Life Game In Other World
Chapter 621: I’m So Hungry (Super-sized - , Requesting Monthly Pass)

Chapter 621: Chapter 621: I’m So Hungry (Super-sized Chapter, Requesting Monthly Pass)

"They..."

Hearing this question, Shu Gui’s face became slightly unsightly, "They ran away."

Meanwhile, Zhang Yusi had pulled out her own medical kit.

"Thanks, I can manage on my own, my medical kit isn’t empty yet."

Waving his hand, Shu Gui took out his disassembled medical kit, leaned against the cover where he had just hidden, and while treating his wounds, gave He Ao and Zhang Yusi a complete account of what had just happened.

The entire incident wasn’t complex; Shu Gui, Ivier, and another person from the World Tree had initially appeared in this area.

To be precise, they had appeared in the third spatial region away from the great hall they had just left.

That spatial region was small, but just like the area where He Ao and the others had first arrived, which He Ao had now transformed into a safe house, it was an area with fewer monsters.

Initially, Shu Gui’s group had only encountered some Flesh Spiders which they quickly cleared away.

In such a situation, Ivier took the initiative to seek out Shu Gui, expressing the hope to form an alliance with him; the more people there were, the greater the strength, and the three could help each other.

Although Shu Gui was cautious at heart, he was also unclear about what exactly was happening, and since there were two people on the other side, stronger in position, he reluctantly agreed to team up.

At that time, Ivier promised Shu Gui that if they found Transcendent items, the three of them would divide them according to the amount of effort contributed and even expressed willingness to give some of his own share to Shu Gui.

Shu Gui didn’t accept this offer, but under the good faith shown by Ivier, he still increased his trust in him.

After forming the team, the three began to decide in which direction to explore.

Next to the space where they were, there were two directions they could explore.

To the left was a half-closed gate, shining with a dim glow.

To the right was an unobstructed, gloomy passage with no barriers.

From He Ao’s understanding, the left direction should lead to the fourth spatial region from the great hall, while the right led to the second, which was also closer to where He Ao had been at the time.

In the end, Ivier decided to explore towards the right.

There were no obstacles to the right, and the path was more open.

In a sense, their choice was actually quite correct because at that time, He Ao was also heading in their direction; if everything went smoothly, they would eventually meet up with He Ao.

Unfortunately, in the space of this spaceship, things weren’t that easy.

"At that time, none of us expected what we would encounter; we still thought it would be like previous expeditions to ruins, with a relatively safe space in the early stage."

Shu Gui gave a bitter smile, glanced at the scattered remains behind He Ao, "We were heading towards this passageway, hadn’t even entered it yet, when we met these monsters. In fact, it wasn’t just these minor creatures; there was also a huge humanoid monster with tentacles on its back."

This monster was the one guarding the hall; He Ao had seen records of its previous visits to the area where Shu Gui had been in the storage chip of that monster.

"What happened next?"

Zhang Yusi fished out some medicine from the medical kit and handed it to Shu Gui, casually asking.

"What came after was simple," Shu Gui sighed, "Ivier told me that his ability needed some time to prepare, asking me to hold off the monsters’ attack as long as possible."

"In fact, he took off with another Transcendent from the World Tree who was a D-level?"

Zhang Yusi quickly caught on, asking rapidly.

"Yes,"

Shu Gui nodded, lifting his head to gaze into the depths of the dim space,

"Those two bastards were really fast. I was at the front, just lifting my gun, when Ivier charged with his World Tree subordinate through that half-open gate on the left."

"They closed the gate?"

After listening to the narrative, Zhang Yusi asked in a low voice.

The position Shu Gui was in now had actually cut across the entire second space, even closer to the great hall.

If the gate was still open, Shu Gui would have heading towards the closer gate, even with injuries, rather than stubbornly crossing the monster-infested Second District to approach He Ao and Zhang Yusi’s location.

"Hmm,"

Shu Gui nodded. He turned his head back, looked at He Ao standing in front of him, and smiled,

"To go this way, we must pass through a swarm of monsters, which is very dangerous. But after the gate closed, I couldn’t open it, and there were no other options. We could only explore deeper in this direction. Standing still, under constant assault by the monsters, would lead to only one outcome- death.

"Luckily, the tentacle monster just glanced at me and then, for some reason, turned around and left. As it retreated, these smaller monsters parted to make way for it, and I took the opportunity to follow not too far behind it for a good portion of the way.

"But later, the monster’s speed became too fast, widening the gap between us. I was held back by the surrounding monsters which also slashed my leg, impairing my mobility. So, in the end, I could only crawl bit by bit forward on the ground."

As he said this, he sighed, "If those monsters didn’t just toy with me and kept me alive, I probably wouldn’t have been able to see you. Even if you came just a little later, I would have died here."

At this moment, Zhang Yusi turned her head to glance at He Ao beside her.

Because He Ao had deciphered the memory chip of that monster, guessing Shu Gui’s approximate location, so as they made their way here, they hardly paused to check, heading straight for this place.

