13. Exit Card

Pi Min was watching a live stream, and the viewers in her live stream room were also watching the content of that live stream room through the system panel in front of her.

Viewers who enjoy watching sweet moments of cohabitation clearly dislike the dark content in the live stream, and the chat was filled with curses during the voice broadcast.

Why kill goats when they're so cute?

[The bunny was so scared, look how pale it turned!]

[Is this guy insane?! Did this crocodile forget that the number of supply bins required for upgrading a multi-person dwelling is different from that for a single-person dwelling?]

No, he's not crazy! As long as you have enough points, you can easily get supply pods by exchanging them.

Why did that crocodile declare war on the rabbit? Did it think the rabbit also earned points by killing people?

[Bunny didn't kill anyone; she just robbed the wealthy cat. It was a case of one willing to hit and the other willing to be hit.]

Unfortunately, the crocodile in the live stream didn't know that after declaring war, it immediately curled its lips into a smug smile, clearly thinking it had mastered the trick to the game.

The provocative content certainly attracted attention, and the number of viewers in the live stream continued to grow.

The camera follows the crocodile as it moves forward, and the crocodile, which had just brutally killed a person, calmly greets the people it encounters.

As the crocodile moved around, the environment inside its enclosure was gradually revealed.

This place turned out to be a sanatorium, and looking at the clothes on the crocodile, it was clearly a caregiver.

The crocodile greeted everyone on the street with a smile, then calmly walked into a ward and pushed away an old, decrepit ox.

No wonder he dared to kill so recklessly. Although these disabled elderly people are considered players, they are not included in the system's calculation of the facility's combat strength. Although this nursing home is large, the number of supply pods required for upgrades is not excessively large.

The crocodile pushed the old ox forward and went straight into an examination room.

Pi Min looked closely and realized that this was the same dimly lit room where he had killed the goat earlier. Realizing what he was about to do, she hurriedly turned off the live stream with lightning speed.

Just as she was clutching her chest to calm her racing heart, a smiling man's face suddenly appeared in front of her.

"What’s wrong with you?"

"Don't touch me! Stay away from me!"

Having just been startled in the live stream, she instinctively reacted defensively, pushing the man away and causing him to stumble.

The man looked aggrieved, waiting for her to apologize, but when he looked up, he met a pair of eyes that were staring blankly in shock.

Pi Min stared at him intently, her eyes devoid of any emotion: "Seeing so many people die because of you, don't you have anything to say?"

Upon hearing her words, the man's eyes flashed, and he suddenly stepped forward, covered her mouth with his hand, and then dragged her into the toilet in front of her incredulous gaze.

The live stream chat erupted in screams.

【Aaaaaah... Bunny got dragged away by Cat! Is something we can't bear to see happening?】

[Damn game developers, why do they have to restrict a perfectly good live stream? Why can't I watch toilet scenes? I have a taste for the extreme, I love watching toilet scenes!]

...

After closing the bathroom door and confirming that the live stream screen was black, the man finally let go, his face cold as he said, "You've already taken the live stream jammer and exchanged it for points. If you don't want your identity to be exposed in the live stream, shut up right now!"

"So you can be afraid too."

Pi Min's mind was still replaying the scene of the crocodile killing the goat, and he finally understood why the system used animal effects. The effects alone could have such a powerful impact on people's emotions; without them, the impact would likely be even more terrifying.

Hearing her voice, the man shook his head: "What do I have to be afraid of? I'm afraid you'll expose your identity."

Pi Min looked up at him, her eyes full of sarcasm: "If you hadn't inexplicably used me as an excuse, would I have needed to be afraid of exposing my identity?"

"I admit it was my fault. Trust me, I won't let you get hurt!" The man's tone was extremely firm.

Pi Min was still wondering how he planned to protect her from harm, but unexpectedly, he disappeared overnight.

Didn't you promise you wouldn't run away? You're a liar!

Although she had guessed that she couldn't keep him, she still felt a little uneasy when she found out that he had actually left.

Fortunately, there were still important things to do to pass the time.

The supply pods continued to fly over her residence every three hours. Whether it was because the food and water reserves at home were too plentiful, or because the man was away, even the things coming out of the supply pods began to become inexplicable.

[One autographed album by the cosmic diva Bribna (signed by the cosmic top star, limited edition, a favorite of the lonely), one cosmic karaoke set (perfect for singing out loud when you're alone), one large cat plush toy (perfect for comforting yourself when you're alone)]

Seeing what was unearthed from the supply pod, Pi Min was both amused and exasperated. The system notes clearly showed this blatant mockery, and she now completely believed that the game system would actively manipulate resource distribution. The reason was simple: the large cat plush toy looked exactly like the cat effect the man had used in his livestream.

