Walking the Path of a Workaholic in Cliché Novels (QT) Chapter 170

After the game, the audience woke up and turned on the live broadcast. They were shocked by the sharp drop in the number of people: “What’s going on? Why did so many people die?”

In just one night, the number of online players from around 17,000 dropped below 10,000. Was it that the players this year were particularly weak, or was there some prehistoric behemoth that had come in?

“The one in front just woke up? You missed the show.”

“What show?” asked the audience member who just came in.

“One third of the first and second layers were washed away by the tsunami. Three rows of 100-meter-high waves came over, and the contestants didn’t even have time to click ‘quit’. The scene was simply spectacular. The bodies of contestants were now covered in biofilms.”

“This game is too cruel. Fortunately, I didn’t encounter such a perverted designer when I participated in the game last year.”

“Now all these people are rushing to the third layer. Judging from the speed of movement, they will probably reach the third layer tonight. There is also news that the temperature on the second layer has begun to drop. Perhaps there is a disaster waiting for the players. The players who land directly on the third or fourth layer are really lucky.”

What? In one night, the whole place collapsed?

Before the new viewers had gotten over the news, another viewer who stayed up late to follow the live broadcast said, “Lucky? I think they will suffer more. The game developers made a big move on the first day, so they will have to be even more ruthless in the future, even if it’s just for the sake of excitement.”

This was indeed true. The audience had even started making bets, guessing what big gift the game organizers would prepare for the next day.

Considering that the first day was a tsunami, they thought that the second day would also be a natural disaster, and the second layer would occur. The second layer was a beach and sea in front, and a forest in the back, which looked like a plain with lakes all over.

“After a catastrophe there will be a plague. I think it will be a plague. Look at this environment, how suitable is it for spreading viruses and bacteria? Add the drop in temperature, and it must be a cold-loving germ.”

“That makes sense. Let me make a blind guess. The plague is on the second layer.”

“Do you need to guess blindly? The big guys have analyzed that the game company has chosen to shrink the game’s main venue this time and “force” them to the center. These people still want to survive to the end like they did in the last game. Tsk tsk, it’s difficult.”

In order to see the game’s actions in a timely manner, many people turned to follow the second-layer players, or opened the live broadcast rooms of several players at the same time. Only a few people were still so persistent that they only watched An Yinong’s live broadcast room, watching only him with all their heart.

This included the original owner’s childhood sweetheart, ‘Allen’, and his suitors. After much investigation, they finally confirmed that Mai in the installment could definitely use some power, so his wonderful ability might be achieved by using some banned drugs.

“I didn’t expect he would do something like this to win.” Allen seemed disappointed.

Everyone gathered around to comfort him. Allen didn’t say anything more, but just stared at the interaction between An Yinong and Qin in the live broadcast room. The silent “sense of harmony” and the ambiguity that had to be expressed were really dazzling.

Love at first sight? Good looking? He always knew that Mai could say sweet words, but he just hadn’t met someone who could make him say sweet words.

To be honest, Allen had not thought about Mai’s future. The relationship between them was not equal, whether before or after the breakup, Mai’s single-minded and humble feelings gave Allen such confidence. He had no reason to care about this childhood sweetheart. Even if he beat and abused him, Mai would cry and beg to stay.

Especially after Allen evolved into a higher Zerg, he was still willing to face Mai with a peaceful attitude. To put it nicely, it was a blessing. How many people wanted to stay by his side, but a low-level Zerg like Mai could.

Seeing that Mai had a side that he knew in the video, and even quickly developed this kind of suspicious trust relationship with another person, Allen felt like something was being taken advantage of. It was jealousy, regret, and anger.

He needed this thing and used it. It was thrown into a corner and collected dust and covered with garbage, but if others want to take it, that’s not fine. He wanted to take it back, break it with his own hands, and burn it to ashes.

“Is there no way to stop the players from continuing the game?” Allen looked at the microphone on the screen that never stopped, his eyes cold.

“If he really took banned drugs, it would not be fair to other players, right? And if he was sent to the hospital for treatment earlier, the side effects would be smaller.”

“There has been no recall of any contestants, and this is in compliance with regulations.” One of the suitors was a little embarrassed.

Another person sneered, “My family is in the media industry, I can use public opinion to put pressure on people. No matter what, there will always be supporters of players who use banned drugs to participate in competitions. The game company also wants to anger the public, just a small player.”

“Yeah.” Allen raised the corner of his mouth, as if dissatisfied.

An Yinong on the screen seemed to sense something, and his eyes scanned the camera, trying to see someone through it. But soon something else attracted his attention.

“Qin, look at this hill.” They found a very small slope at the location of the triangle marking on the map. They didn’t know if it was washed away by the rain, or if it was originally so small that it looked like only a child could stand on it.

Qin discovered this small mound earlier than An Yinong, mainly because all the special training he had received since he was a child was related to combat, searching for something, mopping up, and so on, so he was more sensitive to things that implied clues.

