Love NPC in Nightmare Game - Chapter 120

Chapter 120: The Real World 18

Several small spaceships were quietly stationed outside the planet, when suddenly these ships simultaneously activated and flew quickly towards a certain location on the planet.

Alan had left these ships here, so that in the worst case scenario, they could escape in time.

Although these ships were no match for the massive mothership in size, their speed was faster, even faster than ordinary spaceships which would be unable to catch up with these seemingly inconspicuous small ships.

At this time, Alan had already escaped from the mothership, and behind him, apart from two subordinates who had been following him all along, there was only Xia Yan left.

Xia Yan had followed them on his own, and at this moment, Alan couldn’t bother with him and could only let him tag along.

The four of them were all in mechs, flying at high speed towards the sky, and after meeting up with the spaceships, they would immediately change direction. They were very familiar with this part of the star domain, so they had already planned out which places they could escape the pursuit, and which places they could hide.

The more critical the moment, the clearer Alan’s mind became. The mech had already detected the movement of the mothership. Although he had failed this time, the next time he met Alvia, he would definitely not let him off easily.

Alan fled so quickly because he knew he could never win in a direct confrontation with Alvia. After all, that person was like a monster, able to survive even a starship explosion unscathed. However, he still had a trump card, and would definitely not lose so easily.

The distance between the spaceships and mechs was getting closer and closer, and they knew that once they entered the spaceships, they would be safe.

The night on the planet was exceptionally long, and the brilliant starry sky was shining brightly, calm and peaceful.

Suddenly, a dazzling white light cut through the night sky, and something in the sky exploded.

The Mo tribe people who were still hunting for the invaders all looked up, seeing a fiery red object slowly descending from the sky where it had been burning.

“Mo Lan, this is…” one of the Mo tribe people looked at the sky that seemed to be burning, with awe and barely concealed worry in his eyes.

They were not afraid of the ferocious invaders, but only of the weapons used by these people, which could destroy everything with a wave of the hand. He was worried that this was reinforcements for the invaders. Although they could use the night and terrain to battle these people, they could not withstand such weapons with their physical bodies alone.

Mo Lan gazed up at the sky, the red glow reflected in her jet-black eyes. “Don’t worry.”

The Imperial Emperor was on their planet. If there really was any trouble, it would be for those invaders.

Alan was closest to the exploding spaceship, and he saw with his own eyes the ship being attacked and turning into a massive fireball in mid-air.

Had the Imperial reinforcements arrived?

It should take three days to reach here through the wormhole, so how could they have arrived so quickly?

The four spaceships that had come to assist him had already started attacking.

However, the biggest advantage of these small spaceships was their speed, while their firepower was relatively weak. Now, they were just trying to buy time for Alan through their attacks.

They hadn’t even seen who their opponent was yet.

The starry night sky was illuminated by flashes of fire, and the sounds of bombardment continued incessantly.

Zhou Zhou had also heard the commotion outside.

“Don’t worry, it’s an acquaintance who has come,” Alvia explained after seeing Zhou Zhou’s concern.

An acquaintance?

Zhou Zhou thought it was the people who had been scattered from the starship, but in the end, the person he saw was someone he never expected.

“Heya?”

In the end, Alan still entered the small spaceship, and at the same time, he also saw the ships that had attacked them.

Those were not Imperial military ships. The ships had many colorful graffiti drawings, highly distinctive. They belonged to a very famous mercenary group in the Empire. Alan never expected that Alvia would have connections with these mercenary groups.

The Empire star domain was vast, and due to the large population, many professions had emerged. Mercenary groups were considered a profession with a very long history in the Empire.

They were commissioned for tasks such as exploring unknown star domains and planets, searching for various animals and plants, and other tasks that the military could not handle.

And now, the ones who had entered the planet were the mercenary group led by Heya.

These people split into two groups, one went after Alan’s spaceships, and the other landed on the ground under Heya’s command, entering the large mothership to clear out Alan’s remaining forces.

As for Zhou Zhou, this was the first time he had seen Heya in reality.

The person who came towards them was still exceptionally tall, casting a shadow that seemed to block out all light.

Zhou Zhou was very surprised. It had been a long time since he had last seen the other person. Heya had left a message saying he had something to take care of, and then never came online in the game again. Zhou Zhou never expected that they would meet again in the real world, under these circumstances.

Heya nodded at Zhou Zhou, then solemnly looked at Alvia, saluted him, and began reporting the situation outside.

Behind Heya, there was also a group of people. These people were all extremely tall and sturdy, although not as tall as Heya, but still exceptionally large. At this moment, they were peeking at their leader curiously, and also staring at Alvia and Zhou Zhou with strange expressions.

That’s the Imperial Emperor, right? The real person?

He’s not dead?

Didn’t the news reports say that the Emperor’s starship had exploded?

And why does the boss know the Emperor?

The expressions on these people’s faces were very rich, and even the slow-witted Zhou Zhou could see at a glance how perplexed they were.

But now he couldn’t be bothered to study their expressions either. Zhou Zhou was also looking back and forth between Alvia and Heya, with the same perplexed expression.

After Heya finished his report, Zhou Zhou finally couldn’t help but ask, “When did you two get to know each other?”

Their familiarity with each other suggested that they had known each other for a long time, so they must have known each other before playing the game?

But why did they act like complete strangers in the game?

Heya: …He really had forgotten about this. As soon as he came in, he went straight to report to His Majesty, forgetting that Zhou Zhou didn’t know they were acquainted.

Alvia did remember. Initially, it was to monitor Zhou Zhou from up close, so he had Heya deliberately approach him. Later, when he guessed Zhou Zhou’s true identity, and at the same time realized that Heya was not really suitable for the Nightmare City, who could have imagined he would actually be afraid of such things? So in the end, Alvia had him do other tasks.

