Chapter 68 Nightmare Community

The barrage of comments kept coming.

The audience could hardly believe their eyes.

【What a development! 】

[Someone give me a punch! I seem to be hallucinating! Why did I see Xiao Baiwan subduing a mad dog with one punch!]

[Fuck! You read that right! That’s it!]

How did he do it? Why?

[I don’t know, but it’s really handsome! ]

[Ahhhhh, so Xiao Baiwan is actually the big boss? 】

However, compared to Xu Zhiyan’s fighting ability, the audience is more worried about whether the other party’s actions will anger others.

[Come to think of it... this is a complete provocation! ]

【The mad dog has an owner! 】

[Nonono! Speaking of this, haven’t you noticed that that person and Mad Dog seem to have some problems in the past six months?]

[Yes, I remember that Xinan had been quite normal before and didn't kill people so casually, but now he's suddenly killing people again...]

【yooooo now there is something to watch! 】

【True Dog Training Master】

Outside the East Gate Sales Office, four players were sitting or standing.

When the copy information popped up again, there were no unexpected options.

Four green [Yes] lights up at the same time.

Xinan restrained his smile, his face was stern, and his eyes were always vaguely fixed on Xu Zhiyan.

Xu Zhiyan completely ignored this gaze.

To be honest, he hates dogs the most.

He couldn't even overcome the psychological barrier to touch a puppy like Xiaoyi who was well-rounded in the five virtues and four morals, including intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics and labor, let alone a mad dog like Xinan who liked to attack and kill people indiscriminately without reason.

This weird dog-sucking physique is really a nightmare for people who are afraid of dogs.

Thinking of the contents in the manual, Xu Zhiyan sighed.

He had no intention of keeping the dog for himself.

As he said, he doesn't like other people's dogs.

Especially the mad dog who has acknowledged the Lord.

A system pop-up window appeared, interrupting Xu Zhiyan's train of thought.

【Welcome players to the Nightmare Community. 】

[For the next thirty days, players will live in the community and will be able to obtain enough correct time by constantly searching for triggering tasks and completing daily tasks.]

[Only players who survived for thirty days within the correct time can successfully leave the dungeon. ]

As these words were spoken, an electronic timer appeared in the upper right corner of everyone's panel.

【02:39：21】

Two hours and forty minutes countdown.

[Next, this system will give players a career choice, and the food in the players' backpacks cannot be used in the next thirty days. ]

The door of the sales office opened.

The four of them looked at each other and walked in.

After coming in, everyone discovered that this sales office had actually been abandoned.

The small hall was empty except for a coffee table and no other furniture. The coffee table and the floor were covered with dust, indicating that no one had been here for a long time.

The system prompts continue.

【Prerequisites: Select a job.】

[Reward: Correct time (3 hours)]

[Note: As a hard-working person, you found that you had very little money left after arriving at the community. In order to survive, you decided to work.]

[Tip: Different jobs have different difficulties and different benefits, please choose carefully. ]

[Since the players failed to reach a consensus, the initial time was deducted in advance. 】

The previous tasks have been explained.

Four items appeared on the coffee table.

A laptop, an oversized takeout box, a repair tool kit, a blood-stained tie.

Xu Zhiyan, who was just thinking about the right time, frowned.

The magician He Zui at the side jumped up and pointed at the game panel and cursed.

"That means if players have a dispute and hesitate to click 'yes', the initial time will be deducted?"

He covered his forehead and looked like he was about to die.

Xie Lingyi was already staring at the four items, wondering which one to choose.

Xinan was still looking at Xu Zhiyan.

Xu Zhiyan crossed his arms and looked at the coffee table, his behavior similar to Xie Lingyi.

The blood-stained tie and laptop indicate an unknown occupation, but the takeaway box and toolbox are clear enough.

One is a delivery man and the other is a repairman.

Thanks to his recent renovation experience, Xu Zhiyan was able to determine that the box was an electrician's tool box.

In other words, out of the four currently known professions, two look pretty good.

According to the previous instructions of the game, players need to explore the community by themselves to trigger tasks, and other survival needs seem to depend on wages.

These two professions should both pay money and be suitable for survival.

Before he could decide whether to take anything, He Zui had already walked slowly to the coffee table.

"What is this computer? I just want to take a look..."

He Zui's voice suddenly stopped.

Suddenly, he almost crowed like a rooster!

"Fuck! Community volunteers? Damn! Don't volunteers get paid? I just touched it, I didn't say I wanted to vote!"

At the same time, new prompts pop up on other people's panels.

【Touch the item to get a job. 】

[Identity information will be issued along with the job. ]

Ignoring He Zui who was holding his notebook and cursing as if he was about to cry, Xu Zhiyan raised his eyebrows and muttered.

"Is it all about appearance?"

Xie Lingyi glanced at him and quietly took two steps forward.

But before she could walk to the coffee table and touch the items, she was forced back by Xinan's eyes.

"You go first, you go first! I'll go last!" she said in self-abandonment.

