queen of Sheba were right next to him.

Upon seeing his teammates, Chen Heng began to familiarize himself with various operations, such as opening the map and the backpack.

“Hey, buddy, that robe you’re wearing looks pretty sharp. How much did you spend on it? I haven’t seen it in the store.” A stunning girl suddenly patted Chen Heng on the shoulder. However, what surprised Chen Heng was that a male voice came from this person.

Chen Heng was currently dressed in Daoist robes, the same set he used when reading people’s love fortunes at stalls.

(This is a futuristic game. Everyone, including Chen Heng, uses gaming pods, not computers, mice, or phones to operate.)

“Uh…I don’t know. I borrowed my classmate’s account, and this is my first time playing, so, big brother, can you teach me?” Chen Heng could tell from the actions of this beauty…well, big brother, that this game was somewhat different from the ones he had played. At least the characters could move much more freely. Although there was an introduction on the big screen, it wasn’t comprehensive. It would be great to get more information.

“Oh! A newbie, huh? Well, newbie, are you using a gaming headset or a gaming pod?” When the crossdressing pro heard that Chen Heng was a newbie, he let out a meaningful sound and gave Chen Heng a malicious look.

Chen Heng was quite familiar with that look; it was the look he gave when he encountered newcomers while playing the same game and wanted to mess with them.

“I’m using a gaming pod.”

“Looks like your classmate is quite rich. Alright, let me tell you how to play. Just wait a moment.”

After this crossdressing pro finished speaking, Chen Heng saw him mouthing words. Chen Heng couldn’t hear anything; evidently, this crossdressing pro had turned off the sound.

However, who was Chen Heng? He understood lip-reading to some extent. This game was highly realistic; even the lip movements were no different from those of real people.

Chen Heng silently read the crossdressing pro’s mouth: “For all the brothers and sisters in the livestream room, we’ve actually encountered a newbie this time. Newbies, they’re a group that needs protection. Let me—Meow Meow—teach the newbie how to play this game.”

“Meow Meow? A grown man with such a disgusting name? Furthermore, this guy is a streamer?” Chen Heng assessed this self-proclaimed Meow Meow.

“Yeah, buddy, let me tell you. When you enter this game, after 30 seconds, when the number in the sky reaches zero, we will suddenly appear on an airplane. Then you can open the map to see where you’ve flown to. Do you know how to open the map?”

“I know that.”

“Good, once you arrive at the location you want to jump from, you can silently say ‘parachute,’ and then you can jump. The later you open your parachute, the faster you’ll be than others. If you don’t open it, that’s fine; at worst, you’ll lose a bit of health, and it won’t hurt at all.”

Chen Heng didn’t believe that for a second. Jumping from several kilometers high without losing health? Chen Heng had read the game’s rules, and even jumping from a few dozen meters high could be lethal.

“And then, if you pick up a grenade, don’t throw it immediately after pulling the pin. Wait until the timer reaches zero, then throw it. This technique is called Insta-Explode Grenade. If you don’t throw it after the timer reaches zero, it won’t explode in your hand; it takes two seconds after leaving your hand to explode.”

…You old scoundrel… Chen Heng stopped listening to this crossdressing pro. He wouldn’t get any useful information at all.

If he actually believed this old scoundrel’s words, he probably wouldn’t survive five minutes.

Insta-Explode Grenade? I’ll insta-explode your whole family!

“Bro, don’t leave.”

The crossdressing pro still wanted to chat with Chen Heng, but at that moment, the timer reached zero.

Chen Heng instantly found himself on an airplane, but there was no one else aboard. Chen Heng could only see himself.

After seeing no companions on the plane and checking the map, Chen Heng realized he hadn’t flown to a jump location yet, so he opened the team communication channel.

“Jeanne d’Arc, you’ve probably played this game before, right?” Chen Heng knew Jeanne d’Arc well, and someone like her, a female shut-in, would have definitely played the famous game from Chen Heng’s world.

“I’ve played it.”

“Then I’ll just wait for an easy win.” The Queen of Sheba felt thrilled that both her teammates were reliable.