WTNL Chapter 19.2 [End]

Decai Middle School
Chapter 19.2: My good dog

[Streamer has gone offline.]

[Live broadcast room 789326qwk will close in one minute; countdown: 60, 59…]

The live broadcast barrage fell into a dead silence.

A few seconds later, the viewers finally came back to their senses, and scattered bullet comments floated across the black screen.

[Holy crap… so exciting…]

[I can’t take it, this live broadcast is way too awesome. Is this a level a D-rank instance can reach? Shook my whole family.]

[No wonder it has an A-rank viewing value. I really watched until I was sweating all over; my whole body is pumped up!]

[Ahhhhhhh that last part was way too thrilling; I couldn’t even catch my breath, screaming like crazy!]

[Excuse me, is this the line to be his dog? I don’t need to be scammed; I can take the job directly!]

***

When Wen Jianyan opened his eyes again, he found that he had returned to the initial pale space.

Among the countless cameras, big and small, those suspended transparent rooms had disappeared, leaving only a boundless white plain. In front of him was a giant screen displaying the current live broadcast status.

Instances still in progress were followed by a blood-red [LIVE].

Instances that had ended turned gray, including Decai Middle School. Behind the instance was a row of numbers [6/18].

Wen Jianyan guessed that this probably referred to the number of survivors.

He struggled to get up. His stomach was churning, and his vision went dark, as if he had collapsed from exhaustion.

[Repairing your body…]

Five seconds later, Wen Jianyan felt his body lighten, and the pain in his hands also vanished.

[Body repair completed, deducted points: 200]

“Ding! Congratulations to the streamer for completing your first live broadcast! Now issuing your rewards…”

“The peak concurrent viewers in your live broadcast room reached 35,789. Reward points have been settled into the streamer’s account.”

[Achievement Unlocked: Center of Attention!]

Tipped points in the live broadcast room: 21,400. The remaining points have been settled into the streamer’s account.

[Achievement Unlocked: Rookie Money-Maker!]

“Congratulations on becoming the most popular streamer in this live broadcast. Reward points: 10,000, settled into the streamer’s account.”

[Achievement Unlocked: The Most Handsome Cub in the Live Broadcast Room]

…

The clinking sounds of point settlements and achievement rewards fought in Wen Jianyan’s mind, making his head throb with pain: “Can you mute it and just tell me the final result?”

The sounds in his ears paused, and indeed it quieted down.

However, before Wen Jianyan could breathe a sigh of relief, a new voice rang in his ears again.

“In this live broadcast, the Decai Middle School instance reached 100% unlock progress, the main quest was fully cleared, and all hidden items were collected!”

It took Wen Jianyan two seconds to realize that not only could he hear this voice, but all the streamers in the entire square could hear it too.

Unlike the previously cold and mechanical voice, this time the voice sounded full of passion. Bright and brilliant fireworks exploded on the giant screen, looking exceptionally festive and lively:

“Congratulations to Live Broadcast Room No. 789326qwk for successfully achieving the Platinum Achievement in the [Decai Instance]!”

On the screen, the four words “Decai Middle School” turned gray, and a stamp was placed next to it—”Permanently Closed”.

The next second, Wen Jianyan saw a giant platinum trophy slowly rising on the screen, clearly and brightly branded with a string of characters:

789326qwk.

Immediately following, accompanied by thrilling music, the trophy slowly rose into the Hall of Fame at the very top.

Wen Jianyan: “…”

Hmm, it seems the name of this live broadcast room must be changed immediately.

Just then, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a commotion ahead. It seemed like a group of furious veteran streamers were looking for someone. Through the gaps in the crowd, Wen Jianyan saw a familiar face: “…”

Wasn’t that Kong Shixing, whom he had ruthlessly scammed twice earlier?

Wen Jianyan gasped.

He hadn’t expected to meet his victim again so soon!

And in such a place with nowhere to hide!

Unable to click into the system shop, Wen Jianyan had a sudden brainwave and asked in his mind: “That personal assistant, are you still there?”

The familiar, lively voice rang in his ears: “Hello, I am your personal assistant. Is there anything you need help with?”

Wen Jianyan asked:

“Can I still buy any props now? Preferably the kind that can turn me invisible!”

“I’m sorry, the system shop cannot be opened temporarily within the system space.”

Wen Jianyan: “Then is there any way to make others not recognize me?”

The little assistant’s sweet, formulaic voice rang in his ears:

“I can change to a temporary appearance for you. It will cost 10,000 points. Would you like to change it?”

Wen Jianyan: “…”

Damn capitalists!

He gritted his teeth and said: “…Change!”

Su Cheng stood blankly in place, looking around, until a commotion rang in his ears, and Kong Shixing’s ferocious face appeared not far away.

He couldn’t help but feel secretly alarmed and subconsciously took two steps back.

Although he wasn’t the one who scammed them, based on the situation in the instance earlier, the other party would definitely mistake him for Wen Jianyan’s accomplice. So, regardless of whether he participated in that scam or not, these people definitely wouldn’t let him off easily.

Su Cheng frowned anxiously, backing up step by step, trying to leave inconspicuously.

His back bumped into a soft body:

“Sorr…”

Su Cheng subconsciously apologized and turned his head to look.

It was an extremely beautiful woman. Her flaming red hair made her skin look as white as snow. Her foxy eyes were slightly narrowed, the outer corners provocatively tilted up. A light, fluttering glance was enough to steal someone’s breath.

“It’s fine.”

