Chapter 30: Record

“None of your business,” Yan He said coldly.

“Tsk,” Chen Borent said, “I knew Jiang Miao; she likes guys like us.”

“…” Yan He couldn’t help but ask, “Guys like us?”

“Guys with physical strength,” Chen Borent grinded his teeth and said, “I later found out that after breaking up with me, she dated another athlete.”

Chen Borent was Jiang Miao’s colleague from the first project team she joined after entering the company—they were considered fellow compatriots from the same star system. Through mutual star connections, he got to know Jiang Miao and pursued her, eventually becoming a couple.

Later, when Jiang Miao decisively broke up and blocked him, he remained in contact with Jiang Miao’s colleague. Through that colleague, he learned about Jiang Miao’s situation, knowing that she had found another athlete boyfriend, so he gave up.

Jiang Miao’s taste in boyfriends made even Yan He’s gaze flicker for a moment, but he quickly refocused his attention on the current situation.

“All that is in the past. Now she doesn’t want any connection with you. I hope you can have some decency,” Yan He said in a deep voice.

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“I bet that today I can set a record for you to be shot the most times,” Yan He said, “If I win, you are forbidden from appearing in front of Jiang Miao again. Do you dare?”

This was a challenge from one man to another. Someone as arrogant as Chen Borent couldn’t possibly refuse.

“Deal! It’s settled,” he said, “If I win, you get lost and are not allowed to have children with Jiang Miao!”

“Okay,” Yan He said, “I’m willing to accept the bet.”

“Willing to accept the bet!”

As soon as the words were spoken, there was a “beep” from Yan He’s combat suit. This signaled the end of the 5-minute protection period for newcomers since they entered the battlefield, and he could officially start the game.

The combat suit began to activate. Once activated, if a sponge ball hit the combat suit, the magnetic connection between the ball’s sensor chip and the combat suit would cause it to adhere to the suit.

Hearing the beep, Chen Borent’s eyes flashed, and he swiftly raised his gun!

With the two so close, the muzzle of his gun directly pressed against Yan He’s body. Even if the shot didn’t send him flying, it would at least push him away.

The gun was lightweight, made of a special plastic material. The bullets were also sponge balls that wouldn’t cause any pain upon impact. There was no real gun’s imposing aura and sound, and the sound of the bullets hitting was even somewhat comical, like a “plop.”

It was quite amusing.

After all, it was just a game.

But Yan He’s reaction was far from playful.

With the athleticism of Chen Borent, he couldn’t even see how Yan He flipped like a kite, rotating 180 degrees from facing him directly to being head-to-head above him. One foot up and the other down, one head up and the other down—both of them clung to the wall like geckos.

However, Chen Borent was an athlete, and his reaction was swift. He immediately raised his gun and fired three shots towards the top of their heads.

With the “plop, plop, plop” of the three shots, the man above dodged lightning-fast by using the handles on the wall, flipping consecutively. Not a single sponge ball hit him!

This person… was more agile than a gymnast!

Chen Borent let go of the handles, rotated in the air to face the wall, and raised his gun to shoot upward. After firing two shots, a series of sponge balls came flying from behind him—biu, biu, biu—hitting his back.

Jiang Miao had been watching in amazement as the two men, with exceptional physical abilities and reaction speeds, engaged in a series of rapid confrontations. She had no intention of dealing with Chen Borent and wanted each of them to play their own game. However, first, Yan He forcefully pushed Chen Borent back, and then Chen Borent started his sneak attack.

Clearly, he was taking advantage of the fact that Yan He’s protection time ended earlier than his! Jerk!

Jiang Miao got angry and raised her gun, unleashing a barrage of shots at Chen Borent!

But Chen Borent had entered a bit later than them, and his newcomer protection time hadn’t ended yet; the combat suit hadn’t activated. The sponge balls hit it but didn’t adhere, simply bouncing off.

However, the kinetic energy of the sponge balls in zero-gravity space resulted in Chen Borent having an intimate encounter with the wall, giving his nose a painful bump.

When he grabbed a handle to stabilize himself, covering his nose and looking up, Yan He was no longer above him.

He quickly turned around, and Yan He, facing him, was steadily floating towards the shelter where Jiang Miao was located. Yan He aimed his gun at Chen Borent and fired a shot.

While this shot accelerated his backward flight, it posed no threat to Chen Borent. With quick reflexes, Chen Borent used his gun to deflect the incoming sponge balls, then aimed at Yan He and launched a series of sponge balls.

However, Yan He’s shot was just to familiarize himself with the gun. If it were a real gun, there would be no need to test-fire; he could hit the target with every shot. However, this was, after all, a toy gun, and Yan He was not familiar with it. After this shot, he had a good grasp of it.

Chen Borent’s barrage of sponge balls flew towards Yan He like a string of candied haws. Yan He raised his gun, aiming at the approaching balls, but did not pull the trigger.

