Sure enough, the caller ID displayed Linglong, and as soon as the call connected, a delicate female voice came from the earpiece.
"Xiao Xi, what did you do today? I called you for so long and you didn't come." The pitiful voice sounded quite convincing.
If it were before, Qiu Xi would have immediately responded with a booming voice. But times were different; she had actually been sneakily doing her homework.
"I'm doing homework," Qiu Xi mumbled, touching her nose. Today, it seemed... she had forgotten their previous agreement to play games together while she was writing.
"..." On the other end of the line, Hua Linglong frowned, clearly disbelieving.
"Are you messing with me? You've never been this diligent before."
"No, really. I'll show you later."
"No way, you actually wrote it?"
"Seriously."
"Then... forget it. Let's not talk about this. We're one short, hurry up." As soon as she finished speaking, the call was hung up.
Fine, ranking up seemed important too.
With that thought, she clicked on PUBG and began her holiday journey to rank up.
As soon as she logged in, she immediately joined the team and saw a row of four IDs.
Don't Hit Me, I'm About to Lose (Qiu Xi)
Si Zhi Wei Ran (Tang Si Ran)
Ling Long Xin (Hua Ling Long)
Xiao Xue Hua (Ni Xue)
"Yo, I heard that lazy Xi is diligent today." A slightly teasing female voice came from the mic.
"Xiao Xue Hua, don't laugh, hurry up and start."
"Okay, I'll interrogate you again after we get in."
With that, they directly entered matchmaking.
Speaking of PUBG, as a shooting competitive game, there are various modes and maps to choose from. However, these four addicted girls basically only played on the jungle map, claiming it was good for both aggressive and passive play, and the matches were short.
Occasionally, they would play a round on the desert or island maps, enjoying the scenery along the way, and would chicken out at the sight of any vehicles.
Just as they entered the game, Qiu Xi, who was always the parachute soldier, marked He Jing, having glanced at the flight path.
Finally, they opened their parachutes.
"Anyone here?" Qiu Xi squinted her eyes, speaking casually.
This area would either have one or two teams landing, otherwise, it would be empty.
"I don't see anyone," said Tang Si Ran, who always played this game very passively, prioritizing chat and entertainment.
"Yes, yes, yes, there's a team in the central big warehouse," Hua Linglong was different. She was naturally a bit bold, yet appeared cool to others. When playing games, she let loose.
"Alright, be careful when we land," Qiu Xi, being the somewhat trashy commander of the team, could only do this much.
As soon as Qiu Xi landed and searched for a while, she heard footsteps in her earpiece.
"Here they come, here they come, one came to my neighboring building."
After saying that, she hid in the corner of the second floor, preparing to play the "old six" and ambush them.
"Okay, you ambush, I'll go support you with Xiao Xue Hua."
It seemed these girls had a deep understanding of the jungle map's essence; it was comfortable to hide.
"Let's go, Xiao Xue Hua."
"Okay."
The two spoke as they hurried towards Hua Linglong's location, as sometimes being a second late could mean they couldn't revive their teammate.
As expected, as soon as they approached, they heard footsteps in the building.
"He's alone here, let's three of us go rush him, how about it?"
"Okay, wait for me."
The three started to move into the building. Whether it was because they heard the footsteps of Qiu Xi and the other two, or for some other reason, the footsteps inside the building became chaotic, constantly moving erratically, and then suddenly disappeared.
"Go, go, go, rush him," Hua Linglong said, operating her gun and charging directly.
Qiu Xi and the other followed.
They immediately opened fire with pre-emptive shots... but there was nothing.
"Small room, be careful."
The three turned and sprayed bullets, and in the end, it was Qiu Xi who secured the first kill.
"Your teammate Si Zhi Wei Ran was eliminated by a fool."
"Mark it, mark it, we'll go save you, ko him."
Hua Linglong, this guy, was truly irrepressible.
"It might not be possible, he's already out and preparing to finish me."
"Your teammate Si Zhi Wei Ran was eliminated by a fool with an M416."
"Damn it, no, we'll definitely avenge you."
"Knock them down and finish them, this fool is a bit fierce."
"He is a bit. Xiao Xue Hua, keep up with Linglong, let's sneak up on him together."
Before they even got close, they saw three people from a distance surrounding a loot box and bending down crazily. How poor could they be!
"Good heavens, right after our teammate went down, instead of avenging him, they're all here looting the box!" "...Although I'm really bad, don't I have any dignity when you guys act like this?"
"Hurry up, the fight is more important."
So the three directly aimed and controlled their recoil, and soon three kill notifications flashed across the screen.
"So satisfying." Xiao Xue Hua, who was originally very poor, truly found it satisfying looking at the four glowing green loot boxes on the screen.
"It's just a shame that Tang Tang has to be a spectator again this game."
"Haha, Tang Tang is probably used to it."
"Then let's keep playing defensively to earn points."
"I'll play defensively, maybe I'm destined to be an observer."
The four played for over two hours, winning less than they lost, solidifying their reputation of being bad but loving to play.
"I'm not playing anymore, I'm not playing anymore, my phone is about to die," Qiu Xi said, looking at her phone with only 15% battery, indicating she couldn't last any longer.
"Okay, then let's call it a day," Hua Linglong said.
"Alright, mine isn't much better either."
"Then bye-bye."
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"No, good sisters should study together!" After getting off the game, Qiu Xi, who had been lying on her bed, thought for a long time and decided to pull her good sisters together to study and strive.
With that thought, she sent a message.
Lazy Xi: Let's do a study check-in during the winter break!
Linglong: ??? Did I open my eyes the wrong way today?
Xiao Xue Hua: Seriously?
Tang Tang: ...
Lazy Xi: Really! Really! Are you in or out? We have the college entrance exam next year.
Xiao Xue Hua: I'm fine with it, I've been studying anyway.
Lazy Xi: ...
After hearing this, Qiu Xi felt embarrassed because her studying had always been sporadic, like fishing for three days and drying the nets for two. Ni Xue, on the other hand, was the best student among them.
Tang Tang: I can do it too.
Lazy Xi: Okay.
Qiu Xi wasn't worried about Tang Si Ran at all, as this girl planned to go abroad right after graduation; she was truly from a family with a fortune.
Lazy Xi: What about Linglong?
Linglong: Since everyone else is doing it, how can I be left out?
Lazy Xi: Then it's decided, we'll start tomorrow!
Yay!
Someone would accompany her on the road to getting back on track.