Zhang Zheng'an was feeling very unwell at that moment.
The landmass detached from Blue Star, the earthquakes and turmoil ended, and the continent finally stabilized and drifted toward the moon. However, it was not safe because of this; on the contrary, its temporary safety brought it new dangers.
It is now noon on the eighth day of the game, with 60 hours remaining until the game ends.
The current shortage is not food, but oxygen.
You can survive three days without food, and it takes three days to become dehydrated without water. You can manage if you hold out, but without oxygen, you'll die in minutes.
An oxygen cylinder contains 1000ml, and 1000ml of oxygen can be inhaled for a maximum of 30-60 minutes.
There are fourteen people in the semi-refuge area where he is, which means that they need at least 840 oxygen cylinders. Even if Qin Ruo hadn't had an accident, she wouldn't have that many oxygen cylinders in her Storage Card. In the backpack behind him, there are only six oxygen cylinders as spares. If he uses them sparingly, he might only be able to live for another day at most.
He couldn't help but swear again, "Trash game! This damn trash game!"
Old Tong said, "It's the same as before: hand over the supplies, and they'll be distributed and used uniformly."
Lou Yu was able to organize a group of Player to follow his command because he was capable and a public figure with good interpersonal relationships and a following. Now that Lou Yu has disappeared, it will not be so easy for others to replace him as the leader of the Player, especially since they are already aware of the shortage of resources and are expected to hand over their only resources.
A man clutched his backpack behind him and sneered, "Why should we listen to you? Who do you think you are?"
Another person with supplies chimed in, "That's right, we only listen to Brother Lou. Who do you think you are? Heh, I bet you just don't have any supplies and want to openly divide ours, right? I'm not some sucker who'd sacrifice myself to support you."
"That's not right of you to say that," someone with few supplies tried to mediate. "Brother Tong is doing this for everyone's good. We were all chosen by the game to come here, and we need to help each other to get back. To be honest, I'm Water Ability, and I can provide water for everyone."
"That's right, I've also joined the National Team. You should have seen the announcement from above. It hopes everyone will unite and overcome difficulties together. We should also help each other in the game. You can't be selfish and cause divisions."
Soon, the small group of fourteen people split into two factions: those without supplies and those with supplies stood on opposite sides. But when it comes to life and death, who cares about unity?
Zhang Zheng'an was naturally unwilling, especially since that fat man had caused Qin Ruo's death; he had no intention of sharing Qin Ruo's supplies with him.
The fat man targeted him first, angrily saying, "Since you're so heartless, don't blame us for being ruthless too! We clearly hope everyone can survive together, but you only want to survive yourselves. How can you be so vicious? You've disappointed me so much!"
Zhang Zheng'an said, "Heh, only you can reconcile your robber logic. You don't actually think you're some kind of righteous hero, do you?"
"You black sheep, hand over everything!" The fat man strode up to Zhang Zheng'an, grabbed him by the neck, and pulled at the backpack hidden behind him.
"Get out of my way!" Zhang Zheng'an tried to resist, but being a newcomer to the game, he was no match for the fat man. Without any elemental items, he was slapped hard across the face, his cheek swelling instantly and a tooth knocked out. Dizzy and disoriented, he collapsed to the ground. The fat man immediately picked up his backpack, stepped aside, and handed it to Lao Tong, saying, "Brother Tong, you see, only you are thinking of all of us. Those selfish men are just a waste of oxygen."
Old Tong sighed, looking reluctant, and said, "Indeed, for everyone's sake, there's no need to keep this kind of person around."
The fat man immediately walked up to Zhang Zheng'an, intending to snap his neck. The three girls huddled in a corner. They had just gone back to collect Lou Yu's autograph when the incident occurred, grabbing their backpacks and fleeing for their lives. However, it was the first time any of the three had entered the game, and they encountered Lou Yu immediately after the disaster. They hid with him in the subway station. Because of him, although they had seen many life-and-death situations, they had never experienced anything like being bullied or harassed. Now, seeing the person who had been smiling and greeting them just moments before suddenly change his expression, they were all terrified. They were actually going to kill him!
Xia Yun couldn't help but speak up, "You... you're robbing us, and now you're trying to kill us! That's illegal!"
"Slap!" The fat man raised his hand and slapped Xia Yun across the face. Xia Yun's cheek immediately swelled up and turned red. She fell to the ground, blood gushing from her nose, her ears ringing, and her whole head buzzing. The fat man said, "Do you have the right to interrupt a man's conversation? You little wench, do you want to die? You two are in cahoots with her, thinking we're doing something bad?"
The two girls trembled, looking at Zhang Zheng'an, whose life was uncertain, and then at Xia Yun, and shook their heads in terror. "No, no, no, here you go, we'll give you all our supplies..." The two girls immediately took out the backpacks hidden on their backs and handed them to the fat man.
The fat man took it, sneered, and said, "You guys know what's good for you! Anyone else who's not happy about this, step forward!"
The other two men with supplies also didn't want to hand them over, but they were no match for the fat man and Lao Tong's group. One of them had his neck snapped, and the other was shot dead by Lao Tong.
From then on, this small cave was the domain of Lao Tong and the fat man's gang. The two girls were dragged to Lao Tong's side and made to kneel down and massage his shoulders and back.
The fat man sorted through the collected supplies. Unfortunately, they only had eight backpacks and fifty oxygen cylinders in total, which was far from enough, even for just one person.
Not only the fat man, but the other Player watching also exchanged glances, their eyes darting around. They then turned and rushed towards Old Tong, who was sitting to the side enjoying himself.
They were all intelligent people; they knew that to survive, they had to kill the strongest among them to have a greater chance of survival.
"Ah!!" The two girls screamed and dodged away. Old Tong immediately raised the gun in his hand. A vine appeared on his wrist and bound his limbs. The vine even burrowed into the muzzle of the gun. Old Tong shouted and exerted force with both hands. His whole body was electrified, and the vine wrapped around him immediately charred and crumbled into powder.
The fat man charged ahead, and with a stomp of his foot, the ground beneath his feet instantly turned to sand. Someone yelled, "Damn it, don't touch this! If this cave's gone, we're all dead!"
The fat man was immediately attacked by those around him. He retreated repeatedly, and Lao Tong seized the opportunity to fire a shot at him. The fat man used Earth Wall to shield himself, narrowly saving his life. Seeing this, the other Player immediately attacked Lao Tong as well. For a time, the small cave was engulfed in fierce fighting...
Ye Zhao and Qin Ruo, with ropes tied around their waists, were still climbing down. The air was filled with the smell of mud and blood. Of course, this smell of blood wasn't new; it had been there all along. The earthquake and the tumbling must have injured many people.
As they ventured deeper into the crevice, the surroundings grew darker, but looking up revealed an increasingly distant Blue Star.