Survival Game? But She's Already Slaughtered the Entire Server - chapter 40

Chapter 40

Li Huainan looked at them for a long while before speaking slowly: “As fellow players, I truly sympathize with your plight.”

“It pains me to see you like this.”

His words instantly brought a glimmer of hope to the eyes of the half-dead group, as if they saw a chance to escape from here.

“Brother, please save us.”

The burly man with the broken leg struggled to lift his head, but the movement tugged at his wound, making him gasp in pain.

Enduring the pain, he continued, “Ruan Tian is a lunatic. We just wanted to ask her a few questions, and she tormented us like this. You live with her-you must be fed up too, right?”

“Our Big Brother is Zhang Wang. You know Zhang Wang, right? Rank Two on the Power Ranking.”

“How about this: you let us out, and we’ll leave together. From now on, you can follow us-we’ll make sure you live the good life.”

“What do you say?”

The burly man looked at him with anticipation.

The others chimed in as well.

Some even began to choke up, rambling about having elderly parents and young children, begging just to leave here alive.

After hearing them out, Li Huainan’s expression softened a bit. He nodded seriously, “Alright, I understand.”

With those words from Li Huainan, hope ignited in everyone’s eyes.

What a good man!!!

Everyone looked at their savior with hope as he walked over…

And then walked right past them.

Someone realized what was happening and quickly shouted, “Brother, you’ve gone too far-help us untie the ropes!”

Li Huainan looked puzzled. “Ropes? What ropes?”

“The ropes on us!”

“Oh, I see.”

Li Huainan replied, then started walking toward the kitchen.

The girl had been busy all night-she must be exhausted. He wondered if she’d get up for breakfast in the morning.

After a moment’s hesitation, he decided to use the leftover flour to make some steamed buns. That way, when she woke up, if she was hungry, there’d be something warm to eat.

The burly men tied up outside got excited when they saw Li Huainan enter the kitchen, thinking he was going to get a knife to cut their ropes. They all craned their necks in anticipation.

But they waited and waited, and not only did they not see a knife, they didn’t even see a trace of Li Huainan. Instead, the delicious aroma of steamed buns wafted out from the crack in the door, making their stomachs growl.

“What’s this guy doing? Instead of untying us, he’s steaming buns at a time like this.”

Someone more clear-headed in the group cursed, “Idiot, that guy is tricking us. He never intended to let us go.”

“Damn, and I acted so sincerely.”

“…”

Everyone started complaining, cursing Li Huainan as they inhaled the scent of the buns.

They didn’t curse Ruan Tian-not because they didn’t want to, but because they didn’t dare.

It was getting late. If she happened to wake up and overheard them, wouldn’t their tongues be in danger?

Li Huainan finished steaming the buns around nine o’clock.

There was no sign of Ruan Tian.

Li Huainan sent her a message through the Holographic Screen, asking if she wanted some buns.

No reply-she must still be asleep.

He left some buns in the pot to keep warm, then took a plate for himself to eat in the living room.

The burly men scattered around the room blocked the living room completely.

Li Huainan couldn’t find a place to step.

“Would you mind moving aside a bit?”

The burly men: “…”

You’re actually quite polite.

At first, no one moved. Li Huainan didn’t say anything else-he simply lifted his foot and stepped into the crowd. Seeing his shoe about to land on someone’s arm, the burly man shrank back in fright, and the others jolted as well, hurriedly struggling to move aside.

Even though every movement tugged at their wounds and made them grimace in pain, no one dared delay any longer. In a flurry, they squeezed to both sides, forcing a narrow path through the crowd.
“Thank you.”

Li Huainan hummed a little tune as he walked by, clearly in a good mood.

The aroma of the buns drifted closer. Someone, still unwilling to give up, said, “Brother, what about loosening the ropes like you promised?”

Li Huainan took a leisurely bite of his bun and asked in confusion, “When did I ever promise that?”

“You just now clearly…”

The burly man’s mind stalled for a moment. He hadn’t actually said it outright.

But he had implied it.

Someone, suppressing their anger, questioned, “When we talked to you just now, didn’t you say you were heartbroken, said you understood?”

“Yeah, I am heartbroken.” Li Huainan swallowed the filling, looking serious. “Normally I can eat five, but because of you guys, today I can only eat three.”

“I’m really heartbroken.”

“Damn it, you’re messing with us!” The man’s face flushed with frustration.

Li Huainan spread his hands, his tone especially earnest: “Really, I’m not.”

His innocent yet infuriating look left everyone speechless for a long moment.

The burly man could only spit out a threat viciously: “So you refuse the toast and want the punishment instead? Just wait till our Big Brother arrives, you two won’t have it easy! We’ll chop you up and feed you to the dogs!”

“So scary.”

“When is your Big Brother coming?”

The burly man was about to throw out a few more threats when suddenly Ruan Tian’s voice rang out. It was like a bucket of ice water dumped over his head-he froze instantly.

He instinctively shrank his neck, his eyes darting around, not daring to look in the direction of the voice.

Ruan Tian walked over slowly, dressed in loose loungewear, her hair messy, a lazy look on her face from just waking up.

“I’m asking you,” Ruan Tian tilted her head, her tone flat, “when is your Big Brother coming?”

The burly man’s teeth started to chatter, his lips trembling, and after a long moment he squeezed out, “I-I don’t know…”

Li Huainan found it all very amusing.

What on earth did this girl do to them last night to make a bunch of burly men so scared? Each one in front of her was as timid as a daughter-in-law.

He chewed his bun and mumbled, “Girl, want a bun?”

“Beef and mushroom filling.”

Ruan Tian hadn’t planned to pay him any mind, but as soon as he mentioned food, she changed her mind.

“I’ll eat.”

“Alright, I warmed some up in the pot, I’ll get you one.” Li Huainan said, heading to the kitchen.

…

Li Huainan’s buns were big, with thin skin and lots of filling-very satisfying in one bite.

Ruan Tian ate three in one go.

“Can we have these again tomorrow?”

Li Huainan chuckled, “Nope, we’re out of flour.”

Flour was even harder to get than rice.

Ruan Tian understood this. As for food, so far, she’d only managed to get a few White Rabbit milk candies.

After thinking for a moment, she waved her hand, and a pile of assorted meats appeared on the table.

“You’ll be in charge of food from now on. I don’t eat Snake Meat or animal organs. For the rest, just make whatever you want.”

Li Huainan was a bit surprised by the sight.

So much food-did she just take out all her stash from her backpack? He joked, “Aren’t you afraid I’ll run off with all this?”

“It’s nothing important,” Ruan Tian said calmly. “If you dare run, I dare kill.”

Li Huainan: “…”

He gave an awkward laugh, “Girl, as a young lady, you shouldn’t always talk about killing.”

“I’m just saying, don’t take it seriously.”

Ruan Tian: “Oh.”

Li Huainan was helpless, realizing that this girl probably didn’t understand jokes.

He straightened up a bit, “What do you plan to do with this group?”

“Drag them outside the city and kill them.”