An ordinary man
This is a young man who is about 185 cm tall, slightly overweight, and probably in his early twenties.
He wasn't ugly, but he wasn't particularly handsome either. Although he was smiling, Jian Tanxi instinctively felt afraid and resistant. It was probably because the way he looked at Jian Tanxi was like a merchant appraising merchandise.
The man greeted Jian Tanxi gently: "Hi, you're a survivor too, right? Let's get acquainted. My name is Sun Lianhu. What's your name?"
Jian Tanxi took a step back and said, "We've only met by chance, there's no need for us to get to know each other. I'll be going now."
Although Jian Tanxi felt instinctively excited to meet a stranger, she also felt that dealing with this man was not a good thing.
So she decided to leave.
Sun Lianhu strode forward and blocked her path: "What are you shy about? It's just the two of us here. There aren't many survivors left on Earth now, it's fate that we met. You're so beautiful, have you ever had a boyfriend before?"
Jian Tanxi frowned, said nothing, and immediately took off running.
After her physical fitness was enhanced, her running speed became very fast, approaching that of an Olympic champion.
However, this man's physical functions must have been enhanced as well; he was even faster than Jian Tanxi.
He quickly caught up with Jian Tanxi and grabbed his arm.
Jian Tanxi tried to break free, but couldn't shake them off immediately.
Sun Lianhu revealed a triumphant smile: "You are my prey, you can't escape. With the Earth's population plummeting, we should shoulder the responsibility of reproducing. Otherwise, who will maintain such a vast planet?"
Jian Tanxi punched Sun Lianhu, then raised her knee to kick him.
Although Sun Lianhu dodged it, he was forced to let go of Jian Tanxi's hand.
Jian Tanxi did not run away again, but instead fought with Sun Lianhu.
She felt that she couldn't run as fast as Sun Lianhu, so fighting was better than running away.
Even if you get injured, you can still take healing pills.
So she risked her life and attacked Sun Lianhu like a madwoman.
She has never learned any fighting techniques; her current fighting style relies entirely on ruthlessness.
Fortunately, Sun Lianhu didn't know any fighting techniques. He was just frantically defending against Jian Tanxi's moves, and occasionally retaliating.
Not long after they started fighting, Sun Lianhu, taking advantage of his physical strength, grabbed Jian Tanxi by the neck.
Jian Tanxi continued to attack Sun Lianhu with both hands and feet, and even bit down hard on Sun Lianhu's hand.
Sun Lianhu winced in pain and withdrew his hand, giving Jian Tanxi the opportunity to escape.
She felt she couldn't run in a straight line, so she wandered around the mall, sometimes running into a clothing store, sometimes into a barbershop, and throwing any tools she could get her hands on at Sun Lianhu.
Although this might hold off Sun Lianhu for a while, Jian Tanxi felt that she might not be able to escape.
She had an idea: why not run to the top floor and jump? As long as she appeared to be dead, Sun Lianhu should leave.
Before jumping off the building, she could take a resurrection pill.
I don't know if taking it in advance will help, but I can only try anything now...
She spotted an opening and ran toward the elevator.
Sun Lianhu pursued relentlessly.
As soon as Jian Tanxi reached the second floor, she saw a child laughing and running towards her from a distance.
Jian Tanxi didn't have time to dodge and accidentally bumped into the child.
The child fell to the ground, raised his head, and looked at Jian Tanxi.
Jian Tanxi was overjoyed; the child was actually Qu Chen!
If Qu Chen is here, then his mother Qin Man must be here too!
Sure enough, Qin Man ran over as well, saying, "Xiao Chen, slow down!"
Jian Tanxi's mind raced quickly. She felt that with just herself and Qin Man, they should be able to subdue or drive away Sun Lianhu.
But the most important thing is that Sun Lianhu cannot be allowed to take Qu Chen hostage, otherwise she and Qin Man will be in a very passive position.
In a moment of desperation, Jian Tanxi kicked Qu Chen, sending him flying toward Qin Man.
Qin Man also ran over and helped Qu Chen up.
She was initially angry to see her son being kicked, but when she saw that the person in front of her was Jian Tanxi, she was pleasantly surprised.
Just as she was about to acknowledge Jian Tanxi, Jian Tanxi ran towards her, shouting, "Sister Qin Man, come with me and beat up this man!"
Qin Man then noticed that there was a man following behind Jian Tanxi, and judging from his appearance, he was not someone to be trifled with.
She had actually noticed him earlier, but she assumed he was a relative or friend of Jian Tanxi.
Seeing Jian Tanxi's panic, Qin Man also realized what was happening and joined Jian Tanxi in fighting Sun Lianhu.
Sun Lianhu was very excited when he saw another woman arrive, and he uttered some vulgar words.
Qin Man was furious and attacked even harder.
Qin Man didn't know any fighting techniques either, so she and Jian Tanxi just fought randomly.
Although he landed several blows on Sun Lianhu, Sun Lianhu wouldn't be so easily defeated.
Suddenly, Sun Lianhu kicked Qin Man's foot, and Qin Man fell to the ground, her foot seemingly broken.
Just as Sun Lianhu was feeling smug, Qin Man suddenly threw a pink pill at his head.
Sun Lianhu was stunned for a moment, then frantically scratched his skin, grimacing as if in great pain.
