Chapter 173 A World Where Only the Fittest Survive

Chapter 173 A World Where Only the Fittest Survive

Chapter 173 A World Where Only the Fittest Survive
In a large shopping mall, Wu Rui looked at the content on her mobile phone and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Luo Xi is fine. He entered a checkpoint before, and the signal was blocked there, so we couldn't get in touch with him." She stretched, and her original nervousness disappeared.

Sitting opposite is Brother Mao.

"Where did Guo Zening and those two go?" Brother Mao looked around, appearing a little anxious.

He has gone through several cycle days, but to be honest, it is still a bit difficult to reach the calm state like Luo Xi.

Sometimes, Brother Mao also wondered what kind of mental state Luo Xi usually maintained that he could remain absolutely calm most of the time.

He couldn't even sense any emotional fluctuations from Luo Xi.

That is, there is no passion, but there is no despair either.

Like a calm yet bottomless pool of water.

This kind of calmness and indifference does not give people negativity, but a sense of stability like a magic needle that stabilizes the sea, a sense of trust that there is a backer to rely on when you encounter any difficulties.

It can be said that Luo Xi is the backbone of these people.

That’s also where hope lies.

"I don't know. They said we should go to the place over there that sells game consoles." Wu Rui pointed to a game console store in the distance and said.

"It's already this late, and you're still so playful." Brother Mao was helpless.

"They are different from you. You are a married middle-aged man with children, and they are still young." Wu Rui said with a smile.

"You can't say that. Haven't you heard that a man stays young until he dies? You think I don't want to play. It's just that I don't have the time and the mood. Who doesn't want to play games? I was also a game master in my time." Brother Mao also smiled rarely.

After speaking, he stood up.

"I gonna go see."

"I'll go too!" Wu Rui also jumped up.

When I went to the game console store, I saw a lot of people there, all of them young people, and some of them looked like office workers. There were many trial devices in the store, and the big screen was filled with various game images.

After asking the clerk, the two were quickly led to a room at the back, but there were very few people there, so it seemed quite empty.

The two saw Fatty Qian and Ke Lan at a glance.

The two were looking at the big screen anxiously, and the feeling was as exciting as watching a live football game.

On the screen was a picture of a game. Wu Rui was not an expert at playing games and did not play it much on weekdays, so she could not tell what it was. However, Brother Mao could tell that it was a very classic game.

Most importantly, he played in the past.

"Where is Xiao Guo?" Brother Mao walked over and asked.

Fatty Qian turned his head and nodded in one direction.

"in."

There is a glass room over there, and you can see Guo Zening wearing headphones, working in front of a computer with a serious expression and sweat on his forehead.

"Why are you still addicted to this?" Brother Mao was stunned.

He found that there was another room with another person working on a computer.

Looking at the screen again, it was obvious that two people were fighting.

This is a battle game.

It's kind of like a real-time strategy game.

Wu Rui was talking to Fatty Qian and Ke Lan at this time, and then her face became a little solemn and she waved to Brother Mao.

"what happened?"

“It’s a scene.”

"What?" Brother Mao was stunned.

They ran here just for safety reasons, but they didn't expect to encounter another level scene so easily.

"It's not that dangerous. This place is similar to Doudou Game House!" Ke Lan said, and then pointed at the screen: "Two Memory Collectors are competing. You need some cards as tickets to participate. If you win, you can get rewards. If you lose, the tickets are lost. But you can bet on this."

"That means other people who have recalled memories, such as us, and also the contestants, can place bets before the game to see who will win and who will lose."

"Did you buy it?" Brother Mao felt that the two of them were so excited watching the game just now, it must not be that simple.

Seeing the two of them nodding, Brother Mao was helpless.

There are some other customers here, but they are obviously also Shiyi people.

Luo Xi did not prohibit the participants from participating in other levels or scenarios. His advice was to think more, grasp the information and rules as much as possible, and then act accordingly.

Brother Mao and the others all knew that they couldn't rely on Luo Xi for everything.

She's not a nanny or a bodyguard.

To survive the days of confinement and strengthen oneself, it is not enough to just rely on others.

So privately, several people agreed that if they encountered a level scene, they would challenge it if they could.

Only by constantly challenging scenes and accumulating experience and cards can you preserve your memories and survive better.

In this regard, everyone's sense of crisis is different.

There is no doubt that the person with the strongest sense of crisis is Guo Zening.

"Xiao Guo is determined to challenge this scene, and we can't stop him." Fatty Qian also said at this time. He thought about it and said, "Actually, I understand Xiao Guo's feelings. He wants to prove himself, not only to us and Luo Ju, but also to himself."

Brother Mao moved his lips, thought about it, nodded and sat down.

"So, who has the greater advantage?"

On the screen, there should be an old-fashioned real-time strategy game. On a large map, two colored forces are fighting each other.

There are resource points such as gold mines and timber, and various functional buildings need to be built, such as sawmills, barracks, and various buildings for the development of science and technology.

Both construction and production of units require resources.

Each of the player's own units needs to be controlled one by one, and collection, exploration, combat, treatment, etc. all need to be released manually.

Add to that the construction, production, testing and micro-management of combat, the release of skills, and the scramble for treasures. All of this combined makes it a game that definitely requires all your attention and even long-term practice to reach a certain level.

It can be said that the threshold is relatively high.

Brother Mao remembered that when he was young, he not only played it, but also played it quite well. So just looking at these pictures immediately reminded him of some memories from the past, but these memories soon brought back a strange sense of tearing, as if some hidden memories were awakened.

