No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric) novel Chapter 1102

Noelle had always longed for a one-to-one battle with Cedric in this life. It was one of her greatest regrets in her past life. Without wasting time, they entered the arena and even picked the same character.

Noelle focused all her attention on the screen. She could feel that Cedric had some real skill. After all, not just anyone could pull off the legendary 12-hit combo. Their fingers danced across the keyboard with blazing speed and moved in a blur.

The arrogant guy, Cole Wells, who'd been sitting beside Noelle earlier, was stunned when Noelle executed the 12-hit combo.

"12-hit combo?"

"No way! Did she just pull off the 12-hit combo?"

People gathered around them, their eyes glued to the screen as they watched the two duel intensely.

"Both of them are capable of the 12-hit combo! Damn! Are they on the national team or something?"

"Exactly. There's no way someone not on the national team could be this good."

Noelle and Cedric's PK match had reached a fever peak. In the end, both their characters died simultaneously.

She turned to Cedric and jeered, "Out of practice much? You can't even beat me."

Cedric narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at her. "You're seriously good. How could you do that just from watching videos?"

He was genuinely curious. Noelle responded with a mysterious smile and said, "I'm not telling you anything. It's a secret."

It was only now that she snapped out of it and noticed a crowd had gathered around them, including Cole, who'd been pestering her earlier. He now had a sheepish and apologetic expression as he said, "Guess we were a little out of line earlier."

"Yeah. You both can do the 12-hit combo; are you two players from the national team or something?"

Noelle smiled faintly. "Not yet."

The room buzzed with awe and speculation. They'd just witnessed two gaming legends in real life.

…

Noelle and Cedric returned to the apartment. When she stood in the study and looked at the computer, she was briefly carried away. "We used to game here together."

"Yeah. I used to worry it'd mess with your studies," Cedric replied as he stepped forward and pulled her into his arms. Then, he lowered his head to kiss her.

Emotions surged in Noelle's chest as she looked up and wrapped her arms around him. The two clung tightly to each other.

He lifted her onto the desk, planting dense kisses along her neck as his breath brushed warmly against her skin. Noelle glanced up at the soft, glowing light overhead. It filled her heart with warmth and calmness.

That was when the phone rang.