Chapter 934: Bound to the Childbirth System, Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 935 Survival Instance Loading (25)

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

"Director Zhou, long time no see. It seems you haven't been doing too well these past few days."

Shen Yao smiled like a flower, like a beautiful snake with a forked tongue.

Zhou Minghai:...

Others hearing the commotion naturally turned to look at Shen Yao, even sizing them up with ambiguous gazes.

"Shen Yao, don't talk nonsense. We didn't come here to rent a room this time," Zhou Minghai wished he could tear Shen Yao's sharp mouth apart, thinking to himself that he had indeed been too soft and shouldn't have let her jump around for so long, even affecting himself because of it.

He regretted it terribly, but saying a thousand things and ten thousand things couldn't solve the problem at hand. After all, Shen Yao was still standing properly at the entrance of Changbai Apartment, while he, a core figure of Mingzhu Technology Company, stood there in a sorry state with her.

"Oh, not here to rent a room?" Shen Yao said softly, then shifted the topic to the group of people who had died earlier. They were employees of Mingzhu Medical Device Company, more or less connected to Mingzhu Technology Company. "Could it be for those colleagues? Sigh, they've been truly miserable these past few days. If Director Zhou had come two days later, we might not even have seen you."

The six people around Shen Yao were not all Wei Cheng and his group. In fact, Wei Cheng died the earliest, turning into a pool of bloodstains in just one night. Several people, including Shen Yao, were caught off guard.

Later, they learned from the dormitory manager that Wei Cheng had touched the rules of Changbai Apartment. After choosing a quad room, he insisted on shouting to change rooms. This person had some brains but not many. He didn't cause trouble unreasonably but used the method of destroying the room to coerce a room change. Unfortunately, the dormitory manager wasn't so easy to fool. In the end, he tried to steal a chicken and lost his rice, losing his life here.

Wei Cheng's death also sounded an alarm for everyone. At least Qian Dong and Zhao Botao didn't dare move around randomly. When going out normally, they always moved in pairs. Occasionally, they would come over to rope in Shen Yao and the three girls. But they ultimately didn't have much real skill. They followed in Wei Cheng's footsteps and died one after another.

Feng Jingjing and Tian Ying belonged to the luckier batch here. Their rooms were next to Shen Yao's. On the premise that they hadn't offended Shen Yao, Shen Yao was very willing to provide some help within her ability. One of these two was quiet and the other active. Cooperating with each other, they barely avoided the fatal calamity and persisted until now along with Shen Yao.

As for the remaining four people, they were humans from different worlds. They also had their own news channels. Although they didn't have an advantage in numbers, Shen Yao could feel that there were experts among them.

After a round of singing, reciting, acting, and fighting, Shen Yao successfully made Zhou Minghai's face turn redder and hotter.

This person wasn't good-tempered to begin with. In daily dealings with subordinates, he was in a superior position. Now he was like a tiger fallen to flatlands. That unspeakable resentment surged into his heart like a hot current, and he began to speak without choosing his words.

"Shen Yao, don't push your luck. You, a person destined to die, what are you still living for? Don't you know that because of your lack of cooperation, we were arranged to come here to handle..."

"Enough!"

Zhou Minghai:...

Zhou Minghai's eyes widened as if he wanted to eat someone. His mouth opened and closed as if saying something, but in the end, he performed a silent mime.

Shen Yao silently shifted her gaze to the man who had warned Zhou Minghai. He had an ordinary appearance, but a pair of eyes that were very sharp. Especially since Zhou Minghai could still be suppressed by him.

Tsk tsk tsk

"Host, this man has something about him. He's actually hidden so deeply."

The system sighed that there were also old schemers in the instance. He really knew how to play it safe at all times.

"Whether he has something or not, after entering Changbai Apartment, wanting to survive is not easy." Shen Yao just glanced once and then shifted her gaze back to Zhou Minghai.

Her goal wouldn't change easily. Zhou Minghai was her superior and also the most important point in the entire process. Only by completely holding the other party in her hand could Shen Yao guarantee clearing the level in Changbai Apartment.

When the two sides met, there wasn't much to say. After all, they could be considered mortal enemies. Now, which player who could survive didn't know how badly they had been screwed? Those with energy would think about finding an opportunity to take revenge. Those without energy would focus on their own survival and prioritize clearing the level.

"Sister Shen, they are all from Mingzhu Technology. They definitely came to cause us trouble this time. How about we strike first?"

Feng Jingjing quietly made a throat-slitting gesture. At this time, Zhou Minghai and the others had already been led away by the dormitory manager. Unlike them actively renting rooms to curry favor with the dormitory staff here, Zhou Minghai and the others clearly had higher status. The dormitory manager held a more gorgeous key ring, smiling all over his face, wishing he could directly reveal all the advantages of Changbai Apartment and let the other party choose at will.

