All my teammates online are my girlfriends

"I don't believe it! I heard the cabinet in my room move, I'm not playing anymore!"

Sakiguma yelled as if her hair had stood on end, and just as she was about to reach for the logout button, Chen Xiao grabbed her hand firmly first.

"Saki, isn't it a bad idea for you to run away at this time?"

"Who would drag their best friend down with them?!"

"How can this be called dragging someone down? It's about sharing joys and sorrows!"

Chen Xiao retorted with a forced smile, saying that if Saki ran away at this moment, he would be a little panicked to walk alone.

Now that Sakuma is making a few noises, I can at least remain relatively calm.

"My cabinet really moved!"

"It must be that Cat Sanzhi went offline and came to the room to steal snacks!"

"How could this be! There must be something wrong with the room!"

But in fact...

"Are we not being suspected?"

"Then why don't we take more? We're already being treated like cat sashimi anyway!"

"Makes sense!"

Listening to Saki and Chen Xiao's conversation, Ze Zhi and Qi Xi decisively shifted the blame to Neko Sanzhi, who was still suffering.

After all, waiting online is too boring, so it's a good time to log off and enjoy some autumn breeze and a snack!

They were initially hesitant to take only one or two bags, since taking more would arouse suspicion.

Now that someone else is taking the blame, I won't hold back!

"Let me log off! If that's not possible, let me go to Lin Qiu's path. I feel safer with more people around!"

"Are you trying to steal my man?!"

Sakuma: "???"

We're supposed to be best friends, how can you doubt me like this? Can't we still be happy together?

If I want to steal it, what business is it of yours?!

324 - It's probably ruined, a good beating will fix it.

"Sakuma, are you coming down for just a little while?"

"No, I don't want to be apart from you for even a second right now!"

"Can you carry me instead? With your size, I feel like your spine is about to bend when you carry me."

"I don't want to get out of bed."

"..."

Chen Xiao looked at Wu Xiaoxiong in his arms with a regretful expression. Although she wasn't a real person in reality, the weakened perception in the game was still a bit hard for her to bear.

If it were Lin Qiu, it wouldn't matter; there's no difference between up and down.

But Saki made him feel uncomfortable, especially those two annoying things, which made him feel nauseous.

Is this guy trying to show off to me?

Chen Xiao glanced suspiciously at Saki in his arms. Saki's face was pale and her eyes were closed. She looked genuinely terrified, which lessened Chen Xiao's suspicions considerably.

I feel like even being in a group with Yunmo would be better than what I'm doing now...

While Chen Xiao was thinking this, Yun Mo on the other side was happily holding Lin Qiu's arm, and even the thought of going to save people had faded a lot.

With Ziyan and the others' skills, they should be able to hold on for a while longer, right?

"Squad leader, can you sense any movement from Ziyan and Mao Sanzhi? My detection skill doesn't seem to be working."

Lin Qiu suddenly asked, looking at the various detection skills on cooldown in his skill bar with a confused expression.

Just how big is this maze? We've been exploring it for so long and haven't received any feedback whatsoever; we can't even sense its boundaries.

"I only learned one or two detection skills, and I used them as soon as I entered the maze. They're still on cooldown."

Yunmo shook his head. He hadn't learned much about this skill. After all, he was used to just charging straight into mazes and whatever else he could find. He figured there was no one who could defeat him.

Upon hearing this, Lin Qiu scratched his face and frowned in confusion.

The area around Verola has basically been used by the strategy team as a reward trading area. Although there are quite a few maze bunkers, the cost-effectiveness is too low compared to other areas, so few people come here.

I haven't gathered much information about this area myself, so I guess I'll have to ask Sawari.

Looking at the long, winding corridor that seemed to repeat itself countless times, Lin Qiu decisively opened his friend list, but his gaze faltered when he saw Ze Zhi's blacked-out profile picture.

This guy actually logged off and disappeared?!

"what happened?"

"Sawari ran away."

Should we log off and go find her?

"Never mind, that guy probably has something on his mind, let's continue."

Lin Qiu shook his head. Although he didn't know what that guy was up to again, finding someone was the priority right now.

I can handle mazes on my own, and I only asked Zezhi to help me avoid some trouble.

Since she's not here, let's proceed as planned.

"Ah, another fork in the road."

Seeing the fork in the road appear again, Yun Mo's expression darkened slightly, and he tightened his grip on Lin Qiu's arm.

I don't want to be separated into other paths again!

