106 Ch. 106 Anxiaâs Sweetness
âKenken, your new product is so boring. Are your development division people doing right?â
âHey! What is that supposed to mean?â
âLook at where we are. We can defeat these creeps in no time.â
âRichie, itâs only because we have a high-level avatar.â
âStill, itâs too easy. Besides, why are there no monsters here at all? We can pass through without lifting a finger.â
âYou wonât say that after this. This floor has an epic-tier monster and is different from other creeps, and it has...â before Kendrich could continue his explanation, an ear-splitting cursed escape from Richard.
âWHAT THE HECK?!â Without warning, Richardâs avatarâs hp lessened drastically until it was half. Knowing what had happened with Richardâs avatar, the other four avatars spun around quickly to see what kind of monster had attacked Richard.
Diegoâs avatar character was a priest who could heal wounds so he could boost Richardâs blood to full again.
Just when Diego managed to heal Richardâs avatar, Diegoâs avatarâs blood decreased more than the first attack, making the others even more excited to finish this game.
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âKenken, what kind of monster is this?â
âA chameleon-like monster but has a body like a chimera. Its main skill is making itself invisible, and only a mage with the eye of truth could track its location.â
Invisible? How will they defeat an invisible enemy? Furthermore, they didnât have a mage with an eye of truth skill. If this fifty-first floor was this difficult, Richard couldnât imagine how challenging it would be against the main boss on the hundredth floor.
âSee? Itâs not easy.â came the proud comment from Kendrich as if he had won a trophy.
Without realizing it, Richard had been playing with his cousin for nearly two hours, and they were still on the seventieth floor.
It seemed they wouldnât be able to clear the hundredth floor that day either. That was Richardâs thought because he had forgotten about one thing. He believed the game would end soon as he was already feeling sleepy, considering it was four in the morning. Yet, he forgot that his cousins ??living in the states were still energetic and could play for hours because it was still ten in the evening.
Nevertheless, Richard was not sleepy when he defeated dozens of unusual monsters in this game. He was even more excited to conquer all the monsters on his monitor screen.
Sometimes Richard complained or teased his brother, who couldnât hit a single monster. Richard spoke in a loud voice to comment or react to the taunts of his brothers. He had totally forgotten that he was on the balcony with his wife and baby girl sleeping inside the room.
After all, he didnât have to worry about waking up the two, considering the distance between the bed and the balcony was quite far. Little did he know, Anxia woke up and found Richard had not returned. Not because she heard loud bickering from outside but because Anxiaâs body system would wake her up automatically every time the clock struck four in the morning.
Anxia raised both her hands up to stretch her body muscles, then glanced to her side. She smiled gently, seeing her daughter still sleeping soundly as if no burden filled the tiny childâs head.
She was satisfied that her little angel was returning to her usual self. Anxia didnât want her daughter to worry about anything in this world, and she would do anything to make that happen.
Satisfied with looking at her daughterâs tiny face, Anxia glanced at the space next to Lori. Richard should have been there, and she was sad that she didnât see her husband when she woke up.
Anxia recalled the guy said something about playing online games or something. The fact she was awake by now meant it was already four oâclock or so, but he still hadnât gone back to sleep. Anxia stood up and walked towards the balcony, only to find that her beloved husband was still sitting there, playing the same game.
Had Richard not slept at all and been playing?
Anxia opened the door slowly, which Richard couldnât hear because a game headset covered his ears.
Then Anxia surprised him by hugging his neck from behind, breaking Richardâs concentration instantly.
His right hand, which was moving the mouse, as well as his left hand, which had previously been dancing on the laptop keyboard, suddenly halted. He became motionless when he felt two round bulges on his back.
Instantly his body tensed, and his heart raced as he felt a pleasant breath on his neck.
Because Richardâs avatar didnât move at all, his avatar died immediately from the monstersâ attacks on the floor.
âHey, Richie! Whatâs wrong with you? Is someone struck your hand?â
âDonât tell me... the connection is lost?â
âPerhaps, heâs sleeping by now.â
âNo way!! Brother Diego, resurrect him. We wonât be able to go to the next floor without the fifth member.â
Diego obediently complied with his cousinâs order and revived Richardâs avatar. But the next second, Richardâs avatar died again because the monsters attacked the still-motionless Richard.
The cousins didnât know whether they had to laugh or cry, realizing the creeps were quite clever to attack the motionless Richard instead of them.
âRichie!â
âRichard, I canât get you back up for two minutes. There is a cool-down period to activate my abilities.â
âHhhh...â Raymond sighed because Richard had not responded to his siblingsâ comments.
âBrother? Are you still with us?â
âCould something have happened there?â
âIt looks like the connection is lost.â
âThatâs highly impossible. The avatar will also disappear if the connection is lost.â Kendrich explained.
âRichard,â
âRichie,â
âHoi, Richard!! Are you still there?â
Anxia, ??who didnât understand why her husband suddenly became silent, also heard the screams of four men coming from Richardâs headset.
With a smooth movement, Anxia took off her husbandâs headset and whispered in his ear.
âRichie, youâre not going to respond to them?â
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Abruptly the sound of shouting and calling from Richardâs headset became silent. Anxia was utterly unaware that her voice had entered the speaker mic and all of Richardâs siblings heard her voice. After all, she was sure her voice wouldnât be heard because she said it in a low voice, without knowing that Richardâs headset had a high-sensitivity mic.
âRichie, are you alright?â
âEhem...â Richard cleared his throat awkwardly as he still enjoyed the bump on his back and the fresh scent of his wifeâs body. Somehow the scent that came out of Anxiaâs body when the girl just woke up felt better and very tempting.
âCan you let me go?â asked Richard in a hoarse voice.
âWhy?â
âI wonât be able to control myself if you hold me like this.â
The four men who heard Richardâs conversation with Anxia tried their best not to comment. It was obvious they knew Richard had forgotten that his headset function was still on, and they could all hear their conversation as clear as day.
It was too interesting that they no longer cared about finishing the game and were worried that Richard to cut off their connection. When else would they all be able to hear Richardâs wide-world seduction that he never showed his siblings?
On the other side, Anxia released her hug as she didnât want to be eaten by her husband early this morning. Moreover, their daughter was still sleeping in the room! How could he still say vulgar words to her?
She only hugged him because she realized she was missing him and yearned for his warmth. But who ever thought that Richardâs whole body was as icy as the north pole due to being outside, exposed to the night air for a long time? Anxia offered warmth by hugging him tight, but Richard responded in the most vulgar way.
âTsk. You really are a master of ruining the mood.â her whinny tone invited a chuckle from Richardâs mouth.
âYou canât blame me for being unable to control myself. Youâre too alluring.â Richard pulled his wifeâs hand to settle her on his lap.
Obediently, Anxia complied and comfortably rested her head on her husbandâs shoulder.
âWhy donât you sleep some more? Itâs still four.â
âHow can I sleep if youâre not by my side?â her sweet answer made Richard feel like a cupid hit his heart with a love arrow.
Since when did his wife learn to say sweet and pleasing words? Moreover, why was his wife acting like a spoiled child and putting on this adorable expression? Oh, how he wished to go back to sleep hugging his wife rather than finish this ridiculous yet addicting game with his cousins.
Wait a minute! Games with his cousins?
Richard immediately glanced at the headset, which had been on top of his laptop for some time. But what surprised him even more were the chat boxes displayed at the edge of his laptop monitor screen!
Yes, his cousins were quiet and muted their mics, but they all had been texting and chatting with each other!?