Tian Ying raised her hand to pull Feng Jingjing, her eyes not forgetting to look around in all directions. After confirming no one was there, she spoke. "Are you tired of living? They definitely have methods waiting for us. Maybe they even hope we strike first in their hearts."

Compared to Feng Jingjing's forward impulse, Tian Ying had more concerns. She frowned tightly, as if she had something to say but didn't know how to say it.

Feng Jingjing was anxious to the extreme, opening her mouth and saying "aiya, aiya" several times. "Just say it directly. We are friends, and even more, allies."

Tian Ying:...

"That's not what I mean," Tian Ying waved her hand. Finally, she carefully explained that it wasn't that she didn't want to say it, but every time the words reached her mouth, she couldn't say them. "It's like a pair of hands tightly covering my mouth." Tian Ying shivered, and the fear in her words infected Feng Jingjing.

Ah?

Feng Jingjing pursed her lips. She first looked at Shen Yao, who had no reaction, then advised Tian Ying if she was too nervous. "When people are nervous, they can't speak. You calm down first, speak slowly."

Tian Ying saw the situation and began to try. Unfortunately, the effect could only be said to be close to none.

The expression on her face was as if she was about to cry. Feng Jingjing beside her was also a bit panicked. Her expression was visibly ugly. Because the more obvious Tian Ying's abnormal behavior was, the more it meant the dangerous environment they were in was heavier.

The previous escape scene was still vivid in her mind. Feng Jingjing definitely didn't want such cold killing intent around her. She hadn't lived enough yet.

"Alright, don't think randomly," Shen Yao spoke at the right time. While interrupting the atmosphere around them, she also shifted their attention away from herself. "The most urgent thing is to investigate clearly the purpose of Zhou Minghai and the others coming here."

"Even if it's really to deal with us, we have to get their plan and arrangements, find loopholes from them, and successfully avoid these killing intents."

It was a survival instance, after all. Some things were definitely aimed at taking their lives. There was no possibility of negotiation between Shen Yao and Zhou Minghai. Even Shen Yao had a premonition that the first person Zhou Minghai wanted to deal with after coming in was her.

"Go back and rest. Wait until the dormitory manager comes downstairs, then we'll each act separately."

As soon as the words landed, Shen Yao flashed back to Room 5013. This was also the room she had lived in for a week.

Compared with the room environment at the beginning, the current room was obviously much older. The wall paint was peeling off, revealing traces piece by piece. Cracks and spiderwebs appeared in the corners. Fortunately, besides her, there were no other small animals in the room for the time being. Otherwise, she would change rooms even if she got injured.

"Host, the time flow speed is too fast." It was said to be a half-month survival condition, but actually they had spent several months here.

The system was artificial intelligence, so it could monitor and judge the flow speed problem by itself. But others without related items would find it very difficult to do so.

"Yes. Yesterday, the cracks in the corner had just appeared. Today, the cracks in the corner have spread to the entire wall." This place was like it had a special magnetic field, causing the normally flowing time to start accelerating. Shen Yao slept restlessly every night. The reason was that her strengthened mental power grew too fast, to the extent that her body couldn't bear it. She would always fall into strange and weird nightmares.

The nightmares Shen Yao referred to were not dreams normal people had. They were a manifestation of uncontrolled mental power. It would subconsciously construct a mental space and then trap any creature it could capture inside.

Feng Jingjing and Tian Ying had once mistakenly entered Shen Yao's nightmare and almost couldn't wake up. It was just that the two of them didn't have common sense in this aspect. They only thought the danger came from Changbai Apartment, saving Shen Yao the excuse to explain.

Shen Yao rubbed her sore and swollen temples, leaning against the bed with her eyes closed to rest her mind. Actually, she had a faster way to clear the level. Using the mental power accelerated by time acceleration, she would trap the entire Changbai Apartment inside. Then she would give psychological hints to the people in Changbai Apartment. Using the restored truth, she would take targeted measures.

But this method was somewhat dangerous. Because the rapid growth of mental power made Shen Yao unable to control it. Once her mental power lost control, even including Shen Yao herself, they would all fall into the spiritual world.

The spiritual world was wonderful and dangerous. No one knew what staying too long meant. However, judging from Shen Yao's experience in the previous world, the spiritual world was actually an airtight otherworldly cage. Even to a certain extent, it was more terrifying than a real otherworld. Unless the mental power of the people inside was higher than the spiritual world, otherwise they absolutely couldn't get out.

Before the last moment, Shen Yao definitely wouldn't use a method that required probability. She shifted her gaze back to Zhou Minghai again. Shen Yao silently recited a string of numbers in her heart until the system suddenly stated clearly that the dormitory manager was coming downstairs. Shen Yao sat up from the bed with a swish. At the same time, the tightly closed room door was knocked on from outside.

