If all went well, they’d reach their destination before dark tomorrow. This was their last night on this planet.

As the team’s only omega, no one had planned for He Nian to take a night watch.

He Nian sat by the campfire, his eyes occasionally glancing towards the stream.

“Just treat me as a teammate; there’s no need for special treatment.”

Liu Hong walked over, carrying a pile of dry wood, which he tossed next to the fire. “Forget it, if we really let you take night watch, the bullet comments would be full of people calling us scum.”

In the afternoon, seeing He Nian and Song Yu’s familiarity, a few of them pestered Qin Luo for a long time. In the end, he only managed to squeeze out, “His combat power is very strong, and his relationship with Song Yu is very good.”

He had thought He Nian was truly strong. Those first few moves against the spiders were indeed impressive, but soon it was clear it was all flash, no substance.

Song Yu followed Rong Shi back after filling their water bottles. Hearing the conversation, he smiled, “He’s different from most omegas. With him on watch, we can sleep soundly.”

“Huh? Is that appropriate?” Liu Hong clearly disapproved.

Sleep soundly with this?

Hu Feng also finished tidying up and returned.

“Yeah, it’s only a few hours anyway. One hour per person for us is enough.”

Across the campfire, Rong Shi sat opposite He Nian and said calmly, “He can easily take down all of us. Worry about yourselves instead of him.”

Qin Luo, who had just walked over with some fruit: “?”

Hu Feng, squatting down to gather firewood: “?”

Liu Hong, preparing to look for dry rations: “?”

Old Bai and Chen Chen, returning from patrol: “?”

Chairman, is it really okay to say such nonsense with such a serious face?

Seeing Song Yu look over, He Nian smoothly took the cue: “I just have the ability to protect myself, that’s all.”

Being able to protect oneself in a Class 3 danger zone was already incredible.

This sentence seemed humble but was actually largely self-praise.

The others weren’t fools. They pretended not to hear and quietly continued their work.

Song Yu took two fruits from Qin Luo’s arms, casually tossed one to He Nian, and then sat down beside Rong Shi, washing his fruit with water from the canteen.

Rong Shi’s gaze was fixed on He Nian’s hand, not moving for a long time.

A certain little cat was getting restless.

“Why are you staring at him like that?” Song Yu took a bite, intentionally saying, “If you want to eat it so badly, go get one yourself.”

Rong Shi tilted his head to him: “There are three people, and you only got two?”

Song Yu: “Are you a person?”

Rong Shi: “…”

Noticing Chen Chen taking fruit to wash out of the corner of his eye, Song Yu smiled and held the fruit to Rong Shi’s mouth: “Want a bite?”

Rong Shi looked down at the bitten fruit, a certain someone’s tooth marks still visible on the pristine white flesh.

His eyes were complex, and he took a second to mentally prepare himself.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to bite, the fruit in front of him disappeared.

He heard Song Yu’s voice, tinged with obvious amusement: “You weren’t seriously going to share a fruit with me, were you?”

Rong Shi: “…”

When Rong Shi was annoyed, Song Yu was happy.

Just as he was about to take a second bite, the fruit in his hand was snatched away.

Rong Shi took a huge bite, his gaze, though cold, held a hint of triumph.

Song Yu’s eyes shifted from Rong Shi’s to the half-eaten fruit, his eyes sparkling.

He never thought there would be a day when they could leave their mark on the same object. He thought he’d never have any overlap with him in this life—

“It’s been eaten by you; it’s turned sour,” Rong Shi said, poker-faced.

A simple sentence pulled Song Yu’s thoughts back to reality: “…”

Over there, Chen Chen, while washing fruit, whispered to Qin Luo, who was pouring water: “They’re going to fight again. Want to bet on who wins? The loser’s in charge of breakfast tomorrow.”

Qin Luo glanced behind him and shook his head: “They’re just flirting. Why are we bothering with their drama?”

