Not long after the first resource box, Shen Muyu encountered the next one, but unfortunately it was made of wood.
As usual, Shen Muyu took the axe and walked towards the box, and Da Bai quickly jumped out and followed beside her.
But just as Shen Muyu was about to cut the lock, Da Bai suddenly barked.
"What's wrong, Da Bai?" Shen Muyu stopped and asked Da Bai beside him.
Big White called out to the box a few more times.
"Is there danger inside?" Shen Muyu's expression turned serious.
Big White nodded in a very human-like manner.
"Are there any living creatures?"
Big White nodded again.
"Okay, I understand." Shen Muyu rubbed Da Bai's head and then raised the axe.
After cutting the lock, he quickly retreated several steps, and at the same time, Shen Muyu took out the pistol.
Before long, the resource box was pushed open from the inside, and a giant lizard crawled out.
This creature wasn't very fast, but it had an extremely long tongue and its body was covered in some kind of mucus.
Shen Muyu swallowed hard as he watched the giant lizard still crawling out; it must be three or four meters long.
Without any hesitation, Shen Muyu patted Da Bai and ran to the back, and the two of them got into the car in perfect unison.
Immediately afterwards, Shen Muyu stepped on the gas and drove toward the giant lizard. The lizard's armor was so tough that ordinary guns couldn't penetrate it. As for close combat, Shen Muyu didn't dare to do it. Putting aside the terrible size difference, what if the slime was poisonous?
Just as Shen Muyu rushed over, the monitor lizard had fully crawled out, but its speed was insufficient for it to dodge immediately, so Shen Muyu's car crashed into it hard.
Because of its enormous size, the monitor lizard wasn't crushed under the car; instead, it was pushed around by the car and rolled away from the impact zone in no time.
Seeing that the giant lizard that had fallen behind was moving again, Shen Muyu immediately turned the car around and rammed into it again.
The creatures that spawn from the resource chests will keep chasing the player until one of them dies. Therefore, Shen Muyu must quickly eliminate the giant lizard, otherwise it will be even more difficult to deal with later.
Perhaps due to the initial collision, the monitor lizard managed to get up, but its movements were very slow, and it showed no intention of dodging even when Shen Muyu charged at it again.
After this happened several times, the monitor lizard finally lay down on the ground and remained motionless.
Shen Muyu didn't let his guard down and drove a few more times before stopping.
"Big White, is it still alive?" Shen Muyu asked tentatively. Little A's thermal imaging technology could identify living things, but it wasn't working since the monitor lizard had only recently died. Big White seemed to be more sensitive to living things, so it was better to ask.
Big White nodded, but kept panting heavily with its tongue lolling out. Oh no, Mom, the dog seems to be carsick.
Shen Muyu got out of the car with an axe, carefully walked to the giant lizard, and then chopped off its head with the axe. Hmm, that's much more reassuring!
The big white dog that was walking unsteadily behind him saw this and immediately walked out of a straight line, ran to the wooden box that had been knocked away, and dragged it back.
Mom, the dog is so useful!
Shen Muyu patted Da Bai's head with relief, but was dumbfounded when she opened the wooden box—there was nothing inside!
That's outrageous! Such a difficult animal to handle and they didn't give it anything! If it were someone else or in a different car, they would probably have been digested by now.
After taking a few deep breaths, Shen Muyu called Da Bai back to the car. As for the monitor lizard's meat, she dared not eat it, guessing it was full of bacteria and viruses.
After walking for several hours, Shen Muyu decided to stop and rest whenever she encountered a resource box.
Fortunately, the cave was now spacious and flat, so Shen Muyu accelerated slightly with this goal in mind.
However, what awaited her ahead was no longer a resource box, but a fork in the road.
With a sudden stop, Shen Muyu's car came to a steady halt in front of a fork in the road. This fork appeared out of nowhere, as if it had forcibly separated the original main road.
The pounding of her heart was particularly noticeable in the otherwise quiet car. Shen Muyu was taking deep breaths, knowing that if she had reacted even a few seconds slower, she would have crashed into the suddenly appearing stone wall.
After taking a sip of purified water to calm herself down, Shen Muyu spoke.
"Little A, can you detect what's going on inside these two tunnels?"
This tunnel has always been a one-way tunnel, and there has never been a fork in the road. What kind of trick did the organizers pull this time?
"Master, there is nothing unusual within my detection range. Both entrances here are just ordinary tunnels."
Shen Muyu frowned, then opened the area chat. She needed to know if she was the only one who encountered the fork in the road, or if others had encountered it as well.
As soon as Shen Muyu clicked in, he found that the chat interface was scrolling wildly, so fast that he couldn't even see the content.
Shen Muyu directly tapped the light screen and started flipping it upwards.
"Wow, why did the tunnel suddenly fork?"
"You encountered it too?"
"Hey, isn't it normal for tunnels to branch off? Why are you making such a fuss?"
"Have you ever encountered this before? This fork in the road appeared out of nowhere. If it weren't for the organizers' antics, I would have eaten it live on stream."
"You haven't digested enough of what you ate these past two days, so stop mooching off us."
"Maybe it's a test of our luck; one is full of resource boxes, and the other is nothing."
"I think it's possible. The opportunity to join Africa after Brexit has arrived. I'll go for it."
"If you come, then I'll come too!"
...
"My God, guys, I think there's a light behind me!"
"Then what are you waiting for? Run!"
"How am I supposed to move a big bulldozer like this?"
"Silence"
"Oh my god, oh my god, it looks like a truck..."
"A bulldozer suddenly appeared in front of me, could it be you...?"
"What's going on? You two met up?"
Why aren't they saying anything?
...
"The truck owner's profile picture has gone gray..."
"Could it be that...the bulldozer guy did the job?"
"I think I bumped into other cars too..."
...
Shen Muyu quickly looked it over from top to bottom, her furrowed brows never relaxing.
About two hours ago, people started encountering forks in the road. Judging from what the people who spoke said, almost all of them had met another Earthling. Could it be that the organizers were planning to have them reunite?
However, if two people share a tunnel, resource allocation will inevitably become a huge problem. Unless the number of resource boxes increases accordingly and the two people who meet are willing to travel together, the only outcome will probably be mutual destruction.
More than 300 people died in just one morning. Logically, as time goes on and experience increases and resources become more abundant, the mortality rate should decrease significantly. The fact that the rate of decline is so rapid indicates that infighting has already begun.
Shen Muyu's mind was in turmoil. If she were to kill her enemy, she would not hesitate at all. But what if she encountered a stranger who had no ill intentions towards her? Would she be able to do so without any mercy?
Shen Muyu stopped traveling and took out some bread to eat. She planned to take a nap and mentally prepare herself.
As the alarm clock rang, Shen Muyu opened her eyes. Her eyes were clear and she showed no signs of sleepiness. Of course, she hadn't actually fallen asleep.
Without further hesitation, Shen Muyu started the car and randomly chose a tunnel to drive into.
Once you enter this game, there will be no harmless strangers.