A few seconds later, the white light gradually faded, and everyone's vision gradually returned.
A wave of heat hit him instantly, and Long Ming couldn't help but squint as he looked around.
Countless ruins came into view.
These ruins are mostly made of a mixture of earth and stone, and have been eroded beyond recognition by wind and sand. The ground is covered with yellow sand, but some dilapidated buildings still retain their main structure.
Wow, what kind of place is this?!
"I don't know, it just feels very hot!"
"It looks like a desert?"
"Holy crap, we can't be that unlucky, we've been driven all the way to the desert."
What do we do next?
"I don't know!"
...
Many players stared blankly at their surroundings.
Long Ming looked down at the bracelet to see if there were any notifications.
He then discovered that the task log had been updated.
Mission: Survive!
Requirements: Players must survive in the world of Wabiga for more than 12 hours and evacuate safely.
Reward: 500 One-Dimensional Coins
Note: Only the living have the right to talk about everything.
Note: Since you are using a gaming headset, the maximum gaming time is 24 hours. If you exceed this time, you will be automatically logged out due to death.
After Long Ming finished reading the mission, he noticed that the map on the bracelet interface had been updated.
He immediately opened the map with great anticipation, only to find that the map interface was almost entirely black, with only his own area being displayed.
If I'm not mistaken, you have to explore and unlock the map yourself.
However, on the completely black map, there are green dots, and these green dots are the evacuation points.
There are quite a few of these evacuation points, and some of them are not far from his location, so the evacuation does not seem to be too difficult.
Long Ming then closed the bracelet interface and looked up at the ruins where he was.
From the distribution of the remaining building ruins, it can be vaguely identified that this is the site of a town, but it was so badly damaged that many houses are now just one or two earthen or stone walls.
Long Ming immediately began to explore, carefully examining the dilapidated buildings around him as he walked, hoping to find something of value.
Unfortunately, all we saw along the way was gravel, and we could hardly find anything of value.
However, Long Ming patiently continued his search.
After more than ten minutes, Long Ming finally found a relatively well-preserved house ruin, although it only had three walls and the roof had collapsed.
He cautiously walked in and saw that there were many pebbles and gravel scattered inside.
At first glance, there is nothing of value.
However, at this moment, Long Ming keenly noticed that something seemed to be covered up in the corner of the wall.
He walked over, squatted down, and gently brushed away the surface gravel, revealing a section of metal chain.
Long Ming tried pulling it out and immediately pulled out a three-meter-long thin iron chain.
Long Ming raised his wristband and scanned it, and the screen displayed information.
metal chain
Grade: White.
Material: Iron.
Value: Extremely low.
Weight: 3KG.
Looking at the information displayed on the bracelet, Long Ming hesitated for a moment before finally deciding to put it into his backpack.
Although the value is very low, it's still better than going home empty-handed.
However, after the metal chain was put into the backpack, Long Ming clearly felt that the backpack became heavier, but it was still within his tolerance range, so the impact was not very obvious.
Long Ming looked around to make sure nothing was missed before leaving to search for other building remains.
He found that there were players searching everywhere outside, so he quickly quickened his pace and searched further.
Half an hour later, Long Ming walked to the central area of the ruins empty-handed, where he saw a large group of players gathered and chatting.
"Did you find anything of value?"
"Find a hammer, there's nothing here but sand."
"Sigh, I couldn't find it either."
...
At this moment, a woman with fair skin and pigtails in the crowd kept fanning her cheeks with her hands while muttering complaints.
"It's so hot, I can't stand it."
Unfortunately, the air here is hot, so the fanned air is also hot and has no effect whatsoever.
So she reached out and unbuttoned her collar, revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin.
The players around her were immediately drawn to her actions and looked over, with many swallowing hard.
At this moment, a rather sleazy-looking man with shifty eyes grinned and spoke to a man next to him wearing a black vest and with a light scar on his forehead.
"Cao Heng, how's that girl?"
"So tender!"
"You said this world is so realistic, I wonder what it would be like to play it."
"Zheng Bin, what do you mean?"
"hey-hey!"
Zheng Bin gave Cao Heng a wicked grin.
Cao Heng immediately smiled knowingly.
The two walked up to the woman in tacit agreement and spoke with smiles.
"Miss, I see you're playing alone, how about we team up?"
Seeing that Cao Heng and his companion were acting so lewdly, with their eyes fixed on her chest, Lin Yue immediately realized that they had ill intentions and refused them.
"Need not!"
"Don't be shy, we'll take care of you."
Cao Heng shamelessly moved closer to the woman.
Lin Yue instinctively took a few steps back, feeling uneasy, and asked nervously.
What are you going to do?
"Nothing much, I just wanted to team up with you to play."
Zheng Bin didn't care whether she was willing or not, and reached out his hand to the woman with a wicked smile.
Many of the players around looked annoyed at what they saw, but no one stepped forward to stop it.
Long Ming glanced at it once before turning his attention to observing his surroundings and the crowd.
After all, others come here for entertainment, but he comes here to find a way to survive.
At that moment, a reprimanding voice rang out.
"stop!"
Zheng Bin's hand froze instantly, and he turned his head to look at him with some annoyance.
A tall, handsome young man with sharp eyes, wearing a white shirt, walked over.
