“I use 'Drowning in Pleasure'!”

“I counter with 'Invulnerability'!”

“'Die'!”

“I use 'Dodge'!”

Gui Guzi and Du Thirteen were neck-deep in Legends of the Three Kingdoms when I woke up and walked into the living room.

“Go prepare yourselves, you two. Beiming Xue and Mamate will arrive at Suzhou around 3 pm. We should welcome them personally to show our sincerity!”

“Got it!”

Du Thirteen put down his cards with a smile. “Oh right, what level are you right now, Lu Chen?”

“52. What about you guys?”

“We’re more or less the same. We can grind about a level and a half a day.”

I checked the time and said, “It’s almost time. I’m going to take a bath first. Let’s head out in half an hour!”

“That’s sooner than I expected.”

“You kidding me? Our workshop can’t afford a car. Calling a cab is our only option.”

“...”

When I entered the bathroom and took off my clothes, I felt a chill swirling at the bottom of my heart. I didn’t know when it appeared, but a bruise had formed around my arm. It looked like my body was starting to show new symptoms.

Swish!

I pulled open the curtain and allowed the sunlight to shine on my arm. A moment of piercing pain later, the bruise quickly faded into nothing.

I let out a sigh of relief and leaned...