Chapter 45: The Platinum Joy Supermarket system favors good-looking players. ...
The first two system messages Mu Zhuo received in the woods were like this—
[Death grants successful execution; player Yang Qiwen has died.]
[Death results in execution failure; execution will be retried in one minute.]
The first point was expected.
It seems that not only he dislikes useless people, but the system does too.
The second point left him somewhat puzzled.
Why did the execution fail?
Does someone else have a similar resurrection armor like him?
Immediately afterwards—
[Death results in execution failure; execution will be retried in one minute.]
[Death results in execution failure; execution will be retried in one minute.]
[Death results in execution failure; execution will be retried in one minute.]
...
I refreshed five times in five minutes.
Mu Zhuo gradually became a "black guy with a question mark" emoji.
However, although the system kept refreshing and re-executing the death, the death beam never hit him, so the resurrection armor was no longer needed.
There's always been a rumor in the game—
The system will favor players who are good-looking.
The rumors are true.
Mu Zhuo has a deep understanding of this.
Before Shi Yu and Shen Su entered the game, Mu Zhuo was always officially recognized by the system as the most handsome player. Many times, he escaped death in the game not because of his skills or experience, but because of luck.
This "luck" was actually partly due to the system giving him a cheat code.
His marksmanship is superb because he has an automatic aim assist device, which was given to him by the system and is the only one in the entire server. With this item, even someone who doesn't know anything about guns can hit the target every time.
Although he has now been pushed down to third place on the looks list, it seems that the system still favors him.
He remains special.
The system messages that followed further confirmed Mu Zhuo's suspicions—
[Death grants successful execution; player Gu Heng has died.]
[The Death Invoke effect in instance E has been fully executed; the current number of surviving players is four.]
[17 hours and 52 minutes remain until the next instance merge.]
The system really understands him.
Knowing he hated Gu Heng, he let Gu Heng die.
The first light of dawn appeared in the east; daylight was approaching.
Mu Zhuo closed the game panel in a good mood, humming a little tune as he left the woods and headed straight for the abandoned clothing factory.
.
The moment the death beam struck, Gu Heng vanished.
There wasn't even a handful of ashes left, let alone a complete corpse.
Jiang Yan stared blankly at the floorboard where Gu Heng had stood for a long time, then looked up at Shi Yu as if she didn't understand and asked, "Where is Gu Heng?"
"He was just here, where did he go?" Jiang Yan glanced at Shi Yu, then looked down at herself and muttered, "Did he go out? It's not even dawn yet, how could he have gone out..."
Shi Yu hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "Gu Heng, he's dead."
Upon receiving the answer, Jiang Yan was stunned once again. Several minutes later, Jiang Yan's emotions completely collapsed.
She knelt down on the ground, her hands gently touching the spot where Gu Heng had been, as if she were touching Gu Heng himself. Then she lay down, as if she were lying in Gu Heng's arms.
Jiang Yan closed her eyes, but tears flowed silently and uncontrollably.
She didn't say a word, she just kept crying.
Shedding tears silently.
Jiang Yan was crying, and the live stream audience was also crying.
[How could Gu Heng die?! How could Gu Heng just die?! I'd only just become a fan of him!!! System, you heartless bastard!]
[Waaaaah, my darling Jiang Yan, don't cry! I'm here to hug you. I don't want Gu Heng to die either, you damn system!]
[Jiang Yan and Gu Heng were good friends for many years in real life. It's indeed hard to accept the loss of a good friend, so it's understandable that Jiang Yan cried like this.]
[Perhaps Jiang Yan considers Gu Heng a good friend, but Gu Heng might not. Friends might go to great lengths for each other, but only someone who truly loves another would be willing to die for them. Now, no one will object to me saying that Attorney Gu has a crush on Jiang Yan, right?]
[I object! Attorney Gu doesn't just have a crush on Jiang Yan, he's always had a crush on her! When Jiang Yan was embroiled in a scandal, it was Gu Heng who stayed up for three days and three nights to help her gather evidence and take the case to court. Where was Mu Zhuo then? To ship Jiang Yan and Mu Zhuo is absurd!]
Jiang Yan has been paired with many celebrities and has had several relationships, but Gu Heng has always stood quietly behind her, accompanying her, waiting for her, and watching her go. Even knowing there's no possibility of a relationship, he can't help but look at her. Gu Heng's love is silent, but you can't say it doesn't exist!
Why did I only realize how good they were as a couple after Gu Heng died?! Damn it, can't the system just die too?!
Does Jiang Yan know that Gu Heng likes her? Perhaps not. Gu Heng's feelings are so well hidden that even we can't tell.
Of course, Gu Heng wouldn't let Jiang Yan know. He loves Jiang Yan so much; how could he bear to see her sad?
[I stayed by her side as a good friend until my death, and she never knew he loved her. Waaaaah, what did I do wrong? Why am I being treated like this?]
...
Shen Su and Shi Yu left the house silently and closed the door behind them.
People need to vent their emotions, and Jiang Yan needs some alone time with Gu Heng right now.
The two stood silently in the courtyard for a while, as the sun rose slowly in the quiet.
As soon as it was fully light, Mu Zhuo came to the door, and the first thing he asked was, "Where is Jiang Yan?"
Mu Zhuo came empty-handed, without carrying any weapons, and showed no hostility.
