Raft Survival

At 8 o'clock the next morning, the familiar system sound rang out.

Welcome to Raft Survival. This round has 10,000 players and no NPCs.

Please escape within 8 days and enter the next game instance. Failure to escape within 8 days will be considered a game failure. Losers will be immediately teleported back to the community and will not be able to enter the next game instance. Please strive to survive.

[In-game damage is converted to certain negative effects in real life, such as cardiac death caused by a player's attack, resulting in real-life death.]

[Note: You cannot apply to leave this survival instance at will.]

[The total reward for the two rounds of games is settled, and you will automatically pass the level if you survive for 28 days.

Survive 1-10 days and get 5 coins/day as reward.

Survive for 11-15 days and get 10 coins/day as reward.

Survive 16-20 days and get 20 coins/day as reward.

Survive 20-25 days and get 30 coins/day as reward.

Survive for more than 25 days and get a reward of 40 coins per day.

Clear the level and receive an additional 500 coins. 】

As soon as the system was introduced, Chu Yun appeared on a row of simple rafts. The small rafts floated on the vast ocean like a drop in the ocean. The sea was vast and empty.

Then a system interface popped up on the raft, which displayed: "System product, level: 1." Chu Yun tried to click on the upgrade, and was prompted that corresponding materials were needed, but there were no materials visible to the naked eye, so there was no hope of upgrading.

The raft is made of six long logs tied together with green cloth strips, looking ready to fall apart at any moment. It's about 90 centimeters wide and 2 meters long. It's a standard tourist raft, but it offers a unique charm when used in streams and rivers.

However, this was on the vast ocean, and this broken bamboo raft seemed inadequate. If she took one more step, she would step into the sea and be washed away.

[On the first day of the game, drop off the survival kit: 100/100.]

Before the game, they had guessed that this round would take around 15 days to complete, but they didn't expect it to be two separate stages combined, requiring 28 days to complete. Consequently, their water and food reserves were insufficient and needed to be stockpiled. But the bigger question now was how to escape and the various dangers they would face at sea.

Chu Yun lowered his body and carefully observed the direction of the sea water. It was now 8 o'clock in the morning. According to normal logic, the sea water was experiencing morning tide, so the direction in which the raft was drifting was the direction in which it could reach the shore.

Chu Yun faced the raft's direction and took out her compass to memorize the direction. The eight days the system had given her meant she could definitely reach the shore. As long as she kept her direction straight, she would reach the shore. Once she reached the shore, she would have escaped and could proceed to the next round of the game.

When entering the game, Chu Yun formed a team with Yu Wenhao and Xu Dongdong. The system stated that as long as they successfully formed a team, there would be a 100% chance of entering the same server, but the probability of being assigned to the same nearby area was random.

Chu Yun opened the system interface, and the world forum and personal interface were gray and unusable. The corresponding Happy Farm was also inaccessible. Chu Yun was a little worried that he had stayed in the game copy for too long and that the vegetables in the vegetable garden would become old.

There was no point in overthinking it, so she started doing her task.

Before I met them or any other players, I still felt like I was playing a single-player game.

Chu Yun found a piece of cloth and tied it around his head to block the ultraviolet rays above his head. Not only was the raft small, but there was also no shelter. He felt like he was running naked on the sea and felt very insecure.

Then she sat cross-legged on the raft and looked in the direction of drifting. Every time the raft moved forward for a while, she would take out the compass to adjust the direction of deviation to ensure that the raft was always in the correct direction.

By noon, the sea was calm and the raft was drifting slowly. Chu Yun was worried that the raft's slow progress would affect the time it took to pass the customs, so he took out his mace and used it as an oar.

"Sister Chuyun, Sister Chuyun." A familiar voice came.

After Xu Dongdong was thrown into the sea, he didn't meet anyone all morning, which made him, who was always talkative, a little uncomfortable.