Chen Chen: “…”

He Nian looked at the two across the campfire, bickering as if no one else was there, and felt that some important information had been overlooked.

Noticing his gaze out of the corner of his eye, Song Yu tilted his head and looked over: “What, aren’t you eating?”

He Nian was very wary of things in the danger zone. He said, “I don’t like fruit.”

Across the campfire, Song Yu was surprised: “Isn’t this your favorite?”

A muscle twitched in He Nian’s face, and he hurriedly averted his gaze, vaguely saying, “Mhm, except for this kind.”

Noticing the smile on Song Yu’s lips out of the corner of his eye, Rong Shi continued eating the fruit he had snatched.

Little Song Cat truly enjoyed the process of toying with his prey.

The moment the prey completely let down its guard, believing itself safe, was its death.

With such a perverse hobby, he truly was a little psycho.

Perhaps he himself wasn’t quite normal for finding it somewhat cute.

He Nian had thought that since they had just reunited, Song Yu would take night watch with him, but he didn’t expect him to duck into Rong Shi’s tent as soon as it was time.

There were enough people in the team, so it wasn’t Rong Shi’s turn for night watch, and Qin Luo had taken Song Yu’s turn.

Rong Shi stopped him: “Your dearest Bunny is over there.”

Song Yu pulled his hand away and crawled inside: “But my dearest wife is in here.”

Rong Shi: “…”

Noticing He Nian’s gaze, Rong Shi let go and let Song Yu in, casually saying, “Can’t sleep without hugging me for a day?”

After saying that, he saw He Nian’s eyes subtly change, and he looked away.

Closing the tent flap, Rong Shi lay down.

He was sorting through the He Nian situation in his mind.

He hadn’t thought that He Nian would approach Song Yu with a false identity. So, in the previous life, was Song Yu deceived by him into getting engaged?

Now that he thought about it, they rarely encountered each other in the game after that.

In the dim light of the tent, Rong Shi stared at the ceiling, thinking about Song Yu being emotionally manipulated by He Nian, and possibly even his later pheromone rampage being related to him. He felt very uneasy and wished he could end him immediately.

But soon he realized something was off; this logic didn’t make sense at all.

If Song Yu thought He Nian was him, he could verify it by just logging into the game. Even if he didn’t verify it, they had encountered each other in the game later, so Song Yu couldn’t have been so indistinguishable.

Why then?

Rong Shi’s thoughts returned to square one.

Given Song Yu’s personality, there were probably only two reasons he would choose to get engaged: one, he really liked the person; two, it was very useful.

The cramped space was quiet for a long time. Rong Shi tilted his head to look at Song Yu, who was lying silently beside him.

It wasn’t self-obsession, but if Song Yu had someone he really liked, Rong Shi would definitely be number one.

For a prince who could have anything he wanted, he wouldn’t have associated with an online friend for so many years if he didn’t truly like them.

With no outsiders present, Song Yu dropped his facade, his expression grim.

Although his and Bunny’s activity traces in the game weren’t deliberately encrypted, he was confident that ordinary people wouldn’t discover them.

But now, not only had they been discovered, all the data had been repeatedly calculated.

Bunny’s supposed personality, appearance, behavior, and his potential interaction methods.

Those people had used data to create a perfect fake Bunny and delivered it to him at the right time.

Why?

He had already withdrawn from the succession to the throne. What was the point of this tactic now?

Was it not related to Song Ke?

A thin blanket suddenly appeared on him. In the darkness, he heard Rong Shi’s very soft voice.

“Next time you come to sleep here, remember to bring your own blanket.”

Rong Shi had just laid back down when someone rolled over, a long leg flung over him.

Rong Shi: “…Take it off.”

Song Yu’s arm also went over, wrapping around his waist: “I’m playing the role of someone who ‘can’t sleep without hugging you.'”

Rong Shi: “…”

Song Yu said disdainfully, “So hard.”

Bunny was obedient and soft. When hugged, his fluffy fur would indent, like a glutinous rice ball.

