Chapter 3 - Unwilling to Die With Aggrieve_1

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Screams?

Something more terrifying than an earthquake?

As a transmigrator, Wang Ran subconsciously thought of a term,

Biohazard!

He instantly felt a bitterness in his face,

If it really was a biohazard, even if he could survive, there wouldn't be much point; the vast world would be void of many living people, and he would still have to defend against zombies and scavenge for supplies everywhere.

But what was the dark shadow that killed him in the basement?

Zombies couldn't possibly get through the narrow cracks to attack him, let alone kill him without giving him a chance to react.

The answer would still have to be found in this simulation.

[The screams gradually disappear, both you and Lin Ying realize there might be no survivors left in the school, a cloud of despair envelops you.]

One of Wang Ran's doubts had been resolved.

The reason why he made such fast progress with Lin Ying during the first simulation was that Lin Ying didn't faint on the first day.

Lin Ying had heard the screams outside,

In other words,

She had felt despair from the very first day,

That's why he was able to conquer her so easily.

[That night, you and Lin Ying sleep in each other's arms.]

[The next day, it is very quiet outside the basement, you attempt to move the stones blocking the exit, trying to find a way out.]

[You have the strength of an ox and successfully move some stones.]

[Lin Ying is inspired by you.]

[You move many stones, if progress is smooth, you might be able to clear a path to the outside world by tomorrow.]

[That night, you and Lin Ying sleep in each other's arms.]

The new attribute panel took effect.

Prior to that, Wang Ran had been a frail student with only five points of strength, but now he had several times the strength of a human's limits.

He would no longer sit and wait for death, instead taking the initiative to strike out.

Wang Ran's heart filled with anticipation.

If he could dig out the basement, he might be able to escape with Lin Ying.

A man and a woman, perfect to carry on human hope.

[On the third day, you move many more stones.]

[Sunlight shines in.]

[You and Lin Ying are overjoyed.]

[In the afternoon, your removal work is hindered by some unusually heavy stones that block the way out.]

[You attempt to move the giant rocks.]

[You fail, but you believe you can break part of the giant rock to create escape space for yourself.]

[Lin Ying cheers for you.]

[You are greatly encouraged.]

[You spend the whole day chipping away at the rock.]

[That evening, exhausted, you and Lin Ying sleep in each other's arms.]

The third day's simulation passed without incident.

[On the fourth day, you chip away at stones all day long.]

[While chipping at the rocks, you hear a faint noise, something seems to be attracted by the noise you make, but you don't notice it.]

A faint noise?

Attracted?

Seeing these two words, Wang Ran's heart suddenly raced.

[After a day's effort]

[By dusk, the crevice had widened significantly, you carefully stick your head out to check the situation.]

[You catch a glimpse of a dark shadow.]

[You want to shrink your head back in, but you are horrified to find it stuck.]

[A dark shadow flashes by, and you die.]

Wang Ran's mouth twitched.

Dead again!

He had pondered the possible ways he could die,

such as fighting monsters to the death; or perhaps sacrificing himself to protect Lin Ying for love; or even due to negligence, falling into a trap.

But he had never imagined,

that he would die because his head was stuck!

[You have triggered the Talent "Unwilling to Die With Aggrieve"]

[You gain an extra day.]

Wang Ran sighed,

Die if he must,

as long as he could understand the cause of death.

At this moment, the previously stalled text began to move again.

[The head on the ground opens its eyes wide.]

Wang Ran inhaled sharply.

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My goodness!

My head has been chopped off by someone!

That's just too brutal!

[You stare straight at the monster that killed you.]

[This is a spherical monster about one meter in diameter, covered with spikes that can freely extend and retract. It is one of these spikes that has just sliced off your head.]

Wang Ran's brows were tightly knitted.

It turned out that what killed him was a spherical monster covered with spikes,

Where did this monster come from?

Were the screams heard during the earthquake caused by it?

[Lin Ying dragged your headless corpse inside.]

[She screamed in terror.]

[The monster shot a spike through the gap you had opened.]

[The spike pierced through Lin Ying's body.]

[Lin Ying died.]

[The monster rolled away.]

[You notice the monster moves by implanting its spikes into walls and the ground, and you speculate it can move freely on vertical walls using these spikes.]

Wang Ran had a solemn expression.

He realized that his last death was likely similar to Lin Ying's.

The so-called flash of a shadow,

was actually the monster firing a spike at him.

[You discover the school has become a pile of ruins.]

[The remnants of the teaching building are skewed into the ground.]

[The debris is covered with many large white cocoons, some throbbing like hearts, and others split open with large gashes.]

[You speculate the monsters emerged from these cocoons.]

[Night falls.]

[You witness monsters crawling out of the cocoons with your own eyes, and you also see monsters throwing human corpses into cocoons that have already hatched other monsters.]

[The cocoons with the bodies thrown in close up again.]

[You speculate the cocoons are the monster's production workshops, and human corpses are the raw materials for producing monsters.]

[But you don't understand where these cocoons came from.]

Wang Ran's face was very grim.

The school had actually become a hatching base for monsters, wasn't he bound to die here?

[You haven't blinked for several hours, your eyes are very dry, you hope to close them and rest.]

[Would you like to end "Unwilling to Die With Aggrieve" early?]

Without a second thought, Wang Ran shook his head.

He finally had a chance to understand the situation, how could he end it early?

Hang in there, future me!

[Suddenly, you notice stars rising in the northern sky.]

What stars, could they be missiles?

[They kept changing positions in the sky.]

[Eventually, they formed two lines of text.]

[Rescue operations are being urgently planned.]

[Please wait quietly.]

Seeing these two lines of text, Wang Ran's spirits lifted.

It turned out to be a drone swarm!

The one controlling the drones was clearly the military outside the city,

Wang Ran felt unexpectedly moved,

even under these bizarre and harsh circumstances, the military had not given up on the people trapped in the city and had already started planning rescue operations.

Maybe he could stock up on supplies in the basement,

wait for the troops to reach the school,

and then move the rocks with Lin Ying to come out together.

Although he was not sure if the army would come here, it was at least more reliable than him taking Lin Ying and fighting their way out of the school.

Even if the army did not come,

as long as the army made noise elsewhere to attract the monsters,

his chances of escape would be greatly increased.

[On the fifth day, your eyes are bloodshot.]

[A monster comes to the outside of the basement, attempting to move the rocks blocking the basement and to pull out your and Lin Ying's bodies.]

[After much struggle, it gives up.]

[You realize these monsters may be able to shoot spikes, but their strength is not as great as yours.]

[If you could avoid being hit by the spikes,]

[you might be able to kill them.]

[Time runs out, "Unwilling to Die With Aggrieve" ends automatically.]

[Simulation End]