You tell me, this is called daily youth?

Yuki looked at the densely packed ferocious faces, took a half step back expressionlessly, and grabbed Hayasaka Ai's wrist.

"go!"

The zombies in the railway were temporarily stopped, but more zombies were pouring in on the highway. Robert obviously stopped shooting and let the zombies focus all their attention on Yuki.

"Where to run?"

"On the bridge, that bastard Li Dan at least gave me the escape props." Yuki ran along the roadbed, dragging Hayasaka Ai with one hand and changing the magazine with the other, but he knew that this was not a good intention at all.

If he didn't leave a way out, what would he do if he followed him? What would Mai Sakurajima think if she was "rescued" by him?

He threw the rifle behind him, drew his knife, and chopped off two zombies that were blocking his way. Then he ran up the bridge, quickly turning his head, and his pounding heart finally calmed down a lot.

Even if monsters kept spawning in the castle, it would be impossible to fill up the city in just a few hours. The bridge was full of unmanned cars, and zombies were wandering in the middle in groups of three or two. No zombie tide had formed for the time being.

But looking back, the isolation net had been pushed down, and the zombies on the rails and the highway overlapped into a black mass, running wildly like a cafeteria opening for dinner, like a black carpet spread on the bridge surface.

"Follow me closely, don't worry about the sides."

Yuki let go of the blonde girl's hand, took a gun in one hand and a knife in the other, jumped onto the trunk of a car, and started shooting.

clap clap.

Within a few meters, the pistol shot accurately in the head. Yuki was sure that Hayasaka Ai had caught up and jumped onto the roof of the car in front.

Swish.

The long sword chopped down, leaving behind several pairs of forearms. There was a drop of more than one meter between the roof and the ground, and the zombies were chopped down before they could climb up. He glanced at the zombies climbing onto the roof from both sides, and ignored them completely, just keeping his head down and moving forward.

He jumped, fell, smashed the skull, and suddenly leaned down. Several ferocious hands swept over his head. He turned back and cut off several calves with a knife. Then he jumped up like a spring, with the muzzle of the gun almost touching the zombie's forehead.

boom--

Brains splattered everywhere, and the road ahead was opened again. Yuki jumped onto the hood of the truck in front, and while biting the knife, he climbed up to the higher carriage, while reaching out to pull Hayasaka Ai over.

This was the commanding height, and the zombies couldn't climb up for the time being, so they simply surrounded it, raising their hands like fanatical fans. Yuki looked back and saw the tide of zombies also rushing onto the bridge.

They swung their arms and came at the speed of an ordinary person running, stepping on their own kind to jump over cars. From a distance, they looked like ups and downs of waves.

"Griphook, throw it in front of the zombies."

Yuki seemed to be accustomed to being hunted down. He threw two round grenades to Hayasaka Ai, then pulled out his cable gun and aimed it at the outer wall of the apartment building on the left side of the bridge.

Hayasaka Ai looked embarrassed, gritted her teeth, and threw the ring away.

boom! boom! boom!

At the same time as the black cable was shot out, the grenade thrown by Hayasaka Ai also exploded, instantly igniting the densely packed cars and forming a wall of fire.

The tide of zombies suddenly stopped, and then the burning zombies rushed out, and then caused another tide of zombies on the other side of the bridge.

Explosions, burning, mixed with whimpering and roaring, formed a violent picture.

Hayasaka Ai breathed rapidly and grabbed the cable first. This alien prop was like an escalator that took her to her destination.

Yuki was a little slower, and threw a few more grenades on the left side before jumping up and grabbing the cable.

He did not listen to Li Dan and jump off the bridge to try to reunite with them. Instead, he used the magical properties of this prop to climb higher.

thump—

A truck weighing dozens of tons was directly overturned by the tide of zombies. After discovering their prey "flying in the air", the zombies followed without hesitation.

They stepped over vehicles, broke through guardrails, rushed towards their prey in the sky, and then fell heavily under the pull of gravity.

Paji.

The overpass is more than ten meters away from the apartment, which is like a canyon. The zombies' brains burst when they fell, but the ones behind them kept falling, and for a moment it was as spectacular as dumplings being dropped into the water.

Yuki was floating in the sky and looked down. The ground was covered with a layer of corpses. They were like a pile of smashed watermelons, emitting a disgusting smell. Those with missing limbs were still wriggling, but were soon smashed into meat patties by their newly fallen companions.

It's really a picture scroll from hell.

Even Yuki felt a little nauseous, so he quickly pressed on the railing, jumped onto the rooftop of the apartment, and then ran to the other side side by side with Hayasaka Ai.

"If we get out of the battle and stay away from the zombies, we won't be besieged. After all, this is not an ancient castle. There is much more room for maneuvering."

"Then what? Go to the coordinates given by Li Dan?"

