Guide on How to Fail at Online Dating - Chapter 17

Jing Huan was typing when she saw a few dark clouds appear overhead. Instinctively, she wanted to move, but ended up typing letters into the chat box instead.

[Current] Little Sweet Scene: hhhhhhh

[Current] Lovesickness Doesn’t Care: You can still laugh?

After speaking, the magic wand in her hand suddenly changed form, turning into claws and directly lunging at Jing Huan.

« It’s not fair, I was just trying to dodge her skill… » No time to type, he could only mumble quietly in the voice chat.

Xiang Huaizhi drew his sword and stepped forward, standing in front of Xiao Tianjing: « Hmm, stop talking, take cover. »

After Jing Huan bought the account, her competitive points were reset. After winning three consecutive matches, the system recognized her hidden strength as very high. With Xin Xiang Wang Zhi on the team, it wasn’t surprising that they were matched against Chun Xiao.

Xiang Huaizhi furrowed his brows slightly. The two opponents were both professional players. During the years he hadn’t registered, they had led the team representing the server in the all-server PK tournaments, and their skills were impressive.

In this round, they might not win.

Brother, I remember Xiang Si Bugu was also a Fox Fairy Cave not long ago? » Jing Huan dodged backward, « How come now he’s become a mage?

« This year the magic system was strengthened, maybe he switched classes for the upcoming guild war, » Xiang Huaizhi said.

The two collided in the center of the map, each hitting the other with attack skills. Xiang Huaizhi equipped himself well and dodged several of Xiang Si Bugu’s skills. After about ten seconds, Xiang Si Bugu had lost half of his health bar, while Xiang Huaizhi had only lost 30% of his health.

Brother, you’re amazing! » Jing Huan immediately flattered him and threw out a pool of blood, « Brother, quickly drink my milk!

Xiang Huaizhi snapped, « …….. Speak properly. »

Jing Huan was momentarily stunned, then sneered coldly. As expected, people with a mind full of filthy thoughts interpret everything as something lewd!

He said innocently, « I am speaking properly. »

The blood pool landed right at Xiang Huaizhi’s feet, and his health immediately increased by a small amount.

Jing Huan: « Brother, I just got milked!! »

As soon as the words fell, Chun Xiao, who had not moved, slightly raised her hand. A lotus flower suddenly appeared under Xiangsi’s feet, and with a whoosh, it instantly replenished her health bar to full.

Hey, it’s full.

Jing Huan: « …… »

Xiang Huai saw her silence and, somehow, couldn’t help but chuckle. Then he said calmly, « Chun Xiao is from Putuo Mountain. All the equipment attributes add healing effects. The difference in sects is not your problem. »

The arena is a place of wins and losses. Xiang Huai took it lightly. He glanced at the map, considering whether to forcibly kill Chun Xiao. After all, as long as Chun Xiao stood at the back, it would be difficult to deal with Xiang Si’s recklessness.

At this moment, Xiao Tianjing suddenly ran past them at a rapid speed. She jumped onto a large rock and swiftly threw out a light-colored spider. The spider headed straight for Chun Xiao; it was the sealing skill of the Fox Spirit Cave.

Chun Xiao, seeing this, instinctively jumped to the right. But as soon as she landed, the spider stopped right in front of her toes and quickly shot out its web, sealing off her magic.

…This little Sweet Jing actually predicted her movement.

That’s right, the Fox Spirit Cave isn’t really a healer sect. Its main characteristics are flexibility and sealing. The sealing skills are very comprehensive, but the only drawback is the small casting range, making the skill hit rate low—worse than the Blood Pool.

Brother! I’ve sealed her! She can’t use magic anymore! » Jing Huan blurted out, « Am I awesome or what—

Great. » Xiang Huaizhi responded quickly, « Run fast.

Jing Huan was stunned, not yet understanding the meaning behind the other’s words, when he saw the ribbon Chun Xiao was holding suddenly transform into two long swords, and the person sped up, rushing towards him.

He immediately dodged, and Chun Xiao struck the stone with a sword; the large stone shattered upon impact.

« She is a violent-type healer, » Xiang Huaizhi said slowly as he finished his sentence.

Jing Huan, who had already delivered herself to Chun Xiao’s face: « …… »

Damn, why didn’t you say so earlier!