He Zui took advantage of everyone's inability to react to trigger the item, but unfortunately she was unlucky and touched the notebook at the edge first. There were two players left, and she couldn't beat either of them, so she could only choose last.

Without knowing what the bloody tie was, she accidentally sold the box.

After all, players need to eat to survive in the community.

If I could get the status of a delivery man, at least I could have enough food and clothing.

However, she has always been unlucky in the dungeon. Although the players are afraid of her, they will not let her go, so she thinks she will definitely get the worst identity.

Xu Zhiyan obviously also thought about the issue of food and clothing.

However, he was not forced back by Xinan's gaze like Xie Lingyi was. He faced the other person's gaze that seemed to pierce through him, walked to the coffee table, and touched the yellow and blue takeaway box.

“I’ll choose this one.”

It is better to strike first.

In an instant, messages began to pop up in front of his eyes frantically.

[Congratulations to the player for obtaining a new identity: Deliveryman]

[Reading background information...]

【You are a single father. 】

[Since you don’t have any skills, you choose to deliver food to support your four-year-old daughter. You originally planned to rent a house in the community with your daughter, but before you arrived at the community, your wallet was stolen and now you are penniless.]

【Please work hard! 】

After reading the message, Xu Zhiyan stood there in a daze.

Single...single father? Daughter?

He looked around but found no sign of any children.

On the side, Xinan chose the toolbox, and Xie Lingyi had to pick up the tie.

"Ah, this tie turned out to be a property, that's great... I thought it was some strange murder weapon, I'm actually lucky this time!"

Hearing Xie Lingyi's relieved words, Xu Zhiyan looked at the takeout box and a bad premonition arose in his heart.

He held his breath and quietly opened the rather large takeaway box...

A strange smell of decay and blood instantly emanated from it.

In the takeaway box, there was a little girl of three or four years old with a small bun on the back of her head. Her body was curled up in a strange posture that no human could ever assume, and many of her joints seemed dislocated.

A lot of blood was spilled on the edge of the takeout box, most of which had dried and hardened, turning an ominous black color.

Seeing the box being opened, the little girl raised her head and smiled sweetly at Xu Zhiyan, seeming very happy.

"Dad~ You found me! Dad is so awesome!"

“…”

Even though Xu Zhiyan had prepared himself mentally that his adopted daughter might be inside, he was still shocked when he opened it.

The comments probably didn't expect this unboxing 'surprise', and the topic was instantly brought back to the game.

[Good fellow! What kind of luck is this, Xiao Baiwan? ]

[Hahahahahahahahaha grass]

[Look, the person who borrowed her life is dumbfounded. Has she never seen anyone more unlucky than her? ]

[The person who borrowed my life: You are the one who is unlucky (thumb.jpg)]

[Haha, other people can feed their whole family with one mouth, but Xiao Baiwan has to support another one.]

Xu Zhiyan stood there stupidly, unable to move.

After everyone has chosen their jobs, the game panel pops up to indicate that the previous tasks have been completed, and then starts asking players whether they want to start the next task.

[Do players want to start the last pre-task? ]

【whether】

The three looked at Xu Zhiyan.

After all, compared to the three professions of community volunteer, electrician, and property manager, Xu Zhiyan's job as a delivery man seems to have other bonuses.

Unexpectedly, Xu Zhiyan ignored the game panel at all.

He suddenly rolled up his sleeves, reached out and took the girl out of the takeaway box!

Xu Zhiyan remained silent and took action immediately. He picked up his monster daughter, who was obviously no longer human, and put her on the ground.

The girl looked at him and giggled, talking non-stop.

"Dad! What are we going to eat tonight? I'm so hungry, Dad. I really want to eat meat..."

"What's your name?"

Xu Zhiyan reached out and wiped the blood off the girl's face with his sleeve, interrupting her crazy words.

The little girl paused, probably because she didn't expect that the other party was not afraid, but asked questions instead.

"I don't have a name, Dad..."

"Okay, from now on your name is Xu Xiaohua." Xu Zhiyan touched the girl's head with a kind face and gave her a name.

He seemed to have not heard the girl's words about being hungry. He stared at the girl's eyes and continued speaking.

"Xu Xiaohua, I'm your father, right?"

The girl tilted her head and nodded.

"Yes Dad."

"Very good. Next time, Dad will work hard to earn money to buy delicious food for Xiaohua." Xu Zhiyan spoke in a gentle tone, as if the girl in front of him was not a monster.

"...Dad is the best!" The little girl's expression was not as scary as before.

Xu Zhiyan stood up, closed the takeaway box beside him, and asked Xu Xiaohua again.

"Since I am your father, if a bad guy comes to beat me, will you help me drive him away?"

Xu Xiaohua felt something was wrong.

But it seemed like there was nothing wrong with this, so I just nodded.

"So good." Xu Zhiyan touched Xu Xiaohua's head: "Then Xiaohua must protect daddy!"

"...Okay, okay?"

Four-year-old Xu Xiaohua had no experience of being a human or a monster. She just blankly grabbed her father's trouser leg and stared at him stupidly.