Qin Man sneered, "Do you feel like there are ants crawling all over you and bugs biting you right now? If you don't get out of here, I have even more powerful pills."
Sun Lianhu wanted to leave, but he couldn't. His whole body was numb, aching, and itchy, and he used all his energy to endure the sensations, leaving him with no strength to move his legs.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Qin Man pulled Jian Tanxi and Qu Chen away.
They arrived at the mall entrance, and Qin Man opened the door of a red car, letting Jian Tanxi and Qu Chen get in.
Then, Qin Man sat in the driver's seat and said, "We can't stay here any longer, let's go to the next place to stay."
Jian Tanxi was still a little unaccustomed to leaving this place suddenly, feeling that she was not prepared for anything.
But then she thought, she didn't really need to bring anything anyway, and she didn't really need food right now. As for other things, she could just replenish them at the next location.
Now, the survivors can take any supplies they need from the entire planet; she doesn't need to carry anything.
With this in mind, Jian Tanxi felt relieved.
She asked Qin Man, "Sister Qin Man, what brings you and Xiao Chen here? Do you live nearby?"
As Qin Man drove, she said, "No, Xiao Chen and I were teleported to a rural village. After staying there for a few days, I wanted to take Xiao Chen to an amusement park, so I found a car and drove him out."
I figured all the big amusement parks were inside shopping malls, so I just needed to drive towards busy areas. However, I couldn't check routes now, so I just drove randomly. After getting on the highway, I got off in a big city and drove around until I saw the shopping mall I'd just seen.
I played with Xiaochen in the inflatable castle for a while, and then he wanted to go upstairs, so I took him up.
I never expected to run into you so soon.
Jian Tanxi laughed and said, "This is too much of a coincidence. Luckily I met you, otherwise I wouldn't know how to get away."
Qin Man asked, "Weren't our physical abilities enhanced? Why can't we still beat that guy?"
"That guy from earlier must have also participated in the 'paper doll' game, and his physical abilities have been enhanced. So, his overall strength is the same as before. Men who have been enhanced are also stronger than women who have been enhanced."
"So that's how it is... So, there must be more than just the seven of us participating in the escape game?"
Jian Tanxi nodded: "Yes, I felt before that there were more than seven survivors than just the seven of us. Now, the appearance of that man confirms my thoughts. However, we don't know how many survivors there are in total, or whether they are friend or foe. In any case, we need to be more vigilant."
"Well, it's a pity we can't stay in one place forever. Meeting today was just a coincidence. If we enter the second round of the game in a few days, we still won't know where the other person is when we come out."
"Sister Qin Man, I have a guess. The reason you were still with Xiao Chen after you were teleported out is probably because you were always very close to him. Let's try not to separate this time and see if we'll be teleported to the same game."
Qin Man said, "That's fine. From now on, we'll do everything together, even go to the toilet in a family-style restroom. Family-style restrooms are big and can accommodate several people."
"Um."
Although Qu Chen is a boy, he is still young and has autism, so his gender is not a concern.
In these special times, it's best for Jian Tanxi to stay with Qin Man and her son.
Qu Chen sat in the back with Jian Tanxi, very excited, humming a song and holding Jian Tanxi's hand.
Jian Tanxi chatted with Qin Man while comforting the child.
Qu Chen took out a bag of rainbow candies from his pocket and asked Jian Tanxi to open it for him.
Jian Tanxi said with a smile, "You can't eat candy, so I threw it away for you."
As she spoke, Jian Tanxi was about to throw the candy out.
Qu Chen started crying and fussing. Qin Man said, "Tanxi, throw it away quickly. He already has cavities. I don't allow him to eat candy, but he somehow found a bag of candy in the store."
Jian Tanxi laughed and threw the rainbow candy out the window. Qu Chen watched helplessly as her favorite thing disappeared and burst into tears.
Qin Man said, "There are other snacks behind the seat. Could you take them out for the child?"
"Um."
Jian Tanxi found a large bag of snacks behind her seat, which contained potato chips, biscuits, Bazhen cake, nuts and other things.
When Qu Chen saw the food, she stopped crying, took a bag of potato chips, bit it open with her teeth, and started eating.
Jian Tanxi also grabbed a bottle of cola. After a few sips, she felt her nervousness subside.
Jian Tanxi asked Qin Man, "Sister Qin Man, does this car belong to someone else? How did you manage to open it?"
Qin Man said, "After I was teleported to the village, I saw a parking lot with more than a dozen cars parked there. I thought, I need a car now. So, I went from house to house looking for car keys. After I found the car keys at one house, I went to the parking lot, pressed the key, and the red car lit up."
So, I was able to open it.
"Haha, Sister Qin Man is so smart."
"After all, we're all considered geniuses by the paper dolls."
Jian Tanxi discovered that Qin Man's personality was also very interesting.
She's not alone anymore; she can depend on Qin Man and her son for support. It's like she's gained the whole world.
She used to be too busy and rarely spent time with her friends.
But right now, she especially needs friends and comrades.
Qin Man and her son can be friends or fight side by side.
The survivors on Earth are all geniuses, which feels great. No teammates will hold us back; instead, we can help each other.
Qin Man asked, "Tanxi, do you have any relatives?"
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