Pada!
A metal object fell onto the floor . The clear sound caught Ming Shu’s attention . A metal hook was flipped up by someone and it hooked into the side of the balcony .
Ming Shu rolled down her sleeve and walked toward the edge of the balcony .
The metal hook was linked to a metal chain . It hung down and a black shadow was rushing toward her from the bottom at a fast pace .
Ming Shu made a prompt decision and kicked the metal hook off the balcony .
The black shadow lost its support and fell straight down .
“Fuck!”
A loud curse rang out and then there was the sound of a heavy object slamming onto the ground . After that, silence resumed in the area .
Ming Shu raised her head and looked afar . This was a city filled with ruins . The buildings were all covered with a thick layer of dust and they were all old and dilapidated . The only colors came from the golden lights scattered among the buildings . These were the stars of the city .
The stars of the city shone the brightest when they just landed . As time passed, their glow would get dimmer .
Ming Shu looked up at the sky . I am so hungry!
I’m doomed to die here!
Only those who brave hardships can climb to the top—your head!
Give me a bunch of drumsticks .
In every city, there were safe spots . Every safe spot would have weapons and food, but the map had not been updated with the locations of the safe spots .
Hence, besides looking at the sky, shouting that she was hungry and praying that egg pancakes would fall from the sky, there was nothing Ming Shu could do .
This f**king world!
Ming Shu took out Little Beastie . “Is there still food in your space?”
Little Beastie shrunk into a ball . No, no, I don’t have any food .
Little Beastie thought for a while and realized that something was wrong . It exploded .
You are the trash-picker . You should be the one feeding me . Why are you asking me for food! Do you have any face?
“I don’t have any . I’m hungry . ” Ming Shu pinched it . “If you have food, hurry up and give me some . ”
Little Beastie used its paws to push against her hand and scolded her .
You don’t even store snacks . Why will I do it then?
Ming Shu: “…”
Such a sad topic .
“What do you have a space for, then?” Ming Shu threw Little Beastie away, kicking it to the curb when it had outlived its usefulness .
Little Beastie was so angry it jumped around in the dust .
The space is filled with all your random items! Trash-picker, don’t go too overboard . I will be angry!
Ming Shu smiled . “Oh . ”
Little Beastie: “…” So angry!
Why did it have such a trash-picker?
The sky started to get brighter . The sun appeared over their heads and the temperature rose significantly .
The lights from the stars of the city had disappeared . Ming Shu checked the map again . There was a countdown on the map . The game had officially started—
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The number of people in the teams changed .
(Black) 1560:1692 (White)
Before the game started, close to a thousand people were eliminated . The cruelty of the game could be displayed clearly through this .
The map changed too . Before this, the map was just a normal map . Now, you could see the black and white dots scattered on the map .
There was only one green dot on it . That should be Ming Shu herself .
The game… is really cruel!
“Ah!”
A scream sounded from the other side of the balcony . Ming Shu went to the side . A woman was being killed below . Blood splattered on the walls and the walls turned brownish red .
Two men stood beside the woman . One of them was the person who wanted to climb up the balcony just now .
When Ming Shu looked down, the two people looked up .
They saw each other .
The other party sized her up and didn’t come up . He told his partner to retreat and they quickly disappeared into the building below .
The safe spots in every city were different . Also, they would not be marked and you would have to find them yourself .
Ming Shu walked along the dilapidated streets . Screams sounded around her occasionally . It was a hopeless and helpless sound .
New people would not act so quickly . Players who took action now were mostly old players . They needed to get the lives of the new players before they fully understood the situation .
As for Ming Shu, even walking was a torture to her now . She didn’t have the energy to kill people . Luckily, when she appeared, no one attacked her actively . Most of the people would just size her up and then run away .
Could it be that they can’t bear to kill me because of my beauty?
There was also a small portion of confused people who talked to her .
“Hey, pretty lady, are you alone?”
A voice sounded above her . Ming Shu looked up . It was a person dressed up as a clown . His hair was green and curly and he’d painted his face with colorful makeup . He looked funny and sinister at the same time . He sat on the balcony on the second floor and looked at her while swinging his legs .
His clothes were vibrant and colorful . It was a stark contrast to the dull buildings in the city .
This is definitely an old player .
Ming Shu felt tired after looking up for a while . She lowered her head and continued walking forward .
I need to conserve my energy .
The clown jumped down from the second floor and caught up with her . He asked her using a pure and innocent tone, “Where are you going? Maybe I can guide the way for you!”
“Safe spot . ”
There was no emotion on the clown’s funny-looking face . He tilted his head . “Are you going to the safe spot to snatch the weapons there?”
Ming Shu huffed . “I am going to snatch food . ”
“Oh . ” The clown laughed funnily . “I really don’t know about this . ”
Why are you talking so much when you don’t know anything then?
Food is the most important thing in the world .
I need to find my snacks .
The clown seemed to have taken a fancy on her and kept pestering her the entire journey .
When they walked past a cross junction, they met three people . They were new players and were just getting a handle on the situation now .
However, they were too weak . When they saw someone suddenly, they panicked . Ming Shu looked normal, but there was a weird person dressed up as a clown beside her .
“Should we run?”
“Didn’t you see their speed just now? Are we able to escape?”
“What should we do then? Wait for death?”
The conversation floated over . The clown looked at Ming Shu first . Ming Shu looked over with a lack of interest . The clown then used his pure and innocent voice and said, “Aiya, we are from the same team . I will not kill you all . ”
A hint of regret appeared in his tone .
Ming Shu silently moved away from the clown . This is a psychopath .
“Team?” The person on the other side obviously didn’t understand what he was saying . He finally found a person who was willing to talk so he immediately asked, “What team?”
“New players are always so interesting . ” The clown’s eyes betrayed him . He was looking at them as though they were noobs .
The clown continued, “It means that we are on the same team . However… the person behind you all is not . ”
“What…”
“Ah!”
The three people fell down one after another . They didn’t even have the chance to retaliate . Fear and confusion remained on their faces .
The person who killed them glanced over and then ran away .
“Why is he running away?” There was no one around her before this so she couldn’t ask anyone . Since the psychopath was beside her now, Ming Shu felt that she should ask him .
The clown said in an obvious tone, “If he doesn’t run away when he sees a high-level player, what else is he supposed to do? Wait for death?”
Something flashed across Ming Shu’s mind . The Host was a level-four player… a higher level player was able to see a lower level player’s information . For example, she could see black and white words on top of everyone . This represented their teams .
However, lower-level players would not be able to see such information . If they didn’t have the confidence to kill the other party, most of them would run away .
They could only survive if they protect themselves properly .
Ming Shu turned around and saw the black words on top of the clown’s head .