Survival in the Class: I'm the Only Boy on the Bus

Compressed Biscuits x40

[Mineral Water] x40

Survival Coins x10

[Armor-Piercing Dagger] (Grade C) x1

Tang Yan took everything out.

The treasure chest turned into specks of light and disappeared.

Jiang Chen picked up the dagger.

It is entirely black, with a black anti-slip rope wrapped around the handle.

The blade was also pure black, gleaming with a cold, sharp light.

It's a dagger that looks very simple.

[Armor-Piercing Dagger] (Rank C)

①【Passive Effect: +5 Attack Power, +5 Agility】

②【Passive Effect: Ignores 30% of defense】

Jiang Chen's eyes lit up.

This dagger not only increases attack and agility, but also ignores 30% of defense.

Most importantly... it ignores defenses and doesn't consume mental energy!

This is practically tailor-made for Wan Zhou, a top-tier assassin.

Jiang Chen explained the information about the dagger, then turned to Lu Wanzhou and handed her the dagger directly.

"For you."

Lu Wanzhou was stunned for a moment before happily taking the dagger.

She brandished the dagger twice.

The dagger blurred into a blur, whistling through the air.

Then her eyes curved into crescent moons, and the corners of her mouth turned up high:

"This thing is way better than a baseball bat!"

"Baseball bats are too slow; daggers are much more suitable for a shadow queen like me!"

The girls nodded in agreement:

"That's right, the class monitor is an assassin, it just feels weird for him to be carrying a baseball bat."

"Now that we have this dagger that can ignore 30% of defense, the squad leader's assassination attempts will be even more ferocious!"

"Invisibility plus critical hits, plus armor penetration—who can withstand that!"

Lan Xingyao: "The sports committee member, I guess..."

Girls: ? ? ?

Lu Wanzhou raised her chin slightly in response to the praise.

She carefully put the dagger away, then put her arm around Jiang Chen's shoulder, playfully punched his chest with her small fist, and gave it a squeeze.

"No wonder you're such good sisters."

"You really do give me good stuff!"

Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow and teased:

"My fastest knife."

"How can there be no knife?"

"Besides... if you want it... I'll definitely give it to you."

The girls sighed in dismay:

"Yay! We're having some good dog food again!"

"Hahaha! We can't finish it! We simply can't finish it!"

Lan Xingyao, on the other hand, jumped around and played two roles by herself.

Lan Xingyao on the left asked fiercely, "You gave it to me?"

Lan Xingyao on the right poked at the target with her finger: "She wants it!"

"You'd give it to her just because she wants it?"

"She insists!"

"You insist on giving it to me?!"

Lan Xingyao's solo performance made the girls burst into laughter.

Lan Xingwan lowered her head shyly instead.

At this moment, Wen Ruyan came down from the second floor, her steps somewhat unsteady.

She slowly walked down the stairs, holding onto the handrail, her face still showing signs of fatigue.

The girls covered their mouths and giggled when they saw this.

"Jiang Chen is really strong!"

"I'm so envious! I want to too... Just thinking about it is so exciting!"

(〃∀〃)

"Oh no... this girl has probably been led astray by Xingyao..."

Wen Ruyan pretended not to see the girls' snickers.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Chen immediately stepped forward to help her.

"Jiang Chen~, I've checked all the supplies. There's enough for us to eat for two or three days."

Jiang Chen nodded, his tone gentle:

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

Wen Ruyan glared at him, her expression reproachful, but her eyes held a chilling intensity.

"Teachers don't work hard..."

"You've had it much harder..."

Jiang Chen coughed twice, changing the subject:

"It's noon, everyone should eat something. We might have to get off the bus and fight later."

It was 12:03 PM.

This time, Ruan Ningshuang is driving.

No treasure chests appeared along the way, and only occasionally did one or two zombies get hit by the bus and sent to another world.

Ruan Ningshuang placed her hands on the steering wheel, intently watching the road.

The highway is straight, without a single curve.

Even someone who has never learned to drive can drive it freely.

The girls ate their lunch quietly.

It consisted of compressed biscuits and bread, along with some small snacks.

But having been transported to this godforsaken place, being able to stutter is already a blessing.

The girls saw plenty of other teams looking thirsty and hungry on the public channel.

Some teams didn't even have water.

Some teams even shared compressed biscuits, one bite per person.

Compared to them, our side is simply paradise.

Before long, two forks appeared on both sides of the highway, leading in different directions.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Jiang Chen squinted and muttered:

"Black Sheep Wall..."