Although the battlefield had zero gravity, it wasn’t a vacuum; air resistance still existed. The sponge balls, being extremely light, gradually slowed down due to air resistance. If they didn’t hit anything in the end, they would come to a complete stop, floating in mid-air.

It wasn’t until the string of sponge balls was about to reach Yan He’s gun that he finally pulled the trigger. One sponge ball shot out, colliding head-on with the first one in Chen Borent’s string. Following that, the rest of the string resembled a chain reaction, like a colorful string of candied haws.

Especially amusing.

Immediately, the balls rebounded in different directions.

Yan He used one ball to block Chen Borent’s string of balls while giving himself an extra boost of speed. A few seconds later, his back hit the cover. Without looking, he directly reached back, grabbed the handle on the cover, flipped over, and returned to Jiang Miao’s side.

Turning his head, he saw Jiang Miao blushing with her mouth wide open, as if she could swallow a duck egg.

“What’s wrong?” Yan He chuckled.

“Didn’t you say you haven’t played this game before?” Jiang Miao closed her mouth.

“I haven’t played this specific game,” Yan He said seriously, “but we had zero-gravity space combat training in the mech training.”

Jiang Miao moved her mouth, but in the end, her cheeks twitched twice, and she didn’t say anything.

It’s just a game! Please don’t be so skillful and cool, it’s too much!

Look at those Red Army girls over there; their eyes are popping out!

“That guy seems to have intentions of reconciling with you,” Yan He said. “I made a bet with him. If I win, he won’t bother you anymore. Of course, if you also want to reconcile, I won’t interfere.”

He finished speaking and looked at Jiang Miao.

Jiang Miao raised her eyebrows, “I don’t care; let him go to hell.” What a scumbag!

Yan He chuckled, “Alright, leave it to me.”

After saying that, Yan He suddenly pushed Jiang Miao. Caught off guard, her grip slipped, and she flew out. A series of sponge balls hit the spot where Yan He and Jiang Miao had just been.

It turned out that Chen Borent had aggressively approached.

“What kind of bet did you make with him?” Jiang Miao shouted. Just a moment ago, he was betting with her, and now he’s betting with that unfaithful guy?

“That.” Yan He pointed upwards.

Jiang Miao raised her head and saw the huge virtual screen. It displayed various leaderboards for the game. She had always wanted to make it onto that board, but unfortunately, she couldn’t. Those who made it were all sports enthusiasts.

Speaking of which, in the beginning, it was a colleague who invited Jiang Miao to join the activities organized by the same star society. That day, Chen Borent deliberately showed off in front of Jiang Miao, swiftly climbing up the game leaderboard. He was both cool and impressive, shining brightly, visibly strong, and pursued Jiang Miao passionately after meeting her.

Jiang Miao was captivated.

“He’s on that leaderboard!” Jiang Miao shouted, “Get him down for me! Hard!”

She even swung her arm fiercely!

Yan He smirked and gave her a thumbs up.

Chen Borent rushed over aggressively.

In a crowd of thousands, what happened in this corner, though exciting, didn’t attract much attention, except for a few girls who accidentally witnessed it and let out excited screams.

The game continued fiercely.

Suddenly, the AI began to announce, “Congratulations to player [Yan He] for achieving the achievement of not being hit for 10 minutes in battle.”

This kind of announcement was common, and no one paid much attention.

After playing for a while, the AI announced again, “Congratulations to player [Yan He] for achieving the achievement of not being hit for 20 minutes in battle.”

“Isn’t he just hiding?” a player casually commented to their companion.

“Congratulations to player [Yan He] for achieving the achievement of firing 100 consecutive shots without a miss,” the AI announced.

“Hey, isn’t this the guy who was hiding earlier?”

“It seems to be the same name. Looks like he’s not hiding, huh?”

“That’s pretty impressive!”

“Congratulations to player [Yan He] for achieving the achievement of being inseparable like a shadow,” the AI reported again.

“…”

“…”

“What the hell?” Someone exclaimed in surprise.

A visitor asked, “What achievement is that?”

A local veteran player answered, “Stare at one person and keep shooting them until you’ve fired 100 shots in a row hitting them!”

Visitor: “…”

“Congratulations to player [Yan He] for achieving the achievement of not being hit for 30 minutes in battle.”

“Congratulations to player [Yan He] for achieving the achievement of ‘Maggot at the Achilles Tendon.'”

Visitor: “What achievement is this now?”

“200 shots!” The veteran player marveled, “He has hit the same person with 200 consecutive shots!”

Visitor: “… What kind of grudge is this?”

“Congratulations to player [Yan He] for achieving…”

As the AI continued its announcements, Yan He’s name was repeatedly mentioned. Gradually, the intense battles on the battlefield subsided. People began to whisper to each other, trying to find this player named “Yan He,” and… the unfortunate guy he had locked onto.

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Sansukini: Target Acquired. Shots fired!

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