Chapter 3: Can't Look Directly
Xu Zhi didn't intend to open the door. There was no surveillance camera installed in the house, but she also didn't intend to go close to the door and look through the peephole to see who was knocking.
After all, she didn't have a body that could allow her to escape in time.
——Bang, bang, bang
There was another knock on the door, but this time the sound was obviously louder than the last time.
Xu Zhi held the game console tightly in her hand, her heart beating slightly faster. She said nothing, as if she didn't hear the increasingly rapid knocks on the door.
It wasn't until the person outside seemed to be sure that she would not open the door that he finally gave up the meaningless act of knocking and said, "I know there are people inside. We are not bad people. We just want to find some companions."
"I'm a student at Yuncheng Affiliated High School, along with a few other classmates. I can show you our student IDs. Now that no one can go out, and it's not safe to stay at home, why don't you build a base with us?"
"If you don't want to go, just reply and we won't bother you anymore!"
A voice of a slightly younger male student was heard outside. His tone was sincere, but he spoke quite quickly. He looked like he wanted to convince the people in the room, but was also in a hurry to get to the next place.
But in Xu Zhi's ears, even if the boy was shouting to convey the message, Xu Zhi still couldn't hear clearly. She even had to rely on half-guessing to judge what the boy said in some weaker parts. Her hearing has been declining since four years ago.
After waiting for about ten seconds, the person outside the door seemed to know that there would be no response. "Do you think we are untrustworthy? Then we will leave first. Will you be willing to talk to a female classmate next time? Or if you change your mind, come to the affiliated high school to find us!"
After saying that, it was finally quiet outside the door. Xu Zhi could not hear the other person's footsteps leaving. He could only wait for a while and saw that no one continued to knock on the door or shout, then he concluded that the person seemed to have left.
When the federal government issued an emergency evacuation order, it emphasized that inhaling the black mist would affect people's physical and mental health. The most obvious effect was that some people became suspicious after inhaling the black mist, as if they had paranoia, their tempers became irritable, they became extremely aggressive, and even their strength increased.
But after careful examination with medical equipment, it was discovered that the price of increased strength was an overdraft of life. His metabolic rate also became extremely fast, and he would age twice as fast as ordinary people!
The strangest thing is that his brain seems to have undergone some kind of mutation, which has caused his emotions to become extremely sensitive, and he will go crazy due to stress at the slightest disturbance.
No one can remain sane after inhaling excessive amounts of black fog, and ordinary people will become more agitated than usual if they stay in a misty environment for even just two hours, not to mention those who have been in this city shrouded in black fog for nearly a week.
Perhaps there are no sane people left in this city.
As for Xu Zhi herself, she didn't think her mental state was very good, otherwise how could she want to kill someone?
She knew clearly that something was wrong with her, but the biggest problem was that she didn't think there was anything wrong with it. She even felt that she had let go of some heavy burden and felt more relaxed.
Even when the male voice sounded outside the door just now, the thought that flashed through her mind was: If he breaks in, how can I kill him?
Xu Zhi didn't think there was any "good guy" outside the door at all. She was sure that the boy must have some evil purpose and wanted to trick her into opening the door.
How did he know there was someone in the house?
Have he and his accomplices already set their sights on me?
Xu Zhi's mind was full of these questions. She even began to think that the next time these people came to her house, they would break in and kill her!
“Have I ever been this radical?”
No, a few days ago she was still thinking about revenge on her parents, like making their lives miserable and letting her brother experience her life, but today this idea has slowly become more extreme.
The girl sighed, feeling that if she continued like this, even if she became stronger, she would only become a villain in the story.
But being a villain is much better than being a cannon fodder who dies at the beginning of the story.
"I hope I can improve my strength and find a way to leave here before I go completely crazy."
Now 70% of the black fog is lingering inside Cloud City, and only about 30% of the remaining fog is spreading throughout the world. In particular, the fog on the ground in the city is so thick that it looks like a black tide. If a person is in it, he may not even be able to see the people around him. The amount of fog in it is enough to drive an ordinary person crazy.
Under such circumstances, the boy actually dared to say that he was from the affiliated high school.
Even if Xu Zhi was awake, he would not be able to give him any response.
But the boy's appearance reminded her that the danger in this city is not just the alien monsters, the humans who stay here will slowly become some unknown danger over time.
This made Xu Zhi feel more urgent. She stopped letting her mind wander and picked up the handheld game console to upgrade it as soon as possible. This was the only thing she could do at the moment.
After the evolution was completed, the little snake's strength was enhanced again, and the 50 evolution points that overflowed after eating the eagle were still retained. The current requirement for evolving to the next level is 200 evolution points.
[Current Evolution Points: 50/200]
Your clan defeated a stronger enemy, and its evolution has been slightly accelerated, but good luck won't always favor you! You need to be more cautious with every choice you make.
Now, it’s time to make a choice again.
[1. Look for weaker prey, 2. Look for prey of similar strength, 3. Look for stronger prey.]
In Xu Zhi's eyes, this was not an option worth worrying about, so she chose 2 without hesitation.
The little snake on the screen began to move again, and at this moment, the sky outside the window, which was already unclear, gradually darkened and it was already night.
