Chapter 108 I Don’t Want to See You Die Even in a Game


    Surprised to see Chloe dragging Brian into the game, Lena asked, “Why did you bring him here?”


    Chloe sighed helplessly. “He insisted.”


    “But I need to finish a quest today. Can he even keep up?” After all, Brian looked like the greenest newbie


    there was.


    “It’ll be fine… I guess? He’ll just stick to me in the game and won’t get in the way while youplete your quest,” Chloe said, ncing at Brian beside her.


    Lena exhaled. “That’s a relief, but why does he want to y a game with you? That sounds weird.”


    Brian was the head of the Steele family and Steele Group. Since when did he have so much free time?


    “Is it strange for a boyfriend to join his girlfriend in a game?” Brian’s cold voice suddenly sounded out of


    nowhere.


    Lena, who was both in the game and on a voice call with Chloe, nearly dropped her phone when she heard his voice. “Is he with you?”


    “Yeah.” Chloe didn’t deny it.


    “And when exactly did he be your boyfriend?” Lena pressed.


    “A few days ago.”


    A high–pitched squeal came through the voice call. “Why didn’t you tell me this huge piece of news, Chloe? Back in school, I even dragged you along when I went bar–hopping to meet cute guys!”


    Sensing Brian’s intense stare from beside her, Chloe cleared her throat and exined, “I was going to tell you in person when we met. Didn’t you say you had a quest? Focus on that first.”


    Lena finally calmed down and got back to business.


    It was a tactical shooter game where squadspleted quests and gathered resources while fending off ambushes from rival yers.


    Lena had failed this quest several times because she’d been wiped out by other squads, so she’d begged Chloe for help tonight.


    Chloe and Lena had yed the game before, and tonight’s squad of six included three familiar old teammates. They instantly fell into rhythm.


    Chloe only gave Brian a single instruction. “Just stick close to me and don’t fall behind.”


    “Got it,” he replied.


    One of the teammates asked Brian, “Hey man, is this your first time ying?”


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    Brian gave a quiet hum in response.


    “What’s your name?”


    “Brian Steele.”


    At that, the three other teammates of the squad fell into shocked silence before someone said, “Wow!


    You’ve got the same name as the famous Mr. Steele of Corvessia!”


    Anotherughed and chimed in, “This feels like we’re ying with the richest guy in Corvessia!”


    “No way Mr. Steele would have time to y games with us, so stop dreaming! But that’s a cool name, man. Maybe you’ll get rich sometime in the future too!”


    Lena almost rolled her eyes speechlessly. She wanted to scream. “This is the richest man, Brian Steele,


    that you’re ying a game with. And yes, he does have the time for a game!”


    As the squad of six advanced, Brian stayed glued to Chloe’s side. He watched as she controlled her


    avatar to lift a rifle with practiced ease and took down enemies with ruthless precision. Her movements


    were smooth and efficient, and she was even able to assist her teammates when needed.


    Right now, she was like an unstoppable, fearless goddess of war on the battlefield.


    Brian found his eyes drifting from the game interface to Chloe’s face. As she sat next to him, her fingers


    moved deftly across her phone, skillfullymanding her avatar.


    Her confidence in the game made him wonder if she’d been just as impressive when she’d led the special forces in the military. It felt as though she’d never belonged in small, ordinary spaces but in a muchrger


    world.


    “Don’t get distracted. Stay close!” Chloe called out.


    As Brian snapped back to reality, he shifted his gaze away from Chloe and maneuvered his avatar to


    follow hers closely.


    As the squad neared the target, several enemy squads suddenly swarmed them. It was clear that the other squads had joined forces to take down the strongest squad first.


    “Damn it! How is anyone supposed to finish the quest like this?” Lena cursed in rage, ducking her avatar into cover. The rest of the squad followed suit and scrambled to hide from the attacks.


    Chloe turned to Brian and instructed, “Don’t follow me. Find a ce to hide!”


    Without waiting for an answer, she charged toward the enemy under the protection of cover.


    Brian watched her avatar on the screen. Even in a game, he didn’t want to be apart from her.


    If there was one regret he had, it was not enlisting when Chloe had joined the military. He hadn’t been there to stand beside her, to share the risk, and to be the one she could count on with her life.


    But even if he couldn’t change the past, he could, at the very least, stand by her side in this game.


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    He charged after her, just as enemies closed in from all sides.


    Chloe yelled into the squad voice channel at Lena, “Lena, you guysplete the mission, and I’ll hold


    them off!”


    Since she wasn’t on a quest herself, it didn’t matter if she sacrificed her avatar to take out the enemies in


    the game.


    “Got it!” Lena promptly responded. While Chloe took on the enemy fire, Lena and the other three teammates cut around the fireline and headed straight for the quest target.


    Chloe went all out, facing wave after wave of enemy yers alone with her ultimate skills. But the enemies pressed harder, bullets and grenades forming a deadly closing in around her.


    She fought hard to buy time until finally, Lena’s voice came through. “Alright! Questplete!”


    Chloe let out a breath of relief. She was almost out of ammo, and it seemed almost inevitable now that she would go down in a ze and take her enemies with her.


    Suddenly, the enemies closest to her dropped one by one. While she was too stunned to react, she heard her teammates‘ voices erupt in the voice channel.


    “Chloe, is Brian really a newbie who’s never yed this game?”


    “This guy’s insane!”


    “<i>No </i>way he’s human!”


    Chloe looked over at Brian. He was using a beginner–friendly rifle she’d handed him earlier, firing shot after shot with deadly uracy. Each shot hit a critical spot.


    She’d seen his shooting skills at the shooting range and knew he was a dead–eye, but this was his first time ying the game. The fact that he was defeating enemies like a pro shocked Chloe.


    When thest of the enemies fell, Chloe watched the screen as Brian moved his avatar so that it slowly approached hers. Then, his voice rang in her ears. “Even in a game, I don’t want to see you in danger.”


    In that moment, Chloe’s heart skipped a beat.


    Her cheeks still felt warm even after they’d logged out. She said, “Well, it’s gettingte. You should get some rest, and I’ll return to my room now.” <fn825f> Official source is F?ndNovel</fn825f>


    “Wait.” He caught her hand.


    “What’s wrong?” she asked, puzzled.


    He leaned back on the couch and tilted his head to look her straight in the eyes. “Is it <i>true </i>that you went bar–hopping with Lena for cute guys?”