Chapter 53

"President Wan Sheng!"

Zhen Yu cheered loudly, even more excited than if she had won the duel herself.

Zhao Siyu patted her chest, letting out a sigh of relief. Tang Yan's reputation was indeed massive. She knew Sun Yuan was strong, but she was still worried. Now, seeing the matter settled, Zhao Siyu felt at ease.

Our team leader is still very strong!

"Team Leader, you're awesome!"

Qin De shouted, thinking, how could I not give him a compliment at a time like this?

Sun Yuan's team members all wore broad smiles. If the situation were different, they would have high-fived in celebration.

"Lost?"

Tang Tang's mouth formed an "O" shape, her face full of disbelief.

What happened?

Why did my brother fall?

But Tang Yan, who had trained for ten years and won championships, managed to get up after just two seconds, relying on his strong willpower.

He faced off against Sun Yuan again.

His right cheek was already completely swollen, his eye was bleeding, and his vision was blurry.

"Again!"

Tang Yan roared.

"Brother!"

Tang Tang was scared and rushed over, her face full of worry.

Sun Yuan clenched his fist, ready to teach Tang Tang a lesson, but at that moment, a creature resembling a stingray flew out from a passage.

It was about six meters long, with a long, spiky tail, and its body was purple.

On its sides were short, fleshy fins that flapped continuously, keeping it floating about seven or eight meters in the air. Its face was ugly, like a bat.

"Spore Ray?"

Sun Yuan was surprised; he recognized this creature.

It was originally a marine creature, but after being parasitized by spores, it could breathe on land and had the ability to fly at low altitudes.

In the mobile game, these Spore Rays were the mounts of the Spore People.

The Spore People were a half-plant, half-human intelligent race, entirely green, with a human-like appearance but a body made of flesh, spores, and plant material.

They had strong self-healing, endurance, and agility, with slightly weaker strength, but still enough to overpower ordinary adult humans.

These Spore People were especially skilled in jungle combat.

In the "Civilization Advance" game's natural invasion version, the most terrifying threat to players was the Spore People.

However, in the mobile game, these enemies only appeared in the mid-game. If they appeared at the beginning, players wouldn't stand a chance.

They would be crushed.

But after the game officially launched, things were different.

Sun Yuan saw that the Spore Ray had a saddle on its back, with a male Spore Person riding it. The Spore Person carried a quiver made of plant leaves, containing twelve wooden hunting rifles.

Upon seeing the humans, the Spore Person immediately drew a hunting rifle from the quiver. Its triangular, green-glowing eyes scanned the area.

"Run!"

Sun Yuan growled, no longer bothering to deal with Tang Tang, and immediately dashed toward the nearest passage.

This was the first time Zhen Yu had seen Sun Yuan so tense since the game began. Her heart clenched, and without a word, she followed him.

Zhao Siyu and the others quickly followed.

Qin De felt a bit sorry about the food, but his life was more important, so he didn't have time to pick it up.

"Tang Tang, run!"

Su Tanxia didn't run away herself but rushed over to help: "I'll support Tang Yan, you keep an eye on that humanoid monster."

"What's there to be afraid of? If it comes, I'll shoot it dead!"

Tang Tang said this but still held her gun in alert.

"I can walk myself!"

Tang Yan was full of resentment.

Being knocked out in front of the girl he liked made him feel humiliated.

The male Spore Person didn't pursue them because there were still many other humans, and most importantly, the supply box was still there.

"What should we do? Should we run?"

A boy wearing Li Ning sneakers asked his companion in a low voice, looking panicked.

"I don't want to be hungry anymore!"

The one who spoke was a boy in a Real Madrid jersey. He looked at the supply box, gritted his teeth, and ran over. He didn't ask for much; a bread and a bottle of water would do.

His movement prompted the other gathered players to act.

Their thinking was simple: with so many people around, if I can't outrun the monster, I can at least outrun others.

The humanoid monster couldn't possibly kill so many people at once, right?

Driven by hunger, everyone was desperate.

Roar!

The Spore Person roared, leaning back, pulling back the hunting rifle with his right hand, and then lunging forward, throwing the rifle like a spear.

Whoosh!

The rifle whistled through the air and pierced the eye of the boy in the Real Madrid jersey with a sickening thud.