"No, the explosion just now was enough to gather all the zombies within a few kilometers. We are safe for a short time."

"You're not going to save her?"

Yuki didn't answer, but just shot a rope towards the roof of the opposite building, and looked around while flying through the night sky. As expected, there was not a single zombie in sight.

The noise just now was too loud and attracted the zombies over. Even taking into account Hongyue's gift, night is much safer than day.

'Perhaps this is the normal difficulty level. As long as new players are willing to use their brains and have the courage to break away from their daily lives, they will have a chance to survive.'

He thought to himself that the first copy was often a matter of identity recognition, and players who could adapt to the game environment would be retained, rather than forcing veteran players to take risks.

There are my factors, but there are also your factors. Since we all want to make the game difficulty closer to the normal value, let's each do it based on our own abilities.

Using props, Yuki and Hayasaka Ai climbed across an entire neighborhood until they could no longer hear the whimpering, then they slowed down.

......

They came to the rooftop of a shopping mall, where the view was wide and they could see the small square in front of them and the residential areas around them. Those were all five- or six-story walk-up buildings with old and mottled exterior walls.

"Take a break first." Yuki glanced at Hayasaka Ai who was holding her knees and gasping for breath, and took out a tablet from her backpack.

This is also the information terminal seized from SWAT. There is only a lonely blue light spot in the huge city.

"When are we going to rescue her?" Hayasaka Ai asked for the second time, quite persistently.

"The straight line distance is three kilometers. We are still stopping. Li Dan should be trying to win her over. There is no player death notification in this instance. They don't know whether we are alive or dead."

"Then Li Dan becomes the only one to rely on? That's right, if we die, Sakurajima Mai has no choice but to obey, which not only satisfies friendship, but also conforms to the instinct of survival." Hayasaka Ai showed a cold and sarcastic smile and asked:

"But there is one thing I don't understand. Why did Li Dan have to choose between Sakurajima Mai and you? Isn't the value you embody enough?"

"Because he's not stupid, he probably guessed that the ridiculous difficulty of the dungeon is related to me, so he wanted to try to change the difficulty. As for his fear, I'm not sure. I guess he had some painful experience in the previous mission, or he has some kind of ability and knows that I have never trusted him."

Yuki looked up at Hongyue. He didn't have the ability to read minds, so he could only guess at some things.

According to common sense, a talented newcomer should be won over. The guarded attitude probably comes from experience, or in other words, the significance of my existence is less than the threat.

"It really has something to do with you. To be honest, your behavior is outrageous enough that I would be suspicious if it were me." Hayasaka Ai snorted coldly and spread her hands helplessly, "It's a pity that I'm on your pirate ship. I can only go this way until the end."

"What do you mean by pirate ship? I was forced into this situation. Who doesn't want to lie flat?" Yuki rolled his eyes at her, leaned on the railing and looked into the distance, lowering his voice: "My problem is actually not that big. Now that things have come to this, even if you cut me into pieces, it will not solve the fundamental problem except for reducing the difficulty a little."

There is still one day and a long night left. The basic difficulty has already been accumulated high enough, and it is too late to make up for it.

"So he didn't choose to turn against you?" Hayasaka Ai frowned immediately. Just now, Yuki did not act according to the plan, but it can be said that he completed the cover mission. The three of them had always behaved submissively, fearing him although they were wary of him, and taking advantage of him although they were taking advantage of him.

As long as they go and reunite, they can get back on track.

"You just said that he made his choice. If he still wanted to use us, he should have taken the initiative to come and pick us up instead of taking Sakurajima Mai away in a hurry. Unless he thought we were already dead."

"So our acting was exposed, and we knew you were prepared, so we lost our patience?" Hayasaka Ai made the most reasonable assumption.

"This has nothing to do with you and me, and even less to do with acting. He just wants to survive safely and utilize all resources to the limit. The copy is too difficult, and when he can't even protect himself, how can he have the time to play house, not to mention that this person is not under his control." Yuki turned around, his face full of cold rationality.

"And have you ever thought about this? Although Sakurajima Mai's characteristics are very powerful, her body is too fragile. She can't have the effect of turning the tide, at least not to save him."

The duration of twenty minutes is too short, and it does not have much combat capability, becoming a burden during the characteristic cooling period.

"You mean..." Hayasaka Ai's azure pupils contracted.

"Well, unless he wants the characteristics, not the person."

clap clap.

As soon as he finished speaking, applause broke out. Yuuki and Hayasaka Ai trembled slightly and turned their heads to look at the entrance to the rooftop.

Under the crimson moon, a man in a leather jacket sat cross-legged on the bed. His short hair fluttering in the night wind had a tuft of red highlights. His right hand was raised, holding a handful of——

Scarlet Chainsaw Greatsword!

Chapter 41 You Must Die! (Edited)

clap clap.

