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Chapter 3 - Chapter 003

Chapter 3: Dying with Eyes Wide Open

Screams of agony?

Something more terrifying than an earthquake?

As a transmigrator, Wang Ran subconsciously thought of one phrase,

Biohazard!

His face immediately turned bitter,

If it really was a biohazard, even if he could survive, it wouldn't mean much. In a vast world with few survivors, he'd have to guard against zombies and search everywhere for supplies.

But what was that black shadow that killed him in the basement?

Zombies couldn't possibly squeeze through narrow cracks to attack him, let alone kill him without giving him a chance to react.

The answer would have to be found in this simulation.

[The screams gradually faded away. You and Lin Ying both realized there might be no survivors left in the school. A cloud of despair enveloped you both] Wang Ran's confusion was resolved.

During the first simulation, the reason things progressed so quickly with Lin Ying was because she didn't faint on the first day.

Lin Ying heard the screams from outside,

In other words,

She felt despair from the very first day,

Which is why he easily conquered her.

[That night, you and Lin Ying slept in each other's arms]

[On the second day, it was very quiet outside the basement. You tried to move the rocks blocking the exit, attempting to find a way out]

[You had the strength of an ox and successfully moved some rocks]

[Lin Ying was encouraged by you]

[You moved many rocks. If progress continues smoothly, you might clear a path to the outside world by tomorrow]

[That night, you and Lin Ying slept in each other's arms]

The new attribute panel took effect.

Wang Ran, who was previously a weak student with only five points of strength, was now a strongman with several times the human limit of strength.

He no longer sat idly by, but took the initiative.

Wang Ran felt hopeful.

If he could dig open the basement, he could escape with Lin Ying.

A man and a woman, perfect for continuing the hope of humanity.

[On the third day, you moved many more rocks]

[Sunlight shone in]

[You and Lin Ying felt very happy]

[In the afternoon, the moving work was hindered. Several extremely heavy rocks blocked the exit]

[You tried to shake the huge rocks]

[You failed, but you think you can break part of the huge rocks to create an escape space for yourself]

[Lin Ying cheered you on]

[You were greatly encouraged]

[You hammered at the rocks all day]

[That night, you were exhausted and slept in Lin Ying's arms]

Nothing unexpected happened in the third day's simulation.

[On the fourth day, you hammered at the rocks all day]

[While hammering the rocks, you heard a faint noise. Something seemed to be attracted by the sound you were making, but you didn't notice]

Faint noise?

Attracted?

Seeing these two words, Wang Ran's heart immediately tightened.

[After a day of effort]

[By dusk, the gap had widened considerably. You carefully stuck your head out to check the situation]

[You glimpsed a dark shadow]

[You wanted to pull your head back, but you were horrified to find yourself stuck]

[A black shadow flashed by, and you died]

Wang Ran's mouth twitched.

Dead again!

He had imagined possible ways he might die,

Such as fighting monsters and being defeated; or sacrificing himself for love while protecting Lin Ying; or being careless and falling victim to an ambush.

But he never imagined,

That he would die because his head got stuck!

[You triggered the talent "Dying with Eyes Wide Open"]

[You gained an extra day]

Wang Ran sighed,

If he had to die, so be it,

As long as he could understand the cause of death.

At this moment, the text that had already stopped began to move again.

[The severed head rolling on the ground opened its eyes wide]

Wang Ran took a sharp breath.

Good grief!

His head had been chopped off by someone!

This was too brutal!

[You stared straight at the monster that killed you]

[It was a spherical monster, about a meter in diameter, covered with freely extendable spikes. It had just used one of these spikes to slice off your head]

Wang Ran frowned deeply.

So the thing that killed him was a spherical monster covered in spikes,

Where did this monster come from?

Were the screams heard during the earthquake caused by it?

[Lin Ying dragged your headless body inside]

[She screamed in terror]

[The monster shot a spike through the gap you had opened]

[The spike pierced through Lin Ying's body]

[Lin Ying died]

[The monster rolled away]

[You noticed that the monster moved by inserting its spikes into walls and the ground. You deduced that it could use these spikes to move freely on vertical walls]

Wang Ran's expression was grave.

He realized that his previous death was likely similar to Lin Ying's.

The so-called flash of a black shadow,

Was actually the monster shooting a spike at him.

[You found that the school had become a pile of ruins]

[The remnants of the teaching building were jutting out of the ground at an angle]

[Many huge white cocoons were stuck to the ruins. Some cocoons were pulsating like hearts, while others had large gashes split open in the middle]

[You deduced that the monsters had emerged from these cocoons]

[Night fell]

[You witnessed monsters crawling out of cocoons, and you also saw monsters throwing human corpses into cocoons that had already hatched monsters]

[The cocoons that received corpses closed up again]

[You deduced that the cocoons were the monsters' production facilities, and human corpses were the raw materials for producing monsters]

[But you didn't understand where these cocoons came from]

Wang Ran's face looked very unpleasant.

The school had actually become a hatchery for monsters, so wouldn't he be doomed to die here?

[Your eyes were very dry after not blinking for several hours straight. You hoped to close your eyes for a rest]

[Do you want to terminate "Dying with Eyes Wide Open" early?]

Wang Ran shook his head without hesitation.

He finally had a chance to understand the situation, how could he terminate it early?

Hang in there! Future me!

[Suddenly, you noticed a group of stars rising in the northern sky]

What stars? Could they be missiles?

[They kept changing positions in the sky]

[Finally, they formed two lines of text]

[Rescue operation is being urgently planned]

[Please wait quietly]

Seeing these two lines, Wang Ran's spirits lifted.

So it was a drone swarm!

The ones controlling the drones were clearly the military outside the city,

Wang Ran felt inexplicably moved,

Even in such a bizarre and adverse situation, the military still hadn't given up on the people trapped in the city, and were already planning a rescue operation.

Perhaps he could stockpile more supplies in the basement,

Wait for the military to fight their way to the school,

Then he could move the rocks and come out with Lin Ying.

Although he wasn't sure if the military would come here, it was at least more reliable than trying to escape from the school with Lin Ying on his own.

Even if the military didn't come,

As long as they created a distraction to attract the monsters elsewhere,

His chances of escape would greatly improve.

[On the fifth day, your eyes were bloodshot]

[A monster came to the outside of the basement, trying to move the rocks blocking the basement to get your and Lin Ying's corpses out]

[It struggled for a long time before finally giving up]

[You realized that although these monsters could shoot spikes, their strength was not as great as yours]

[If you could avoid being hit by the spikes]

[You might be able to kill them]

[Time ran out, "Dying with Eyes Wide Open" automatically terminated]

[Simulation ended]

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