Zheng Bin looked at the man and warned him in an unfriendly tone.
"Kid, this is none of your business, don't meddle."
"I just can't stand it, and I like to meddle, so what?"
The young man was not afraid at all.
Lin Yue quickly hid behind the young man.
Zheng Bin and Cao Heng felt utterly humiliated. Just as they were about to retaliate, four players walked over and asked them questions.
"Qin Yan, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing, just two scoundrels from Sin City."
Qin Yan twisted his neck, as if preparing to make a move.
"Haha, just kidding, let's go."
Seeing that Qin Yan also had companions, Zheng Bin changed his tune and immediately gave in, leaving with Cao Heng.
After the two left, Qin Yan turned to Lin Yue and said.
"Are you alright?"
"Thanks."
Lin Yue looked at the tall and handsome Qin Yan, her cheeks slightly flushed, and expressed her gratitude.
Seeing that there was no more excitement to be had, the other players continued their conversation.
"What kind of bullshit game is this? I've been looking for ages and haven't found anything."
"Exactly, and it's super hot too!"
"I'm a little thirsty."
"Are we here to play games, or to suffer?"
...
"So what should we do next?"
"Who knows? We'll probably have to leave here and search somewhere else."
"Is it dangerous outside?"
"Definitely."
"What should I do? Can someone help me?"
...
Listening to everyone's complaints, Long Ming could roughly determine that there was nothing of value here, so he turned and left.
Chapter 10 Leveling Up by Fighting Monsters
At this moment, a shrewd-looking man wearing a light gray T-shirt and with a buzz cut saw Long Ming turn and leave alone. His eyes lit up, and he said to the players he had just met beside him.
"Brother, did you see that person who left?"
"I saw it, what's wrong, Gu Yi?"
"Anyone who dares to leave alone at this critical juncture is usually a master. Let's follow him!"
Gu Yi shared his thoughts.
"That makes sense, let's go!"
The players agreed with Gu Yi's analysis.
They immediately followed Long Ming.
At this moment, many players saw Gu Yi and his group leave with Long Ming and quickly spoke to the people next to them.
"Look, someone is leading a group away! Let's follow them!"
"good!"
In a short time, a large number of players followed Long Ming and left due to the "leading sheep effect".
Of course, not all players followed Long Ming and left; only about a hundred people left.
Qin Yan gazed in the direction Long Ming had left, a thoughtful expression on his face.
At this moment, a muscular man with dark skin and stubble lowered his voice and asked Qin Yan.
Should we follow them?
"No, Xie Shan, let's go the other way!"
Qin Yan then left with his companions.
Seeing Qin Yan and the others leave, Lin Yue quickly followed behind them.
Many female players at the scene saw this and followed suit.
The remaining players split into two groups and left in different directions.
...
Not long after, at the edge of the ruins, Long Ming looked back with a puzzled expression on his face. He didn't understand why so many people were following him.
Of course, he didn't dwell on it too much. After all, there are advantages to having more people. If there is danger, as long as he can outrun them, that's fine.
However, the moment Long Ming stepped out of the ruins, he frowned as he looked into the distance.
The rolling yellow sand stretched to the horizon, with no end in sight.
The dry air churned like heat waves under the sun's rays.
For a moment, Long Ming didn't know which way to go.
Gu Yi and the others also stopped. They looked at Long Ming, who was not leaving, and were a little suspicious, but they didn't dare to come up and ask.
However, Long Ming quickly made a decision. Since he didn't know where to go, he might as well go to the nearest evacuation point and see what it looked like.
He raised his wristband to glance at the map, confirmed the approximate location of the nearest green dot, and then headed towards the evacuation point.
Long Ming stepped onto the scorching yellow sand, and each step felt somewhat strenuous.
However, he remained patient and continued to move forward step by step.
Seeing this, Gu Yi and the others quickly followed.
Several tens of minutes later, the players following behind Long Ming started discussing among themselves.
"Holy crap, where is this guy going?"
"have no idea."
"Could he be leading us astray because he doesn't know the way?"
"Why don't you go and ask?"
"I'm not going."
...
Long Ming naturally heard the players behind him talking, but he didn't pay any attention to it and kept walking forward.
Just as everyone's patience was about to reach its limit, a circular mechanical platform appeared in the unchanging desert ahead.
The entire mechanical platform looked out of place with its environment.
At this moment, Gu Yi and the others immediately realized what was happening and exclaimed in surprise.
"This is the evacuation point!"
"Damn, after all that, they brought us to the evacuation point."
"I thought we were going somewhere else."
...
Other players were speechless when they saw the evacuation platform.
"Since I'm already here, I'll give it a try!"
At this moment, a male player excitedly ran onto the mechanical platform.
The moment he stepped on it, the intricate patterns on the bottom of the mechanical platform glowed with a faint halo, and then the player's bracelet vibrated, displaying a notification.
"Should we evacuate?"
"Evacuate."
The player clicked it without even thinking.
Buzz~
The mechanical platform was activated, and the player began to float up little by little, shouting in bewilderment.
"Wow, wow, I'm flying!"
The next second, he transformed into a beam of white light and disappeared.
Many players at the scene shook their heads and cursed upon seeing this.
"Idiot, what a waste of a test paper."
