Chapter 43: Encountering a Perfect-Score Mysterious Girl in the Heavy Fog!

『Day 2, the temperature plummeted, the weather turned severe, and flights were suspended, so after much deliberation you decided to stay in Yun City and, as cash still had some value, you booked a standard room at the Jingyi Hotel to observe how events would unfold…』

『Day 3, you remained in your hotel room without venturing out, the internet connection was unstable, and whenever it worked you read numerous local news reports that contained many horrifying stories, and in the evening Chen Keqing emerged from Avalon and invited you in to eat.』

『Day 4, the power supply ran into problems, but the hotel’s backup generator barely maintained electricity, and at the same time you noticed occasional noises drifting in from the streets, which you recognized as signs that the Contaminated Zone was gradually erupting…』

『Day 5, you went out for a walk and witnessed a large-scale outbreak of the Contaminated Zone in which many people died in batches, and when you returned to the hotel you discovered that strangers had occupied your room; after fruitless negotiations you slaughtered them and left the hotel.』

『Day 6, you discussed with Chen Keqing and told her to hide inside Avalon and not to come out; she was perplexed until you showed her the terrifying scenes you had recorded during yesterday’s walk, whereupon she decisively chickened out and declared she would become a shut-in.』

『Day 7, you discovered that the hotel was actually a Safe Zone; when you returned, some refugees recognized you as the man who had killed before, earning you the best room, and when a woman tried to ingratiate herself you found her too filthy and refused her advances.』

『Day 8, the number of refugees near the hotel increased and the corridors were filled with people seeking shelter.』

『Day 9, an Awakener appeared in the Safe Zone where you were staying.』

『Day 10, because you had killed before an Awakener came looking for trouble, and at your command the guardian deities pressed his head against the wall and smeared the wall with his brain matter, causing a shocking battle after which you became the master of the Safe Zone.』

『Day 11, another Awakener appeared.』

『Day 12, the number of Awakeners increased…』

『Day 13, a warplane crashed in the city, and you realized that the airspace above the Contaminated Zone was not safe.』

『Day 14, events continued.』

“Yun City.”

Su Ze murmured softly.

Meanwhile, as he searched the map on his computer, he quickly located the hotel mentioned in the simulation text.

Of course, the hotel was not the main focus…

The main point was that after doomsday arrived, every place in the world was more or less the same.

The division into Contaminated Zones and Safe Zones was like slicing the originally continuous world continent into thousands of isolated islands.

Each of these islands was completely sealed off, surrounded by the Contaminated Zone.

The dangers of these various Contaminated Zones differed, but all were lethal…

What was most despairing was that neither the sky nor the underground was safe.

The airspace and subterranean depths of the Contaminated Zones were forbidden, and even simulated Su Ze, despite multiple attempts, still did not know the exact vertical boundaries of the Contaminated Zone, nor whether any boundary existed at all.

In short, once doomsday arrived, humanity’s living space would become a series of isolated islands…

The dark humor was that…

When doomsday progressed to its midstage, many might assume that the Safe Zone was absolutely secure, and they would begin to accept the status quo and plan to build a new world.

It was not until the overflow of the Contaminated Zones and the appearance of the Chosen One that despair descended again…

“With my current strength, it makes no difference where I’m ‘born.’”

Su Ze thought confidently to himself.

『Day 18, you gathered enough intelligence and began helping Chen Keqing prepare to become an Awakener…』

『Day 20, without any danger, Chen Keqing successfully ascended to Awakener.』

『Day 35, you defeated the Awakener who came from another Safe Zone again and hung their corpses outside the hotel as a warning.』

『Day 40, you heard that a nearby Safe Zone had completely collapsed with many casualties and that the survivors had fled, and new faces appeared in your governed Safe Zone.』

『Day 50, you inquired about official news.』

『Day 60, your governed Safe Zone was close to bursting, and many relied on your Strength and depended on your rule, so after consideration you decided to campaign against a nearby Safe Zone…』

『Day 61, heavy fog descended and although you had planned to stay inside the Safe Zone, as if guided by fate you ventured out, got lost in the fog, and at one moment felt the Random Landing Talent activate; in the mist you saw a girl who was also lost, and without reservation you gave her an Assessment of perfect score upon seeing her appearance, and after talking you learned that her name was Qi Xiaoye, and the two of you shivered in the heavy fog until you summoned the entrance to Avalon.』

『Day 62, faced with the beautiful stranger you had brought back from outside, Chen Keqing felt her position threatened, but because she found Qi Xiaoye so attractive and of good character, she quickly laid down her defenses… but you began to doubt Qi Xiaoye’s identity, suspecting that she was a containment object.』

『Day 63, you spent the entire day eavesdropping on Qi Xiaoye’s thoughts but gathered little information, only learning that she was a Tier-1 Awakener without kotodama arts…』

『Day 64, Qi Xiaoye said she understood your suspicions and hoped you would continue studying her because she had forgotten her past and only remembered events after meeting you in the heavy fog…』

『Day 65, Qi Xiaoye played online games with Chen Keqing for an entire day.』

『Day 66, they continued playing games.』

『Day 67, they played games.』

『Day 68, you lectured them and urged them not to spend all day playing games, and they felt guilty.』

『Day 69, they played games.』

『Day 70, after being repeatedly humiliated by computer players, Qi Xiaoye declared in anger that she would never play games again.』

『Day 71, they continued playing games…』

What kind of useless beauty is this…

Reading the simulation content, Su Ze could not help but feel inwardly resentful.

From the previous days’ simulation text, he had thought that the Random Landing Talent might actually achieve feats comparable to Demon Contract.

He felt he had picked up a great treasure.

He had a constant feeling that the girl named Qi Xiaoye hid astonishing secrets within her.

But unexpectedly, this girl so quickly became best friends with Chen Keqing and the two turned into lazy shut-in girls…

“Found her in the heavy fog and yet suspected that she was a containment object.”

Suppressing his urge to criticize, Su Ze read through the simulation text again.

It was evident.

In the simulation, he really had been very suspicious of Qi Xiaoye’s origin at first.

But apparently he had found nothing.

As a result, the later simulation text only recorded some trivial matters…

Hmm…

Well, I suppose they weren’t entirely unimportant.

At least after several days of content, it was clear that this girl named Qi Xiaoye was terrible at games.

“Is there a possibility that she really is just an ordinary girl who lost her memory because she encountered some terrifying creatures in the heavy fog…”

Su Ze continued to ponder.

But thinking alone could not resolve his doubts; he needed to continue the simulation to find answers…

『Day 72, after being soundly beaten several times in games by Chen Keqing playing one-handed, Qi Xiaoye angrily resolved to retire… she then began helping you study the Tier-2 Awakener recipe…』