When Excavation Princess locked her camera onto Lily and Anya standing under the orange light, the previously somewhat quiet live stream instantly became inundated with dense bullet comments, as if a typhoon had passed through.
"Holy moly, Lily? Is this real or fake? Am I hallucinating?"
"Boo hoo, this is great, Lily really looks completely fine."
"Ah!!! My dream of being the first to find Lily is shattered!"
"Hahahahaha."
"It wasn't easy, truly, it wasn't easy at all. Now it's time for my favorite phrase: I sought him a thousand times in the crowd, and suddenly, turning back, I found him where the lights were dim!"
"What can I say?"
All of this came too suddenly; no one had anticipated it.
At this moment, Excavation Princess's thoughts were almost identical to these bullet comments.
What more could she say?
A tremendous surprise exploded in her heart. She covered her chest with one hand, unable to utter a single word. She was afraid, afraid that this was an illusion, that as soon as she moved, everything before her eyes would dissipate like a reflection in a mirror.
Seeing her reaction, the players in the live stream grew anxious. They had finally found Lily, finally confirmed that Lily was alright. How could she be timid at a time like this?
"Excavation Princess, what are you still standing there for? Go, go!"
"I wish I could take Excavation Princess's place."
"Wait, Lily is coming over!"
Yes, Lily actively approached her.
Lily had already noticed Excavation Princess before she even reached Lynn. She deliberately delayed her appearance for a long time to make this reunion seem even more hard-won and dramatic.
Just like in an anime—
After a long and touching story, at the end of the anime, accompanied by pleasant BGM, two people with deep bonds suddenly reunite in the vast sea of humanity, and then, confetti! The end!
Of course, a confetti ending was impossible here. For Lily, this reunion was a new beginning.
She had taken a moment to glance at the live stream earlier, and the constantly scrolling bullet comments indicated that half of her plan had succeeded. The remaining half depended on how she would interact with Excavation Princess next.
Lily was full of confidence in this.
She had rehearsed it dozens of times in her mind on the way here.
Step one: The moment Excavation Princess's gaze met hers, her body would suddenly tremble. Although her expression wouldn't change much, her eyes would ripple like a lake disturbed by pebbles.
Step two: While Excavation Princess was in a daze, she would release Anya's hand and slowly walk towards Excavation Princess.
Step three: Finally, standing before Excavation Princess, she would raise her right hand, intending to do something, but ultimately, her hand would just hang isolated in mid-air.
"You are…" Lily paused, "You look a bit like an old friend I knew. She should have died in the insect tide at the Abandoned Cooling Plant a few days ago, but…"
With this series of moves, the image of a shocked girl, full of anticipation yet afraid of disappointment, was presented before all the players in the live stream.
This scene immediately elicited a wave of wails.
"Seeing our Lily like this, my heart is shattered, Mama."
"No male mamas."
"This is the first time I've seen Lily look so delicate. So cute."
"Lily, my Lily."
Looking at Lily, who had walked up to her, Excavation Princess also promptly snapped out of her daze.
"Lily, that's me, Excavation Princess!" She excitedly raised both hands to her chest.
Before Lily could reply, Anya suddenly poked her head out from behind Lily, her eyes full of wariness: "You, you… you're really not dead? You're lying, right? So many people said you guys died, and Boss even specially set up a monument for you."
Excavation Princess quickly extended her right hand: "Really, I'm not dead. If you don't believe me, reach out and pinch it."
Anya reached out and pinched Excavation Princess's right hand like a chicken pecking rice, then said to Lily: "It's still warm."
"Alright."
Lily dotingly reached out and ruffled Anya's head.
With that interruption, she dropped her shocked expression and faced Excavation Princess.
"Although you repeatedly told me before that you wouldn't die, and the Holy Word also said you were Undead, I waited at the Abandoned Cooling Plant for two days and still didn't see you return. I thought you had really died, and that what you said before was just to keep me from worrying."
As she explained, Excavation Princess nodded.
I understand, I completely understand. How could an NPC know about game server shutdowns and updates?
"Welcome back!"
Lily extended her right hand, a smile as warm as spring sunshine gracing her face.
Looking at that hand so close, Excavation Princess couldn't help but freeze.
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