Chapter 301: Save Me! Save Me!
Qin Yunhan spun around, her heart dropping as she saw Wang Haoranâs in-game avatar lying motionless on the groundâhe already turned into a loot box.
Not far away, Xiao Ye jogged over, crouching beside the box to pick through it. As he looted, he spoke through voice chat, his tone brimming with excitement. âMiss Streamer, you donât need to thank me. Weâre teammatesâitâs my duty to protect you!â
âIâll thank your whole damn family!â Qin Yunhan nearly exploded. âAre you insane? The guy chasing me was my friend! We were messing aroundâyou just killed him for real!â
âAh, wait, youâyou didnât say that earlier! I didnât know!â Xiao Yeâs grin froze in place, his tone turning sheepish and embarrassed.
âYouâre the one who said you were a rookie!â she snapped. âI figured if I handed you a gun, you wouldnât hit anything! Who wouldâve thought youâd land a perfect headshot the moment you fired? How was I supposed to explain everything to you beforehand?â
âIâm sorry! Miss Streamer, Iâm really sorry!â Xiao Ye hurriedly apologized.
He wanted to show off in front of her, but it had completely backfired. Now that heâd angered her, he panickedâif she stayed mad and stopped being friendly, she wouldnât give him any exposure later. Without her shout-out, how was he supposed to grow his stream?
But before he could say another word, âThe Eldest Miss Has Arrivedâ had already quit the game.
Qin Yunhan had only been playing to spend time with Wang Haoran. Now that heâd been turned into a loot box, there was no reason to stay.
Her two streamer teammates, seeing her leave, instantly followed suit and exited as well.
Xiao Ye sat frozen for a moment before groaning aloud. Heâd finally matched into a game with three popular streamersânow all of them were gone because of his stupid attempt to show off.
In the villa, Wang Haoran looked at his fallen avatar, not angry at allâin fact, he almost felt relieved.
He had no real interest in this game to begin with, and his âgameplay experienceâ so far had been nothing short of torture. If not for Qin Yunhanâs persistent enthusiasm, he wouldnât have played at all.
He already humored her for two matches. That shouldâve been enough. But just as that thought formed, the system notification popped up.
ăDing! Host passively disrupted protagonist Xiao Yeâs chance to show off, gaining 600 Villain Points!ă
Wang Haoran blinked. What?
He hadnât even done anythingâjust horsed around with Qin Yunhan and got killed by some random kid. How had that disrupted anyoneâs âmoment to show offâ?
That nameâXiao Ye. Was that the same âLittle Chickâ who killed him?
A flicker of curiosity stirred in his chest.
Before he could dwell on it, Qin Yunhanâs voice came through their private call, still flustered. âDarling, I matched into a lobby with an absolute idiot. Iâm so sorry, itâs my fault! Do you still wanna play?â
âSure,â Wang Haoran said without hesitation, his tone suddenly lively.
She was surprised. âReally? Youâre not mad? I thought youâd be done after that. You didnât seem to enjoy it much the first two times.â
He smiled faintly. âPlaying isnât the point. Spending time with you is. As long as youâre happy, Iâm happy.â
ăDing! Host successfully stirred the affection of female lead Qin Yunhan. Gained 500 Villain Points!ă
Her laughter rang through the headset, sugary sweet. âYouâre the best, darling! Mwah!â
âLetâs do what we did beforeâqueue together again,â he said.
âOkay!â she replied cheerfully.
Both teams queued at the same time. And just like before, they landed in the same match.
But when Qin Yunhanâs team loaded in, she noticed the name of their new random teammateâand her jaw clenched.
It was the same one who shot Wang Haoran.
âMiss Streamer, what a coincidence! Weâre together again!â Xiao Yeâs voice burst through the team chat, brimming with enthusiasm.
After the last match, when Qin Yunhanâs team rage-quit, he followed suit immediately. Then he waited, watching her stream like a hawk. The moment she started matchmaking again, he queued up as wellâand luck smiled on him once more.
Ever since binding his system, his fortune seemed to be on a different level entirely, and he was determined not to waste this chance.
âListen carefully,â Qin Yunhan said sharply, âwhatever happens,
do
not attack my friendâs squad.â
âGot it! Totally understood. Youâre the boss, Miss Streamer. Iâll do whatever you say. If I find good loot, Iâll hand it all to you!â Xiao Ye replied eagerly, desperate to get back on her good side.
Her tone softened slightly. âFine. Just remember that.â
Wang Haoran, listening in through her end of the connection, smirked to himself.
So this âLittle Chickâ was the same guy. And maybeâjust maybeâthe so-called protagonist which the system mentioned. But he needs to confirm it.
The second round began.
This time, both sides played it safe. When their squads crossed paths mid-game, they exchanged no shots, keeping things friendly and distant.
Time passed, and before long, only two teams remainedâWang Haoranâs and Qin Yunhanâs.
Protected by three elite streamers, Wang Haoran somehow survived to the endgame, though it hadnât been pretty as he was downed more times than he could count, shouting the same phrase every single time:
Save me! Save me!
It was almost comical, like some emperor in an old martial drama calling for his guards mid-assassination.
Each time he yelled it, his three expert teammates would drop everything and rush to revive him.
For them, this wasnât âBattle Royale.â It was âProtect the Boss.â
Qin Yunhanâs side wasnât faring much betterâsheâd been rescued so often it was almost routine.
By the end, Wang Haoran at least managed to pick up three kills somehow. Qin Yunhan, on the other hand, hadnât hit a single personânot even a stray bullet for an assist.
Still, she was having the time of her life. To her, just surviving with him until the final circle was worth it.
Thenâ
âTeammate âLittle Chickâ has knocked down âNumber One Bossâ with a Kar98k!â
The sound of a gunshot rang out, and the kill message flashed across Qin Yunhanâs screen.
Her cheerful mood shattered instantly. âLittle Chick! Are you insane? I told you not to touch anyone from that team!â
Xiao Yeâs voice came back without a hint of guilt. âMiss Streamer, come on. There are only two squads left! What am I supposed to do, just wave at them? Of course Iâm gonna fight!â
Throughout the match, he learned plenty from casual chat with his teammates. The âNumber One Bossâ he killed wasnât just a random playerâhe was a rich big spender, being babysitted by three professional streamers.
And for reasons he couldnât quite explain, that knowledge made Xiao Yeâs chest burn with irritation. Maybe envy, maybe pride. Either way, he restrained himself earlier for the streamerâs sakeâbut now, with only two teams left, why hold back?
He saw his chance, lined up the shot, and fired.
On the other side, Wang Haoranâs character collapsed again. He sighed and called out, almost reflexively, âSave me! Save me!â
His three streamer teammates immediately broke cover and sprinted to revive him.
Seeing this, Wang Haoran spoke quickly through the private chat with Qin Yunhan. âTell that Little Chick not to move. I want to fight him one-on-one in the final circle.â
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