After the NPC Fought Back Against the Instance [Infinite]

Also known as Kill Your Way Through That Instance

[Flashy, cocky, flamboyant top vs. sweet-looking but secretly scheming, alluring bottom]

Xu Jiming has no idea how long he's been an NPC in the infinite game. All he remembers is that he spent the whole time living it up and acting outrageous, making enemies left and right.

Finally, he went too far and got put on the wanted list for the entire server. Anyone who catches him is supposed to kill him on sight.

With no choice but to fight for his life in the instances, Xu Jiming says, "Help..." Heh, just kidding.

The spectators angrily place bets on when he'll finally get caught.

But in the game, Xu Jiming stitches corpse parts into abstract art, smashes a clown mask into a meme, and even sets fire to a mountain while hanging in the wilderness...

After a few instances, he has a great time, but also makes an enemy of a beautiful player who seems harmless but is actually vicious to the core.

One day, one of them sabotages the other. The next day, the other stabs them in return.

Back and forth they go. Anyone who doesn't know better would think they're flirting.

Then, just before Xu Jiming gets stabbed full of holes, he finally understands: this is what falling in love feels like.

So the beauty doesn't hesitate to stab him right in the heart, too.

Xu Jiming admits it: love at first sight, all because of those looks. So even with a knife sticking out of him, he still manages to trick... no, win the beauty over.

When the game ends and it's time to leave the instance, Xu Jiming gets ready to run from the wolves and tigers waiting outside.

He drugs the other player and says with a hint of regret, "I really do like you, but I have to go."

After that, he starts the exit sequence. Just before he disappears, Xu Jiming thinks he'll steal one last kiss, but the other person opens their eyes.

Their eyes meet.

The beauty says expressionlessly, "System, close the exit passage."

System: [Player successfully used skill to close passage]

Xu Jiming: "Baby, let me explain..."

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1. The top and bottom are rivals and constantly sabotage each other.

2. The title's inspiration comes from "Old Friends at Yikui Gate," by Feng Shixing, Song Dynasty.

Theme: May you be like these mountains and waters, with raging winds and clouds rising high