Chapter 106

Chapter 106

The situation was exactly the same as the first night. The surviving streamers were gathered once again in the damp and cold shelter room. The harsh environment, with wind leaking through everywhere, was another way of draining their energy on top of the food shortage.

Xi Yu was truly exhausted, leaning against Luo Xi, almost falling asleep.

There was also Li Mo and Su Ziyan, who had lost their strength, and without realizing it, had already fallen into a deep sleep.

But for Luo Xi, the situation in this instance was surprisingly kind. Compared to the previous pain and suffering in the inner sanatorium, he was completely at ease, intentionally staring at Dan Yun with sharp eyes.

Dan Yun’s temper was explosive, and with a guilty conscience, she finally got angry, yelling loudly: "Why are you staring at me? Are you looking for death?"

Luo Xi smiled: "You're the only one with silver, isn’t it natural for me to envy you?"

"Nonsense, there’s still..." Dan Yun tried to refute, but her mind was unclear. She couldn't remember what abilities the other streamers had lost or how much silver they had gotten in exchange. She slowly realized the disadvantage of having her memory taken, and her expression grew even worse.

Luo Xi's smile became more pronounced, and his dark eyes were filled with ill intentions.

Dan Yun had already wanted to get rid of him. At this moment, her anger flared up, and if it weren’t for Lu Yan waking up and stopping her, she would have definitely rushed at Luo Xi for a fight to the death.

Just as the atmosphere became tense, a distant scream from the zombie demons echoed through the dark alley outside.

Su Zhen whispered: "Huo Qing Shen doesn’t have an ID badge, but he has more silver. He must have gone to stay at an inn. No one should die tonight."

Hong Feng grunted: "I really admire you. You still have the energy to comment on things? If you hadn’t killed Du Li, would you have been able to stay here? If I were you, I’d shut my mouth, pretend to disconnect, and keep some dignity."

"The game is all about life and death. I have a clear conscience!" Su Zhen retorted.

Su Ziyan opened his eyes in a nightmare. If he could hear her voice, he would probably be so angry that his body would shake.

Unfortunately, he had recklessly sold his stamina, and even though Su Zhen had broken a leg, he still couldn’t overpower her.

Luo Xi quietly listened to the streamers' quarrels and suddenly said, "Why do the zombie demons always break into the village at night? Did the head of the guard, Situ, practice plastic protection?"

Hong Feng grunted: "Even a laser cannon can't stop zombies. What’s so strange about it? Those things don’t even know pain."

Luo Xi raised an eyebrow: "You’ve fought zombies before? You know this so well."

"How could I? I’m just stating common knowledge," Hong Feng immediately said. "Big brother, stop with the sarcastic tone."

Dan Yun cursed: "Everyone, shut up! Are you all trying to attract those things over here?"

"I’m just stating the facts. The number of villagers dying in Taoyuan Village every day far exceeds that of the zombie demons. The ones burned were just a small part," Luo Xi deliberately said a fact. "I believe, at this rate, this shelter won’t be able to protect us either."

Not every streamer in the humble room could face the zombies bravely, and Luo Xi’s words naturally made the atmosphere even more tense.

But Luo Xi smiled and gently stroked Xi Yu’s soft silver hair, saying, "It’s fine, don’t talk. Sleep."

Xi Yu’s head was heavy, his consciousness like a boat floating on the sea, swaying and unsteady. Subconsciously, he felt that being so close to Luo Xi was a very natural thing, but whenever he tried to grasp those memories, many images seemed to fly away like butterflies in an instant.

He didn’t dare to hope that he could really escape from Yuntai with Luo Xi.

If those plans weren’t reliable, he would still have to let Luo Xi finish the competition.

As for himself... Whether he lived or died, remained as he was or reset again, it didn’t really matter...

But he still wanted that chance—to recover all his memories, to see the full picture of his past with A Yu, to understand where this relationship started, even if it was just for one day, it would be worth this foolish, deep devotion at this moment.After a night of chaos, a fire destroyed many houses in Taoyuan Village.

When the young girl from the shelter forced them out, countless dismembered corpses were scattered on the street. Some were parts of dismembered zombies, whose terrifying bodies still seemed to have active nerves, slowly crawling on the ground. However, there weren't enough villagers and guards to clean up the mess.

The broadcasters stood in the bloodstained streets, glancing at each other, and had to admit that Luo Xi's prediction yesterday was accurate—the situation was definitely worsening.

What would happen if the shelter was truly destroyed? What if the inn was also gone?

To survive until the end, they needed not only food and water, but weapons too!

And all of these necessities, in the cursed Taoyuan Village, meant a lot of silver.

Li Mo, usually calm and fragile, now showed signs of tension on her face. She suddenly suggested, "We can pawn something today. I'm planning to go, would you like to come with me?"

Hong Feng only had ten taels of silver left and agreed, saying, "Alright, I'll pawn something first and then take on a mission, so I don’t end up working for nothing."

His words were valid, after all, there was no need to do today's mission if they were changing jobs.

Lu Yan thought for a moment, then held Dan Yun’s hand, saying, "Let's go try our luck. If we had known earlier, we could have escaped."

It seemed like they were organizing another "group pawn" activity.

"Is it interesting to group up?" Luo Xi, annoyed, pulled Xiyu to leave first and muttered, "I bet our group is definitely the strangest in the entire instance."

