On the screen, the health bar above the Azure Dragon's head dropped little by little.
In reality, Zhao Yihan's breathing gradually grew heavier. She hung on Jiang Cheng, her chin resting on his shoulder, her eyes sparkling as she stared at the screen.
Chen Jiaxue had, at some point, moved from the chair to the edge of the bed, sitting close to Jiang Cheng's leg.
Although the two girls' coordinated attacks made Jiang Cheng's breathing a bit unstable.
However, the Azure Dragon was strong, so Jiang Cheng's health dropped somewhat slowly.
Seeing this, the two girls remembered they still had to go to the bar later and immediately shifted their attack focus.
They both started attacking the head.
It is well known that while the Azure Dragon's scales are rigid, its head is extremely sensitive.
Zhao Yihan was responsible for opening her mouth and baring her teeth, launching deadly attacks on the head.
Chen Jiaxue, on the other hand, circled and interfered with the concave area below the head.
Under the girls' successive cooperation, the Azure Dragon began to lose its balance.
It even seemed to tremble slightly.
Jiang Cheng originally wanted to let the two girls gain some experience to warm up, give them more imagination and anticipation for the game, and save some hand strength for close-quarters instruction later.
However, he didn't expect the two girls to cooperate so well this time. At this rate, he would definitely be taken down by them both.
"Boss Jiang, your Azure Dragon seems to be struggling a bit," Zhao Yihan said with a smile, biting her lip, her fingers sliding rapidly across the screen.
On the screen, the Azure Dragon's body swayed slightly, and its dragon wings instinctively retracted.
Jiang Cheng's fingers paused.
He originally wanted to let the two girls gain some experience to warm up, give them more imagination and anticipation for the game.
He hadn't expected these two girls to cooperate so well, one frontally restraining and the other harassing from the flank, truly making him feel a bit overwhelmed.
"Boss Jiang, are you going to surrender?" Chen Jiaxue asked softly, her hand movements not stopping. Her character moved along the Azure Dragon's side, each attack landing on its vulnerable areas.
Seeing this, Zhao Yihan also intensified her offense. Her character charged forward, unleashing skill combos with fierce momentum: "If you surrender, there's a reward~"
Jiang Cheng's lips curved slightly.
"Surrender?" He chuckled softly, "This is just the beginning."
No sooner had he spoken than the Azure Dragon on the screen suddenly raised its head, its dragon wings spreading wide.
The dark golden scales shimmered, and its previously suppressed aura instantly reversed.
Before the two girls could react, the Azure Dragon swooped down.
Zhao Yihan's character was gently pinned by a dragon claw, unable to move.
Chen Jiaxue's character, meanwhile, was swept up by the dragon's tail and brought to its side.
"Now," Jiang Cheng's voice was low, laced with a smile, "it's my turn to counterattack."
Jiang Cheng controlled the Azure Dragon, its head slightly lowered, as if scrutinizing the two small characters who dared to challenge it.
On the screen, the Azure Dragon's shadow enveloped them, its dark golden scales appearing particularly majestic under the game's lighting effects.
"You were having a lot of fun just now, weren't you?" he asked.
Zhao Yihan pouted: "That's only because... because Boss Jiang, you were going easy on us..."
"Going easy on you?" Jiang Cheng smiled, "Well, not anymore."
On the screen, the Azure Dragon stood tall, its wings retracted, its form suddenly becoming slender and sharp.
Its dark golden scales began to glow with a strange red light—this was the prelude to releasing the ultimate skill, "Dragon Spear."
Zhao Yihan stared at the screen, her heart skipping a beat.
Although she had seen this skill several times and was looking forward to it, the thought of enduring Jiang Cheng's close-quarters damage without a warm-up made her a little nervous.
Zhao Yihan gasped, shrinking into Jiang Cheng's arms, yet her eyes remained fixed on the screen, her fingers rapidly operating her character to dodge: "Jiaxue, quick, save me!"
Chen Jiaxue wanted to move, but found her character was still encircled by the dragon's tail.
She tried to struggle twice, and a prompt appeared on the screen: "Bound state, unable to act."
"Boss Jiang..." She looked up at him, her voice softening a bit.
Jiang Cheng looked down at her, his eyes smiling: "Want to get out?"
Chen Jiaxue nodded.
"Then beg me."
Before she could react, the Azure Dragon had already swooped down.
Its head was lowered, its body tensed into a sharp arc. In that instant, the screen seemed to freeze.
Chen Jiaxue froze for a second, her face flushing crimson.
