Highway Survival for All: My RV's Infinite Evolution

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Just as Lin Hui's gaze was fixed on the swirling mist outside the window, a series of crisp and rhythmic footsteps suddenly came from the distant street.

That was the sound of some hard object stepping on the stone pavement.

Lin Hui subconsciously looked down at the street.

The gas streetlights emitted a warm yellow glow, illuminating an area about a meter square around the lamppost. Beyond that, there was a thick, almost tangible white fog.

Jiang Qingyan stood beside Lin Hui and shook her head helplessly: "Boss, this fog is too strange. It completely blocks my senses."

Lin Hui remained calm, showing little surprise: "Since it's a nightmare-level dungeon, some restrictions are normal."

As he spoke, he decisively let go, and the curtains fell again, shutting out the unsettling fog.

However, just as the curtains closed.

"Thump, thump, thump."

A knock came from downstairs without warning.

The sound wasn't loud, but it sounded particularly jarring on this eerie night.

The air in the room froze instantly.

Su Qingqian, Liu Xi, and Bai Ling, who were sitting on the edge of the bed, tensed up instantly. Liu Xi even subconsciously reached for the sniper rifle next to her.

"Who is it?" Lin Hui wondered silently.

The next second, a childish, trembling voice, filled with sobs, clearly reached the ears of everyone on the second floor through the heavy oak door.

"Big brother...big sister...it's me, I'm Lilith..."

The voice was filled with helplessness and terror.

"Those bad guys...they broke into my house...and kicked my sister and me out...Waaah...we have nowhere to go now..."

Immediately afterward, another, slightly unfamiliar girl's voice rang out, urgent and desperate: "Please, open the door! Just let Lilith in, I'm alright! Those monsters... those monsters are coming!"

The emotion in that voice was so genuine that even the most hard-hearted person would likely feel pity upon hearing it.

Inside the room, everyone's eyes were focused on Lin Hui.

Lin Hui remained expressionless, turned to look at Jiang Qingyan, and gave her a questioning look.

Jiang Qingyan immediately understood. She closed her eyes and sensed for a moment, then opened them and shook her head at Lin Hui.

"I can't sense any marks left on Lilith," Jiang Qingyan said softly.

"Or perhaps it's because the fog is blocking the detection of the marker."

"Or...that thing outside the door isn't Lilith at all!"

Lin Hui nodded, signaling everyone to leave it alone.

Seemingly because there was no response for a long time, the knocking downstairs suddenly changed its rhythm.

"Knock knock knock! Knock knock knock!"

The voice became rapid, irritable, and even tinged with hysterical madness, as if it wanted to smash through the door.

"Open the door! Please, please save us!!"

"They're here! Right behind us! Ah—!"

Lilith's voice suddenly became sharp and piercing, followed by a tearing sound, like cloth being ripped apart or flesh being forcibly separated.

"Aaaaaah—No! Don't eat me! Sister, save me!!"

Screams, chewing sounds, and the cracking of bones mingled wildly outside the door.

If someone had a weaker mental fortitude, they probably would have rushed down to open the door by now out of guilt or pity.

But Lin Hui just listened coldly, without even frowning.

He walked to the window, but instead of opening it to check, he checked the tightness of the curtains again.

"Poor acting skills," Lin Hui commented casually.

A few seconds later, the screams outside the door stopped abruptly, as if someone had suddenly pressed the mute button.

"Alright." Lin Hui took a light breath, breaking the dull atmosphere. "Eat something first, and get a good night's rest. I'll keep watch tonight, and we'll explore the town again after dawn tomorrow."

"Mmm." The four girls nodded obediently.

With a thought, Lin Hui took out clean water, bread, canned food, and some self-heating food from the alternate dimension.

The group ate a simple meal.

Then, Lin Hui pointed to the large European-style four-poster bed: "Tonight, the four of you will sleep in the bed, and I will keep watch."

"Boss, why don't you get some sleep too? We can take turns..." Su Qingqian said with a touch of heartache.

Lin Hui shook his head and said:

"My mental strength far surpasses yours. Even if I don't sleep for three days and three nights, my energy will still be more abundant than yours. Besides, tonight is the first night, and I'm worried."

Seeing Lin Hui's resolute attitude, the four women stopped being coy.

They knew that only by getting enough rest and maintaining their best condition could they avoid becoming a burden to Lin Hui.

Soon, the four women lay down fully clothed, squeezed onto the large bed.

This was the first time the five of them had spent the night together in one room.

The air was filled with the faint fragrance of the women, but at this moment, under the tense pressure of survival, there was no sense of romance.

Late at night.

The sounds downstairs completely disappeared, even the strange footsteps were gone.

Only the firewood in the fireplace occasionally crackled and popped.

By the dim light of the fireplace, Lin Hui surveyed the luxurious and classic room.

The master bedroom is spacious with a thick carpet underfoot, a separate fireplace, built-in wardrobes, a dressing table, and several oil paintings on the walls.

This place seems to be a temporary shelter prepared for "players," with all facilities being complete except for the lack of food and water.

As the four women's breathing gradually became even, Lin Hui sat alone on the soft chair by the window.

The firelight from the fireplace illuminated his sharply defined profile, casting a soft glow.

Lin Hui pondered for a moment, then took out a notebook and a pen from the alternate dimension and laid them out on his lap.

"Now, let's organize the current clues."

The pen scratched across the paper, writing down keywords:

Wall of Mist: Seals off the town's boundaries; those who touch it will be assimilated into trees.

Mysterious girl: Lilith, identity is in doubt.

Tree Scale Disease: The strange disease that Lilith contracted, is it related to the Wall of Mist? Or is it a curse on the town?

Rule 1: At 7 PM, fog and monsters appear, and you must hide in a house with white stones.

Rule 2: Do not answer or open the door, no matter who knocks.

Items: A white stone (likely a high-grade starstone) that can ward off fog and monster attacks; a gas lamp that can dispel fog.

Lin Hui put down his pen, read the information again, then placed it in a prominent place in the alternate dimension, and murmured to himself:

"First thing tomorrow morning, we'll question Draymond and his group to see if there are any survivors; then we'll find Chen Yi, he should know more information..."

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Time passed by, second by second.

It was midnight.

The system notification sounded in the minds of every player right on time.

[Ding! Day 2 of the M-007 Points Challenge in the Land of Mist has ended. Results are now being tallied.]

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