The Road Survival Game: The Strange Path

At this very moment.

Gao Linzhi had left the city center and arrived at the edge of the strange realm.

Now that he had used two fruits, some kind of inspiration told him that things shouldn't happen more than three times.

You can't eat a third one. If you stay any longer, you'll be in big trouble.

It's a very strange feeling.

His mental stats are currently very high, and coupled with his magic skills, he has learned a great deal.

All of these combined allowed him to gain some inspiration from the unseen world.

Just like when a person stands at a high place, they feel a sense of danger.

Therefore, Gao Linzhi decided to go outside and wait.

When he reached the edge, he saw that the Ice Wall that had been erected had now turned into a high glass wall.

Through the high glass walls, he could see many people outside.

He thought for a moment, then concealed himself and pressed himself against the high glass wall.

He felt a much stronger repulsive force than before, but thankfully, it was still within his control.

He then successfully left the strange realm and came outside.

The people outside were standing anywhere from several hundred meters to several kilometers away.

Judging from their clothing and entourage, most of them were senior executives from small companies.

They were all fairly well-informed.

They lacked the means to purchase game access, but their ability to gather information was still superior to that of the average person.

They learned that new treasure had appeared here, and they all rushed over.

"I heard that a fruit grows here that can improve physical and mental strength!"

"Yes, if you eat too much, even if you're not a player, you can possess extraordinary powers."

"But I've heard it's very dangerous. What if this strange area expands?"

"What's there to be afraid of? If the sky falls, there will be tall people to hold it up. Those people in big companies usually exploit a lot of resources."

"Now that something has happened, of course they should be the ones to handle it."

"That's right."

And at this time...

Gao Linzhi was surprised to see that there were also many ordinary people following behind the Company Executive.

It seems these ordinary people also received the news.

"I've heard there's a magical fruit inside; eating it can awaken extraordinary abilities."

"Great! I want to be Superman too!"

"Look, that highway, that desert—isn't this a typical survival game?" A number of people who were used to reading novels were discussing it animatedly.

Upon hearing this, Gao Linzhi immediately smiled.

After eating those two fruits, one can indeed awaken some extraordinary abilities.

That means improved physical and mental strength.

With these two fundamental qualities enhanced, and given the invasion of reality by Mysterious Energy, it becomes possible to comprehend some Basic Skills on one's own.

However, Gao Linzhi quickly realized that the arrival of these ordinary people was probably due to some kind of luring.

As for the purpose, it was, of course, to use them as cannon fodder and bait.

The "impossible triangle": good things, no waiting in line, ordinary people.

These three factors cannot coexist.

If something is a good thing and can be participated in by ordinary people, then there needs to be a waiting list.

If something can be done without queuing and ordinary people can participate, then it must be a bad thing.

If something is both a good thing and doesn't require waiting in line, then it's definitely not for ordinary people.

That's how it is now.

And at this time...

The glass wall suddenly began to expand outwards.

Those who were watching from outside immediately retreated frantically upon seeing this.

Fortunately, the glass wall stopped expanding after a certain distance.

At this time.

Several high-ranking members of the United Association had already quietly arrived.

They were watching this scene with furrowed brows.

"This is bad. If this continues, this strange territory will expand even further."

"Once it expands from the north to the south, the world will be in chaos."

"Damn it, didn't we already send in a group of players?"

"They didn't do anything at all?"

"Yes, according to intelligence, they didn't care about the lives of the survivors inside at all; in fact, they drove many survivors away to use as cannon fodder for testing."

"This must be the reason for the strange territory's expansion."

"In contrast, this anomaly didn't deliberately kill ordinary people; it even allowed them to live inside."

"If it wanted to kill ordinary people, it would have wiped them all out in no time."

"Damn it, it's not doing this out of kindness; it wants to keep these ordinary people like villagers in the game world."

Gao Linzhi nodded.

This is self-evident.