...
Long Ming was speechless; he hadn't expected someone to actually demonstrate it for him.
But this is good, now he knows exactly how to evacuate.
But the road ahead will be difficult.
Long Ming surveyed the surrounding desert. Visually, it seemed the same no matter which direction he went. Without the mini-map on his wristband, it would be easy to get lost.
Of course, Long Ming didn't care about getting lost or not. He didn't have any goals to begin with, so he continued walking forward.
Seeing that Long Ming continued to walk forward, Gu Yi and the others had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow.
Time passed second by second.
Long Ming was sweating profusely and his mouth was dry, so he unconsciously slowed down.
He glanced at his status on the bracelet and found that he had several negative notifications.
"Tip: You are slightly dehydrated. Please drink fresh water as soon as possible."
"Notification: Physical fitness has declined."
...
At this point, many of the following players couldn't take it anymore, and several of them collapsed to the ground.
"I'm not going anymore, I can't walk any further."
...
Long Ming gazed into the distance, where the sand dunes stretched as far as the eye could see, so he stopped to rest for a while.
At this moment, Gu Yi couldn't help but step forward and ask Long Ming.
"Brother, where are you going?"
"I don't know, I'll just go wherever I end up."
Long Ming replied calmly.
Gu Yi's eyes widened when he heard Long Ming's words, and he was about to say something about when.
Suddenly, a surprised shout rang out.
"Wow!"
Long Ming and the others turned to look and saw a player who wasn't very tall and had some pimples on his face, leading two companions excitedly toward the sand dune on the left.
On that sand dune lay a red-spotted monitor lizard, over three meters long, with gray skin covered in red bumps, its eyes closed in hibernation, looking quite eerie.
"Zhao Wei, is this alright?"
The two companions following Zhao Wei spoke up somewhat nervously.
"What are you afraid of? Isn't everything in games about fighting monsters and leveling up? Let's go!"
Without hesitation, Zhao Wei pulled a stone from his backpack, rushed towards the red-spotted monitor lizard, and smashed the stone hard on its head.
Boom!
With a dull thud, the red-spotted monitor lizard felt a sharp pain, slowly opened its eyes, stood up, and then opened its blood-red maw, letting out an angry roar.
Roar~
Zhao Wei was also frightened by the realistic scene, and turned to run away trembling.
At that moment, the red-spotted monitor lizard exerted its strength in an instant, took a step forward, pounced, and bit Zhao Wei's waist.
"Ouch, it hurts! Help!"
Zhao Wei immediately let out a heart-wrenching scream, instinctively calling for help.
At this point, Zhao Wei's two companions dared not go up and turned to run away in terror.
Long Ming's expression also changed slightly. He looked at the red-spotted giant lizard warily, showing no intention of going up to help.
Click!
The red-spotted monitor lizard suddenly bit Zhao Wei's body into two pieces, and blood and bits of flesh flew everywhere.
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Wei's shattered body began to turn into light particles, and his backpack fell off.
"Run!"
Gu Yi and the others were immediately frightened and ran forward in terror.
Long Ming calmly glanced at the red-spotted monitor lizard one more time, then turned and ran forward.
This was the first time he had ever seen such a large monitor lizard, and its body was covered in red bumps; it didn't look like a normal creature at all.
Without firearms or other weapons, it would be impossible to win.
At this moment, a player running at the very back suddenly let out a terrified scream.
"Help!"
Long Ming turned his head and glanced back. He saw the red-spotted giant lizard catching up at an extremely fast speed. It opened its blood-red maw, revealing rows of sharp fangs, and pounced on the lagging player.
"Run!"
....
Seeing this, everyone ran forward with all their might.
A chill ran through Long Ming's heart, and he suddenly accelerated forward, overtaking one player after another.
"ah!"
Players were constantly being chased by the red-spotted monitor lizards, letting out desperate screams.
Even though we know it's just a game, the heart-wrenching screams are still terrifying.
At this moment, Gu Yi, who was running ahead of Long Ming, suddenly lost his footing and his left foot sank into the quicksand, causing his entire body to tilt downwards.
"Chen Wei, please save me!"
Gu Yi immediately shouted to his companion.
At this moment, a tall, thin man, about 1.8 meters tall, with a scar on his chin, immediately stopped, reached out and grabbed Gu Yi's hand, trying to forcibly pull him out.
Unfortunately, just as Chen Wei exerted his strength, one of his feet sank into the ground. Without a foothold, he couldn't exert any force and was almost dragged down by Gu Yi.
"Damn it, come help me!"
Chen Wei shouted to the other players he had just met.
Unfortunately, those players were already terrified and just kept running forward desperately.
At this moment, Gu Yi saw that Chen Wei was about to be dragged into the quicksand, so he anxiously said to him.
"Chen Wei, let go."
"Bullshit! I'm the kind of person who's disloyal. If we're going to die, we'll die together!"
Chen Wei held on tightly to Gu Yi, and the two of them sank deeper and deeper into the quicksand.
Long Ming was a little surprised to see this scene; he hadn't expected these two guys to be so loyal.
Just when the two thought they were going to die there, an iron chain suddenly swung in front of them.
Gu Yi was taken aback when he saw the iron chain in front of him, then realized what was happening and reached out to grab it.