She opened her mouth, the word "beg" swirling on her tongue several times, but she couldn't bring herself to say it.
Before she could react, a prompt box popped up on the screen:
[Azure Dragon activates skill: Dragon's Might Suppression]
[You have entered a special combat state]
[Prepare to endure continuous attacks]
"Ah?" She blinked, and the screen flickered slightly.
A line of small text floated above her character's head:
[Attacked, HP -1]
[Attacked, HP -2]
[Attacked, HP -3]
...
After dozens of consecutive attacks, Chen Jiaxue couldn't take it anymore and began to beg for mercy.
"This is just the beginning," Jiang Cheng's voice was low, but his hand movements didn't stop.
On the screen, the Azure Dragon's figure enveloped the two small characters, its dragon wings trembling slightly.
With each tremor, a number would float above Chen Jiaxue's head.
[HP -300]
[HP -301]
[HP -302]
The rhythm of the numbers quickened.
Chen Jiaxue's breathing also quickened. She bit her lip, unconsciously clenching her phone.
On the screen, her small character was pinned by the dragon's claw, unable to move, only able to watch her health bar drop little by little.
"Boss Jiang..." Her voice was incredibly soft, "If this continues, you'll kill me..."
Jiang Cheng's voice came from above, laced with a smile, "Where are we even at yet?"
[HP -801]
[HP -802]
The health bar was dropping, the numbers were rising, each attack precisely landing in the same spot.
Zhao Yihan hadn't spoken, but her breathing grew heavier and heavier.
Her character was wrapped in the dragon's tail, a posture that made her somewhat afraid to look at the screen, yet she couldn't help but stare.
Seeing Chen Jiaxue about to be defeated, she was both excited and a little scared. She knew that if she didn't interfere soon, she would be next.
She gritted her teeth, her fingers sliding rapidly—
[Zhao Yihan activates skill: Interference]
[Effect: Temporarily interrupts attack rhythm]
On the screen, her small character struggled out from under the dragon's tail, reaching out and fiercely poking its waist and abdomen.
Jiang Cheng's fingers paused.
"Hmm?" He looked down at her, a slight curve to his lips, "Daring to sneak attack?"
Zhao Yihan shrank her neck but still bravely continued to operate: "Well... I couldn't just watch you kill Jiaxue..."
Jiang Cheng smiled.
He didn't speak, just freed one hand—
"Pat."
A light tap, landing on Zhao Yihan's butt.
Not hard, but sudden enough.
Zhao Yihan trembled all over, almost dropping her phone.
"Boss Jiang! You—"
"Interfering with the BOSS means paying the price," Jiang Cheng's voice was slow, and his hands had already resumed controlling the Azure Dragon, "That's the game rule."
On the screen, the Azure Dragon's attack rhythm was interrupted for a moment, but quickly re-concentrated.
And on Chen Jiaxue's side—
[HP -999]
[HP -1000]
[Critical Hit! HP -1200]
In one minute, Chen Jiaxue's character's health bar was completely depleted.
A large [Defeated] appeared on the screen, and her character suddenly tensed, her fingers clutching Jiang Cheng's clothes turning white from the force.
A faint whimper escaped her throat, and she softly collapsed, falling motionless beside the Azure Dragon.
"Jiaxue, you..."
Although she didn't know it was her first time being 'defeated' in front of Zhao Yihan, Chen Jiaxue's earlobes turned transparently red at her current disheveled state, her breathing chaotic and heavy.
Unable to answer Zhao Yihan, she could only shyly lower her head and bury herself...
Jiang Cheng looked down at her, reaching out to tuck her loose hair behind her ear, his movements very gentle.
"Rest a bit."
After speaking, he turned to look at Zhao Yihan.
Meeting Jiang Cheng's gaze, Zhao Yihan instinctively shrank back.
But she was still wrapped in the dragon's tail, with nowhere to hide.
On the screen, the Azure Dragon's head slowly turned towards her.
[Azure Dragon switches target.]
[Current target: Zhao Yihan]
Zhao Yihan swallowed hard.
"Boss Jiang... I... I didn't mean it just now..."
"Didn't mean it?" Jiang Cheng chuckled, "Then who operated that poke at me just now?"
Zhao Yihan opened her mouth, speechless.
On the screen, the Azure Dragon had already begun to charge. Its dark golden scales glowed red again, exactly as they had when dealing with Chen Jiaxue.
"No..." she whispered, shrinking into his arms, "Boss Jiang... I was wrong..."