Chapter 166: Chapter 166: The Betrayed Chelsea, the Newcomer Kirito?
The contact person suddenly stabbed her neck with a knife. This unexpected attack made Chelsea's body freeze.
"Why? Why?"
She had fought against powerful opponents countless times in the game, but now her body seemed out of control and couldn't move at all.
The knife was close to her throat, and she felt death approaching. Her consciousness began to blur. She recalled everything she had experienced. She was a killer for the organization, and her team had been wiped out while trying to assassinate dangerous targets. Why were they treating her like this?
She felt the cold blade on her neck, but at the moment of death, the knife passed through her body.
"What?"
The attacker was stunned. He was sure it was Chelsea. There was no problem with her figure, smell, height, or appearance. And she was holding the imperial weapon Gaia Foundation, but she didn't use it.
The attacker was surprised when he gazed at Chelsea, it wants his target anymore but a black mass of darkness.
But why is this happening? What is this shadow?
Just when he was confused, a steel shuriken appeared in the shadow's hand and pierced his throat accurately. After the quick kill, the shadow clone disappeared.
Chelsea appeared near the shadows while covering the skin cut by the sharp blade. Her eyes were full of confusion.
"I can't stay here, I need to leave. But where to go?"
Chelsea was confused. She didn't understand why the Revolutionary Army wanted to kill her. But she knew that if she didn't leave now, she would die. She used a sneak attack to kill the contact person. The contact person's death would inevitably make her wanted by the Revolutionary Army.
Suddenly, she remembered that she had a place to go.
She returned to the internet cafe.
As soon as she arrived, she saw Kisara and Takashima Yuuna playing Resident Evil 6.
Liu Yuan was sitting at the front desk, soaking instant noodles and mumbling to himself.
"The 30-day cooldown ends tomorrow. Give me some good games!"
Before, it would have been a huge loss to buy games in the mall for 100,000. But as the price of games went up, the special price of 100,000 became the most important means for him to change his fate.
But Liu Yuan knew too well that there were countless junk games in his world, and these games were pulled in to fill the prize pool. It was good enough to get a few usable games from a pile of junk, but getting the best games was too difficult.
As he was praying, he saw Chelsea at the door.
"Hey? You're back? I knew you wouldn't want to miss the company meal. Come on! This bowl of instant noodles is prepared for you."
"Hey?"
"Don't say hey, just eat it."
Liu Yuan got up and pulled Chelsea to the front desk. After she sat down, he sat next to her.
"Boss, I..."
"I know you're embarrassed, but don't be. Today is your first day of work, and I'm here to welcome you. There won't be so many delicious free foods in the future. As for other things, think about them later. There's plenty of time."
"Hmm..."
Chelsea opened the lid of the instant noodles.
The aroma made Kisara who was playing games take off her glasses and look at Liu Yuan pitifully: "Boss, I'm hungry too."
"Make it yourself."
"Tsk. You're treating me differently."
"Yeah! Don't you agree?"
"I agree, I agree~ Who made you the boss, hum~"
She hummed but saw Liu Yuan take out another box of instant noodles, soak it, and take out a sausage!
She swallowed her saliva and was about to praise Liu Yuan for being gentle with women, but then she saw him open it and start eating.
"Gurgle!"
Hearing the sound of her stomach, Kisara was furious. She put down her glasses and strode toward Liu Yuan, seemingly ready to compete with him.
Instead, she walked to the front desk: "Boss, give me a bowl of instant noodles, I'm hungry, please."
Watching Kisara's cuteness and eating the instant noodles, Chelsea felt a bit bad and her mood dropped, and tears as big as beans rolled down her face.
"Hey, hey, hey? Chelsea? Why are you crying? It must be the boss who bullied you. Today, I will commit treason and kill the boss to sacrifice him to the gods."
"Hehe, I don't know why she's crying, but I know that someone is dead today."
Amidst the commotion in the hall and Kisara's begging for mercy, Kisara's instant noodles were also cooked. With a fist-sized shape on her head, she slurped noodles and pointed out: "Crying won't solve any problems. If anyone makes you angry, just fight back. Don't be afraid, I'll protect you."
Kisara acted like a big sister, and Liu Yuan glanced at her and said to Chelsea. "Don't cry. Let's go! Today I will help you gain Mastery points, and you will bully Faker."
By bullying Faker, Liu Yuan meant leading Chelsea in a 5v5 man-versus-AI game. His team was full of super artificial intelligence, while the opponents had four simple man-based AI and one Faker.
Liu Yuan wasn't bragging; if he lost like this, he would eat the table on the spot.
From the beginning, Chelsea wasn't in a clear state of mind, but with each victory, she could hold off the opponent for longer and longer. Her mindset gradually recovered.
With another victory, Chelsea no longer sounded sad and urged: "Boss, another game."
"Nope! Open the door to welcome guests."
"Hey?"
Chelsea looked at the time; it was 7:30 in the morning. She remembered that the cafe opened at 8 o'clock, and even if she returned to her world, she would have to come to work at 7:50 or 7:40.
Yes, the internet cafe claimed a work system of 7:88, but the actual working hours were 12 hours and 20 minutes.
"Hmm..."
Chelsea patted her face, adjusted her mood, and used Gaia Foundation.
For some reason, she transformed into Kurome. A sailor suit with short black hair made Liu Yuan think she was recruiting child labor.
After checking the system to confirm the person she transformed was an adult, he was relieved.
At 8 o'clock, guests started coming in, but the boy in black clothes carrying two swords was someone Chelsea had never seen before.
Takashima Yuuna whispered to her: "Newcomer."
Hearing this, she understood it was time for her to really work.
"Hello, guest. This is the 4D Space Internet Cafe. You can play real games here and get weapons, equipment, and various props from the games. The guests in the internet cafe are very friendly and can help you with any difficulties you encounter."
However, when he heard the word "game," Kirigaya Kazuto had PTSD.
He was already in a real game and now had to play another game after somehow getting into another world? Or was it a real game again? Did he think that dying once in reality wasn't enough, so he let himself die again in virtual reality?
Seeing Kirigaya Kazuto's reluctance, Takashima Yuuna spoke: "Sir, this space is beyond the world you live in. Playing games here allows you to experience real game content without dying. And the power obtained here can be taken anywhere. Even if your body is in the game world, this power can still be used."