Watching the little fox fairy hopping around the field, Xiang Huaizhi inexplicably found it amusing, but after a while, he realized something was wrong.

One reason Chun Xiao chose to play a violent healer was her strong predictive ability; she could hit enemies without relying on skill range. But after a few minutes, the sweet Jing had only been hit once.

…Wuwuwu, she’s still chasing me! » Jing Huan asked, « Brother, how’s it going? Can you beat her?

If you can’t win, surrender; if you can, hurry up and kill her to help!!

This Chun Xiao is really terrifying. Several times he barely dodged, and since he hasn’t done PK for a long time, it’s truly exhausting.

There was no sound from that side, but the game character was still moving. Jing Huan urged again, « Brother? »

After a moment, Xiang Huai suddenly said, « Take a look at your skill bar. »

Jing Huan: « I’ve seen it, so what… »

There is a pink skill called Love Thread.

Hmm?

Throw it on Chunxiao’s face.

??? » Jing Huan glanced at the casting range of Love Thread, « Brother, this skill’s casting range is even smaller than my fingernail…

I can’t get through for now. » Xiang Huaizhi said succinctly, « Seal the life, fail and die.

……

Jing Huan gritted her teeth, bounced two stones, then quickly turned around and threw the love thread.

Unsurprisingly… it missed the seal.

He softened his tone: « Brother… »

Continue. » Xiang Huaizhi said, « Just consider her as me.

?

Just think of it as giving me blood pool, slowly, don’t rush.

Jing Huan automatically ignored the sentence he said afterward.

Taking Chun Xiao as the one she yearns for?

Speaking of which, although Chun Xiao has the image of a mature woman, she, like Xin Xiang Wang Zhi, wears black fashion and both hold long swords.

After speaking, Xiang Huaizhi took a moment to look over there; the little fox spirit was still being chased and hacked at, its tail flicking back and forth in the air.

He suddenly felt a bit foolish, wondering how he could have placed his hopes on Xiao Tianjing.

He was about to abandon his longing and first go rescue that little fox spirit when he saw the person who had been running ahead suddenly turn back and obediently cast out a thread of affection.

This time, the thread of affection hit Chun Xiao squarely, and Chun Xiao was immediately trapped in place, unable to move.

He raised an eyebrow, about to compliment the move, when a strange scene suddenly unfolded—

Xiao Tianjing, after sealing Chun Xiao, did not rush back to a safe position but instead pulled out the whip in his hand and fiercely lashed it at Chun Xiao!

A bright red « 1 » appeared on Chun Xiao’s body.

The seal of the love thread lasts only seven seconds. After seven seconds, Chun Xiao struck the stone cliff beside Xiao Tianjing again. Xiao Tianjing took the opportunity to throw out the love thread once more, hitting the target.

Then he pulled out the whip and lashed Chun Xiao again, this time dealing damage of « 2 ».

Xiang Huaizhi: « …… »

Xiang Huai said, « What are you doing? »

[Current] Chun Xiao: ?

[Current] Chun Xiao: You can do it.

Jing Huan seemed to wake up from a dream.

……Done.

……Didn’t you want me to treat her like you? » he stammered, « I just, I just couldn’t help it! I wanted to touch you more!

Xiang Huaizhi: « …… »

Jing Huan spoke more smoothly, « It means wanting to flirt and tease with brother… »

Xiang Huaizhi felt like he was almost immune now: « ……Oh? »

But it seems like she misunderstood, what should I do…

It’s okay. » Xiang Huaizhi resolved his lovesickness and immediately rushed towards their location, « Run farther away.

As a violent-type healer, Chun Xiao’s weakness was her low resistance. After chasing each other for a while, Xiang Huaizhi had worn down most of her health.

Jing Huan saw this and hurriedly said, « Wow, brother, are we going to win? »

Just as Xiang Huai was about to respond, the little spider beneath Chun Xiao disappeared—the spell seal time had expired.

Jing Huan was using the Fox Fairy Cave for PVP for the first time and wasn’t used to it yet. She couldn’t instantly reapply the seal. Chun Xiao swiftly switched the ribbon, lightly waved her hand, and instead of healing her own low health, she directly used a rescue skill.

Xiang Huai thought to himself that this was bad.

The fallen Xiang Si, ignoring being rescued, immediately used her sect’s ultimate move on Jing Huan.

