"Would you like some chocolate black tea with roasted milk?"

If Shi Jinzhe only looked at her tail, she couldn't be sure, but seeing that she even rejected the little snake, she knew that Shekh was really in a bad mood.

He didn't ask why. There was only one little black cat in 504 that didn't like people, so it must be the cat that caused Sheikh's disappointment.

He took out a fuel canister and a small iron pot from his emergency kit, stir-fried black tea, water, and rock sugar until they turned caramel color, and then poured in chocolate and milk to cook together.

There wasn't much chocolate, and eating it with black tea can easily cause heartburn if you eat too much of either of these foods.

He poured the steaming hot drink into a paper cup stacked three times, saying, "It's very hot, be careful."

Schech held the paper cup, smelling the faint bitterness of chocolate. "What will this place be like in thirty days?"

“Generally speaking, the game system will help with the cleanup. Azure Island was polluted to this extent on the thirteenth day. It will only be more difficult for the outside world to deal with it after thirty days. This mission involves not only survival but also escape, which means that the system needs players to find a reasonable breakthrough to leave the island. Only after finding it can the system intervene.”

"Didn't you say that the system caused the communication with the outside world to be cut off? Why go through the trouble of making players find a way to leave?"

"To prevent the situation from escalating." Shi Jinzhe recalled the words of an old player he encountered in the first game.

"The system has no human feelings; it will only use the least sacrifice to achieve the greatest results."

Shi Jinzhe said, "Perhaps in the eyes of the game system, the entire Azure Island is not as important as the final result it considers important."

Sheh smelled a fishy stench on his first day there; the pollution had already begun then, which is why the system locked Azure Island.

On the first day, there are too many people, and the infection will spread everywhere. By the thirtieth day, there will be few survivors, so there will be no need to worry about the rapid spread of contamination, and information can be transmitted to the outside world again.

Many players think that survival games are the easiest because their brutality targets the original inhabitants of the dungeon world.

"Actually, I don't understand why the system can lock such a large island, but the players have to do these things. Maybe it has limitations."

Schech drank his hot beverage, tapping his fingers rhythmically on the side of the cup.

This inexplicable game turned her into a prop, and now it's making her so unhappy. Maybe we should just blow up this island.

She's not going to be a scapegoat.

The paper cup in his hand was crushed, and the remaining half cup of roasted milk suddenly gushed out from the opening and slid into Shekh's hand.

She stretched out her tongue and licked the sweet liquid on her knuckles, appearing very calm, but her whole body exuded a sinister aura.

A chill ran down Shi Jinzhe's spine. "What are you thinking..."

"They want to bomb the island."

"...This is tea, not wine."

"Does drinking alcohol make it explode?" Shekh held out his hand. "Give me the alcohol."

Shi Jinzhe realized that she didn't seem to be talking nonsense, but actually wanted to do it.

He took out a bottle of strong liquor. The only things in the room were medical alcohol and strong liquor, and this was the only drinkable one.

The liquor was strong, and he wasn't sure if Shekh could handle the taste, so he only poured her a small glass. "Try it first."

If it really explodes, remember to take him with you when you run, considering how sensible he is.

Shekh took a small sip, put down the glass, and said, "Let's just fry it." As he spoke, he reached out to untie the ribbon over his eyes.

[stop!]

The system's voice appeared in both of their minds simultaneously.

[Uninfected people or animals can leave Azure Island after the instance ends.]

Seeing that Sheh continued moving, the system quickly added, "[Including your snake.]"

Shekh stopped, but kept it raised.

[The animal can be safely removed now.]

She put her hand down.

"Then, can I possibly obtain...?"

[cannot!]

The system's resolute rejection brought Shi Jin to a profound realization about life: being a mediocre person was the original sin.

The system states a condition, indicating that Shekh truly possesses the ability to bomb the island, while he does not, therefore he cannot…

Ten minutes later.

The two saw birds and beasts flying through the forest and high-rise buildings outside the window. Shekh picked up the small snake on the ground and said, "You go too, go find a place to live deep in the mountains."

The little snake coiled around her hand twice, then left through the crack in the open door, heading off the island with the other birds and beasts, eventually disappearing from sight.

[Attention all surviving players: The difficulty of the Azure Isle dungeon has been reduced from 15 points to 10 points.]

"So they had a trick up their sleeve..."

Shi Jinzhe knew it wouldn't be so easy to get the system to give in.

[Uninfected players will leave after the event ends. If they leave early, the instance cannot continue.]

"So the key person hasn't been infected yet, right? Is it someone from Azure?" Shi Jinzhe seized on the key point and asked directly.

If someone is truly from the Azure Sky, then they certainly cannot be sent away.

...I never expected that this cheating player would use it to cheat.

After a one-second pause, the system announced in a mechanical voice: [This is a one-time event. This instance is not independent. Once the infection spreads, the current world will be eliminated.]

Shi Jinzhe: "What does 'elimination' mean?"

The system stopped speaking and left.

Shekh has achieved his goal and doesn't care about these things. He just feels sorry for Xiao Hei, wishing he could have threatened him a day earlier.

It's a pity I didn't know sooner.

She picked up the glass of the clear liquid that burned her throat and drank it.

The old problems were solved, but new ones arose. Shi Jinzhe felt that this broken game itself was an unsolvable mystery.

He sat back down in his chair, pondered for a long time but still couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

Across from her, Sheh calmly drank her wine. Seeing her holding the bottle, Shi Jinzhe thought to herself, "Luckily, she doesn't know that some people soak snakes in wine."

A commotion erupted in the corridor, another argument about illness, lack of water and food, with some people wanting to go out to find food and medicine.

Some people felt it was too dangerous and begged those going out to take some with them. When they were refused, they made a scene and complained about the indifference of others.

The last person to go out agreed to help under pressure. The young man was only wearing a mask and hat, and red, festering marks were visible on the back of his hands and arms.

He had only walked about ten meters when a dog covered in blood scabs suddenly pounced on him and bit him in the face.

The young man fell to the ground and cried out in pain. Someone opened a window and threw things down from upstairs in an attempt to drive the dog away.

But the barking attracted more dogs, each one filthy and covered in blood scabs, which attacked people like madmen.

“It’s that little dog from yesterday.” Sheh put down the bottle; she remembered the dog’s scent.

Shi Jinzhe looked down and saw a dog downstairs that was at least the size of a fully grown Caucasian Shepherd, tearing and biting wildly, leaving a mouthful of blood and flesh.

"It seems like it's time for people to get infected."