Long Ming and Chen Wei then pulled hard at the same time, pulling Gu Yi out immediately.
After rescuing Gu Yi, Long Ming did not stop and continued running forward.
Upon seeing this, Chen Wei and Gu Yi scrambled to their feet and fled for their lives.
A moment later, Long Ming and the others successfully shook off the red-spotted giant lizard, and they walked forward, panting heavily.
The original group of about a hundred people has dwindled to just a few dozen; the rest have scattered.
At this moment, Gu Yi and Chen Wei walked to Long Ming's side.
"Thanks, bro!"
Long Ming ignored Gu Yi and the other person and kept walking forward.
Seeing that Long Ming didn't react, Gu Yi and the other person followed beside him in confusion and asked in bewilderment.
"Brother, we're thanking you, why aren't you replying?"
"Why bother replying to you? I'd rather save my energy and keep moving forward."
"No, brother, I don't think you need to keep going forward. You won't get far in this heat. You might as well wait until the temperature drops at night before exploring further."
"Naive. Temperatures in the desert drop drastically at night; it can freeze you to death."
Long Ming continued walking forward expressionlessly.
Gu Yi and the other person were stunned when they heard Long Ming's words. They quickly came to their senses and followed.
"Brother, my name is Gu Yi. This is my brother Chen Wei. What's your name?"
Gu Yi asked solicitously.
"Number NO.841221".
Long Ming replied indifferently.
Gu Yi's lips twitched upon hearing Long Ming's words, then he chuckled and said...
"Aren't you going to change your name? Or tell us your real name?"
Long Ming glanced at Gu Yi, then ignored him and continued walking forward.
Gu Yi didn't give up after being rebuffed and followed closely behind Long Ming.
At this moment, although many of the other players were exhausted and unable to walk, they could only grit their teeth and follow Long Ming as he continued to move forward.
Time passed little by little, and before we knew it, it was evening.
The scorching temperature gradually decreased.
Long Ming felt increasingly uneasy. Given the severity of the drought here, the temperature might drop below zero tonight.
However, he also felt somewhat desperate as he walked through the desert.
Gu Yi and the others were so exhausted that they collapsed on the sand dunes.
"I can't do it anymore. Even wilderness survival isn't this extreme, is it?"
"Yes! I can't go on either, let me die."
...
At this point, Long Ming was too exhausted to walk any further, so he lay down on the sand dune, panting heavily.
"Ugh~ What a terrible game! Did we come here just to suffer?"
"I can't figure out whether we're playing the game, or the game is playing us?"
...
Gu Yi and the other person also complained to Long Ming.
Unfortunately, Long Ming did not respond to them for a long time.
"Brother, why aren't you saying anything? Don't you like talking that much?"
Gu Yi turned to look at Long Ming, completely puzzled. This guy was too aloof.
Long Ming also opened his dry, cracked lips and replied irritably.
"What are you saying? I'm terribly thirsty, aren't you thirsty too?"
"I'm so thirsty!"
"Then shut your mouth and stop talking nonstop next to me, or you can lie down somewhere further away."
Long Ming was too lazy to waste words with Gu Yi and the other man.
He gazed at the stars gradually appearing in the sky, his mood very low.
He came in full of enthusiasm, thinking that with his talent, he could at least make a living, if not become a big star. But he never expected the game to be like this.
If we don't find anything soon and just keep trying to survive in the wilderness, we might really have to resort to begging.
Time passed quickly, second by second, and the temperature grew colder and colder.
Long Ming was also extremely sleepy, his eyelids were drooping, and if he closed them now, he probably wouldn't wake up.
However, at that moment, the gravel on the ground suddenly began to vibrate slightly.
"Something's wrong!"
Long Ming suddenly opened his eyes and issued a warning.
Upon hearing Long Ming's words, Gu Yi and the others jumped up from the ground, looking around in terror, fearing that some ghostly creature might crawl out.
However, nothing was seen crawling out after half a day.
Just as everyone was puzzled, Gu Yi suddenly opened his mouth wide, pointed into the distance, and shouted in terror.
"Look there!"
Long Ming and the others immediately climbed over the sand dune and looked up into the distance.
In the distance, on the horizon, a colossal object, shimmering with light, was moving and occasionally emitting a tremendous roar.
"What the hell is this thing?"
"I don't know!"
...
Many players murmured in bewilderment.
Long Ming's expression changed in a flash, and he charged toward the massive, moving creature.
Seeing this, Gu Yi and the others followed suit.
As they got closer, Long Ming and the others gradually got a clearer view.
It was a dilapidated mobile fortress, constructed entirely of black metal. The upper part consisted of interconnected steel structures, with turrets and metal chimneys belching black smoke along the edges, and a unique set of giant tracks at the bottom.
The entire mobile fortress was ravaged, riddled with breaches.
"A mobile fortress?"
Long Ming was also shocked by what he saw.
Although the technology of this mobile fortress doesn't seem very advanced on the surface, it gives people a very impressive feeling.
"Holy crap, that's awesome!"
"It's unbelievable that such a deformed product exists in this world."
...
Gu Yi and the others discussed excitedly.
Long Ming took a deep breath to calm his turbulent emotions and accelerated towards the moving fortress.
