Planet Survival

On the first day, Yu Sheng hid in a tree and looked at the wind all day.

During this period, several waves of humans attempted to attack the Zerg base, but all ended in failure. Countless Zerg soldier and human corpses lay outside the base, their blue blood mingling with the green Zerg fluid, emitting a strong, stench. Yet, few animals were drawn in. Perhaps this was because even the wild animals, aware of the terrifying power of the massive Zerg army, were unwilling to risk their lives.

At night, the temperature plummeted, and the Zerg base was utterly pitch black. The faint rustling of feet added to the chilling sensation. Yu Sheng unwrapped a compressed biscuit, slowly chewing it. Suddenly, he felt as if he were back on Earth, at a military academy undergoing field training.

They're so tough and taste so bad. Interstellar compressed biscuits really look like Earth ones, Yu Sheng thought nostalgically.

The night passed peacefully. When the first ray of sunlight shone on Yu Sheng's face through the gaps between the branches and leaves, Yu Sheng suddenly opened his eyes.

Looking towards the Zerg base from a distance, I saw several more groups of corpses. Opening the map, I saw that in just one day and one night, over 200 million people had been eliminated.

The players' impatience last night wasn't entirely useless; a large breach had been opened in the southeastern side of the Zerg base, revealing the complex network of paths within. However, their efforts were destined to serve as a hindrance to those who followed.

The tree that Yu Sheng chose was very clever, offering both a good view and excellent concealment. However, it also had a fatal flaw.

There will be players with the same military vision who will take a fancy to it.

Yu Sheng quietly crouched among the branches, his whole body tense, all his attention focused on the grass on the hillside in front of him.

There was a man who was climbing up under the cover of tall grass, and his target was obviously the big tree where Yu Sheng lived.

This person was extremely alert. He moved slowly, lowering his body to the lowest position. With every step he took, he would look around to make sure it was absolutely safe before continuing to climb up.

Finally, he suddenly jumped up and climbed up the tree trunk as nimbly as a monkey, but suddenly he felt a chill on his neck. In his ears, he heard Yu Sheng's deliberately suppressed threat, "Don't move. Don't make a sound. Stick the knife into the branch next to you and slowly climb up."

The man's eagle-like eyes locked onto Yu Sheng, one hand clinging to the tree trunk while the other, as he had been told, reached for his dagger from his waist. Yu Sheng kept his eyes on the man's movements, the dagger in his hand pressing against his neck again.

Just as the man thrust the dagger into the tree trunk, he twisted his wrist, instantly changing direction and thrusting it towards Yu Sheng's chest. Yu Sheng's pupils constricted, and he instinctively leaned back, exerting force with his hands. With a hiss, a gash appeared on the man's neck, and blood flowed along the wound, turning the area blue.

The man covered his neck, holding a dagger, and confronted Yu Sheng on the tree.

Yu Sheng knew this was his first fight of the rematch, and his opponent was a fighter no less capable than himself. He remained motionless, like a cheetah lurking in the bushes, ready to strike at any moment, his muscles at peak condition, waiting for his opponent to reveal a weakness.

"Tsk, do you know who I am?" During the confrontation, the eagle-eyed man suddenly sneered and said, "Do you recognize Renault from the Mousse Military Academy?"

Renault from the Mousse Military Academy, a contestant who ranked tenth in the fighting course and was known for his ruthlessness, even the second place contestant was beaten all over his body when fighting with him. It can be said that he is a notorious person.

Renault thought that if he revealed his identity, the other party would be frightened and reveal his flaws. However, the man in front of him was holding a knife, with a stern look in his eyes, and no unnecessary expression at all. This made Renault secretly frightened and he questioned Yu Sheng's identity.

The fact that he didn't react at all when hearing his bad reputation could only be that he was a contestant ranked higher than him.

Renault didn't know that the person in front of him was a "country bumpkin" who knew almost nothing about the Mousse Military Academy. When he assessed Yu Sheng's danger level as high, he subconsciously showed a hint of retreat, and it was this hint of retreat that allowed Yu Sheng to seize the opportunity.

Now is the time!

Yu Sheng suddenly jumped up, kicked Renault's wrist with his left foot, and slashed Renault's neck with the knife in his right hand. Seeing this, Renault stabbed Yu Sheng in the back of the neck with his back hand, but was killed by Yu Sheng at the moment when the tip of the knife pierced Yu Sheng's neck.

"Player number 4224561892 was eliminated. The current number of remaining survivors is 1789342060."

Yu Sheng's chest heaved violently, but he didn't dare delay. He quickly opened Renault's backpack and stuffed the remaining biscuits and water into his own. He found fresh meat dripping with blood inside. It was obviously an animal that Renault had hunted.

