Chapter 268: Acting

The room was quiet.

A flicker of something unusual crossed Fan Bing's eyes; she could tell Lin An was very interested in her answer.

As if she had grasped the key.

The man before her showed no interest in anything else, yet was willing to hear her ideas and thoughts?

For no reason, a thought suddenly burst forth from her heart.

Just like chasing a girl, chatting about what he's interested in?

Seizing the moment, she tried to draw their relationship closer, wanting to be a bit nearer, but an invisible telekinetic force pulled her away.

"Keep going."

Lin An's eyes showed thought; he realized his train of thought had hit a dead end.

Or rather, when he thinks about problems, he instinctively ignores how he appears in others' eyes.

Fan Bing let out a quiet sigh, and after thinking for a moment, she continued:

"That's right."

"Although I don't really understand the various terms in your Awakened Ones' talent skills, after all I'm just an ordinary person."

"But I've acted before, and I feel life is like a play, including the Doomsday Game."

"In a play, there are protagonists, supporting roles, NPCs, and even a director."

"Never mind whether my guess is correct, but just from the two words 'protagonist' in Li Lei's talent, I dare say he's definitely not as formidable as described!"

"Main characters and protagonists can be worlds apart!"

"Just like when I used to film movies playing the female lead, I basically always survived to the end, and even the plot would change because of me."

"But supporting roles are different—at most they just get a few extra shots!"

After hearing this, Lin An nodded, indicating she should continue.

Fan Bing licked her lips, her gaze toward Li Lei's room:

"It's a simple matter."

"Li Lei, whether in means, personality, intelligence, or even appearance and persona, doesn't meet the standard of a protagonist at all."

"If he were the protagonist, this 'movie' would definitely be a flop!"

"Frankly, I've never thought highly of him. Even after he shows off his talent, I still don't think he's that strong!"

"That guy, aside from having his mind on his dick and wanting to sleep with me, really does nothing but shrink back, lacking any breadth of character."

The more she spoke, the angrier she became.

Fan Bing recalled having to coax Li Lei like a child, and just thinking about it made her feel as sick as swallowing a fly.

"His mouth full of yellow teeth and his habit of bragging for no reason, his cowardly and weak personality made her furious beyond measure:"

"Put it bluntly."

She glared at Lin An, cheeks puffed with anger, grinding her teeth:

"Even if I let you sleep with me for free, I wouldn't let him touch a single toe of mine!"

"What kind of man is this to deserve being an Awakened One! Even Wang Kun is stronger than him!"

Her words were full of contempt and disgust; if Li Lei were present, his heart would probably break.

Upon hearing her evaluation of Li Lei, Lin An couldn't help but chuckle lightly, though he didn't pay it much mind.

A sycophant never meets a good end—this has always been true.

"So, you think my talent is similar to his, or even stronger?"

Lin An casually asked her, suddenly recalling a line from Chu An.

Fan Bing brushed back her hair, then suddenly covered her mouth and laughed.

"No."

She put her leg on Lin An's lap; even if lifted by telekinesis as if there were an air barrier, she didn't care, and the scenery beneath her shirt was utterly unhidden.

"Even if your talent isn't like that, I still think you can handle him."

Fan Bing tilted her head, staring straight at Lin An:

"Some people are born protagonists; even if they aren't now, they will be..."

"Just like when I was acting, some people, even just walking down the street, get scouted by talent agents."

"How does that saying go?"

"Um."

"\"How can a gold-scaled fish remain in a pond? When wind and clouds meet, it transforms into a dragon. \""

"That saying might not be entirely appropriate, but I really do think that way."

"Of course, you're already quite strong right now."

"So I believe someone like you could never lose to him."

"You might not know."

Fan Bing's eyes shone with spirit, a mix of doubt and hesitation as she looked at Lin An.

"The first time I saw you, I could feel you were special."

"Not because of your looks, nor because of all the equipment you carry."

"How to put it..."

Her brows knit tightly; after a while she hesitantly voiced her thought:

"You give me the feeling that you're not of this world; that sense of being independent from this world is too special..."

Lin An's expression remained unchanged, but his heart jolted.

This was the second time he had heard someone say something similar.

The last time it was Chu An; he guessed whether he was a mistake judged by the system, resulting in constantly encountering various extreme dangers.

Therefore, Chu An thought he might have cheated, so he would rather betray the country and follow him.

Does it not belong to this world?

Lin An remained silent in his heart; as a reborn person, in some sense he indeed does not belong to this world.

Li Lei's appearance actually indicated one thing, and it was also one of Lin An's biggest doubts in his past life.

Doomsday Game, where are the NPCs (system characters)?

The functions that should exist will come out later, but where is the framework that constitutes a game?

Now Lin An actually has a hint of enlightenment.

In the past life, probably many players were selected by the system to become lucky ones playing this game.

But I am just an ordinary person, so I fundamentally cannot access information at that level.

It's getting more and more interesting.

Lin An's mouth curled up, his gaze toward the room where Li Lei was behind the wall.

Li Lei, one of the protagonists who carries a personal "old grandpa"?

With the system's help, resisting zombies and leading a group of humans to survive in the apocalypse?

Then what am I?

A bug, a loophole of cheating?

In the silence, Lin An suddenly stood up and then prepared to go out.

Currently, there are still 8 hours until the blood cocoon hatches into a mutant.

Fan Bing was startled when Lin An suddenly stood up in a hurry, and instinctively jumped barefoot out of bed to stand beside him.

"What are you going to do?"

Although the contact time was short, she, who is good at reading people's minds, also discovered Lin An's traits.

For someone like Lin An, actually you don't bother him or pose a threat to him.

Beneath his cold exterior, he's actually not that hard to talk to.

On the contrary, such a person is too lazy to hide anything from you; if he wants to kill you, he'll tell you directly and won't scheme behind your back.

Under this feeling, she also isn't that afraid of Lin An.

I also helped Lin An a bit, and I have no hostility.

In her view, given Lin An's personality, he certainly wouldn't really "free-ride" on her...

For a moment, a long-lost sense of ease.

In front of Lin An, Fan Bing discovered she actually didn't need to hide anything or play mind games.

Say exactly what you think in your heart, no need to wear a false mask.

She lifted her head and turned to face Lin An, exhaling a faint breath:

Her eyes blinked, then she leaned sideways against the door:

"Hey."

"It's so late, why are you still going out?"

"Don't you want to taste the female lead's flavor?"

"You can do whatever you want..."

She hooked her finger, her eyes sly, her face slightly flushed:

"If you don't like this outfit... I can change into another set of clothes..."

Lin An gave a light laugh, walked straight to the door and then lifted her chin.

His slender fingers were somewhat cool; the first time Lin An touched her, her body couldn't help but tremble, her breathing quickened.

Is it coming...

By the ear, the cool breath made one's body go soft, the voice sounded:

"Make way."

"Don't delay my killing."