Gu Yi and the others were also very excited as they ran towards the mobile fortress.
At this point, the sand on the ground begins to decrease, and it is replaced by soil and gravel, and the ground begins to harden.
"Haha, it's the Gobi Desert!"
"We've reached the edge of the desert!"
...
Chen Wei and the others shouted excitedly after discovering it.
Long Ming was not surprised by the result, after all, it was indeed difficult to move such a huge mobile fortress in the desert, but he did not show any joy.
Seeing that Long Ming's expression did not change, Gu Yi asked in confusion.
"Brother, aren't you happy that we finally escaped the desert?"
"What's there to be happy about? The Gobi Desert and the desert are not much different, and our situation is not much better."
"Oh, what do we do now?"
"There's no one around here, what else can we do? We have to climb up and take a gamble, otherwise we're still doomed."
Long Ming stared intently at the approaching mobile fortress, his gaze hardening.
"That makes sense."
Gu Yi nodded emphatically upon hearing Long Ming's words.
Soon, Long Ming and the others ran to the front of the mobile fortress.
Rumble~
Before long, the huge mobile fortress moved sideways past them, and although it didn't move very fast, it still kicked up dust and sand.
Long Ming and the others then ran after the castle, observing this mobile fortress.
The moving castle has a large entrance at the front, but the entire entrance is closed, making it impossible to get in.
At this moment, a player shouted excitedly.
"Look, there's a boarding ladder on the side of the entrance to the mobile fortress."
Upon hearing this, everyone looked over and saw an iron ladder attached to the thick metal wall, with an extended platform on top of the ladder.
"Brothers, charge!"
"superior!"
...
Players frantically sped forward, leaping up to grab the boarding ladder.
Some skilled players successfully grabbed the ladder and quickly climbed up.
However, many more players lost their grip on the ladder and fell heavily to the ground. Some were even run over by the conveyor belt, letting out a piercing scream.
Seeing this, Long Ming didn't rush forward blindly. Instead, he continued to observe the mobile fortress, looking for other access ladders. Normally, such a mobile fortress wouldn't have only one access ladder.
"Hey bro, why aren't you going up? Someone's already gone up."
Gu Yi was also very puzzled when he saw that Long Ming hadn't made any move for a long time.
"Yeah, if we don't act now, it'll be too late, and they'll beat us to it."
Chen Wei also offered a reminder.
Long Ming didn't respond to them, but patiently observed.
Seeing that Long Ming remained unmoved, Chen Wei spoke to Gu Yi.
"Gu Yi, why don't we go first?"
"Let's wait a little longer."
Gu Yi hesitated for a moment before replying.
"All right."
Seeing that Gu Yi had said that, Chen Wei waited patiently.
Just then, the mobile fortress drove past them, and they immediately saw that there were also boarding ladders behind the mobile fortress, one on each side.
Gu Yi then said with delight.
"Holy crap, there's another access ladder behind us!"
"I'll go first!"
Chen Wei then accelerated and jumped up, easily reaching out to grab the ladder thanks to his height advantage.
However, before he could even feel happy, the ladder broke instantly due to rust.
Chen Wei fell heavily, but fortunately they were behind him, so they were not run over by the tracks.
Gu Yi quickly reached out and helped Chen Wei up.
At this moment, Long Ming's gaze fell on the boarding ladder on the other side of the mobile fortress. He then accelerated and rushed over, leaping up to grab the boarding ladder.
"Master, wait for us!"
When Gu Yi and the other man saw Long Ming go up so decisively, they quickly called out to him, afraid of being left behind.
In fact, although Long Ming's health was very poor and he looked very weak, his parents had put him through various forms of exercise since he was a child in order to improve his health and live longer.
Therefore, his reflexes and skills are excellent.
After Long Ming went up, he climbed up the ladder without any hesitation.
"Wait for us!"
Seeing this, Gu Yi and his companion mustered all their strength and rushed forward, leaping one after the other to grab the ladder and successfully climb up.
At this moment, Long Ming had already followed the outer platform, crawled through an open iron gate, and entered a dimly lit corridor.
A pungent smell of rust, engine oil, and decay hit me.
Long Ming frowned immediately. The air inside made him feel very uncomfortable, but he suppressed his discomfort and carefully observed his surroundings.
The corridor is about three meters wide, with mottled rust on both sides of the walls and two iron pipes fixed to them, which should be for sewage discharge if there are no accidents.
In addition, there are old-fashioned lights installed on the top of the passageway. Some of them have been turned off, and the ones that are on have a yellowish tint and flicker from time to time.
At this moment, Gu Yi and Chen Wei, panting, chased after them through the iron gate.
"We finally caught up."
Long Ming turned his head and glanced at the two of them before walking inside.
Seeing Long Ming walk forward, Gu Yi and his companion hurriedly followed without taking a break.
"Hey bro, wanna team up?"
"Not interested."
Long Ming refused without expression.
Long Ming has high expectations for his teammates. Gu Yi and the other person can only be considered slightly stronger than ordinary people. He doesn't want to have to take care of the two of them during the exploration.
Gu Yi and Chen Wei were not angry when Long Ming rejected them; instead, their gazes toward Long Ming became even more intense.
With such a cool and aloof personality, he's definitely a master.
