The war between the union and Arc of Light started without warning, and it ended abruptly as well.
The dust settled in just one night, and Arc of Light announced that they had reached a settlement with the union, withdrawing their pursuit of the murderer. However, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Arc of Light had achieved its strategic goal of attacking the union. Even if Shen Xixi managed to save the four people involved, it would be impossible for the union to return to its former glory.
In this war, it was obvious who was the winner and who was the loser.
In fact, the union was now less than one-tenth of its original size, and it was mainly made up of independent players. The large and small guilds that had previously cooperated with each other had basically withdrawn before midnight. After the matter was over, they were too embarrassed to return. Moreover, everyone had seen Arc of Light's attitude. They would not allow a third major player force to emerge in the city. Naturally, no one was willing to mess with them.
Zhang Heng met Shen Xixi in the cafeteria in the evening. She was sitting alone in the corner, eating a bowl of barbecued rice. Because of the rumors on campus, no one dared to eat with her anymore. Even the people in her dormitory had consciously distanced themselves from her. It was as if she was carrying some kind of plague.
However, Shen Xixi didn't care too much about it. There were too many things for her to worry about, and she really didn't have the energy to deal with such trivial matters. While eating, she flipped through a book.
Suddenly, a plate was placed in front of her. Shen Xixi seemed a little surprised. She looked up and saw that it was Zhang Heng.
"Are you reading Si Xiu?" Zhang Heng pointed to the book beside Shen Xixi.
"Yeah, I've fallen behind a lot. I'm taking this opportunity to catch up," Shen Xixi said. After a pause, she added, "This game will end one day, and we will eventually return to our normal lives, right?"
"I hope so," Zhang Heng asked Shen Xixi with his eyes if he could sit across from her, and she nodded at him.
Zhang Heng sat down. "If this matter comes to an end, what do you want to do after graduation?"
"Me?"
Zhang Heng saw a rare look of embarrassment on Shen Xixi's face. "I want to open a pet shop. This is my dream since I was about ten years old, but I haven't told anyone. Even Rabbit and Li Bai don't know about it. You are the first to know. Remember to visit my shop when the time comes."
"Of course. Remember to tell me when you open for business."
"What about you?" Shen Xixi took a sip of millet porridge and asked.
"I don't know. I don't think I've thought about this kind of thing. In the past, I probably just wanted to live my life according to my own will … Now, nothing has changed. Maybe I will go on a trip first. There are too many places in this world that we haven't been to, and there are too many lives that we haven't seen yet. If possible, I would like to explore them."
"Then I wish you a smooth journey in advance." Shen Xixi picked up the bowl of millet porridge.
"I also wish your pet shop a prosperous business." Zhang Heng returned the favor with a bowl of seaweed soup.
The two did not talk much about the game. Other than the fact that they were in a public place where people passed by from time to time, perhaps it was also because it was difficult to tell others about what happened to them.
Five minutes later, Shen Xixi finished her bowl of barbecued meat rice, wiped her mouth, and looked at Zhang Heng. The latter was about to finish his meal. Perhaps it was because he had spent too much time with Holmes, but Zhang Heng had slowed down his eating speed. In Holmes' words, this was the way a gentleman should eat. However, eating this way was not without its benefits. Eating slowly meant chewing the food more thoroughly, making it easier for it to digest. Now, Zhang Heng had a sense of rhythm when he ate. Shen Xixi was looking at him unintentionally, but she was a little entranced. She hoped that he could eat longer.
It wasn't until Zhang Heng put down his chopsticks that Shen Xixi realized what was going on. Suddenly, she couldn't ask the question she wanted to ask.
After that, Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows at Shen Xixi. "I'm done. I have an elective class in the evening. I'll leave first. Take care."
"You too." Shen Xixi watched as Zhang Heng stood up and walked to the recycling window with his plate. She did suspect that the mysterious sniper who caused a lot of trouble to Arc of Light last night was Zhang Heng. Although she made a lot of friends after forming the union, none of them were good at marksmanship and melee combat. Zhang Heng's strength had always been a mystery. Although Shen Xixi did not participate in a quest with Zhang Heng, the two worked together for a short time to solve the Dreamland of Death curse on Han Lu.
However, the situation that time was special. After entering the dream, everyone was separated. Zhang Heng and Shupnus were together. Until the end, Shen Xixi did not know why Shupnus gave up and left, but it must have something to do with Zhang Heng.
In other words, among so many players, Zhang Heng was the only one who successfully solved the Dreamland of Death curse that even the three major guilds could do nothing about.
However, when they were eating together just now, Shen Xixi was a little hesitant. Justitia said that the mysterious sniper was unimaginably evil. After spending so much time with Zhang Heng, Shen Xixi was sure that although Zhang Heng's actions were not absolutely righteous, he did have his own set of principles. He had a bottom line and principles, and he was far from evil.
Therefore, Shen Xixi did not ask about it in the end. She just watched Zhang Heng's back as he left.
…
Since there wasn't much time between the afternoon and evening classes, Zhang Heng went straight to the classroom after lunch. He had no intention of telling Shen Xixi that he was the mysterious sniper from last night. First of all, he didn't want her to thank him, and second of all, he was interrupted halfway through his mission last night. In theory, he couldn't be of much help, so there was no point in bringing it up.
After class in the evening, Zhang Heng ran to the parking lot outside the school and opened the trunk of his Polo. He risked his life to help Shen Xixi and the union. For this, he did not hesitate to fight Arc of Light head-on. He was busy all night, but it was not in vain. During this time, he killed several Arc of Light teams and collected some game items from them.
Of course, because he was in the real world, there was no system notification. He could not accurately determine whether an item was a game item or not. And Arc of Light did not give him much time to clean up the battlefield. He had to finish the battle quickly, and he could only collect game items through experience points.
However, there was one thing that Zhang Heng was sure of. It was a necklace he found on the man with wings on his back. The pattern at the bottom was very familiar to Zhang Heng. It was the same as the Shadow Moment that he first obtained. It was the image of a crow. Coupled with the Shadow Key that he obtained earlier, these three items obviously came from the same system. It reminded Zhang Heng of the concept of set equipment in the game.
However, he did not know how to combine these three items.
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