Slacking off in the Game of Survival

Chapter 45 Above the Wasteland(5)

——A group of players got robbed by the native inhabitants!

This statement might sound ridiculous enough to make people burst into laughter.

——But, in fact, this really happened.

“This is absurd! Totally freaking absurd! How dare these people be so bold!”

Suddenly, a low voice sounded beside them. Qian Yue instinctively turned her head to glance at it and moved away from the person, increasing her pace.

However, the person speaking didn’t notice Qian Yue’s reaction and continued to complain to his recently joined teammate, thinking he had lowered his voice,

“Didn’t you see it? Those people came out of nowhere, just like groundhogs popping up, and they attacked us directly with weapons!”

Qian Yue, who had excellent hearing, Groundhogs…

In reality, it wasn’t as if they suddenly appeared; it was just that many players were careless and didn’t notice them.

Only a few who noticed them early, like her, managed to slip away.
Player B was taken aback for a moment, thinking it was impossible.

How could the native inhabitants overpower the players?

Then he heard Player A, still trembling from the fright, saying, “You won’t believe it. Some people tried to resist, and they got their heads blown off by a gunshot. The rest of us were completely scared. We managed to escape by throwing items around chaotically.”

The reason players felt special was simply because of their “player” status. In other words, when players knew they wouldn’t truly die no matter what they did, they naturally felt superior to the native inhabitants in the game.

Moreover, players could obtain many items that the native inhabitants couldn’t have, thanks to blueprints and other means, making them seem more advantageous than the native inhabitants.

But in reality, once most players were stripped of their items, they were just ordinary people. Perhaps outside the game, they had been living in a concrete jungle and hadn’t even killed a chicken themselves.

On the contrary, the native inhabitants who had experienced wars were ruthless and would do anything for survival and resources, just like bandits.

Players had just entered the instance, and most of them hadn’t even brought out their god-tier items yet. Suddenly, they were faced with such opponents, and the outcome was still uncertain!

Qian Yue thought, “No, for a peaceful life in the following days, I need to find a safe place as soon as possible.”

Player B said, “We must find a place to hide quickly.”

Qian Yue nodded in agreement.

When she heard this, she thought she might have accidentally revealed something and instinctively looked in the direction of the two players.

At that moment, a dark shadow flashed in her sight.

Apparently, the shadow didn’t anticipate Qian Yue suddenly looking up, so it quickly retreated to a corner, but it didn’t escape Qian Yue’s eyes.

Qian Yue was startled but reacted quickly. She calmly shifted her gaze as if she hadn’t noticed anything.

But when she turned her head, her heart sank instantly.

In an unnoticed corner, Qian Yue narrowed her eyes slightly.

——Something’s going on.

Qian Yue discreetly observed her surroundings.

She was currently in what seemed like a residential area within the ruins. Though it was also a wasteland, the density of buildings was much higher than the area near the heavily bombed buildings. There were many houses with walls that were damaged but still standing.

It had been over ten minutes since the explosion, but the street remained empty, without a single animal in sight.

Initially, Qian Yue thought the residents had evacuated, but she didn’t expect that there were still people hiding here.

Avoiding a crowd and lying in ambush were two different things, and the person who just hid was acting suspiciously, clearly lying in wait for them.

——They’re being targeted by the native inhabitants again.

Qian Yue clicked her tongue and touched the roof of her mouth with her tongue, feeling a bit annoyed. She had originally thought that the riot would be just like the first instance she encountered, a disorganized mess. But she didn’t expect the residents she encountered this time to be so aggressive, immediately targeting the players as their prey.

If she hadn’t known that players and the native inhabitants were indistinguishable in the eyes of the latter, she might have mistaken this for a factional confrontation game.

If Qian Yue guessed correctly, she might already be in the middle of the ambush if she had turned and fled right now. Running away now might startle the enemy and lead to more trouble than it’s worth.
Pretending to lower her head in thought, Qian Yue secretly planned her escape route.

Meanwhile, the other two players seemed completely oblivious to how conspicuous they were. They chatted casually as they walked towards the residential area.

Qian Yue overheard them quietly planning to find a rundown house to take shelter in, and if they were lucky, maybe they could find a basement to hide in. They knew that the next round of bombing could come anytime, so they needed to prepare quickly.

Qian Yue, “…”

She wasn’t sure if these two could actually find safety in a
basement, but opening a basement door might just reveal a house full of people.

It was too late to warn these two fools now. Qian Yue consciously slowed her pace, as if hesitating about which direction to go. She gradually increased the distance between them.

Seemingly lost in thought, she paid attention to her surroundings from the corner of her eye.

Sure enough, aside from the dark shadow she first spotted, there were movements in several other directions as well. As the two players got closer, the hidden people seemed to become increasingly impatient.

Just then, the two players walking ahead suddenly stopped.

“Wait, something seems a bit off.”

Being players who made it to the fourth instance, the two of them gradually became aware of the unusual feeling in the air.

Unfortunately, after looking around for a while, they didn’t find anything out of the ordinary.

The one who witnessed the robbery in the crater lowered his voice and said, “Be careful; let’s not get robbed like them.”

