The Return Of The God Level Assassin

Chapter 1210: A LITTLE STRATEGY MEETING

”THIS is the second time, Captain!” Eclipse huffed, then gave Shen Ji Yun a pitying look. ”I get it—Iʼm devastatingly handsome, but you should know Master only has eyes for you.”

Bai Ze burst out laughing. ”Ji Yun, I never took you for the jealous type.”

Shen Ji Yun merely cleared his throat and took a seat beside Luo Yan—a transparent attempt to hide his embarrassment that made Luo Yan chuckle under his breath.

”Besides,” Eclipse continued with a dramatic sigh, ”Master isnʼt even my type.”

Luo Yan raised an eyebrow. ”Iʼm not your type?”

”No offense, Master,” Eclipse said as he plopped down beside him, ”but youʼre too pretty. If I were looking for a partner, Iʼd want someone who wouldnʼt outshine me and make me look like a squid. Only a real man like the Captain can handle that kind of pressure.”

”Then Iʼm a real man too,” Bai Ze declared, puffing out his chest with exaggerated pride.

”Me too,” Luo Jin muttered, his eyes flickering toward Su Yuqi.

Su Yuqi caught his glance and bit the inside of her cheek to stop herself from blurting out youʼre adorable—which would have mortified Luo Jin on the spot.

Shen Ji Yun, meanwhile, pointedly stayed silent.

Luo Yan pinched Eclipseʼs cheek. ”Only insecure people worry about being outshone. Youʼre not that shallow, are you, Eclipse?”

Eclipse pouted. ”But I am kind of shallow.”

Luo Yan almost laughed at that.

”But do we really need to appear tomorrow in person?” Luo Jin asked, changing the topic.

Luo Yan glanced at his brother, immediately recognizing the worried frown on Luo Jinʼs face. He didnʼt even need to ask what he was worried about—he knew exactly what was bothering him.

”Is it because of your avatar and game name?” Bai Ze asked, grinning. ”Well, it is kind of… funny, I guess?”

Something sharp suddenly flew through the air, nearly hitting Bai Ze square in the forehead. If he hadnʼt jerked his head aside at the last second, it wouldʼve stabbed him.

”What the hell, Su Yuqi?” Bai Ze snapped, glaring at the dagger now embedded in the wall behind him.

”Donʼt tease Ah Jin,” Su Yuqi said flatly, then turned to Luo Jin, her voice softening. ”Donʼt worry about that stuff. Your avatarʼs cute, and youʼre handsome. As for your game name—” She shrugged. ”You are a young master, and you are amazing. If we win tomorrow, no oneʼs going to care about your avatar or name. Theyʼll just remember you as part of the champion team.”

Luo Jinʼs tense expression melted into something warmer. ”...Thanks, Yuqi.”

Luo Yan was slightly surprised by how smoothly Su Yuqi managed to ease his brotherʼs worries so easily. It seemed that the visit of Luo Jin in B City really made the two much closer.

Bai Ze rolled his eyes with an exaggerated sigh. ”Do we really need another pair acting like Ji Yun and Xiao Yan? One lovesick duo is more than enough for this team.”

Su Yuqi snorted. ”Donʼt project your single-dog bitterness onto the rest of us.”

”Okay,” Shen Ji Yun cut in before Bai Ze and Su Yuqi could escalate things into an actual PVP match right then and there. ”Letʼs focus on discussing tomorrowʼs finals first.”

When everyone had quieted down, he continued:

”We all know that the theme for tomorrowʼs match is [Battle Royale]. Do you have any opinion about it?”

”A battle royale typically means fighting until only one remains standing,” Luo Yan began. ”But since this is a team match, some rules might not apply. And given this is the game staff weʼre dealing with, I wouldnʼt put it past them to add some kind of twist.”

”True. It definitely wonʼt be a standard battle royale,” Su Yuqi agreed. ”We should prepare for the worst-case scenario.”

Bai Ze crossed his arms. ”Battle royales are unpredictable by nature. The game staff could add environmental hazards or sudden rule changes at any moment.”

Luo Jin nodded. ”The lack of intel is the real problem. We wonʼt know the map layout or potential dangers until weʼre already in the thick of it.”

”Then we prioritize adaptability. We could split into two pairs and one scout—close enough to support each other but far enough to avoid being grouped as a single target. Try to conserve resources until the final phase, and be ready for anything,” Shen Ji Yun gave a simple strategy. ”There are a lot of other ways we could go about this. If you have any other ideas you want to share, feel free to do so.”

They kept refining their strategy until the system forced them to log out, the gameʼs time limit for a player to remain inside the game finally cutting their discussion short.

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That night, inside the Luo family mansion...

The entire family gathered for dinner, the table laden with more dishes than usual—a celebration of Luo Yan and Luo Jinʼs victory in the semi-finals.

”So, the finals are tomorrow,” Luo Wei Tian said, setting down his chopsticks. ”Weʼll be there—your brother and I—to watch your match in person.”

Luo Jin looked up from his bowl. ”Arenʼt you both busy?”

”We can take one day off,” Luo Ren said with a shrug. ”The company wonʼt collapse just because weʼre gone for a day.”

Luo Wei Tian nodded. ”Weʼve missed most of your matches in this tournament. Ah Ren and I... we felt we should at least be there for the finals.”

”What time should we log in to watch tomorrow?” Luo Ren asked.

”You wonʼt need to log in, Brother. Just come to Dragon Dome - the system will stream everything live to the stadium screens while we play,” Luo Yan answered, smiling at his older brother.

This seemed to pique Luo Renʼs interest. ”How would that work?”

”Thereʼd be some kind of set-up with VR helmets, right?” Luo Jin said, looking at Luo Yan for confirmation.

Luo Yan nodded.

”Then we can all leave together tomorrow,” their father said, sounding pleased at the idea.