Chapter 313
Chapter 313 High Crit Flirting
It feels like lately there have been quite a few of these copying or imitating monsters appearing.
Hearing Ling Mo’s grumbling, Xia Xinyan merely chuckled lightly and turned to the Bat Bro: “Can you still move? Fly in this direction, and you can leave this place directly.”
Bat Bro hurriedly nodded: “I can, I can! Thank you! You all must help solve this problem! I’m not strong enough, so I’m taking off first!”
With that, he flapped his wings and zoomed off in the direction Xia Xinyan pointed, disappearing quickly.
Now, only Xia Xinyan and Ling Mo were left.
Ling Mo exhaled, surveyed the surroundings, and leaned closer to Xia Xinyan: “Let’s get moving too.”
According to that guy’s earlier words, they might end up creating their own replicants upon entering this area, so it’s better to resolve this incident swiftly.
Xia Xinyan tilted her head and curiously asked, “Do you really hate running into situations like this?”
“Yeah,” Ling Mo replied with an inscrutable expression, “I don’t like other beings imitating you.”
It’s like seeing your most sacred existence being shamelessly messed with by others; the damage might not be severe, but it’s just infuriating.
Xia Xinyan looked at him, pursed her lips, and smiled, “Actually, it doesn’t really matter. Even if there are more imitators of me, isn’t there really only one true me? As long as you can recognize me, that’s enough.”
“I will definitely recognize you,” Ling Mo answered immediately without hesitation, “because you are the most important existence to me.”
Xia Xinyan paused for a moment and didn’t say anything further.
Hmm… a bit awkward.
She could tell that Ling Mo’s words were heartfelt, but… she wasn’t quite used to such a level of sweet talk.
If she were to really discuss her ideal love, Xia Xinyan leaned more towards the kind of ordinary companionship… No need for too many fancy sweet nothings, just being able to feel that kind of affection in daily interactions would suffice.
At least on this point, Ling Mo was already doing it.
And he had gone overboard.
Xia Xinyan still hadn’t figured out what went wrong that caused Ling Mo’s real-life romantic approach to differ so much from her expectations.
But Ling Mo felt quite good—perhaps it was because Xia Xinyan acted too naturally, making it hard for him to perceive her true inner thoughts; he had already gotten used to this.
Right now, he was mostly focused on the current event because ever since they encountered those two imitators, things had not been peaceful.
The previous tranquility was shattered as various monstrous replicators were drawn out by Ling Mo’s light, coming rushing from every nook and cranny, and they all just charged at them without saying a word.
Ling Mo and Xia Xinyan acted swiftly; any beings that couldn’t communicate were pretty much dealt with and done.
Of course, along the way, they also encountered several residents, including some game players with abilities and normal folks who hadn’t been in contact with the game. Most of them were hiding in their homes waiting for rescue, treating the high-profile entrance of Ling Mo and Xia Xinyan as that of rescuers, either rushing out to ask them for help or shouting for help from inside.
For these people, Ling Mo and Xia Xinyan could only be of limited assistance. They weren’t a professional rescue team, and escorting this group out would waste even more time; it was better to quickly find Tang Tang and resolve the incursion in this incident. That would be a simpler way to rescue.
However, during interactions with these people, Xia Xinyan did notice some noteworthy points—
These imitators not only mimic human appearances but can also replicate their abilities. It’s essentially a complete copy of the original, though overall strength is significantly weaker—if the original is a strongman lifting five tons, the replicant might only lift two tons or even less.
And even that amount of strength they may not fully utilize—because their intelligence is really lacking; give them a gun, and they’ll only know how to swing it around… just like those demons.
So while these replicants could cause them some trouble, they were by no means a massive threat.
But according to this conclusion, the stronger the original, the stronger the replicant.
However, as far as Xia Xinyan knew, at least three major forces were participating in this incident, not to mention how many medium and small forces like the Chicks were involved.
If even a few big shots’ replicants appeared, it could be quite troublesome.
Fortunately, at least as they approached Tang Tang’s residence, the two didn’t encounter any stronger replicants.
Xia Xinyan remembered that Tang Tang was an intern teacher, originally responsible for teaching middle school mathematics. Perhaps because of this, she had such a high talent for managing organizations—maybe she treated her members like students in a class.
Her school happened to be outside the affected area, but the apartment she rented was right here. According to Tang Chong, it was because the rent was cheap.
The apartment was in an old residential community and was pitch-dark at the moment. As Xia Xinyan and Ling Mo entered the community, Ling Mo’s light attracted several replicants, but they were all relatively weak, and Ling Mo could handle them all alone.
Xia Xinyan was the first to reach Tang Tang’s doorstep and knocked on the door: “Is anyone there? Is Tang Tang home?”
“Who?!” A wary voice suddenly asked from inside.
Xia Xinyan promptly replied, “We’re here to save you! Your brother asked us to come rescue you!”
At this moment, Ling Mo also finished off the trouble down in the community and came over, glancing at the big door: “Is she in there?”
“Yes,” Xia Xinyan nodded, “Looks like we arrived just in time.”
As soon as her words fell, the door was opened a crack from the inside. A girl peered out at them for a few seconds, seemingly surprised: “Miss Xia?”
“You know me?” Xia Xinyan raised an eyebrow slightly.
If she recognized her, then this would be much easier.
“Yeah,” Tang Tang fully opened the door, “I’ve heard my brother talk about you; you both are really strong in the game… Are you here to handle this… this incident?”
“Kind of,” Ling Mo replied, “Just follow us, don’t worry. We’ll ensure your safety.”
While Ling Mo was explaining their intentions to Tang Tang, Xia Xinyan caught a glimpse out of the corridor window—
In the sky, two meatballs appeared.
Then they rapidly began to transform, turning into her and Ling Mo’s likeness within seconds—clothes and all were identical.
And right after that… the two of them plummeted straight to the ground with a thud.
Xia Xinyan: “……”