If He Ao hadn’t deciphered the memory chip, they would probably still be exploring the area near the hall, searching for clues to Shu Gui’s whereabouts.

Now she somewhat understood why He Ao insisted on taking the time to break into the memory chip first.

An adage came to mind: A sharp axe doesn’t delay the work of chopping wood.

Sometimes He Ao’s thinking was too fast for her to keep up.

It was only when the event was over that she came to the sudden realization, ’Minister He had even calculated this.’

"I understand now."

He Ao nodded gently. Actually, the fact that Ivier would betray them was somewhat beyond his expectations, but he wasn’t surprised. He had clashed with Ivier before and could distinctly feel that Ivier was a ruthless person who would not hesitate to use extreme measures.

This was evident from Enko’s multiple warnings about Ivier’s way of doing things.

However, Ivier entering that gate might not have been the right choice.

Because according to the data in the memory chip of the tentacle monster, the creature didn’t have much memory of the area behind the gate, proving that the ’danger’ there was even feared by the tentacle monster.

Aside from the area behind the gate, the place least mentioned in the data was the area immediately adjacent to the gate, suspected to contain an ’elevator.’

The area behind the gate is what’s known as the fourth space, while the elevator area is the fifth space.

Besides Ivier, the tentacle monster’s sudden departure recounted by Shu Gui also caught his attention.

From Shu Gui’s description, it seemed that the monster had given up on killing him and hurried back. And shortly after that monster returned to its previous resting hall, He Ao and Zhang Yusi ’just happened’ to arrive there.

It looked as though it had come back specifically to lie in wait for He Ao and his companion.

But at this moment, these were all just guesses.

"How is your injury?"

He Ao looked down, glanced at Shu Gui’s bandaged leg, "Can you walk?"

"I should be able to."

Shu Gui packed away the medical kit, propped himself up, his injured leg bearing weight on the ground. He Ao could clearly see the pain on his face, but still, he half-jumped, half-walked a few steps.

Seeing this, He Ao thought for a moment. From the pile of mechanical debris stacked nearby, he dug out two relatively long metal rods. With a twist of his hand, he bent them into shape, fashioning a pair of simple metal crutches.

He handed over the crutches to Shu Gui.

"Thank you."

Shu Gui took the crutches with surprise and gratitude; they fit perfectly under his arms. The crutches were not light, weighing together probably over forty pounds, but this weight was manageable for a D-level Transcendent.

And He Ao had looked at Shu Gui’s profile before entering the ruins. Shu Gui, codenamed ’Prison Tyrant,’ was a combat-oriented Transcendent.

The pair of metal crutches could also serve as weapons.

While Shu Gui was getting used to the crutches, He Ao continued, "How’s your mental state?"

"Hm?"

Surprised by the question, Shu Gui paused, then realizing something, shook his head, "Not very good. I keep having hallucinations. I think the only reason I’m still coherent is because the pain in my leg keeps reminding me."

In a sense, pain is a natural focal point.

This also aligned with He Ao’s previously concluded method of "focused resistance to pollution."

He Ao pondered for a moment, then said, "Clear your distracting thoughts, try to empty your mind as much as possible, and distinguish between the environment and reality,"

He paused, "Your injured leg might serve as a breakthrough."

After that, he simply explained the method of using simplified thinking to resist the pollution to Shu Gui.

Throughout this entire process, Shu Gui’s face was filled with confusion.

He could understand everything He Ao said, but he felt that it was very difficult to do.

This was the difference in comprehension. Shu Gui’s injury was actually a blessing in disguise; if he hadn’t been in pain, he would have probably gone mad by now.

He Ao looked at Zhang Yusi, "Shu Gui is not in great condition, take him back to the safety shelter for now and bring the Plasma Cannon with you, I will continue to explore a bit more."

Zhang Yusi looked at He Ao. After pondering for a while, she finally nodded, "Okay."

Returning to the safety shelter with Shu Gui now was the most rational choice.

Firstly, because Shu Gui’s condition was indeed terrible.

Secondly, her own mental state was already showing some fluctuations; she might not be able to hold on for much longer if she continued exploring further, even though Shu Gui had mentioned that the next area was relatively safe. However, past that area, the pollution could be even stronger.

And thirdly was the point He Ao specifically mentioned: the Plasma Cannon.

Previously, He Ao took Zhang Yusi out because he assessed that she would be safer with him.

The safety shelter wasn’t actually that strong in terms of defense against powerful C-level creatures; Yasia stayed there simply because she couldn’t move forward.

Now, with the Plasma Cannon, Zhang Yusi had the strength to confront C-level entities. In addition to Yasia and Shu Gui, two D-levels, and the gate that can isolate the safety shelter, the shelter now preliminarily had the capability to provide safety protection.

And He Ao might very well enter a more dangerous area next. Staying by He Ao’s side was no longer that safe,

So, all things considered, returning to the safety shelter now was the most rational and optimal choice.

