I really don't want to date a girl addicted to the internet!

"Heh, so Cheng Feiyu is indeed very interested." Shen Xi didn't turn her head, her soft cheeks emitting a voice as cold as ice.

"Teacher Shen, this is too deliberate," the boy said, peering at her.

"Shut up."

In this atmosphere, the team arrived at their objective, the same energy node they had visited before.

Upon sensing the arrival of these uninvited guests, a tidal wave of small, out-of-control machines immediately surged out of the energy node, and the two sides began a fierce exchange of fire.

Cheng Fei did not step forward, and continued to use ordinary energy weapons to stay behind the lines in order to avoid being recognized by Tang Yu.

"Cheng Fei's marksmanship doesn't seem to be very good." Nagasaki Asuna, who was standing next to him, casually healed an injured player with her healing staff, glancing at him out of the corner of her eye, her tone as if she were chatting.

"I can't deny it." The boy smacked his lips, having reason to suspect that his poor marksmanship was related to his bad luck.

"Even if I miss, I'll be happy as long as I hit Nana," the sweet girl said nonchalantly.

After the boy remained silent for a second, casting a suspicious glance at her, Nagasaki Asuna met his gaze, a smile curving her lips, and she puffed out her chest intentionally or unintentionally, inexplicably smug.

"You'd better stop now." The boy had nothing to say.

The two were alone in a bunker, so no one could hear their conversation.

Not far away, a silver-haired, aloof girl held up her staff, and a crimson beam of light as thick as a washbasin shot out, sweeping across the battlefield and creating vacuum zones among the hordes of out-of-control machines, which were quickly filled in.

The tank players at the forefront of the line resisted the barrage of fine beams of light, and their energy shields and similar equipment were immediately overloaded and suffered heavy damage.

The healer players in different positions simultaneously raised their staffs, casting out soft light of different colors, barely protecting their allies.

"It seems like we can't keep everyone afloat." Nagasaki Asuna surveyed the entire battlefield and pondered for a moment.

"We might have to retreat again today." Cheng Fei nodded in agreement, then reminisced and sighed, "Nana, you're a gaming expert now too."

When the boy first took her to a dungeon to complete a system mission, the girl would even shine healing beams on the out-of-control machinery.

“Hmm~ Nana has gained a lot of experience from following Cheng Fei.” Nagasaki Asuna nodded seriously.

The boy hesitated for a moment, then said, "Nana."

"What's wrong?" The girl blinked her innocent and bewildered eyes.

"I feel there's something wrong with what you're saying."

"Hey, is Cheng Fei looking at me with prejudice again?"

"Is it my glasses that are tinted, or are you the one with tinted glasses?"

"Even if Nana has a color, it's pink. Doesn't Cheng Fei like it?"

"You'd better really be pink."

"Cheng Fei has seen it before, isn't Nana a fan enough?"

"Fine, it's my fault. Please shut up."

"Okay~ Nana has to cover her mouth again?"

"You're really hopeless." Cheng Fei shook his head, while carefully assessing the battlefield.

The Foundation's people weren't as good at the game as one might have imagined. Despite the female player named Elise frantically swinging her giant scythe, she couldn't stop the difficult situation.

You can even see Miriam, who was supposed to be in the front row, quietly retreating. Without the girls in the Corridor Research Department being protected, the fighting spirit of the British lesbians is plummeting.

"Oh, right, Nana, why don't you try that?" the boy thought for a moment.

"That?" Nagasaki Asuna looked at him, tilting her head.

“Actually, you have a new ability now,” the boy said thoughtfully.

"New ability?"

The boy nodded. "Theoretically, you can widen the area of ​​the buff effect, although I'm not sure how big the range is. Why don't you try it now?"

Since Nagasaki Asuna unlocked [The Hymn of the Goddess of Life], Cheng Fei hasn't let her experiment with it yet. He was worried about Shen Xi finding out before, but now it seems he doesn't care anymore.

"Wide-area expansion?" Nagasaki Asuna's face showed a hint of confusion. "How do I do that?"

“Sing while receiving treatment,” Cheng Fei thought for a moment.

"Eh, singing?" Nagasaki Asuna was even more confused.