"That's a bit selfish. It's obvious that if everyone goes separately, then the players working in the pawn shop will get the most information and will know the others better," Li Mo smiled slightly as she followed behind, "We can't let Xiyu lose his advantage just because of our choices. Should we call everyone stupid?"

This girl was indeed smart, and Luo Xi raised an eyebrow as he looked back. "I never said you guys were stupid. I just think all of you are too impatient with life, that's why you love sharing everything."

Li Mo kept smiling, but her eyes wandered elsewhere.

Though Taoyuan Village had been covered in dust after the night-time zombie attack, the pawn shop area was cleaned up by Fox Four Aunt. She had changed into a pink long dress and was happily trimming flowers at the shop's entrance. When she saw everyone appear, she couldn’t help but smile, "Ah, looks like my business is booming today. I’m short on staff at the shop, so if you guys are done pawning, feel free to help!"

Luo Xi helped Xiyu into the shop and said softly, "Not interested, I’m going to find Head Steward Situ. There are too many people here, and you wouldn't want your only assistant to be in danger, would you?"

Fox Four Aunt pressed her red lips together, "How could that happen? No one dares cause trouble in my shop."

Actually, when Luo Xi saw Lin Lan’er protecting Lu Yan yesterday, he felt reassured that the NPCs would still protect the workers. He relaxed a little and patted Xiyu’s head, "I’ll be back soon, don’t leave the shop."

Xiyu nodded and said to Fox Four Aunt, "I don’t want to pawn anything right now. Do you have any work to do?"

Fox Four Aunt tossed the flower shears to him, "Then don’t get in my way, help me trim the flowers. Welcome, esteemed guests!"

The broadcasters came together, partly because of what Li Mo had said, not wanting the pawn shop assistant to know too much information, but since Xiyu and Luo Xi didn’t want to pawn anything, they had no choice but to handle their own business first.

At that moment, Huo Qing Shen, who had spent the night alone at the inn, appeared.

He glared at Li Mo and Su Zhen with hostility, but naturally, the two girls ignored him.

Fox Four Aunt didn’t care about the broadcasters’ undercurrents. She came over with an iron box, smiling, "So, who’s going first today?"

Su Zhen, leaning on a cane, bravely stepped forward, "I will."

"Ah, you don’t really have anything to sell anymore," Fox Four Aunt said with disinterest.Su Zhen knew her situation was critical. She reached into the iron box and pulled out her last token, but the token was engraved with "Memory"!

Fox Sigu squinted her eyes: "Your mind is still quite clear, I'll give you sixty taels, how about it?"

Although Su Zhen wanted the money, she had nowhere else to go except under Doctor Yan's care. If she sold her memory, she'd be kicked out…

She hesitated and rejected: "No, I won't sell it."

Li Mo smiled from the side: "So you’ll just have to go kill people for money? Looks like the most dangerous person in here has emerged."

Su Zhen furrowed her brows and glanced at the deeply calculating girl, saying: "Wouldn't I need your help to kill people? Otherwise, how would I deal with Du Li?"

Su Ziyan couldn't hear their conversation, relying only on lip reading, and looked at Li Mo with suspicion.

Fox Sigu covered her mouth with a handkerchief: "Alright, what's all the noise? Li Mo, since you’ve spoken, it's your turn."

Li Mo was also short on funds, so when she reached out, she was naturally hopeful.

Her luck was better than Su Zhen’s; she drew "Appearance"! Having this ability pawned would have no effect on her work under Doctor Yan.

Fox Sigu appraised Li Mo: "You’re passably pretty, fifty taels."

Li Mo was calm and unhurried: "That's fine."

Fox Sigu quickly took out a new fox mask and firmly attached it to Li Mo's delicate face.

Li Mo gasped in pain, nearly losing her breath, but when she took the silver, she couldn’t help but squat down to ease the pain. Now she had one hundred taels. How to make this last until the final day was the most important issue she faced.

The poorest, Hong Feng, was eager to try: "Is it my turn?"

Fox Sigu smiled: "Look at you, so impatient, come on, come on."

Hong Feng reached out to touch the token.

Fox Sigu stood on tiptoe and looked: "Right arm? I see you're right-handed, I'll give you sixty taels. But if you lose your right arm, Chi Miao won't look kindly on you."

Hong Feng had already anticipated this result and said indifferently: "If I’m not welcome here, I’ll find another place, I’ll sell!"

Fox Sigu once again showed her sharp claws, and in front of her, Hong Feng's muscular arm was like a useless toy. She easily twisted it off!

Blood spurted everywhere, adding a touch of gruesomeness to the pawn shop.

Xiyu, who was outside trimming flowers, secretly observed and thought: Fox Sigu is lacking someone right now. If I’m right, Hong Feng will stay, and when that happens, asking him about Chi Miao’s secret will make sense.

At this moment, Danyun also realized something, her face turning pale, but luckily, the mask hid her expression from others.

Fox Sigu looked at her with interest: "Danyun, what are you worried about? Come on."

Danyun reluctantly stepped forward and drew her token, which was coldly engraved with "Strength."

Fox Sigu immediately became happy: "Oh, your strength is quite good, getting your strength is also good... I’ll offer one hundred and fifty taels!"

This amount was a high price at this moment, attracting the attention of all the streamers, but Danyun glanced at the person she needed to protect, Lu Yan, and finally shook her head: "No, I won’t sell it to you!"