The Livestream of Doomsday Road-Who Was the Main Character?
At the same time.
While the survivors and players inside the high walls began their arduous struggle for survival in the desert, those outside watched with glee.
The crowd wasn't just watching; some people even started live streaming.
"Come watch, everyone! Highway survival live stream!"
"The real apocalypse!"
"The world has changed, and the loser can finally rise to the top!"
"Hahaha, the losers can finally rise up! Fortune changes every month..."
"The company can no longer monopolize upward mobility channels!"
Gao Linzhi was watching as well.
And he's currently in the best seats, watching what's happening inside.
His gaze quickly focused on a survivor.
That was the first survivor he was focusing on at that moment.
He was a middle-aged man.
He was dressed in sportswear and sneakers, with a calm expression and a very strong physique.
You should pay attention to exercising regularly.
He was riding a bicycle, pedaling furiously, riding forward along the road.
Behind him, several monsters, or rather scorpion-like creatures, were chasing him.
You could say this guy is racing against a monster.
Whenever he tried to rest, the monster would suddenly try to catch up with him.
He has experienced two life-or-death crises in a short period of time.
Gao Linzhi shook his head.
If it were someone with a weaker mind, they would have been terrified to the point of madness by now.
After all, those scorpions are indeed terrifying.
Moreover, their speed is not actually fixed.
It changes according to the survivor's speed.
If you can maintain a certain speed, those guys basically won't be able to catch you.
But if you ever want to rest or slack off, sorry, it will immediately accelerate, and no matter how far it was behind before, it will catch up to you in no time.
This situation is enough to drive any mentally weak person insane.
The other people's attention quickly turned to the middle-aged gym-goer.
The man rode his bicycle, and after a while, about half an hour later, he saw changes on the road ahead.
"Look closely, this man is called Da Zhuang, and a box suddenly appeared in front of him!" A live streamer outside the high wall was filming this middle-aged gym-goer, and even gave him a classic supporting character name from a marketing account.
Gao Linzhi smiled; he had to admire the adaptability of humankind.
This streamer is very bold.
He used a drone to gain altitude and take pictures.
Da Zhuang reached the box, then looked back at the scorpion, which seemed to have slowed down.
He quickly opened the box.
And at this time...
Gao Linzhi's eyes turned slightly cold.
Because this box actually contained medicine from the Skyfall World!
Moreover, these medicines are none other than game-generated medicines created by the players.
Clearly, this strange entity obtained the medicine from the Skyfall World.
That's very strange.
How could such a strange creature obtain medicine from another world?
Does it also have player inventory support?
It's important to know that the player's inventory is one of the biggest perks the game offers.
With this, every player can easily make a living and get rich quickly by acting as a middleman between the two worlds.
However, due to the monopoly and persecution by the Company Executive, Rogue Players were unable to get rich quickly through this method.
Because in the era of big data, it's too easy to be exposed.
If you purchase more supplies than necessary, you will leave a trace.
Each company will conduct high-level surveillance of supplies in the directly administered cities.
No matter what methods individual individuals come up with to cover it up, problems will arise as long as you make multiple purchases.
For example, if you take some special items, jade talismans, or medicines from the Skyfall World and sell them in the real world, a trace will be left behind once they are sold.
If you leave a trace, you will be tracked down.
Many Rogue Players fail at this crucial point.
Want to get rich easily by being a middleman?
That's overthinking it.
This is a perk exclusively for the Company Executive Players.
Only they could profit from the difference in resources between the two worlds and amass great wealth.
Therefore, Gao Linzhi immediately thought of a special situation.
That's the anomaly; it's possible it was intentionally released into the real world, and players are behind it.
This makes the situation very serious.
Of course, this didn't matter to Gao Linzhi.
This anomaly may very well grow rapidly and thus possess considerable power.
Gao Linzhi was even certain that some players had already colluded with it.
Gao Linzhi's conjecture was quickly verified.
Because, Da Zhuang, a middle-aged fitness enthusiast, was overjoyed when he received the medicine.
The medication displayed a warning:
"Stamina Recovery Potion"
"After use, it can quickly restore all your stamina and maintain your full stamina for 24 hours."
