Chapter 16 (1/2)

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation

Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Earlier when the seductive beauty was killed, he was already ready to join the fight.

A hero saving a damsel in distress? When he thought of his beloved woman who had been with him for many years being engaged to another man tonight, he did not have this thought anymore. The reason why he made the move was entirely because of the bison king.

This was a BOSS. Killing the BOSS would mean lots of money. After Chikage took the other terminal, he was anxious to make money for his sister’s tuition fees. With a stack of banknotes in front of him, he was naturally moved.

The bison king was left with little HP, and it was exactly that which triggered the berserk skill which drastically increased its attributes, allowing it to kill the members of Snow Dust’s team one by one.

Jiang Ming was now much higher in attributes than other players. He rushed over immediately and swung his swords several times, instantly killing the bison king which only had a little HP left.

But to his disappointment, the bison king only dropped one piece of equipment and two silver coins, and there was nothing else.

“Damn, that’s way too stingy, it wasn’t worth my efforts!”

…

Snow Dust glanced dumbstruck at Jiang Ming who was standing in front of her. Just as she stood up and was about to open her mouth to thank Jiang Ming, she heard Jiang Ming’s words and was taken aback; bitterness swept over her face.

Originally, she thought Jiang Ming came up to rescue her when he saw that she was a beautiful woman. What she didn’t expect was that Jiang Ming was just going for the equipment, so she stopped in her path awkwardly and didn’t know what to say.

After Jiang Ming lamented, he stepped forward to collect the equipment and the silver coins, then he deconstructed the Bison King.

Realising that there was someone behind him, he turned his head and looked at Snow Dust who was embarrassed.

After seeing Snow Dust’s stunning beauty, he was taken aback for a moment, but he immediately regained himself and said in a flat tone, “Are you okay?”

During his glorious time before, he had also seen numerous beauties. His ex-girlfriend was also very gorgeous, although not as pretty as Snow Dust in front of him. But he was self-aware, and knew that with his current status, no females would like him. It was very likely that he would return in disappointment in the end. Since he didn’t have any hope, why bother being affectionate?

It wasn’t that he was unconfident, but that he didn’t want to. He always believed that if you got a ‘vase’ [1], you must have a table to support the vase. If you didn’t want the vase to be stained, you had to carefully take care of it every day.

Now that even food and clothing were problems for him, how could he afford to buy a vase?

Although Jiang Ming’s words could mean that he was concerned, Snow Dust could not hear even the slightest hint of concern in his tone, only indifference.

As a girl born with a silver spoon, treated by her family like delicate treasure and someone who was sought after by thousands of people, she felt a sense of frustration when facing Jiang Ming. She barely squeezed a smile from the corner of her mouth, shook her head gently, and replied, “Thank you, I’m fine.”

“Oh, if there’s nothing important, don’t wander around. Although the pain reception can be adjusted, the lower limit of female players is still 20% pain.”

After he finished speaking, Jiang Ming raised the corners of his mouth slightly, then turned around and left with Chikage.

‘Is he caring about me?’

Snow Dust stared at Jiang Ming’s back as he walked away slowly. This thought inexplicably came to her mind. Whether it be in reality or in the game, there were numerous people who cared about her, but when this kind of care appeared on Jiang Ming, it gave her a different feeling.

“Ring Ring~”

At this moment, someone in Snow Dust’s friends list suddenly sent her a voice call. Snow Dust’s body trembled slightly, and she withdrew her gaze from Jiang Ming’s back figure and connected the call.

“Snow Dust, are you alright?”

“I’m fine, a man saved me.”

“Wow, a hero saving the damsel in distress! Is he handsome? Is he relentlessly chasing after you and wanting to hit on you?”

‘If he did pursue me, I wouldn’t be this upset.’ Snow Dust thought helplessly, and at the same time she said, “No…”

“What? No? Are you sure it was a man who saved you?”