Online Game: Crazy Skeleton-Chapter 1318 - 1221: First Battle with an Acquaintance

"Click."

The gaming pod opened, and Su Ran, clutching his bottom, shuffled out. At this point, he wouldn’t have cared if the sky had fallen, as he dove straight into the bathroom. After a flurry of noises, Su Ran finally took a long sigh of relief.

Comforting~~~~

This flying sensation is indescribable for ordinary people.

"Mom, Mom!"

After taking care of his personal hygiene, even before he could step out of the bathroom, Su Ran started shouting but didn’t hear a response. He walked to the kitchen and the bedroom but didn’t see his mother’s figure.

"Weird, where could she go so early? Even the pots are cold, could it be... Mom didn’t come back home all night?"

It was then that Su Ran felt that something was seriously wrong. His mood became much tenser, and his gaze grew more severe. But before he could go out to search, the door was opened.

"It’s really cold outside; those vendors must be having a tough time!"

Mom had just walked in, holding two bags of groceries and steaming with warmth. Little Black was obediently perched on her shoulder. Upon seeing Su Ran, it leaped into his arms, its little expression looking quite content.

"Mom, were you out buying groceries?"

Su Ran hurriedly moved forward, intending to help, but with Little Black in his arms, his hands were tied, and he had to give up.

"Isn’t that obvious? Do you think these groceries could have been a gift from someone?"

Mother giving Su Ran a side-glance, kicked the door closed with her heel, didn’t even bother to take off her coat, and headed for the kitchen, asking as she went, "Little Ran, why did you log off so early today? I saw you playing the game all night when I came back last night, didn’t disturb you, oh right, someone visited us yesterday, didn’t they?"

"Yes, Sister Wan came by, she even cleaned up the dishes."

Hearing his mother’s words, Su Ran finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, his curiosity hadn’t fully dissipated and he immediately asked, "Mom, where did you go yesterday? What was so urgent late at night?"

"I sent an urgent letter yesterday; the post office’s mailbox is quite far from our home, and you know that."

Mother didn’t hide anything; she smiled while giving Little Black an extra glance, "Little Black even went all the way to the village entrance. This little fellow really is spirited. So, why did Little Wan visit?"

"Sister Wan came to discuss the New Year’s event in the game with me, nothing important. Mom, even if the letter was urgent, there was no need to mail it at night. Moreover, mailing is slow; why not send a text to Dad with a cellphone... You were writing to dad, weren’t you?"

Su Ran then realized. His dad’s location had no signal, and they could only communicate through letters.

"Could it be that Dad has run into some trouble if even the letter had to be sent urgently?"

"Don’t be suspicious, there’s nothing wrong!"

Mother didn’t elaborate further with Su Ran; she entered the kitchen and put down the bags, continuing, "Little Ran, don’t worry, I’ll make you some food!"

"..."

Su Ran looked skeptically at his busy mom in the kitchen. The appearance of this urgent letter added a hint of unease to his mind. Everything about Dad was a mystery, and it was futile to expect any useful information from Mom. However, looking at Mom’s mood, nothing seemed unusual, which was quite strange.

"Meow~"

Feeling the fluctuations in Su Ran’s emotions, Little Black raised its head, looking at his face and softly calling.

"Little Black, Mom didn’t run into any trouble last night, did she?"

Looking at Little Black in his arms, a thought sparked in Su Ran’s mind, prompting him to try and communicate. As soon as he finished speaking, Su Ran felt silly. If Mom had encountered trouble, she wouldn’t be here unscathed.

Isn’t that obvious?!

"Meow~"

Little Black shook its head, its bright black eyes conveying a lot of messages, unfortunately, Su Ran couldn’t understand any.

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Su Ran stared intently at Little Black, continuing to ask questions. He believed that with Little Black’s intelligence, he could absolutely understand the meaning of his words.

Little Black kept shaking his head.

Oh well.

Su Ran gave up.

He really didn’t know what he had been thinking just now, delusionally hoping to get words out of Little Black’s mouth. He really was foolish.

"..."

Little Black silently watched Su Ran, his eyes flickering, seemingly deep in thought.

After dinner.

Su Ran, filled with doubts, entered the game.

This urgent letter made Su Ran feel like the truth he wanted to know was about to emerge.

"Hopefully Dad can return safely, God bless."

Su Ran murmured softly, looking into the distance, his priority now was to cure his illness and let Dad see his healthy self, so the family could reunite happily.

"All of this will eventually come to pass."

...

On the stage.

A very seductively dressed female mage stood on the stage, a serious expression on her face, her curvaceous figure drawing quite a bit of attention, though the heavy makeup on her face deterred many men, losing their interest.

Suddenly.

A teleportation light flashed and vanished, not far in front of her, a player dressed in a black robe and mask materialized.

"Spilt Water Can’t Be Regained?"

Upon seeing Su Ran, the female mage appeared quite surprised, a peculiar glint crossed her eyes, her red lips slightly pursed, "I heard there is some unresolved conflict between you and Crane That Doesn’t Dance?"

It was her!

How could Su Ran not recognize this woman? She had once led an army to attack his territory, and had indirectly confronted him at Demonic Treasure Mountain. Her subordinates called this woman Sister Ling, riding a huge alligator turtle, her strength notable.

Su Ran knew that this woman’s promiscuous appearance was just to beguile people; anyone who underestimated her was definitely in for trouble!

"Crane That Doesn’t Dance? What’s your relationship with him?"

Su Ran feigned confusion, taking the chance to probe for Zhang Meng’s information before the formal competition began.

But speaking of which, it had been a while since he saw that lad. After the last few life-and-death battles, Zhang Meng had been knocked off the Heavenly List and even dropped five levels. He probably wasn’t in the Heavenly Gang Group this time; as for why he hadn’t encountered him in the Earthly Fiend Group, that was beyond Su Ran’s guess.

Now, this female mage called Sister Ling stood opposite him, providing a perfect opportunity for some indirect questioning.

"He calls me Sister Ling, we have a decent relationship, but it hasn’t reached beyond friendship."

Sister Ling looked at Su Ran with a smile, "I’ve also heard about your conflict with him, but surely it doesn’t need to be to the death, right? If you think it’s appropriate, I could mediate between you two. You both could let bygones be bygones with a laugh, how about it?"

"You mean a fight to the death? Oh, I get it, you’re referencing the life-and-death battle? He brought that on himself, who can he blame?"

Su Ran couldn’t help but laugh when he remembered Zhang Meng’s cowardly demeanor, planning to forcibly summon him to the stage for another life-and-death battle when he had time.

"Spilt Water, it’s best to be merciful when you can. There’s no need to push people too hard, it won’t benefit you either, right?"

Sister Ling spoke slowly, eyes unwaveringly fixed on Su Ran, "Because of being killed by you several times, Little Crane has developed an arena phobia, he didn’t even participate in this martial contest, and that’s tragic enough, Spilt Water. Even if you have huge resentment, shouldn’t you have let it go by now?"

Su Ran really wanted to tell this presumptuous woman, resentment wasn’t like a fart, it can’t just be released whenever you want....