Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 321 - 184: Truce

Chapter 321: Chapter 184: Truce

The screaming and killing in the library were deafening but gradually subsided until there was complete silence. The fog began to move, splitting into three streams: one continued to advance, another retraced its path, and the third drifted towards the western riverbed. Lin Wu stood at the edge of the rope, reaching out to guide everyone to crawl along the eaves and onto the rope. Including Wai, everyone made it back to the third floor safely. Lin Wu grabbed the rope to slide down, when a sinister bullet flew out of the darkness, striking Lin Wu. Lin Wu’s hands slipped, and the following bullets missed their target. He tightened his grip on the rope again but crashed to the ground on the first floor.

Before anyone could go downstairs to check, Lin Wu had already completed hospital admission procedures and lay in the hospital bed receiving treatment from an NPC. Maya breathed a sigh of relief, "Can’t you buy a Gold Card with all those points you have?"

Lin Wu shook his head, "I only get 200 for killing one person, but a Gold Card costs 300."

On the side, Fire Dance said, "The Gold Card has gone up to 500." The big screen explained that due to sales exceeding expectations, the value of the Gold Card had been increased to 500 points. The Resurrection Card was still priced at 200 points, indicating that not many people were buying it. Even without having to think hard about it, it was clear that Hunters were the ones massively purchasing Gold Cards.

Furthermore, the prices of assault rifles, assault rifle ammunition, and bombs all doubled, which were also the weapons most commonly used by Hunters.

Many players who had ventured out to dodge the fog gradually returned to the library, which regained its bustle as if nothing had happened. Maya looked at the crowd and noticed that many had not removed their protective suits, making it impossible to tell who were Hunters. The rising price of the Gold Card was beneficial for the players, as it meant Hunters would not go down together with just a few players. With the decrease in the number of players, it would become much more difficult for Hunters to earn points.

Maya returned to the hospital room, where the people from Starfire Base had left. She said, "We need to hang in there for a couple of days," sharing her view.

Peanut agreed and also offered his suggestion, "Stay in the library’s supply point during the day, we’ll need to stay here at least through tomorrow. Perhaps other survivors will make it here."

Maya nodded, "The library isn’t safe at night, and the excavation site also gets fog attacks in the evening."

Lin Wu suggested, "How about we withdraw to the subway tunnels of the excavation site? We have night vision goggles, and the zombies and monsters there are weak. We can also earn some points on the side."

Maya said, "I don’t think the Hunters will go hunting in the subway and tunnels. But what if a flood of zombies erupts from the tunnels like today, what then?"

Lin Wu thought for a long time, "It seems there is no completely safe place."

Peanut said, "Players from supply point 1 will head to excavation site 6, and those from supply point 4 to excavation site 7. No one cares about areas 2 and 3."

Maya took out a map and looked at it for a while, "We can enter Zone 3 in just half an hour. To avoid the fog attack at night, we need to find a high point. A signal tower or a high-rise rooftop will do. We’ll leave tomorrow evening." Maya traded the night vision goggles to Peanut and went downstairs to buy another quickly, to avoid a price hike.

Maya encountered Starfire at the second-floor merchandising booth and did not invite them to join her team during their conversation. The three of Starfire were arguing about whether to go back and find Sunlight. Maya didn’t give Starfire any suggestions; she believed that whether Sunlight detonated bombs to kill Hunters or didn’t wait for them at the excavation site, he would return to the library on his own. Under the current circumstances, only someone like Lin Wu had the qualifications to rescue others; everyone else venturing out would only increase the risk of being killed.

As one could imagine, Hunters who had revived would certainly be keeping an eye on the area stretching from the supply point to the excavation sites.

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On the third morning of the instance, after a day and a half of slaughter, the number of players had plummeted to thirty thousand. However, half of these player deaths had nothing to do with the Hunters; they died from starvation, zombies, or injuries outdoors that breached their protective suits.

Since the excavation site in Zone 7 was damaged and with the Hunters’ unpredictable appearances, nearly all players in the area had gathered in the library. Many chose to earn some points by doing protected brick-moving tasks. But where there were concentrations of players, Hunters found their preferred hunting grounds. From seven in the morning until eleven, four hours later, there were four explosions outside the library, each taking dozens of lives.

Players lacked unified management and could not handle the situation, with more people hunkering down within the safe area of the library and no longer venturing out. Indeed, numerous snipers lurked around the library, and players leaving the safety zone were easy targets for sniping. At night, the Hunters would blend in with the players in the library and launch indiscriminate attacks on the people inside when the fog rolled in.

It must be said, Lin Wu still envied the special agents of Fortress; not only did they earn points quickly, but the act of overpowering many with few also gave a great sense of achievement.

The library, as a supply point, of course, couldn’t accommodate thousands of people. No worries, the library interiors could be expanded, with more rooms and space added. Even so, the library remained extremely crowded.

After purchasing comprehensive supplies and eating the free dinner at six in the evening, Lin Wu, three people and one dog, left the library through the back door. Many players left with them, intending to go out and avoid disaster. There were a few gunshots during their departure, and Stealth Lin Wu returned fire, hitting Nightmare. Although it wasn’t a headshot, it did deter the Nightmare guarding the back door from showing up for a while. Taking the opportunity to escape, it wasn’t long before darkness enveloped the land, with only the light from inside the library piercing through.

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