The other side has already learned the tricks of doomsday games.

Clearly, this anomaly possesses some form of intelligence.

Or you could say it's intelligent.

It may not have a human-like consciousness, but it possesses intelligence surpassing that of humans.

Like AlphaGo, it doesn't understand the meaning of playing chess or derive pleasure from it, unlike humans.

However, it can crush all challengers in Go by relying on its algorithms and computing power.

This guy might get a stunt every 20 years.

Or, it can be purged once every 100 years.

Each time, nine out of ten will be eliminated.

This is the strange, conventional approach.

"It seems that our only option now is to rescue these ordinary people as soon as possible."

"We can't let them die inside any more."

"After all, if someone dies inside, the monster will become even more powerful."

At this very moment.

The internet is in an uproar.

Because many people who rushed to the scene had already uploaded the news via mobile phone and live stream.

For reasons unknown, many company managers did not block the internet or remove trending topics.

On the contrary, there is a trend of giving up and letting the news spread unchecked.

After seeing a large number of videos and the situation in the live stream.

Related news has already spread widely online.

"Holy crap, is the end of the world really coming?!"

"This strange domain is truly terrifying; it can actually expand on its own!"

"Yes, if we let this anomaly expand, our world will become a frigid land, a scorching land, or a barren desert."

"We will all become survivors in a post-apocalyptic world."

"Damn it, I just finished paying off my mortgage, and I was just thinking about enjoying some nicer days, how could this happen?"

"Damn it, are the good days really over?"

"How did you know that? Can you really believe what you read online? These days, edited videos and AI-generated videos are so common."

"Hmph, my second uncle has Company Executive in his family."

"They said this anomaly is real; it's a realm-type entity, divided into several layers. The first layer is the land of ice and snow, and the second layer is the furnace of flames."

"Those players have only reached the third level so far; it's a road survival challenge."

"As for the fourth level, we don't know what it's like. It could be a disease swamp or a raging plateau."

"It could even be about surviving at sea."

"In short, there will be a scenario that meets our needs."

According to online reports, this strange internal information has already been disseminated.

Clearly, the United Association is encouraging ordinary people to join this new era.

After all, if ordinary people know nothing, they can easily become nourishment for the supernatural, allowing it to grow rapidly.

Don't underestimate the potential for human ignorance.

Even in the most developed corporate territories, many people still don't believe in evolution, or even that planets are spherical.

Many of them also believe in various Evil God; the reality is just that absurd.

If these people are completely ignorant about the supernatural, they are likely to mistake it for a deity and worship it.

The consequences are predictable.

From this perspective, it's impossible for the company to completely cover up the news.

It is essential to make people understand properly the occurrence of the strange phenomenon and the change in the situation.

"Damn it, these damn companies, are they all just sitting around doing nothing?"

"They don't do anything good at all, they just wait for others to take the fall."

It has to be said, the online criticism was justified.

Many of the guys in the company are just freeloaders.

Not only do they freeload and do no work, but they also do everything they can to hold others back.

Gao Linzhi understood this all too well.

Therefore, he won't create burdens for himself.

Whoever has taken the biggest advantage in normal times should step up and take the blame now.

Anyway, Gao Linzhi is a time traveler, so he has no sense of belonging to any place.

If all else fails, I can just retreat into the game world and survive there forever.

At the same time.

As the news spread, the internet began to stir.

Many players passed on the message from here.

Their goal, of course, is to force large corporations, especially Company Union Federation, to send someone to resolve the issue here.

Because they had also realized the seriousness of the situation.

When they entered the third level of the strange territory, they were also forced to participate in a road survival exercise.

If they don't follow the bizarre rules, they'll die too!

This is true.

One player failed to get onto the road and find a vehicle immediately, and was subsequently devoured by a swarm of monsters!

His strength and skills were completely useless.

This terrified them.

The Revival Stone was effective, but this time, they were resurrected in a strange territory!

