Fate Reignites: My Rampage in a World Where Time Stops-Chapter 268 - 265: Don’t Move! Let Me Hold You for a While (Two in One)_2

"Does it hurt?" Lin Yue's voice trembled slightly.

"It's okay, they can't really hurt me." Qin Chuan's voice was filled with ease, as if the person who spent 50 seconds on Time Stop during the instance wasn't him.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have hidden my identity." Lin Yue pressed her cheek harder against Qin Chuan's shoulder, "If I hadn't concealed it, we could have faced it together."

"The moment I knew your identity, I understood the reason you hid it." Qin Chuan's voice was soft as he lifted a hand and gently stroked Lin Yue's smooth hair, "With your personality, you wouldn't tell me until you were cured."

He had liked her personality from the start; how could he blame her for that?

"Besides, Semia Abyss is a solo instance, and no matter what, it would have been me who ended up going." Qin Chuan chuckled wryly, "I just never realized, you have always been by my side."

"No wonder the Yanjing top student I never met always lent me their notes in class."

"You're just too dumb!" Lin Yue gently bumped her forehead against Qin Chuan's shoulder, murmuring softly, "Every time I gave you the notes, I was worried you would discover my identity, but seeing you clueless, I couldn't help it."

"And to think you never figured it out!"

"I thought I just met a helpful classmate…" Qin Chuan's mouth twitched slightly as he weakly defended himself.

"Which idiot would be that helpful?" Lin Yue was both annoyed and amused, "I don't care, you promised to treat me to a meal, you can't stand me up."

"Alright, alright, as many meals as you want." Qin Chuan smiled helplessly.

The hospital room fell quiet again, and after a while, Lin Yue spoke softly.

"Qin Chuan, close your eyes."

"Okay." Qin Chuan closed his eyes, his heartbeat suddenly quickened, filled with anticipation and a nervousness he had never felt before.

The next moment, he felt Lin Yue struggle out of his embrace, followed by the sound of tissue being pulled and nose being blown, then it seemed like a hand was wiping his shoulder with a tissue, cleaning the wet spot on his clothes.

Qin Chuan opened his eyes and saw the girl in front of him, her pretty face still bearing some tear stains, her nose and the rims of her eyes slightly red, leaving him speechless.

"What were you expecting just now? Why did it feel like you were pouting?" Lin Yue teased him.

"I…" Qin Chuan felt like he wanted to crawl into a hole, "I got a grain of sand in my mouth."

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The girl couldn't help but laugh out loud, then reached out and wrapped her arms around Qin Chuan's neck.

Qin Chuan only felt a jelly-like touch flash across his lips, and by the time he regained his senses, the girl had already let go of his neck.

"It seems the stains on your clothes won't come off." The girl looked away, her ears becoming a shade of red, "You should wash it yourself."

"Okay." Qin Chuan couldn't suppress the smile on his lips, hastily agreeing while casually wiping his collar, instantly washing away the large stains of tears.

"Knock, knock, knock~"

Outside the hospital room, there was a knock on the door.

"Lin Yue, I am Su Yuanshan, the operation head of the Special Affairs Group in Yanjing, may I have a word with you?"

Su Yuanshan?

Qin Chuan first felt surprised, then realized.

Indeed, Lin Yue exposing her identity by defeating Daile was expected.

It was logical for the Special Affairs Group to seek her out.

He glanced at Lin Yue for her response, and she pointed towards the door and then at him.

Should I take over?

Qin Chuan looked at Lin Yue curiously, then spoke loudly, "Come in."

The knocking ceased.

After a while, Su Yuanshan came in smiling, his surprise fleeting when he saw Lin Yue standing up.

"It seems that Miss Lin Yue's illness doesn't need to be worried about anymore." He smiled and took out a document, "I am here to invite Lin Yue to become a collaborator with the Special Affairs Group on behalf of the group."

"This is an agreement with minimal constraints; Qin Chuan has also signed it before.

"Let me see."

Before Su Yuanshan came in, Lin Yue had completely erased the traces of her crying, and her voice had returned to its usual tone, somewhat indifferent. She took the agreement from Su Yuanshan, looked over it, and signed her name.

"I probably won't be acting alone much." She handed the agreement back to him, speaking softly, "I'll be working together with Qin Chuan moving forward."

