Civilization Paradise

Chapter 11 Reaching Despair
Long Ming calmly glanced at the red-spotted monitor lizard one more time, then turned and ran forward.

This was the first time he had ever seen such a large monitor lizard, and its body was covered in red bumps; it didn't look like a normal creature at all.

Without firearms or other weapons, it would be impossible to win.

At this moment, a player running at the very back suddenly let out a terrified scream.

"Help!"

Long Ming turned his head and glanced back. He saw the red-spotted giant lizard catching up at an extremely fast speed. It opened its blood-red maw, revealing rows of sharp fangs, and pounced on the lagging player.

"Run!"

Seeing this, everyone ran forward with all their might.

A chill ran through Long Ming's heart, and he suddenly accelerated forward, overtaking one player after another.

"what!"

Players were constantly being chased by the red-spotted monitor lizards, letting out desperate screams.

Even though we know it's just a game, the heart-wrenching screams are still terrifying.

At this moment, Gu Yi, who was running ahead of Long Ming, suddenly lost his footing and his left foot sank into the quicksand, causing his entire body to tilt downwards.

"Chen Wei, please save me!"

Gu Yi immediately shouted to his companion.

At this moment, a tall, thin man, about 1.8 meters tall, with a scar on his chin, immediately stopped, reached out and grabbed Gu Yi's hand, trying to forcibly pull him out.

Unfortunately, just as Chen Wei exerted his strength, one of his feet sank into the ground. Without a foothold, he couldn't exert any force and was almost dragged down by Gu Yi.

"Damn it, come help me!"

Chen Wei shouted to the other players he had just met.

Unfortunately, those players were already terrified and just kept running forward desperately.

At this moment, Gu Yi saw that Chen Wei was about to be dragged into the quicksand, so he anxiously said to him.

"Chen Wei, let go."

"Bullshit! I'm the kind of person who's disloyal. If we're going to die, we'll die together!"

Chen Wei held on tightly to Gu Yi, and the two of them sank deeper and deeper into the quicksand.

Long Ming was a little surprised to see this scene; he hadn't expected these two guys to be so loyal.

Just when the two thought they were going to die there, an iron chain suddenly swung in front of them.

Gu Yi was taken aback when he saw the iron chain in front of him, then realized what was happening and reached out to grab it.

Long Ming and Chen Wei then pulled hard at the same time, pulling Gu Yi out immediately.

After rescuing Gu Yi, Long Ming did not stop and continued running forward.

Upon seeing this, Chen Wei and Gu Yi scrambled to their feet and fled for their lives.

A moment later, Long Ming and the others successfully shook off the red-spotted giant lizard, and they walked forward, panting heavily.

The original group of about a hundred people has dwindled to just a few dozen; the rest have scattered.

At this moment, Gu Yi and Chen Wei walked to Long Ming's side.

"Thanks, brother!"

Long Ming ignored Gu Yi and the other person and kept walking forward.

Seeing that Long Ming didn't react, Gu Yi and the other person followed beside him in confusion and asked in bewilderment.

"Brother, we're thanking you, why aren't you replying?"

"Why bother replying to you? I'd rather save my energy and keep moving forward."

“No, brother, I don’t think you need to keep going forward. You won’t get far in this heat. You might as well wait until the temperature drops at night before exploring further.”

"Naive. Temperatures in the desert drop drastically at night; it can freeze you to death."

Long Ming continued walking forward expressionlessly.

Gu Yi and the other person were stunned when they heard Long Ming's words. They quickly came to their senses and followed.

"Brother, my name is Gu Yi. This is my brother Chen Wei. What's your name?"

Gu Yi asked solicitously.

"Number NO.841221".

Long Ming replied indifferently.

Gu Yi's lips twitched upon hearing Long Ming's words, then he chuckled and said...

"Aren't you going to change your name? Or tell us your real name?" Long Ming glanced at Gu Yi, then ignored him and continued walking forward.

Gu Yi didn't give up after being rebuffed and followed closely behind Long Ming.

At this moment, although many of the other players were exhausted and unable to walk, they could only grit their teeth and follow Long Ming as he continued to move forward.

Time passed little by little, and before we knew it, it was evening.

The scorching temperature gradually decreased.

Long Ming felt increasingly uneasy. Given the severity of the drought here, the temperature might drop below zero tonight.

However, he also felt somewhat desperate as he walked through the desert.

Gu Yi and the others were so exhausted that they collapsed on the sand dunes.

"I can't do it anymore. Even wilderness survival isn't this extreme, is it?"

"Yes! I can't go on either, let me die."

At this point, Long Ming was too exhausted to walk any further, so he lay down on the sand dune, panting heavily.

"Ugh~ What a terrible game! Did we come here just to suffer?"

"I can't figure out whether we're playing the game, or the game is playing us?"

Gu Yi and the other person also complained to Long Ming.

Unfortunately, Long Ming did not respond to them for a long time.

"Brother, why aren't you saying anything? Don't you like talking that much?"

Gu Yi turned to look at Long Ming, completely puzzled. This guy was too aloof.

Long Ming also opened his dry, cracked lips and replied irritably.

"What are you saying? I'm terribly thirsty, aren't you thirsty too?"

"I'm so thirsty!"

"Then shut your mouth and stop talking nonstop next to me, or you can lie down somewhere further away."

Long Ming was too lazy to waste words with Gu Yi and the other man.

He gazed at the stars gradually appearing in the sky, his mood very low.

He came in full of enthusiasm, thinking that with his talent, he could at least make a living, if not become a big star. But he never expected the game to be like this.

If we don't find anything soon and just keep trying to survive in the wilderness, we might really have to resort to begging.

Time passed quickly, second by second, and the temperature grew colder and colder.

Long Ming was also extremely sleepy, his eyelids were drooping, and if he closed them now, he probably wouldn't wake up.

However, at that moment, the gravel on the ground suddenly began to vibrate slightly.

"No, something's wrong!"

Long Ming suddenly opened his eyes and issued a warning.

Upon hearing Long Ming's words, Gu Yi and the others jumped up from the ground, looking around in terror, fearing that some ghostly creature might crawl out.

However, nothing was seen crawling out after half a day.

Just as everyone was puzzled, Gu Yi suddenly opened his mouth wide, pointed into the distance, and shouted in terror.

"Look there!"

Long Ming and the others immediately climbed over the sand dune and looked up into the distance.

In the distance, on the horizon, a colossal object, shimmering with light, was moving and occasionally emitting a tremendous roar.

"What the hell is this?"

"I do not know!"

Many players murmured in bewilderment.

Long Ming's expression changed in a flash, and he charged toward the massive, moving creature.

Seeing this, Gu Yi and the others followed suit.

As they got closer, Long Ming and the others gradually got a clearer view.

It was a dilapidated mobile fortress, constructed entirely of black metal. The upper part consisted of interconnected steel structures, with turrets and metal chimneys belching black smoke along the edges, and a unique set of giant tracks at the bottom.

The entire mobile fortress was ravaged, riddled with breaches.

(End of this chapter)