After looting several large supplies from the dead, Zhong Mu made a fortune. The town had already given him a lot of supplies, enough for him and Yin Xiu to eat for a long time, knowing that this dungeon would require a lot of resources. Now, with this extra stockpile, he felt that he could stay on the island for two or three months without any problem.
"Let's go." Seeing that he had finished stockpiling, Yin Xiu called out indifferently and turned to walk out.
The screams of the previous person attracted many more people to this side. They had to leave before being discovered by others, as it would be a bad thing for a large number of players to notice their danger.
"Okay, Xiu-ge, wait for me." Zhong Mu happily ran towards Yin Xiu with all her things on her back.
The two walked through the overgrown weeds that exuded a dangerous aura, following the direction Yin Xiu had indicated, and soon reached the edge of the island.
The sea breeze rushed towards them as they stood on the edge of a not-so-high cliff, with pebbles scattered below, making the scene appear particularly dangerous amidst the crashing waves.
On the calm sea, where the sky and sea blend into one, only a huge white cruise ship floats quietly on the surface, appearing particularly conspicuous and abrupt.
"Brother Xiu, that's the cruise ship mentioned in the rules. It's huge!" Zhong Mu squinted at the cruise ship. Even though it was far away, he could still feel its immense size. It looked like a giant monster sleeping motionless on the sea.
"It is indeed bigger than I imagined," Yin Xiu nodded.
The enormous, unidentified cruise ship, exuding danger at first glance, was floating there. Under normal circumstances, even if players saw it, they would never provoke it. After all, the main focus of this instance is survival; they just need to try their best to stay alive on the island. Who would want to trigger unexpected danger?
"Shall we go up?" Zhong Mu looked at Yin Xiu nervously. Although he was a little scared because it was his first time taking an adventure outside the rules, he felt especially at ease with Yin Xiu around.
"It's too far. You'd drown if you swam there." Yin Xiu turned around and sat down under a tree near the cliff edge. Then he waved to Zhong Mu. "Come and wait here. Let's see if the cruise ship changes after dark."
"Okay!" As a newcomer, Zhong Mu's main principle was to be obedient. With a senior figure to guide him, he would never cause trouble. He immediately jogged over to follow.
Yin Xiu chose a spot where they could see the cruise ship's movements at any time. They could sit there to kill time or monitor the cruise ship.
Just a few seconds after the two sat down, Yin Xiu suddenly felt dizzy, his heart rate increased, his limbs felt weak, and the intense hunger in his stomach made him pale.
"Brother Xiu?" Zhong Mu, who was standing next to him, noticed his condition and was so startled that she quickly took out a piece of sweet bread from the props and handed it to him. "Are you hungry? Eat up!"
Yin Xiu grabbed a piece of bread, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it. Sure enough, he recovered immediately after eating.
It turns out that the hunger in this instance is consumed without you even realizing it. If you don't replenish your food in time, you will reach the worst point when your blood sugar drops rapidly before you realize it. If you happen to have nothing to eat, you will starve to death quickly.
"You should eat too." Yin Xiu looked up at Zhong Mu. "Eat first."
"Oh, oh." Zhong Mu wasn't hungry yet, but since Yin Xiu said so, he quickly took out two boxes of rice and handed them to Yin Xiu, and the two of them started eating.
Only when fully prepared can the two of them sit on the edge of the island, gazing at the sea, enjoying the sea breeze, and eating peacefully, appearing quite harmonious.
The live chat was filled with tearful comments as I glanced at the other screens where players were still frantically fighting for resources, battling to the death.
"Back when I first entered this instance, I didn't know I needed to prepare food. The first time I got hungry, I just ate whatever weeds were around."
"Sigh, I'm different. I read Boss Ye's guide and brought food in, but not a lot. I suffered for the next few days. After leaving the dungeon, I ate for several days in a row and even gained weight."
"Most players who don't bring enough resources will suffer in this dungeon. It may seem like you can clear it as long as you hide and don't get spotted by hunters or other players, but in reality, it's tough."
"Yes, on the surface it's seven days' worth of food, but in reality it's at least half a month's worth of food. Most players don't bring that much."
The viewers watching the two in the live chat sighed with admiration, realizing that it was thanks to Boss Ye's excellent strategy that they were able to prepare adequately before entering the dungeon.
After replenishing his energy, Yin Xiu stood up, took something out of his pocket and tossed it to Zhong Mu, "You sit here for a while and don't wander around. I'm going to patrol the area."
Zhong Mu caught the thing Yin Xiu threw to him; it was Ya Ya's prop.
"Why are you giving me this?" Zhong Mu was confused, but Yin Xiu just waved his hand and turned to leave, so he had no choice but to carefully put the prop in his pocket.
The players from the gangs who died earlier will attract some players to this side of the island. Although they have already left, it is hard to say that some players will slowly find their way to the vicinity. In case of problems at a critical moment, he needs to deal with them in advance.
Yin Xiu was always bothered by the blatant feeling of being watched.
He walked around but didn't find any players. Instead, he found a narrow path paved with stone steps that led down the cliff to the rocks below. There was even a clear row of wet footprints on the path, indicating that someone had already gone down there.
Are there actually people who got here before them?
Yin Xiu frowned, turned his head to look around, and cautiously pressed down on the knife as he slowly walked down the path. He reached the bottom of the stone steps and could clearly see wet footprints stepping on the rocks, heading in a certain direction.
He followed them.
The area was filled with scattered rocks, some of which were out of reach of the waves, making them quite sharp. Looking around, there was nothing but rocks in his field of vision; he only saw footprints, but no people.
Judging from the wetness of the footprints, it was clear that they had just stepped through the water.
Is it just ahead?
Yin Xiu was unsure, but he still followed cautiously. The path made of piled stones became narrower and narrower, and most of the stones were soaked in water. When he reached the end, the seawater was all around his feet, leaving only a narrow passage with footprints on it.
This mark looks exactly like it was deliberately used to lure Yin Xiu here.
But Yin Xiu didn't care. He was there to find information about the items, and the more dangerous it was, the better.
Having come this far, he's actually more eager to see what awaits him ahead.
When Yin Xiu reached the very end, there was no road ahead, only a stone tablet submerged in the seawater.
He crouched down and stared at the inscription on the stone tablet. He found that, like the inscription in the Deep Sea Academy, he couldn't understand it. Clearly, this stone tablet wasn't meant for human eyes.
Could it be that the hunters on the island possess special information known only to themselves?
Yin Xiu silently stood up, looked around, and realized that he had come all this way, but still did not see anyone. Only the sea breeze was blowing and the waves were surging, and everything was calm.
The footprints seemed to have deliberately led him here to see the stone tablet, but even though he was led here, the real person didn't appear? How boring.
Yin Xiu sighed, turned around and prepared to go back with little interest.
Just as he turned and took that step, something suddenly emerged from the sea and grabbed his foot.
Before Yin Xiu could even see what it was, his eyes were instantly covered, and he was pulled into the sea by something.