Survival in the apocalypse: I exploited a bug in an infinite dungeon.

She didn't sit idle either; she took out a map from her spatial storage and continued to examine it by the firelight.

If there were other options, she would definitely try to take a different route.

This includes traveling along the foot of the mountain to Annam.

However, the truth is that she was overthinking it.

This mountain range surrounds the city of Annam.

No matter how far you go, you can't get around this mountain range.

That's why the authorities want to build a second mountain-crossing expressway.

Finally, the only way out was to go around the mountain.

She sighed inwardly, and on the morning of the third day, she got up and started climbing the mountain as soon as it was light.

I've run through dungeons a few times before, so I'm quite proficient now.

During that time, I also encountered the people who died on the mountain last night.

She glanced at them casually and noticed that they all had large welts on their bodies, as if they had been stung by something, which made her even more wary.

After thinking for a moment, he took out the protective suit he had bought earlier from his storage space and put it on.

They put on gas masks before continuing their journey.

No further landslides occurred during the several aftershocks that occurred throughout the morning.

The successive aftershocks kept the animals on the mountain from venturing out, and the journey went smoothly.

Another mega-earthquake occurred in the evening.

At that time, Shi Jinwei had already climbed to the top of the mountain.

The landslide had little impact on her.

This mountain is extremely high, and from the top you can have a complete panoramic view of most of the cities of Anhong and Annam.

In the telescope's view, Anhong City, after yesterday's massive earthquake and aftershocks, has become a ruin.

After the tsunami, only a few of the collapsed buildings remained above the water in the vast ocean.

Many of the survivors began salvaging supplies from the water.

Others are heading towards the mountains.

Further out at sea, the airport and port were completely submerged.

Cargo ships docked in the port and planes at the airport have vanished without a trace.

The overall situation in Annam City appears to be much better than in Anhong City.

First of all, it was not hit by a tsunami, and the collapsed buildings were not submerged by seawater.

Therefore, survivors can still find food and water in these wrecks.

Another point is that the epicenter of the mega-earthquake appears to be on the seabed, which is why it triggered the tsunami.

The farther away you are, the smaller the impact of an earthquake will be.

Therefore, Annam City has more intact buildings and survivors than Anhong City.

But what they had in common was that there were no official rescuers in sight.

All you can see are the NPCs trying to save themselves.

Shi Jinwei was used to this.

I put away the binoculars and checked the time.

At 17:20 PM, if we continue downhill, we'll reach the bottom of the mountain in the latter half of the night.

I don't know if there will be aftershocks; it's not safe to walk around at night.

So she decided to spend the night on the mountaintop.

It's better to be safe than sorry; life is more important than points.

A lower ranking might only mean a few hundred points less.

A revival card is worth a thousand points.

She didn't want to lose more than she gained.

So we lit the campfire again, ate, and listened to the radio.

The channels I could receive were all looping the locations of the three refuge points.

Apart from that, there has been no other news.

Knowing that I'll be traveling again tomorrow, I barely slept last night.

She didn't dwell on it and started resting early, hoping to get down the mountain as soon as possible the next day.

As soon as he closed his eyes, he heard some noise not far away.

When she reached the top of the mountain, Shi Jinwei did not see the others.

However, lighting a campfire at night, especially on a mountaintop, would be too conspicuous.

In order to get a proper rest, she extinguished the fire.

Then they found a large tree on the mountaintop that hadn't been affected by the landslide and climbed up using a grappling hook.

Unfortunately, her tree-climbing skills were still terrible, and the automatic grappling hook was faster.

Leaning against the thick tree trunk, I sprinkled some insect repellent powder nearby.

She took out some warm clothes from her storage space and covered herself with them before closing her eyes to prepare for sleep.

But after a short while, a commotion came from the bushes not far away, accompanied by voices.

"Hey, we've reached the summit! We've reached the summit!"

A familiar male voice rang out, followed by the sound of rustling grass.

A faint light emerged first, followed by five figures.

Shi Jinwei squinted and looked down at the tree.

They discovered that the five people were Xu Feier, Hou Li, and three other people they had met at the airport.

They emerged from the bushes but didn't move forward; they just stood there.

Xu Feier was the first to complain: "It's Zhou Ying's quick reaction that saved us from being tricked by those three."

Hou Li also looked helpless: "Who would have thought they would hold back for so long? It's been three whole days since we entered the game."

"You can know a person's face but not their heart. In the future, we should stop agreeing to do things with others. One slip and we could capsize," said the girl Xu Feier called Zhou Ying.

Another boy wearing glasses nodded: "Indeed, especially when there is danger, we are the ones those people abandon."

"It's my fault, I was too soft-hearted and agreed to their request," Xu Feier said, biting her lip with a guilty look on her face.

The last tall and strong boy comforted her, saying, "They're both responsible; consider it a lesson learned."

"What's done is done, just remember the lesson. Should we continue down the mountain or spend the night there?" Hou Li changed the subject.

The other four looked around and said, "Let's spend the night here. If there are any aftershocks, it's too dangerous for Zhou Ying since she doesn't have any skills."

Hou Li nodded: "Okay, let's spend the night here. There's a big tree over there, we can light a campfire and make do for the night."

As he spoke, he shone a flashlight across the large tree.

Then he made eye contact with Shi Jinwei in the tree.

The five young people gasped in fright.

Shi Jinwei was spotted, but she didn't move. She calmly waved and said, "Good evening."

The five people: "..."

Hearing the familiar voice, he recognized Shi Jinwei.

Xu Feier was both amused and exasperated: "Miss, why are you hiding in a tree?"

Shi Jinwei said calmly, "The firelight on the mountain is too obvious at night. It's safer to hide in the trees."

What she didn't say was that she was all alone down there, and she couldn't sleep soundly without anyone keeping watch over her.

It's safer in the tree than on the ground; she can even take a nap there.

The five men, who were just about to start a fire, felt as if they had been shot in the knee again and looked at each other in bewilderment.

Seeing their reaction, Shi Jinwei knew they might have misunderstood, so she quickly added, "The five of you can take turns keeping watch. Don't be afraid, there's strength in numbers."

The five people: "..."

Thank you, but I didn't feel comforted.

They had been rejected by Shi Jinwei before, and now they had been betrayed again.

So when they saw the girl, they didn't extend an invitation.

Instead, they lit a fire under a tree some distance away from it.

The tall, strong boy took bread and water out of his backpack and handed them to the group.

With Shi Jinwei present, they spoke much more quietly.

Shi Jinwei continued to rest with her eyes closed.

Both sides kept to themselves, but neither let their guard down.

Before dawn on the fourth day of the game, Shi Jinwei climbed down the tree and hurried down the mountain.

One person was on night watch across from them, while the other four were still asleep.

Zhou Ying was on night watch. After seeing her leave, she glanced at her departing figure and continued to keep watch over her companion with her eyes closed.

They didn't do anything because Shi Jinwei left earlier than them.

This was something they had discussed last night.