Chapter 51
Chapter 51
In the dead of night, the team implemented a rotating watch schedule to prevent ghost attacks.
“Captain, you should sleep first. You stayed up all night yesterday, so let us take over tonight.”
A Tall Man looked at Su Gou with an embarrassed expression.
During the few days they had been in the Game, their Captain had been the one guarding them.
No matter how thick-skinned they were, they felt ashamed letting Su Gou stand watch for another night while they snored away beside him.
However, Su Gou replied, “It’s fine. You guys should get some sleep and don’t overthink it.”
He had never viewed this as a burden.
On the contrary, he believed it was his duty as Captain. As their leader, it was only right for him to protect his teammates.
“No way! Captain, you must sleep today. Are you looking down on us? Do you think we’re too weak to handle ghosts?”
A Short-haired Female Player glared at Su Gou, feigning anger.
Su Gou was taken aback and quickly explained, “Of course I don’t mean that. I just…”
“Alright, Captain, no need to explain.”
The Short-haired Female Player interrupted him and pulled him over to a spot where a bedroll had already been laid out.
“Since you don’t look down on us, then hurry up and get some sleep. We might not be very useful, but we can certainly make a lot of noise. If anything happens, we’ll definitely wake you up immediately. So, sleep with peace of mind!”
The others nearby nodded in agreement.
Seeing this, Su Gou had no choice but to compromise.
“Alright then. If anything happens, make sure to come and get me. Don’t try to be a hero on your own.”
“Just sleep already!”
The Short-haired Woman pressed Su Gou down onto the bedding.
Fearing that Su Gou might secretly keep his eyes open, they even thoughtfully provided an eye mask.
Su Gou’s lips twitched, but he had no choice but to put on the cute cat-themed eye mask.
The mask even had a pair of adorable cat ears. Once Su Gou put it on, only his high-bridged nose and perfect jawline were visible, creating a sense of ‘gap moe’-a charming contrast.
The Short-haired Female Player felt like she was about to have a nosebleed from the cuteness.
Fantastic!
It was a good thing she had secretly brought this eye mask along, otherwise, she never would have seen their tsundere Captain wearing something so adorable.
Since she didn’t have a phone, she had to record this historic moment with her eyes.
After staring for a long while, she reluctantly withdrew her gaze and said to Yun Youyou, “Let’s go. We’re heading out to keep watch.”
Yun Youyou refused outright.
“I’m not a member of your team. Why should I have to keep watch too?”
The Short-haired Female Player blinked. “Then why don’t you just join our team?”
Yun Youyou was even more confused. “Why would I want to join your team?”
The Short-haired Female Player began counting the benefits of joining their team on her fingers.
“First of all, our Captain is a handsome tsundere.”
Yun Youyou nodded.
Su Gou was indeed quite handsome, giving off the vibe of a prickly but loyal young pup.
It made one want to pull him into an embrace and ruffle his hair aggressively, just like petting a puppy.
The Short-haired Female Player continued, “Secondly, our Captain has a great body. Word is he has broad shoulders, a narrow waist, eight-pack abs, and a V-line.”
Yun Youyou’s gaze toward her instantly became… complicated.
Since she knew all that so clearly, she couldn’t have peeked at him while he was bathing, could she?
The Short-haired Female Player also realized her words were easily misunderstood.
Her face flushed as she coughed awkwardly a few times.
“Ahem… Don’t get the wrong idea. Someone else told me that in secret. I haven’t seen it with my own eyes yet. I wonder what it feels like to roll around on an eight-pack? If possible, I’d also like to try and see what it’s like to wash clothes on those abs.”
The Short-haired Female Player’s eyes wandered, and her face grew redder and redder, looking like a little apple hanging from a branch.
Yun Youyou: ……
Girl, you seem to have gone off-topic.
We were clearly talking about the benefits of joining the squad, so how did the conversation somehow shift into a lecture on the practical uses of an eight-pack?
“Sorry, I got sidetracked. Anyway, the final benefit of joining our squad is that you get to admire our Captain’s peerless beauty. Looking at handsome guys every day can extend your life. Just ten minutes a day can add ten years to your lifespan!”
Yun Youyou rejected her once again.
“No, I don’t need that. If it’s just to admire peerless beauty, I only need to look in the mirror. There’s no need to join your squad.”
The Short-haired Female Player: ……
Her first reaction was shock.
How could there be someone so thick-skinned in this world?
But on second thought, what Yun Youyou said was absolutely true.
She used to think her school’s campus belle was pretty enough, but the Yun Youyou before her was even more beautiful than that girl.
While both of them had exquisitely flawless features, Yun Youyou possessed a unique temperament that made it impossible to look away. The more one looked, the more beautiful she seemed.
Usually, such beauty would make a person feel distant, but Yun Youyou treated everyone with sincerity, never coming across as perfunctory or cold.
This kind of beauty-one where the person seems unaware of their own looks-made people like her even more.
The Short-haired Female Player dithered for a moment, staring blankly at Yun Youyou’s face, lost in thought.
“What are you still doing in there? Hurry up and come over!”
The Long-haired Female Player was already standing outside the door.
After waiting for a long time without seeing anyone come out, she had no choice but to call out and urge them.
“Coming!”
The Short-haired Female Player tilted her head back and shouted toward the door, then turned back to continue persuading Yun Youyou.
“Just come with me. We can talk and chat outside together!”
In truth, she was only dragging Yun Youyou along because she was scared.
The girls had been well-protected by Su Gou, spending most of their time hiding behind him, acting as medics or doing odd jobs. Being suddenly asked to keep watch outside made them a bit frightened.
While there were men present, they were all weaklings who weren’t of any use.
Yun Youyou didn’t fail to notice the Short-haired Woman’s ulterior motive and said casually, “Fine, if you beg me, I’ll go out…”
“I beg you!”
Before Yun Youyou could even finish her sentence, the short-haired woman grabbed Yun Youyou’s arm.
Fearing that Yun Youyou hadn’t heard her, she repeated it several times: “I beg you! I beg you!! I beg you!!!”
Each shout was louder than the last.
Yun Youyou: ……
Do you Players have no pride at all?
Even the people keeping watch outside poked their heads in to see what was happening.
Left with no choice, Yun Youyou had to agree to the Short-haired Woman’s request and accompany her to keep watch outside.
Yun Youyou felt that her life was truly difficult.
Why was she, a ghost, hanging out with different Players every day?
She was probably the most pathetic ghost in existence.
Three women and two men crouched by the door.
The corridor was eerie, a dark passage that seemed to stretch on forever, giving one a creeping sense of dread.
The Tall Man rubbed the goosebumps on his arms.
“Staying here all night is pretty boring. Why don’t we play Truth or Dare?”
Yun Youyou was truly speechless.
You’ve really got some nerve, kid. Playing Truth or Dare in a place like this is just asking for death, isn’t it?