Chapter 175: 7.13

"Ah, yes, Good brother, my name is Cutiepie69! Me and Brother Zero want to take that mission!" Yunyu said excitedly. 

XuanLake was stunned when he saw Yunyu again. The same bright smile, shameless behavior as if he had no worries in his world, and that same innocent look he had. It was Bai Yunyu, the same man that he betrayed a few months ago.

XuanLake abandoned all his thought and instinctively hugged Yunyu in front of everyone, "Yunyu, I'm sorry… I'm so sorry…"

"Please don't leave me again, okay? I will try to mend my mistake, and we can have many adventures together again, only two of us," XuanLake said sincerely. All players inside the guild watched this in surprise because they didn't know that the strong XuanLake, who had no partner, whether it be man or woman, suddenly hugged this guy. 

XuanLake hugged Yunyu tight. He thought Yunyu would punch him or at least kick him. But instead, Yunyu struggled weakly and said, "G—Good brother, I don't know you… please release me…"

"Who are you!?" ZeroCheat punched XuanLake hard until XuanLake fell on the ground. ZeroCheat pulled Yunyu to his embrace and checked his body anxiously, "Are you alright? Did this pervert touched you somewhere?"

Yunyu looked confused, "Um… I'm alright, but I don't know why did he hug me so suddenly…"

ZeroCheat glared at XuanLake, "Back off from my boyfriend, disgusting pervert."

XuanLake watched how intimate Yunyu was with this unknown man. He was both shocked and angry, "You don't remember me?"

"Good brother, I've been with Brother Zero for a month now. I don't know who you are…" Yunyu replied. 

XuanLake thought that he was hallucinating, but he was sure this Yunyu was the same Yunyu that he met before. 

'Does he really forget me, or he just pretends to forget me and go with another man?' XuanLake pondered. He guessed that the second possibility was more logical, maybe because Yunyu was lonely in that Tower of God. After being betrayed by him, he just decided to forget XuanLake and find another player to mess around with. 

'It is all my fault…' XuanLake clenched his fist, he was angry, yet he knew that he was the one to blame, 'But I can't help to get…'

[Pupa: Ding! Fatemeter increases to 60%. I can't believe that he enjoys an emotional train wreck like this. What a masochist.]

[Hehe, I told you, right? He will get jealous when I do this drama~]

[Pupa: So, you spent the whole month attracting many ultimate monsters in some areas and then approached ZeroCheat until he is comfortable enough and confesses to you because you want to make XuanLake jealous? Is it worth all that effort?]

[But of course!]

[Pupa: Don't you think it's a bit too much? XuanLake is obviously in so much pain right now. Your pettiness can be dangerous sometimes.]

[Hmph! Serves him right! Pupa, he betrayed me! He brought me there, and he wanted to left me with a horrible monster so he can escape. Who knows what will happen to me if I'm just a weak little guy? I don't think I can live longer than an hour after he left!]

[Pupa:…]

Well, true, Yunyu had a point. What XuanLake did was truly horrible. But it still thought that Yunyu was too much to the poor guy.

[Don't worry, system. I haven't forgotten my mission! I intentionally attract all ultimate monsters in many areas because they have legendary loots that will help XuanLake progress faster until he is well prepared to solo the Tower of God.]

[Pupa: To fill the Breakmeter, you have to let him clear the Tower of God. After he defeats you, as long as he destroys the crystal and opens the portal for everyone to leave this virtual world, Breakmeter will surely fill to 100%.]

[Pupa: Are you sure you can do that?]

[Of course! I know what to do!]

[Pupa:… sure.]

Pupa glanced at the restart button on its own menu and shrugged. The restart button was always there anyway. There was no need to worry over Yunyu's stupidity.

XuanLake stared deeply at Yunyu, and then he nodded. Although his heart was in pain, if this was what Yunyu want, then he could do nothing other than playing along, "I'm sorry, I've mistaken you for someone else."

"Someone else?" XuanLake's word caught Yunyu's interest.

"Yes, I had a… boyfriend before. We have a nice life in this virtual world together, but because I betrayed him, he… disappeared. It was my fault," XuanLake said. 

[Uhm… I don't think we are in a relationship before, but sure.]

ZeroCheat glared at XuanLake and said, "You can take that mission with you. We don't need it."

ZeroCheat and Yunyu left the adventure guild, and XuanLake followed them from behind, "I'm will to party with you two. I don't think I can take this monster down by myself."

ZeroCheat finally stopped. He glanced at Yunyu, "It's up to you. You are the one who is curious about this monster."

Yunyu hummed for a moment and then nodded, "Let's just party as three and slay this sandworm."

***

ZeroCheat, Cutiepie69, and XuanLake finally decided to party as three and journeyed to the Eiger Desert. ZeroCheat and Yunyu walked in front together. They were very sticky and often joked about many things. They giggled at the most unnecessary things possible, like a pair of lovebirds in love. 

Meanwhile, XuanLake walked behind them. If a glare could kill, ZeroCheat would have been died many times by now. But XuanLake could only clench his fist and looked away whenever they started getting lovey-dovey again. 

His heart, though, was burning in jealousy.

[Pupa: Ding! Fatemeter increases to 65%. What a masochist, falling in love over emotional torture.] 

[I mean, I also like some angst drama~]

They finally arrived at the Eiger Desert, and XuanLake started activating the mission to pinpoint this Army-Eating Sandworm's position. 

The virtual map guided them to the middle of the desert, where there was a ruined castle that had been mostly covered with sand. 

"This is the location," XuanLake said. He pointed at the ruined castle, "Under that building."

"Hn… what should we do to provoke this monster, so it can come out of its burrow?" ZeroCheat pondered. 

"Ah, that is easy! I will be the bait!" Yunyu skipped happily towards the ruined castle.

"Don't!" XuanLake and ZeroCheat said together, but Yunyu suddenly jumped up high and floated above the ruined castle. He pointed his palm to the ground, "I hope this will work!"

Yunyu's palm started collecting water and formed a water bubble. Yunyu chanted his attack, "Shine Aquaaa Illusion!" 

The water bubble burst into a water jet he directed to the ground, dampening the sand. After a while, the sand was damp enough for the Sandworm to get angry because its burrow had been wet. 

The ground started shaking as Yunyu returned back to the team and commanded, "Guys, prepare yourself! This will be a hard battle!"

[Pupa: Is it, though?]

[Well, it's like a piece of cake for me. But you know, this is not my time to shine. It is Brother Xuan's time to be the main character!] 

Like an earthquake in the middle of the desert, a colossal sandworm burst out of its burrow and towered above the sky. It screeched loudly as it was ready to attack. 

'Army-Eating Sandworm || Level 100 || HP: 100% || Passive: Heavy Sandstorm'