Another World

"I remember choosing single-player mode. Why are there gunshots??"

In Another World, a small-time streamer sitting at his computer spoke in confusion.

[Hey, could this be an Easter egg from the developers?]

[Probably not. The Forest only just came out, and it's already got a ton of bugs.]

[Then those gunshots could be a bug too.]

[Go check it out!!]

[Sounds like they're coming from the spawn point. Go take a look.]

With his chat constantly urging him to head toward the gunshots, Wang Lei could only agree. After all, he was pretty curious himself.

He wanted to see whether it was an Easter egg or some kind of bug.

Bang!

Another gunshot rang out, and the chat erupted. Everyone speculated that it had to be an Easter egg planted by the developers. Some even said it was a rescue team searching for the crashed plane, and that going over there would clear the game.

"Fuck, aren't these cannibals scared?"

Lin Feng was somewhat speechless as he watched the cannibals continue approaching. He remembered that, according to the game's settings, cannibals were afraid of fire.

Things that were even afraid of fire somehow weren't afraid of guns.

There were still two cannibals left. One other cannibal had already had its lower body blasted off. Although it was still alive, it probably wouldn't last much longer.

Lin Feng showed the remaining two no mercy either. After he gave each of them a shotgun blast, the system notification sounded.

"Congratulations, host, on killing all cannibals on this floor. Reward: 5 gold coins."

"Guys, the spawn point is just ahead. There were another two shots just now, so we can confirm the gunfire came from here."

Wang Lei spoke with some excitement as he controlled his character. If he really discovered some shortcut to clearing the game, his popularity should rise too. After all, The Forest could currently be called the hottest game in the world.

If Wang Lei hadn't been short on funds, he would definitely have bought a gaming pod to try the virtual reality version of The Forest.

At that moment, Lin Feng was carefully lying prone in the grass. Two goats had appeared a little over ten meters ahead of him at some point.

"Heh heh heh, finally found some."

Lin Feng took out his pistol and aimed.

The Velociraptor's appetite would only grow, so he needed to prepare ahead.

The shotgun was too slow. Once the shot rang out, the other goat would definitely bolt. By then, it would be too far away for the shotgun to hit, and switching to his pistol would be too late.

Of course, that was only because Lin Feng was a noob.

He didn't want to get overconfident and lose a goat.

Bang!

With his first shot, Lin Feng hit the goat squarely in the head after spending a long time aiming.

The goat dropped at the shot.

After the gunshot, the other goat saw its companion collapse in a pool of blood and, sure enough, ran without looking back.

Lin Feng fired several more shots at the fleeing goat.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!!

After five shots, only one had hit the goat's hind leg, despite the distance being under twenty meters. It was clear that Lin Feng's marksmanship really was mediocre.

Fortunately, the goat could no longer put strength into its hind leg after it was injured.

Just as Lin Feng happily prepared to finish the goat off, a wooden spear flew over and struck it right in the throat.

What the fuck??

A cannibal?

Lin Feng hurriedly raised his pistol and aimed at the patch of grass the wooden spear had come from.

"Holy shit, guys, I told you not to reveal ourselves yet. Now there's a gun pointed at me. Won't I get turned into Swiss cheese if I go out???"

[What the hell are you scared of? You can respawn anyway. Worst case, just come back and pick up your gear.]

[Exactly, go out already. Don't hold a weapon. Judging by his appearance, he looks like another survivor from the plane. Could he be a friendly NPC?]

Wang Lei glanced at the chat and decisively steered his character out of the grass.

Unfortunately, he was playing the PC version. If he were playing the gaming pod version, he could speak and perform many other actions, but all those features had been stripped from the PC version.

At that moment, however, Lin Feng was stunned by the human who emerged.

That look, that familiar fire axe, that familiar lighter!

Holy shit, isn't that the character from the game??

So could I actually be in a virtual world right now?

But why did absolutely everything feel so real?

Seeing that this "NPC" bore him no ill will, Wang Lei carried over the goat he had speared to death and tossed it in front of Lin Feng, wanting to see whether it would trigger some dialogue or something.

Lin Feng looked at the goat, then at Wang Lei.

"Hello?"

Seeing that Lin Feng could actually speak, the viewers in Wang Lei's stream all grew excited.

[It really is an Easter egg. Try talking to him. You might discover another way to clear the game.]

The chat was full of messages telling Wang Lei to keep communicating, while he looked utterly baffled. How was he supposed to communicate when he couldn't even speak? Besides, no dialogue options had popped up either. Had the developers forgotten?

"Can you talk?"

Lin Feng waved his hand. By now, he could basically confirm that the person in front of him was a character controlled by a player.

How could a normal person's gaze be so vacant?

His movements were also somewhat stiff.

Looks like this Elevator Survival world is nowhere near as simple as I imagined.

Lin Feng turned to check the time until the elevator closed. He didn't have time to communicate with this guy now. He still needed to hurry and pack up the goats, then cut some wood and pack some iron to take back.

Lin Feng walked under a tree, took out his chainsaw, and sawed straight through the tree, then cut it into several sections.

Only after stuffing his cowhide backpack full did Lin Feng prepare to leave.

"We'll meet again if fate allows."

With that, Lin Feng dragged the only unopened suitcase back into the elevator.

Seeing Lin Feng vanish on the spot, Wang Lei froze for a moment. The stream chat went wild too, everyone discussing whether Lin Feng was an Easter egg the developers had added. Meanwhile, Wang Lei hurriedly posted the gameplay video.

Back in the elevator, Lin Feng chopped the suitcase's lock off, then rummaged through its contents.

There were a few shirts and jackets, all menswear, and they fit Lin Feng just right. He finally had a change of clothes. Aside from those, there were three bottles of medication: one bottle of anti-inflammatory medicine, one bottle of emergency heart pills, and one bottle of insect repellent spray.

There was nothing else useful, not even any food. Still, Lin Feng was already very satisfied, and he had also learned more secrets about the Elevator Survival World.