Chapter 538 Changes

Chapter 538: Changes

"You don't seem like the Xuelan I know at all." Tian Yue turned to look at Feng Xuelan.

There was no light in the hospital room, and the faint glow seeping through the door crack didn't allow one to clearly see Tian Yue's expression or gaze. However, from her tone, Su Bai could tell that she found Feng Xuelan at this moment to be like a stranger.

Although Su Bai hadn't known Feng Xuelan for long either, he remembered her timid voice and when her speech was impaired when they first met. Yet, just moments ago, when Feng Xuelan stood there talking about her diligent training, her state was somewhere in between—not guarded, but not losing control either. It seemed that confident Feng Xuelan was the real one.

"The Xuelan I know always follows me quietly, never contradicts me, and always speaks carefully, considering others' feelings..." Tian Yue took a deep breath. "Put it down to me having a speech problem too. Honestly, that kind of Feng Xuelan is really annoying!"

"..." Feng Xuelan tried to speak several times but ultimately said nothing.

"But what I hate even more is that my good friend Feng Xuelan has been by my side all this time, and yet I seem to have no idea who she really is!" Tian Yue was impatient by nature and now paced back and forth in the darkened room. "Forget it. Talk to me when you're actually ready to explain yourself!"

Then, Tian Yue sat down on one of the hospital beds.

"I don't work for any city's Special Operations Team," Chi Yan spoke up after Tian Yue fell silent. "But I'm not some rebel either, just an ordinary player. My ability is related to 'control'—I can control both humans and Eerie Entities, though the stronger the existence, the harder it is to control."

"I haven't joined a Special Operations Team either, or rather, we only learned about this... organization not long ago." The "we" Xu Rui referred to naturally meant himself and Xiang Feiyu, who hadn't lost his memory. "The Special Operations Teams have developed too fast recently. Starting from Honghuai City, Qingliu City and other cities have also been establishing their own teams simultaneously. Way more players than I ever thought have joined the official ranks. According to players I've teamed up with before, the official team in Honghuai City has the largest and most organized player base. Under a virtuous cycle, they also possess the most resources. Ordinary players can cut years off their learning curve by joining them."

"Feiyu and I... have considered joining."

As he spoke, Xu Rui added with a hint of melancholy, "It's really something. It feels like just two months ago, when we first entered the game, we'd introduce ourselves by mentioning our rank on the Player Forum leaderboard or joining unofficial organizations like the Candlelight Association. Who would have thought we'd all be considering joining the official teams now?"

"Especially this guy Xiang Feiyu. After hearing that joining the Special Operations Team is equivalent to getting a position in the relevant authorities, he pesters me every day to take the assessment, dreaming of making his parents proud." Xu Rui added a few more sentences before returning to the main topic. "My ability is a bit special, it's a kind of... enhancement? Most of the time, I use it on myself to disguise as a physical enhancement-type player, but I can also enhance other players' abilities."

"Feiyu and I became players at the same time, so our intervals for entering the Nightmare Game are similar. We often get chances to participate in games together, and that's when I pour everything into boosting him."

"He's originally a physical enhancement-type player. After I use my power to enhance him, he often manages to pull off miracles through brute force in the Nightmare Game." Sitting in the chair, Xu Rui knocked on his legs again. "Unfortunately, even my enhancement ability is powerless against this deliberately created illness."

"Although I have no memory, since he said so, I'll try my best to be helpful in this game." Having lost his memory, Xiang Feiyu naturally had little to introduce about himself.

Thus, everyone's gaze fell upon Le Shiya and Su Bai.