When the safe house officially closed at 7 p.m., only 34 people remained. The top ten on the leaderboard remained unchanged. Xiao Dian took Dai Qiang's place and moved into his bed. There were no other supplies in the safe house besides furniture, appliances, and water. We could only use the supplies we had previously received from the supply center. Chen Hu had received supplies once from the supply center, but Xiao Dian had not received any. So, at 10 p.m., the supplies that the two of them had not received were delivered to the door of the safe house by the system.
When we received the supplies, we all looked at Xiao Dian in surprise. How could a child like him survive without supplies and weapons? I sat down next to Xiao Dian and said, "Little one, tell me how you've survived these past few days? What did you eat, drink, and sleep without any supplies?"
Xiao Dian shrugged and smiled dismissively: "Eating fruit, drinking dew, and sleeping in trees."
I adjusted my posture and pricked up my ears, ready to listen to Xiao Dian's story, but he only said this one sentence. I was a little confused and asked, "That's it?"
Xiao Dian smiled and nodded at me: "Yes."
I asked in confusion, "That's it?"
Xiao Dian nodded again: "What else do you want?"
I raised my hand and gestured: "What I mean is, you can tell me more details, such as whether you encountered other survivors chasing you, why you didn't seek cooperation with other survivors, and how you, at such a young age, know which wild fruits are edible and which are not?"
Xiao Dian raised an eyebrow: "You're interested in this song? You should have said so earlier."
I smiled and nodded, looking at Xiao Dian expectantly. Xiao Dian said, "I met you guys as soon as I came out of the cave. I watched you guys finish fighting and then run away. After that, I tried to hide from other people, but there were some I couldn't. However, as soon as I activated my skill and ran, they couldn't do anything to me. My old home was in the mountains. I went out to play every day. What kind of wild fruits haven't I seen and eaten? I dare say that my outdoor survival skills are better than anyone here."
I frowned, pursed my lips, and nodded: "Oh... why don't you team up with other lucky people to get the supplies?"
Xiao Dian shrugged: "I don't need it."
Ji Lin'an suddenly asked, "Then why did you take the initiative to contact us this time?"
Xiao Dian paused for two seconds, then asked, "How did you know it was me who contacted you?"
Ji Lin'an didn't speak, but smiled at Xiao Dian: "Okay, I'll confess. Actually, I met you guys in the Misty Forest before and followed you for a while, but I left when I saw that you were already full. I didn't expect to see you again in the Rock Desert. I only showed up because you were short of people."
Li Song snorted coldly: "Well, you did show up at just the right time."
Xiao Dian ignored Li Song, turned his head away and rolled his eyes at Li Song. Seeing that Xiao Dian was ignoring him, Li Song pouted and didn't say anything more.
We chatted for a while and then took turns showering. I went first, and after I finished and returned to the room, Song Yi went to shower. Perhaps because I hadn't had a proper shower in a long time and hadn't been lying in bed properly, I fell into a deep sleep before Song Yi came back.
When I woke up it was already past eight o'clock, less than an hour before the safe house exit barrier opened. Ji Lin'an and An Xin were already up. When Zhang Funan saw me come out of the bedroom, he quickly said, "Su Yi, you can really sleep."
I didn't say anything and went to the bathroom to wash up. When I came out, Song Yi had also woken up and went into the bathroom. I walked to the dining table and everyone had already eaten the food that I had given to Chen Hu and Xiao Dian last night for breakfast. I looked at the time on the wall, 8:26. Ji Lin'an stood up and gave me his seat: "You should sit down and eat your breakfast. Today is the first time we've officially gone out to kill someone. You need to eat well to have the energy."
I nodded, took a piece of bread and started eating. After Song Yi came out, we quickly finished our breakfast and everyone changed clothes and got ready to go. The number of survivors displayed on the TV had also changed, with only 31 people left. It seemed that the lucky ones who failed to team up last night were killing each other. The safe house distribution map only showed three safe house locations, and the rest of the safe houses had disappeared from the map.
As the clock struck 9 o'clock and the safe house barrier opened, we cautiously left the safe house and arrived at a three-way intersection. We were all caught in a dilemma: to the left was the Misty Forest, in the middle was the Maze, and to the right was the Rocky Desert. No matter which path we chose, it would be dangerous.
Ji Lin'an returned to the floating bridge leading from the safe house to the three-way intersection, staring blankly at the nearby lake. I followed her: "What are you looking at?"
Ji Lin'an frowned and said, "I want to see if there are any other routes besides this three-way intersection."
I scanned the surrounding area; there was only a calm lake and no other roads. Wu Feng turned to me and urged, "Hurry up and stop dawdling. We only have two hours."
Seeing that Wu Feng was in such a hurry, Ji Lin'an had no choice but to give up and walk back to the three-way intersection. Ji Lin'an pointed to the Misty Forest: "It seems that the Misty Forest is the safest place at the moment. The mist is non-toxic, but it has different barriers and treadmill-like roads. However, as long as we keep close together, it should not be a problem."
Everyone agreed with Ji Lin'an's idea, so we chose the Misty Forest. Before entering the forest, Ji Lin'an asked me to take out a few ropes from my space and wrap them around us in the center to ensure that no one would suddenly get lost.
Not long after entering the forest, that familiar smell appeared again. A few seconds later, the mist spread around us. We all held tightly to the rope. After walking for a while, the mist began to slowly dissipate. We didn't get separated and continued to walk forward.
Our mission today is to eliminate the lucky ones, so while we still have plenty of time, we should try to find as many other lucky ones as possible. After walking for a while, a torrential downpour suddenly started. To avoid delaying our progress, we put on the newly issued waterproof jackets and hats from our supplies and continued on our way.
Ji Lin'an shouted, "Watch out!"
But I was always a step too slow. A wooden stick pierced my waist and shoulder, and I immediately bent over in pain. The rain was too heavy to see clearly. A wooden stick was also shot into Li Song's shoulder. Other wooden sticks passed by us. I endured the pain and activated the protective shield. We retreated behind a tree, but there were too many of us and the tree couldn't block us at all. Wooden sticks were still being shot at us from a distance.
When I saw the direction from which the wooden stick came, I realized that there were quite a few people behind the trees not far from us. Seeing that the stick could not get in, they stopped attacking. The next second, Wufeng clutched his chest and fell to the ground. We all panicked instantly. The attack from the other side had actually penetrated the protective shield. Ji Lin'an shouted, "Everyone scatter and hide behind the trees."
Ignoring the fact that it was windless, we could only scatter and take shelter behind several trees nearby...
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