This was the first time Xu Zhi had played for such a long time. She was slightly excited, raised her head and relaxed her tired neck which had been lowered for a long time, and lamented that one of the advantages of this game was that she didn't have to operate it herself all the time.
As the little snake in the game defeated prey with similar strength again and again, its evolution points had reached 180 and it was about to be able to upgrade again, but a line of subtitles popped up again.
[As midnight approaches, the intersection of the past and the future emerges from the void, and power is scattered throughout the world, waiting for someone to pick it up, but not now!]
Your family is not yet capable of walking in the midnight. Please let them close their eyes and sleep as soon as possible. They should not look directly at anything shrouded in the night fog, and they should not expose themselves to the midnight.
[Of course, if you wake up early enough in the morning, you might gain something else.]
【Now, it's time to rest.】
[Please choose: 1. Continue to stay and search for prey, 2. Find a secluded place to rest.]
"midnight?"
Xu Zhi chose 2 while feeling puzzled.
She is not someone who refuses to listen to advice, and the narration of the game has been giving her guidance. It is too early to commit suicide now.
After the game screen showed that the little snake had started to rest and there was only one option left, [Wake it up], Xu Zhi also controlled the wheelchair and prepared to rest.
But when she turned her wheelchair and prepared to return to the bedroom, she accidentally glanced out the window and saw a scene that surprised her:
In the darkness of the night, the black fog covering the streets was surging like waves.
“.”
Xu Zhi was silent for a moment. She wondered, was something going to happen again?
She sat by the window and stared at the black fog quietly for a few minutes, then realized that even if something really happened, she would be powerless to do anything about it, so she gave up this meaningless action.
Her body finally began to feel tired. After the little snake had rested, sleepiness came over her like a delayed reaction, as if someone had hit her on the back of the head with a club. If she didn't rest, she would even fall asleep in the wheelchair.
That won’t work. You’ll definitely feel sore all over when you wake up.
Holding on to the idea that she couldn't escape no matter what happened, Xu Zhi even lay on the bed with a clear conscience and closed her eyes to sleep.
She needs a wheelchair because she is too weak, not because she is disabled, so getting in and out of bed is not a problem for her.
The alarm clock was set for 5 a.m., and it was almost 12 a.m. In the past, sleeping only five hours a day would be no different from asking for her life, but now, Xu Zhi inexplicably felt that five hours of sleep might be enough for her.
Ding Ding Ding
At five o'clock in the morning, the alarm clock rang. Not long after it rang, a pale and slender hand reached out from the quilt to turn it off. Then Xu Zhi slowly sat up with his hands supporting his body. Although his mind was still a little confused, he subconsciously reached out to touch the game console placed beside his pillow.
After seeing the [Wake it up] option on the screen, Xu Zhi blinked hard to wake himself up a little.
She never thought that one day she would be so absorbed in playing games that she would forget to eat and sleep.
He placed the pillow horizontally against the head of the bed, and Xu Zhi followed suit, pressing his finger on the confirm button of the game console.
[In the morning, you awaken your clan.]
[The power not belonging to this world has just dissipated, and most creatures are still asleep. If you are lucky enough, you may be able to pick up something, but it is also possible to find nothing. If you choose to hunt, you can find many defenseless prey.]
Please choose: 1. Search for midnight remnants, 2. Search for prey.
"Is this the case of the early bird catching the worm?"
"No, it should be the early-rising snake."
There is such a good thing in the morning. It seems that she will have to get up at 5 o'clock every day from now on.
After thinking about it, Xu Zhi chose 1.
After all, the narrator had hinted at that. Although the defenseless prey was also very attractive, Xu Zhi was more curious about what the midnight remnant was.
After pressing the select button, the little snake began to wander around, as if looking for something. It searched for more than ten minutes, and finally, the little snake stopped in front of a strange plant.
It was a black dead branch that stretched out from the crack in the ground. It was only about half a meter high and did not even have a single fork. At the top of the dead branch hung a black fruit the size of a human thumb.
[Your luck is incredibly good. You actually found it. Although its concentration is not high, it is already very precious to you now.]
Then, the screen lit up with only one option: [Pick it up]
After Xu Zhi clicked, the little snake approached the black fruit, then the fruit disappeared, and a line of words appeared in the lower left corner of the screen.
[A low-concentration unknown fruit]
[This item has been placed in the player's warehouse. Press * to open the warehouse.]
"Huh?"
New things appeared, and she actually has a player warehouse?
Xu Zhi curiously pressed the * key to open the warehouse. The warehouse interface was no different from the backpack interface of other games. At this moment, there was a black fruit placed alone in it.
When Xu Zhi was choosing the fruits in the warehouse, a shocking option appeared before her.
【Feed to the clan: Snake】
【Take out the game】
".Take out the game? Is that what I understand?"
Instead of taking out the warehouse, take out the game?
Xu Zhi was stunned for a few seconds, then tentatively pressed the "Exit Game" option, and then...
A black thumb-sized fruit appeared out of thin air in front of her and landed quietly on her quilt.
She actually brought the items in the game into reality.
(End of this chapter)
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