Serial Player
Chapter 107 Sense of Crisis (Please Like, Bookmark, and Add to Reading List)

Chapter 107: Chapter 107 Sense of Crisis (Please Like, Bookmark, and Add to Reading List)

"Don’t you think Li Changhe’s pretty handsome?" A girl giggled. "How did we not notice it before?"

"Yeah, right, such a funny and handsome guy. And he self-proclaims as a commoner’s alliance."

"After school, I saw him training. I made inquiries that he is a physical education specialist."

"Don’t judge him by his thin and tall appearance, his muscles are quite solid! When he went to the infirmary to change medicine, I accidentally pinched his arm. Good touch..."

Unconsciously, the small steel spoon in Xiao Nan’s hand broke the sugar cube with a ’snap’.

Xiao Nan raised an eyebrow, exhaled lightly. All the girls are Yanyun’s students and she usually gets along well with them. After all, they often bump into each other.

They invited Xiao Nan to hang out today, and she wasn’t very keen on going at first.

Unfortunately, her cousin from [Great Wall] thought it would be nice to chat with friends.

Upon reflection, Xiao Nan agreed with her. With her cousin around, she wouldn’t trouble Li Changhe by hanging around him.

Let’s hang out. The things at home have been bothering her anyway. It would be nice to chat with these girls.

But she didn’t expect to get more irritated here.

Xiao Nan secretly added a short-term [status] of Peaceful Mind to herself. This is a consumable item prepared by [Great Wall] for its members to calm down in times of crisis.

[Peaceful Mind (Card)]

[Type: Consumables]

[Effect: The user’s emotions are stabilized. The exact effect is calculated based on the user’s energy level.]

No one probably thought this item would be used here.

But Xiao Nan felt that if she didn’t use it, she wouldn’t be able to keep her composure.

Tsk, she must find a chance to erase that [Elf’s Prayer]. Xiao Nan gritted her teeth secretly. Of all the statuses that an Elf of the Fantasy Species could grant, why this annoying one?

She must ask Xiao Ye, the elf who is being strictly protected in Yanyun’s division of [Great Wall], afterward.

Usually, she could find an excuse to dismiss it, but now they are together as a group!

"Speaking of which, Xiao Nan and Li Changhe are in the same class, aren’t they?" a girl asked with a smile.

Xiao Nan nodded subtly.

"Heard that they knew each other since childhood." Someone added.

No need to hide this. Xiao Nan smiled lightly, "Yes, we’ve known each other since primary school."

"So, childhood sweethearts?" a girl teased, "I asked Old Zhao from seventh class, he said Li Changhe seems to have a girlfriend. But no one has ever seen her, does Xiao Nan know?"

"Girlfriend?" Xiao Nan was startled, then realization dawned. If Li Changhe had a girlfriend, that would mean her failure. All these years she’s been accused by He Feng of being scheming. Could it be....

Perhaps ’girlfriend’ was an excuse for Li Changhe to leave the scene?

Meanwhile, she also understood the girls’ purpose for inviting her. They wanted to find out some information about Li Changhe from her, didn’t they?

What a peculiar feeling...

Before, she frequently heard from Li Changhe that boys often invited him to dinner and tried to fish out information about her. Li Changhe naturally would eat a meal, and before the others could react, he would just move on jokingly.

Who would have thought it’s now her turn?

After all, to outsiders, their relationship seems more than friends but less than lovers. To probe for information about each other is indeed the best choice.

Xiao Nan sighed. She never anticipated this situation.

Girls at this age have a certain herd mentality. If her relationship with Li Changhe became closer, they would probably notice Li Changhe earlier and unconsciously start comparisons and competition.

That would be even more troublesome...

And this is just a small part, the real issue is the family. Considering her understanding of her own family, her father might let it go, but her mother would make a fuss... and it won’t be pretty.

As for He Feng accusing her of being cunning, Xiao Nan felt like retorting, you don’t know a thing!

At this age and ambiance, it’s right to hide it properly.

Xiao Nan felt like he had done nothing wrong.

But now, Xiao Nan felt it was a problem just to leave it as is. All these girls around Li Changhe, Xiao Nan estimated the "Peaceful Mind (Card)" might not even be of use anymore.

"Tsk...all these pleats," Xiao Nan mumbled, feeling a bit fidgety. It was hard to say anything with his cousin there. If she gossiped to his parents, it would be even more troublesome.

Meanwhile, at a not-so-distant table in the café, that cousin from the [Great Wall] also pricked up her ears to hear what Xiao Nan was going to say.

Just then, the café’s doors were suddenly pushed open.

A group of Yanyun students entered the café, which was normal since the café was quite popular.

But both the cousin and Xiao Nan simultaneously frowned. They felt a fleeting sense of danger.

Both of them were [Great Wall Players]. They had high base attributes, so even if their perception of danger was just an instant, it wasn’t an illusion.

Among these students, some hostile [Players] were present!

Xiao Nan even sensed a deeper malice.

"Is it from other [Player Organizations]? Or solo acts? The target is....me?" Xiao Nan quickly pondered.

His cousin, however, casually leaned back in her seat, hands clasped, prepared to activate the "Instant Spatial Array" at any moment.

She felt someone had discovered Xiao Nan was a [Special Ability Holder], ready to initiate combat at any moment, and began to rally nearby [Great Wall Players].

But Xiao Nan had other thoughts. The timing and conditions weren’t right.

If they wanted to deal with him, they wouldn’t do it so blatantly.

Moreover, the [Great Wall]’s scrutiny in Yanyun was now at its strongest, and even with dozens of [Players], there probably wouldn’t be anything they could do.

Also, the fleeting sense of danger suggested the adversary’s control wasn’t strong and possibly even crude.

Typically, unless they’re in face-to-face combat, [Players] must stabilize their hostility right up until they strike.

Any [Player] who’s been through a few deadly battles is very sensitive to hostility. This kind of hostility that couldn’t conceal itself might be a low-level [Player] who hadn’t undertaken any [Tasks], or it could be someone whose confidence was bloated.

There was one more possibility... They didn’t realize Xiao Nan was a [Player]?

Xiao Nan paused at this thought. Li Changhe’s [Elf’s Prayer] today made him especially standout. If there were other [Players] at Yanyun High, they, the [Player Group], probably hoped to test Li Changhe, to confirm whether he was a [Player].

All this time, the [Great Wall] had investigated and confirmed that there were some [Player Group] members infiltrating Yanyun High.

Coming to this realization, Xiao Nan understood. Some [Players] wanted to use him to test Li Changhe, probably hoping to pressure Li Changhe into working for them. Many [Player Organizations] operate this way.

Did they not know he was a [Player] too?

It was kind of amusing. Xiao Nan felt stronger now than Li Changhe. Were they planning to threaten other [Players] with a [Special Ability Holder]?

If reversed, that could probably work...

"Alright, if you want to use me to test Li Changhe, then I’ll give you a chance. Let’s see how long you can restrain from turning on me. In the meantime, it might just give me some satisfaction," Xiao Nan thought to himself.

Turning to the girls at his side, he chuckled, "Don’t even consider Li Changhe, because you’ll have a tough competitor."

The girls froze, wondering why they felt quiet all of a sudden.

Then a girl looking out the window tentatively asked, "A boy? Or a girl?"

About to say it was himself, Xiao Nan froze too.

Why would she ask that question? She wasn’t following the script, was she? Shouldn’t she ask who it was?

Along the girl’s line of sight, looking outside the window, Xiao Nan caught sight of Li Changhe and He Feng arm in arm crossing over to the barbeque shop across the street.

The shop’s sign read, ’couples get 50% discount.’

"Pfft!"