Survival Game? But She's Already Slaughtered the Entire Server - chapter 37

Chapter 37

Zhang Wang was completely baffled.

Unable to figure it out, he simply stopped thinking about it.

He clicked into the conversation. The other party was showing as ‘typing…’.

Because the Bounty Task involved an anonymous interaction mechanism between players, to protect both parties’ privacy, the chat page hid all personal information. The interface only displayed a default black avatar floating on the screen, not even the most basic ID note could be seen.

Zhang Wang waited for a while.

One minute, two minutes, three minutes passed… The other party was still ‘typing…’.

Damn, are they messing with him?

Zhang Wang lost patience and took the initiative to send a message.

“I’m Zhang Wang. Did you capture Ruan Tian, or did you kill Ruan Tian?”

“…”

Still, the other party was ‘typing…’.

“Say something?”

“Are you mute or something?”

“…..”

Zhang Wang cursed a few times, but the other party was still ‘typing…’.

The underlings below didn’t dare to speak either.

Seeing Zhang Wang’s face grow darker and darker, one of the underlings seemed to sense something and tentatively said:

“Big Brother, is it possible that the other party isn’t online?”

Zhang Wang stared at him with a stern face. The underling, not being scolded, mustered up the courage to continue: “Maybe the other party clicked into the interface, but isn’t actually there.”

After hearing the underling’s guess, Zhang Wang’s expression didn’t improve much.

He felt like he had just been an impotent, raging clown.

“So you know, but I don’t, huh?”

“You just had to say it, didn’t you.”

The underlings kept their heads down, not daring to speak.

Zhang Wang was fuming: “What are you all standing around for? Go out and find this Ruan Tian for me, dead or alive, I don’t care.”

“Yes.”

The people below scattered in a hurry.

…

After dinner, Li Huainan, being quite perceptive, took the initiative to clean up the dishes.

Ruan Tian curled up on the sofa, intending to finish the things she hadn’t completed earlier. But as soon as her head touched the sofa, she yawned a few times and soon fell into a deep sleep.

Li Huainan finished cleaning up and came out, only to see this scene.

The girl was curled up on the sofa, her head gently resting against the back, her brows relaxed, no longer carrying the cold, distant look she had when awake. Her sleeping face was clean and harmless, looking very well-behaved.

He walked over quietly, picked up the thin blanket nearby, and gently covered her with it.

Li Huainan didn’t take the opportunity to leave.

Instead, he opened the Holographic Screen, selected a red three-star ordinary dungeon from the task page, and entered.

He was usually alone, so he didn’t keep much food in his backpack, nor was there much variety-just enough for himself for two days.

But now, things were different. Since he had decided to stay, he couldn’t live like before, just getting by day to day.

Although this girl had an overwhelming combat ability, as a grown man, he couldn’t really let a young girl support him. His conscience wouldn’t allow it.

Besides, this girl was too thin and a bit picky with food. During dinner, she only ate chicken, barely touched the two vegetable dishes.

This dungeon was a gathering dungeon, with a low difficulty to clear, so the experience points weren’t high, but the food available was abundant.

Besides all kinds of wild vegetables, there was a chance to gather staple foods like sweet potatoes, corn, potatoes, and so on, just like what people usually ate.

Sometimes, if luck was good, there might even be fruit.

He wanted to gather more varieties of food to find out what this girl liked to eat, then work hard to help her get healthier.

…

When Ruan Tian woke up, the sun outside had long since set. The living room lights were off, and only the faint glow of streetlights seeped in through the gap in the curtains, casting everything in darkness.

She moved a little, the thin blanket slipped off one corner. She raised her hand to rub her brow, the grogginess faded quite a bit, but the quiet surroundings left her momentarily dazed.
“Hey, you. Turn on the light.”

Her words fell into silence. No one responded; the air was deathly still.

Ruan Tian’s gaze darkened, the corner of her mouth curling into a contemptuous and dangerous smile. She muttered to herself, “Ran away?”

“Who ran away?”

The living room, which had only Ruan Tian a moment ago, suddenly gained a tall figure.

Li Huainan had just come out of a dungeon, his clothes stained with dirt and bits of grass.

Even without seeing clearly, Ruan Tian could smell the earthy, grassy scent on him, mixed with a faint trace of blood.

“Miss, why aren’t you turning on the light at night? What if you trip?”

As he spoke, Li Huainan fumbled in the dark for the switch. Luckily, he had noted its position during the day, or he really would have been blind in the dark.

In the darkness, Ruan Tian’s gaze remained locked on Li Huainan.

Li Huainan could feel it, of course.

He kept his calm, moving unhurriedly until his hand pressed the switch. Warm yellow light instantly flooded the living room, chasing away all the shadows.

Seeing the girl staring at him with a heavy gaze, her murderous intent undisguised in her eyes, as if one wrong word from him would mean he’d never wake up again.

Li Huainan couldn’t help but feel puzzled.

Although this world did twist some people’s minds in the pursuit of profit, making them lose themselves and develop extreme personalities, it was rare to see someone like Ruan Tian.

She radiated an unmasked distrust toward everyone, and the murderous intent in her eyes seemed innate, not something forced by recent circumstances. It was more like she’d been steeped in some extreme situation for a long time, gone through a lot, and only then become who she was now.

Li Huainan composed himself and chuckled lightly, “Why are you looking at me like that? Do you think I ran away?”

Ruan Tian retorted, “Where did you go?”

Li Huainan walked to the dining table, and with a wave of his hand, a pile of assorted vegetables appeared on the tabletop.

Some Ruan Tian recognized, some she didn’t; the table was piled high.

Rolling up his sleeves, Li Huainan started sorting them as he spoke, “I noticed there weren’t any vegetables in the kitchen, and since I had nothing to do this afternoon, I went into a dungeon to get some food.”

Ruan Tian’s gaze softened a little. “Without my permission, don’t run off.”

“Next time, I might not listen to your explanation.”

Li Huainan didn’t even look up, simply agreeing, “Alright, alright, you’re the boss. I’ll do as you say.”

Ruan Tian: “…”

It felt like punching cotton-frustrating and unsatisfying. What to do with this anger?

Li Huainan turned to look at her. “By the way, I dug up some potatoes in the dungeon today. Want some fried potatoes?”

“Yes.”

Fine, she was magnanimous-she’d let him off this time.

If he disobeyed again, she’d deal with him then.

Li Huainan carried the sorted vegetables into the kitchen. When he came back out, he was holding a white porcelain bowl.

He walked over to the sofa and gently set the bowl on the small side table, placing it just within Ruan Tian’s reach.

“Have some wild mulberries first. I’ll go take a shower; dinner might be a bit late.”

Ruan Tian ignored him, but Li Huainan knew she’d heard.

After Li Huainan left, Ruan Tian grabbed a few mulberries and ate them.

They tasted sweet and sour-not bad.

She had just opened her Holographic Screen when a string of friend messages popped up.

Most were from Xu Yan and Da Tou.

They were talking about what happened in the Chat Hall earlier today, reminding Ruan Tian to stay safe.

Ruan Tian replied with a meme, meaning she’d got the message.