ARBW Chapter 05

The Guardian who had taken the customer service task arrived at Lin Mian’s house only after the people in the live stream urged him repeatedly.

His lack of cooperation was not out of pity for Lin Mian and the others, but because he had eaten something bad and was suffering from diarrhea when he accepted the task.

As for the other Guardians in the small town, there were only a few of them, and the others had to attend to different matters. Even though he was feeling unwell, this task could only be handled by him personally.

By the time he finally arrived, Pei Yuhuai was slightly leaning forward, listening to Lin Mian speak.

Yes, he truly resembled a gentleman, every movement exuding maturity, steadiness, and gentlemanly grace.

For instance, at this very moment, Lin Mian was lying on the bed talking to him, and to avoid appearing condescending, he deliberately leaned down a bit.

What Pei Yuhuai did not know was that the character he registered in the game was a one-to-one replica of himself.

This meant that not only did the character share his voice, but even his appearance was identical.

Pei Yuhuai stood at 189 cm, roughly equivalent to 190 cm in height.

Broad shoulders, a narrow waist, long legs—he had the standard model physique.

Due to his exceptional handsomeness and tall, upright posture, he did not appear foolish despite his height.

On the contrary, because of his striking looks and the fact that he had a quarter of foreign blood, his eyes were much deeper than those of ordinary people. He had even been scouted by talent agents back in high school.

Unfortunately, Pei Yuhuai had no interest in becoming a star. His family was relatively wealthy, and his parents would never allow him to pursue a career in entertainment.

So in the end, he did not enter the entertainment industry but obediently followed his family’s plans, attending university to be groomed as the heir.

Lin Mian looked at the tall, handsome man in front of him. Even though the other party was deliberately leaning down, there was still an indescribable sense of pressure.

It was not a feeling of threat, but rather… how to put it, it was a feeling of being attracted to the other person while also feeling suppressed by him.

As Lin Mian was lost in thought, Pei Yuhuai opened the voice chat in the game, and his voice came through.

“Excuse me, have you encountered difficulties and need my help?”

Upon hearing this, Lin Mian looked at him nervously.

Yes, he needed help; he needed someone to rescue him from this place.

However… he glanced at the surveillance cameras in the room, his pale lips parted slightly but he dared not respond.

He had already warned the other party that a Guardian was coming, which was an extremely risky thing to do.

If he were to say anything else now, he feared that if the other party could not take him away, he would face terrifying punishments in the future.

For someone like him, what was truly terrifying was not death, but the idea of wanting to die yet being unable to, living on like a plaything.

Before Pei Yuhuai could wait for Lin Mian’s response, the tardy Guardian had already arrived.

As soon as Brother Wu saw the Guardian, he immediately pointed at Pei Yuhuai with a smug expression and shouted, “You’re done for, kid! You must die here today.”

The Guardian gave a slight bow to Brother Wu, then stepped forward to grab Pei Yuhuai’s arm with his gloved hand.

Just as Pei Yuhuai was about to turn around, he heard Lin Mian, who had been silent, suddenly say with determination, “Be careful, the Guardian is very dangerous.”

Seeing that Lin Mian was still defending an outsider at this moment, the Nobles in his live stream could not help but curse loudly.

“What a shameless person!”

“Disgraceful whore, getting all flustered just because of a handsome face.”

“Exactly! We’ve given him food and a place to stay, yet he never showed us a good face. Now he sees someone good-looking and is all over him.”

“Shameless! Once we deal with that outsider, we absolutely cannot let this disgraceful person go!”

“Let’s throw him to the outer city later, let a bunch of Lower Class People have their way with him, hahaha.”

…

Lin Mian tried hard to ignore the barrage of comments on his watch. He was taking a gamble, betting that this person was different.

If he won the bet, the other party might be his lifeline.

As for losing the bet, well, losing would just mean a bit more suffering.

After all, no matter how much more or less suffering there was, it seemed there wasn’t much difference.

Thinking this, Lin Mian couldn’t help but reveal a bitter smile.

At that moment, Pei Yuhuai had already turned to face the newcomer.

From Pei Yuhuai’s perspective, which was also the perspective of the phone screen, he saw a fully armed NPC dressed in what looked like a security uniform, wearing a helmet, protective goggles, and carrying firearms.

He was unsure if this person was the hidden BOSS of the task, so for safety, he took out the silenced gun from his backpack.

The Guardian looked at Pei Yuhuai and said, “Noble Sir, please cooperate with my work. This is not a place you should be.”

As he spoke, seeing that Pei Yuhuai remained completely still, he had no choice but to raise the gun in his hand.

At that moment, the Guardian’s name above his head turned red.

