Chapter 233: Super Flood + Reality Black Fog
She opened her mouth wide, and her breathing became heavy.
Her head ached, and her fingernails and lips began to turn purplish-blue. Gradually, she couldn’t keep up, and every step felt incredibly difficult.
Lu Qingyuan, who was beside her, noticed her abnormality and reached out to pick her up.
“Teacher Lu.” Chu Yian looked at him in confusion, “Why are you fine?”
“Not everyone gets altitude sickness.”
Lu Qingyuan carried her and continued to walk, “You have to hold on. We don’t have oxygen tanks.”
Who knew this cursed thing would cause altitude sickness? Chu Yian also regretted not bringing an oxygen tank when she prepared her supplies.
“Don’t worry, I won’t die before we get to the top.”
“You won’t die after you get to the top either.”
Due to her headache and physical discomfort, Chu Yian took a deep breath, “Also, can you carry me in a different position? Being carried in a princess carry makes me look so fragile, which harms my image as a brave big boss in front of others.”
“…You’re so demanding.”
Lu Qingyuan said, but still put her down.
When Chu Yian slowly moved behind him, he even bent his knees.
“Teacher Lu.”
“Hm.”
“You’re so kind.”
“Shut up.”
Listening to his cold tone, if Chu Yian’s condition were better, she would have definitely said a few more snarky remarks.
Unfortunately, her head hurt too much.
The two were silent for a long time when Lu Qingyuan suddenly stopped.
He felt the person behind him press her face against his back, and through the thin shirt, he felt that patch of skin burning.
Was she asleep?
Jie Yan had been silently watching the two from behind. Noticing Lu Qingyuan’s abnormality, he immediately went over, “Can’t you carry her anymore? I can carry her too.”
“No need, I can do it myself.”
Lu Qingyuan warned, “You’d better not harbor any ill intentions.”
Jie Yan’s hand, suspended in mid-air, paused, and his expression became serious, “You’re the one with the problem, aren’t you? The hunter from the last game, can you explain?”
“I don’t understand what you’re saying.”
Lu Qingyuan looked at him, and the air carried a strange tension.
The two younger brothers of Jie Yan behind him, looking at this man whose aura clearly wasn’t inferior to their boss, couldn’t help but assume defensive stances. Then, the other party merely swept them with a cold gaze, as if killing them was easier than crushing an ant.
Zhang Yunwu couldn’t help but swallow his saliva. He had never felt such oppressive pressure from anyone else.
He stiffly watched the man named Lu avert his gaze, and his warning voice came to his ears, “Don’t cling to her. Once you reach the shelter, you should go your separate ways.”
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Chu Yian truly couldn’t stand the altitude sickness. She lay on Lu Qingyuan’s back, drowsy, tormented, and half-asleep the whole way.
It wasn’t until Lu Qingyuan carried her to the shelter that the game ended, and her physical functions returned to normal in the real world.
[Congratulations to player Chu Yian for becoming the 13781st player to successfully enter the survival zone and successfully clear the game “Super Flood.” Reward: 50 points.]
[Player: Chu Yian]
[Satiety: 80%]
[Cleanliness: 80%]
[Health: 100%]
[Potential: 9 (Max 10)]
[Points: 764]
[Class I game items: treasure box]
[Class II game items: mechanical crossbow, driver’s license, glue, eye drops, enema, “Compendium of Chinese Materia Medica,” “Special Forces Survival Manual,” “Complete Guide to Trap Making,” “Women’s Self-Defense Techniques”]
Chu Yian lay in her 4-cubic-meter “mansion,” checking her current game points and belongings.
Just as she was about to rest, as soon as she exited the game, Jie Yan sent her a message.
[Little Chu, we might need to talk.]
[Who exactly is your friend Lu Qingyuan? Please tell me.]
This serious tone made Chu Yian pause, [Teacher Lu is just an ordinary university teacher, what’s wrong?]
Jie Yan saw this message and fell silent for a moment. He knew Chu Yian still hadn’t told him the truth.
[Little Chu, Lu Qingyuan is a very unstable factor in our team. If I can’t know his true situation, the team won’t be able to continue to accept him. Do you understand what I mean?]
Chu Yian, of course, understood what he meant.
[But Brother Jie, when I first joined the team, you promised me that you would accept Teacher Lu into the team.]
Jie Yan certainly remembered this, but he hadn’t expected Lu Qingyuan to be such a tricky character, [Little Chu, he has too many uncontrollable factors. I have to be responsible for the other members of the team.]
Chu Yian looked at the message above and fell silent.
A moment later, she sent a message, [I know Brother Jie is a very responsible leader, but you have to be responsible for the other members of the team, and I also have to be responsible for Teacher Lu.]
[Jie Yan: He’s not as simple as he appears to be.]
[But he is my comrade, just like Liu Wen and Zhang Yunwu are in your heart.]
The two, because of Lu Qingyuan’s issue, ultimately couldn’t see eye to eye.
[Jie Yan: Little Chu, I like you very much. If you can stay, our team will become more reliable comrades than Lu Qingyuan. The game is not a place for emotions; survival trumps everything.]
Chu Yian, of course, knew that the game was not a place for emotions.
In terms of combat power, she was definitely not as good as Jie Yan; but her understanding of the game, she believed, was not inferior to anyone.
Currently, it seemed that the value of teaming up with Teacher Lu and the value of teaming up with Jie Yan were about the same.
The drawbacks of Teacher Lu were: his mind wasn’t good, his memory would be erased; and it couldn’t be guaranteed that she would meet him in every game in time.
The drawbacks of Jie Yan’s team were: Liu Wen’s skill had a possibility of failing, after all, it failed on the third use; her relationship with the members was average, and having too many people might consume energy in social interactions, and they might not listen to her in important decisions; and there were too many people, an eight-person team, which increased the burden on the treasure box’s space, even turning it into a granary that could only store food.
When the values were similar, if not for emotions, then for money?
Chu Yian’s heart leaned more towards Lu Qingyuan. Except for one moment of wavering, she was always firm.
What if the situation truly became irreconcilable because of Lu Qingyuan?
Then there was only one option… start anew!
Chu Yian clicked on another number with all 6s.
[Zhu Shen, are you there? How was the last game?]
A reply came quickly from the other side.
[Zhu Tianguang: Hello, Big Chu! I was lucky in the last game, my spawn point was near Puloxisi Island, and I cleared it. How about you, no, you definitely cleared the last game too, hahaha.]
The spawn point was near Puloxisi Island… luck truly is something that science cannot explain and the unlucky cannot help but envy.