At this moment, Long Ming reached the end, and a staircase leading upwards came into view. He listened quietly for a moment, and then carefully climbed up.
Gu Yi and Chen Wei followed closely behind.
When Long Ming climbed up the stairs, pushed open a sewer cover and climbed out, his view suddenly opened up, and he arrived at the upper street.
All that could be seen were rows of rusty metal buildings.
The exterior of the second floor of these houses is connected by an iron bridge. Some houses are also built on high ground and can be climbed up by stairs.
Wow, so many houses, but why is it so quiet?
"Is nobody here?"
At this moment, Gu Yi and Chen Wei also climbed out, constantly turning their heads to observe their surroundings.
"I don't know."
Long Ming cautiously walked toward a nearby house that looked rather large.
Gu Yi and Chen Wei were about to follow when Long Ming stopped, turned to look at them, and said coldly.
"What are you following me for? There are so many houses here to search."
"Oh, yes, yes."
Gu Yi and Chen Wei exchanged a glance and awkwardly walked towards the house next door.
Long Ming walked straight into the house in front. The house had its doors wide open, and the living room was right inside the door.
The living room was in complete disarray, with tables and chairs lying haphazardly everywhere, covered in a thick layer of dust, and shocking claw marks visible on the metal walls.
Long Ming's nerves tightened as he looked at the scratches. What kind of creature could leave such marks?
He cautiously surveyed the first floor and, finding nothing of value, went up to the second floor and soon arrived at the master bedroom door.
Long Ming pressed his body against the doorway, peering inside little by little.
The master bedroom was in a mess. A metal bedside table was lying on the floor, the wardrobe doors were open, and clothes and other miscellaneous items were scattered all over the floor.
After confirming there was no danger based on the distribution of dust, Long Ming went inside to begin the search.
He first gently lifted the bedside table, then pulled open the drawer, revealing a pile of messy tools inside.
Long Ming glanced around, picked out a wrench, and stuffed it into his backpack.
He then began searching through the scattered clothes and odds and ends on the ground, but unfortunately, he found nothing of value after searching for a long time.
At this moment, Long Ming's gaze fell on the open wardrobe, and he walked over and started rummaging through it. In the very innermost corner of the wardrobe, he found an iron box.
The iron box had a rusty lock on it.
Long Ming pulled out a wrench and slammed it down hard on the lock.
swell~
After a few moments, the rusty lock was smashed.
Long Ming eagerly lifted the iron box, and a gold dog head immediately came into view.
Next to the gold nugget was a rough white metal necklace with several small red gemstones inlaid on it.
Long Ming took it out and scanned it with his bracelet.
Gold nugget.
Grade: White
Weight: 150g
Value: Low
Rough necklace
Grade: White
Material: Silver, gemstones.
Value: Low
Weight: 35g
Long Ming glanced at it, then stuffed it into his backpack and continued searching.
A moment later, Long Ming searched the entire house thoroughly but found nothing of value before leaving.
He walked toward another house on the right, and as he passed the alleyway, he suddenly noticed some dragging black bloodstains on the ground.
He stopped, turned around and followed the black bloodstains into the alley, where he found some scattered fragments in a corner.
Long Ming slowly squatted down, holding his breath, and reached out to touch the fragmented biological tissue.
His brows furrowed immediately.
These fragmented biological tissues don't quite resemble human biological tissues, and although they are shriveled, they still retain a little moisture, considering how dry the air is here.
Therefore, the owner of these fragmented biological tissues must have been torn apart not long ago, so this place is definitely not safe.
Thinking of this, Long Ming hurriedly left. When he returned to the street, he heard excited shouts.
"Brother, look what we found!"
Long Ming looked up at Gu Yi and Chen Wei who were running over.
The two men picked up a double-barreled pistol engraved with gold patterns, as if presenting a treasure.
"good."
Long Ming was taken aback. He hadn't expected Gu Yi and his companion to be so lucky as to find firearms, and judging from their appearance, the quality seemed quite good.
"Brother, do you like it? If you do, it's yours."
Gu Yi generously handed the pistol to Long Ming.
"No need, I'll find it myself."
Long Ming refused outright and turned to walk towards a building that looked like a warehouse.
"No, please."
Gu Yi and Chen Wei quickly followed.
"What are you doing following me? Why don't you hurry up and search for more things?"
Long Ming stopped and looked at the two of them.
"Too."
"Also, be careful, there might be monsters here."
"Ah! A monster?"
Upon hearing Long Ming's words, Gu Yi and the other person immediately showed uneasy expressions and looked around in fear.
After giving his warning, Long Ming ignored the two and walked straight toward the building.
When he entered, he found that it was indeed a warehouse.
The warehouse was spacious, with dim lights hanging from the ceiling, steel and iron boxes piled up everywhere, and various tools scattered on the ground.
Long Ming looked at them with interest and saw that they contained a hammer, screwdriver, and other tools.
However, these things were of little value to Long Ming, so he only glanced at them a few times before carefully searching inside.
At this moment, a pair of scarlet eyes silently lit up on the steel beam at the top of the warehouse, staring intently at Long Ming.
Long Ming walked very quietly, trying not to make a sound.
Just then, a drop of slime dripped from above and landed on the ground behind Long Ming.