Yu Sheng looted everything useful, then leaped down from the tree and dove into the bushes. He wondered if his fight with Reno had attracted the attention of the other contestants, but he didn't want to take the risk. He couldn't stay in this tree any longer.

He found another patch of grass to hide in. Yu Sheng closed his eyes and a rough outline of the entire Zerg base appeared in his mind. He spent a day recording the patterns of handover and investigation of the Zerg patrol teams. Breaking in by force was absolutely not advisable, but since he was alone and the target was relatively small, he could still sneak in and hide.

At the moment, the best way to break through is the previously opened southeast road. This base seems to have no intelligent Zerg. Although the southeast defenses have been damaged, the Zerg soldiers have obviously not shown any intention of repairing or increasing patrols.

The second hour after dark seemed to be the Zerg's feeding time. During this short period, the outer forces would be reduced by one-third. Of course, a team of flying Zerg were also deployed, buzzing over the Zerg base for inspection. Fortunately, the vibration of their wings was easy to detect, and Yu Sheng was confident that he could avoid them.

As night falls, some people choose to continue to wait and see, while others choose to take action.

In the second hour after nightfall, a dark shadow took advantage of the cover of night and the concealment of the grass to quietly reach the southeast side of the Zerg base. He stretched out a hand to hold the edge of the breach in the wall, and just as he was about to stick his head out to look inside, he met the eyes of another person.

“!”

Yu Sheng was also startled, and they both fell to the ground motionless. After a while, Yu Sheng heard a sound made by breathing coming from the grass nest opposite.

"Brother, can we team up?"

“…”

To have figured out the patrol patterns of the soldier bugs and found a breakthrough on the second day, both sides must be smart. Smart people don't speak nonsense, and Yu Sheng recognized this person the moment he opened his mouth.

This was the Benson he had met earlier by the stream, the one who had analyzed the current situation.

Yu Sheng hummed, but remained alert. For example, why did Lowry, who had been with Benson before, disappear? Was he accidentally eliminated or... Of course, Yu Sheng wouldn't be stupid enough to ask, but he had a plan in mind.

"Buzz—"

Yu Sheng's expression froze, and he immediately climbed through a small window into a bungalow. As soon as he turned around, he was met with a huge insect eye that was as big as a light bulb in the darkness.

Yu Sheng: “…Sorry to bother you.”

whoosh!

The long insect leg stabbed at Yu Sheng fiercely. Yu Sheng rolled to the ground to avoid the attack and kicked the insect's left eye. Green slime splashed out. Yu Sheng hissed and looked down. His shoes had corroded the soles! Fortunately, the soles of these special shoes were very thick, otherwise the soles of his feet would be exposed!

Fuck! Yu Sheng cursed inwardly, running in circles along the wall in his unevenly sized shoes. Fortunately, there was only one bug in the room; if there were more, the corrosive liquid alone would have reduced him to a skeleton. In the center of the room lay a dense pile of egg-sized insect eggs. The slender legs of the larvae were faintly visible through the translucent white membrane.

Seeing Yu Sheng approaching the eggs, the adult insect grew even more frantic. It waved its sickle-like front legs and flapped its wings. This didn't propel it into the air, but it greatly increased its speed. Yu Sheng was panting, dodging with great effort.

This can't go on!

Yu Sheng originally wanted to find a longer weapon so that he would not be corroded when killing insects, but the entire room was empty except for insect eggs. Yu Sheng could only draw out his short knife, step on the wall, and use the force to kick the adult insect over. He cut off one of its legs with a knife, and then suddenly dodged back, narrowly avoiding the insect's bite.

The adult insect lay on its back, its five remaining legs dancing wildly in the air. Since the amount of mucus splattered from the severed legs was relatively small, Yu Sheng simply cut off all of the insect's legs, leaving it struggling in vain.

After a while, another person climbed in from the small window.

Benson whispered, "The flying patrol bugs have left. The room I just hid in has a lot of supplies. How are you doing here?"

Yu Sheng pointed at the large insect that only had its body left, and said, "Here."

Benson: "..."

Benson looked devastated, "You don't have any supplies in this room?"

It was clear in the rematch setting that these Zerg bases were originally human military bases that were occupied by the Zerg. Every room would have remnants of weapons, food, medicine and other things left behind by previous soldiers. How unlucky was this temporary partner to end up in a room full of bugs?

Benson felt that he needed to rethink whether to cooperate with Yu Sheng. After all, this partner's luck seemed to be really bad.

"What did you pick up?" Yu Sheng asked.

"A lighter, a photon gun, and a box of chocolates." Benson took out the things. "I only have one gun, so I can't share it with you. Can I give you some chocolates?"

"Thank you." Yu Sheng took the three chocolates from Benson, his eyes fell on the nest of insect eggs, and he frowned. "Burn them."

