Chapter 2

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

As the car appeared, the mechanical sound from earlier followed closely.

“The Jetta, featuring the ‘X’ design language, an intelligent operating system, rich configuration, and a spacious interior…”

As the voice went on with its introduction, Lu Ming also got into the car to experience its actual feel and gave a nod of satisfaction in the end.

The introduction that sounded like a promotion and the series of numbers that followed gave Lu Ming a better understanding of this car.

However, the main point remained the same, it was economical and fuel-efficient.

It matched the word “survival” quite well.

When it came to the game, the introduction appeared in front of Lu Ming soon after.

Looking at the list of items in front of him, Lu Ming summarized them as follows:

The participants of this game were between 18 and 50 years old. It was quite humane, as it protected the underaged and cared for the elderly.

Unfortunately, at the start of the game, he only had one car, and his survival depended on his life experience.

If he wanted to stay alive, he had to keep moving forward. However, it was not safe ahead. Lu Ming had already witnessed this.

At any moment, there could be scenes of killing and robbing people for a mouthful of water, with the other party not caring if you had any water or not.

Once someone died on this path, it was truly the end.

It was a game of life and death with no rules or restrictions. When he thought of the man who had attacked him earlier, Lu Ming felt that the game was just missing the phrase “how much is your humanity worth” written on everyone’s faces.

At that moment, the few introductions that were almost hitting him in the face made him feel panicked. The blood-red words seemed to emit a foreboding meaning.

The only thing Lu Ming could be grateful for was that he was the only one who had been caught up in this strange game. At least his family was safe.

Lu Ming could only console himself.

After reading the game’s introduction, the words on the screen coalesced into a virtual image that appeared in front of Lu Ming. Two large channels were displayed: Chat Square and Trade Square [not yet open].

Then, only the chat square could be used. Lu Ming was about to open the chat square to take a look when he saw another car zooming past him.

Now Lu Ming understood why everyone was racing for their lives. They must have realized that there were no resources in this area and were searching ahead for supplies.

In the survival game, he didn’t expect that the resources that were taken away by others would respawn and wait for him to pick them up.

With this in mind, Lu Ming quickly got into his car and drove forward.

Interestingly, the moment he moved, the virtual screen moved with him. Lu Ming finally did not have to worry about where to find the page.

After driving for a while, Lu Ming began to worry about how long it would take for supplies to appear. In order to save fuel, he dared not turn on the air conditioner and he sweated profusely as he stepped on the accelerator.

Seeing that the fuel was decreasing bit by bit, coupled with the hot weather, Lu Ming began to understand why others had acted so recklessly.

If he ran out of gas, he would be forced to stop, and if he stopped, he would die.

In order to survive, his top priority now was to find gasoline as soon as possible, followed by food and water to keep him alive.

Unfortunately, Lu Ming did not find any supplies after driving for thirty kilometers.

Could it be that something was wrong?

The continuous high-intensity driving made Lu Ming a little tired. During a break, he remembered the chat square he had visited earlier.

Let’s see what others are talking about.

Initially, he had planned to look for information about supplies, but as soon as he entered, he began to doubt whether he had clicked on the right channel.

“Oh my gosh, it’s a Ferrari! My dream car has actually been given to me! Woohoo!”

“Hey guys, it’s so soft and comfortable. Just like what I’ve always dreamed of!”

“And it can go up to…”

At a glance, although it was anonymous, but he could feel that someone was talking. Through the screen, Lu Ming could feel his excitement.

But then, the appearance of other users interrupted the excited spamming.

“Are you serious? You chose such a gas guzzler in a survival game?”

“Bro, don’t chat while driving. Don’t drive while chatting.”

Just as they were talking, the spammer earlier appeared again.

“Oh no, it’s out of gas. Where can I refuel it?”

“Wake up, dude. I want to know about such a good thing too.”

“It’s all over for me, I’ve got nothing left…”

Lu Ming had witnessed a blunder. It seemed quite funny when this matter was written in words. However, when he thought of reality, he could not laugh anymore.

Other than external dangers, his own survival was also a problem.

He couldn’t remember the man’s appearance clearly, but he remembered the man’s chapped lips and his desperate thirst for water.

Lu Ming knew what he needed, but he couldn’t solve the problem. It was not a pleasant experience to watch himself slowly succumbing to death.

Lu Ming thought that if there was no water or resources left, then he might be the next one to go insane.

The thirst in his mouth was already a warning to him.

Survival was the only thought in Lu Ming’s mind right now.

As long as he could stay alive, he could figure out what was going on in this game.

Fortunately, there was still gas in the car. He was only a little thirsty, but it was not serious.

Lu Ming didn’t dare to waste any more time. He stepped on the accelerator and continued forward.

Perhaps it was a stroke of luck, but after a hundred miles, Lu Ming finally spotted a box by the roadside when he was both thirsty and tired.

He quickly got out of the car and ran over to take a closer look. He discovered that it was a wooden box.

Although it was called a box, it was more like a wooden cube, as Lu Ming couldn’t see any joints between the body and the lid.

The box was small, and its height only reached up to his knees. Lu Ming tried to open it, but he failed.

What could he do now?

Just as he was contemplating whether he should simply lift the box into the car and drive away, he suddenly remembered that there were some tools in the trunk.

Lu Ming went back to the car and indeed found a small wooden hammer and an instruction manual.

The manual stated that the wooden hammer was indeed meant to be used to break open the box, but it took an entire sheet of paper to describe this simple sentence.

From the origin of the wooden hammer to its function, if he continued reading, a touching story would probably be born.

Lu Ming did not have time to waste on this. After confirming its function, he picked up the hammer and hit the top of the wooden box.

In the end, the box remained intact. It looked the same as before.

Two seconds later, a notification appeared above it: 1/5.

Did this mean that he could only hit the box five times with the hammer?

Lu Ming hesitated for a moment before he increased the strength of his hit and smashed it down again.

Sure enough, the progress on the box increased to 2/5. This also proved that his guess was correct. This number indeed progressed.

Unfortunately, the box remained intact, with only a shallow dent on the top to prove that it had been hit.

The dent was too small and almost invisible unless one looked closely.

Lu Ming did not dare to make a move rashly. He did not want to risk not being able to open the box after hitting it five times.

Was such a big box going to be wasted? Then he definitely wouldn’t be satisfied.

However, with the current progress, he felt that it was a little difficult to open the box in five moves.

Just as Lu Ming was thinking about whether he should study the instruction manual of the small wooden hammer, another voice that was slightly different from the mechanical voice from earlier sounded.

[Unlimited amplification system binding …]

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