Life Game In Other World
Chapter 1293: Luck and Misfortune (Long - Seeking Monthly Votes)

Chapter 1293: Chapter 1293: Luck and Misfortune (Long Chapter Seeking Monthly Votes)

Ye Yun looked at He Ao’s puzzled expression and paused slightly.

He realized that He Ao probably hadn’t seen the information on the Curse Key.

This meant that the other party had no idea what this thing was, yet even in this completely unaware state, he easily solved a problem that had troubled the Nandu Research Institute branch for over ten years.

It’s important to know that the Curse Key wasn’t unsolvable for over a decade because it had only existed for over a decade since its discovery.

Ye Yun looked at the young man before him, momentarily silent.

While he was still standing still, the person he once competed with had already pulled far ahead.

His previous respectful attitude was largely driven by concerns for his sister and wasn’t genuinely out of ’recognition’ of He Ao’s ability.

Deep down, he actually wanted to compete with He Ao.

He believed that if He Ao could become B-level, so could he.

Heroes are as numerous as the fish in the river, and he was one of them; there was nothing to worry about.

But He Ao’s casual handling of the Curse Key gave him a strong sense of defeat.

He knew very well that even if he reached B-level, he still wouldn’t be able to solve the Curse Key, let alone suppress this Extraordinary Item so easily.

He realized that he might never catch up to He Ao’s footsteps.

This slightly unbalanced his mindset, but he quickly adjusted, taking a deep breath.

Heroes are as numerous as the fish in the river, and some are more like heroes than others; not catching up now, not even seeing the back, is okay; having no hope now doesn’t mean there won’t be hope in the future.

He exhaled the tension from his chest, looked at He Ao, and asked softly, "Minister He, has the Curse Key been controlled now? Can others see it?"

Along with Ye Yun’s words, the small black spoon in He Ao’s hand trembled slightly.

He Ao pinched the trembling spoon with his fingers and said with a smile, "Solved, don’t worry."

In his field of view, the power of the spoon that spread around had already been gathered up.

He Ao drove this spoon, making its power connect end to end, forming a loop, preventing it from running around restlessly again.

Of course, this required him to continuously suppress the spoon; once he let go of the suppression, the spoon would kill anyone it saw.

While speaking, He Ao looked up, glancing at Ye Yun in front of him.

Vaguely, he saw a kind of flame burning vigorously in his ’colleague’s’ eyes.

If previously, Ye Yun seemed like someone with unsteady steps floating forward, now he could clearly feel Ye Yun’s feet were firmly on the ground.

A kind of transformation was happening in his ’colleague’.

He Ao didn’t know the cause of this transformation, but he knew Ye Yun was likely closer to B-level.

He already had a heart capable of mastering power.

He smiled and nodded at Ye Yun.

Seeing his gesture, Ye Yun was briefly stunned and then returned the nod.

"Brother," at this moment, Ye Ying, under Ye Yun’s hand covering her eyes, slightly opened her mouth and said, "When are you going to move your hand away, didn’t Minister He say it’s already solved?"

Hearing this, Ye Yun awkwardly removed his hand, restoring his sister’s field of view.

Ye Ying, somewhat nervously, glanced around, her gaze landing on the small black spoon in He Ao’s hand, and said with some doubt, "Was it this little thing causing trouble just now?"

Just now, she had actually caught a glimpse of the twisted human figure, Ye Yun’s action was actually a step too late.

He Ao could also feel the power of the small spoon in his hand naturally extending toward Ye Ying.

If He Ao were not present, she would probably be facing a deadly fate as well.

Of course, her death state had accumulated so much that she might not even care about it anymore.

"Almost,"

He Ao glanced at Ye Ying, using the Eye of Truth which hadn’t completely hidden and faded, he vaguely saw some invisible ’fate’ lines on Ye Ying’s body linking with his own fate lines.

Interesting.

He retracted his gaze and looked at the ponytailed man lying on the ground beneath him, his gaze sweeping over the man’s surroundings, and continued, "But the power outage and the alarm weren’t caused by this thing."

"Boss?"

At this moment, several figures had already run to the outside of the office. They looked at Ye Yun standing in the office, speaking nervously and with some confusion.

"Boss! Curse Key! Curse Key..."

Before Ye Yun could respond, a breathless voice sounded behind the crowd.

