Ye Zhao prayed and performed rituals in the morning, practiced shooting for a while in the afternoon, and bought a bunch of changes of clothes and some daily necessities on her way back to the hotel in the evening. She has more money than she can spend now, and she even donated some to an orphanage, hoping that God would take pity on her because of her kind heart.
When she returned to the hotel carrying her bags, she indeed saw an old acquaintance, not Ye Mingtian or Ye Minghao, but Ye Minghao's assistant Ye Tao.
Ye Tao, dressed in a sharp suit and wearing silver-rimmed glasses, exuded an air of aloof elite. He appeared somewhat impatient, perhaps from waiting too long, and glanced at the shopping bags she was carrying, his contempt deepening. He probably thought Ye Zhao, now that she had some money, was indulging in frivolous shopping, displaying a vulgar, nouveau riche attitude to the fullest. Yet, he maintained a self-righteous air of high-class manners, saying, " Ye Zhao, President Ye wants to see you. Please come with me."
Ye Tao was a distant relative of the Ye Family and a confidant of Ye Minghao. He had been working for the Ye Family for a long time. Previously, the original owner's impression of him was that he was an unapproachable, aloof elite, because the way he looked at her was always condescending, scrutinizing, and contemptuous. It wasn't until later, when Ye Tao personally came to threaten her not to do anything to harm Mingyue, or else he would make her wish she were dead, that the original owner realized that the taciturn Ye Tao also had a crush on Ye Mingyue.
Ye Zhao looked at him and said, "Are you ordering me around?"
Ye Tao: "President Ye has been waiting for you for a long time. Don't try anything funny and waste time."
Ye Zhao was starting to regret not having prepared a warning sign beforehand. Otherwise, she wouldn't have needed to say anything pointless. Yes, she would go back and write down all sorts of signs later, so that she could use them at any time.
As for the person in front of him, Ye Tao saw that Ye Zhao was unwilling to cooperate, so he raised his chin. Four burly men walked over and approached Ye Zhao Ye Zhao without any scruples, trying to force her to take her away even if they had to tie her up.
Although Ye Zhao wanted to see Ye Mingyue, she would never do it in such a humiliating way, giving him face.
Seeing the group approaching, she didn't even glance at them. Almost in the blink of an eye, she was close enough to reach Ye Tao and kicked him. Ye Tao clearly hadn't expected Ye Zhao to make a sudden move. He tried to dodge, but it was too late. The kick hit him squarely in the stomach, sending him flying several meters away before crashing heavily into the hotel's revolving door!
The revolving glass door shattered with a crack, and he was thrown into the hall, landing on a patch of glass. His back was covered in blood, and the intense pain made him tremble and break out in a cold sweat. He was furious and shouted, "Grab her!" But then, he felt a weight on his chest as a foot stepped on him!
The girl in black placed one foot on his chest, looking down at him with her long hair flying, her lowered eyes icy cold and devoid of any emotion. "Just talk. Don't you understand the principle of a gentleman using words, not fists? You actually tried to kidnap me? Do you know that's illegal? Didn't your parents teach you to be a good person? Did you waste your education? How can you face the Party and the country like this?"
Ye Tao:...
He wanted to argue, but the foot pressing on his chest prevented him from uttering a single word. He tried to pry her foot off with both hands, but to no avail. It felt like a huge rock was pressing down on him, making it hard for him to breathe and causing his eyes to roll back.
Ye Zhao took out her phone and called the police. As Baidu had said, if you encounter any illegal or criminal incident, calling the police is always the right thing to do.
Ye Tao stared, feeling suffocated, as Ye Zhao called the police. He felt like he was about to die. The four bodyguards in black finally reacted. Seeing Ye Tao being beaten, they rushed into the hotel lobby from outside. Hotel security personnel also surrounded them. Seeing everyone's panicked expressions, Ye Zhao raised his hand and said, "Don't panic, everyone! Don't be afraid!"
"They came to kidnap me, but I've subdued them. I've called the police, so it's all right now!"
The four bodyguards in black suddenly turned ruthless and attacked Ye Zhao. Ye Zhao glanced at them; their movements seemed incredibly slow to her, like toddlers learning to walk. She slapped each of them once, and instantly half of their cheeks became swollen and red, blood streaming from their noses. They collapsed to the ground, dazed and confused, their fate unknown...
