The live stream ended with Chen Hu's death.
When everyone saw Chen Hu's profile picture turn gray, they all breathed a sigh of relief, followed by cheers.
Cheng Xiaobai: That pervert deserved to die! Boss Zhang Shi is awesome, thank you for standing up for our family in the district.
Zhu Dachang: Phew, showing off gets you struck by lightning. Chen Hu deserved it. It's a pity about his two family members; this beast ruined them.
Chen Beipan saw everything.
Chen Hu's death brought him a sense of relief, but he couldn't stand Zhang Shi's public display of power. These conflicting emotions left him feeling extremely conflicted and awkward, so he angrily pounded on the wall.
When he saw the survivors in the chat channel starting to flatter Zhang Shi, his jealousy resurfaced, and he started to contradict them in the chat channel, which drew criticism from the other survivors.
Chen Beipan: Hmph, this Zhang Shi isn't a good person either. Look at the size of his shelter, it's practically a fortress. I don't know how many survivors' resources he's squeezed out to get what he has today. Don't let him sell you out and then help him count the money.
Hou Kun: Why didn't you speak up when Chen Hu was provoking us? Now that he's dead, you're suddenly all awake, aren't you?
Liu Yu: How dare you say such a thing? Should I expose all the disgusting things you've done?
Cheng Xiaobai: Explain in detail.
Zhu Dachang: +1
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As the effects of the rage potion wore off, Zhang Shi belatedly realized he had killed someone, and his heart rate began to spike.
Seeing that the matter was settled, Zhang Shi cleared his mind, without too much psychological burden, and quickly cleaned up the battlefield, throwing Chen Hu's body into the large crater where the first shot had been fired, thus bringing the matter to a proper conclusion.
To prevent wild animals from finding the pit by its scent, Zhang Shi specially buried the pit and then covered it with a thick layer of ice and snow.
When they got back to the villa, they found that they were completely soaked in sweat.
"The weather feels much warmer."
I glanced at the night sky outside the window; it was now completely dark, but the courtyard was brightly lit. Where the light shone, there was a sense of peace.
Zhang Shi killed the invading Chen Hu and successfully protected the safety of the shelter. He felt that his state of mind had changed slightly.
A single punch can prevent a hundred more. Zhang Shi has earned a certain reputation among the survivors, and in similar situations in the future, those who dare to attack will have to think twice about their strength.
Zhang Shiqing counted the spoils of war.
Chen Hu had three wristwatches, and his supplies, while not insignificant, were mostly basic necessities; nothing caught Zhang Shi's eye. The only thing that truly interested Zhang Shi was Chen Hu's parchment book that could teleport.
【Traveler's Handbook (Purple): A rare item that allows for long-distance teleportation.】
Zhang Shi opened the parchment book and began to look up its detailed information. After some effort, Zhang Shi finally understood how to use the parchment book.
First, the parchment can be used to teleport after obtaining the survivor's consent at the coordinates, limited to one use per coordinate per day. Second, it can also be used to force teleport via information in the system panel such as friends, private chat, and group chat, but this can only be used three times every seven days. Both teleportation methods allow you to immediately return to your original location after leaving combat.
The Traveler's Handbook has used up all its forced teleport attempts; the only way to force teleport is to wait for the cooldown to refresh.
He glanced at the refresh time and saw that it was the day the severe cold disaster ended. Zhang Shi silently remembered it, but for the time being, he did not plan to go out and cause trouble.
In the private chat interface, ever since Zhang Shi killed Chen Hu, various messages have been popping up non-stop, reaching 99+.
Zhang Shi filtered the messages to "friends only," and Wu Qing, Ge Dalong, and Zhao Feng were among those listed.
Zhang Shi replied to each of them, thanked them for their concern, and then wanted to shut down the system to prepare dinner.
Unexpectedly, Ge Dalong sent another team request. Zhang Shi thought about it and joined the team. He found that the four people in the team were all familiar faces. They were the same old team members from the last dungeon adventure.
This wasn't the first time the group had interacted, and they were all familiar with each other's personalities. Ge Dalong got straight to the point and sent an item notification.
[Dungeon Scroll (Purple): Danger and opportunity coexist. After use, it teleports the survivor to the dungeon - Village of Doubt. The dungeon's missions primarily involve puzzle-solving, and monsters of the highest rarity may appear. The dungeon supports a maximum of 4 players in a team, with a time limit of 16 hours.]
Ge Dalong: Everyone, this scroll is rare, and the rewards are more generous than last time, but the danger may also be higher.
Moreover, judging from the scroll's instructions, unlike last time, it's very likely that decryption will be required to pass through, so brute force might not work.
Wu Qing: It looks a bit like an escape room survival game, which I'm quite good at.
Zhao Feng: Old Ge, you're really something, you always manage to get your hands on these weird and wonderful things.
Ge Dalong: Everyone, please be serious. This dungeon is quite dangerous. I brought everyone in here so we could have a group discussion and see what everyone thinks.
Zhang Shi has already achieved his short-term goals, and there's no point in staying in the shelter all day. The severe natural disaster is about to end, and the system will probably rank the survivors again. Zhang Shi is still quite interested in this rare-level dungeon.
Remembering that he had just obtained Chen Hu's Traveler's Notes, Zhang Shi suddenly had a brilliant idea and decided to gather the four of them together at home for a dinner party to discuss the details of challenging the dungeon.
Zhang Shi first sent the Traveler's Notes information to the team chat channel, then explained the specific usage details, and subsequently granted the three of them the right to rent items.
Zhao Feng was the first to rent the Traveler's Notebook. After obtaining Zhang Shi's permission, he sent it over without hesitation.
Unlike forced teleportation, Zhao Feng transformed into a beam of white light and teleported directly into the courtyard.
As soon as Zhao Feng opened his eyes, he saw the modern-style villa behind Zhang Shi. He immediately made an exaggerated expression and kept shouting "Wow!"
Not long after, Wu Qing and Ge Dalong also teleported over.
The two men had clearly made preparations; their clothes were clean and tidy, showing they valued their personal appearance. In contrast, Zhao Feng and Zhang Shi were careless, hastily arriving in animal skin coats stained with blood.
The two who arrived later also looked surprised when they saw Zhang Shi's villa. Clearly, Zhang Shi's advanced development was beyond their expectations.
This was Zhang Shi's first time hosting guests at the shelter. He welcomed the three into the villa and told them to make themselves at home, while he went into the kitchen to prepare food.
Ge Dalong tapped on the wall curiously, then nodded and whispered.
"This is a concrete structure house. The resources required to build such a villa are astronomical."
Zhao Feng chimed in, "This Level 4 shelter is really something else. It even has underfloor heating. It's much more comfortable than my little stone house."
Wu Qing didn't care about these things; instead, she squatted down and started teasing Pipi.
Pipi was a social butterfly; he was incredibly excited to see so many people, jumping around Wu Qing as if he wanted to turn the house upside down, making Wu Qing giggle nonstop.
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