The first trial by the system has ended, and there are still more than ten hours before the next instance merge. During these ten hours, they are temporarily safe. There are now only the three of them plus Mu Zhuo, a total of four living players, left in this instance.
Mu Zhuo isn't here to kill anyone, so he's here to seek cooperation.
Shi Yu had heard Shen Su mention Mu Zhuo, but had never met him. However, the moment she saw Mu Zhuo's face, she recognized the name. Mu Zhuo was indeed handsome; girls would feel inferior to him. He deserved to be number one on the previous beauty list.
“Miss Jiang, she…” Shen Su leaned against the railing, resting his chin on his hand, pondering how to answer appropriately.
"Jiang Yan doesn't want to be disturbed right now."
Shi Yu interrupted.
He stated the facts in a calm tone.
Mu Zhuo didn't force his way in. He nodded understandingly and said, "Alright then, I'll go find her later. I have something I want to talk to you about right now."
The two had already guessed what Mu Zhuo was going to say. Sure enough, Mu Zhuo said, "Gu Heng may have said something to you, or he may not have, but it's all in the past, and Gu Heng is already dead. Let's put the past aside and think about what's in front of us."
"Everyone has seen the system message. In seventeen hours, the instance will be merged again, and then we will face the competition for survival spots once more."
"We don't know the situation in the other instance. Who will our opponents be? Have they already teamed up? So, if the four of us cooperate to fight against the players in the other instance, our chances of winning are higher. What do you think?"
Although he was asking for their opinions, Mu Zhuo's expression showed that he was full of confidence. He continued, "To be honest, Jiang Yan and I are friends, not only here, but also in real life. I also had a pleasant working relationship with Mr. Shen before."
"As for Mr. Shi, I actually wanted to cooperate with you and Mr. Shen before the dungeon was merged. I even asked Mr. Shen to ask for your opinion. I wonder if you remember?"
Shi Yu thought of Gu Heng, and then he remembered what Gu Heng had said: Mu Zhuo had killed his two companions with two shots without hesitation at the hotel. It was hard for Shi Yu to feel any goodwill towards Mu Zhuo.
“We don’t want to kill people. What you mean by cooperation is that we have to kill all the players in the other instance, right?” Shi Yu said coldly. “Our philosophies are different, so let’s forget about it.”
"Isn't that how the game is supposed to be?" Mu Zhu asked, puzzled.
Shi Yu didn't speak and looked away, seemingly not wanting to talk to him.
Mu Zhuo turned his gaze to Shen Su. Shen Su received his gaze, turned his head to look at Shi Yu, looked at him for a while, and when he looked at Mu Zhuo again, the corners of his lips were turned up. He seemed to be in a good mood, so Mu Zhuo secretly felt relieved.
Just as Mu Zhuo thought Shen Su was going to help him persuade Shi Yu, Shen Su said, "Sorry, we have different ideas, so let's not cooperate."
Mu Zhuo: "?"
If you don't want to cooperate, why are you laughing so happily?
"As for Jiang Yan, you can ask her yourself later," Shen Su added.
"Are you sure you don't want to cooperate with me?" Mu Zhuo's tone turned icy. "Then next time we meet, I won't be so polite to you."
“Of course,” Shen Su replied with a smile, “we won’t be polite to you either.”
At this moment, the door to the factory director's office was opened from the inside, and Jiang Yan came out.
She was pale, with red eyes and tear stains on her face. She was in very poor condition, and her steps were unsteady as she slowly walked towards them.
"Sister Jiang, let's go..." Mu Zhuo strode forward to help Jiang Yan, but Jiang Yan dodged to the side.
Jiang Yan stumbled because of the large movement she made when she dodged. She almost fell over when her heel hit a stone. Shi Yu quickly caught her and realized that Jiang Yan was not only unsteady on her feet, but she also had no strength at all. So Shi Yu didn't dare to let go.
When Jiang Yan saw that it was Shi Yu, she did not refuse his help.
Mu Zhuo stared at the hand that Shi Yu was using to support Jiang Yan, his gaze extremely unfriendly. Just as he was contemplating whether to cripple or cut off that hand, his view was blocked by a body.
Shen Su was half a head taller than Mu Zhuo, standing in front of him like a wall. He asked with a curious expression, "Didn't you say you knew Miss Jiang? But Miss Jiang doesn't seem to want to go with you."
Mu Zhuo: "..."
"Miss Jiang, do you know this person?" Shen Su asked, turning around.
Jiang Yan's pale lips moved slightly, and she said in a hoarse voice, "I don't know her."
Mu Zhuo: "…………"
"Did you hear that?" Shen Su gestured with his chin towards Mu Zhuo. "Miss Jiang said she doesn't know you, so we can't hand Miss Jiang over to a stranger."
Shen Su's body blocked Jiang Yan's view so that only a corner of her clothes could be seen. Mu Zhuo took two steps back, and only then did Jiang Yan come into full view again.
Mu Zhu stared at Jiang Yan for a while, then glanced at Shi Yu and Shen Su before turning and leaving.
The two people on either side are also dead.
He's not in a hurry.
He will appear out of nowhere when Jiang Yan loses her protection and falls into danger. At that time, Jiang Yan will know who she can truly rely on and trust.
And he will be the final survivor and winner of this game.
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