Thud!

The boy fell to the ground, blood gushing from the wound, and died instantly.

The boy in Li Ning sneakers, who was following behind, was terrified when he saw his roommate fall dead. He wet his pants and turned to run.

But after just a few steps, a hunting rifle shot through his neck, killing him instantly.

The Spore Person began its massacre.

...

"Is that monster very strong?"

Zhao Siyu looked back and saw that the green-skinned humanoid monster hadn't followed them, so she relaxed a bit.

"I don't know, better to be cautious."

Sun Yuan thought to himself that it wasn't just strong; the Spore People were natural hunters with incredible spear-throwing skills. Within a hundred meters, their accuracy was perfect.

In the mobile game, Sun Yuan had been frustrated by the Spore People's ranged attacks, dying many times. Now, in reality, one shot meant death, with no chance of revival.

Sun Yuan was so cautious that the others naturally didn't dare to be careless, following him even when they were exhausted.

After running a kilometer and turning twenty-five corners, Sun Yuan finally stopped.

"My... my lungs feel like they're on fire."

Zhen Yu panted heavily, sitting on the ground without any grace.

This run had burned hundreds of calories.

The others were too tired to speak.

Sun Yuan took a bottle of mineral water from his backpack, helped Zhuo Wen drink some, then took a few sips himself, and passed it to Xu Qingshan.

He had saved this from the first supply box.

Zhen Yu also had water, which she shared with a few girls.

Sun Yuan took out the silver box he had gotten from the supply box and opened it.

Inside were two maps, one with the number '1' in the top right corner and one with '2'.

"We have enough Spore Cloaks and maps. We don't need to fight monsters anymore. Let's divide the maps and try to leave the maze as soon as possible."

Sun Yuan took out all the maps.

Sometimes, deaths can reduce the burden. For example, now that Bao Qi and the others had died, the team had more maps than needed.

"One map with '3', one map with '4', two maps with '2', and four maps with '1'."

Sun Yuan looked at everyone. "Form your own teams!"

"President, I'll go with you, don't leave me behind!"

Zhen Yu immediately pleaded.

She was determined to cling to this strong leader for a hundred years.

"Team Leader, add me too!"

Shen Jingran smiled brightly at Sun Yuan, with a hint of flattery and a touch of pleading.

If she had no self-respect and didn't want Sun Yuan to look down on her, she would have directly begged.

Li Wan, with her gentle personality, also wanted to be with Sun Yuan but was too shy to speak up.

Zhao Siyu also wanted to be with Sun Yuan because she knew it would increase her chances of survival, but it was up to Sun Yuan to decide.

So, the rational Zhao Siyu remained silent but nudged Xu Qingshan.

Sun Yuan valued Xu Qingshan and needed a helper in his team, so he would definitely take Xu Qingshan.

Since Xu Qingshan liked her, Sun Yuan would likely let her join the team.

As for the last member,

Zhao Siyu thought Sun Yuan might choose Zhuo Wen.

"What?"

Xu Qingshan turned to look at Zhao Siyu.

"..."

Zhao Siyu was frustrated by Xu Qingshan's dense behavior. Couldn't he be a bit more perceptive?

"Nothing!"

Zhao Siyu said two words.

Xu Qingshan scratched his head, not knowing what had upset Zhao Siyu.

Qin De saw this and smiled, then shrugged.

He knew himself well; Sun Yuan would either choose a beautiful college student for eye candy or someone close to him. Either way, it wouldn't be him.

To be honest, seeing the girls vie to be on Sun Yuan's team, Qin De was envious to the point of jealousy.

I must survive and become a powerful player.

Then I can have everything I want.

Qin De set a small goal for himself.

Zhou Ze was injured and knew Sun Yuan wouldn't choose him, so he sat aside, resigned to his fate.

Everyone except Xu Qingshan was smart enough to know that Sun Yuan was the one making the decisions, so they remained silent, watching him.

Sun Yuan didn't immediately respond but looked around.

When his gaze fell on someone, their eyes would show a look of longing or even flattery.

There was no choice; following Sun Yuan was the best chance for survival.

After witnessing so many college students die cruelly, who wouldn't be afraid?

Sun Yuan's decision could mean life or death.