He was about to shovel away the small mound of dirt when An Yinong handed him a shovel on a long wooden stick. The shovel head was made from deformed liquid metal. “Come on, let’s shovel together.”

Qin stared blankly at the small shovel in his hand. With his ability, he could flatten this small pile of earth with just one stroke.

However, seeing An Yinong lowering his head and seriously shoveling the soil, he still obediently held the small shovel and used pure strength to dig the soil. The audience in the live broadcast room could not believe their eyes. They equated watching Qin shoveling the soil with Godzilla embroidering.

“The elite among the elites of the Star Domain’s sharp knives, our emperor actually used a small shovel to shovel dirt? I dare not believe my eyes, does this guy know that he has committed a crime? He actually let the emperor do this kind of work? He ^%$##@&* (blocked national curse)”

“What is the origin of this person? Can he hypnotize me?”

It was hard to explain, why did Qin seemingly lose his mind after meeting him?

The rain was really heavy. They were only wearing the most basic protective clothing with no face protection. When the wind blew, the cold icy rain hit their faces, making them dizzy. An Yinong endured the pain and shoveled the soil. He had only shoveled halfway when the shovel head hit something hard. The rain washed away the yellow mud, and he could vaguely see something that looked like a box inside. He dug it out.

“It looks like there’s a stone slab inside.” An Yinong took a look and handed the box to Qin. “I’ll go check nearby to see if there’s any way I can gather something edible.” Although it was raining heavily, he felt that he should be able to get some food with his golden finger.

“Can you trust me with this?” Qin held the treasure chest with a serious expression as if he was holding a bomb.

An Yinong, who had actually memorized the pattern, said: “I believe you. I have a hunch that you will not hurt me.”

With so many words, Qin, who was trusted unconditionally, felt that the box in his hand was even hotter.

An Yinong led Fengchi to the nearby woods, Qin took the box and turned to the distance. The heavy rain also blocked his keen sense of smell: there was something suitable for people who were on installment payment.

Qin went in a direction, and an ice umbrella condensed above his head, cutting through the heavy rain. After a few steps, Qin suddenly thought of what happened before: his new teammates seemed to not want him to use too much strength.

He put away the parasol, pulled up the hood of his protective suit, and walked into the rain carrying the treasure chest.

At this time, other contestants were also looking for food. They waded through the water and struggled to find places where food might be stored. They also had to be cautious about possible attacks. The animals and plants were not friendly and they were always ready to give these Zerg that entered their living territory a bite. But the worst thing was the rain, which came in an endless stream, as if there was a hole in the sky and water was pouring down.

“This rain never stops. How long will it last?” The contestants complained and tried their best to find possible food ingredients and dead branches that were not completely soaked.

Without food or warmth, they would not be able to survive for several days even in a peaceful environment. Moreover, this was a dangerous game venue.

“Ahhhh——” One contestant had his entire foot pierced by a sharp spike from a beast that was hidden in the grass. The others were startled, and his companion raised a metal knife and stabbed it into the beast’s head.

“What is this?” asked the contestant who was wailing while holding his foot. He took off his boots while gasping for breath and leaned against a tree to treat his injury.

“This thing seems to be poisonous.” Looking at the dark blood flowing from his feet, the contestant’s face turned pale, but there was no medicine nearby. His companion carefully lifted the beast lying on the ground. It was an animal that looked like a mix between a fish and a crocodile. Its body color was similar to that of fallen leaves, and it was lurking in a similar environment. Its mouth was very strange, with the lower part more protruding, and the bone-like fangs standing upright. It was this part that had pierced the sole of the contestant’s foot.

“Gu…” The sound of the wind was mixed with strange bird sounds.

The heavy rain covered the sounds of the hunters’ movements. A group of bird-like and dinosaur-like animals with brown and green leather armor quietly approached and skillfully surrounded them from several directions, blocking any possible escape routes. Their eyes turned, staring at the defenseless contestants in the middle.

“What should we do now? With such a foot injury, unless there is medicine to heal it, it will definitely take three to five days.”

The Zerg used to not have strong self-healing abilities, but after thousands of years of using highly effective drugs, they were now able to survive such severe puncture wounds like their ancestors and still be alive and kicking the next day.

“Let’s find a place to set up a tent first, and then we’ll continue looking for food after we settle the wounded.” The person who spoke wiped his face. Although they were a temporary team, they would not abandon people when they were injured.

“I suspect this is an ancient survival game. Everyone should be careful. In ancient times, we Zerg were both hunters and prey.”

The few people around here were still discussing what to do next. They had not noticed the approaching danger and were counting on the faint smell of blood to attract the successful hunter.

Heads lowered and taking cover in the bushes, they approached cautiously, the pouring rain obscuring their prey’s sight and blurring their scent.

“Coo.”