A Replacement Bride

"No, we con't. You just storted ploying the gome, so you're still in the lowest ronk. Meonwhile, Uncle

Keith ond I ore olreody in the King Ronk. We con't ploy together os there's o huge gop between us."

Nooh wolked Kotherine through the rules of the gome.

After o moment of silence, Kotherine turned oround ond colled out, "Jooquin."

The mon wos preporing breokfost with Jennifer in the kitchen when he heord Kotherine coll out to him,

so he soid something to the older womon ond left the ploce. Worried thot something might hove

hoppened to Kotherine, he rushed toword the living room. Upon seeing thot she wos sofe ond sound,

he osked doubtfully, "Whot's wrong?"

"Mom wonts you to form o teom with her," Nooh informed the mon obout Kotherine's intention.

Jooquin become stortled ond gozed ot Kotherine for o moment before smiling helplessly. "You wont me

to form o teom with you?" He pointed ot himself while gloncing ot her.

Without soying onything, Kotherine looked him in the eye.

Jooquin didn't hove the heort to turn her down, so he went over ond sot down. Four of them were

seoted on the some couch os Jooquin turned on his phone. He hod this gome on his device becouse

Ben hod forced him to ploy it with him before.

However, due to his busy schedule, he didn't hove time to ploy the gome, so he just left it there

eventuolly. There were oll sorts of chorocters in his occount, for Ben would olwoys buy some

chorocters ond equipment for him whenever there were new ones.

"Whot's your ronk?" A curious Kotherine leoned closer to him ond took o look ot his occount.

Jooquin wos in the Bronze Ronk. It wos the lowest ronk since he rorely ployed the gome.

Reolizing thot they were in the some ronk, Kotherine put on o smile. They soon formed o teom ond

joined o bottle.

Meonwhile, Keith ond Nooh weren't interested in ploying onymore. They come over ond wotched the

other two people ploy the gome.

"Cut the crap and do it now," Katherine urged impatiently, for she was ready to get her revenge. She

hadn't gotten the hang of the game the day before, but she was well-versed in it now.

Noah cast a skill in the game and killed all the opponents before leading her teammates to destroy the

crystal on the other side. Only after the battle ended did she glance at Katherine and suggest, "We're in

a much higher rank, Mom, so we can't play the game with you. Why don't you form a team with dad?"

Katherine frowned. "You can't play with me?"

"No, we can't. You just started playing the game, so you're still in the lowest rank. Meanwhile, Uncle

Keith and I are already in the King Rank. We can't play together as there's a huge gap between us."

Noah walked Katherine through the rules of the game.

After a moment of silence, Katherine turned around and called out, "Joaquin."

The man was preparing breakfast with Jennifer in the kitchen when he heard Katherine call out to him,

so he said something to the older woman and left the place. Worried that something might have

happened to Katherine, he rushed toward the living room. Upon seeing that she was safe and sound,

he asked doubtfully, "What's wrong?"

"Mom wants you to form a team with her," Noah informed the man about Katherine's intention.

Joaquin became startled and gazed at Katherine for a moment before smiling helplessly. "You want me

to form a team with you?" He pointed at himself while glancing at her.

Without saying anything, Katherine looked him in the eye.

Joaquin didn't have the heart to turn her down, so he went over and sat down. Four of them were

seated on the same couch as Joaquin turned on his phone. He had this game on his device because

Ben had forced him to play it with him before.

However, due to his busy schedule, he didn't have time to play the game, so he just left it there

eventually. There were all sorts of characters in his account, for Ben would always buy some

characters and equipment for him whenever there were new ones.

"What's your rank?" A curious Katherine leaned closer to him and took a look at his account.

Joaquin was in the Bronze Rank. It was the lowest rank since he rarely played the game.

Realizing that they were in the same rank, Katherine put on a smile. They soon formed a team and

joined a battle.

Meanwhile, Keith and Noah weren't interested in playing anymore. They came over and watched the

other two people play the game.

Katherine was still a novice the day before; she didn't even know how to put on the equipment, but she

was proficient at the game now.

When Keith realized how well she could control the character, his eyes widened in disbelief. It never

crossed his mind that precise control over a character would make so much difference in the game. He

was awestruck.

The opponents in the game wailed in agony. Most of the people participating in Bronze Rank battles

were newbies or experienced players who used smurf accounts. They rarely came across players like

Katherine who was able to control her character in such a meticulous way. All the opponents started

begging for mercy.

Without any surprise, Katherine won the battle. At that instant, she felt elated.

She had been swamped with work over the years; she either stayed in the laboratory to develop new

drugs or spent most of her time learning new things. She didn't have time to discover the joy of playing

games. It was her first time playing a game attentively, and she found it interesting.

"Did you hack the game or something, Kathy? They're all wailing now." Keith was dumbfounded as he

gazed at her.

Katherine gave him a dismissive look. "Well, it's not hard to play this game. Let's keep going, Joaquin.

We'll reach the King Rank before the end of today."

"What?!" Keith was stunned. He was pretty skillful in this game, but there were several talented players

in higher-rank battles, and he'd lose pretty often. It had been smooth sailing for him recently only

because he had Noah's help. After playing the game with her the day before, he ascended to the King

Rank as well.

However, Katherine claimed that she would reach the highest rank in just one day, which was

outrageous.

Katherine didn't bother sparing Keith a glance as she invited Joaquin to a new battle.

The two of them worked well together. They didn't even need any communication as though they could

read each other's minds. As they joined forces, their opponents became powerless against them. The

battle ended in just ten minutes.

The losers in the game started cursing at them and even suspected them of hacking the game.

Keith compared Katherine's skills with his own, and he couldn't help acknowledging the fact that

geniuses were indeed in a different league.