The sea was unfathomable, and the water was dark blue. He always felt that there was a huge eye at the bottom of the sea looking at him, ready to eat him alive at any time. The imaginary eye made his heart beat faster and cold sweats broke out. If he looked down carelessly, he would have the illusion of being sucked into the deep sea. For a while, he felt a little dizzy.

Many people have a fear of the deep sea, and just looking at a bird's-eye view of the ocean can make them feel deeply terrified. At first, he thought it was an exaggeration, just a picture, but when he was there himself, he realized it was truly exaggerated. He constantly felt like he was going to faint in the sea, and this small raft was too insecure.

He endured the whole morning in agony. In the afternoon, he finally saw a figure from afar. Judging from her figure, it was a woman and she looked a little familiar. However, he couldn't see her face clearly because she was facing sideways. When she finally turned her head, Xu Dongdong found that this person was Chu Yun.

For this, he thanked the system again and again, thanks to the team-forming function.

He subconsciously felt that Chu Yun was a formidable player. In the last round of the game, she was the only one in the entire community who persevered until the last day to complete the game. With her around, Xu Dongdong's confidence suddenly increased. For a moment, he was no longer dizzy. He stood up and shouted excitedly to Chu Yun.

Chu Yun stood up and looked into the distance. There was a person wandering about a hundred meters away. This person was Xu Dongdong.

He looked very excited and kept waving to her while standing on the raft. His movements were a little too big, causing the small raft to sway slightly on the calm sea.

He stretched out his arms to steady his body which was swaying a little with the raft's rocking, and then he sat down and used the dagger he carried with him as a paddle to paddle hard towards Chu Yun.

Perhaps because he didn't know how to do it or because rowing with the short knife had little effect, Xu Dongdong's raft kept circling in that area, and he looked around anxiously.

"Sit down and don't move. I'll row over." Chu Yun shouted at him. Seeing Xu Dongdong's clumsy look, she was worried that he would throw himself into the sea.

After hearing this, Xu Dongdong waited patiently for Chu Yun to come and pick him up.

Chu Yun was really amazing. That mace could be used not only as a weapon but also as a paddle, and it could row so fast. With a few splashes, Chu Yun appeared on the sea surface more than 10 meters away.

Then Chu Yun threw a long rope over. She held the other end of the rope and indicated that the raft was tied to this end. In this way, his raft was pulled over by Chu Yun along the force of the rope.

"Sister Chuyun, I finally met you. You have no idea how tormented I was this morning."

As soon as Xu Dongdong came up, he started to complain to Chu Yun.

It was a pity that Chu Yun couldn't empathize with him. Her mental strength was much higher than that of ordinary masters, so she didn't have that problem at all. At this moment, she was busy upgrading the raft.

"Whether to upgrade?"

Chu Yun clicked yes without hesitation.

Instantly, a flash of light appeared, and after the smoke dissipated, the two small rafts merged into one, upgrading to Level 2, transforming into a small wooden boat 1.8 meters wide and 2 meters long. The system also equipped it with an additional oar and sail. The sail was simply a long stick in the middle of the boat, wrapped with a 1-meter-long piece of cloth.

Chu Yun took out a compass from his backpack and adjusted the boat to the correct direction according to the compass. Although the oars were simple, they were much more useful than maces. Chu Yun rowed the oars back and forth to drive the boat forward.

"Sister Chuyun, let me do it."

How could Xu Dongdong really dare to ask Chu Yun to do this hard labor? Although Chu Yun was stronger than a man, she was still a girl. His good family education told him that girls should be well protected.

Chu Yun did not refuse. She instructed Xu Dongdong, telling him the key points and precautions. Xu Dongdong was unskilled and clumsy at first, but he mastered the technique as he rowed.

"Sister Chu Yun, you are so amazing. How come you know everything?" Xu Dongdong flattered her. He felt more and more that Chu Yun was a big shot. He made up his mind to cling to the big shot's thigh.

Chu Yun smiled but said nothing.