Benson agreed with this and walked forward to light a lighter. The red flames quickly spread throughout the insect nest. Crackling sounds kept exploding in his ears, and there were even bangs and explosions.

"Let's go!" Yu Sheng and Benson quickly climbed out of the small window and ran straight towards the central building of the base.

"Fire!" The contestants still watching from the outside saw the flames shooting up into the sky and immediately became restless. No one wanted to let someone else get there first, especially since someone had taken the lead, who could perhaps take advantage of the chaos and gain some advantage.

Suddenly, countless figures moved towards the Zerg base from all directions. The flames also caused a commotion among the Zerg soldiers, who were thrown into chaos and instinctively moved away from the source of the fire. The previously orderly patrols were completely scattered. Coupled with the sudden attack of the humans, the Zerg soldiers were immediately put on the defensive.

But soon, a giant insect as big as a car crawled over quickly, with its mouthparts facing the sky, making a sharp "hiss" sound. All the fleeing soldier insects froze, and then lined up one by one to rush into the fire. The burnt smell spread with the evening breeze, and to the noses of some contestants who had been hungry for several meals, it was actually a bit tempting.

The fire was extinguished by the desperate efforts of the soldiers, and the sky once again fell into darkness, though thick clouds of black smoke still hung in the air. The players who had chosen to rush in had already found shelter while the Zerg fought the flames. Now, the Zerg base was completely silent, as if nothing had happened. Only the countless corpses of the soldiers proved anything had happened.

At this moment, a horrifying scene unfolded. The car-sized headworm opened its massive mouthparts and swallowed the soldier bugs one by one. Its belly, bulging with the ingestion of the soldier bugs, deflated again in a matter of seconds, a terrifying sight. If I were swallowed, I wouldn't even have a chance to break free and escape. Is this stomach filled with aqua regia?!

Yu Sheng and Benson, hiding in a narrow passageway originally used for drainage, slowly nibbled on chocolate. They had just used their last moment to crawl into a small factory building. After killing seven or eight insects, Yu Sheng found a bottle of probably expired beverage and a long knife, while Benson, with great luck, found a small first aid kit, which he placed in his backpack with satisfaction.

Yu Sheng: "..." Am I cursed?

There was no way they could move any further today. A headworm that had finished feeding was no pushover. They could only cower here, waiting for the next opportunity to escape.

On the third day, Yu Sheng and Benson once again raided a room while the headworms were feeding, but this time, the process wasn't as smooth as before. Yu Sheng had just picked up the binoculars from the ground when he dove forward, dodging a sharp blow from the attacker. Yu Sheng shouted a warning to Benson, his hands moving without stopping. With three or two quick moves, he parried the attacker's advance, and with the final blow, he delivered the final blow.

"Player number 1332367632 has been eliminated, and the current number of remaining survivors is 1529940023." The number of eliminated people is increasing at a terrifying rate, like the alarm bell of doomsday knocking on the hearts of the survivors.

Benson also dealt with a contestant who was keeping watch at the door. He searched the corpse's backpack and cursed, "Fuck, there's nothing here! Are you so poor?"

Yu Sheng also found nothing. "That's normal. If they weren't desperate, they wouldn't rush out and snatch our supplies."

"Hurry up, I guess that big head bug is almost done with his meal!" Benson started running, with Yu Sheng following behind him.

On the fourth and fifth days, Yu Sheng and Benson finally approached the central building little by little and successfully hid in the first floor, which was originally a toilet.

Open the map, zoom in, and zoom in again. The star-shaped symbol representing promotion is marked on the top floor of this central building.

Yu Sheng subconsciously tightened his grip on the long knife.

Benson glanced at him, curled his lips, and whispered, "We should be the fastest-moving team in this base. If nothing unexpected happens, the recipient of the Star Stone will be one of you and me."

Yu Sheng didn't say anything.

Benson smiled. "I know you've been on guard against me. So, when we get to the top floor, I'll have a fight with you openly, without weapons. How about that?"

Yu Sheng narrowed his eyes and spoke frankly, "How did your companion die?"

Benson was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, "Oh, you mean that timid man? Tsk, he tried to attack me by surprise, but I killed him. Don't worry, I'm not a despicable person."

After saying that, Benson turned back to the door and generously exposed his back to Yu Sheng, as if to prove something. He may have thought that he had gained Yu Sheng's trust, but he didn't know that Yu Sheng was even more shocked and doubtful.

When Yu Sheng hid by the stream and listened to the conversation between the two, Benson clearly knew Laurie and was very familiar with him. However, Benson's words just now revealed that he didn't know Laurie at all.

There are only two possibilities.

1. Benson is deceiving himself.

Second, the person before me was not Benson. Or rather, not the Benson who had been by the creek at the beginning.