Chase Game

Ling Yi got out of the car at the entrance of the residential area. When saying goodbye, Li Qingping reminded him to go to the association on Sunday.

He started the car and turned to walk into the residential area.

This time, he paid special attention to any changes in his surroundings. Fortunately, nothing unusual happened on his way home.

Li Fang's house was locked up tight, and no one knew what would happen to the house.

But none of that mattered to him anymore. All he wanted to do was order takeout and take a shower while he waited for it to relieve the fatigue of the afternoon.

At that moment, he had no idea that a few minutes later, he would appear in an unexpected place.

……

Zhang Qiang had been playing games all afternoon and was now squatting in a private room at the internet cafe, watching anime and eating twice-cooked pork fried rice.

Ling Yi bought this fried rice for fifteen yuan. The private room was the six-hour right to use it that he won by playing solo with someone.

"So, are you my master?"

The female character on the computer screen was heroic and valiant, with a resolute gaze, and her silver armor shone with a sacred radiance under the moonlight.

The screen was filled with comments like "Our king is as beautiful as a painting" and "Wherever our king's sword points, our hearts follow."

Zhang Qiang was also very excited. If he wasn't afraid of spitting his food on the keyboard and getting blacklisted by the internet cafe, he would have shouted something at least a couple of times.

"Ah, I wish I could summon beautiful girls too..."

After the initial excitement, he inevitably felt a sense of loss, because there is no magic in this world.

【Ding! 】

[The chase game installation is complete]

When two lines of text popped up in the lower right corner of his computer screen, he thought they were new GG terms from Legend.

Then came the computer lagging, the webcam turning on, and facial recognition—a series of actions that allowed player Zhang Qiang to successfully register.

[Player Zhang Qiang, your unique skill for the Fugitive class is "Summoning".]

[The chase game begins. This time, the game scene is "Forest".]

[This game has a time limit of thirty minutes. Please note that the pursuer has an extremely keen sense of smell.]

[Zhang Qiang, the fugitive, begin your escape!]

The computer screen flashed a white light, so bright that Zhang Qiang couldn't open his eyes.

When the white light dissipated, Zhang Qiang found himself no longer in the internet cafe.

Surrounded by towering trees, he swallowed hard, thinking to himself:

Where the hell did this come from?

Is this still in China?

In an instant, he thought of the online novels he had read. Could it be...?

"roar!!!!"

A roar that echoed through the forest interrupted his thoughts, and he instinctively sensed a threat rapidly approaching him.

Although he didn't understand the situation, he felt he shouldn't stay where he was and had to run.

However, the sense of crisis in my heart never dissipated; on the contrary, it grew stronger and stronger.

Zhang Qiang was a sports student with excellent physical fitness and good speed, but at this moment he only had one thought in his mind:

You can't outrun them.

We need to find a way...

Zhang Qiang is never stupid; he has a quick mind and is a genius when it comes to tactical adjustments and on-the-spot adaptability.

At that moment, he looked at the only thing he owned.

Skill: [Summon]

However, using the skill requires drawing a magic circle, and there's a cliff ahead...

Zhang Qiang gritted his teeth and decided to take the plunge and climb the tree!

Fortunately, even the smaller trees here are large enough for a dozen or twenty people to encircle, not to mention the larger ones.

He quickly chose a large tree with many protruding trunks and branches to climb. Just as he reached the first branch, his pursuer appeared in his sight.

It was a magnificent tiger with a huge, round head, attached to powerful jaw muscles, and an astonishing bite force.

Below that are the scapulae, which stand tall like jagged rocks, and the muscular, especially thick, forelimbs.

Its fierce eyes were fixed on Zhang Qiang, and a low, warning growl came from its throat.

"Grass!"

Zhang Qiang couldn't help but swear, because he knew that the forest was a tiger's hunting ground and also a master at climbing trees.

Even in dire straits, there was still a glimmer of hope. He sat on a branch, broke off a piece of wood, and gestured towards the air. A moment later, a circular summoning circle was imprinted in the air.

The giant tiger had arrived at the foot of the tree. Zhang Qiang threw away the wooden plank, placing all his hopes on it, and summoned it randomly, not knowing what he would summon.

But I can't worry about that now, I just hope that if I clap my hands together, whatever I shout will come true:

"Come forth, my Saber!"

Ling Yi had just finished ordering takeout when she received a notification:

[You have been randomly selected by fugitive Zhang Qiang for a summoning. You can view his situation through the summoning circle and have the right to choose whether to respond to the summons.]

what?

Ling Yi's first reaction was that they shared the same name, but then a picture appeared in her mind: a man and a tiger climbing a tree.

"Holy crap, it really is Qiangzi?"

Ling Yi was shocked, but the giant tiger in the picture was obviously faster, and Zhang Qiang would be caught up soon.

The situation is extremely urgent and cannot be delayed any longer.

Ling Yi cursed:

"Damn it, Qiangzi, you've got to call me grandpa this time!"

[You have chosen to answer the call, and will share the identity of "Fugitive". Either you or the fugitive Zhang Qiang can continue the game if either survives.]

[You are about to enter the game. Ling Yi, the fugitive, please begin your escape.]

Zhang Qiang waited for a long time without any movement, and the giant tiger was getting closer and closer to him.

Just when despair was about to be extinguished, the summoning circle suddenly shone brightly.

Your random summon has been answered.

Could it be that—

Could it be that blond-haired king with the ahoge (cowlick)?

Is the scene I've imagined countless times about finally going to come true right now?

He was even prepared to say that sentence:

Yes, I am your master.

However, reality is harsh.

"Damn it, Zhang Qiang, is that the guy you summoned?"

"If you don't kowtow to me and call me 'Grandpa' when we get back, I'll make you pay!"

The summoning circle he had been eagerly anticipating produced a figure that instead brought him immense disappointment.

Where is my Saber?

Even if you don't have Saber, you can have your future, powerful self answer the call of your present, weak self!

Why Ling Yi of all people?

This is terrible. We got a buy-one-get-one-free deal with this big tiger.

His current mood is like a wilderness left after being forcibly trampled by ten thousand alpacas.

It was a kind of calm, so calm that only one thought remained in his mind:

Enough! Destroy this absurd world!

What happened next was even more absurd.

He watched as Ling Yi pulled out a large blanket from somewhere, mumbled some incantations, and the blanket flew up.

Ling Yi quickly climbed up. He was glad that he had chosen the magic carpet as his prize for the winner, and it came in handy at this moment.

But seeing Zhang Qiang still standing there in a daze, he cursed:

"Damn it, aren't you coming up here? Are you just waiting to get eaten?"

So Zhang Qiang also took action, but he said with lingering fear:

"I thought you didn't know anything, and that I'd get myself killed by a tiger if I tried to harm you."

Hearing this, Ling Yi felt a sense of relief:

You've got some conscience after all. I won't let you call me Grandpa anymore, but you still have to kowtow to me!