Chapter 180: Eating People! Eating People!

For some reason, the beasts' eyes grew redder, and their gaze grew fiercer toward him.

The most recent time, that tiger‑headed beast already began baring its teeth at him.

It seemed as if it would pounce on him in the next second.

Xiao Wang shivered; his keen senses detected danger, yet he didn't know how to handle it, so he could only turn to two relatively close friends in the organization to discuss the matter.

But just as he opened a private chat, heavy footsteps sounded outside the door.

Those beasts… were back.

Xiao Wang's heart leapt to his throat, and his fingers hovered over the private chat interface, trembling slightly.

He heard the beasts' heavy breathing against the car door, and the screech of nails scraping metal made the hairs on the back of his neck stand up.

Danger!

Definitely dangerous!

Xiao Wang widened his eyes, racking his brain but still not knowing what to do.

At this moment, he deeply regretted skimping on a few materials and not asking Wu Ya to buy a Designated Player Duel Card!

The car door was locked.

These beasts would have to exert some effort to get in.

He still has time! Yes! He still has time!

Xiao Wang's trembling finger tapped the virtual panel; now he's willing to trade all his possessions for a Designated Player Duel Card! Wuya Dalao… you must see his trade request!

However, before he could send the message, a roar suddenly came from outside the door! Immediately after, the whole vehicle jolted violently.

Xiao Wang, terrified, saw the car door joint begin to warp and deform; before the beasts merely kicked the door, this time they actually started dismantling it!

It's over! It's really over!

Those words echoed in Xiao Wang's mind; he scrambled toward the driver's seat to start the vehicle, caring not whether it would work, only wanting to shake off those beasts!

But the beasts moved too fast; three hands had already pried open the gap.

When the foul, hot breath sprayed onto Xiao Wang's face, he finally saw the surge of hunger in the beasts' blood‑red pupils.

It wasn't a craving for food, but a primal greed for flesh and blood.

When the tusk pierced his calf, he heard the beast mutter complainingly, "Who told you you're always without food? We don't want to starve. That one can make you into food now."

Cheng Shuili suddenly sneezed, rubbed her nose, and skeptically opened the panel to check her health.

83.

Isn't that quite healthy?

"Who's talking about me?"

While Cheng Shuili was puzzled, she suddenly received a reminder from 001.

【Lao Da, you have a new unread message from the five‑person group.】

Cheng Shuili nodded and told it to open the group chat.

【Xin Xue Chuji】: New message! Lao Da! Eating people!

Cheng Shuili: "???"

Can't this kid be clearer?

It sounds as if she, the Lao Da, ate people! Her business is a bit shady, but she hasn't gone that far, right?

【Xin Xue Chuji】: Someone on the regional channel said that if beasts manage to enter your vehicle each time looking for food, and still don't find any, their next successful raid will treat the player as food!

Said on the regional channel?

Cheng Shuili tapped her head; today she and Su Rui opened several supply crates, so she indeed hadn't paid attention to the regional channel.

Such a big piece of news, she almost missed it.

Luckily Xinxue is here!

Giving her the autopilot card was indeed the right move; otherwise, how would she have so much time to surf?

Without time to marvel at her wise decision, Cheng Shuili immediately opened the regional channel.

She scrolled up a few times, then read down from the first message line by line.

"Damn, my friend just sent me a voice message. I'm scared to death! He said the beasts were gnawing his leg! At first I thought he was joking, I even messaged him to stop scaring me! Damn, I really deserve to die! When I amplified his voice, I could hear my friend's faint scream and some unknown thing's crystal‑clear chewing sound! He hasn't replied now, but his avatar is still lit, so he's probably still there. Is there any kind soul who can give me a Designated Player Duel Card so I can check it out?"

This…

Cheng Shuili frowned; the person sounded fairly plausible at first, then why did the tone shift suddenly?

Looks like they're just trying to scam a duel card.

Not only Cheng Shuili, everyone who saw this message felt the same doubt.

"Bro, are you making up a story?"

"New version! A brand‑new version! And judging by the effect of the text above, it completely outshines the previous beggars! Baby, I crown you Beggar King!"

"Even if you're making up a story, make it believable! Beasts eating players? What a joke! Aren't they just cameo NPCs? So far every beast NPC I've met has been friendly! At most they want to earn some Game Coin from my pocket, what's wrong with that? I still want Game Coin."

"Exactly, beasts robbing food is just robbing food; they've never hurt anyone. Today I got robbed, and the beast told me to have something tasty ready next time. I'm really impressed."

"Not to mention anything else, aside from prying cars, beasts haven't shown any aggression so far; if you're spreading rumors, bring some proof, okay?"

"Let's disperse, let's disperse, this guy is just a beggar. Saying that for a card? Some people would do anything just to survive, even abandon humanity."

"What's wrong with wanting to stay alive?"

"Stop with this philosophical crap! I'll say it straight: begging's fine! Don't the hell make up lies to beg! It scares people, damn it!"

Up to this point, all the messages Cheng Shuili saw were targeting that person.

There's all sorts of talk, but one thing everyone agreed on: that person is a liar.

If it weren't true, Xinxue wouldn't have mentioned it in the group.

Cheng Shuili pressed down the annoyance in her heart and kept reading.

(pictures)(pictures)(pictures), thanks to the friend who wishes to stay anonymous for sending me a duel card. But… being bitten like this, even if I do nothing and care for them wholeheartedly, they probably won't survive. They should be in pain and faint now; when they wake up later, what should I say? They… they should still wake up, right?

Cheng Shuili frowned and opened the several pictures attached.

The moment she saw the pictures clearly, Cheng Shuili inhaled a sharp, cold breath.

In the first photo, a young man lies flat on the carriage floor, his two legs and everything below the waist almost torn into unrecognizable shapes.

The blurred flesh wound's edges show irregular serrated patterns, clearly the marks of sharp teeth tearing. Dark‑red blood pooled in a small puddle on the floor, reflecting a nauseating sheen.