Chapter 6: The Great Cat Cat Lord
[Fallen Flower, Rainy Flower, Fragrance Fills] hurriedly placed all the supplies she had harvested today up for trade.
「Player [Fallen Flower, Rainy Flower, Fragrance Fills] trades 1 vehicle upgrade card, 2 Gasoline, 3 550ml Mineral Water, 9 Vegetarian Buns, 1 Gear, 4 Wooden Planks, 6 Screws for 1 Bandage, 1 Anti-inflammatory Medicine」
The other party quickly agreed to the trade. After treating her wound with the anti-inflammatory medicine and bandage, she sat on the ground and wailed loudly!
Tears and snot smeared her face. Emotions like breakdown, lingering fear, despair, and relief swept over her; she cried until she was almost breathless.
Her courage had grown somewhat, but she never imagined one day she would come so close to death!
Just a little more, just a little more and she would have died in this damn game!
After Pei Hening finished the trade, she yawned. Drowsiness hit her fiercely. She sent Chu Xuange a 'good night', set an alarm for six o'clock the next morning, and then collapsed on the bed and fell asleep.
At 12:30 a.m., Chu Xuange could already kill rat monsters with a single move. In these four and a half hours, he had killed nearly six hundred rat monsters, collected over twenty wooden crates, his level had increased to 3, and he had also obtained a title: 「Slaughterer」.
「Slaughterer」: Friend, do you know you slaughter monsters like cutting grass! Equipping this title triples the player's attributes, passively triggers Monster Siege Mode (randomly increases monster count by 3-5 times), doubles experience gained, but reduces item drop rate by -20%.
This title might seem like a tasteless morsel to others—not worth keeping but a pity to discard—but for Chu Xuange, who urgently needed to boost his strength and gain a sense of security, it was simply a treasure.
After a quick wash-up, he lay down in the cargo bed of the tricycle, took out the Sweet Dream Blanket, covered himself with it, and fell asleep instantly.
Day 2 of Road Survival. Today's target mileage is 20km.
Seeing the target mileage, Pei Hening's legs already began to ache phantomly.
She opened a carton of milk, and Chu Xuange's video call came through.
Pei Hening naturally answered. At first glance, she saw Chu Xuange wearing a white tank top, his muscular lines perfect and very alluring.
"Good morning, baby. I sent you breakfast and a Primary Anti-Fatigue Potion. Today's target is 20km. Do your best."
The Anti-Fatigue Potion was something he had obtained from opening crates last night.
Pei Hening nodded listlessly. After eating the hard-boiled egg he sent over, she finally perked up a bit.
Two hours later, after Pei Hening killed a rat monster, she kept feeling something observing her from the shadows, making her very uneasy.
Just as she finished dismantling the wooden crate and was about to leave, she felt her pant leg being tugged.
A dry, raspy voice sounded in her ear: "Great Cat Cat Lord, I am injured. Could you help me?"
She lowered her head and saw a Pallass Catstanding on the ground with a wounded back.
It looked somewhat dopey, and around its neck was a crooked red triangular bandana. Embroidered on the bandana was a plump Little Pallass Cat, very cute.
It was a little animal attracted by the Pink Cat Ear Hat.
She squatted down to meet the Pallass Cat's gaze and took out bandages and medicine: "Can you use these things?"
Chu Xuange was originally killing monsters. Hearing Pei Hening's words, he thought she was talking to him. Looking at the screen, he realized she was speaking to an injured Pallass Cat.
The Little Pallass Cat nodded: "I can use them. Thank you, Cat Cat Lord."
Pei Hening applied medicine to the Little Pallass Cat while asking: "Who beat you up? This wound looks painful."
The Little Pallass Cat said indignantly: "I got into a fight with Snake Fatty over the Gym's front desk!"
Pei Hening blinked, her hands still working: "So, did you win?"
The Little Pallass Cat puffed out its chest, looking extremely proud: "I won! I am a warrior!"
Pei Hening finished wrapping the bandage and tied a pretty bow: "All done."
The Little Pallass Cat said sheepishly: "Cat Cat Lord, take this. I hope you can come to the Gymto find me and play."
Shyly, it shoved a card into Pei Hening's hand, then vanished in a puff of smoke.
[Gym Positioning Card]: One-time use item. Can locate the Gym.
Chu Xuange watched her interaction with the Little Pallass Cat with a smile in his eyes. He knew about the hat's attributes but didn't expect the stray animals it attracted would be prospective employees for shops.
He dragged out his teasing tone: "Great Cat Cat Lord~"
Pei Hening's face flushed bright red. She glared at him and continued searching for crates, seemingly angry.
"Baby, don't be angry yet. I need to talk to you about the game now while we have the chance."
Through Chu Xuange's explanation, Pei Heninglearned that he had been reborn from the fifth year of Road Survival.
From his brief description, Pei Heningunderstood that Road Survival was far more dangerous than what she had seen. Here, the most terrifying thing wasn't the life-threatening dungeons and monsters but—human hearts.
Pei Hening could guess that Chu Xuange had not had an easy time during the five years after the game descended.
Although he didn't elaborate on what happened in those five years, she could sense the oppressive despair.
Every word he spoke carried a strong scent of blood.
Pei Hening noticed his tone had turned somewhat heavy and tried to lighten the mood with a smile: "Baby Ge Ge, you're not that great either, dying only in the fifth year. I bet in your previous life, I had to huff and puff to avenge you~"
Chu Xuange fell silent for a long time, so long that Pei Hening thought he wouldn't answer the question.
His voice was hoarse: "You died. In the second year of Road Survival."
Pei Hening's lips tightened into a straight line. Ever since Chu Xuange dragged her out of bed to make her play the game, she had sensed something was off with him.
He felt very insecure, holding her tightly, like a traveler in dark, desperate straits grasping a sliver of light.
According to Chu Xuange's account, everything made sense now.
She was silent for a moment. She didn't ask how she died, only asking: "Then this time, do we still seek revenge?"
A gloomy expression appeared on Chu Xuange's handsome face: "If we encounter them, we'll take revenge."
Once the number of people in a zone drops sharply to fifty thousand, it will merge with other zones. There will be plenty of opportunities for revenge then.
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During the newbie protection period, the travel distance was short, there were fewer monsters in crates, and no natural disasters. Pei Heningkept the video call on, skating along while watching the chat channel, wanting to gather more information.
[Old Transparent Person]: It seems this game also has cities and NPCs. I just saw a city floating in the air far away, and there seemed to be people inside.
[C6]: I think you're crazy. What city? The only living things I've seen in this damn game are the monsters in crates and the night monsters that drool around my vehicle at night.
[Lemon Tree Lemon Fruit]: If there really were NPCs, it wouldn't be so boring. Right now, I either open crates and kill monsters or watch Mermaid and I Can Smash You to Death with Money argue.
[Young Master Smiled Again]: Those two seem to have stopped arguing around noon today. What's going on?
[I Can Smash You to Death with Money]: I scolded her, and she said 'good baby, scold well'... You know that feeling of being licked? I'm afraid I'm just getting the Mermaid off...