Your Pauses Were Wrong (1)

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Ah? Why does something feel very off here?

Judging from her previous experience, Mister Numbers should have been building up to a finishing move to utterly destroy her.

Shi Yao munched on an apple as she pondered for a couple of seconds before asking doubtfully, "But… didn't you say these words earlier?"

Imitating <111111>'s tone, she repeated his earlier words, "Value? Are you sure that there's value to your existence?

"Oh, there is. You did deal 10 damage in the match, so there's still a little bit of value in your existence?"

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On the other side of the screen, Lin Jiage patted himself on his shoulder to compliment himself on his fast response. Heaving a huge sigh of relief, he took a sip of water to calm down his beating heart.

But the words that soon followed from Shi Yao's mouth horrified him so much that he nearly choked on his water.