Chapter 658: 658: As Long As We're Together

Everyone present knew exactly what the teacher’s story meant.

The game was like the transfer student who came from the juvenile detention center.

And they, the players, were the students struggling to survive under his rules.

Even if they seized the position of “Boss”, it was not a real victory, but the beginning of domestication.

This was why Shen Mo proposed to restore the world to its original state.

He wasn’t trying to save the world out of heroism, he just didn’t want to be manipulated by the game.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

——Humans can choose their own destruction, but should never be enslaved until death.

The atmosphere was heavy.

The silence lasted for a long time, before Bai Youwei quietly spoke: “Nobody really knows what happens after becoming a King. Whatever the Inspector said is pure speculation. The only thing we can be certain of at this point is that, within the King’s domain, these games do not exist. Therefore, let’s think about how to fight the next battle. As for the rest… we can talk about it later.”

The topic was closed.

The teacher tried his best to lighten the mood a bit. He chatted about dinner, the weather, and the future development of the city, all sorts of grand yet hollow topics. Others cooperated with him, intermittently speaking for a while, but it was clear everyone was preoccupied.

…That night, everyone’s mood was inevitably depressed. Except for Tan Xiao and Pan Xiaoxin, who slept without the burden of anxiety, others were somewhat insomniac.

Since Du Lai and Fu Miaoxue were also there, Bai Youwei did not open the dollhouse, but only had Shen Mo bring out two quilts to lay inside the tent.

When they were about to lie down, Shen Mo held her by the waist from behind, whispering: “You didn’t seem to say much before.”

Bai Youwei stopped.

She indeed hadn’t said much…

What should she say?

That she had been domesticated? That she had gotten used to the rules and was enjoying them?

Bai Youwei closed her eyes and murmured, “Maybe I’m just tired.”

Shen Mo remained silent for a while at her words, held her and laid down, cradling her in his arms.

The warm quilt enveloped both of them, the glow of the campfire flickering in the tent illuminated them. Shen Mo slightly tightened his arm.

His jaw rested on top of her head, gently rubbing it. He whispered, “Indeed, really tired….We were in there for almost three days, never getting a chance to rest. Who knows how the Inspector will plan the next battle. If it’s this exhausting, we need to prepare food and water in advance.”

Mentioning the game, Bai Youwei came to her senses, “…There’s no need to, is there? Our chosen Battle 20 shouldn’t involve other players.”

She calculated: “The participation requirement for Battle 20 is more than ten persons, which means the King has to recruit at least 9 subjects to meet the battle requirements. Moreover, 20 jigsaw puzzles plus 9 for recruiting subjects, add 2 for occupying the territory, and one more as a backup…all in all, a King needs to hold 32 puzzles to choose Battle 20.”

Aside from Bai Youwei and Shen Mo, it was doubtful if any of the current 26 Kings had that many puzzles.

Even if they did, it would be highly unlikely that they would choose Battle 20, which requires the most participants, for the first battle.

Listening to her talking about the game details, Shen Mo’s lips twitched into a slight smile. He moved aside her long, smooth hair, revealing her slender neck, then gently pressed against it…

“Do you know…” He spoke in a low voice, “Du Lai just said, let others become the King, it doesn’t matter if our bodies are incomplete, it doesn’t matter if our friends and family are not with us, as long as we are together, we can still live a good life without being King…those are also the words I want to say to you.”

Bai Youwei felt stirred.

She should feel sweetness and warmth, but for some unknown reasons, a chilling sensation was gradually creeping up from the bottom of her heart.