She raised her eyebrows, her fair, soft fingers lightly covering her lips.

The other party’s beauty almost had a sharp edge, leaving Su Cheng somewhat overwhelmed. After apologizing again, he awkwardly shifted his gaze, preparing to turn and leave.

“Police badge 598405.”

In the moment they brushed past each other, the other party’s smiling voice drifted into his ears. Although the timbre was different, that lazy, almost teasing tone sounded extraordinarily familiar.

???

Su Cheng was stunned at first, then abruptly widened his eyes. Looking back at the other party with a shocked face, he could hardly speak fluently: “Y-you you you…”

It’s actually you, dog scammer?!

Soon, under Wen Jianyan’s guidance, Su Cheng also changed his appearance. Very quickly, he transformed into an unremarkable middle-aged man and stood next to Wen Jianyan.

He stared at Wen Jianyan’s appearance, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly:

“Why did you… why did you change to an appearance like this?”

Wen Jianyan blinked at him: “What, am I not pretty?”

Su Cheng: “…”

A bit nauseating.

He took a deep breath, suppressing the bizarre churning feeling in his stomach, and said: “I mean, isn’t your current look far too conspicuous?”

Su Cheng covertly glanced around.

Because of her excessively superior physical appearance, hidden gazes swept toward Wen Jianyan from all directions, most of them coming from men.

But he looked entirely unconcerned:

“The more someone wants to hide, the more they want to blend into the crowd. Being conspicuous and highlighting a single characteristic is not to avoid drawing attention, but to conceal motives.”

Wen Jianyan smiled faintly and tilted his chin in a certain direction: “Look if you don’t believe me.”

Clearly, Kong Shixing’s group was also very well aware that streamers could spend points to change their appearance. They were grabbing people one by one to question and scrutinize them. The ones they picked out were basically all people who looked ordinary, looking as if they would disappear in the blink of an eye if they fell into a crowd.

“…”

Su Cheng looked down at his own unremarkable middle-aged man suit and fell into silence.

He had been hit right in the chest.

Moreover, there was another point Wen Jianyan hadn’t voiced. A good appearance always garners preferential treatment. On the way over just now, he had imperceptibly coaxed quite a bit of information out of several streamers.

About the audience, about the live broadcast room.

Just then, Su Cheng thought of something:

“Right, speaking of which, back in the instance just now, why were you being chased at the very end?”

Wen Jianyan sighed. Omitting the task and his Fruit of Lies, he simply gave Su Cheng a rough outline of what had happened.

“…”

Su Cheng’s eyelids twitched, and he said faintly: “Doesn’t that mean you offended the last NPC you hadn’t offended yet?”

He knew it!

This dog scammer wouldn’t stop until he had offended every single ghost!

And the one left for last was scammed the worst.

“Sigh, offended is offended, so what?”

Wen Jianyan smiled nonchalantly: “Anyway, that instance is already permanently closed. Could he possibly chase me out of the instance?”

As the two were chatting, a menacing team of veteran players walked in their direction.

The person leading them was none other than Kong Shixing. His face was livid, and his clothes were messy and dirty. Although the wounds on his body had healed, the huge tears in his clothes clearly proved how pathetic a state he had been in during the instance.

Su Cheng’s heart skipped a beat.

They’re here.

Kong Shixing looked at Su Cheng and commanded condescendingly:

“Hey, you, open your live broadcast interface and show your live broadcast room name.”

Su Cheng slowly took a deep breath, preparing to comply. But the next second, a fair, slender arm reached out from the side and stopped his movement.

“Wait.”

A lazy female voice rang in his ears. The slightly raised end note sounded extraordinarily bewitching, almost enough to make one’s bones go soft.

Su Cheng’s body subconsciously stiffened, a layer of goosebumps crawling up his back.

He forced himself to raise his eyes, looking toward Wen Jianyan beside him, trying to use his gaze to make the other understand his thoughts—

The other side obviously hasn’t suspected the actual target right now. Besides, he was the one being asked to open the live broadcast interface. It wouldn’t matter. But if you keep jumping around, it might matter! It doesn’t matter if I get caught, but if you get caught, you’re doomed!

But Wen Jianyan didn’t look at him, clearly failing to receive the signals Su Cheng was trying hard to convey.

He just curled his lips into a slight smile, staring fixedly at the few people in front of him. His light-colored pupils were hidden beneath long, curly eyelashes, a glimmer of intense interest dancing in their depths.

Hmm? This look, why does it feel somewhat familiar…

Where had he seen it before?

Su Cheng: “…”

Oh, he remembered.

In the Decai Middle School instance, nearing the end, with the old witch in hot pursuit behind them and Kong Shixing, who had come down from the fourth floor, about to bump into them in front.

Wen Jianyan hadn’t hesitated to stuff him into one of the empty dorm rooms, telling him not to come out and leaving the rest to him to handle.

At that time, this very light was shining in the depths of his eyes.

This mischievous, almost brilliantly beautiful luster danced in the depths of the young man’s amber eyes. Under the dim light, it looked exceptionally focused and moving, carrying a strangely irresistible wicked aura.

Extremely dangerous, extremely innocent, and extremely beautiful.

Su Cheng turned his head to look at the few veteran streamers in front of him and instantly fell into silence once again.

Fuck!

Dog scammer, be a human for once!

Don’t just keep shearing the same sheep!

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Author’s Note:

Wen Jianyan: Could he possibly chase me out of the instance?

Baby, tell me, why do you always have to randomly set up flags for yourself? (Motherly head shake)

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