Chapter 30 (1/2)

After Su Manluo left, Xiao Tangqiu felt several looks filled with malice fall on him and Tang Mianmian. He immediately knew that what Su Manluo had reminded them about was true and quickly pulled Tang Mianmian off to find a house. The doors of houses that were occupied couldn’t be opened but they were lucky and soon found a vacant house. Before anyone could get to them, they hastily entered the empty house.

As soon as they closed the door, the both of them breathed a sigh of relief. Tang Mianmian said with a face full of fear, “Those people out there looked like they have bad intentions. Do you think they’ll rob us in broad daylight?”

Xiao Tangqiu smiled bitterly, “It wouldn’t be strange if that was their plan. Do you still expect there to be police in this place?” Forget the police, this world probably wasn’t bound by any legal rules.

Tang Mianmian looked at Xiao Tangqiu blankly, “Then…… can we go back? Back to the real world?”

Xiao Tangqiu sighed, “I don’t know.”

“But….. but I still have a movie to shoot! After so many years of playing small roles, I finally found a director willing to give me the role of 3rd supporting male lead! That’s 3rd supporting male lead! It’s a role with lines and a storyline!” Tang Mianmian lamented in a daze, “I’ve been in this business for so many years. It wasn’t easy to get a character with lines and a storyline – a character that doesn’t have to die off so quickly…….”

Xiao Tangqiu gave a wry smile, “I had finally saved up enough for the down payment, and was about to buy a house…..”

They were both at an important turning point in their lives, but they were pulled into this game for no reason at all…… Never mind if it was the kind of game where one advances until one becomes a winner at life, but it just had to be a horror game!

The two men looked each other in the eye, revealing a self-mocking smile.

“Forget it, now we can only take one step at a time,” Xiao Tangqiu gnashed his teeth. “We should try our best to live and maybe find a chance to return to the real world!”

“Mhmm! It’s just a horror game. We’ve played so many horror games before this. We already have so much experience. What are we afraid of?!” Tang Mianmian nodded eagerly, “We’re experts in surviving horror games as well, and we can certainly make it with our experience!”

The both of them started to exchange information; Xiao Tangqiu told Tang Mianmian about the special skill card that he had obtained. Tang Mianmian was dumbstruck, “Fuck! It sounds so badass! What does your special skill card do?”

Xiao Tangqiu shook his head, “I don’t know either. It’s resembles our live stream channel. There are comments and rewards…… But I don’t know exactly what it’s used for.”

Tang Mianmian asked, “Can I have a look?”

Xiao Tangqiu had just thought about showing him the card when a black card appeared in his hand.

Tang Mianmian thought it over and added, “I don’t think Su Manluo can be trusted as well. Why should a District A player approach two rookies like us?”

“Anyways, it’s better to be careful.” Xiao Tangqiu put away the black card. “I’m guessing our next task should also be a D-level task as well. With our previous experience, we shouldn’t be as flustered this time. Once we’ve accumulated 1000 points, let’s go to District D to find out more information.”

Tang Mianmian nodded, “The last time, we were so muddled because we were new and had no experience. This time, we should be much better off.”

They looked through the house. Although it appeared shabby on the outside, it still had with some basic furniture and a vending machine. What surprised them most was the en suite bathroom. They didn’t need to go out to find a public restroom or a bathhouse. On top of that, the bathroom had a separate shower compartment.

Xiao Tangqiu was delighted to find that there was hot water available. He immediately took a hot shower. When he got back to the living room, he saw Tang Mianmian studying the vending machine.

Seeing Xiao Tangqiu, Tang Mianmian cried out at once, “Qiuqiu! Come and look at this! This vending machine…… “

“What’s wrong? Is it broken?” Xiao Tangqiu felt his heart drop.

“No! This vending machine is amazing! It has so many things!” Tang Mianmian’s eyes shone with wonder.

Xiao Tangqiu leaned over to take a look and was surprised to see several categories on the display screen of the vending machine. There were countless items in each category; not only food and drink, but also medicine, weapons and all sort of other things. It was more comprehensive than a department store or a supermarket.

“It’s like a system store in a game,” Tang Mianmian said while swiping up and down the screen. “But everything is crazy expensive except for food! Look! This crossbow looks impressive! But it’s 1,000 points! Forget about guns. Even ammunition has to separately purchased. We simply can’t afford them……….”