He naturally drank it immediately.
He needs to convert this into his strength immediately in order to survive.
He made the right decision.
After drinking it, Da Zhuang felt his body instantly filled with strength.
He immediately sped up his ride and soon spotted a new box.
He looked back at the monstrous scorpion, but it had vanished without a trace.
He quickly stepped forward and picked up the new box.
After picking it up, he quickly opened the box.
After opening the box, he saw a green piece of equipment inside—a piece of clothing.
Gao Linzhi found that piece of equipment very familiar.
Isn't this the green beginner equipment he used before?
It can increase some basic attributes, as well as defense and attack.
After Gao Linzhi used it, he threw it into the market.
I never imagined I'd end up here.
What a coincidence.
In retrospect, this equipment has become a survival reward.
Da Zhuang, a middle-aged fitness enthusiast, naturally prepared to put on the clothes immediately according to the instructions.
Just then, suddenly, a person appeared from his right side and started to grab it from him.
Give me the thing!
"I saw this!" It was a thin man, but he was quite strong, and he grabbed the clothes directly.
"Damn it, I'm the one who opened this box!" Da Zhuang was furious and embarrassed. This person was so unreasonable!
Moreover, he didn't even notice when the other person appeared.
Gao Linzhi naturally saw it.
That skinny guy was actually hiding near the box.
The opponent must have used an invisibility item.
However, he did not open the box; instead, he waited until the other person opened it and took out the clothes before he started to snatch them.
Perhaps there's some restriction on opening this box.
In Gao Linzhi's view, this restriction might be "how far you have to ride before you can unlock it".
"What do you mean you opened it? It's clearly mine! I've been guarding it here the whole time!" the skinny man said angrily.
In his view, this thing belonged to him.
Of course, in Gao Linzhi's view, the skinny guy hadn't adapted quickly enough to life in the apocalypse.
If the other party has adapted, they should choose to ambush Da Zhuang immediately after he Da Zhuang out the clothes, instead of trying to steal them.
The other party's mentality is still stuck in the mindset of a peacetime robber, an unreasonable rogue.
However, they haven't yet developed a mindset of viciously committing murder and robbery.
So the two of them started fighting each other.
It must be said that this is the true picture of development.
The two fought until their heads were bleeding.
Although the skinny guy was thin, he probably had the help of props, while Da Zhuang was full of energy. In the end, the two of them both collapsed to the ground.
This is also related to the fact that they subconsciously didn't go all out; they just beat each other up, trying to wear each other down and hoping the other would back down.
Neither of them directly attacked the other's vital points: such as the eyes, neck, and lower body.
And at this time.
Then a third person rode up.
He seized the opportunity to step forward and picked up the garment from the ground.
The two fighters could only resort to hurling insults.
"You bastard, stop right there!"
"Damn it!"
"I should have known better than to fight! When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits!"
Gao Linzhi shook his head.
It seems that not just anyone can easily become the protagonist of the apocalypse.
Where in reality can you find such a good thing?
Even after the third person took the item, he didn't become the protagonist of the Path of Survival.
Not long after, he collapsed in front of a box.
The box contained a cursed item.
He was cursed, and he collapsed to the ground, convulsing.
A full hour passed before Da Zhuang finally caught up.
He initially wanted to treat the other person.
Only after seeing the clothes the other person was wearing did I recognize that this was the robber.
So he decisively took the clothes away.
The anchor was very satisfied with this.
He was worried that Da Zhuang wouldn't survive past the end of the episode.
And at this time...
On the road to survival, a new person appeared, quickly attracting the attention of onlookers.
Gao Linzhi noticed that this person was exceptionally professional.
He could tell at a glance that the other party was someone recently sent in by a large company.
This high wall doesn't restrict entry, it only restricts exit.
At this moment, on a barren, scorched desert.
Zhang Fu is a former special forces soldier who has been hired by a large company.
Carrying a homemade solar-powered backpack, he stepped into the bizarre realm of the newly appeared "Doomsday Road".
For some reason, he knew this place was dangerous, but he had no choice but to come.
