New Beginning, Paper People at the Hotel

After several simulations, Jiang Qiao had gained some experience.

Mindless actions, like killing himself at the start or forcibly charging ahead to explore the map, were definitely impossible.

Because that did not fit normal human logic!

But thoughts within a reasonable range could influence the Simulator.

Besides that, Jiang Qiao discovered that he had not gone to a Safe Zone during the simulations.

For example, An City!

Jiang Qiao guessed that the road might be unsafe.

After all, although the two places were close, they were still several hundred kilometers apart.

With Vicious Ghosts everywhere, crossing several hundred kilometers alone with Jiang Qiao's current strength was indeed a little unreliable.

That made perfect sense!

As the system notification sounded, the cooldown ended once again.

Jiang Qiao eagerly started the simulation.

"Let's see where the limit is this time!"

[Weird Simulation activated]

[Current talents available for fusion:

Old Driver (B-rank): Whether it is a sleek sports car or a devastating tank, you can handle it with ease.

You can even drift a hand tractor around corners.

Someone even wrote you a song: "Old Driver, give me a ride, I want to take the hearse..."

If I Were a DJ (B-rank): All Vicious Ghosts sway to my beat...

Argumentative Expert (B-rank): You love arguing and always enjoy contradicting others!

Invincible Body (A-rank): Sometimes you cannot control yourself; sometimes they cannot control themselves. This is a hundred million kinds of interaction!

...]

Jiang Qiao casually glanced over them, then froze on the spot.

How was there even a talent like "Argumentative Expert"?

Was this supposed to make him argue with Vicious Ghosts?

How was he supposed to argue?

A Vicious Ghost said this person looked tasty, and he immediately retorted, "Does that mean other people aren't tasty?"

What kind of hellish joke was that!

But the A-rank talent that appeared in this simulation made Jiang Qiao's body tremble!

Finally, it was no longer B or C-rank. It seemed System Father's love was still there!

Jiang Qiao decisively chose "Invincible Body."

[Talent selection complete--]

[Solidified: Lightning Thunder Fist (S-rank)]

[Current talents: "Mason," "Sliding Master," "Scavenger," "Invincible Body"...]

[Beginning Weird Simulation!]

[Day 1. Supernatural Revival. Terror descends. Water, electricity, gas, and internet are all cut off. Screams occasionally drift in from outside the window.

You stay in the hotel, drink a cappuccino delivered by an auntie, and begin practicing your fist techniques.

At night, you sleep soundly while listening to the sound of marbles rolling across the ceiling.

An outstanding person should maintain ten hours of sleep.]

[Day 2. You discover that there are quite a few survivors in the hotel. They gather in the hotel owner's room to discuss what to do next.

You do not join them, because you discover a problem with the faucet. It makes a "click, click, click" sound, and the water flowing out is rusty.]

Eh—

The starting location had changed?

"So not only mindset and thinking, but the real-world situation before the simulation also affects the results."

Jiang Qiao fell into thought.

"If I went to An City, then the simulation should begin in An City too."

That was normal as well. Only by starting from real-world conditions could the simulation produce results close to reality.

Changes in strength, mentality, supplies, or even geography should all be factored in.

You clearly bought two bags of rice, but the simulation insisted on deducting them and then said you starved to death.

What the hell kind of simulation was that!

Besides that, Jiang Qiao noticed many details.

For example, the carnage caused by Malevolent Ghosts Killing People at the start this time was far less severe than before.

At least there were still many survivors in the hotel, whereas in the previous rounds, Jiang Qiao had been playing single-player alone.

And there was no smog outside either!

That meant the hotel was quite far from his previous rental apartment.

The smog was clearly caused by some Vicious Ghost.

[Day 3. At four in the morning, you hear a drip-drip sound from the bathroom, but you remember clearly that the faucet had already been tightly shut.

You get up to check and pull out a clump of wet long hair from the spout.

After thinking about it, you remember that metal can conduct electricity, so you touch the faucet with your hand crackling with electricity.]

[You sleep blissfully until dawn.]

[In the afternoon, a Search and Rescue Team arrives downstairs. The hotel's survivors are rescued, but you do not intend to leave with them.]

[Day 4. You hear laughter and chatter from the hallway outside. But when you open the door, all the commotion vanishes without a trace, as though it had only been an auditory hallucination.

You discover many Paper People in funeral clothes standing in the hallway. Their faces are enormous, and they stare at you with exaggerated, bizarre smiles.

You give them no chance and directly scour the area with lightning, turning them into scraps scattered across the floor.]

[Day 5. You leave the hotel and find an unoccupied house on the edge of the city, then move your belongings there.

You wander through the abandoned city, observing the Vicious Ghosts. You discover that they can grow stronger by eating people.]

[Day 6. You stay in your new home and do not go out.]

[Day 7. You still do not go out.]

For the next few days, Jiang Qiao holed up in his new home on the outskirts, playing games and watching movies.

The portable Power Source and solar panels he had prepared in advance came in handy.

[Day 11. After waking up, you hear an argument coming from the living room.

You open the bedroom door and discover that the living room is full of Paper People.]

[These Paper People are identical to the ones you saw in the hallway a few days ago. They stare motionlessly at you with exaggerated, bizarre smiles.

You sense an icy chill trying to invade your body, but because of Invincible Body, it can only brush against the surface and cannot get in.

You suspect the Paper People are attacking you, so you destroy them again and change residences once more with your pack on your back.]

"What kind of Beasts of Burden are these Paper People?"

Jiang Qiao frowned slightly.

"I was sleeping peacefully at home. Why did they come looking for me?"

The Paper People looked like puppets controlled by some evil entity.

But I never provoked you, so why the hell did you come mess with me?

These ghostly things were simply unreasonable!

[Day 12. You leave the house where you are temporarily staying and discover a Paper Person holding a fruit basket at the door.

Besides moldy apples, the fruit basket contains a yellowed sheet of Letter Paper.

It bears a blessing: May Mr. Jiang Qiao soon be critically ill and discharged from the hospital!]

[Day 13. You discover that changing residences cannot shake off the Paper People. In the morning, you find a funeral wreath at the door, with a Scroll of Condolence hanging from it: Deeply mourning the eternal passing of Mr. Jiang Qiao.]

[Day 14. Late at night, you stand at the door waiting, wanting to see which little cuties bring you warmth every night.

You wait and wait,

wait and wait,

until finally, at five in the morning, you hear melodious funeral music!]