Since she had nothing better to do, she tried listening to the album by this legendary cosmic diva. The album was called "Love of the Twenty-Six-Sided," and its style was eerie and unsettling, reminiscent of the dark and boundless cosmic galaxy.

Unfortunately, despite being carbon-based beings, their tastes in music were completely different. The moment the sound rang out, goosebumps erupted all over her body, as if she were being electrocuted, a tingling sensation running from her tailbone all the way to her toes.

Just as I was about to turn it off, I heard screams from the live chat.

[Ahhhhh... It's a song by Bribna! The host has great taste!]

[Bribna, bribna! I was thinking of leaving because I found this live stream boring, but since there are bribna's songs, I'll stay and keep listening!]

As the chat exploded with screams, the popularity of the live stream actually began to soar rapidly. Inspired by this surge in popularity, Pi Min decided to hold back for a while.

Fortunately, it is ultimately a carbon-based life form, and its underlying core remains the same. As I listened, the goosebumps all over my body gradually subsided, and the numbness in my hands and feet slowly returned to normal.

Only after the entire album had been listened to did some viewers notice the unusual activity in the live stream.

Wait a minute! Where did the cat go? Only the bunny is left.

[Maybe they were killed by the rabbit for points when we weren't looking.]

[Impossible! Their relationship is clearly very good!]

[What's impossible? Ever since that killer crocodile climbed to second place on the leaderboard, haven't similar things happened a lot in the game?]

How terrifying! I'll never believe in love again!

[Bad woman, Black Widow!]

...

As if convinced that she had killed the cat herself, the popularity of the live stream plummeted after the surge in viewership due to Bribna's album, dropping to just a few thousand.

She even occasionally gets comments on the screen insulting her as a bad woman, which then leads to her being silenced and blocked by the system.

To her surprise, the viewership in the live stream didn't drop much afterward, remaining stable at a decent level. She later learned that the "wild uncle" had mentioned her several more times.

Those viewers who mistakenly thought she was a villain like "Wild Uncle" were tricked into her live stream in waves, only to be driven away by her boring daily routine of eating, sleeping, and retrieving supplies from the supply depot. In a sense, this gave her stable exposure.

Pi Min thought that the man would never come back after leaving, but unexpectedly, that very night, just after she turned off the lights and went to sleep, a lump suddenly appeared in her bed.

Then, like a boss in a horror movie, the man crawled out from under the covers, using his hands and feet, like a caterpillar wriggling and pupa.

She reached out to try to push him back, but because of the difference in strength, the man pulled her into the blanket instead.

By the dim light of the system panel, looking into the man's sparkling eyes, she was truly at a loss for words: "Since you left, why did you come back?"

Seeing her try to squeeze out, the man reached out and pressed her down, lowering his voice: "Shh! Don't move. Theoretically, the live stream will be turned off during sleep time, but the system's monitoring of players is still ongoing."

After saying that, he directly stuffed a card into her hand.

"What is this?" Pi Min frowned as he examined the shiny black card depicting a galaxy, his face showing confusion.

"This is an exit card. You can exit the game by using this card. After you exit, someone will come to pick you up. Follow him and don't look back."

The man had told her to quit the game long ago, and she had refused, but she didn't expect him to still be so persistent.

"I'll leave? What about everyone else? Aren't the remaining billions of people human too?" Although punishing herself for others' mistakes is foolish, Pi Min's values ​​simply wouldn't allow her to accept the card. This was the last line of defense for being human.

"I have no choice!" Seeing her resolute attitude, the man closed his eyes in annoyance. "If everyone on Earth has to die and only one person can survive, I hope that person is you."

Under the dim backlight of the system panel, the man's expression was extremely sorrowful, and his dark, bright eyes even shimmered with tears.

Pi Min's breath hitched, but in the end, she shook her head firmly and stuffed the card back into her hand.

"I don't want it, you can take it back."

You'll regret this!

Pi Min gave a wry smile: "This sentence sounds familiar, but unfortunately I am an adult and never regret my decisions."

“Okay, I respect your choice.” The man nodded, took the card, but a single, glistening tear slid down his cheek. “Promise me, don’t die.”

Pi Min smiled brightly: "Don't worry, I'm not that easy to die. You've already given me a cheat code, haven't you? I'm number one on the leaderboard now."

She opened the leaderboard on the game interface.

Although the nickname "It's Fun to Be Naughty" is still at the top of the list, it no longer has the previous overwhelming lead. The closest competitor, "Wild Uncle," is now only a few thousand points behind her. "I'm Really Not Unlucky" and "*** Is My Brother" have already fallen out of the top three, and even the third and fourth place winners have reached tens of thousands of points.

At present, there are only a few ways to obtain points in the game. It's hard not to make a bad connection between these suddenly increased points and where they come from.

This game is indeed much more dangerous than I imagined.