37: Chapter 33: Discussing Strategies 37: Chapter 33: Discussing Strategies At this time, Luo’er was unaware that Zhuyan Yu was thinking about him.
He was busy cooking for his team.
The guys were, as usual, messing around in the living room, ignoring him entirely.
But Luo’er was not displeased by this.
On the contrary, he enjoyed the process of cooking for his friends.
Baiyue, unable to bear seeing Hu Daoke’s foolishness, attempted to help Luo’er, but was sent away by him.
After the busy preparation, everyone sat down together.
Hu Daoke, chopstick in hand, tasted each dish and gave pleasing evaluations, which provoked raised eyebrows from Cheng Ziang and Baiyue.
“Little Ke, Luo’er hasn’t joined us at the table yet!” Tangmo raised his chopsticks and smacked Hu Daoke on the back of his hand, causing him to yelp and withdraw his hand.
“It’s okay, you can start without me!” Luo’er sat down at the table and gently said, “If there’s not enough food, there’s more in the pot.”
“Well then, I won’t be polite!” Hu Daoke chuckled as he rubbed his hands together and began eating heartily.
“Luo’er, you’re spoiling him by being so accommodating!” Tangmo turned to him and complained, giving off the vibe of an old couple.
“Well, Little Ke needs to eat well because he’s so strong,” Luo’er replied with a smile.
“Yes!” Hu Daoke agreed while eating.
“With the way he eats, if we end up in Otherworld, how will we afford to feed him…” Cheng Ziang rested his chin on his hand, and couldn’t help but make a sarcastic comment.
“Mind your own business, Luo’er will take care of me, I don’t need your concern!” Hu Daoke retorted.
“Glutton!” Cheng Ziang rolled his eyes.
“Blah blah blah!!” Hu Daoke responded, sticking his tongue out childishly instead of getting angry.
Luo’er, amused by their exchange, turned his attention to Baiyue, who seemed somewhat downcast.
She hadn’t touched her food, and seemed lost in thought.
“I’m sorry, Yue’er, for not being able to protect you earlier!” Luo’er apologized.
Baiyue shook her head in response, but didn’t say anything.
“That guy was too much, Yue’er, if we encounter him again, stick close to me.
I’ll show him if he dares touch you!” Hu Daoke remarked indignantly, food spraying from his mouth.
“Don’t talk while eating,” Luo’er said as he handed him some napkins.
“I think, apart from that guy, everyone else is quite nice.” Tangmo looked around the table and said.
“Indeed, besides that one named Zhuanzhu, all the others seem good, especially that Murong guy.
But…” Luo’er voiced his concern, “I wish their entire team was like Zhuanzhu.”
“Why?” Tangmo asked, puzzled.
“Even though Zhuanzhu is arrogant, he is simple-minded and we can easily find his weakness,” Cheng Ziang suddenly chimed in.
“Huh, it’s rare to hear you speak up!” Tangmo was even more surprised.
Cheng Ziang merely rolled his eyes and stopped talking.
“What I’m a little worried about now is that guy named Murong, he’s the toughest one to deal with,” Luo’er said thoughtfully.
“We don’t know anything about these guys yet, other than that Zhuanzhu is particularly arrogant.” Hu Daoke inserted himself into the conversation.
“Yes, that’s right,” Luo’er nodded in agreement, “Once we finish eating, let’s pull up their game records and study them, try to find out what they’re all about.
I imagine they’re doing the same thing.”
“Luo’er, if you don’t start eating now, Little Ke will finish everything.” Tangmo, who couldn’t join in the conversation, reminded Luo’er feeling somewhat gloomy.
After eating, the five gathered together.
Luo’er turned on the computer and pulled up the video of Murong’s Hunter Team’s match.
After watching it, they basically understood this dark horse team that had made it into the finals.
The division of roles in Murong’s Hunter Team had some striking similarities to Luo’er’s Zero Team, with designated Mage, Assassin, and Visit NovelHub for more amazing novels and chapters.
The only girl on their team, Shangguan Jiu, served as the Mage in the team.
Even though she was not as talented as Baiyue and Tangmo, her abilities surpassed Luo’er’s.
Shangguan Jiu’s magical affinity wasn’t up to par with Tangmo and Baiyue.
This meant that her casting time was much longer than someone like Tangmo, who could cast instantaneously.
To protect the magical firepower in the team, Hunter Team had assigned a Protector, carried out by the half-blooded Aud person, Wu Tairan.
Zhuanzhu was the Assassin on the team, but his development was quite different from Cheng Ziang, who also served as an Assassin.
