The charred corpse struggled for only two seconds before becoming obedient. Yun Jian tried issuing some commands, and the charred corpse indeed moved as she instructed.

After Bai Yu repelled a charred corpse, he quickly came over and asked, "How is it? Is it okay?"

Yun Jian opened the system panel, but the task progress remained unchanged.

Bai Yu frowned and asked, "Is this going to work or not?"

Yun Jian shook his head. "No, if this method worked, the system would show the progress (1/20), but it doesn't."

Bai Yu's earlier excitement vanished instantly, and he slumped to the ground, saying dejectedly, "Then what should we do? Even the scorching potion won't work, how can we possibly bring the charred corpses under our control? If we could do it, we would have done it already."

If given the chance, who wouldn't want to have a mighty army of charred corpses?

Yun Jian looked around and said, "Let's find supplies first, and then we'll figure out a solution when we get back."

Bai Yu nodded, and the two began searching the vicinity. Yun Jian was digging for wild vegetables with her rear end sticking out when she suddenly heard someone shout in panic, "Ahhhhh... Help, help, help me! What is that? Stop chasing me..."

The person calling for help shouted and cried at the same time.

The cries were heart-wrenching!

Yun Jian found it a bit strange. After so long, there should still be people who don't know what a charred corpse is.

Moreover, players who have survived to this day must at least possess some real skills, so why would they panic and cry out for their parents when they encounter charred corpses?

She quickly shoveled the wild vegetable into her backpack and followed the sound.

Not far away, a man who looked to be in his twenties was dodging the attacks of the charred corpses while running around haphazardly. His movements were not skillful. Yun Jian saw with his own eyes that the man was hooked by the charred corpses' claws several times. Only because he reacted quickly and moved his body quickly did he manage to tear his clothes.

Yun Jian walked over with the energy storage ball.

Just as the charred corpse launched another attack on the man, a charged ball of electricity struck it.

The charred corpse dodged, and she chased after it with the energy storage ball.

She was fast, and the charred corpse couldn't dodge her several times. Its body trembled violently from the electric shocks. Only when one energy storage ball was used up and Yun Jian took out a second one did the charred corpse feel utterly hopeless and leave dejectedly.

After watching the charred corpse leave, the man only said thank you to Yun Jian before fainting.

Bai Yu looked at the person collapsed on the ground and nudged them with his hand: "Hey, wake up!"

Seeing that the man didn't react, Bai Yu had no choice but to look at Yun Jian, "What do we do now? We can't just let him lie here, can we? If we do, he'll probably be a charred corpse when he wakes up."

Looking at the man's fair and delicate appearance, Yunjian thought for a moment and said, "Let's take him back."

Noticing Yun Jian's gaze, Bai Yu suddenly asked, "You don't actually like this kid because he's good-looking, do you?"

Yun Jian gave Bai Yu a speechless look, "You're overthinking it."

"What did that look in his eyes mean just now? It was practically dripping with desire, okay?"

Bai Yu was hesitant and reluctant to move.

Yun saw him glaring at her and said, "Don't you want me to carry you?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Yu quickly got to work, saying, "Never mind, I'll do it."

He reluctantly pulled the man up by both hands, then roughly shoved the man onto his back and began muttering to himself.

His voice was too soft, and Yun Jian couldn't hear what he was saying at all.

Finally, Yun Jian couldn't take it anymore and explained, "I don't think this person is like a veteran player in the game. He's fair-skinned and has rosy, glowing skin. He doesn't look like a seasoned survivor at all."

Just based on the fact that the game features unbalanced nutrition, this person's skin wouldn't be so good.

Bai Yu paused for a moment, "If he's not a veteran player, then he must be a new player."

He had only made a casual remark, but he heard Yun Jian give a soft "hmm".

Bai Yu was stunned: "No way? Wasn't this game supposed to be out of the game developer's control? How can new players still be joining?"

"Why not? Look, which function in the store or the task posting section is no longer working?"

Bai Yu didn't say anything more and quickened his pace towards the camp.

The fourth brother saw the two men go out and carry someone back, so he rushed over to help, asking, "Who is this person?"

Bai Yu shook his head. "I don't know."

The fourth brother looked at Yun Jian again, but Yun Jian didn't answer. He just said, "Fourth brother, go and call Doctor Le over."

Bai Yu had been carrying him the whole way and couldn't stand the man, so he took advantage of the break to pat his face and pretend to call out, "Hey, we're here! You're awake! If you hadn't woken up, Dr. Le would have given you acupuncture, believe it or not?"

"No, we don't have needles at our camp."

As soon as Le Wenfeng finished speaking, he appeared at the door, checked the man's condition without saying a word, and then told Yun Jian not to worry.

"He's fine, he just fainted from fright. His clothes are torn in several places, but he has no wounds."

Yun nodded and sat down to drink water.

Bai Yu waved the water bottle in front of the man's face and asked, "Do you think he'll wake up if I pour this water on him?"

The fourth brother pushed him aside, "Brother Yu, what's wrong with you? Why are you causing trouble so much today?"

Bai Yuyi said righteously, "Where did I cause trouble? I just wanted this person to wake up as soon as possible so we could get information out of him sooner."

Yun Jian looked at Le Wenfeng, "Dr. Le, what is that little black ball? Have you found any results?"

Le Wenfeng shook his head, "No, it will probably take a few more days."

Yun Jian nodded, "Okay, let's do it as soon as possible!"

The man finally woke up the next day.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw several faces standing in front of him, all staring at him.

The man was startled and huddled together, trembling.

"Who are you people? What do you want?"

The fourth brother chuckled, "We're all good people, we just want to ask you something."

The man quickly moved back a little distance. "I don't know, I don't know anything, don't ask me, don't ask me!"

He shook his head as he spoke.

Liang Song sighed, "This child is terrified."

Yun touched Xiao Zhen.

As the man shook his head with his eyes closed, he suddenly heard a girl's voice calling him softly, "Brother, what's wrong?"

A few seconds later, the voice asked him again, "Brother, are you hungry? I have some food here."

It's fine if you don't hear the word "hungry," but as soon as the man hears it, he suddenly feels hungry.

He opened his eyes, and the little girl gave him a piece of dried meat.

Yun Jian spoke up at the opportune moment: "Are you a new player here?"

The man's hand trembled in fright. He turned around and saw that the person asking the question was the girl who had saved him yesterday. He relaxed slightly and looked at Yun Jian, "Player? What player?"

Upon hearing this, the group exchanged glances; this reaction clearly indicated they were new players.

Yun Jian considered his words carefully, "Do you know about Bete's wilderness survival game? You're in that game right now."

The man looked blank. "I know Bete Company, but I don't know about wilderness survival games."

So the fourth brother enthusiastically explained some game-related knowledge to him, including the charred corpse.

The man, who had only eaten half of his jerky, stopped eating and struggled to get out of bed: "I don't want to participate in this stupid game! I want to go back! Get out of my way, I want to go back!"

Yun Jian didn't stop him, and the others tacitly made way for him.

The man stormed out of the room, then screamed back a second later.

He closed the door, leaned against it, looking shaken and his face still showing signs of panic. "It...it's actually true!"

He saw those charred, blackened corpses again, circling outside the villa. If he went out like that, he certainly wouldn't be as lucky as he was yesterday.

Everyone in the room looked at him, and the man finally relented and said, "Please help me."