Chapter 99

Chapter 100: No Need to Type 1, Type the English Version “The Memorial on the Expedition”

Li Hai Sheng plummeted in free fall; the wind crushed his mouth so hard he could barely speak, and he screamed: “Aaaah, help…!”

He spun in every direction as he dropped past Qian Qi, and when he saw her floating in midair, his face went pale with shock. [What is going on? Why can she float? Is she an Awakener with Flight Support? No, none of that matters. Help! I am about to die!]

He waved his arms and legs to get her attention and shouted at the top of his lungs, but he was too far away and the wind swallowed his voice.

[Why did I come into this stupid Dungeon? And that idiot Chen Tong told me to act weak so she would protect me. Great idea, genius. Maybe give me a way to speak to her first!] The distance kept growing, and he had no chance to plead or act pitiful.

All he could do was pray Qian Qi was kind. He lifted his head with a tiny bit of hope, then blinked when she drew closer. [Huh? She is really coming? Maybe she is as kind as Chen Tong said.]

If Qian Qi had known someone called her kind, she would have grinned until her features ran wild, then bashfully slapped him and said: “Why are you telling such a hard truth?” But she did not know. She clutched the System panel, her small face brimming with excited, slightly twisted glee, and urged: “System, catch up! He has Defense Armor. He must be rich!”

The System did not want to obey its commander, but the words “rich man” made it tilt its panel and accelerate straight toward Li Hai Sheng.

Rich man, rich man! Long live the rich man!

When the System panel leveled with him, Qian Qi met Li Hai Sheng’s startled, hopeful eyes. He cried like someone grabbing a life line: “Qian Qi, save me!” He squirmed in the air, trying to latch onto her.

The System quickly slid back. It refused to carry a second person.

Qian Qi sized him up. She could not hear his voice at this speed, so she opened her Light-Brain, typed bold, super-sized letters, and angled the screen for him to read.

Qian Qi typed: [??????]

Li Hai Sheng stared, dazed: [???]

[What did she draw? Why can’t I read it?]

She frowned and muttered: “Can’t read? So he is not from Country R.” She erased the line and tried another language.

Qian Qi typed: [??????]

Li Hai Sheng blinked harder: [??? What is that supposed to be? I still can’t read it!]

“This too? Then he is not from H Country. French, maybe?” She dug around in the dusty corners of her memory and typed: [putain? fuck?]

Li Hai Sheng fell silent: [I don’t know the first word, but I sure understood the second!]

He glanced at the deadly abyss below, now rushing up at him, and flailed in panic: “Save me! Can you please just save me first!”

Qian Qi did not know lip-reading, but she recognized the shape of “you damn.” She slapped her thigh and said: “Oh, so you are local! Say that sooner. I saw you doing extreme sports and thought you were from abroad.”

System: […]

[Right, keep pretending. You know there are only two languages in this world, and you are still teasing him.]

“Alright, alright, locals are easier to talk to.” Qian Qi erased the French and typed in the local language, very politely: [Hello, big bro. Do you need help? If you don’t, type 1. If you do, type the English version of ‘The Memorial on the Expedition’~]

Li Hai Sheng blinked: [???]

[The Memorial on the Expedition? What is that? I have never heard of it. If you do not want to save me, just say it. Why make it hard for me?]

Feeling like a turtle trapped in a glass bowl, he finally remembered to open his own Light-Brain and replied: [Save me! I am not trying to die! I am a hero here to clear the Dungeon and help the people!]

Qian Qi’s jaw dropped and she typed: [Where did this idiot come from? What level are you to clear a Hell Dungeon?]

Li Hai Sheng froze: [??? This is not what I expected.]

Deciding Chen Tong’s advice could not be trusted, he erased his message and tried again: [Save me first! I will pay you!]

That line hit Qian Qi right in the heart. She looked him over once more and typed: [How much are you offering?]

Li Hai Sheng typed: [500,000, how about that?]

Qian Qi clicked her tongue: [So your life is only worth 500,000…]

Li Hai Sheng typed fast: […1,000,000! I really do not have much money. I am only a D grade Awakener!]

Qian Qi shook her head: [1,000,000? I spend more than that to raise a dog.]

On the edge of collapse, Li Hai Sheng typed: [3,000,000! 3,000,000, okay? That is really all I have! Please save me!]

Qian Qi rubbed her chin. 3,000,000 was acceptable. She typed: [Then give me your Defense Armor as a deposit. I will save you after that.]

She eyed him. He really did not look like a good person. This Dungeon had been empty for over twenty years. Why did someone show up the very day she entered, and right after her? It was hard not to be suspicious. Still, doubts never stopped her from chasing a windfall.

She stared at his Defense Armor and snickered to herself. That set did not look cheap. It might cost several million.

Li Hai Sheng typed: […Fine, but once we land, you must give it back to me!]

He did not even know what level this Dungeon was. Without Defense Armor, he would be dead meat if they met a Magibeast. He could hand over money, but not the armor.

Qian Qi pouted and typed: [Deal.]

Li Hai Sheng took off the Defense Armor and handed it over. He had thought it through. From this height, he would splatter even with the armor on, so he might as well bet on Qian Qi’s honesty.

Luckily, honesty was one thing she had. She took the armor, grabbed his arm, and brought them both safely to the ground.

The second his feet touched down, he lunged for the armor. Qian Qi stepped back and asked, “Where is the money?”