A woman wearing a white lab coat pushed through the crowd, rushed to the doorway under the flashing red alert, and looked at Ye Yun, "The Curse Key it..."

"Hmm, I know."

Ye Yun looked at the woman and said softly.

"Ah?" The woman was slightly taken aback, slowly speaking the words she hadn’t said earlier, "The Curse Key’s containment... seems to have... had problems..."

Upon hearing the term Curse Key, several people who had gathered around were slightly stunned.

Someone quickly reacted, eyes widening.

"Hmm, it’s already solved."

But before everyone present could digest the news, Ye Yun gently nodded, his gaze shifting towards the inner side of the office.

Everyone’s gaze instantly shifted to He Ao inside the office, crouched down to check the ponytailed young man’s state.

Including those who hadn’t yet had time to digest the ’Curse Key’ message.

Upon seeing He Ao’s figure, the woman was slightly stunned, then spoke with a hint of doubt, "Minister He...?"

When He Ao arrived earlier, she had been in the containment area doing an inventory check and hadn’t received the news of He Ao’s arrival.

"Hmm."

Ye Yun nodded slightly.

At this moment, those who reacted quickly and those who previously knew about the existence of the ’Curse Key’ quickly pieced together a rough understanding of the cause and effect.

The expressions of those who looked at He Ao subtly changed.

If previously, upon seeing He Ao, they were simply there to witness the excitement, to see what the young genius lauded by the research institute’s propaganda was really like.

After all, propaganda always involves some exaggeration; many even suspected that the field department had credited He Ao with others’ achievements.

But now, they all had one thought in their minds: ’Under great reputation, there’s no such thing as an undeserved status.’

Before they even realized a problem had occurred, the problem had been solved by someone.

Those skilled in warfare make achievements without apparent merit.

If this individual had been doing such things all along, besides those publicized deeds floating on the surface, one wonders how many ’stories’ remain unknown.

And among those few who knew the ins and outs of the Curse Key, their gaze at He Ao now carried a tinge of awe.

"Is there any situation?"

At this moment, neither He Ao nor Ye Yun had any thoughts on the onlookers’ thoughts. As Ye Yun observed the surroundings, he had already walked over, squatting beside He Ao, glancing around as he softly inquired.

"Look at this wire."

He Ao reached out, picked up a broken section of electric wire from the ground, and handed it to Ye Yun.

"The insulation has signs of aging,"

Ye Yun reached out and touched the wire, glanced at the ponytail young man lying on the ground, and roughly estimated the young man’s body, "He must have kicked this wire when he got up. The wire couldn’t withstand the power of a Transcendent and got kicked broken."

Then he looked at the scorched marks on the wire, and the same scorched marks were on the young man’s calf as well, "Then this wire touched his body, causing a short circuit."

While speaking, he pulled out the plug at the connection point which had been burnt, turned back to look at the people leaning against the door, "See if the short circuit has triggered a trip."

"The electrician has already gone to check when it flickered just now."

A young man in the crowd responded slowly.

At this moment, he took out his phone and checked the messages on it, "The electrician said he found the main short circuit protection tripped and asked if he can reset it?"

"Go ahead and reset it, and call for a stretcher too."

Ye Yun withdrew his gaze, looked at the ponytail young man in front of him, and spoke softly.

"Alright."

The young man immediately typed something on his phone.

Accompanied by a soft ’buzz’, the lights in the entire office came back on.

Ye Yun still turned his gaze, holding the burnt wire in his hand, comparing it with the electric shock location on the ponytail young man, puzzled, "But an electric shock of this degree shouldn’t affect a Transcendent, how did he fall?"

"Remember where I pressed earlier?"

He Ao stretched out his hand, pointed at the electric shock position, and gently pressed, "His ’circuit’ is also roughly located here."

His brows furrowed slightly, and he glanced at the young man’s body, "His body’s ’stiffness’ wasn’t caused by the current, but the electric shock affected his energy circuit, leading to temporary body rigidity,

"And during this stiffness, the ’Curse Key’ found him, leaving him without even the chance to cry out."

His voice lowered as his fingers traced along the young man’s calf, "The bodies of C-level Transcendents are very strong. Even those not related to combat generally wouldn’t be affected by a small electric shock. But this current happened to hit a key node in his internal energy circuit."

"Could it be someone disguised as an electrical attack?"