“That’s right, why don’t we try humming something random first?” the boy said seriously.

"Okay, I'll give it a try?" Despite being completely confused, the sweet girl did as she was told, raising her staff with one hand and taking a deep breath while placing the other hand on her chest.

As a soft green light emanated from the tip of her staff, the girl hummed a soothing, unknown melody.

At that moment, something strange happened.

The green beam emitted by the staff quietly split into countless beams, which simultaneously connected to all friendly units in the vicinity.

Those connected by the beam of light heard a faint humming in their ears.

[The Hymn of the Goddess of Life: Through the blessing of the Goddess of Life, Nana's song will spread its amplified effects of both buffs and debuffs over a wide area, with the spread distance varying depending on perception.]

Everyone turned around simultaneously to look at the pink-haired girl who was almost completely shrouded in green light at the back of the battlefield, their faces showing expressions of utter disbelief.

Cheng Fei stared at Nagasaki Asuna, who seemed to have transformed into a lighthouse, filled with surprise and uncertainty.

Is the range of perception so large at 11 o'clock?

919. Lin Xuanqi made the decision.

In the dimly lit underground world, centered around Nagasaki Asuna, a dense green light enveloped the entire battlefield.

A healing green beam split from the tip of her staff, meandering and connecting to each player in the vicinity.

If they weren't illegally crossing the border, they would probably see their health bars recover in sync.

"What kind of staff is this?"

"Turning single-target healing into a group attack is just too overpowered?!"

As the players gazed at the sweet girl who seemed to have transformed into a lighthouse, gasps of surprise rippled through their ears.

Asuna Nagasaki hummed softly, one hand on her chest, her clear, bright eyes reflecting everyone around her. She blinked nonchalantly.

Under the influence of some unseen force, the girl's ankle-length pink twin tails swayed in the wind.

Just as Miriam was about to back down, she looked up and saw the sweet girl raising her staff to heal everyone. She was terrified and showed the moved expression of a devout believer witnessing a miracle. "Waaah... Miss Nagasaki is truly the light!"

Shen Xi looked down at the green beam of light that was also connected to her, then stared at Nagasaki Asuna, her brows furrowed.

"Wow?" Tang Yu also looked over, and the female reporter, who wasn't very good at games, let out a surprised exclamation.

On the other side, the female player who was frantically swinging a giant scythe amidst a horde of out-of-control machines turned around and looked at the pink-haired girl holding a staff. Her pupils reflected the girl's soft and sweet face. Her ferocious expression from the battle became blank, and something flickered in her eyes.

Thanks to Nagasaki Asuna's massive group healing, the battle situation, which had initially been in the enemy's favor, suddenly turned in the player's favor.

The battle ended not long after.

The players cleaned up the battlefield, looting a large amount of rare materials, and then destroyed the energy nodes.

……

The first floor of the corridor features a sky garden.

After the battle, thanks to Nagasaki Asuna's crucial role, the Corridor Research Department received several times more spoils than usual during the loot distribution.

Cheng Fei looked at the inventory on the game interface and nodded in satisfaction. "Teacher Shen, don't you think Nana is amazing now? She's going to be the face of our guild in the future."

"Whether it's because she's capable or because of someone's machinations, she knows the answer in her heart," Shen Xi said with a heavy sneer.

Beside her, Miriam was looking Nagasaki Asuna up and down, her eyes sparkling. "Miss Nagasaki! How did you do that? You were like a goddess protecting everyone at that moment!"

"Well, is it really necessary to go to such lengths?" The sweet girl smiled with her hands behind her back, a hint of helplessness in her expression.

“It’s not an exaggeration at all! Miss Nagasaki is such a perfect person, waaaah…” Miriam clasped her hands together and said with emotion.

Just as the Corridor Research Department was about to teleport away, a figure wielding a giant scythe trotted over, a look of unease on her face with a beauty mark at the corner of her eye. "Y-you, hello, my name is Elise, can I add you as a friend?"

She stared cautiously at Nagasaki Asuna, her voice hesitant, a suppressed fervor in her eyes.

"Huh? Well." The sweet girl tapped her chin with her fingertip, blinked as if sensing something, and secretly cast a pleading look at the boy on the other side.