In other words, the ability to freely choose one's resurrection location has been lost.

That's the key to breaking through their defenses.

They don't have Gao Linzhi's talent.

Revival Stone are limited.

Moreover, they discovered that they couldn't leave the highway, and therefore couldn't leave the area.

Therefore, once you run out of the road area, you will be surrounded and attacked by monsters.

From this perspective, Gao Linzhi's premonition was correct.

Therefore, they began to change their tactics, forcing the United Association to send representatives.

Considering the United Association's previous global broadcasts, it's clear they are gradually trying to get the public to accept the Presence of Anomalies.

In that case, the United Association must resolve the anomaly.

Otherwise, releasing information that doesn't solve the problem would just create chaos, wouldn't it?

This is perfectly normal.

Blocking information every day would be very costly.

Strange things are happening constantly. It's one or two times, which is fine, but now it's happening a lot.

Frequent blocking will damage a company's reputation.

If any new strange occurrences happen, no one will trust the company anymore; they'll just have to handle it themselves.

Moreover, recently quite a few individuals have begun to awaken some of their inner abilities.

Upon seeing this, Gao Linzhi shook his head.

These guys come one after another, but how many of them can actually solve the problem?

And indeed, many daring people began to approach the glass wall.

They wanted to get a closer look at the strange thing.

Of course, some people were particularly daring; they actually took guns and shot at the glass wall.

Of course, the bullets ricocheted back the next moment, piercing the bodies of those people and killing them instantly.

This simply means that life is diverse.

They dare to do something like this.

Gao Linzhi himself wouldn't do it.

And at this time...

Within the strange territory.

On a desert highway.

Some survivors are struggling to pedal their bicycles.

"Damn it, how are we going to get out of here?"

At this point, someone angrily shouted, "It's all those damn players' fault!"

"They could have easily rescued us, but they didn't care about us at all."

"Those bastards are reaping what they sowed; they can't get out now!" someone gloated.

"Yeah, those bastards deserve to die."

At this point, someone else said helplessly, "There's nothing we can do; they had no obligation to treat us."

"That's right, isn't it ridiculous to expect strangers to save people in this day and age?"

"Yeah, he's not our dad."

These survivors were relatively rational.

Of course, they said this to win the players' favor and hope that the players would include them.

But this was destined to be in vain.

And at this time...

The United Association could clearly no longer tolerate this.

If they continue to tolerate it, the bizarre will likely evolve to a very advanced stage.

Currently, this anomaly is only at the intermediate level.

If this is delayed any longer, who knows what it will become?

The United Association's ability to act is quite good.

According to Gao Linzhi, after observing the situation, they immediately dispatched a small team of seven.

The team of seven then began their attempt to enter the glass wall.

To everyone's surprise, getting in was very easy.

The high wall opened its doors to them almost instantly.

Gao Linzhi understood it at a glance.

The main oddity was that, initially, not many people were caught.

Although it originally intended to control tens of millions of people.

Unfortunately, the companies in this Bear City are also quite clever.

When the strange occurrences were observed, timely evacuation and relocation were carried out.

Those people were very lucky; they managed to leave in time.

Only a few slow-witted people, or those busy with other things, were trapped inside.

Now, this anomaly is clearly using some means to attract outsiders into it in order to help it evolve.

Gao Linzhi shook his head; he felt that this strangeness was nothing special.

Its goal is already quite clear.

That is to raise humans, allowing them to rest and recuperate, so as not to exhaust them all at once.

To some extent, this anomaly can serve as a Safe Zone for humanity.

Of course, this is a small form of security.

Or rather, a very sad kind of security.

However, Gao Linzhi believed that when the time came, the Company Executive who learned of this information would definitely make use of this strange phenomenon.

For example, use it to deal with other strange things.

For example, establishing a security fortress here.

It was used to ensure the survival of a segment of the population.

To prevent it from being directly destroyed by other world-destroying monsters.