32: Chapter 32 What a huge truck!

The job Hu Gualing received from Miao Cuihua was to plow the field, not to tame a water buffalo.

But since the grumpy water buffalo wouldn't behave, he had no choice but to harden his heart.

With a flip, Hu Gualing mounted the buffalo's back.

He raised his fist and smashed it onto the buffalo's back.

-3.

A damage number popped up over the water buffalo's head.

"Yo, its health is actually pretty high."

Hu Gualing didn't know the power of [Farmers Three Punches] and was afraid of accidentally killing the buffalo, so he held back a large portion of his strength on the first punch.

However, seeing that the grumpy water buffalo's health bar didn't seem to move at all, he confidently swung his arm and unleashed [Farmers Three Punches].

-5.

-10 (Penetrating Damage).

With one punch, two damage numbers appeared.

Hu Gualing was delighted.

The penetrating damage was even higher than the direct damage; it seemed this punching technique should actually be called 'Striking the Ox Across the Mountain'.

The grumpy water buffalo, however, was having a hard time. Not only had its health bar visibly dropped by a small chunk, but the pain of the punch penetrating its thick hide made it let out a miserable "Moo!" It started running frantically, shaking its body violently in an attempt to throw off the detestable player on its back.

But the more it struggled, the more excited Hu Gualing became while sitting on top.

While punching, he shouted:

"That's for not plowing the field properly!"

"That's for being grumpy!"

"That's for bumping into your Grandpa Gualing!"

"..."

After a flurry of random punches, Hu Gualing finally stopped.

Because the water buffalo's health bar had dropped by a third, and it had changed from red to green, representing friendliness.

At the same time, its name changed: [Buffalo That Dares Not Be Grumpy].

Hu Gualing was also exhausted and didn't even want to get down. He simply lay on the buffalo's back, squeezed its belly with his legs, and the water buffalo obediently dragged the plow to work the field...

...

Hu Gualing woke up and still felt sore all over.

But he didn't take it to heart. After all, it was a holographic game; the experience was so realistic that it was understandable he might have illusions.

Before he could think too much, his stomach suddenly rumbled.

Hu Gualing habitually reached under his pillow, pulled out his Dami Phone, and prepared to order takeout.

Before he could even open the food delivery platform, he remembered something and sullenly put the phone away.

Although, as far as he knew, there was no rule in the factory forbidding eating takeout in the dormitory.

But he was still afraid that while he was eating the takeout he'd paid for, Captain Tiao Zi would walk in again and grinningly "help" him toss it away.

Forget it, forget it. When under someone else's roof, one has to bow their head.

What's the harm in enduring it for a little while?

While comforting himself, Hu Gualing quickly washed up, slipped on his flip-flops, and headed to the cafeteria.

It was now past five in the afternoon, nearly six, close to the factory's closing time.

After the factory employees got off work, many would go to the cafeteria for dinner before heading home, so the cafeteria had just finished preparing the food at this time, and Hu Gualing didn't have to worry about eating leftovers.

Walking to the cafeteria, Hu Gualing noticed that the warehouse keepers and porters were still working in a frenzy. Even though it was only a few minutes until they were supposed to get off work, they were still busy loading goods for external distributors.

Those truckloads of basketballs, rackets, and barbells were all truckloads of money!

Hu Gualing couldn't understand how a black-hearted boss like General Manager Wu Jinkai, who was so stingy he wouldn't even replace the dormitory beds and had absolutely terrible character, could make money so easily.

Hu Gualing shook his head, trying to shake the thought out of his mind.

Isn't it just making money? What's so hard about that!

He was now one of the only two players in the holographic online game, and a pro player who could create his own skills. Once a large number of players officially entered in the future, wouldn't the cash just come rolling in?

Thinking of this, Hu Gualing couldn't help but feel puzzled again.

He didn't have any gaming equipment, nor had he registered a username or password. Both times he entered the game, it was after falling asleep in bed. Although everything that happened in the game was vivid and didn't seem like a dream at all, if it wasn't a dream, how could all of this be explained?

That's right! Her mother's phone number!

Hu Gualing immediately opened his phone and, with extreme trepidation, entered the phone number he had spent over half an hour memorizing in the game.

The number's location showed: Jiangzhou, Jiangnan.

That's it, Jiangzhou, Jiangnan!

Today in the game, Tang Yao said she was from Jiangzhou, Jiangnan!

That proves all of this is real!

Hu Gualing no longer worried about gains and losses; his heart finally settled.

"Hehehe..."

Hu Gualing looked up with a silly grin.

Only to discover he had unknowingly walked onto the road used by trucks.

Just as he was about to move to the side.

A sharp honking sound suddenly came from behind, accompanied by the harsh screeching of tires against the ground caused by slamming on the brakes.

Hu Gualing turned his head to look.

Damn, what a huge truck!

The driver in the vehicle shouted with a terrified expression: "Damn it, move! I can't stop!"

The truck's body rapidly enlarged in Hu Gualing's pupils, proving that the driver wasn't bluffing.

It really couldn't stop.

Hu Gualing felt as if his soul was about to fly away, and his mind went completely blank.

He instinctively wanted to dodge to the side, but forgot he was wearing flip-flops. Moving was already inconvenient, and combined with his panic, he stumbled and was about to fall...

The workers loading goods nearby, as well as other drivers waiting to load, couldn't bear to watch and looked away.

The driver who couldn't stop the truck was so scared that he squeezed his eyes shut, not daring to look at the bloody scene that was about to follow.

After a screeching sound, the tires emitted a pungent smell of burning, and two charred tracks were dragged onto the concrete ground before the truck finally stopped.

The truck driver opened his eyes slightly with trepidation and peered through the windshield. He didn't see the expected bloody scene, so he gathered his courage, half-stood up, and looked in front of the truck, but still found no trace of the person from before.

Where did he get hit? The truck driver was completely baffled. Given the distance between the vehicle and the person just now, there was no way he could have dodged it. His only hope was that the person was lucky enough not to have been hit too badly.

But now, how did the person disappear?

The driver suddenly realized something and looked into the rearview mirror—the person was standing behind, completely unscathed!

He dodged it just now?!

The driver wiped the sweat off his face frantically, confirmed it wasn't a hallucination, and quickly turned off the engine and got out of the car.

"Are... are you okay?" The driver walked over to Hu Gualing and tremblingly offered him a cigarette.

Hu Gualing was like a soul who had lost its way; he didn't react even after the driver called him several times.

It wasn't until others in the factory gathered around and the noisy discussions started that he was awakened.

"What happened? I'm fine?"

Hu Gualing seemed to come back to his senses. His mind was blank at first, but gradually, all the memories slowly surfaced.

"Did I... dodge it just now?"

Hu Gualing finally remembered that the moment the truck was about to hit him, his body, which had already stumbled and lost control, suddenly moved in an inconceivable way. He bent his arms to brace against the ground, lowered his head, tucked his body, and with incredibly sharp and rapid movements, rolled sideways twice. When he stood up after dodging the truck, his flip-flops were still firmly on his feet.

Lazy Donkey Roll?

Thinking of this, Hu Gualing gave a self-deprecating smile. What time was it now, and he was still thinking about these random things.

But he really was lucky. In that instant just now, his whole being had been shrouded in the fear of death. Fortunately, the survival instinct that burst out at the critical moment saved him.

Hu Gualing let out a long breath with lingering fear. He touched his back and realized that his undershirt was already soaked through.