At that moment, countless white trails streaked across the azure sky.
Tens of thousands of missiles erupted into the air.
There would be no need to use them in the future anyway. It was better to use their limited resources now and clear away the obstacles that might stand in their way later.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
Violent tremors rang out.
Just then, Xie Lin’s phone began to ring. He glanced at it, and his expression immediately changed as though he had seen something amusing.
A cold smile tugged at the corner of his lips. His eyes held both mockery and intense killing intent.
“You stay here. I’m going out to take care of something.”
Chu Fu looked at Xie Lin in confusion.
“What is it?”
“Something that’ll put my mind at ease.”
Xie Lin summoned his flying sword, stepped onto it, and shot into the sky.
In the blink of an eye, he vanished.
Chu Fu’s spiritual power was now incredibly formidable, and Xie Lin’s killing intent was far too obvious to escape her notice.
At a time like this, whatever could make Xie Lin leave with such murderous intent, Chu Fu could more or less guess what it was.
Still, she did not stop him.
That was fine, too.
Everyone needed to vent the anger in their hearts.
…
Within Shepherd Village, the area represented by Novice Village 087.
A safe zone had already been established there, consisting entirely of densely packed high-rise residences.
At a time like this, no one cared about blocking sunlight or maintaining vegetation density.
As long as there was somewhere to live, that was enough.
Everyone who had not entered the game, as well as players with F- and E-rank talents, was gathered there.
Inside one of the dormitory rooms were a disheveled young man, a seemingly refined woman whose face was filled with hostility, a middle-aged woman, and four elderly people. They were crammed into the room together.
All eight beds were occupied.
They were Wang Silu’s family: Wang Rongxun, Wang Silu’s parents, and her grandparents on both sides.
All of them had extremely poor gaming talents—only F-rank.
But after Wang Rongxun went bankrupt, the gaming system devastated the Wang family’s real-world businesses.
In a mere six months, they had fallen so far that everyone despised them.
After logging into the game a few times, Wang Silu had been killed every time. In a fit of anger, she stopped logging in altogether.
Wang Rongxun was even more afraid to go online, terrified that his creditors would chase him down and kill him.
After Wang Rongxun’s parents and grandparents were exposed, the people he owed money to hounded them from place to place. They had no time to play the game—and they did not know how to play it anyway.
Now, they could only remain in the safe zone and wait for relief supplies.
Unfortunately, the supplies consisted only of compressed biscuits and bottled water, so the entire family had to scrimp and save.
Wang Silu simply could not tolerate such a life.
Her phone chimed.
“Who’s messaging you at a time like this?” Wang Rongxun asked irritably.
A smug smile appeared on Wang Silu’s lips.
“One of my simps. He’s just a poor loser who used to have a crush on me. He’s level thirty now, and he says he can take me to live in the urban district of Linjiang City!”
The others immediately pricked up their ears.
Wang Silu’s father hurriedly said, “Sweetheart, don’t abandon the rest of us. If you’re going there, take the whole family with you. Your grandparents are getting old, and they still have to live in a dormitory without even a smart toilet.”
“That’s right, Luer. Men can’t be trusted,” Wang Silu’s mother added. “So what if he’s level thirty? He’s not level sixty. My daughter is so beautiful—she’s definitely worthy of one of those people who have reached godhood. Just keep him hanging on. Have him give us some equipment or food. Don’t be foolish enough to actually run off with him.”
More than anything, they were afraid that Wang Silu would really leave them behind.
The family was now a complete mess. They could not rely on Wang Rongxun, and Wang Silu showed signs of being able to rise above their circumstances. There was no way they would let her break free and leave on her own.
Wang Silu frowned and said impatiently, “I know, I know. Enough already. I’m going out to meet him. Don’t worry about it!”
She changed into one of the designer dresses she had once worn and walked out.
Wang Rongxun suddenly sat upright.
“We’re following her. I’m worried she’ll run off on her own.”
His parents exchanged a glance and nodded. The three of them left together.
Only the four elderly people remained in the apartment.
They soon began to fidget uneasily.
“Perhaps we should go out and take a look too? I’m afraid they’ll abandon us. We’re old and useless now. It’s not like before, when we could clean up after Silu and still had the ability to do something!”
Each of the four elderly people had their own thoughts. In the end, they quietly followed after the others.
The safe zone was only one thousand by one thousand meters. Before long, Wang Silu reached its edge.
At the entrance to the village, people came and went. On closer inspection, every one of them was killing rabbits.
They were level-one monsters: red-eyed rabbits.
Rabbit meat could be eaten, while their fur could be made into winter clothing.
The safe zone had even issued missions.
Players were to collect rabbit meat, which would then be processed into food and distributed as relief supplies.
In short, the people inside the safe zone needed to find work all over again. For low-level players, killing rabbits at least meant they would not starve to death.
Wang Silu looked at those people with disdain. These miserable wretches had failed to seize their opportunities even after the game descended upon the world. All they could do was scrape by.
They had never enjoyed a luxurious life in all their years.
Wang Silu could never accept living like this.
She had been the center of attention ever since she was young, doing whatever she pleased, with her parents always cleaning up her messes.
She had no intention of spending the rest of her life living in a dormitory.
Besides, the world had already ended. Surely no one would hold her past mistakes against her anymore. At worst, she could change her name and start over.
With that thought in mind, she walked out of the village.
Once outside, her phone signal became noticeably weaker.
“Where are you?” Wang Silu sent a message.
Just then, a man dressed in level-thirty goblin equipment stepped out. His skin was fair and lustrous, and he was rather handsome.
Wang Silu’s eyes lit up at once.
Not bad. He’s pretty good-looking!
But in the next moment, the man smiled as well.
Wang Silu assumed that he was pleased to see her.
Then, in the very next instant, a flash of white light streaked past her eyes.
It looked like sword light!
A moment later, everything went black.
Her head had been cleanly severed from her body.
With a cold smile, Xie Lin stepped forward and stored Wang Silu’s corpse in his spatial inventory.
Just then, Wang Rongxun arrived in a hurry with his parents.
“They came here, but where did they go? Could she really have run off to live the good life with someone else?”
“I was targeted by Plantman and the others because of Wang Silu in the first place. She really is an ungrateful wretch, running off to enjoy herself!”
As they spoke, they spotted Xie Lin.
“Brother, did you just see a girl wearing revealing clothes?”
“I did.”
Wang Rongxun’s eyes lit up.
“Brother, you’re a player, right? Did you happen to see the other person’s ID?”
Since the System had also synchronized with the real world, the IDs of many players now appeared above their heads.
As long as they had an ID, they could contact one another.
There was no way they would let anyone take their daughter away for free.
A smile spread across Xie Lin’s lips.
“I’ll take you to see her.”
Then he swung his sword again.
Three heads fell to the ground.
“Ah!”
A cry of shock came from the distance.
The four elderly people stood there, their eyes wide with terror.
Xie Lin narrowed his eyes.
“If you’re a family, you should stay together to the very end!”