Ye Tao stared wide-eyed, his face contorted as he looked at the people he had brought, then at the black-clad girl who was standing on his chest. Finally, he coughed up blood and fainted.
Ye Zhao his foot and kicked Ye Tao a few times without getting a response. He was a little speechless. "With this little skill, what kind of kidnapper are you?"
Onlookers:...
Fortunately, the police arrived quickly and took the five people on the ground away. However, before going to the police station, they went to the hospital first, and Ye Zhao also gave a statement. She acted in self-defense, and there was also CCTV footage at the hotel entrance proving that Ye Tao and his group had ill intentions. Although Ye Zhao's behavior was a bit excessive, Ye Zhao humbly accepted the police officer's reprimand. "I'm sorry, I've encountered too many perverts in the game world, it was a conditioned reflex. I used too much force just now, I will be more careful in the future. They started causing trouble for me first, so I shouldn't have to pay for medical expenses, right?"
Police officer. "... You knocked out all their teeth, and Ye Tao broke two of his ribs. This is excessive self-defense. Let's see if they accept a settlement. You can go home after you sign the papers."
Ye Zhao signed the document and said, "Thank you, officers, you've worked hard! By the way, could you please tell Ye Tao that whoever wants to see me should come in person, and not to do such despicable things as kidnapping again. If he does it again, I'll beat him up."
Police officer:...
When Ye Minghao received the news that Ye Zhao had beaten Ye Tao and the others into the hospital, he was stunned for a moment, then had to admit that Ye Zhao had indeed become stronger and was no longer someone they could easily bully. Ye Mingyue said, "Brother, don't be angry. Ye Zhao is probably still holding a grudge against me for taking her place. She'll be fine once she calms down."
Ye Mingtian: "What do you mean 'gone calm'? She's clearly a vicious pervert! Big brother, you have to think of something! We can't let Ye Zhao continue to run rampant!"
What could Ye Minghao do? He wasn't in the game, and attribute cards weren't available on the market. He was afraid that even if he faced Ye Zhao now, he wouldn't be her match.
"Say less and go train, lest you run into Ye Zhao Gu Chunzhi again and only get beaten up again!" Ye Minghao urged Ye Mingtian to train, then turned to look at Ye Mingyue, patted her soft head and said, " Ye Zhao is crazy, stay away from her from now on."
Ye Mingyue nodded obediently and said, "I understand."
[There are not enough players. Players will be randomly selected to make up the remaining ten million Player for the Survival Game.]
[Congratulations on successfully entering the Survival Game.]
[Initial items: Mobile phone*1, ID card*1, Backpack*1, Initial funds 2000.]
[Current Mission: Survive for ten days.]
[Current number of survivors: 500,000.]
[ The Black Hole Game has accepted Player suggestions. Player who complete the game multiple times will no longer receive 5 points to their base attributes and 1 extra draw chance. You have 3 draw chances. Do you want to draw now? Yes/No.]
Ye Zhao stared speechlessly at the new regulations. She remembered the Player had been making quite a fuss; there had even been a joint petition, with many people participating, including Ye Zhao. But the Black Hole Game's response was just too much, wasn't it? Was this what they meant by their petition?
Ye Zhao guessed that this rule was probably intended to narrow the gap between new and old Player. She suspected that there were probably many instances of veteran Player hunting down new Player in the game, and she had seen many related posts on the Game Forum.
Of course, the competition Player Player always been fierce.
"System, if veteran Player no longer receive benefits, will new Player receive any?"
[Based on Player requests, the Black Hole Game has made adjustments. New Player will receive an additional 10 points to each basic attribute and one chance to win a prize.]
Ye Zhao: "..."
[Congratulations! You have gained 1 cubic meter of Personal Space (which has been merged with Player existing Personal Space ).]
[Congratulations! You have obtained Intermediate Self-Defense *1.]
[Congratulations! You have obtained the Water Condensation Technique Elemental Card *1.]
[ Scan successful. You can create one Intermediate Self-Defense. Requires 100 Creation Point.]
[ Scan successful. You can create one Water Condensation Technique Elemental Card. Requires 100 Creation Point.]
