Back at the apartment, Shekh quickly went into the bathroom and began to thoroughly clean the snake's tail.
Shi Jinzhe sat on the sofa and carefully examined the rings. Both rings were 3m*3m*3m in size, and they contained mostly medicine and water. The only food available was compressed biscuits, bread, and instant noodles.
He put his stored supplies into his ring, separating the food and supplies, and then went to check the props.
Item: [Sunny Day Umbrella]
Effect: Continuously purifies the air within the umbrella's coverage area; single use lasts for 24 hours. (2/2)
Item: [Pain Relief Spray]
Effect: Eliminates negative effects, reduces pain by 30%, lasting for one hour. [Disposable item]
"The umbrellas are very effective, so I imagine there will be widespread pollution later in this dungeon."
After examining the props, Shi Jinzhe picked up the card that read "Shou Bigu".
Skill: [Unbreakable Defense]
Effect: Provides absolute defense for six seconds. Subsequent effects depend on the enemy's level; the higher the enemy's level, the shorter the defense duration. (Currently not equipped; players can equip it.)
Seeing that it was wearable brought a pleasant surprise.
He gripped the skill card, opened his information, and attempted to equip it in the skills section. However, a large red exclamation mark appeared on the screen.
Please remove your existing skills before replacing them.
Time is running out: ? ? ?
What skills did he get? Skills that disqualify someone for cheating? Are cheat cards considered cards too?
He frowned as he stared at his documents, his eyes dim.
Player Name: Shi Jinzhe [Cheater*]
Age: 26
Skill:**
Game sessions: 5 (in progress)
Number of times cleared: 3
Current points: 22
He clicked on the skills section several times, but the same message kept appearing.
Put down the skill card, and click on Shi Jinzhe again, but the result is the same as before, with no response and the information interface seems to be frozen.
"Sigh, there really aren't that many good things in the world."
He twirled the skill card in his hand, wondering if he could sell it since he couldn't use it.
This card is very effective, providing absolute defense for six seconds. When paired with speed-boosting pills, it's practically a god-tier skill for escaping and saving your life.
Since the discussion forum cannot be accessed during the dungeon run, Shi Jinzhe could only put away the skill cards and check them after leaving the dungeon.
As night falls, the survival dungeon is absolutely safe for players until midnight on the third day.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Shi Jinzhe did not plan to leave the apartment afterward. He still had five or six hundred yuan left, which was not of much use to him, so he went out with Shehe again.
He handed the ring containing food to Shekh, saying, "Wear this; there's plenty of food inside."
Schech put the ring on his hand and walked with Shi Jinzhe on the road near the Azure Company to check if anything was amiss.
There were very few people on the street. The two of them only encountered a young man wearing glasses. Fearing to alert the security guards of Azure, Shi Jinzhe only walked around the perimeter.
After dinner, the two bought some fruit before returning to their apartment.
When we entered the lobby, the person in charge was standing there with a worried look on his face, watching the others push their suitcases out.
Shi Jinzhe deliberately tried to elicit information: "Is anyone else moving out today?"
"Hmm..." He avoided eye contact. "It's still about the snake, isn't it? Some people are scared."
Seeing his appearance, Shi Jinzhe knew something was wrong, but since the person in charge was unwilling to talk about it, he couldn't get any information out of him and had to give up.
Upon reaching the fifth floor, I saw a couple arguing in the hallway.
The woman refused to come inside, saying, "Let's move out. They said there were no more snakes, but another one died at dinner. This is too dangerous."
“That person only had wounds, no one saw a snake, maybe it was something else that bit them. Don’t be too nervous. Besides, if we move out, where will we live?”
The man's apartment was provided by his company. He was just a low-level employee with little money. It was so dangerous, and he wanted to get out, but he didn't have any spare money.
He said, "I'll keep an eye on things for you tonight, so you don't need to be afraid."
After much hesitation, the woman said, "Then I'll pay for it. You can come live with me. Money is not as important as life. We can earn money again if we lose it."
After a moment of silence in the corridor, before entering the room, Shi Jinzhe saw the man take out his salary card and agree to move out.
He thought to himself that two more people had left, and there were fewer and fewer people in the apartment, which was just right.
As soon as the door closed, the little snake crawled out from under the sofa and climbed onto Shekh's arm as if to claim credit.
She picked up the small snake, held it in front of her eyes, and after a while said:
“A young man wearing glasses came in with a prop. The little snake killed him after he left. We saw that man near the Azure Company.”
"Whom did we run into on the way?"
“Yes.” Shekh played with the little snake, the ring on his hand gleaming under the light.
"It's a ring."
Shi Jinzhe took out his own ring, placing the two identical rings side by side. "That person recognized the rings on our hands."
“That means he recognized it because he also had a ring. What a pity,” Shekh said with a hint of regret. “We missed out on acquiring a spatial ring.”
"It's my fault," Shi Jinzhe admitted, admitting that he had become somewhat complacent after what happened that afternoon.
"I made a very basic, common-sense mistake: I subconsciously thought that rings should be worn on the hand."
He took out two thin strings and threaded the ring through them. "We need to hide the ring better from now on. This time it was my fault; I was too presumptuous."
"You've never seen these prop rings before. Ignorance is no excuse. Never mind."
The person is already dead, so there was no mistake in misplacing the ring. Shech was just a little disappointed about it, but not particularly concerned.
"...Thank you for your forgiveness."
Shi Jinzhe regretted letting her learn this word. Since he didn't plan to go out anytime soon, he decided to teach her something better.
Day four.
The smell in the air intensified, and Shi Jinzhe finally detected a faint fishy odor.
He applied privacy film to the glass, then drew back the curtains. "Finally, I can properly observe what's outside," he thought.
It has a privacy screen, so as long as the lights are off at night, no one outside can see what's going on inside.
Next, security grilles and spikes were placed around the bed and door, and insect repellent was sprinkled outside the window.
Then I filled the foldable water bags I bought with water and piled them up in the house, intending to use them when the water ran out.
Finally, all the power banks were charged, but there weren't enough power strips, so Scheres used a snake to send them to other rooms to charge.
The preparations took two days, and the fourth and fifth days passed smoothly.
Day 6.
According to Azure Island News, a large number of residents on the island have experienced allergic reactions after being bitten by mosquitoes. The specific symptoms include itching, large areas of red rashes, and in severe cases, pustules and ulcers.
The background during the report was the overcrowded Blue Hospital and Blue franchise store.
Shi Jinzhe saw many unfamiliar mosquitoes dead outside the window and poured out a large amount of insect repellent again.
Day 7.
The fishy smell intensified once again, as supermarkets and vegetable markets on the island experienced stockouts and were unable to restock due to transportation disruptions.
Day 8.
Blue Island News reports that water and electricity will be cut off for a limited time, prompting residents to start panic buying of food and drinking water.
That afternoon, news reports again indicated that a stampede had occurred at the Blue Ocean Hospital and the Blue Ocean franchise store, resulting in 198 casualties.
The bloodshed stemmed from a verbal altercation; the two men started fighting after exchanging only three sentences.
Before going to bed, Sheh was scrolling through her phone. When she saw the latest news, she held up her phone and showed it to Shi Jinzhe, saying, "This is the wool roll from that argument the other day."
A blurred photo of the scene appeared on the screen. In the photo, rats and cockroaches crawled around a middle-aged woman, and her bloody and mangled outlines could be seen even through the mosaic.
A woman fell into a city canal while walking at night; police are currently investigating the cause of death.
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