"No problem." Su Yuanshan smiled, "The two of you joining forces is a good thing considering the current situation."

"Then I won't disturb you any longer."

Su Yuanshan turned around to say goodbye and thoughtfully closed the door behind him as he left.

Once Su Yuanshan had left, Qin Chuan couldn't help but look at Lin Yue with excitement on his face. "So we are going to act together next?"

"Do you not want to act together with me?" Lin Yue said with a smile that wasn't quite a smile as she looked at Qin Chuan. "You think I'm too weak?"

"How could that be?" Qin Chuan shook his head like a tambourine. "Give it some more time, and you might become even stronger than me."

He was a step late, but he had just witnessed the moment Lin Yue killed the Storm Demon Lord.

The current situation of Lin Yue was similar to his first battle with the Tide Demon Lord, where both involved a Spiritual Beast breaking through to Epic Rank while mastering the corresponding Spirit Descent.

However, the strength of the Tide Demon Lord at that time and the Storm Demon Lord now was starkly different.

Back then, the Tide Demon Lord, right after emerging from the instance channel, had forced its return to Legend Rank by devouring the flesh of Demon Beasts. In contrast, the Storm Demon Lord had just appeared and displayed his full strength due to unknown reasons, barely weaker than the peak Tide Demon Lord.

Under these circumstances, Lin Yue's ability to grievously injure and kill her opponent meant that her strength had surpassed Qin Chuan's at that time.

When the Extraordinary Value was the same, there were many factors that could determine strength.

Like Ji Huai, who, with absolute skill and seasoned Cultivation Method, rarely met an equal.

But Lin Yue was unskilled and had been exposed to Cultivation Methods much later than others.

Her reliance was on Extraordinary Theory.

Knowledge is power, and in the era of Extraordinary Descent, it was no empty talk.

Skills and Cultivation Methods still had the potential to be compensated for and caught up with.

But Extraordinary Theory was an area difficult to compensate for.

After all...

Life will deceive you, but math won't.

When math says no, it means no.

"Since that's the case…" Lin Yue grabbed Qin Chuan's hand and sent him a team invitation for the instance.

"Let's go as a duo!"

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"Ding—"

Once again entering the Dream World, Iron Hammer mysteriously produced a gong and struck it forcefully, laughing, "Congratulations to the President and Vice-President on successfully saving the world!"

"Iron Hammer, what's this?" Qin Chuan couldn't help but laugh.

"I'm not at the site where the Tide Demon Lord appeared, but the battle was broadcast live throughout White Bear Country." Iron Hammer's expression grew a bit serious. "The situation was terrifying then. When the Emperor Bomb couldn't do anything to the opponent, we were almost in despair."

"Fortunately, the President appeared just in time to prevent Blue Star's power from being absorbed by the Otherworld."

"It was indeed dangerous," Qin Chuan nodded.

White Bear Country's attempt to use the Emperor Bomb would naturally communicate with Yanhuang ahead of time.

At the time, Qin Chuan was high in the sky, waiting for the explosion of the Emperor Bomb to decide whether to intervene.

The nuclear weapons that terrified people before the Extraordinary Descent didn't even get a chance to detonate in front of Dalaisai, surprising everyone.

"Post-Extraordinary Descent, weapons and equipment need to advance with the times," Leonhardt added with a slight shake of his head. "The things of the old era must eventually be abandoned."

"Click—"

A faint, gentle sound suddenly occurred, drawing everyone's attention.

"Chirp!!!"

Little Blue shouted in alarm, shooting up from its crouched position in the pit, staring in amazement at the Dragon Egg that was slightly moving.

"Is it about to hatch?" Yue Li cried out, rushing forward.

Qin Chuan took a deep breath and followed closely.

Red Leaf and Evelyn widened their eyes, about to approach to see what was happening, but Leonhardt and Iron Hammer swiftly held them back.

"A newly born Life views the first life it sees as its parents," Leonhardt smiled at Red Leaf. "For now, let's stay back here."

Meanwhile, Iron Hammer relayed the same message in Russian.

Realizing their prior actions were a bit reckless, Red Leaf and Evelyn obediently stood still, intently staring at the Dragon Egg from a distance.