<b>hapter </b><b>167 </b>


    <b>Chapter </b><b>167 </b>


    <b>Roy </b>felt he shouldn’t harbor any resentment toward Joshua just because he had been identally carried in the previous game.


    Joshua’s aplete novice, as green as they came. It must have been an idental slip, Roy wondered.


    In fact, it really was just a slip. Joshua had intended to rush forward to protect Shermaine, but in the process of clicking on other skills, <b>he </b>inadvertently activated his ultimate ability, swallowing Shermaine whole.


    With the enemy constantly attacking him, he ended up running away with Shermaine inside his character.


    As a result, Roy charged in, only to have a perfect near–miss with the enemy.


    Joshua had never been exposed to video games in his life. This was his first time ying, and despite having done some research beforehand, he found it very hard to adapt.


    “No worries, Joshua. I could have survived that just now. It’s just that your moves threw me off,” Roy said.


    Joshua remained expressionless and silent.


    However, Shermaine couldn’t help butugh. Their call was still connected, and Joshua could hear herughter clearly.


    Shermaineposed herself and said, “Let’s head back to base and heal up.”


    “Sure,” Joshua replied. He had an extraordinary learning aptitude, but surprisingly, he seemed to be a ck hole when it came to esports.


    Joshua didn’t have many expectations when he started ying; he just wanted to be closer to Shermaine<b>, </b>to step into her world.


    Fortunately, they still managed to break through the enemy’s defenses and win the match. Afterward, Shermaine decided she was done ying for the night.


    Since Shermaine was done, Joshua naturally followed suit and logged off quickly.


    After shutting down the game, Shermaine remembered something, and her fingers danced lightly over the keyboard. Soon, she found the forum and Twitter, where Shalene used to be very active before her mind went haywire.


    Shalene was a girl who loved beauty. Her social media was almost entirely about makeup, fashion brands, and celebrity chasing.


    The TV shows she watched were mostly melodramatic romance dramas, and she rarely watched any adrenaline–pumping anime.


    It was clear that she wasn’t interested in anime.


    ‘So <i>how </i>did mechas and warnes end up in her memory?‘ Shermaine wondered. ‘Perhaps it has something to do with the crystal coffin. If that’s the case, then this is really something.’


    After all, such mechas and warnes didn’t exist in the current civilization, and even in a few decades, they might not appear.


    The universe is vast, and there are too many


    unknowns.


    Shermaine’s curiosity about the crystal coffin was piqued once <b>again</b>.


    “Sheary?” Joshua said.


    “Yes?” Shermaine snapped back to reality, closed herptop, and seeing that it was gettingte, she decided to chat <b>with </b><b>Joshua </b><b>for </b><b>a </b><b>few </b><b>more </b>before going to sleep.


    She sat on the bed with her phone, finally aligning the camera with her face, and teased slightly. “<b>Mr. </b>York<b>, </b><b>how </b>was <b>your </b>experience <b>ying </b><b>the </b><b>game </b>


    with <b>us</b><b>?</b><b>” </b>


    <b>Chapter </b>167


    <b>The </b><b>experience </b>was far <b>from </b>good. At any time, he was always the one who nned and strategized<b>, </b>allowing no room for any mistakes <b>or </b>riska <b>However</b>, when it came to controlling a game character, he stumbled.


    Joshua looked at the video, where the lighting was a bit dim.


    Shermaine’s skin was delicate, her eyes held a smile, her lips were a deep red, and her hair fell casually over her shoulders. Even <b>through </b><b>the </b><b>screen</b>, he was still captivated by her beauty.


    Joshua had seen many beautiful women, but Shermaine was different.


    At this moment, Shermaine was wearing pajamas that she had never worn when Joshua was around.


    It was a two–piece set, with what seemed to be a camisole underneath and a thin outer garment on top. The outer garment was loose, revealing the graceful lines of her neck and the prominent corbones.


    Joshua’s throat felt a bit dry, and he wanted to drink some water. He slowly replied, “It was quite average.”


    “You’re just making trouble for yourself.” Shermaine could guess his thoughts.


    Joshua smiled, “Sheary, although the experience was quite average, I was still happy to y the game with you.”


