Chapter 6: Searching for supplies, all kinds of people

The goddess truly lived up to her title—no matter the activity, she never grew tired of it.

Xu Lang was no saint. A lofty flower like Cao Yaxuan, whom he could hardly even touch hands with before, now presented an opportunity he couldn't pass up to thoroughly study her.

While other students were worrying themselves to death, their psychological defenses crumbling over and over, Xu Lang's tiny dorm room was surprisingly vibrant and full of life.

Switching from a Phoenix brand bicycle to a Campagnolo—wouldn't anyone pedal like crazy given the chance?

By afternoon, Cao Yaxuan mentioned she was hungry.

Xu Lang spread his hands and said, "I'm hungry too!"

Cao Yaxuan: "Then I guess I'm not hungry anymore!"

The impression Xu Lang left on her yesterday about his appetite was just too vivid.

As evening fell, the zombies became more active, their faint roars audible in the distance.

"You still have food?!" Cao Yaxuan exclaimed in pleasant surprise.

Xu Lang didn't answer.

Having learned her lesson, Cao Yaxuan didn't ask any further questions and started devouring the bread, coughing as she choked on the dry texture.

This stuff was seriously dry!

Xu Lang glanced at the water dispenser in his backpack, forcefully suppressing the urge to upgrade it.

Upgrading the water dispenser required 65 Nightmare Coins—no small amount.

Time passed, and as night had just fallen, the dorm broadcast echoed in everyone's minds.

This broadcast felt like a death knell!

The players were thrown into panic.

Sure enough, the zombies tonight became unusually active, and there were faint signs of them banging on doors.

This terrified some players into posting outrageous statements wildly in the chat room, while not daring to make a sound in reality.

Xu Lang started creating as soon as the cooldown for the Nightmare Cot ended.

Sleeping "plain" worried him that Cao Yaxuan's Comfort Level wouldn't be recognized, so he had no choice but to do it this way.

Cao Yaxuan felt uncomfortable—the door of room 200 was also being slammed by zombies, accompanied by terrifying roars from outside.

In this situation, she didn't dare make a sound at all.

To help Xu Lang finish quickly, she began actively cooperating.

This move proved effective indeed.

Xu Lang swiftly concluded the battle, showing no intention of savoring the moment before immediately falling asleep.

Wasting even one more minute would be disrespectful to the Nightmare Cot!

He was truly craving those Nightmare Coins.

"Impotent man!" Cao Yaxuan muttered under her breath, then succumbed to exhaustion and fell asleep as well.

The next day, upon waking, Xu Lang immediately checked his Nightmare Coin balance.

Nice!

Overjoyed, Xu Lang kissed Cao Yaxuan.

"Again? You're something else!" Cao Yaxuan snapped irritably.

People said guys were like that in the morning... but she really wasn't in the mood for that right now, just wanting to rest.

"Hehe." Xu Lang chuckled happily, feeling a bit more secure inside.

Upgrading the door further required 100 Nightmare Coins, and upgrading the water dispenser needed 65—he had more than enough.

However, he still didn't spend his Nightmare Coins recklessly.

—Let those less fortunate brothers test the waters and gather information first!

After one night, the most unlucky students had their door durability down to just two points. If they didn't seize the chance to fight soon, they could only wait for death.

No matter how many poor people there were, the fact remained that rich people earned money more easily than the poor and survived longer too.

Bang~

Suddenly, some brave soul threw a can downstairs, creating a loud noise.

A few scattered zombies roared but didn't rush out from the stairwell.

The chat room immediately exploded.

Gradually, students began leaving their dorms.

Then they made an astonishing discovery.

The zombies seemed to have entered a dormant state!

Perhaps if everyone stayed quiet, they could all go downstairs while the zombies were dormant!

However, despite saying this, the first players to go downstairs were still those on lower floors, and they did so by jumping.

No one dared to actually walk past the zombie hordes to go downstairs!

This message greatly boosted morale.

Wang Yang was the student council president, so his words carried credibility.

The people on lower floors were excited, while those on higher floors were even more excited, hoping others would share once they got rich.

The first to get rich should help those who follow, right?

"Idiots! Still thinking it's peacetime!" Jin Xin curled his lips in the teaching building, about to mock them, when Wang Yang beside him tugged at him.

"Don't mess around, be careful they alert the zombies," Wang Yang said seriously.

Jin Xin felt a chill in his heart.

"Hurry up and search," Wang Yang whispered.

With few people outside now, they were essentially the first to discover this blue ocean.

Later, when more people came out, the difficulty of searching for supplies would increase.

The world never lacks clever people.

Wang Yang was one of them.

He guessed that the five-day game gave them the first two days to adapt.

If they didn't seize this time to develop, it would be hard to catch up later!

Upper-floor players suffered bitterly while clinging to hope, while lower-floor players acted like they'd struck gold, their intentions unclear.

One could only say that human joys and sorrows are never truly shared.