His teammate, “…”

Though it made sense, saying that somehow felt like they were about to jinx themselves.

“I got a blueprint for a building; let’s quickly find a place to hide.”

Unable to figure out the reason, the two of them could only raise their vigilance and quicken their pace toward the residential area.

Their minds were set on finding a shelter quickly, so they were cautiously scanning their surroundings and even cast a suspicious glance at Qian Yue without realizing they were walking right into a trap.

Twenty meters.

Ten meters…

Now!

A group of people suddenly jumped out from various corners, looking aggressive, and blocked their path. The other two players were startled, but without a second thought, Qian Yue turned and sprinted away!

The robbers: ?!!

Originally, there were also people lying in ambush behind Qian Yue, but her reaction was just too quick. Just as the two were halfway toward surrounding her, she charged and knocked them away, leaving the other people who were supposed to be ambushing them dumbfounded!

“Damn it!” The person who got knocked didn’t expect this at all and was sent flying without any defense. He stumbled back several meters and ended up sitting on the ground in pain, grimacing!

The other person was stunned, looking at Qian Yue and then at their fallen companion, a bit confused about the situation.

The people from other directions were immediately fuming with anger and cursed, “What are you all standing there for? Go after her! She must have good stuff. Don’t let her get away!”

The two players on the outskirts suddenly woke up and quickly chased after Qian Yue.

The two players on the other side also took this opportunity to break free and scatter. The native inhabitants who were ambushing them rushed to catch them but only caused more chaos.

…

Fortunes change, and the hunted become the hunters.

According to the escape route Qian Yue had planned, she thought that once she ran out of the residential area, those people would give up. However, it turned out that while those two did give up, several new ones appeared out of nowhere in the middle of the chase!

After the war broke out, resources were scarce, and scenes like this, with chases happening almost daily, were common. These people probably saw others chasing and instinctively believed that Qian Yue must have something valuable on her, so they started chasing after her too!

——And more and more kept joining in!

At first, Qian Yue ran forward without looking back, thinking that with her speed in chasing dinosaurs, she could shake off that group in no time.

However, she began to feel that something was off as she ran. She even caught a glimpse of some players’ faces turning pale, and they immediately ran away upon seeing her.

“Why does it feel like the sounds from behind are getting louder?”

Qian Yue casually glanced back and was almost tripped by the chaotic scene behind her.

There were at least twenty people chasing after her!

Men, women, old, young, and even a seven or eight-year-old kid gasping for breath in the back.

Some of them wanted to rob her of her supplies, while others were desperately hungry, just trying to keep up with her.

“I won’t hurt you! Please, just give me a bite to eat! Just a little bit…”

“If you don’t stop, we’ll take everything in your backpack!”

“Water, water, I need water…”

Qian Yue, “Damn it.”

Qian Yue swore she could even see green lights in their eyes, like those in the so-called zombie movies she had seen before. It was insane!

She had only intended to dismantle a few door panels in the residential area for temporary use, but she didn’t expect to get involved in this mess!

She thought there would be no one left in the city, but everywhere she went, there were native inhabitants lying in wait. If she managed to escape today, how would she gather supplies in the following days?!

And to make matters worse, there were players who were fearless and curious, getting involved in the commotion, “What’s going on? Why are so many NPCs suddenly appearing?”

Another random player, trying to avoid attention, answered, “They were all hiding just now. Probably came out to search for supplies after the commotion settled.”

Just then, someone else popped up and said, “That girl must have just run into them. But they’ve been chasing her for so long; she must have some good stuff on her.”

He added, “But I advise you all to leave quickly. The native inhabitants in this instance are fierce; you might get entangled with them soon…”

Before he could finish, he saw the player who initially asked the question light up!

Good stuff?

That person smirked and said, “Why run when there’s good stuff? True or not, let’s grab it first and figure it out later!”

After saying that, he charged toward the massive crowd.

“…Is this guy crazy?” How could he rob things from these fierce native inhabitants?

The two onlooker players initially thought he was just trying to take advantage and were silently mocking him. However, they were taken aback when he directly blended into the crowd.

The next moment, he shouted loudly, “Fellow countrymen, listen to my command! We have the numbers! Let’s split up and surround her!
Divide the loot evenly!”

Onlooker players: ???

Qian Yue: !!!

Damn it, there are players trying to take advantage of this situation too? Have they no shame?!

What’s even worse is that some of the native inhabitants actually believed him.

As they ran, they began to divide into different directions, seemingly planning to encircle her.

Qian Yue gestured a middle finger at that player, then quickly refocused on the front, thinking of a way to escape.

The area in front of her seemed to be a school, but the school gate was blown away, leaving only the letters “school” intact.

The central flat area should have been a playground, but it was now mostly buried.

The teaching building had walls blown away, but the framework was still standing, leaving a rare two-and-a-half-story structure.

On both sides of the wall, there were two sections of stairs, and the floors were cluttered with tables, chairs, and benches.

Seeing this, an idea suddenly popped into Qian Yue’s mind, and she immediately changed her direction and sprinted toward the school!

[T/N: Indigenous inhabitants have been corrected to native inhabitants for better understanding, happy reading!~]