But Rong Shi was like an iron plate; even a punch might not make him indent.

Rong Shi: “Then don’t hug me.”

Though he said that, Song Yu felt the muscles under his hand relax significantly. He moved closer, closed his eyes, and said, “I’m used to soft pillows, but a hard one is good once in a while.”

Rong Shi: “…”

So, no matter what, he was just a pillow?

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The next day, they were to cross the last danger zone—the toxic fungi cluster.

Not only animals but also plants had mutated in the danger zone.

Among the plants, the most dangerous were the fungal colonies. Contact with mycelia or spores could lead to poisoning.

The team members put on bio-masks and tightened all parts of their training suits.

Adult-sized toxic fungi gradually appeared around them, in various colors, growing larger the deeper they went.

Half an hour later, the surrounding space was filled only with fungal colonies, and mycelia lay scattered before them like cobwebs.

Chen Chen observed for a moment: “There are too many mycelia; it’s hard to walk through.”

The mycelia concentration was too high. Walking through them could lead to entanglement, and the entire person would become nutrients for the toxic fungi. Besides the fungal colonies, there were also wild beasts that fed on toxic fungi, such as rabbits, bears, and squirrels, which could appear at any moment.

[Activating Quiz Challenge Mode.]

A mechanical male voice suddenly sounded.

Rong Shi: “…”

Song Yu: “…”

They couldn’t escape the quiz, could they?

Qin Luo and Chen Chen immediately stepped forward, shielding Rong Shi and Song Yu behind them.

“We’re responsible for the quiz!”

Rong Shi, Song Yu: “…”

We didn’t say we wanted to answer.

[Confirmed. Quiz begins now.]

The others breathed a huge sigh of relief.

As long as Rong Shi and Song Yu didn’t speak, there would definitely be no problems.

A virtual window suddenly appeared in mid-air, and the first question quickly displayed itself.

[Please use quantum physics to explain whether spacetime channels truly exist.]

Qin Luo looked up at the question, only managing to squeeze out one word after a long pause.

“Damn!”

He should have known to let His Highness answer; he was very good at this stuff.

Chen Chen was also stunned.

They were damn soldiers, not scientists! What kind of ridiculous question is this?!

Five minutes countdown was halfway over. Song Yu calmly spoke: “No need for a countdown. Let’s just go straight to the punishment round.”

The others: “…”

He smiled at He Nian: “Don’t be afraid, Bunny knows everything. With him, I’m at ease.”

He Nian’s face stiffened, and a very bad premonition arose in his heart.

The countdown instantly reset to zero. The ground violently vibrated, and the surrounding mycelia were suddenly torn apart. A group of squirrels with fangs emerged from all directions, surrounding them.

These squirrels were about four to five meters tall, with massive bodies, sharp claws, and extremely hard skin, making them difficult to cut with ordinary weapons.

Everyone drew their military knives and stood guard.

Song Yu smiled: “Only a few of these? Are you underestimating us too much? Bunny can instantly kill Class 4 beasts. Dealing with these is like playing, isn’t it?”

Seeing his enthusiastic expression, Rong Shi shook his head helplessly.

Since he wanted to play, he might as well let him have his fun.

“Doubling them is just a small matter.”

[…]

Soon, another group emerged from behind the mycelia.

Song Yu patted He Nian’s shoulder: “Come on, the stage is yours.”

With that, he took Rong Shi’s hand and retreated: “You weakling, just stand behind me and cheer like crazy.”

Rong Shi: “…”

The others: “…” Weakling? Who?

He Nian: “…Damn!”

These were almost forty large Class 3 mutated beasts! Let him handle them alone?!

No one told him R10 could instantly kill Class 4 beasts!

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Author’s Note:

Rong Bunny: My wife sleeps with me, but won’t let me take off my alternate identity [aggrieved]

Song Cat: Give me the blanket, I’ll give you the alternate identity.

Rong Bunny: QuQ