[ Water Condensation Technique - Elemental Card: Instantly freezes water into ice, effective range 30cm x 30cm x 30cm, uses: 100.]
[Note: In the game, survival time is already counted towards Creation Point and Prophet Experience.]
[Note: Items not belonging to this world cannot be brought into the game (except for in-game items). Items not belonging to this world have been automatically placed in the System Space and will be automatically returned to the Player after the game ends.]
[Game begins, looking forward to seeing you again.]
[Name: Ye Zhao ]
[ Constitution: 808 (No equipment effect)]
[Strength: 363 (no equipment effects)]
[Speed: 333 (no equipment effects)]
[Note: Player's basic attributes are not included in the statistics.]
[Possesses the following talents: SSS-Rank Creation, SSS-Rank Prophet ]
[Elemental Ability: None]
[ Personal Space: 13m³]
[Creative: Level 4]
[ Creation Point: 6000]
[Experience Points: 80%]
[ Prophet: Level 1]
[Experience: 75 (Note: 24h ≈ 1 point)]
[CD:24:00:00]
[Current level allows prediction of events that will occur within the next three days. Prediction time: 10 seconds.]
Ye Zhao opened her eyes and found herself on a main street. There were many pedestrians on the street, and no one was surprised by her sudden appearance.
The first thing to do, of course, is to stockpile supplies.
Ye Zhao glanced around, then waved down a taxi. "To the nearest gold recycling shop."
This time, the game world still didn't have a specific name. Ye Zhao sat in the back of the taxi, first learning Intermediate Self-Defense, then putting the Water Condensation Technique Elemental Card from his backpack into his Personal Space. He took out 100 yuan from the two thousand yuan bills allocated by the system and handed it to the taxi driver, saying, "Keep the change."
Upon arriving at the location, she quickly got out of the car, used 2 points to create two gold bars, exchanged them for 300,000 yuan, and then left the gold recycling shop carrying a sack.
She found her current city and map on her phone. Her current city was a relatively developed economic city in the country, with a population of over ten million. Based on her principle of distrusting trashy games, Ye Zhao decided to buy a plane ticket and leave this city. Anyway, every time she was assigned a city in the game, she was either running for her life or on her way to run for her life.
She planned to go to the world's capital, which, given its conditions and facilities, should be relatively safe.
The next flight is in two hours. I'll buy some supplies and store them in my Personal Space for later use, then take a taxi to the airport. I should have enough time.
They say practice makes perfect, so Ye Zhao, carrying a sack, hailed a taxi. "To the nearest Carrefour."
Sitting in the back seat of the taxi, she secretly moved some money into her storage space and hid the rest in her backpack. The loudspeaker in the front row broadcast the news. "[Breaking news: Yesterday morning at 9:13 AM, the President of Country A was attacked by terrorists while attending the xx meeting. He was shot multiple times... and died despite attempts to save him...]"
At 9:13 AM this morning, the plane carrying the president of H Country to country A was shot down by the Rebel Army, and the president of H tragically perished...
[R country's troops have been stationed along our coast...]
[Peace talks between our Rebel Army and government troops have failed, and war may be inevitable...]
Ye Zhao took out her phone and opened an online platform. Sure enough, it was full of reports about the deaths of the presidents of countries A and H Country. This Rebel Army made Ye Zhao pause for a few seconds. Was this world about war?
She can't go to the capital; she'll definitely face a major crackdown there. She should find a secluded mountain village to live in.
Ye Zhao searched for information about this world again. The information about the Rebel Army, the Freedom Army, the government army, the invading army and other forces was very complicated, and there were countless wars of all sizes in various places.
This is a world frequently ravaged by war.
[Using Prophet Skill, current Prophet level 1, skill duration: 10s.]
Ye Zhao felt a sudden change in his vision. He saw streets bustling with traffic and towering buildings, everything in perfect order. However, an unexpected change occurred: bombers flew overhead and several bombs rained down from the sky!
Amidst the deafening roar of explosions, gunshots rang out incessantly, accompanied by cries for help...
In the blink of an eye, smoke filled the air, and corpses littered the ground.
System: [ Prophet Skill usage expired.]
The [ Prophet ] skill has turned gray.
[CD:24h]
Ye Zhao opened her eyes. It seemed that the disasters of this world were indeed brought about by war.