Shen Xi sat at her workstation with an expressionless face. She was calculating in her heart the probability of Shen Yao returning.

Ten days had already passed. There was not a single piece of news from Shen Yao's side. Just when Shen Xi was starting to sit still, a phone call rang beside her. It was Huo Xunqi.

"Come over for a trip."

The brief, direct words made Shen Xi realize something had happened in Jing Shi again; following the last major incident in Meng City, she didn't know where it would be this time.

"Jincheng?"

Shen Xi stared at the map on the screen, comparing it with the content just transmitted back by the electronic equipment, and said in disbelief, "It really disappeared?"

Even more terrifying than Meng City, an entire city was erased by external force, leaving only a vast expanse of white mist in its original place.

Shen Xi:...

Huo Xunqi rubbed his eyebrows. "I'm going to Jincheng to investigate the situation right away; it may be even less optimistic than Meng City."

Looking up and meeting Shen Xi's lowered gaze, Huo Xunqi pursed his lips, indicating the Special Affairs Bureau had been very busy lately. Since Shen Xi was an Official Player, she could go to Logistics to apply for Special Affairs Bureau items for short-term use. "Rare opportunity, don't miss it."

The Special Affairs Bureau has quite a few treasures, most of which are the family assets accumulated by Huo Xunqi and the others. Players who join the Special Affairs Bureau certainly do so for the benefits. Huo Xunqi cannot engage in favoritism or fraud in this regard, but he can use his identity to help Shen Xi apply for items more suitable for her, not limited by item level, so Shen Xi is still compatible with many items.

"Uncle Huo, thank you." Shen Xi chose to accept generously. Before leaving the room, she mentioned the matter of Shen Yao entering the Instance and not yet returning. "I'm worried."

"No need to worry, your mother is fine." Huo Xunqi was even more confident than Shen Xi. After all, the two of them had joined hands and cooperated in the Changming Botanical Garden Instance.

Shen Yao is a Big Shot who hid a large part of her own strength. Huo Xunqi could only barely perceive her caution by relying on his own experience.

Although Shen Xi and Shen Yao spent a lot of time together, most of it was Shen Yao taking care of Shen Xi and arranging things for Shen Xi.

"Instances have been appearing frequently lately. Who knows when we'll be dragged in? Better to improve your strength early. Compared to worrying, your mother would be more willing to see you powerful when she comes out."

In terms of intensive parenting, Shen Yao and Huo Xunqi are kindred spirits who met too late.

It's also fortunate that Shen Xi and Huo Mingze, the brothers, are both the type of geniuses who can infer three things from one. The feeling of intensive parenting isn't obvious; otherwise, the five of them might not get along so harmoniously. You know how many parent-child relationships shatter over this. If pressure from Instances were superimposed on top of that, one dare not imagine how explosive the firecrackers would be.

Huo Xunqi's words easily convinced Shen Xi. Besides, Shen Yao had previously been setting an example through her own actions. Wallowing in self-pity isn't Shen Xi's nature. Her worry for Shen Yao stems from years of companionship, reluctance to part, and deep affection. In actuality, a rational assessment shows the crisis Shen Yao faces is not even as great as her own current trouble.

She nodded. Shen Xi indicated she understood, turned around, left the Office, and conveniently closed the door behind her. She first ran a trip to Logistics to apply for items she could use, then went to find Shang Ting to receive Instance information regarding the vicinity of Jing Shi.

"Huh? Xiao Xi, don't think about doing anything stupid." Shang Ting is only an Apprentice Player. Currently, she has no intention of entering a fixed Instance, nor the morale to challenge a random Instance. She chose to join the Special Affairs Bureau because she wanted to find a job that could provide for her old age and be leisurely, then lie flat and be a salted fish.

Although lying flat and being a salted fish is impossible under the current circumstances, because the Special Affairs Bureau is really too busy, the Special Affairs Bureau can still guarantee Shang Ting won't enter a random Instance, as long as Shang Ting herself isn't too unlucky and gets dragged in unexpectedly.

Shen Xi smiled and shook her head. "Sister Ting, Instances are increasing. If we don't work hard, what will we do in the future?"

Shang Ting didn't take it to heart. "That's a future matter. Living comfortably now is better than fighting to the death in an Instance and not necessarily coming out stronger."

"Xiao Xi, listen to Sister. Staying alive is the hard truth. Dying inside an Instance isn't worth it."

Shen Xi merely shrugged her shoulders. "I'll work hard to clear Instances. Sister Ting, goodbye."

Different worldviews can't be reconciled. Fortunately, they're just ordinary colleagues. Waving her hand with a smile, Shen Xi took the materials Shang Ting handed over and left.