According to Luo’er’s vision, Cheng Ziang served as an extension of the team’s reconnaissance, with his main function being to relay front-line information.
On the other hand, Zhuanzhu was purely an Assassin, or to put it bluntly, he was the mad dog let off the leash by Murong, who would not rest until he bit someone.
This dwarf on the Hunter Team, who didn’t seem remarkable, was a half-blooded Zhu Yan dwarf named Xuzhong Qi.
He might have seemed unremarkable, but to Luo’er and the others, his role in the game was astonishing.
Xuzhong Qi was an excellent blaster, with an understanding of explosives that surpassed anyone else.
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His expertise in bomb installation could prevent friendly-fire even when the bomb detonates at close proximity to his team mates.
It was now confirmed that Murong was Hunter Team’s commander.
Besides commanding the team, he also served as a marksman, perfectly countering Zero Team’s Sniper position.
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For Luo’er and the others, it was a joyous discovery as they could tactically design for this situation.
Hunter squad preferred solo operations, and as long as their contact with each other was severed, they could be defeated one by one.
This was Luo’er’s first thought after watching the match videos.
However, this was just a plan.
The real plan had to wait until tomorrow when the game mode and map were confirmed.
Luo’er had to be fully focused against this difficult squad.
He was one step away from accessing Otherworld and did not want to fail at such a critical moment.
After everyone left, Luo’er felt restless.
In the evening, he went to the outdoor shooting range, applied for shooting practice from the management center, and got a 26-style sniper rifle produced forty years ago along with ten rounds of ammunition.
Luo’er entered the shooting range with the rifle.
Because it was a night shooting session, to prevent disturbance from the gunshot, the center equipped the rifle with the latest silencer, ensuring that the noise wouldn’t be too loud.
Even though future combative training at the academy would take place in a virtual machine, shooting training in the real-world was still indispensable.
As soon as Luo’er walked into the shooting range, he heard a dull gunshot.
Looking towards the sound, he found Baiyue was also training.
He then walked straight over to her.
Baiyue was lying on the floor motionless, with the muzzle of the gun always aiming at the target in the distance.
Actually, Baiyue had noticed Luo’er’s presence the moment he came in, but the shy girl didn’t know how to initiate conversation and could only wait quietly for him to come over and engage with her.
“Yue’er, you’re still training this late?” Luo’er greeted.
“Hmm!” Baiyue repressed her emotions and hummed coolly.
She hesitated, pulled the trigger, and as expected, the bullet missed the target.
“May I lie beside you?” Luo’er asked tentatively.
“Hmm!” Baiyue still didn’t speak much, despite her chaotic state of mind.
“Thank you!” Luo’er politely nodded, put down the sniper rifle, prepared the mat, and lied down beside her.
“I heard you’re the shooting champion of your class, I’ve always wanted to learn from you!” Luo’er remarked, turning his head to look at her.
“Okay…” Baiyue reluctantly replied.
Noticing Luo’er’s gaze, she buried her face in the rifle stock; she also lowered her hood almost completely hiding her small face.
“Umm…” Seeing her uncomfortable expression, Luo’er struggled with his words.
At last, he couldn’t resist asking, “May I ask you a question?”
or rather on top of your head…Is there anything…?” Luo’er tried to phrase his words as delicately as possible so as not to upset her.
Upon hearing this, Baiyue lowered her head in silence.
She reached out to pull back her hood, but in the end, didn’t have the courage.
She clenched her teeth, and in a low voice, said, “Can you give me a bit more time?”
“I’m not trying to force you!” Luo’er hastily waved his hand, realizing she seemed to have misunderstood his intent.
“No, I still need courage to show you the real me.
So, give me some time, okay?” Baiyue said in a subdued voice, with her head lowered.
“I understand!” Luo’er nodded seriously.
“Thank you!” Baiyue lifted her head; Luo’er thought he saw a small smile on her lips.
“So, can you…” Before Luo’er could finish, Baiyue coldly interrupted him.
“Stop talking, focus on your target!”
“Oh!” Luo’er was startled for a moment before hastily assuming his shooting position, aiming his scope at the distant target.
“Distance 500 yards, adjust for wind 3 mils!”
The moment she entered instructing mode, Baiyue seemed to transform, becoming entirely different from the quiet and aloof person she was before.
“Good, ready to fire!”
“Ready!” Luo’er responded.
Luo’er pulled the trigger, and with the muffled gunfire, a bullet hit the distant slope, scattering the dirt.
“Missed!” Baiyue announced coldly.