Chapter 15: Getting Showed Up

Seeing Zhuang Shi’s corpse lying on top of a pile of beetle corpses, the remaining people were silent for a while, only the soft sobbing of Xiao Xi could be heard.

After a long time, when it was confirmed that there was no danger ahead, Chu Xihen said to Lou Su, “Go and get the card and take a look, will you?”

“Okay, I’ll go. You guys stay put.” Although Lou Su’s ability was exhausted, he was still slightly better in physique than other ordinary people, so it was naturally better for him to go and get it.

Chu Xihen asked Lou Su to get it, not because he thought he had a higher chance of survival if he encountered danger, but because according to the rules of that Infinite Game, whoever hit the card out was the one who needed to pick it up. If the person who hit the card died, then they would have to wait twenty-four hours before the card became unowned, and then anyone could take it.

Lou Su successfully retrieved the card. Several people eagerly craned their necks to see what a skill card looked like, and at the same time, to see what skill it was.

As a result, the words on the card silenced everyone.

【A Paper Umbrella: An umbrella made of Xuan paper. It’s even worse than an oil-paper umbrella; it can’t even block the rain. Its only use is probably to shield you from the sun!】

In addition to this sentence, the card also had a picture of a white paper umbrella, the kind that looked useless at a glance.

“This… Brother Lou killed over a hundred mutated insects, and he gets this thing? A paper umbrella that can’t block the rain?” Zhou Quan couldn’t hold back his complaints. “Is that Infinite World serious? Why would such a thing appear?”

Chu Xihen didn’t have much hope when he saw the blue card, but he still frowned after seeing the card.

Was putting this kind of garbage together with skill cards specifically meant to anger people?

“Let’s keep it for now; maybe it will be useful,” Chu Xihen said.

Zhou Quan said cheekily, “How could this ever be useful? It’s not as useful as the stones we picked up earlier. But it can be used for burning. Let’s use it next time we have a barbecue! But how do you use it?”

Chu Xihen didn’t say anything; everyone else looked at Lou Su.

Lou Su did not use the weapon card. “Let’s put it away first, and we’ll study it when we need to use it. I’m afraid it’s a one-time use thing, and it’ll disappear if we take it out and don’t do anything with it.”

Chu Xihen raised his eyebrows slightly upon hearing this. Lou Su’s idea was very clever.

He didn’t waste the card in self-abandonment just because everyone disliked the weapon card as garbage.

Now it was the real world, and it had only just begun to merge with the Infinite World. Maybe these things that were useless in the game world would actually be useful in the future?

“I see that those beetles have run far away. Let’s leave here first.” Lou Su asked for their opinions.

Of course, the others chose to listen to him; even Xiao Xi didn’t say anything.

She didn’t even suggest burying Zhuang Shi; she just picked a living wildflower next to him and placed it on Zhuang Shi’s body, then wiped away her tears and signaled that they could leave.

“Sister Xiao Xi, cry if you’re sad.” Su Yan stopped supporting Gao Lin and let Zhou Quan take care of him. She walked intimately with Xiao Xi, wanting to comfort her.

Xiao Xi said, “I’ve already cried. Now it’s the end of the world; death is normal. Maybe I’ll go and accompany him soon. There’s nothing to be sad about.”

Su Yan was shocked by Xiao Xi’s words, her eyes full of admiration.

The temporary camp that had been attacked by beetles was completely unrecognizable. Seeing the traces on the ground, all the beetles should have gone to chase the main force.

Lou Su looked at it and decided to go in the opposite direction.

“We will likely encounter beetles if we go this way. We have no combat power now, so let’s avoid them.” He could make the decision directly, but with so many people present, he still had to ask for their opinions.

Chu Xihen didn’t care. He originally wanted to find a place with good scenery to retire. This was the truth, not flattery to Zhuang Shi, but the way things were developing seemed different from the novel world in his dream.

Since there was no other male lead by Lou Su’s side, he decided to observe further.

“Does this need to be said? Of course, we should stay away from those big bugs. But where does this lead? Is it towards the airport?” Zhou Quan asked Gao Lin, who was leaning on his shoulder.

Gao Lin looked up at the sky and then said to Zhou Quan, “No, this is south. If we keep walking, we might reach Su Yan’s home. We can go back that way.”

It was impossible to take a plane now. Mutated creatures descended from the sky and emerged from the ground. If they wanted to go home, they could only rely on walking.

However, Su Yan wasn’t very happy. She had just seen Zhuang Shi die easily in front of her, and she couldn’t imagine whether her parents were still alive.

Although some places still had electricity, the cell phone signal had been cut off yesterday morning. She couldn’t contact her parents at all.

“Don’t worry. When the apocalypse arrived, everyone was organizing evacuations. Maybe your parents have already been transferred to the fortress in Kyoto,” Xiao Xi comforted her, noticing Su Yan’s emotions.

Her boyfriend had just died, and she was comforting herself instead. Su Yan was deeply moved.

Zhou Quan and Gao Lin also exchanged glances. They were also worried about their families; otherwise, they wouldn’t have boldly left the airport, planning to leave the rescue team and go back on their own.

“Brother Lou, Chu Xihen, are you locals? What about your families?” Zhou Quan asked curiously.

Zhou Quan’s way of addressing Chu Xihen was inconsistent; sometimes he called him “good brother,” but most of the time, he called him by his name.

Because he knew when Chu Xihen was talking to Bai Jinli that the other person was the same age as him, so it wasn’t appropriate to call him “brother.”

“My parents have passed away. Xihen grew up in an orphanage. I am his family,” Lou Su said naturally.

Zhou Quan felt like he was getting showed up.

Chu Xihen didn’t expect Lou Su to say this, and the fact that he grew up in an orphanage seemed to be something he mentioned casually when they first met. After that, he never mentioned his family issues again, but Lou Su had always remembered it.

According to the plot, if he really died early like in his dream, wouldn’t he become Lou Su’s white moonlight? Wouldn’t Bai Jinli have to spend a long time healing Lou Su?

But thinking about it, it made sense, after all, this was a dog-blood romance novel world.

They walked along the river for a long time and were lucky enough not to encounter any more mutated creatures. Not long after leaving the river, they encountered a mutated big yellow ox, probably one that had been separated from the group last night.

Lou Su’s ability had recovered a bit, and he directly killed the big yellow ox. They found a safe place to have a good meal and then continued on their way.

Before dark, they entered the city and even saw a few cars on the highway.

At this time, Xiao Xi spoke up to say goodbye to them. “I’ll drive back to the airport myself; you guys go home!”

Her decision surprised everyone.

“Sister Xiao Xi, what are you saying? How can you go back alone? What if you encounter mutated creatures and mutated animals on the road?”

No matter how rational Xiao Xi was, she was just an ordinary person without awakened abilities. Su Yan didn’t know how she would survive to the airport.

“I’ll be fine; don’t worry. On the contrary, it’s too dangerous for us to travel together. If we encounter danger again, Brother Lou may not be able to protect all of us. My leaving will also reduce the pressure on Brother Lou.” Xiao Xi’s attitude was firm.

Moreover, these people all had goals. They were going to find their relatives, but she had no one to look for, so she wouldn’t take the risk of going with them. Returning to the airport with the main force was the best choice.