    Especially that skill of Tam Keech<i>, </i>swallowing Shermaine whole and running away with her<b>, </b>was particrly interesting.


    ‘Yes. A super terrible record, getting dominated by the enemy. We kept dying over and over. All the setbacks he’s never experienced in his life, <b>he </b>probably faced in the game,‘ she thought to herself.


    Shermaine curled her lips into a smile and thenzily yawned. “I’m sleepy.”


    Joshua noticed that Shermaine’s hair was a bit damp. “Dry your hair before you sleep.”


    Without <b>a </b>shower cap, the back of her hair easily got wet during the shower.


    Shermaine pulled the nket up,y on her side, and ced her phone aside. “It’ll be fine as it is.”


    Joshua wanted to say something more.


    Shermaine didn’t give him the chance, saying, “Goodnight, get some rest early,” and then abruptly ended the call.


    With Joshua not by her side, he truly couldn’t do anything about her.


    The long night stretched on<b>, </b>and so did the longing.


    The next day, James drove with Kingston on the highway and finally arrived in Basterel around ten in the morning.


    The murderer of Wendelyn was him. James directly handed him over to the police department<b>, </bpleted some procedural handovers with the authorities, and then drove away.


    Immediately following, there was an overwhelming spread of news that Kingston had attempted to kill Joshua’s fiancée but failed, and had sessfully murdered the Jean family’s adopted daughter<b>, </b>Wendelyn.


    For a while<b>, </b>the stock market of ck River Company was in turmoil<b>, </b>teetering on the edge of danger.


    Shermaine, apart from learning cursing skills from Bianca, had an additional task to asionally observe Shalene.


    Shalene had be particrly fond of drawing and was prone to talking nonsense, speaking words <b>that </b><b>others </b>couldn’t understand.


    Shermaine meticulously recorded everything.


    <b>12:09 </b><b>Thu</b><b>, </b><b>12 </b><b>Jun </b>G


    Time flew by, and before they knew it, it was March 5th, the season when spring warms and flowers bloom,


    The good news that came with it was that the skincare products Shermaine had developed, due to their incredible effectiveness, quickly sold like hotcakes after promotion. Within a week, the first batch of goods was sold out.


    Oliger Company stood out among many well–known major skincare brands.


    Chloe was still in the process of recuperating, with her surgery scheduled for April.


    Shermaine woulde over at that time.


    And March 15th was Shermaine’s birthday. Janice had instructed Shermaine that she must return home before her birthday.


    784


    Before leaving Xenhall, Shermaine, without Bianca’s knowledge, went back <i>to </i>the ancient tomb of the Cursed Queen. Shermaine was truly curious about the crystal coffin and wanted to solve the mysteries in her heart.


    However, upon her return, the crystal coffin had vanished from the altar, nowhere to be found..


    Its disappearance was not without reason. Judging from the scene, someone hade here stealthily and used some special method to shield the maic field fluctuations of the crystal coffin, stealing it away.


    At the Basterel airport, at nine o’clock at night, it was Ross who came to pick up Shermaine. Joshua had wanted toe, but Ross had beaten him to it. Shermaine had told him not to bother.


    Shermaine’s return this time was naturally to first go back to the Jean residence and then to Riverswood Vi.


    The siblings, after a long time apart, hugged each other. After that, Ross took her luggage, and the two of them headed toward the parking lot.


    The bustling city, with its bright lights and vibrant nightlife, weed Shermaine back to the Jean residence.


    Upon her return, Janice fussed over her, even preparing a pot of soup, worried that Shermaine, having been in the backward ce of Xenhall, hadn’t been able to eat anything nutritious<i>. </i>Shermaine seemed a bit thinner and needed to consume more nourishing food.


    Shermaine, however, didn’t feel that she had be thin. Even after Joshua left, supplies were sent to her ce every now and then.


    Ruth tried to get close to her, but Shermaine’s coldness left her at a loss.


    As for Jameson, upon returning from outside and seeing Shermaine, instead of offering any concerned greetings, he said, “You’re back just in time.


    “Go tell Joshua that Kingston has already paid a heavy price, and he should stop suppressing the ck River Company.”


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