Chapter 15: Showed off
Seeing Zhuang Shi's body lying on a pile of carcasses, the rest of the people were silent for a while, and could only hear Xiaoxi's soft sobs.
After a long time, Chu Xihen said to Lou Su, "Go and get the card and have a look at it?"
"Okay, I'll go, don't move." Although Lou Su's supernatural powers had been exhausted, his physique was slightly better than other ordinary people, so naturally it would be better for him to go and get it.
Chu Xihen asked Lou Su to get it, not because he thought he would have a higher chance of survival if he encountered danger, but because according to the rules of the infinite game, whoever played the card had to pick it up. If the person who played the card died, he would have to wait twenty-four hours before the card became ownerless and anyone could take it.
Lou Su successfully got the card back, and several people stretched their necks with great interest to see what the skill card looked like and what skills it contained.
As a result, the words on the card left everyone silent.
[A paper umbrella: An umbrella made of rice paper. It is more than just an oil-paper umbrella. It can’t even protect you from the rain. Its only use is probably to protect you from the sun!]
In addition to this sentence, the card also had a picture of an umbrella made of white paper, which looked like it was of no use at first glance.
"This... Brother Lou killed more than a hundred aliens, and this is all he got? An umbrella that can't even protect me from the rain?" Zhou Quan couldn't hold back his complaints. "Is that infinite world serious? Why would something like this appear?"
When Chu Xihen saw the blue card, he didn't have any hope in his heart, but he couldn't help but frowning after seeing the card.
Is this kind of garbage stuffed together with the skill cards just to annoy people?
"Keep it for now, maybe it can be used." Chu Xihen said.
Zhou Quan said sarcastically, "Can this be used? It's not as useful as the stones we just picked up, but it can be used to make a fire. Let's use it next time we have a barbecue! But how do we use it?"
Chu Xihen said nothing, and everyone else looked at Lou Su.
Lou Su did not use the weapon card. "I'll put it aside for now and study it when I need it. I'm afraid it's a one-time use. If I take it out and do nothing with it, it'll be gone."
Chu Xihen raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this. Lou Su's idea was very smart.
He didn't give up and waste the weapon card just because everyone thought it was trash.
This is the real world, and it has just begun to merge with the infinite world. These things that are useless in the game world may really be useful in the future?
"I think those beetles have run far away. Let's leave here first." Lou Su asked several people for their opinions.
Of course the others chose to listen to him, even Xiaoxi didn't say anything.
She didn't even suggest burying Zhuang Shi. She just picked a living wild flower and placed it on Zhuang Shi, then wiped her tears and signaled them to leave.
"Sister Xiaoxi, just cry if you are sad." Su Yan stopped supporting Gao Lin and let Zhou Quan take care of him. She walked with Xiaoxi attentively, wanting to comfort her.
Xiaoxi said, "I've cried. It's the end of the world now. Death is normal. I might go to be with him soon. There's nothing to be sad about."
Su Yan was shocked by Xiaoxi's words, her eyes full of admiration.
The temporary camp was completely destroyed after being attacked by armored beetles. Judging from the tracks on the ground, all the armored beetles must have gone after the main force.
After looking around, Lou Su decided to go in the opposite direction.
"There's a high probability that we'll encounter armored beetles if we pass through here. We don't have the ability to fight right now, so should we avoid them?" He could make the decision directly, but with so many people present, he still had to ask them.
Chu Xihen didn't care. He originally wanted to find a place with beautiful scenery to retire. This was the truth and he was not just saying it casually. But now the development of things seemed to be different from the novel world in his dream.
There is no other male protagonist around Lou Su, so he plans to wait and see.
"Need I say more? Of course we have to stay away from those big bugs, but where is this place going? Is it the direction back to the airport?" Zhou Quan asked Gao Lin who was leaning on his shoulder.
Gao Lin looked up at the sky, then said to Zhou Quan, "No, this is the south. If we keep going, we may reach Su Yan's home. It's just right for us to go back from here."
It is impossible to take a plane now. Aliens fall from the sky and appear from the ground. If they want to go home, they can only walk.
But Su Yan was not very happy. She had just seen Zhuang Shi die so easily in front of her. She couldn't even imagine whether her parents were still alive.
Although there is still electricity in some places now, the mobile phone signal was cut off yesterday morning, and she has no way to contact her parents.
"Don't worry. When the end of the world comes, everyone will be organizing an evacuation. Your parents may have been transferred to the fortress in Kyoto." Xiaoxi noticed Su Yan's mood and spoke to comfort her.
Her boyfriend had just died, and she was comforting herself. Su Yan was deeply moved.
Zhou Quan and Gao Lin also looked at each other. They were also worried about their families, otherwise they would not have the courage to leave the airport and plan to break away from the rescue team and go back on their own.
"Brother Lou, Chu Xihen, you are locals, right? Where are your families?" Zhou Quan asked curiously.
Zhou Quan didn't have a fixed way of addressing Chu Xihen. He would occasionally call him "good brother", but most of the time he would call him by his name.
Because he only found out when Chu Xihen was talking to Bai Jinli that the other person was the same age as him, so it was not appropriate to call him brother.
"My parents have passed away. Xi Hen grew up in an orphanage. I am his family." Lou Su said naturally.
Zhou Quan, however, felt like he was being shown off.
Chu Xihen didn't expect Lou Su to say that, and he only casually mentioned the fact that he grew up in an orphanage when they first met, and he never talked about his family problems again after that, but Lou Su still remembers it now.
According to the trend, if he was really like in the dream, he would have died long ago. Wouldn't he have become the white moonlight in Lou Su's heart? Wouldn't Bai Jinli have to spend a long time to heal Lou Su?
But if you think about it, there's nothing wrong with it. After all, this is a world of melodramatic romance novels.
They walked along the river for a long time and luckily did not encounter any more alien species. Not long after leaving the river, they encountered a mutated big yellow cow, which should be the one that got lost from the group last night.
Lousui's supernatural powers recovered a little, and he killed the big yellow cattle directly. They found a safe place to have a full meal, and then continued on their journey.
They entered the city before dark and saw several cars on the road.
At this time, Xiaoxi said goodbye to them, "I will drive back to the airport by myself, you guys go home!"
Her decision surprised several people.
"Sister Xiaoxi, what are you talking about? How are you going to get back alone? What if you encounter alien species and mutant animals on the way?"
No matter how rational Xiaoxi is, she is just an ordinary person who has not awakened her special abilities. Su Yan doesn't know how she will make it to the airport alive.
"I'm fine, don't worry. On the contrary, if we act together, we will be too conspicuous. Next time we encounter danger, Brother Lou may not be able to protect all of us. I'm leaving to share the pressure with Brother Lou." Xiaoxi's attitude was firm.
Moreover, these people all have their own goals. They want to find their relatives. She has no one to look for, so she doesn't want to take the risk. The best option is to go back to the airport and join the main force.