Thomas clapped softly, not enthusiastically, but full of admiration.

"Very good reasoning. Are you a medical student or a detective? You actually guessed everything."

His tone was a little curious, but when he saw the two people staring at him tensely, he shook his head helplessly.

"Don't be nervous. I like to read suspense novels. I can't sleep if there is no answer. If you satisfy my curiosity, I will let you die with a clear mind." He was not nervous, and there was no need to be nervous. He was like a cat that blocked a mouse. Without waiting for an answer, he asked:

"When did you find out he was going to do it?"

Yuki watched his every move and opened his dry mouth: "Just now I just had reasonable suspicion, but now it is certain."

Thomas was stunned, his eyes widened slightly, and then he started clapping again.

"Excellent! It turns out that you were deliberately following the script, identifying the crisis at the most appropriate time and place. Oh, and even holding out for a slight chance of a comeback."

He understood. There were no zombies around now, and it was not time for Red Moon to give her gift. If they really wanted to have a falling out, now was the best time. At least they didn't have to worry about being attacked by the enemies in the dungeon.

"Then when did you start to suspect me? Let me guess. It must have been when he passed the message to me. That's amazing. He actually suspected that I had a special relationship with him just from this point."

At that moment just now, Thomas had already seen that Yuki was panicked but not surprised. He obviously guessed that he might come, but his mind was full of question marks and he didn't know where he had revealed the flaw.

"It's normal for old players to secretly exchange information. I have no doubts about it. The acting skills of the two of you are perfect."

"Then why did you..." Thomas' mouth froze with joy. He saw Yuki raised his hand and patted his shoulder with just the right amount of force, exactly three times.

"It's difficult to hide people's body language. Li Dan only does this to people he trusts. Once I have doubts, I can focus my attention and observe to make more doubts." Yuki lowered his hands and slowly smiled.

"For example, you two seem to have a bad relationship, but you work well together. For example, when Robert mentioned that the difficulty of the dungeon was ridiculous, I specifically mentioned your reason. Maybe it was too sudden, so his expression changed instinctively. "

"Another example is that when time was so tight, he stopped less than a kilometer away from the meeting point and you didn't take the initiative to look for him."

Thomas took a breath, and the curiosity and admiration in his eyes turned into fear. He thought Yuki had some ability to observe the future. Now it seems that he was just calculating without thinking, observing meticulously, and silently approaching the profound truth with a human body.

This is even more terrifying. It's as if he was born for games. God knows how far he will grow.

"You really do look a bit like him."

"Him?" Yuki raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that he had guessed it right. An idea flashed through his mind and his tone became excited: "So you suspect me because of him. This is ridiculous. You suffered a loss at his hands, and you seek revenge on me?"

"Ridiculous? It's ridiculous for a newcomer to play with old players? Besides, I hadn't joined the game yet, and I heard it from Li Dan." Thomas stood up, and his chainsaw sword made a humming sound. "But I think you are more terrifying, so you must die."

A terrifying feeling of oppression came towards him. Without saying a single curse word, Thomas was already furious. As a veteran player, he was being trampled on like a fool. How could he not be angry?

Hey.

He jumped onto the rooftop, stepped on the floor and made a few cracks, and asked casually: "But I will still give you a chance to tell me the clues to leave the castle."

This topic seems to have nothing to do with the present, but it seems to be very important.

"I'll die anyway."

"At least it will be a quick and clean death. Of course, I think you have no clues at all and are just bluffing."

Yuki didn't refute or even reply, he just asked, "I agreed to die knowingly."

"Then just ask if you have anything to say. Try to be brief. I'm afraid you won't hear the answer." The man didn't want to ask further because he was also completing a copy in his own way.

Wuwuwu——

The chainsaw sword cut through the floor, emitting dazzling sparks. Thomas came towards him, and Yuki seemed to care more about his desire for knowledge.

"The player's idiosyncrasies are bound skills, so why can Li Dan take them away?"

"Who told you that you can't take it? Under certain conditions, special items, skills, and even other players' characteristics can be taken."

"I understand. That's why Li Dan wants me to die so that Mai can trust him and rely on him, thus satisfying the conditions?" Yuki's eyes widened, his face filled with excitement.

"Trust is the condition of his predatory nature!"

Thomas stopped suddenly. He didn't tell anyone any useful information, but Yuki deduced the truth. He burst out laughing and twisted his neck, making a "clicking" sound.

"Hahaha, interesting, really interesting, but I——"

boom! !

The roof shook and the whistling sound of the chainsaw arrived before the words.

"I hate smart people the most!"

The floor was cut, the guardrail was broken into two pieces like a piece of paper, and a corner of the mall roof was instantly missing.

The stones flew everywhere and were torn into powder by the chainsaw. Thomas narrowed his eyes slightly and kicked them.