Survival Game? But She's Already Slaughtered the Entire Server - chapter 1

“Who… am I?”

A frail girl, covered in filth, her tendons in both hands and feet severed, her skin marred everywhere, lay twisted on the ground.

Her gaze was empty and unfocused.

This was the wilderness. There was no one around, only the rustling of leaves pushed by the wind.

Suddenly, a cold mechanical voice echoed in her mind: [You are Lin Zhiqing.]

[And this is the world of the game called “Survival”.]

[Three months ago, the apocalypse arrived without warning. Earthquakes, tsunamis, extreme weather… all kinds of natural disasters followed one after another, and the ecological chain collapsed completely within weeks. The space for human survival shrank, and then everyone was dragged into this world by an invisible force.]

[Game rules: reach level 100 to enter the Safe Island and live a normal life.]

The girl’s vacant eyes slowly regained focus. The terrifying wounds all over her body were healing at an astonishing speed.

She slowly sat up. “Then who are you?”

This time, the cold mechanical voice did not reply immediately. After a moment’s hesitation, it answered: [I am your System 001.]

System? The girl turned her head.

On her left wrist was a completely transparent watch, its edges as thin as an ice shard.

She tapped it lightly with her fingertip. The dial instantly lit up with a faint glow, and then a pale blue holographic screen sprang out from the watch, unfolding into a giant screen half her height in front of her.

Countless lines of text scrolled across it: Chat Hall:

[Zhao Bo: White five-star hard dungeon, need one more, level 10 and above.]

[Zhang San: Buying herbs, buying boxes, buying cards, buying all kinds of…]

[Any strong players willing to help? I really can’t beat the two-star Wild Boar, its HP is ridiculously thick.]

[cpdd…]

[…]

The girl glanced over, her gaze landing on several red dots in her friends list. She reached out and tapped them open.

[Dad: Lin Zhiqing, look at what you’ve done to your sister. How could I have such a malicious daughter? You could even hurt your own sister so cruelly, with no regard for family at all! Come back immediately and apologize to her in person!]

[Mom: Zhiqing, you’ve really disappointed us. Zhixia is your sister. How could you injure her like that over a Wild Monster in a dungeon?]

[Fang Senran: Didn’t you say if I became your boyfriend, you wouldn’t bully Zhixia anymore?]

[Lin Zhiqing, you’re so vicious, so disgusting. Let’s break up.]

The girl stared at the repeatedly appearing names on the screen, her fingertip pausing unconsciously on the virtual interface. Then, she slowly read aloud, syllable by syllable: “Lin Zhiqing?”

She stared at the name for a while, her chaotic thoughts gradually becoming clear.

“So useless? That can’t be me.”

“I’m Ruan Tian, and you’re lying to me.”

[System 001 seemed to choke for a moment: Lin Zhiqing was the original owner of this body. She sacrificed herself to pull you out of the Void.]

[You can use her body. In exchange, you must fulfill her wishes. The time limit is three months. If you fail to complete the original owner’s wishes within three months, you will be erased.]

The system’s voice was no longer as cold and mechanical as before. After Ruan Tian finished reading the messages, it carried a hint of emotion.

It seemed to hate.

Ruan Tian looked up, a flash of light passing quickly through the depths of her eyes. “So, if I help her fulfill her wishes, this body will be mine?”

[001: Yes.]

“Such a good deal is rare these days.”

To live… how wonderful.

Ruan Tian’s eyes curved with a smile. “What are the wishes?”

[System issues Task 1: Kill Lin Father and Lin Mother.] (Task completion time: three months)

[System issues Task 2: Disfigure Lin Zhixia’s face and kill her.] (Task completion time: three months)
[System Task 3 Released: Kill Fang Senran] (Task completion time: three months)

Ruan Tian’s fingers paused on the screen. So, they’re planning to take down the whole family.

Interesting.

“I’ll definitely complete it.”

[System 001: Friendly reminder, Lin Zhixia is level 10, Fang Senran is already level 15, and you’re only level 7. In terms of both level and equipment, you’re no match for them. How are you going to kill them?]

Ruan Tian had already learned the basics of this world through the screen. Although it was called a game world, at its core, it was survival of the fittest.

Those with greater strength have more say.

All the rankings and resource rewards in this game world go to those at the top.

Those below can only watch with envy.

The most important things are experience points and level.

Experience points can be used to level up. The higher your level, the more dungeons you can access, and naturally, the better loot you can get.

It’s like a snowball effect: ranking rewards and rewards for clearing new dungeons are always tilted toward top players.

Already powerful players use their advantages to easily claim these rewards, obtaining higher-level equipment, skills, or resources.

And these new gains further boost their strength, giving them an even greater edge in the next round of competition.

This cycle repeats, their accumulated advantage grows, and the gap with other players widens, creating a situation where the strong only get stronger.

Ruan Tian put away the screen and walked toward the forest.

She was currently in the wild, so she decided to find a few Wild Monsters to test her skills.

Ruan Tian replied to System 001 nonchalantly, “Oh, so impressive.”

“I’ll go fight monsters and level up, and try to catch up to them soon.”

System 001 was a bit annoyed; clearly, she hadn’t taken its words to heart: [I am your system. I issue the tasks, so I have the right to remind you of the gap between you and your targets.]

“So do you want me to complete the task, or not?”

The system fell silent.

Ruan Tian let out a light scoff, her tone casual and mocking. “System 001, you’re a bit strange.”

The system went completely quiet.

Without the system’s voice, Ruan Tian felt the whole world had gone silent.

It wasn’t until she stepped into the woods that the system spoke up again.

[Host, it’s necessary to remind you that the wild is extremely dangerous at night. The chance of encountering monsters is twice as high as during the day, and their health bars are doubled.]

[At level 7, you’re no match for a Wild Monster’s slap.]

[Leave the wild immediately and return to the Main City.]

Ruan Tian said, “System 001, quiet down.”

[Warning! Level 5 Wild Monster 20 meters ahead to your left. Leave immediately.]
[Warning! Level 5 Wild Monster 15 meters ahead to your left. Leave immediately.]
[Warning! Level 5 Wild Monster 10 meters ahead to your left. Leave immediately.]

No matter how many warnings System 001 gave, Ruan Tian ignored them and even charged forward.

System 001 was terrified – how could this creature from the void be so reckless?

Just as the system was wondering how to protect this body, it watched as Ruan Tian casually picked up a sharp stone, flipped nimbly onto the Wild Monster’s head, grabbed its fur, and hammered the stone again and again into the Wild Monster’s eye.

She was ferocious.

The Wild Monster struggled wildly, trying to throw Ruan Tian off.

Ruan Tian didn’t budge an inch.

Blood splattered onto her face, the warm liquid sliding down her cheek and into the corner of her mouth. She even instinctively narrowed her eyes, her tongue flicking over the trace of metallic sweetness.

There was no fear in her eyes. Instead, it was as if two faint flames had been lit, burning with a startling brightness.

It was an almost greedy excitement, mixed with the innocent cruelty of a child breaking a toy.