The ultimate skill is a guaranteed hit, a three-strike magic combo. Jinghuan’s equipment isn’t fully assembled yet, and her health bar was instantly wiped out by these three magic hits. The little fox spirit suddenly fell to the ground, its large tail covering the entire game character.

[Team] Little Sweet Jing: …

[Team] Little Sweet Jing: QAQ Waaa!!!

The Heartward faction is a damage-dealing class with no healing skills. Fortunately, Chunxiao’s skill cooldown is long. He said, « Don’t worry, we can win. Wait until I kill Xiangsi Bugu, then I’ll use a potion to heal you, otherwise you’ll be controlled as a corpse. When you get up, seal Chunxiao first. »

Before he finished speaking, a line of prompts flashed before his eyes.

[Because Chun Xiao and Xiang Si refused to admit defeat, you have directly won this match.]

[Congratulations to Xin Xiang Wang Zhi for defeating Chun Xiao and Xiang Si Bugu, achieving a four-game winning streak!]

Since Jing Huan was in a dead state at the end of the battle, not only did she fail to earn points, but 3 points were also deducted.

It is obvious that the opponent chose to flee in order to prevent him from scoring.

This tactic has existed for a long time, but few people use it because it’s too sneaky. Losing is losing; there’s really no need to resort to this. Almost every year, there is a conflict among the Nine Heroes caused by this tactic.

Jing Huan sighed; he really was quite wronged.

Xiang Huaizhi: « Sorry. »

Jing Huan was momentarily stunned: « Hmm? What’s wrong? »

Didn’t manage to save you. » Xiang Huaizhi asked, « How many points were deducted?

It’s nothing, I just forgot to add the seal myself. And only three points were deducted.

Xiang Huai responded with a « Hmm »: « I’ll take you back by force. »

Jing Huan hadn’t yet understood what it meant, but feeling intrigued, she first spoke up in the game.

[Current] Heart yearns for it: Let’s fight one more battle.

Because the other teams are still fighting, the lounge now only has their team and Chun Xiao’s team; this remark was obviously meant for them to hear.

[Current] Chun Xiao: Okay.

[Current] Lovesickness disregards: Afraid of you?

[Current] Little Sweet Scene: [Surprised]!!!

[Current] Little Sweet Scene: Wait! Harmony brings wealth, harmony brings wealth… Why don’t we take this opportunity to clear things up? Fighting and killing is so bad QAQ

Damn! He doesn’t want to fight these two in PK wearing this trash gear at all! Winning would be luck, and if he lost, wouldn’t it be utterly embarrassing?!

[Current] Lovesickness Doesn’t Care: What is there to say between you and me?

[Current] Reckless longing: You lied to me about the gang elder, that’s one thing, but you even dared to mess with my wife. The fact that I haven’t doxxed you already is me being very lenient with you!

Jing Huan was a bit confused: « Who is her wife? Isn’t she a woman? »

Xiang Huaizhi paused: « I heard that she and Chun Xiao are a couple. »

Jing Huan suddenly understood.

No way, the original owner of this account really has no morals, being attracted to both men and women is one thing, but also hitting on a married woman?

[Current] Little Sweet Scene: That’s the original owner’s mess, it has nothing to do with me, sister QAQ

[Current] Lovesickness Regardless: I don’t believe it.

[Current] Little Sweet Scene: If you don’t believe me, listen to my voice, it definitely doesn’t sound anything like the original owner!

[Current] Lovesick: You turned on a voice changer, didn’t you?

… Damn, I got caught.

Jing Huan decided to try a different approach.

[Current] Sweet Jing: … I didn’t! [Angry]

[Current] Little Sweet Scene: You idle folks in the Leisure Pavilion usually bully me, kill me, and insult me, and I’ve endured it all!

[Current] Little Sweet Scene: But you cannot fabricate my sexual orientation in front of the one I love!!

[Current] Little Sweet Scene: This is my bottom line! My heart, my soul, my body, all belong to Brother War God!! I never hit on your wife!!! [pounds the table] [angry]

As soon as this sentence was sent out, both Xiangsi and Chun Xiao were still dumbfounded on the spot, when Jinghuan’s interface suddenly changed—they had entered battle.

Xiang Huaizhi couldn’t stand it anymore and directly clicked on match.

His brows twitched repeatedly, suddenly feeling that he might have been crazy just now, actually wanting to bring this little fox spirit to win back the points.