Chapter 1158: Chapter 1158: Spin-off – The World of Live Streaming 127

Ada didn’t come back until midnight.

When she went out, she wore a hat and a hoodie, but she came back with her hair disheveled, wearing only the dark T-shirt underneath.

Nick opened the door for her, looked her up and down, “What happened?”

As soon as Ada came in, she closed the door, hurried to the window to peek outside, agitated, “Several people were following me. I wandered around outside for most of the day, changed my hairstyle, and took off the hoodie. I had to take seven or eight different buses to shake them off.”

Bai Youwei and Shen Mo were in the living room, checking the supplies for tonight’s operation. Hearing this, they looked up. Ada still hadn’t taken off her sunglasses and mask. If it weren’t for the familiar voice and the distinctive long hair, they wouldn’t have recognized her immediately.

“You dressed like that and still got followed?” Bai Youwei looked at Ada in disbelief.

Ada showed an embarrassed expression, let the curtain fall, and said sheepishly, “I went to the hospital and might have been recognized.”

“Oh…” Bai Youwei understood, “You went to see Natasha.”

Ada remained silent, which was as good as an acknowledgment.

Shen Mo asked her, “Did you see Natasha?”

Ada shook her head, “No, she’s very alert. Hospital visitors must register with their real names and IDs. While I was registering, I saw Jason and some others appear in the hospital. Fearing they would see me, I left immediately, but, turns out, I was still being watched…”

Nick commented coolly from the side: “Natasha is the captain. If I were Jason, I’d make sure to guard her closely as well. If someone did her harm in the hospital, all his efforts would be wasted.”

After finishing his sentence, he couldn’t help but worry about himself: “…Hey, should I find a place to hide too?”

Bai Youwei smiled, “Once the records come out, there’ll be plenty of people rushing to protect you.”

Ada hesitantly looked at Bai Youwei, “What should we do about Natasha?”

“Jason won’t stay in the hospital forever. They’ll have to go grinding in the game eventually,” said Shen Mo. “We’ll find another chance to see her later. Let’s focus on clearing the dungeon tonight.”

Ada was silent for a while, then nodded, “Okay.”

…

By 1 am, they had cleared two simple dungeons at top speed.

As they emerged from the subway station, dawn was just starting to light the sky, and they encountered only an early-rising team, quickly brushing past them.

Despite this, Nick was still worried. Leading his teammates on a roundabout route, they arrived at a new safe house.

For the next few days, they never stayed in the same place twice, hiding like rats that shunned the light, lying low by day and active at night.

This clearly showed how much Nick valued his life.

This situation continued until Bai Youwei managed to get a third 999 score, which completely turned the situation around.

— Nick posted on a public forum, hiring bodyguards through a strategy guide: Anyone who can guarantee his and his teammates’ safety for the year could share the remaining high-score strategies.

This year’s quota might be gone, but there’s always next year, right?

Many players in the competitive area left messages asking about the remaining amount of the guides.

Nick respectfully asked Bai Youwei.

Bai Youwei said, “Ten.”

“Ten?!” Nick was astounded, “These people aren’t easy to fool. If you make fake strategies, they’ll tear us to pieces!”

Bai Youwei rolled her eyes irritably, “Who said anything about making fakes?”

“But to make ten strategies, we won’t have enough time…” Nick said.

To create one 999 high-score strategy, Bai Youwei needed at least three days: the first day to test the dungeon, the second day to conceive explosive combinations of different dungeon elements, and the third to revise and finalize.

This was a mentally taxing task. Nick felt Bai Youwei was being a bit extreme by casually claiming she could produce ten.

Bai Youwei replied, “Are you foolish? I could sell one 999, and the rest could be 900+, 850+, whatever score. As long as it breaks the record, isn’t that enough? Want an unbeatable high score? Sure, first come, first served, let’s see how they perform.”

Nick was filled with mixed emotions as he looked at Bai Youwei, “You really are…”

Bai Youwei raised an eyebrow, “What about me?”

Nick turned and left the room, “Nothing, nothing…”