Long Ming's pupils contracted, and he immediately stopped in his tracks, turning around abruptly to look up at the sky.
A ferocious figure leaped down from the top steel beam and pounced towards him at incredible speed.
Long Ming instinctively tried to dodge, but his body couldn't react in time, and he was tackled to the ground by the figure.
He was immediately thrown around and felt completely disoriented. When he regained his senses and looked over...
A hideous humanoid face with a rotting face, bloodshot eyes, and sharp teeth came into view.
Buzz~
A red notification popped up on Longming's bracelet interface.
"A cannibal!"
Ah~
With a ferocious roar, the cannibal opened its mouth and lunged at Long Ming.
Long Mingxin shuddered and quickly grabbed the cannibal's neck with both hands.
The cannibal was like a mad dog, baring its mouth and desperately trying to bite Long Ming.
Long Ming gritted his teeth and endured it, veins bulging on his forehead, disgusting sputum spraying onto his face.
Seeing that it couldn't bite Long Ming, the cannibal began to entangle Long Ming, rolling around and over.
Bang~
Long Ming kept crashing into debris on the ground, his whole body aching terribly, but even so, he dared not let go, otherwise he would surely die.
Just then, Gu Yi and Chen Wei rushed in and shouted loudly.
"Brother, we're here to save you!"
After they separated, the two kept replaying Long Ming's warning in their minds, feeling increasingly uneasy and fearful. Therefore, they dared not go far. When they heard the impact sound again, they rushed over.
"Shoot it down quickly!"
Long Ming held on tightly and shouted at Gu Yi and the other person.
Gu Yi immediately raised his double-barreled pistol and aimed it at the entangled cannibal, but hesitated to fire.
Long Ming roared angrily.
"Why aren't you firing yet?!"
"No, you two are tangled together, you can't aim!"
Gu Yi kept moving the gun barrel towards the two people rolling back and forth, but he couldn't aim accurately at all.
Upon hearing Gu Yi's words, Long Ming nearly coughed up blood, but he was at a loss for what to do.
"Damn it, aim now! Why can't you aim properly? Chen Wei, why don't you take over?"
Gu Yi was like an ant on a hot pan, speaking anxiously.
"No, I can't aim accurately either."
Chen Wei quickly waved his hand.
At this moment, Long Ming made a snap decision and rolled the cannibal over to the pile of steel on the right.
Chapter 14 Courage
The two collided directly with the pile of steel. Then, Long Ming leaned against the steel, grabbed the cannibal with both hands, slammed his left foot into the ground, wrapped his right foot around its body, and used all his strength to hold it in place. Then he roared at Gu Yi.
"quick!"
Where to hit?
"My back!"
"Oh, will it pierce through and hurt you?"
Gu Yi asked uneasily.
"No, shoot now, I can't hold on any longer!"
Long Ming roared, veins bulging on his face. Although this monster was about the same size as him, it was much stronger.
Upon hearing Long Ming's words, Gu Yi gritted his teeth and pulled the trigger.
Bang!
In an instant, the cannibal was struck in the back, and a large chunk of its back was torn open, with black blood splattering out continuously.
"ah!"
The cannibal made a painful sound.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Long Ming suddenly pushed the cannibal away, quickly got up, and rushed to Gu Yi and the other man's side, panting heavily as he looked at the cannibal in front of him.
Only then did he get a clear look at the monster's full appearance. It was humanoid, about 1.6 meters tall, with keratinized skin all over its body, claw-like hands, and sharp teeth in its mouth.
At this moment, the injured cannibal struggled to its feet and roared at Long Ming and the other two.
"My god, what the hell is this thing? It's still alive!"
Chen Wei said nervously.
"have no idea."
Gu Yi bent the barrel of the double-barreled pistol downwards, poured out two spent cartridge cases, and hurriedly stuffed two bullets back in.
Although he tried his best to convince himself that it was just a game, it was just too realistic.
At this moment, the cannibal rushed towards Long Ming and the other two.
"Charge! Take him down!"
Chen Wei shouted nervously.
Gu Yi frantically raised his double-barreled pistol at the charging cannibal, his hands trembling.
"Give me."
Seeing Gu Yi's nervousness, Long Ming frowned, snatched the pistol from Gu Yi's hand, calmly raised the pistol towards the charging cannibal, and suddenly pulled the trigger.
Bang!
In an instant, the cannibal's head was blown off, viscous liquid and bits of flesh splattered everywhere, and its body fell to the ground.
"Awesome!"
Gu Yi and Chen Wei shouted with joy when they saw the cannibal being killed.
"Phew~"
Long Ming breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his opponent had been killed.
But the next second, Long Ming shouted.
"Watch out, there's more."
Gu Yi and his companion were immediately startled and frantically searched everywhere.
At this moment, Long Ming also looked at the pile of steel on the right with a dark face.
The next second, a two-meter-tall, even stronger cannibal emerged from behind the pile of steel, grinning.
"No way, this one looks bigger and stronger."
Gu Yi and his companion were also terrified by the cannibal in front of them, and their voices trembled as they spoke.
Long Ming stared at the cannibal, then calmly extended his hand to Gu Yi and said.
"bullet!"
"No...no..."
"Nothing, give me bullets!"
