PUBG: I told you to provide cover, but you spammed the crossbow.

The aroma of grilled cold noodles, hand-pulled pancakes, and fried skewers wafted through the air from the food street.

Chen arrived at his usual grilled cold noodle stall: "Boss, one order of grilled cold noodles, with sausage and spicy strips, and extra tomato sauce."

"Alright, young man, the usual, right?" The boss deftly took out a cold noodle and placed it on the hot plate.

Chen nodded, found an empty small table to sit down, took out his phone and casually scrolled through videos, completely forgetting about the chance encounter just now.

Not far away, Yu Xiaoying was being pulled forward by Li Di and Yao Rui. She looked back every three steps, her eyes red, feeling both regret and anger.

Chen didn't glance in that direction again from beginning to end. After finishing his meal, he bought some fruit and then leisurely returned to school.

At midday, couples strolled hand in hand under the shade of the trees on campus, while boys played ball and sweated on the playground.

Chen muttered to himself, "I really don't know what I was thinking. Sweating in the middle of the day is ridiculous."

As soon as I entered the dormitory building, my phone beeped with a message. I took it out and saw that it was a message from Su Xinyu.

"Chen Zhe, our school has formed a PUBG club."

PUBG (PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds) community?

Chen twitched his lips and replied, "Oh! I don't want to participate."

"There were so many people, lots of gaming pros were there, and quite a few pretty girls too, it was super lively."

Chen tapped casually on the screen, replying crisply: "Not interested, not participating."

Just seconds after the message was sent, Su Xinyu called: "Chen Zhe, I've already told the club members that you're really good at games, and it would be embarrassing for me if you didn't come."

"Just come with me and see for yourself, okay? You don't have to join us, just join in the fun. There are so many people, it's really fun."

Chen, unable to resist her persistent pestering and too lazy to refuse any longer, could only helplessly reply, "Okay, where are you? Shall I come over now?"

"I'll be waiting for you in room 202 on the second floor of the school cafeteria." Su Xinyu happily hung up the phone.

Chen put away his phone and turned to walk towards the main cafeteria.

The nearby cafeteria was quite crowded, mostly with students who had just woken up from a nap and were there for lunch since they didn't have classes in the morning.

Ascending the stairs to the second floor, I found a large number of people, mostly freshmen with youthful innocence and curiosity on their faces, as well as many sophomores and juniors.

Everyone had a phone in their hand, most of them were on the game stats screen, some were scrolling through data, and some were showing off to their friends.

Chen spotted Su Xinyu at a glance.

She was wearing a white dress and had her hair in a high ponytail. She stood outside room 202, looking around. When she saw Chen Zhe walking over, she immediately waved and called out happily, "Chen Zhe, over here!"

Chen nodded politely: "It's so hot, you must have nothing better to do."

Su Xinyu rolled her eyes at him and said with dissatisfaction, "You definitely wouldn't say that if it were Yu Xiaoying."

Chen did not answer. This would have been true in the past, but not now.

"With so many people, when are we going to get there?"

Su Xinyu glanced around, tiptoed and leaned close to Chen Zhe's ear, whispering, "I know a senior, so we don't have to wait in line."

After saying that, she pointed to room 202 and said, "Let's go in."

The interior is decorated mainly in black, with the classic logo of the battle royale game printed on it, making it particularly eye-catching.

The small room, which is about 30 square meters, contains three round tables and four or five small stools around them.

Most of them were boys, dressed in casual or sportswear, and some were wearing headphones.

Some were discussing game controls on their phones, while a few guys dressed in trendy brands, with neatly styled hair, were playing the game.

A number of students were watching them.

There were also a few girls, pretty and cute, dressed in simple T-shirts and skirts, huddled together and talking quietly.

"A pentakill! That gun pull was so cool!" One of the girls couldn't help but exclaim softly, but then quickly covered her mouth with her hand so as not to disturb others, looking at the boy playing the game with admiration.

"Senior Lin Dong, I've brought you the genius." Su Xinyu grabbed Chen Zhe's arm and pulled him to a man wearing glasses.

These words drew the attention of many people around Chen Zhe.

Chen was dressed in a simple white T-shirt and black casual pants. He was tall and handsome, and although he didn't dress up, he stood out here.

However, his expression was indifferent, and he exuded a sense of detachment, which made him stand out from the lively atmosphere.

The man was intently controlling his game character to run to a high point to prepare for an ambush. Hearing the sound, he looked up and smiled, "Junior Su, you've arrived."

His gaze swept quickly over Chen Zhe, then returned to the screen. After the character lay prone, he gave Chen Zhe another look and casually asked, "What's your record?"

"Didn't I say I wasn't going to participate?"

"No, if I participate, you have to participate too."

Lin Dong paused for a moment, his expression changing as he said, "Don't want to participate? Then you can leave."

"That's right, if you're not going to participate, then hurry up and leave. Don't waste the time your seniors are taking care of others."

"He doesn't seem like any great master to me. He's probably just self-proclaimed."

"I guess it's because when Senior Lin Dong asked about his record, he immediately said he wouldn't participate, clearly because he was afraid of losing face."

Chen glanced indifferently at the people around him, raised an eyebrow slightly, and said nothing.

At this moment, a senior student in charge of reception came forward and looked Chen up and down.

This senior student's name is Zhang Hao. He is the vice president of the PUBG club and a third-year student.

He wasn't very tall, was slightly overweight, had a buzz cut, and wore black-rimmed glasses. His eyes behind the lenses revealed a hint of arrogance.

He was wearing a black short-sleeved shirt with the logo of a PUBG (PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds) club, paired with jeans and limited-edition sneakers.

He wore a formulaic smile, his tone somewhat condescending: "Student, if you don't want to participate, then leave."

"Senior Zhang, he's participating," Su Xinyu answered for him, then rolled her eyes at Chen Zhe, warning him not to talk nonsense or she would get angry.

"If you're going to participate, then don't bother Lin Dong. Actually, it doesn't matter whether your record is good or bad. Since you don't want to show your record, then just join as a regular member, go over there to sign up, and each person just needs to pay 40 yuan for the club fee."

Hmm? 40 yuan?

Chen frowned, puzzled, and asked, "Aren't club fees always 20?"

Zhang Hao frowned slightly, his face showing obvious impatience: "Ordinary members pay forty. Don't think it's expensive. There will naturally be skilled people to guide you and teach you how to play."

He paused, glanced at Chen Zhe sideways, and softened his tone slightly: "Of course, if you really have the skills, the price will be halved, only twenty. You can even make money by escorting people to win games in the future."

"Our club is officially certified by the school, and we regularly hold intra-school competitions, as well as opportunities to participate in inter-university competitions."