Yu Xiangnan turned his head to look.
A fog had risen all around us without us noticing.
Especially at the back of the town, the thick fog stretched out like an impenetrable wall, tightly surrounding it.
It seems this is very likely what the system meant by the "map edge"...
Is this "Unknown Land" map just this deserted town?
Yu Xiangnan wasted no time, since his supplies and those in his inventory were completely frozen. He needed to find food and water as soon as possible to survive the thirty-day period.
With other players still near the wrecked train, she could seize this opportunity to gain the upper hand.
Yu Xiangnan looked down at Bula and said to it, "Bula, there's a good chance there will be spicy strips and canned luncheon meat inside."
[Bula]: Really? Will there really be luncheon meat?
"Um."
Bula's eyes gleamed, and its short tail wagged rapidly behind its round body, as if it couldn't wait to start searching for canned luncheon meat.
Fei Duo seemed to understand Yu Xiangnan's intention.
[Fedo]: Do you need my help to find food and water?
Yu Xiangnan didn't deny it and nodded.
"Yes, thank you for your help. I'd like to have a proper talk with you once things have stabilized."
[Fei Duo]: Good
Bula and Feiduo followed Yu Xiangnan into this incredibly eerie town.
At that moment, a few crows cawed from somewhere, breaking the silence of the sky.
Yu Xiangnan quickly found a small shop and rummaged through it, finding a brand new bag of durian-flavored sunflower seeds, a bag of coriander-flavored potato chips, a piece of cherry blossom-flavored bubble gum, and a bottle of Red Scream.
No, what kind of weird flavors are these?
It's like those weird snacks that only appear in some bizarre snack review videos.
Well, something is better than nothing.
The supplies in the card album were all frozen and could not be retrieved, which meant that the number of card slots she could use had also decreased.
But the other props can't just be thrown away either.
Yu Xiangnan quickly found a not-so-new backpack and stuffed all the looted supplies into it.
After leaving the shop, she suddenly noticed the dilapidated house at the entrance of town.
There was a figure inside...
Yu Xiangnan concealed his aura, gripped the small, broken shovel, and slowly approached the dilapidated house.
He was a man who looked to be in his thirties or forties. He was hunched over, wearing a tattered apron stained with blood, and his hair was a tangled mess. His sunken eyes stared blankly ahead, as if his soul had been ripped away.
He gripped a dull butcher knife tightly in his hand, its blade covered in dark red rust.
Yu Xiangnan only took a small step, and the butcher suddenly mechanically raised his arm and waved it in the air a few times, as if repeating the action of chopping pork.
"!!!"
She was so frightened that she immediately froze on the spot.
At that moment, she suddenly noticed that another player was also approaching the killer, so she quickly dodged behind a telephone pole.
"【Butcher】? Is this an NPC?"
The player muttered to himself, his face full of disbelief, and brazenly barged into the butcher's "territory".
Unexpectedly, the butcher, who had been standing still like a statue, suddenly turned his head, raised his gleaming pig-slaughtering knife high, and charged towards the player at a speed beyond human imagination.
"Aaaaaah!!!"
The player's face turned deathly pale instantly, and he let out a terrified scream.
His legs went weak and trembled uncontrollably, almost causing him to collapse to the ground. But his survival instinct was instantly ignited, and he sprinted forward recklessly, as if a terrifying monster were chasing him...
No, it really is no different from a ghost.
At least that thing can no longer be called a "person".
Yu Xiangnan, who was watching the scene from behind a telephone pole, felt a strange sense of déjà vu, as if he were watching a horror game.
Taking advantage of the Butcher's attention being drawn to that player, Yu Xiangnan seized the opportunity and slipped into the store.
The store displays a variety of pork, which are fresh and tender, of excellent quality, and their freshness is evident to the naked eye.
In this survival instance where everything starts from scratch, everything around exudes an eerie atmosphere, but this pork is far more appealing than those bizarre snacks from before.
Is this meat really safe to eat?
Time was of the essence, leaving her no room for careful consideration.
Gritting his teeth, Yu Xiangnan quickly converted the pork into cards and then rapidly filled them into the few empty card slots available.
Just as she was about to check if there was anything else in the shop, Bula, who was on lookout outside the shop, suddenly said in the chat box: "Report, sir, the one with the knife is back!"
Yu Xiangnan had no choice but to leave the dilapidated house as quickly as possible.
Sure enough, the butcher returned shortly after she left.
The knife in his hand was now stained with a bright red blood.
Time flies. It was almost noon, and the sun was shining brightly in the sky, but the town seemed to be covered by a huge transparent dome, and the layer of fog outside just wouldn't dissipate.
The light was severely weakened when it came in, making the whole town look gray and hazy, like a heavy smog, which made people feel inexplicably uneasy.
Moreover, the town, which was originally deathly quiet, suddenly saw many figures appear, and various sounds gradually increased.
These people are mostly players who came here after the train accident.
Wandering around in this unfamiliar and eerie place, the sudden new regulations startled them, and they began frantically searching for supplies.
Unexpectedly, as they walked, they bumped into another player head-on, and both of them were quite frightened.
After all, this place was eerily quiet. If someone suddenly appeared, anyone would break out in a cold sweat. Coupled with the gloomy atmosphere, you never knew when something terrible might happen.
Yu Xiangnan continued exploring the town and soon discovered another small convenience store. She went inside and found that the shelves were stocked not only with Bu La's favorite canned luncheon meat, but also with a large quantity of edible compressed biscuits and bottled water.
Great! With these supplies, as long as we use them sparingly, we won't have to worry about food for the next few days.
She acted swiftly, deftly converting the bulky and heavy supplies into cards one by one, storing them in her card album. Smaller, lighter items were packed into her backpack, and those that couldn't fit in the backpack were stuffed into her pockets, making the most of every inch of space.
She sensed that it would be completely dark soon, and she needed to find a place to stay for the night before that happened.
The town at night can be much more dangerous than during the day.
The daytime was enough time for her to explore the town.
This small town, though small in size, exudes an eerie atmosphere. Leaving aside the town NPCs resembling butchers, the town's environment alone has many chilling aspects.
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