Yes, these people had names displayed above their heads in Pei Yuhuai’s phone.

When he did not know the other party, their names were randomly assigned by the system based on Pei Yuhuai’s impressions of them.

For example, Brother Wu, whom Pei Yuhuai found to be lewd, had the name “Lecherous Middle-aged Man” above his head.

The unconscious girl, whom Pei Yuhuai thought was a pitiful girl, had the name “Pitiful Young Girl” above her head.

As for the young man lying on the bed, he looked exceptionally beautiful. Yes, even though Pei Yuhuai saw a chibi version, the other still looked very beautiful. So in Pei Yuhuai’s phone, he had the name “Sickly Beautiful Young Man” above his head.

Thus, for this Guardian, since Lin Mian called him Guardian and Pei Yuhuai had not seen his face, his name was simply “Guardian.”

When the Guardian raised his gun at Pei Yuhuai, the phone system automatically classified him as an enemy. Enemies could be killed, and after killing a red-named enemy, the player would not receive any negative buffs.

This meant that red-named enemies were like zombies; no matter how many the player killed, it would not affect their mental state.

Almost at the moment the Guardian raised his gun and his name turned red, Pei Yuhuai drew his gun and shot him dead.

Yes, it was that clean, swift, and direct.

After all, from his perspective, the other party was just a red-named monster.

Anyone who has played games knows that if you don’t kill a red-named enemy, you’re just waiting to be killed, right?

Having swiftly taken down a red-named monster, Pei Yuhuai was about to turn to the sickly beautiful young man, who seemed to have something to say to him. Just then, Pei Yuhuai noticed a treasure chest had dropped to the ground.

Huh?

Is this really a BOSS?

No way, have game BOSSes become this weak these days?

What Pei Yuhuai did not know was that it was not that this Guardian was too weak, but that the small gun in his hand was too powerful. The silenced gun given to him by the system could take down any Mutant or zombie with a single shot to the brain.

Pei Yuhuai had played shooting games before and was quite good at them, so his aim was pretty accurate.

That shot he just fired hit the Guardian right between the eyes, resulting in a headshot.

Even though the Guardian was wearing a bulletproof helmet, against the weapon in Pei Yuhuai’s hand, which was beyond this world, the helmet was as fragile as paper.

Pei Yuhuai did not dwell on whether the other party was weak or not; seeing the treasure chest drop, he immediately went to pick it up.

The treasure chest would not open automatically; he would need to open it later. Pei Yuhuai saw this and did not open it immediately but looked at the lecherous middle-aged man.

This red-named monster was summoned by him; he wondered if he could continue to bully the other party to attract more red-named monsters.

Killing monsters and farming treasure chests had always been a favorite activity for gamers.

Back in university, Pei Yuhuai often teamed up with a few roommates to run dungeons, just for the joy of opening treasure chests after finishing.

Now, even though he was older, his love for opening treasure chests had not changed; he still particularly enjoyed farming monsters and opening chests.

Thinking this, Pei Yuhuai walked towards the lecherous middle-aged man.

Meanwhile, on the other side, both Lin Mian and the middle-aged Noble, as well as the Nobles in the live stream, were already dumbfounded by Pei Yuhuai’s actions.

They had long noticed that this young man was a bit arrogant, but they never expected him to be so bold as to ignore the Guardian and directly shoot him dead.

The Nobles in Lin Mian’s live stream had gone crazy.

“No way, no way, did he just kill a Guardian like that?”

“Yeah, that’s a Guardian, a Mutant! He… he’s that impressive?”

“Either he comes from a wealthy family and is fearless, or… he’s just a young bull…”

“No matter how young and reckless, a Guardian shouldn’t be that easy to take down, right? That gun in his hand definitely has some issues.”

“Then the previous speculation was wrong; it was guessed that he was a Mutant disguised as a Noble. Now seeing that special gun of his, which can easily blow up a bulletproof helmet, it seems only some rich young master could possess it.”

“Now that you mention it, I hadn’t noticed that his gun seems to be studded with diamonds.”

“At this point, let’s not discuss diamonds; hurry and contact the other Guardians in the town. This kind of person is too dangerous; we must control him.”

“But… his status should be quite high, and he wields such a powerful weapon. Wouldn’t sending the Guardians over be a death sentence?”

“What does it matter if they die? Are their lives less important than a Noble’s?”

“Exactly, hurry and contact the town’s organizers’ customer service!”

…

While they were clamoring to contact customer service, Pei Yuhuai had already approached the middle-aged Noble.

The middle-aged Noble, who had been so arrogant before, was now filled with terror as he faced Pei Yuhuai.

“No, no, buddy, let’s talk this over calmly.”