Chapter 713: The First Battle

Bai Youwei stepped into the glowing square which was practically cloaked in white, much like the feeling she had when she was just stepping out of the labyrinth.

As she was carefully taking in her surroundings, Shen Mo suddenly appeared before her!

Bai Youwei got startled, but upon a closer look, she realized it wasn’t Shen Mo but a three-dimensional hologram of Shen Mo that was identical in all proportions.

“Damn, you scared me…” Bai Youwei muttered.

On the right side of Shen Mo’s hologram, a few lines of information appeared—

[Enemy King, Age 26, Height 186cm, Weight 75kg, Blood Type A…]

Bai Youwei chuckled, “Is this for a battle, or a marriage proposal?”

The system probably didn’t expect this reaction from her. The display of information froze for a second before slowly revealing the remaining information:

[Holding puzzles, 32]

[Has Subjects, 2]

[Choose to surrender? The time allotted for consideration is 60 seconds. Initiating countdown 59, 58, 57…]

Bai Youwei stared at the countdown timer; her initially relaxed mind began to grow tense.

Would Shen Mo choose to surrender?

Was he, at this very moment, also looking at her personal information and feeling indecisive?

In all honesty, it wouldn’t be a bad idea if he became the King…

Given his personality, win or lose, he wouldn’t abandon her. Plus, his reputation and trustworthiness would give him an advantage when recruiting subjects…

But what if something happened to him?

He had teammates, friends, family… everyone needed him… he couldn’t be in danger.

Moreover, she really, really needed this opportunity to become the King…

The countdown was decreasing second by second, and Bai Youwei’s heart was likewise filling with apprehension.

The King only had one chance to surrender before battle commenced. Once used, the King and his subjects would all become subjects of the other party.

42, 41, 40, 39, 38…

Why wasn’t he surrendering?

Could it be that he wanted to hold out until the last second to add more suspense?

Bai Youwei was a little anxious. Unconsciously, she bit her fingernails, eyes fixed on the countdown.

She didn’t want to go head-to-head with Shen Mo. If Shen Mo didn’t surrender, then she… then she…@@novelbin@@

Bai Youwei reached out, hovering over the surrender button.

Should she surrender?

31, 30, 29, 28…

Bai Youwei took a deep breath, bit her lower lip, and pulled her hand back!

…Damn! Shen Mo, you jerk!

Burgeoning male chauvinism? Why won’t you surrender! Are you trying to play mind games to force me to surrender instead?! You bastard bastard bastard! Just because I like you, you’re cocky! Asshole!!!

“Ding!… The enemy King chose to surrender, obtained 32 puzzles, and gained 3 subjects.”

Bai Youwei was stunned.

The system’s notification sound rang again:

“The battle is over. Please proceed to the resting hall and prepare for the next battle.”

Just… like that?

Shen Mo’s 3D hologram and all relevant information disappeared, the surroundings returned to a vast expanse of white.

The ending was too abrupt. Bai Youwei was a bit disoriented. Standing still for a while, she finally turned around and slowly exited the hall–

Shen Mo was waiting for her outside.

Bai Youwei looked at him in a daze, her emotions surging like the tide, she asked softly, “you….you surrendered?”

“Hmm.” Shen Mo walked up to her, cupped her cheeks, leaned in, and nuzzled his nose against hers. “Can’t refuse you.”

Bai Youwei was taken aback. She regained her composure and pushed his nose hard. She snapped, “Why did it take you so long to surrender?! Were you… were you hesitating? Were you? Were you? Were you?!!”

Shen Mo suppressed his laughter and gently said, “No, I just spent a bit more time looking at your personal information.”

Bai Youwei:”…”

Shen Mo continued, “So, you are really of age…”

Bai Youwei huffed, “What, have you always thought that I was underage?”

Shen Mo rubbed her head while smiling, “Yes, I always thought you were three.”

Bai Youwei instantly began to gnash her teeth!