Chapter 774

"We've just gone through a life-or-death trial..."

Zhang Fan sighed.

Upon hearing that, everyone felt a sense of relief at having escaped death.

"It's good they came fast enough, otherwise things would have really gone bad." Dun Dun sat sideways on the sofa, clutching her beloved big-breasted mom, seeking comfort.

However, the big-breasted mom herself is also a bit injured now; she returned the hug to the little loli and sighed softly: "We said we'd protect Xiao Feng, but just now we didn't help at all..."

"Uh..."

Everyone was stunned, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Xiao Feng wondered: "You... protect me? What does that mean?"

Li Li gave a wry smile: "We said earlier that we few had discovered we could bring willpower into reality, but you hadn't, so we thought we'd come stay with you to see if we could protect you. But now it looks like, in protecting everyone, it's still you, old Xiao!"

"Me?" Xiao Feng's expression froze.

What does Li Li mean by that?

Could it be that we've been seen through?

"Don't pretend, we're just bad at the game, but we're not stupid. In that situation just now, besides you, I can't think of any reason that could kill those three assassins!" Li Li said irritably, casually picking up a small ornament and throwing it at Xiao Feng, wanting to smash him to vent his frustration.

He had indeed guessed the possibility that Xiao Feng possessed strong willpower.

It's not hard to guess; as soon as you set aside Xiao Feng's lie that he didn't gain willpower, you can immediately infer it!

The teammates originally had no suspicion about this, but hearing Li Li say that and then seeing Xiao Feng's expression, they knew for sure the guess was correct.

"Xiao Feng big brother, you..." Mang Mei sat beside Xiao Feng, able to clearly sense his bodily outline.

She had truly thought that Xiao Feng hadn't gained the game's willpower, and earnestly wanted to strive to become stronger to protect him and repay him.

But now it seems she doesn't have that kind of opportunity...

This result made her mood drop considerably.

Zhang Fan angrily scolded: "You old wall lamp, you actually hid this from your brothers, really not enough of a buddy!"

"Um, I... I was also afraid of scaring you guys, so I hid it a bit." Xiao Feng said with a bitter smile.

The matter has already been exposed; continuing to pretend would hurt feelings, so he could only admit it frankly.

Dun Dun, hearing this, widened her big eyes, jumped over and knelt on the sofa, grabbing Xiao Feng's shoulders, saying: "Turns out, stinky senior, you're actually this strong; I even said I wanted to be your little bodyguard! Don't move, let me feel the willpower of a god-level powerhouse!"

Saying that, she actually used her demi-god willpower to probe Xiao Feng.

"You little loli, don't cause trouble, or I might accidentally hurt you." Xiao Feng chuckled, using a gentle thought to bounce her mental power back.

"Ah, damn it! It's too strong, I have absolutely no resistance!" Dun Dun felt his mental will's overbearing strength, pouted and punched him, her mood as downcast as Mang Mei's.

Su Ni beside them was a bit baffled, asking doubtfully: "Boss, what are you guys... talking about?"

Her game time is relatively short; she's still under level 200 and hasn't yet reached the stage where willpower translates into real ability. Therefore, she finds the group's conversation a bit hard to follow.

"Su Ni, you were scared today, how do you feel now? Can you continue working?" Xiao Feng asked solemnly.

Over the past month and a half, Su Ni has wholeheartedly served him and the teammates, handling laundry, cooking, cleaning, and all aspects thoroughly.

Such a thoughtful maid-sister, and her looks are also so pleasing to the eye; if she quit because she was scared, it would truly be a shame to lose her.

Su Ni pursed her lips and gave a bitter smile: "Although it's a bit scary, I'll strive to adjust my state. Boss, please don't fire me; I still want to hang out with you guys more, and later make money by telling stories about your few legendary players."

"Not leaving is fine."

Xiao Feng smiled and said to her: "I'll raise your salary to five times the original, and you can keep living as before—does that work for you?"

"Ah, five times?" Su Ni froze upon hearing that.

Such a sudden, huge raise was something she had never heard of before.

And her salary was already high to begin with!

Just taking care of a few internet-addicted teenage boys' food, clothing, and lodging, and cleaning the house, earns her a little over 100,000 per month!

Raising it fivefold makes 500,000... which is even higher than what a boss's kept mistress gets!

Although she hasn't received a single paycheck since starting work, such generous treatment still makes her feel somewhat overwhelmed by favor.

She quickly waved her hand and said: "Forget about the raise, this is too exaggerated; I feel that even if I served the boss every night in bed, I couldn't even get that"

that much. Moreover... last time the boss sent me several pieces of super mythic equipment in the game, which are worth several million; I dare not be greedy any further.

Upon hearing that, everyone laughed.

"Oh~"

"Serving in bed, huh~"

"So Sister Su Ni actually has this plan; it seems she wants to rise to become the female host, huh?"

The crowd burst into teasing.

Su Ni quickly shook her head to deny: "No, no, I don't have that idea; just nonsense. Girls, don't be angry; if there is a female host, it would definitely be among you!"

"Eh? You can't just blame the map, okay; what does this have to do with me? I'm just an ordinary teammate! The female host should be Mang Mei, right? Look, just now when something happened, Xiao Feng protected her first, without hesitation!" Xing Yun Miao quickly distanced herself, and in the process pushed Mang Mei out to take the blame.

Mang Mei, innocently caught in the crossfire, dazedly said: "Ah? I, I didn't... I'm also just an ordinary teammate... Dun Dun, Dun Dun is about the same!"

The ball was kicked onto the little loli again in an instant.

Dun Dun giggled, raised her hand to rub Xiao Feng's head, and said: "Since everyone's being so modest, I'll reluctantly accept. This handsome little guy will be my husband from now on; if you guys have designs on him, you need to report to me—five bucks for a touch, ten for a kiss, and fifty for a night of sleep."

The crowd burst into loud laughter.

Xiao Feng also couldn't help chuckling: "I'm just giving employees a raise, but you guys are even figuring out who the female host is. Does this mean I'm going to be forced to become single?"

"Whether you become single or not is none of my business; I'm going back to the game!" Xing Yun Miao gave a light laugh, distanced herself completely, got up and lightly jogged a few steps, went up the stairs, and returned to her room.

Mang Mei, afraid of being caught again to block a bullet, quickly said: "Then I'm also going to play the game." She got up and ran toward the stairs.

Su Ni followed over to support her, using the excuse to leave.

Dun Dun watched the three girls leave, scratched her head: "Are they creating opportunities for me? Uh... Senior Zhang, Senior Li, you two light bulbs, when are you leaving?"

"Holy shit... this little girl really thinks she's the female host!" Li Li said in a weird tone.

Zhang Fan, lost in thought, said: "Old Li, Dun Dun's words make a lot of sense; I feel our wattage is indeed pretty high, why don't we take some time to buy the house next door and move over?"

(End of chapter)