Chapter 59: Black Mist – Reality 2
Chu Yian never expected there to be so many players, and that the one she met in the last game was actually nearby.
Seeing how high-profile he was, it made her a little unaccustomed.
Chu Yian scrolled up to quickly check the chat records related to him. Messages from people she had added as a Friend would be highlighted in red, so she didn’t need to specifically look; she saw them at a glance.
Friend 2991876542: Everyone, I’ve cleared the game!
[Area 374892482]: Congratulations, congratulations. I also cleared it. I got five points, so I don’t have to worry about dying for now.
[Area 4492384945]: Was this round of the game a bit easier than the previous two? I cleared it too.
[Area 20109]: The difficulty of this round of the game has indeed decreased a lot. As long as you hoard enough food in the early stages and then safely reach the survival areas in various places, you can basically survive… Is it that simple?
Chu Yian looked at the messages they sent, and she even suspected that she and they weren’t playing the same game.
However, in the comments below, many people also stated that they had cleared it.
Friend 2991876542: Didn’t everyone need 100 compressed biscuits or food of equivalent value to get in? We almost went bald trying to gather that much food at the time.
You Che was particularly excited about clearing the game, so he was very active in the group.
The question that had just formed in Chu Yian’s mind, he had already asked.
[Area 37412348]: No, when we went, everyone only handed over two compressed biscuits or food of equivalent value. You weren’t scammed, were you?
[Area 4628482]: Didn’t everyone notice him saying 100 compressed biscuits? 100 compressed biscuits, and still have that much food after more than twenty days? The person above, you’re bluffing, aren’t you?
…Almost everyone who cleared the game said that they only handed over two compressed biscuits to enter the survival area.
Friend 2991876542: What am I bluffing about? I really handed over goods equivalent to 100 compressed biscuits. And I didn’t just rush to the survival area when the game was about to end; I only took over ten days this round, ranking 8999.
When replying to this, You Che felt secretly pleased for quite a while.
[Area 3748237838]: Who are you trying to fool? The strongest in our vicinity is that girl with a five-digit ID.
[Area 9821374]: The neighbor above with a ten-digit ID is bragging, isn’t he?
[Area 83747183]: To be honest, I’m also a little hesitant to believe it…
You Che absolutely never expected that his rare opportunity to show off would be met with no one willing to believe him.
Friend 2991876542: You guys are just jealous, aren’t you? Can’t a ten-digit ID clear the game early? I met a big shot with a four-digit ID, and the big shot carried me. Do you have a problem with that?
[Area 474828492]: A big shot met you and was kind enough to carry you through? Who would believe that? I certainly don’t…
Chu Yian watched You Che battle the crowd in the nearby forum, holding his own against a group of people, displaying the prowess of a keyboard warrior.
She kept scrolling down and suddenly saw a comment.
[Area 21728482]: What 2991 started saying might be true, because I arrived at the survival area on day 19 of the game. At that time, the survival area was only planned underground, and the entry ticket was indeed 100 compressed biscuits or other food of equivalent value. That’s why I didn’t go in.
[Area 337748293]: The survival area I cleared was also said to have been expanded. Initially, the ground level was designated as a resettlement area, and only later was the survival area expanded. However, this is what I heard from others after arriving at the survival area, so the information may not be accurate…
One after another, people came forward, and finally, the people in the forum realized that You Che was telling the truth.
[Area 5647283483]: Really? Being carried by a big shot, that luck is too good!
[Area 47382981]: I just checked, players who clear within the top ten thousand get 100 points?! He really directly entered the safe zone!
[Area 1303273727]: Oh my god! 100 points!! Where can I find such a big shot? Please take me with you. Even clearing within the top 50,000 is fine, I want those 50 points…
Those who were questioning earlier were now only left with envy.
As he wished, being envied and jealous by those around him, You Che began to get carried away.
He started elaborating on his and his successful game clear with extra details.
Friend 2991876542:…At that time, we met a bad guy, and I rushed over and kicked him away, and we both successfully escaped the Residential Area…
Friend 2991876542:…We loaded a truck full of food, took a long detour from our city, and traveled through the deserted no-man’s-land to enter the survival area…
He was still somewhat sensible, not casually exposing his and her drawn abilities.
But his undisguised boasting about clearing the game and getting a lot of points was particularly hate-inducing.
100 points!
Some people didn’t even have a single point and were facing the predicament of starvation. Yet he was showing off in the forum how incredibly lucky he was and that his points wouldn’t run out anytime soon.
How could that not make people jealous?
How could that not make people angry?
[Area 284829482]: You have points, so you’re amazing, right? Keep on blabbering, it’s so damn annoying!
[Area 845939239]: Exactly, I’ve wanted to say it for a long time. Clearing the game is so great, is it? Always showing off here, damn it, shut up, okay?
[Area 998934838]:…
One person started cursing, and many followed suit.
The text was unreadable, a large-scale online bullying scene, scolding You Che so badly that he dared not speak in the nearby group.
He didn’t do anything particularly wrong; he was just too ostentatious.
Especially at a time when many people were worried about points.
Upon exiting the game, players who had not used food or cleaning packages had their current satiety and cleanliness at 40%, and health at 70%.
After another day, their satiety and cleanliness dropped to 30%, and health to 60%.
According to descriptions from people in the forum, this hunger had reached an unbearable point, and with health dropping to 60%, their bodies also began to show mild cold symptoms like coughing and nasal congestion.
