Deceitful Game

Chapter 85 [The Tension of Chewing Gum]

Chapter 85 [The Tension of Chewing Gum (2/5)]

The master suddenly disappeared.

"Did he run away secretly?"

Ai Shiping asked Mingpo for confirmation, "Or did he not come in at all?"

"No, I saw him definitely come in—"

Mingpo frowned slightly.

And the comments on the screen seem to confirm this.

Ai Shiping lowered his voice, creating a chilling atmosphere, and whispered, "He went out again?"

"Probably not."

Mingpo shook her head.

The doors here make a tremendous noise when they open, and it's impossible for either of them to ignore such a detail at the same time.

"Really?"

Ai Shiping frowned, his voice trembling slightly: "He wouldn't have—been kidnapped by something, would he?"

Mingpo didn't respond.

He couldn't help but glance at Ai Shiping, who was becoming increasingly engrossed in his role, and felt a little uncomfortable.

Actually, Ming Po's acting skills are quite good.

He has always used acting skills to mask his savagery, madness, and aggression.

Therefore, he would look like a scholar or researcher with a calm and leisurely demeanor.

For example, when Mingpo participated in the qualifiers, he was able to hide his inner aggression.

At that time, Mingpo had not yet returned to his anchor point, seen those things, slowly recalled his memories, and realized the meaning of his life. His anger and madness were at their peak, and he completely disregarded his own life and death.

However, Mingpo's chaotic anger has now been calmed down considerably.

Perhaps it was because Gao Fan and Ai Shiping were both good partners, and Chen Bingwen and the two he had met in the game last time were also good young men. Just seeing the light of humanity emanating from them was enough to make Mingpo feel somewhat healed.

Of course, it's also possible that—it's just because Lin Ya was taken care of by Ming Po that her inner turmoil was slightly calmed down.

but----

Perhaps because familiar faces were around, Mingpo felt somewhat ashamed.

To put on a persona that is unfamiliar to those who know you too well is akin to telling your parents your online name or singing, dancing, and performing for your relatives.

However, Ai Shiping—that guy—seemed to have absolutely no sense of shame.

Even though he was still watching from behind, his behavior was becoming more and more like that of the anchor in the introductory storyline.

They are frivolous, exaggerated, vulgar, and deliberately act stupid to attract comments.

But that's alright.

The more active he is as the anchor, the more reason Mingpo has to remain silent.

He felt that this was too foolish.

It's like when a friend is acting crazy in the street, you just want to walk by with a straight face and a serious expression, for fear that passersby will think you're in cahoots.

For Ai Shiping, Mingpo's reaction also seemed to be part of his enjoyment.

Seeing that Mingpo kept her mouth shut and didn't respond, Ai Shiping laughed wildly and silently, his expression becoming more serious.

He held his phone a little further away from himself and whispered to Mingpo, "If there really are three people—should we randomly eliminate one of them when we come in?"

Although his words were somewhat ambiguous, Mingpo knew what he meant.

After all, they need to maintain their persona as streamers and can't be too outrageous in discussing things outside of their roles.

If it were Mingpo, he wouldn't even mention it.

Mingpo felt that Ai Shiping's ambiguous questioning in front of the camera was already bordering on something more.

So Mingpo didn't respond at all, but just gave Ai Shiping a warning look.

"Don't worry about him for now."

Mingpo said in a low voice, "At least everything is still there."

"Too."

Ai Shiping knew when to stop and readily accepted good advice.

He took a gleaming piece of chewing gum from his pocket and looked at Mingpo: "Want some chewing gum?"

This is undoubtedly an implication.

Mingper realized that Ai Shiping was hinting to him that the "treasure" they had brought in was usable.

He subtly reached into his pocket and, sure enough, found two pieces of chewing gum.

In addition, there were some extra gains.

Mingpo was surprised to realize that although his current clothes were not the same ones he wore in reality—

But surprisingly, he also had a screwdriver and a wrench in his pocket.

"No need, I have my own."

Mingpo took out two pieces of chewing gum from her pocket, indicating that she had received a hint.

But as he looked at the chewing gum, a few lines of text suddenly appeared on it:

[Nervousness-Boosting Gum (2/5)]

[Type: Treasure, Consumable]

[Effect: Each time you chew this gum, you gain "Transcendental Sense of Time LV1" for the next three seconds.]

[Limitations: This effect can only be triggered a maximum of sixty times; it loses all effects ten minutes after it is first placed in the mouth; the gum must be used whole to take effect; each piece of gum can only affect one person; once the gum is used, it immediately loses all effects after being removed from the mouth.]

[Description: A piece of chewing gum without any outer packaging, with a lightning bolt symbol printed on it]

—Is this the detective's passive effect?

This is the first time Mingpo has triggered this effect.

He was certain that he had actually come into contact with the gum in real life, when it didn't have any text on it.

Unlike werewolves and Frankenstein, this effect does not seem to work in the material world.

—No, that's not right.

Mingper's thinking speed is now significantly faster than before—so the moment the thought crossed his mind, he had already dismissed it.

It's hard to say for sure.

After all, Mingpo has never actually used Frankenstein's passive effect in real life.

Its passive effect allows Mingpo to use her own or others' bodies to heal severed limbs—in a sense, this title is also a healer title. However, Mingpo has never used this effect.

As for the werewolf's passive effect that increases the speed of wound healing, Mingpo has not tested it.

The effect of increasing attributes does indeed take effect as soon as the item is worn.

—If that's the case, then the passive effect of the title might not be able to be triggered in the material world.

At this time.

Mingpo had just taken out the chewing gum and gestured to Ai Shiping.

"Stop eating. It's awful to talk while chewing gum. Can't a big streamer be a little more mindful of their image?"

""

He subtly hinted to Ai Shiping, in a way that wouldn't damage his public image, that he shouldn't eat this yet.

The effect of the "tension-relieving chewing gum" that Ai Shiping told him about is not entirely accurate—it doesn't only work for three minutes. If used slowly, it can actually work for ten minutes.

If they take turns using these three pieces of gum, it should cover them for almost the entire time.

After the master suddenly disappeared, Mingpo finally became serious.

He didn't want himself or Ai Shiping to end up like that guy, disappearing the moment they turned around.

Do you think you're Batman?