Ye Yun pondered.

"No," He Ao shook his head slightly, glanced around, and a flash of orange-gray light passed through his eyes, "There’s no trace of outsiders here, nor any signs of other Transcendent powers left."

"Then what is this?"

Ye Yun furrowed his brows slightly and gazed at the shock point.

"In theory, although difficult, there’s still a chance it could be hit," He Ao withdrew his gaze and spoke softly, "It’s just a very, very small chance, and your ’colleague’ was extremely ’lucky’."

"He’s always been lucky, especially in games like mahjong and poker,"

Upon hearing He Ao’s words, Ye Yun seemed to recall something, looked at the young man, and spoke in a low voice, "In these games, he basically always wins."

Saying this, he suddenly realized something and looked up at He Ao, "You said he’s already C-level?"

"Yeah, this guy is quite adept at hiding,"

He Ao glanced at the young man’s cheek, "The energy of the Curse Key is strange, but normally when a C-level is attacked, they can call for help easily. But this ’shock stiffness’ prevented him from making any sound."

"He’s always been a bit lazy, perhaps not wanting to take on C-level tasks."

Upon hearing He Ao’s words, Ye Yun spoke calmly, "But he has a good personality and has helped me solve many things."

He was defending this ponytail young man, given that He Ao is now the deputy director of the Research Institute, ’hidden strength’ carries some sensitivity and issues.

"Hmm."

He Ao nodded lightly, indicating that from Ye Yun’s words, he and this ponytail young man seemed to get along quite well.

"So,"

Nearby, Ye Ying cautiously poked her head out, looked at the young man on the ground, and hesitantly asked, "Is this ’brother’ deceased?"

"Oh, he’s still alive."

He Ao replied casually.

"Ah?"

Ye Ying was slightly surprised.

The conversation between He Ao and Ye Yun felt like a post-investigation in a detective story, making her think the area might soon be cordoned off.

"He’s very fortunate; if he wasn’t C-level, if Minister He hadn’t been quick to react and discover the Curse Key, he’d already be dead,"

Ye Yun explained further to his sister, "He doesn’t have major physical issues now, but..."

At this point, he paused slightly, seemingly puzzled as to why the young man was still unconscious.

"His mind has suffered some damage and he’ll be in a coma for a long time."

Beside him, He Ao, surveying the scene, interjected casually.

"Oh."

Ye Ying nodded, seeming partially understanding, she looked at He Ao, "Minister He is amazing!"

Ye Yun: ?

"Brother is also amazing!"

Ye Ying quickly added.

"No need to force applause, I truly can’t compare to Minister He,"

Ye Yun shook his head, redirecting his gaze. Then he saw He Ao’s gaze land on the young man’s fingers as if deep in thought.

His gaze followed He Ao’s and saw several fallen playing cards.

The young man’s hands were struggling to grasp, as if in the last moment, he was trying to grab nearby playing cards.

"He wanted to grab those cards?"

He asked, puzzled.

"Seems like it."

He Ao nodded lightly.

"Why?"

Ye Yun became slightly startled, "The Curse Key and poker cards don’t seem related, nor do they relate to his electric shock. But how could the shock relate to poker?"

"Hmm..."

Hearing his words, He Ao pondered, stood up, and looked toward the nearby computer and desk.

On the desk, there was a neatly stacked pile of poker cards, some scattered on the floor, while others remained intact.

"These poker cards aren’t new."

He Ao gazed at the uniformly colored, sequentially arranged cards, frowning slightly.

Old poker cards usually can’t maintain uniform colors and orderly stacks unless someone deliberately arranged them one by one.

Of course, there’s another possibility.

"That’s what I meant when I said he’s exceptionally ’lucky’," Ye Yun stood up too and spoke softly, "He often performed this ’trick’. A messy pile of cards, after shuffled by him, would become perfectly tidy."

He glanced at the card pile on the desk and continued, "Just like this. I think this might be his ’ability.’

He glanced around again, hesitantly speculating, "Seems like he might have been bored playing cards alone, took a stretch walking, kicked the wire down, got shocked, and then happened upon the escaped Curse Key?"

"All small probabilities; it’s hard to say whether his ’luck’ is ’good’ or ’bad,’"

He Ao turned his gaze to Ye Yun beside him, "Could you take me to see the containment device for the Curse Key?"