He didn’t have time to explain to Zhou Zhou, as Heya had already come in. As expected, Zhou Zhou immediately thought of this matter.

Heya remained silent for a moment, then suddenly gestured, and the group of people behind him immediately sprang into action. They first treated those who were severely injured, then captured all those who had been knocked unconscious by Alvia. Heya also found an excuse to leave.

He wasn’t very good at speaking, so it was better to leave the explanations to His Majesty.

Heya’s reaction made Zhou Zhou realize that these two must be up to something. He stared straight at Alvia, putting on a fierce look, waiting for Alvia’s explanation.

As they walked out of the ship, Alvia explained, “I had originally planned to explain everything clearly before Heya arrived, but then the situation with Alan happened, and I didn’t get a chance to explain. But I really have known Heya since I was little, and it was not a coincidence that you got to know him in the game either…”

Alvia felt a bit embarrassed too, because at the time he had been presumptuous, thinking that Zhou Zhou was deliberately getting close to him, only to encounter a “Sea King”.

Originally Zhou Zhou was a little angry at being deceived, but then he thought about how he had always felt his disguise was very good, yet it was seen through after leaving Love Academy. He felt regretful.

If he had known earlier, he wouldn’t have bothered disguising himself, being nervous every day for fear of being discovered, and having to rack his brains to lie. It turned out these people already knew.

“Who else knows? Do Xue Li and Ke Li know?”

“At that time, I only suspected your background, so not many people knew. In the game, it was probably just me and Heya who knew.”

Zhou Zhou nodded. That was better. Next time he met Xue Li and Ke Li, he would definitely tell them his identity. He couldn’t have Al knowing while leaving Xue Li and the others in the dark.

The two walked out. All the doors on the ship had already been opened. When Alvia had knocked them unconscious, he had already seized control of the ship through his spiritual power. He didn’t need to operate through any light screens; he could freely control the entire ship.

So for the mercenary group, dealing with the remaining forces on this ship was extremely easy.

Any place where there were people had been locked, but before they could find a way to enter, the doors automatically opened. And there weren’t many people left on the ship, so they didn’t even need to use force to capture them all.

The storage rooms and weapon rooms were also wide open. When the mercenary group’s people saw all this, their eyes lit up. Although their group was already quite wealthy, who doesn’t like good stuff? These things were probably looked down upon by the military, but they really needed them.

This mission was way too easy.

By opening the ship’s permissions, Alvia meant for them to freely load and take away anything. This ship had already exceeded the scale that ordinary people could possess, so it had to be confiscated. But the things on the ship could all be taken away by Heya’s people.

In places where others couldn’t see, Alvia’s spiritual power was constantly roaming through every corner of the ship. Although he was chatting with Zhou Zhou, every operation on the ship was carried out accurately and perfectly.

“Let’s go find Mo Lan first. I don’t know how they’re doing now. You said they captured those people, but I don’t know if anyone got hurt, since those people all had weapons.”

Zhou Zhou was worried about Mo Lan and the other Mo tribe people, and his pace quickened.

Alvia followed him, also increasing his pace. He didn’t tell Zhou Zhou that Mo Lan and the others were already surrounding them. It was better to let him see for himself.

Basically, there was nothing happening on the ship, and they didn’t encounter any resistance. After all, the leader of these people had already run away, so it was meaningless for them to resist to the death. That’s why Heya went outside.

“Boss! Boss! What’s wrong with you?”

As soon as the two went out, they heard someone calling out in panic. Zhou Zhou saw that the person they were calling out to was Heya.

“What happened to Heya?” Zhou Zhou walked over.

“We don’t know, the boss just suddenly collapsed!”

On the wasteland, Heya was lying straight on the ground. His companions had surrounded him, at a loss, while others were calling for a doctor to come quickly.

Alvia didn’t move. Zhou Zhou looked at Heya on the ground, then at the nearby shadows, scratched his head, and said with some difficulty, “He must not be accustomed to this planet’s climate, so he’s fallen ill from the environment.”

“Fallen ill from the environment?” Clearly Heya’s companions didn’t believe it. They had been to many planets with extreme climates, so how could Heya fall ill from the environment?

“Yeah, that’s what happened to us when we first came too. We passed out for a while before waking up. No need to call a doctor, he’ll be fine after adjusting for a bit.” Zhou Zhou racked his brains to explain.

After all, he couldn’t say that Heya had fainted from being scared by the Mo tribe people. These were Heya’s companions, and Heya probably didn’t want them to know about his fear of ghosts.

Not far away, in the darkness, many Mo tribe people in black robes were silently watching.

Because they didn’t know the intention of this new group of people, they stood far away without making any moves. If these people were in cahoots with those invaders, they would take action.

But in reality, before they could take any action, the leader of that group had already fainted.

Heya had been training since childhood, and his level of spiritual power was also very high, so he could see some things in the night too. Although he couldn’t see as far as Alvia, seeing the faces of the Mo tribe people in the darkness was enough.

The resentful woman from the game had left a huge impact on him. Now in the night, there was a group of people who looked very similar to the resentful woman. For him to remain silent and simply faint was already his limit.

“Right, Al? You also passed out when you first entered this planet, didn’t you?” Zhou Zhou was able to mix truth with lies as he lied, it seemed he really had grown.

Alvia looked at Zhou Zhou, who was winking at him, and amusedly nodded along. “I did pass out.”

Really? But if the Imperial Emperor said so, could it really be an issue with this planet?

Just as Heya’s companions were doubting it, the Mo tribe people finally came out.