Xu Dongdong had good luck; they had only been gliding for a short while when they came across a supply bag. Chu Yun tied one end of the rope to the boat and the other to himself, then jumped into the sea and swam quickly like a fish to the foam box.

Standing on the boat, Xu Dongdong looked at Chu Yun who appeared 10 meters away in just a few seconds with a look of shock. There was nothing Chu Yun couldn't do. In comparison, he was simply a waste.

Chu Yun was floating on the sea, holding a large foam box in both hands. The foam box was very heavy. Xu Dongdong was on the boat pulling the rope to pull Chu Yun closer. The rope pulled Chu Yun, and Chu Yun was holding the foam box.

Soon they reached the wooden boat. Chu Yun supported himself on the edge of the boat and pushed upwards with his arms. With a beautiful somersault, he landed on the boat. Then the two of them worked together to carry the foam box up.

Chu Yun was busy untying the ropes tied around his body, while Xu Dongdong excitedly opened the foam box.

Inside were two life jackets with air bags, a fishing rod, four 500ml bottles of fresh water and a few small loaves of bread.

Chu Yun gazed at the two life jackets on the wooden boat, lost in thought. A game wouldn't give out gear for no reason; it was definitely related to clearing the game. So, could the secret to clearing the game be to swim across? She had no choice but to prepare for the worst.

"Can you swim?" Chu Yun looked at Xu Dongdong sincerely.

"Yes, but I'm afraid, Sister Chu." Xu Dongdong seemed to know Chu Yun's plan, and suddenly his legs felt a little weak.

"Swim in the water for an hour every day from now on, and you can overcome your fear." Chu Yun walked behind Xu Dongdong and kicked him in the butt without mercy. With a "splash", water splashed in the sea.

As soon as Xu Dongdong entered the sea, he felt a chill in his lower body, as if someone was lurking in the water, trying to pull him under. His limbs stiffened with fear, his mind went blank, and all the swimming skills he'd learned at the swimming pool were completely forgotten. He began to flutter like a chicken, choking on water as he went up and down.

Suddenly, his body was pulled up by warm and strong hands, and he floated to the surface of the sea.

"Don't be afraid, don't overthink it, just treat it like you're in a swimming pool."

Chu Yun's words were very powerful. His panicked heart calmed down immediately. His hands and feet began to remember the swimming posture. After gradually adapting, the fear in his heart disappeared a lot. Chu Yun saw that he was on the right track and climbed onto the wooden boat.

After packing up the supplies, I took out a fishing rod from the foam box. Finally, I left the foam box on the boat instead of throwing it overboard. The foam has great buoyancy, so I thought it would be useful.

It was an exquisite black and gold fishing rod, especially suitable for sea fishing, so she sat on the edge of the wooden boat, fishing while watching Xu Dongdong swimming in the sea. She worked hard in the apocalypse and had no time for such leisurely games, so she didn't catch a single fish after fishing for an hour.

"Can you fish?" Chu Yun asked Xu Dongdong who had climbed up in the afternoon, holding a fishing rod.

"Yes, I can." Xu Dongdong raised his hand. Finally, he didn't have to swim in the sea.

So, Chu Yun was responsible for controlling the direction of the wooden boat, while Xu Dongdong was fishing on the side.

It has to be said that Xu Dongdong is very good at fishing. In just two hours, he has caught a lot of fish: three small groupers weighing about one jin, one one-meter-long hairtail, and one yellow croaker weighing about two jin.

There was also a massive mackerel weighing over 50 kilograms, which the two of them had to work hard to pull up. Chu Yun put all of them into her storage ring, which would keep them fresh and ready to cook. With so many fish, they wouldn't have to worry about food later. She had traded flint for it in the previous dungeon, but unfortunately, there was no wood on the boat to start a fire, and they wouldn't want to eat them raw.

There was no wind or waves all afternoon, and the sea was dead silent.

The approaching storm just happened to foreshadow the beginning of a nightmare.