After glancing at the reluctant class monitor, Lin Qiu hesitated for a moment before taking a wizard's hat out of his backpack.

"What kind of prop is this?"

"It was a reward from a hidden quest I did before; it can help guide you through the maze."

As Lin Qiu explained, he placed the wizard's hat on the ground.

Under Yunmo's curious gaze, the wizard's hat inexplicably began to sway after it hit the ground, as if something was struggling inside.

The thumping lasted only a few seconds before the brim of the hat was slightly lifted, and a furry little paw immediately emerged.

The wizard's hat weighed down on me like a mountain. After struggling with my little paws for a while, a large cat with gray and white fur finally squeezed out from under me.

Looking at the fluffy, extremely fluffy big cat, Yunmo's eyes narrowed instantly.

He clenched his hands, barely resisting the urge to reach out and touch it.

"Is that hidden quest available to only one player, or can other players also do it?"

"I'll send you the address later, it's relatively simple, just involves a lot of detours."

"it is good."

Looking at the big cat's broom-like tail, Yunmo felt a sudden itch to get his hands on it.

These adorable little pets are even more irresistible than some of the plush toys at home!

Does this have intelligence?

"I'm not too sure, since I haven't used this thing much since I got it. I just wander around the maze and eventually get to the prize location."

Are you showing off to me?

Upon hearing this, Yunmo's face darkened, and he couldn't help but glare at Lin Qiu.

Why can't I just randomly walk into the big prize area? Instead, I always end up in the trap zone, which drives me crazy.

"Cough, no, no, I'll take you to get another cat later, then we won't have to worry about most mazes anymore. For now, let's just follow it."

Lin Qiu chuckled awkwardly and changed the subject.

Under their watchful eyes, the large cat that emerged from the wizard's hat purred and shook itself before lazily turning to look at Lin Qiu.

"Ow—"

Are you sure this cat isn't a breed mutation?

Hearing the big cat's strange meows, Yunmo couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"You'll have to ask Qi Xi about that. I've never seen a cat meow like that before."

Lin Qiu stared blankly at the big cat, wondering if it was just his imagination, but the cat seemed to give him a human-like glare.

The big cat seemed too lazy to explain much, and after wagging its fluffy tail, it led the two towards the fork in the road on the right.

Four tiny feet pattered on the ground, vaguely resembling the posture of a little tiger, leaving Lin Qiu and Yun Mo stunned.

"I feel like something's off with this cat."

"At least he seems more reliable than Sawaori and Nekosae."

"Too."

After whispering to each other, the two obediently followed behind the big cat.

With the big cat leading the way, the journey seemed to go quite smoothly. The corridor, which had been gradually darkening, was gradually illuminated by a hazy white light as the cat passed by, and there was no sense of gloomy pressure at all.

After walking for a few minutes, the big cat seemed to sense something. Its eyes narrowed slightly, and it looked weak and listless as it lay on the ground.

"Why don't you leave?"

"He's probably crippled. A beating should fix him."

Big Cat: "???"

Is this even human language?!

I was just taking a break, why were they so fierce?

The big cat glared at Lin Qiu unhappily, but then lay down on the ground with its furry body and showed no intention of getting up again.

I've walked so much; I've used up all my exercise from the past year.

The big tail swayed weakly a few times, as if to declare its exhaustion, making Lin Qiu's eyelids twitch wildly.

Why does this big cat seem even less reliable than Zezhi and the others?

325 - The Human Spirit of Seeking Truth from Facts

"Aww-"

With a lazy meow, the big cat's tail swayed leisurely as Yunmo stroked it from time to time.

Lin Qiu, standing to the side, was looking at the skill description of the prop, his eyes filled with a thoughtful expression.

This thing doesn't mention any standby mechanism, so why is it not moving?

"So, have you found a way to make it move?"

"There's no such information. How about we give them some gasoline and fill them up?"

Big Cat: “???”

Have you ever seen anyone feed gasoline to a cat?!

Physics, please?

Where's the cat food?! I just wanted some cat food, was I being too vague?!

Seeing the big cat raise its tail in confusion, Lin Qiu's eyes narrowed.

It seems I guessed right!

To Yunmo and Da Mao's bewildered surprise, he actually took out a small can of gasoline from his pocket.

"Ow!!"

The big cat straightened up, quickly striking a pose of high spirits, afraid that if it continued to slack off, it would really pour gasoline into its mouth.

Damn it, in all my years in this industry, this is the first time I've ever seen something so outrageous!