Once you've bought the supplies, find a place to hide!
When she arrived at the supermarket, she found it already packed with people, mostly families, rushing to buy supplies. Rumors of war were spreading like wildfire.
Ye Zhao originally wanted to finish quickly, but now she could only squeeze through the crowd. She even encountered a few new Player were also scrambling to buy supplies, but of course, they didn't Scan anything.
"Stop hoarding! There are purchase limits! Those of you who have supplies, can you please stop hoarding? Just buy a little each..."
"Ugh, who stole my rice?!"
"Damn it, if you try to steal again, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
"..."
Having learned from her previous mistakes, Ye Zhao turned her backpack around and carried it in front of her to prevent it from being stolen.
Ye Zhao did not rush to loot supplies, because the shelves were already empty, and even supplies just taken from the warehouse were all snatched up. Panic of impending war was spreading among the crowd.
She left the supermarket, intending to leave the city first and try to survive in a remote suburb; she thought it would be easier to live in a small place.
Although she lacked supplies, she could make compressed biscuits; ten yuan a day would keep her from starving. As for clothes, two sets were enough to wash and wear repeatedly. At this point, she didn't need to worry about quality of life; quality of life is the least valuable thing compared to life itself.
It's impossible to hail a taxi right now, and drivers aren't using meters anymore. Prices to leave the city have skyrocketed to several thousand or even tens of thousands of yuan, and there's no market for them.
Traffic jams began to appear on the roads, and the failure of the peace talks left most civilians feeling anxious and uneasy.
Ye Zhao found a secluded corner, created a E-scooter, put on a protective Helmet, and drove the E-scooter towards the outskirts of the city.
Just as she was waiting at the red light and popping a candy into her mouth, she suddenly heard the roar of airplanes flying overhead. Having seen similar scenes in the Prophet's vision, Ye Zhao's heart skipped a beat almost instinctively. Looking up, with her 800+ Constitution, she seemed to actually see something being thrown down from above...
The next second, a deafening explosion came from further ahead. Realizing what had happened, Ye Zhao shuddered, exclaiming, "Holy crap!"
She almost immediately threw down her E-scooter and ran for her life, yelling, "Run! It's a bomber! Bombs are coming—"
Her high-pitched screams echoed throughout the entire street. At first, many people didn't react, but once they did, they began to flee frantically, and the whole street was in chaos.
Ye Zhao rushed into a shop on the street at top speed. Immediately afterward, something fell from the sky, and a huge explosion came from behind her. She was also blown away by the blast wave and crashed into the wall. She raised her hand to create a police shield and curled up to avoid the subsequent attacks.
The explosion happened instantly and ended quickly. Drops of something fell on Ye Zhao. She poked her head out from the smoke and dust, her body now covered in a thick layer of dust, blood, and even bits of unknown limbs and flesh.
The stench of blood and gunpowder was nauseating.
The explosions outside continued, and gunshots rang out one after another. Surviving civilians rushed into the buildings along the street, watching in horror what was happening outside.
Ye Zhao and several surviving civilians hid in the house. The civilians were terrified and hadn't reacted yet. They hid in the corner, too afraid to move. Ye Zhao reached the door, looked outside, and used a telescope he had created from his backpack—which cost him 1 point—to see several bombers circling in the sky.
She pulled out her phone, which was still connected to the internet. News of the attack on S City had spread. " The R Nation Allied Rebel Army have launched an attack on S City... dozens of bombs have been dropped... millions are expected to die... the official government is urging the people of S City to stay home and not go out..."
" The Rebel Army boasted that they could take over S City in just three days!"
Ye Zhao was speechless. This trash game was definitely no good!
" Sister Zhao, it really is you! I thought that voice sounded familiar! I didn't expect it to really be you!" A familiar voice rang out from the side. Ye Zhao looked up and saw someone who was also covered in dust... Nie Yun?
Nie Yun said excitedly, " Sister Zhao, it's so good to know you're still alive! I thought you were dead, and I felt so guilty for so long!"
He had always regretted not stopping Ye Zhao in the Safe House, and now that he saw she was still alive, he was overjoyed.
Ye Zhao never expected to run into Nie Yun again; it has to be said that the two of them are quite destined for each other.