This is an asphalt road that is covered by desert, yet miraculously extends.
On both sides of the road are charred tree stumps, half-melted asphalt, and occasional flashes of metal fragments.
The air was thick with a stench, a pungent smell of corpses mixed with charred earth, like burnt plastic.
After entering the highway, Zhang Fu did not rush to set off.
Instead, he began organizing his solar-powered backpack, from which a "beep" sounded—it was a metal detector.
He picked up the metal detector and began to move forward along the road.
Before long, he made a discovery.
He dug through the half-melted asphalt, revealing a metal box.
He didn't walk very fast throughout the entire process.
What's puzzling is that a monster appeared behind him—a wolf—which slowly followed him.
Clearly, he had obtained some guides for navigating the Doomsday Road.
"It seems the monster's pursuit speed matches the player's initial speed."
"So don't rush things from the start."
"You can start by walking, and gradually increase your speed."
Gao Linzhi thought to himself.
The metal box had the words "Doomsday Gear" engraved on its surface.
Inside the box was a complete set of equipment.
"A Plasma Pistol (range 1000 meters, capable of penetrating most armor);"
"A set of High-Temperature Protective Suit (capable of withstanding temperatures up to 300℃);"
"An Ultrasonic Detector (capable of detecting depths of 10 meters);"
"One Water Condensation Purifier (capable of coagulating and purifying 1 cubic meter of wastewater)."
This set of equipment is well-suited for his survival in this post-apocalyptic desert.
It directly solved most of the problems.
As for the food issue, that's relatively easy to address, since compressed food can provide enough calories from 100 grams to last a person for three days.
Water cannot be compressed, and it cannot carry too much weight.
Carrying 10 kilograms of food is enough to provide a month's worth of calories.
One 100-gram bottle of vitamins is enough for six months.
That's why there are tools for getting water in this box.
Zhang Fu put on protective clothing, picked up the Plasma Pistol, and the Ultrasonic Detector beeped again.
He quickly started digging again.
This time, he discovered a treasure that even Gao Linzhi coveted—a jade pendant.
It is entirely green.
The above shows the data provided by the oddity:
"Lingxi Jade Pendant: Possesses mysterious power."
"It can bestow upon its holder endless wisdom and good fortune."
Although Gao Linzhi couldn't see the data description, he could sense its value.
Zhang Fu was immediately eager to equip himself with the jade pendant.
However, his good luck ended there.
"Stop!"
"Put the treasure down!"
Another survivor's voice suddenly came from another side road of the highway.
He was also riding a bicycle, clearly coveting the treasure as well.
Zhang Fu turned his head and looked at the newcomer. Their eyes met in mid-air, and instantly filled with hostility.
Zhang Fu was tall with well-defined muscles, and his eyes revealed determination and courage.
He opened fire directly at the approaching person.
The beam emitted by the Plasma Pistol struck the approaching person directly.
However, the person didn't dodge at all, and the plasma beams had no effect on him.
"Damn it, it's ineffective, why did you give it to me?" Zhang Fu was furious.
The newcomer drew a long, gleaming sword, its blade flashing coldly in the Sunshine.
This guy was thin and agile.
Zhang Fu threw down his pistol and pulled a Combat Dagger from his leg; the blade of the dagger seemed to glow with an eerie blue light.
This is clearly a valuable piece of gaming equipment.
"Zhang Fu, this treasure is mine today, don't even think about taking it from me!" the newcomer said first, his voice laced with arrogance and provocation.
"You actually know my name?" Zhang Fu immediately realized that the person who came must be from a rival company.
He was probably spotted the moment he came in.
He sneered and replied, "You bastard, don't you even know your own worth? How dare you try to compete with me for this treasure?"
"Today, I'll show you what I'm capable of!"
Before he finished speaking, the newcomer pounced on Zhang Fu like a cheetah.
Zhang Fu, meanwhile, brandished his dagger and thrust it straight at the attacker's chest.
The attacker slightly shifted his body to the side, skillfully avoiding the attack.
His longsword slashed in an arc, aiming straight for Zhang Fu's shoulder.
The two began a contest of melee weapons.