When Miriam saw the look in the eyes of the female player named Iris, she shuddered as if she had been electrocuted, and quickly spread her arms to block Iris's way. "Excuse me, Miss Asuna doesn't add strangers as friends!"

"Who are you? Get out of my way." Elise, blocked by her, gripped the giant scythe in her hand tightly, her expression turning hostile.

“I am Miriam, one of Miss Asuna’s best friends!” Miriam’s eyes were resolute, though she spoke the last two words softly.

Elise narrowed her eyes. Her huge purple curly pigtails paired with a gothic-style black dress gave her an indescribable gloomy aura.

Suddenly, a tense, almost electric current seemed to flash between the two confronting each other.

Asuna Nagasaki looked at the boy who had approached her. "Cheng Fei, what should we do?"

The boy coughed lightly and turned his head seriously. "President, this student Elise seems to want to add Nana as a friend. What do you think is the best course of action?"

Shen Xi hesitated for a second, then nodded with a hint of displeasure, "Add it."

"The president said it's okay to add," Cheng Fei said in a businesslike manner.

"Okay~" Nagasaki Asuna obediently replied, then approached Iris, opened the game interface, and smiled, "Let's add each other as friends?"

"Okay, I'll do it right away!" Elise's scythe clattered to the ground as she frantically opened the game interface, her gloom seemingly dispelled.

"Shen Xi, how could you do this?!" Milian's eyes widened, and she was instantly enraged.

The aloof girl ignored her, her indifference written all over her cold face.

Cheng Fei leaned over and pressed down on Milian's shoulder, lowering his voice, "Senior, calm down. It's normal for Nana to be popular. What if you try too hard and get disliked?"

“Disliked by Miss Nagasaki?!” Miriam was shocked, her expression turning fearful.

The next second, she strode up to the gloomy girl named Elise, waved her arms like a penguin, and smiled warmly, "Hi, let's add each other as friends?"

Having just sent a friend request to Nagasaki Asuna, Iris, her eyes filled with suppressed anticipation, looked up, her face revealing undisguised hostility. "Who are you? Get lost."

"You?!" Miriam was struck dumb. "Junior, you saw it... Waaaaah..."

As Cheng Fei patted Miriam's shoulder, who was leaning on his, he looked at Shen Xi and whispered, "Teacher Shen, this student Elise seems a bit abnormal."

"I can see it, it doesn't matter. It's good to let the vixen get more information out of her." The aloof girl narrowed her eyes slightly.

"Teacher Shen, how could you treat Nana like a tool? That's too cruel!"

"Shut up."

Amidst this somewhat chaotic situation, Nagasaki Asuna and Iris became friends and then parted ways.

……

The next day.

Cheng Fei sat in the classroom and yawned listlessly.

The battle ended at 3 a.m. last night, and even he was a little tired today.

It's true that staying up late is bad for your health.

Those guild players obsessed with the Corridor are absolutely insane. They're so engrossed in the game that it's like they're not going to work or school. It's incomprehensible.

If he hadn't been coerced by Shen Xi, he would never have participated in such a foolish collective action.

Just as the boy was internally complaining about the internet-addicted girl directly above him, a bottle of soda water with the cap on was handed to him.

"Cheng Fei, do you want some water if you're sleepy?" The arrogant girl in the front seat turned around, her reddened eyes cautiously watching him.

The boy glanced at the obviously used water bottle, his face indifferent. "I don't need it. Besides, it's class time now. Please turn around, Miss Lin."

Lin Xuanqi came to school today, although she didn't seem to be studying at all.

"Okay." Lin Xuanqi agreed softly with a sense of disappointment, put the lid on the soda and put it in the drawer, then rested her chin on her arm and leaned on the desk.

On the podium, Zhao Ya, the homeroom teacher who usually couldn't miss any of her students' little movements, seemed completely oblivious to her behavior and continued lecturing.

The bell rang, signaling the end of get out of class.

During lunch break, Cheng Fei went to the cafeteria with his small group as usual.

"You two...were together last night?" Chen Hao and Du Xinhua exchanged a glance, looking suspicious.