This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist
Chapter 682 - 682: 682: Divine Game – Chaotic Blocks 73

At the critical moment, the little seahorse suddenly expanded in size and shielded Rita with its body.

Dozens of skills rained down on it, yet Rita's health only dropped by 0.004%—and then didn't budge at all!

It actually worked! Every single attack was filtered through the seahorse, then landed on her, triggered the 0.004% drop once, and stopped there!

"I can handle myself just fine," Rita said proudly, patting the seahorse. "Seahorse, charge! Show MarmangCrab that the problem was never you!"

The little seahorse clutched its face, nearly tearing up. "This is amazing! The player with that disgusting skill… is on my team now!"

Rita snapped, "...Do you have a skill that powers up when you insult your teammates or something?!"

"I've been looking for one. If you find it, sell it to me!" the seahorse shouted as it dashed onto the battlefield. The players who knew how nasty this duo was quickly jumped out of the way.

"Stay the hell away!"

"Scram!"

"There's a Tier 13 over there—go bother them!"

Rita covered her face. Oh god. Her golden partner turned out to be a seahorse.

Ignite BS-Rita, Warm BS-Rita!

If only the seahorse were mute—it'd be perfect…

—"Everyone!! Remember this shame! Remember the names BS-Rita and MarmangCrab! Me? I don't matter. I'm just an anonymous warrior!"

—"You may call me MarmangCrab, or you may call me BS-Rita. I have no name. I am an honored, invincible soldier!"

In the chaos of battle, players instinctively threw in a free hit on BS-Rita anytime they launched a skill. Rita had no choice but to activate Unchanged Fate and silently prayed the seahorse could finish things quickly, so they wouldn't be stuck in the maze too long.

"I'm begging you—can't you just shut up and fight properly?!" Rita yelled across the field.

The seahorse pointed skyward. "Behold! That's BS-Rita—the mastermind of this disgraceful war!"

Rita: "..."

What the hell kind of suffering did MarmangCrab go through with this guy?

[Marmang·Crab]: You good? Did you find your partner yet?

[Marmang·Crab]: Seahorse stopped replying. Did something happen?

[Lania Kaia · Mistblade]: Maybe it met its soul mate. A true destined princess.

[Marmang·Crab]: ...That weird, disgusting skill—teaming up with the seahorse… it better not just reduce damage once.

[Emerald Crane Gale]: Doesn't your seahorse redirect damage remotely?

[Verdant Whisper · Windrush]: Can we ban this combo, please?!

[Lania Kaia · Pine Bloom]: I think banning BS-Rita entirely from the source would be cleaner.

[Ghost · Sang Cup]: Lucky the seahorse isn't her pet, or we'd all be screwed.

[BS-Rita]: Why isn't it mute?!

[Marmang·Crab]: Excellent question!

[Red Orange · Juicy]: I "saw" it—it's got a time limit. At this attack rate, it'll only last 5 minutes.

That might be the only flaw in this combo…

Still, she hadn't forgotten the seahorse had a rewind-type skill. She wasn't sure if it brought that one along.

—

Little Seahorse: "This feeling… being mobbed by Abyss-tier players and still untouchable… it intoxicates me!"

MarmangCrab: "..."

Little Seahorse: "Crab…"

MarmangCrab: "You falling for someone else?"

Little Seahorse: "No way! Do you think I'm that kind of seahorse? BS-Rita's too sinister for me. Totally not my type. I'm just saying—can't you get a skill like that too?"

—

Rita: "So this is what it feels like to be a trainer!"

Nivalis: "..."

Rita: "Nivalis…"

Nivalis: "...Are you cheating on me?!"

Rita: "How could I? You know me. If the seahorse were mute, maybe I'd reconsider teaming up long-term. I'm just saying—you should try to get a skill like that."

—

Just as their kill count reached eight, a notification popped up in Rita's mind.

[Player Verdant Whisper · Windrush has used the item "Huh? You Got Rich First?" on you. If you complete the game while you're both in the same match, she will automatically exit with you.]

Rita: "..."

What the hell is this?!

What kind of game rewards is Verdant Whisper · Windrush getting?

She was sure it was a game reward, because only those could be used in public zones, and Windrush had used all those tools before they even entered the maze.

But if it was an item—then how had Rita, who had unlocked so many rewards in Month Theme Park, never even seen anything remotely like it?

Was it a difference in game branches?

Or did rewards adapt to personality and combat style?

Or did Windrush have access to something even more advanced?

Before she could sort that out, Rita found herself standing at the maze's exit.

The seahorse, true to its status as a demon king's companion, had actually managed to kill a Tier 15 player without taking any real damage.

Sunlight overhead, petals drifting onto her head, crowds of Block players and plush-carrying gacha-ducks bustled down the main avenue of Month Theme Park.

For a moment, Rita felt like she'd just finished serving time.

To her left was her cellmate, the little seahorse.

To her right—another former inmate: Verdant Whisper · Windrush.

Rita didn't say anything extra. She simply turned to Windrush and let out a long, heavy sigh.

"Sighhhhhh~~~"

Verdant Whisper · Windrush: "..."

As soon as the sigh ended, a few tiny Blocks floated from Windrush's body to Rita. A "Common Prosperity" profit-share.

The seahorse blinked in confusion. "Didn't she rob your Divine Relics? Why are you giving her Blocks?"

Rita looked even more confused. "Only 12g?!"

What a loss. The game items she lost every hour from the game fee had all gone straight into Windrush's hands!

So transferred Blocks didn't count as revenue?

Verdant Whisper · Windrush: "..."

Why was she feeling guilty all of a sudden…?

Wait, no! It was BS-Rita who stole her Divine Relics!

Windrush gave a cold "hmph" and turned to leave. She couldn't even be bothered to trash-talk after losing—doing so would just make her look petty.

As Windrush departed, Rita didn't linger either.

She was on the clock. She needed to get to the Exchange before Windrush started her next game. After saying goodbye to the seahorse, she flew straight to the rice-and-soup cart's vending machine, where B8017913 was monitoring for game machine fragments.

To her surprise, when she'd grabbed barbecue from him just before 5 PM, B8017913 had stood over 180cm tall. Now, barely an hour later, he was under 150cm—his Blocks had dropped by a fifth.

He was busy stuffing Blocks into the vending machine when Rita leapt off her ship, rushing over in delight.

"You restocked?! How much did you buy?!"

B8017913: "Yup!"

Rita switched to whisper mode. "Game machine or owl?"

B8017913: "Remember what you said? I get three chances to make executive decisions for your sake without permission. I'm using one now."

He pulled out the item he'd bought, assembled it, and handed it to Rita.

Rita didn't get upset—she had indeed promised those three chances. And with B8017913's intelligence and instincts, he'd never make a pointless move.

With growing anticipation, she took the item from him.

It resembled an astronomical telescope—a fully assembled seven-piece treasure:

[Illegal Construction]!

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