"Xiao Guo is very powerful and has a huge advantage!" Fatty Qian replied.

"Oh, that's good." The next moment, some incredible images suddenly flashed through Mao Ge's mind. These images were like sharp blades, cutting through his nerves, followed by severe pain and dizziness.

Brother Mao covered his head and gritted his teeth to persevere.

Wu Rui, who was standing next to her, noticed something was wrong and immediately went forward to check.

"I'm fine." Brother Mao lowered his head and waved his hands. He found that as long as he didn't explore those strange memory fragments, the discomfort and pain would be relieved.

"What kind of memory is that?" Brother Mao could only guess the answer from a few fleeting images.

In one of these scenes, he is standing in front of a screen, watching the news reports on it, which seem to be saying that terrible disasters are happening one after another.

Then, he remembered the scene of a queue. The queue was very long, and he couldn’t see the end when he looked forward, nor could he see the end when he looked back.

The next scene was a huge thing. He and many other people looked up at this huge aircraft.

With shock and excitement that is difficult to conceal.

These are all the weird images.

Every time I think back, I can’t remember much more, but the pain is beyond description.

Brother Mao gritted his teeth, he felt that these memories must be very important, so even though he felt great pain in exploring the past, he still persisted and tried to touch them bit by bit.

That feeling is that you want to take something, you don’t know what it is, you just know it might be very important, and this thing is placed deep in a bush full of sharp thorns.

If you want to get it, you have to go into these thorny bushes and endure the pain of sharp needles piercing your body and tearing your skin and flesh. Moreover, this pain is almost endless and will continue to accumulate. Especially the deeper you go and the closer you are to that thing, the more needles there will be around.

That feeling can drive people crazy.

It seems as if every part of your flesh and blood is warning and reminding you to step back immediately and not move forward any further.

You know that stepping back will ease the pain, but that also means you won't get what you want.

At this time, Brother Mao was sitting on the sofa, covering his head with his hands, constantly exploring the fragments of memory he wanted to figure out, like a brave man who had already entered a thorn forest, even though he was already covered in blood, even though the pain had tortured him to pieces.

"It's almost there, just a little bit, just a little bit." At this moment, Brother Mao could no longer hear any sound from the outside world. He was not even aware of the passage of time or where he was.

He felt that he was getting closer and closer to the truth of that memory.

In fact, it has reached the point where it is within reach.

But at this critical moment, someone seemed to suddenly grab his leg.

Stop him from moving forward.

"Who?"

Brother Mao looked back angrily, only to find that the person who grabbed him was actually Luo Xi.

"Brother Mao, come back!"

Luo Xi shouted.

The sound was like thunder, exploding loudly.

Brother Mao was so shocked that he felt dizzy. The next moment, the terrifying thorns disappeared. His vision was recovering, and when he looked again, he saw that the person standing in front of him was indeed Luo Xi.

Next to them were Wu Rui, Guo Zening and others who all looked concerned.

"I, I..." Brother Mao was very confused. He didn't know what had happened. He only remembered that he seemed to be exploring something vital.

But the weird thing is, he can't remember what it was.

This feeling is very uncomfortable, like something stuck in the throat, unable to go up or down.
"Brother Mao, stop thinking about it and relax." Luo Xi's voice rang out, and Brother Mao's eyes refocused, and then he nodded.

Then he found a lot of blood on his body.

"Where did the blood come from?" he asked.

But he soon discovered that the blood seemed to be flowing from his own body. When he reached out his hand to touch it, he saw blood in his nose, mouth, and even eyes.

Luo Xi was wiping the blood with a towel. The people around him, Wu Rui, Fatty Qian, and Guo Zening, all looked very panicked.

Luo Xi's hands were steady. While wiping the blood, he also used a card on Liu Mao.

[Anesthetic toxin].

At this time, there were many similar cards that Lin Qiqi gave him as a share of the spoils, all of which were obtained from the Scorpion Card Book.

It has a similar effect to anesthetics. It can be used to attack enemies, but it can also be used to help one's own people relieve pain and avoid collapsing in great pain.

After using the card, Brother Mao's condition stabilized a lot. He closed his eyes and seemed to have fallen asleep.

"What happened?" Luo Xi stood up and asked, his body also covered in blood.

"I don't know. Xiao Guo participated in a game level scene before. During the process, Brother Mao suddenly became like this. No matter how he screamed, he couldn't. His expression was in pain. Later, blood came out of all his orifices," Wu Rui said with a trembling voice.

She had never seen such a situation before.

"how long it has been?"

"It's been an hour. If you hadn't rushed over and woke up Brother Mao, I'm afraid..." Everyone knew that Brother Mao's condition was very dangerous at the time.

Most importantly, no one knew what was going on.

How could a perfectly healthy person fall into a coma and bleed from all his orifices?

too exaggerated.

Luo Xi looked at the time. It was 10:11 in the morning.

It seems that there was a period of time when Brother Mao became a cleaner, and his appearance just now was very similar.

But not exactly the same.

Brother Mao did not activate [Resentment], he did it for other reasons.

"We can only wait until he wakes up." Luo Xi sighed.

Before that, he shared the loot with Lin Qiqi in the hotel.

Lin Qiqi had her own plans, so she did not choose to act with Luo Xi, but she said that she would come to help whenever Luo Xi needed her.

She also said that if I wanted to sleep with her, I could call her anytime.

It is indeed very fierce.

But he didn't have time at that time, because Wu Rui called to tell him that something had happened to Brother Luo Ximao, so he hurried over.

(End of this chapter)