No, that's all.
Gu Yi stammered in response to Long Ming.
Upon hearing Gu Yi's words, Long Ming immediately threw the gun to Gu Yi with a dark expression.
At this moment, the cannibal in front of them, with its scarlet eyes staring at Long Ming and the other two, walked over step by step.
"Let's run!"
Chen Wei and Gu Yi took a step back in fear.
Long Ming stared at the approaching cannibal, took a deep breath, and his eyes grew even more determined.
Instead of retreating, he reached out and picked up the axe scattered on the ground, facing the approaching cannibal.
Gu Yi and Chen Wei were shocked to see Long Ming raise his axe to prepare for battle, and asked in disbelief.
"Brother, aren't you going to run?"
Can you outrun them?
Long Ming stared intently at the cannibals that kept approaching.
These guys have incredibly developed leg muscles; they simply can't outrun it.
Since he was going to die anyway, he might as well fight it out; his axe might not be so bad after all.
"Damn it, let's fight it."
Gu Yi snapped out of his daze and forced himself to speak.
"Yeah, let's give it our all."
Chen Wei turned his head and looked around at the ground, then picked up an iron hammer from the ground.
Gu Yi also squatted down to pick up the tools: screwdriver, saw...
"Damn it, why isn't there a usable one?"
Long Ming glanced at the two out of the corner of his eye, somewhat surprised that these two hadn't run away.
At this moment, the cannibal roared and suddenly charged forward. Without hesitation, Long Ming grabbed his axe and went to meet it.
The moment they drew near, the cannibal raised its sharp claws and ripped at Long Ming.
Long Ming held his breath and tilted his body, narrowly avoiding the claw.
He then swung his axe with all his might, striking the cannibal hard in the chest.
Click!
The axe immediately embedded itself partially, but the enormous recoil caused Long Ming to go numb instantly. He felt as if the axe had struck a very hard bone.
At this moment, the cannibal was struck by an axe and also let out a cry of pain.
Long Ming struggled to pull out the axe and swung it, ready to hit the cannibal again, but the cannibal kicked Long Ming in the stomach in a fit of rage.
Bang!
Long Ming was instantly struck hard, staggered backward and fell to the ground.
He clutched his stomach with one hand, the intense pain almost making Long Ming faint, but he still forced himself to get up.
At this moment, the cannibal charged towards Long Ming without stopping.
But at that moment, Chen Wei swung his hammer and smashed it at the cannibal.
"Take this!"
The cannibal suddenly turned its head to look at Chen Wei, and directly stretched out its claws to catch the iron hammer.
Chen Wei's eyes widened instantly.
The cannibal then grabbed the iron hammer and threw Chen Wei out.
Bang!
Chen Wei crashed heavily into the pile of steel next to him, then fell heavily to the ground, groaning in pain.
"Ouch, that hurts!"
The cannibal turned to look at Long Ming, who had gotten up, and charged at him again.
Long Ming gripped his axe, his eyes fixed on the charging cannibal, and decisively rolled to the right to dodge the cannibal's attack.
He then quickly got up and charged at the cannibal from the side, swinging his axe at it again.
As a result, the cannibal turned around and tore the cannibal apart with a claw.
Bang!
The axe and claws collided, and a tremendous force acted through the axe onto Long Ming, causing him to stagger back several steps.
Just then, the cannibal grinned, about to rush forward and tear Long Ming apart.
Gu Yi rushed up from behind, carrying a thick iron bucket, and directly covered the cannibal's head.
The cannibal suddenly lost sight of the metal barrel and frantically reached out its left claw to grab at the metal barrel that was covering its head.
Upon seeing this, Long Ming immediately shouted.
"Grab its left hand!"
Gu Yi immediately stretched out his hands and grabbed the cannibal's left arm from behind, preventing it from grabbing the iron bucket.
At that moment, the cannibal raised its right claw.
Fortunately, Chen Wei rushed over at that moment and grabbed its right arm with both hands.
The cannibal struggled desperately, and Gu Yi and the other man held on tightly, their faces turning red.
"Hold on!"
Long Ming's eyes narrowed, and he charged straight at the cannibal, slamming his axe into the cannibal's neck.
Click!
As a result, the axe embedded itself halfway into the neck, but did not cut it off.
With a roar, the cannibal swung violently, throwing Gu Yi and Chen Wei away.
Bang!
The two crashed heavily to the ground, groaning in pain.
"Ouch~"
At this moment, Long Ming did not panic. Instead, he suddenly pulled out his axe, took a few steps back, focused his eyes on the wound, unleashed all his strength, leaped up, and swung the axe forcefully at the neck.
Click!
This time, the cannibal's head was chopped off.
After killing the cannibal, Long Ming was half-bent over, breathing heavily, his chest heaving.
Gu Yi and Chen Wei stood up, clutching their waists and gasping for breath. Seeing the cannibal beheaded, their gazes towards Long Ming changed even more, and they both gave him a thumbs up.
"Bro, you're incredibly brave!"
Long Ming calmed his racing heart and then spoke coldly to the two of them.
"It's not safe here. Spread out and search for more things, then evacuate."
"good."
Gu Yi and Chen Wei nodded quickly.
The two then hurriedly left the warehouse, leaving it to Long Ming.