The next second, information about the fork in the road on the left popped up.

[Instance Type: Single-Team Instance]

[Dungeon Difficulty: Rank A]

[Weather: Stormy and torrential rain]

[Monster Types: 100 Common Zombies, 30 Mutant Zombies - Witch (Rank A)]

[Supplies include: water, food, survival coins, chests of all levels, and module chests of all levels.]

[Team's estimated mortality rate: 50%-60%]

[Instance Content: In extreme weather conditions of torrential rain and storms, traverse the sugar factory and evacuate. The shorter the evacuation time, the higher the treasure chest level!]

Jiang Chen frowned.

The mortality rate is 50%-60%.

With 41 people in my team, wouldn't 21-25 people be going to die?

Jiang Chen simply abandoned this fork in the road.

He was pondering this in his heart.

Currently, their strength is insufficient to conquer this dungeon.

It seems... we still need to hurry up and improve our strength.

Otherwise, what if you encounter a dungeon that's all A-rank later on?

With my current abilities, I'm not sure I can protect all the girls.

Jiang Chen clenched his fists, immediately feeling an invisible pressure.

He looked towards the center.

There is no copy information for the road in the middle.

It should give players the option to choose whether or not to enter the instance.

If you don't choose the fork in the road and continue driving in the middle, you probably won't enter the instance.

This gives other teams with less strength a chance to catch their breath.

But this also means... they will not receive any supplies.

If you're afraid, you'll lose for life.

Always choosing the middle path is nothing more than a slow death.

Jiang Chen turned his head and looked at the fork in the road on the right.

The copy information popped up.

[Instance Type: Multi-Team Instance]

[Dungeon Difficulty: Rank B]

[Weather: Random]

[Monster Types: 300 Common Zombies, 30 Mutant Zombies - Bursting Zombies (Rank C), 10 Mutant Zombies - Chargers/Bulls (Rank B)]

[Supplies include: water, food, a large amount of survival coins, and treasure chests of various levels.]

[Our team's estimated mortality rate: 0%]

[Detailed Description of the Dungeon:]

① Six teams select four people (including the controller of the [Space Backpack]) to enter the City of Ceasefire together to search for supplies and then evacuate.

②Can carry a [Space Backpack].

③ The more survival coins you have during the evacuation, the higher your ranking and the richer the treasure chest rewards.

④ The last team member will be pulled into the zombie horde mode (deaths are also counted).

⑤ Players who fail to evacuate within 4 hours will be pulled into the zombie horde mode.

Jiang Chen's lips curled up after reading it.

A 0% mortality rate means we can play, and it's also a good opportunity to observe the strength of other teams.

The bus slowly came to a stop in front of the intersection.

Seeing that Jiang Chen didn't speak, the girls became curious:

"Sports Committee member, what's the dungeon this time?"

"Yes, tell us!"

Jiang Chen explained the information about both instances.

When the girls heard that the A-rank dungeon on the left had a 50%-60% mortality rate, their faces turned pale.

"Holy crap... more than half the mortality rate..."

"This is terrifying!"

"Wouldn't that mean nearly 21 people would die?"

"Well... let's go to the dungeon on the right!"

"Yes, yes, yes! 0% mortality rate, that's safe!"

"The instance on the right is a city? Does that mean there's human civilization in this world? Could there be other humans?"

"Hard to say...maybe they've all turned into zombies?"

Jiang Chen nodded to Ruan Ningshuang.

Ruan Ningshuang understood and turned the steering wheel.

The bus smoothly entered the fork in the road on the right.

As soon as he entered the fork in the road, Jiang Chen quickly realized something was wrong.

The sky was gray and hazy, as if covered by a layer of fog.

The air was humid and stuffy, carrying a fresh, earthy scent, like the smell before a downpour.

The surrounding area was no longer abandoned farmland and groves, but desolate land.

Several black crows flew over the bus, cawing, and flew off toward the road ahead.

The laughter in the carriage gradually faded away.

The girls were all affected by the oppressive atmosphere and quieted down.

Bai Nuonuo hugged the teddy bear, her little head resting on Tang Yan's shoulder, her ahoge (cowlick) drooping down.

Lan Xingyao stopped making suggestive remarks.

The bus had only been driving for a few minutes when a yellow school bus appeared ahead.

The car was dilapidated and was wobbling along the road.

The exhaust pipe was sputtering out black smoke, looking like it was about to fall apart.

The car's surface was covered in scratches, bloodstains, and yellowish-green bile.