I Want to Be a Battle Angel Too (16)

Little Wei just wanted to say that respawning in a well was absolutely ridiculous.

"Is this the only one? Are there other respawn points?" Little Wei handed the hoverboard to Ling Wanbai.

"There are. Do you want one too?" Ling Wanbai asked with a faint smile, pressing her lips together.

Little Wei nodded eagerly.

Of course she wanted one. The drop rate for hoverboards had to be insanely low, and having one meant moving faster—well, not just that, but also chasing down enemies and looting more efficiently.

"There are some nearby, but we’ve been down here so long, they’ve probably been taken already."

"Get on." Ling Wanbai clapped her hands once.

"On?" Little Wei glanced up at the sky.

Where to?

Before she could react, Ling Wanbai scooped her up in her arms.

Not a princess carry—more like a toddler carry.

Little Wei froze in shock, then weakly pounded Ling Wanbai’s shoulders with her tiny fists.

"Put me down!"

"Relax, we only have one hoverboard. We’ll have to share." Ling Wanbai patted her back.

Little Wei: "..."

Sharing wasn’t supposed to work like this.

But the hoverboard in this game was seriously small—just enough for one person to stand on comfortably. Two was pushing it.

"How are we supposed to win with just one energy gun?" Little Wei glanced at her teammates, two of whom were already dead.

So tragic—they didn’t even get named before biting the dust.

Little Wei clicked her tongue and shook her head.

"Let’s go to Sunshine City. The best loot’s there," Ling Wanbai murmured near Little Wei’s ear.

"Okay." Little Wei didn’t dare move, afraid Ling Wanbai might drop her.

In other battle royales, the worst that could happen was dying on landing. But here? They were already airborne. If Ling Wanbai tossed her off now, it’d be straight-up murder.

"What if we run into enemies?" Little Wei suddenly felt a pang of fear.

"Then I’ll drop you right now," Ling Wanbai said abruptly.

Little Wei yelped and wrapped her arms around Ling Wanbai’s neck, even lifting her legs in panic.

"That’d kill me! No way!"

She never thought her sweet "Big Orange" could be so cruel. Ugh, Ling Wanbai must’ve corrupted her.

"Just kidding. But if you’re really scared, you’d better behave. You know what to call me, right?" Ling Wanbai pretended to soothe her, patting her back lightly, a hint of mischief in her eyes.

Piloting the hoverboard was child’s play for her, so she had plenty of time to tease Little Wei.

"Jerk." Little Wei clenched her fists, tempted to bite Ling Wanbai’s shoulder.

Might as well chomp this wicked woman to death.

"Not that." Si wobbled the hoverboard.

Little Wei squeezed her eyes shut in terror.

She couldn’t summon another hoverboard in this game!

Help!

My wife is trying to kill me!

"Then what?" Little Wei asked, eyes still tightly closed.

"What do you think? Who am I to you right now?" Ling Wanbai asked, amused.

"...Husband?" Little Wei blurted out reflexively.

Her soft, sweet voice melted straight into Ling Wanbai’s heart, easing the negative emotions from the soul fragment fusion by seventy or eighty percent.

Ling Wanbai finally felt more at ease.

"Good. Say it again."

Little Wei: ???

That was clearly a question, not an answer!

"No way." Every cell in her body screamed refusal.

Ling Wanbai didn’t force her to do anything she disliked.

But Little Wei quickly noticed—Li Luoyi was in Sunshine City.

"Orange, if we’re going to Sunshine City, should we observe Li Luoyi’s movements first?" Little Wei perked up.

If they could confirm it, she’d probably have to track down another one of Zhang Yunxiao’s admirers.

What a headache. They were already a dozen chapters into this world, and they still had no leads.

"Fine." Ling Wanbai had no objections.

She wanted to find Li Luoyi too.

She was deeply curious about this host who could cheat in a novel world, but she didn’t know Li Luoyi’s abilities yet.

She’d only received intel that this world’s plot was gradually collapsing.

Likely Li Luoyi’s doing.

Si had encountered other agencies before—some hosts specialized in destroying worlds. Those agencies got penalized every time they were caught.

Playing with an entire world’s fate? Absolutely brainless.

Soon, the two landed in Sunshine City. From two buildings away, Little Wei spotted Li Luoyi chatting with someone else.

She couldn’t make out their expressions, but after equipping an 8x scope, she could read their lips.

The other girl’s username was simple—just three characters: "RanRanRan."

"Little Loli, look up this ID for me."

"On it, Little Wei!"

Little Loli worked fast. In under ten seconds, she had the info.

"Reporting in—it’s Du Ran."

"Can we hear what they’re saying?" Little Wei pressed.

"That’s tricky, but I can read lips. I’ll translate for you."

Little Loli studied the pair intently before finally relaying the details.

"From what Li Luoyi said, she brought Du Ran here to provoke Ling Wanbai. Not sure what she promised Du Ran, but Li Luoyi also told her to keep harassing you two so you can’t focus on anything else."

Little Loli rambled on until her mouth went dry.

So Li Luoyi was the host.

But if that was the case, their earlier theory—that Du Ran’s mind had been taken over by the Zerg—was wrong.

Wait, no. Something still didn’t add up.

Du Ran was connected to the Zerg—otherwise, she wouldn’t have let them escape. But now she was taking orders from Li Luoyi. Did that mean Li Luoyi had ties to the Zerg too?

Actually, it made sense. Li Luoyi was a fourth-year now. On enrollment day, she’d just returned from the battlefield. But as the dean’s daughter and a senior, she wouldn’t bother with freshman orientation.

If she did have dealings with the Zerg, it wouldn’t be surprising.

"Do I have to do this? What’s the point of making me pester those two?" Du Ran glared coldly at Li Luoyi.

"Because I know your secret. You’re working with the Zerg just to get with Zhang Yunxiao, right? A UR can’t become a double-S. You want to marry him, even have his child—but no surgery in this world can make that happen. I can grant your wish."

"Then why make me keep working with the Zerg?" Du Ran’s gaze turned icy.

Li Luoyi smirked.

"I’ll be honest—I’m also connected to the Zerg. But I won’t share the details yet. Just stall those two for me."

"Ling Wanbai, fine. But what’s so scary about that double-S?" Du Ran didn’t get it.

Li Luoyi’s eyes flashed with disdain.

This idiot would never understand.

Based on her deductions, that double-S was likely a host from another company. Ling Wanbai sticking close to her would only muddy the waters.

People like that always had tricks up their sleeves, and with a powerful UR like Ling Wanbai in the mix, she couldn’t afford to let them disrupt her plans.

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