This was He Ao’s train of thought, and Zhang Yusi also roughly understood what He Ao was thinking.

In fact, they didn’t need He Ao’s escort on their way back.

Because Zhang Yusi was carrying the Plasma Cannon, especially one smeared with the blood of monsters.

When Zhang Yusi and He Ao had just walked this way, the Flesh Spiders lurking in the shadows didn’t come out to attack.

It seemed that the tentacle creature previously exerted a high level of deterrence in this area, so much so that the creatures were also intimidated by Zhang Yusi holding its Plasma Cannon.

Of course, it could actually kill those creatures, but that would be somewhat uneconomical.

"Wait a second,"

He Ao’s hand reached into his pocket and pulled out some gray granules, which were the Energy Blocks he found when looking for storage chips, taken from those mechanical helmets.

These mechanical helmets didn’t need to power weapons as energy-consuming as the Plasma Cannon, so they didn’t have many Energy Blocks, and they weren’t very large.

He Ao fed all these Energy Blocks to the Plasma Cannon.

Originally the Plasma Cannon had eight lights on, meaning it could fire eight shots. Zhang Yusi had fired one to clear out the monsters when coming to save Shu Gui, so there were only seven lights on.

After absorbing these small Energy Blocks, the lights increased by just over one, back to a little over eight.

After feeding the Plasma Cannon with Energy Blocks, He Ao inquired about some details of the ’secure area’ Shu Gui and Ivier had reached when they first arrived in the spaceship.

Once everything was clear, Shu Gui picked up his dagger, and together with Zhang Yusi, they headed back the way they came.

He Ao watched as Zhang Yusi and Shu Gui left, until they disappeared completely into the dark corridor.

The two of them still had the ability to protect themselves. On the way they had just come, any creatures that could threaten them had already been cleared out by He Ao.

Finally, He Ao turned his head and looked at the corpses under the eerie glow.

His steps moved past the corpses, step by step, moving forward.

Soon, at the end of the passage, he saw an area lit by fairly bright lights.

The area illuminated by these lights was the ’secure area’ that Shu Gui and Ivier had reached when they entered the spaceship.

He Ao stepped into the area, his gaze sweeping around quickly before spotting a damaged monitor in the corner, beneath which was an open metal door.

This matched the details he had previously inquired about from Shu Gui, including a computer, a metal door, and lighting, which likely meant there was also a usable power source.

The area wasn’t large, scattered with stools everywhere, looking like what was once a specialized ’rest area.’

He Ao walked over to the open metal door, glanced at the severed wires inside, and then reached out to pull out the power lines.

He reconnected these power lines to the motherboard module and plugged the storage chip found between the mechanical helmets into the module, replicating the operation he had performed in the hall.

However, this time, since there was an existing program, he didn’t need to start "Super Memory" to crack it again.

Then He Ao short-circuited the switch and powered up the motherboard module.

Soon, some surface data that could be interpreted appeared on the display in He Ao’s hand.

The data stored on this chip was sparse, far less than what he had obtained from the tentacle monster.

He Ao browsed through the information, which also included maps of the vicinity, albeit fragmented, not continuous like those from the tentacle monster’s chip.

Among these fragmentary maps, He Ao recognized the hall he had visited before, the dim passageway he had just traversed, and fragments of scenes he hadn’t seen.

The maps were very disordered, almost without any logic, and most of the information was useless, but among them, there was some ’useful’ data.

Within these maps, three areas were highlighted as important.

The first was the hall He Ao had just been to, marked in light red.

The second was the area behind the gate of this safety chamber, marked in red.

And the third, which was the map where the elevator was suspected to be located, was very incomplete and was marked in red and black.

The deepest, most dim shade of red and black.

It seemed that the depth of color was an indicator of the level of danger.

Was the elevator area the most dangerous?

This also corroborated with the most fragmented maps of the elevator area from the tentacle monster’s storage chip.

He Ao shut down the motherboard, stood up, and looked toward the gate.

According to Shu Gui’s account, after Ivier and the others entered the gate, Ivier closed it from the inside.

But the gate now in He Ao’s line of sight was open a crack, just wide enough for one person to slip through.

Seeing this, He Ao’s brows slightly furrowed.

Indeed, Shu Gui was human, not some creature in disguise.

He Ao had closely observed his Life Medallion and scanned his body with Divine Sense when they first met, ensuring the energy flow in his body was normal.

Moreover, Shu Gui had no reason to lie about the gate here, as He Ao’s inquiries were made before sending him back to the safety chamber, at which point Shu Gui didn’t know what He Ao would do next.

If He Ao had brought him to this area, then a single glance at the door would have exposed his lie.

Therefore, He Ao leaned toward believing Shu Gui had not lied.

So had the door been opened again after it was closed?

He Ao stared at the gate, stowing away his bone sword, and slowly walked over, then squeezed through the gap in the gate to the other side.

Behind the gate was an area shrouded in gray and black.

He Ao turned on the flashlight of his miniature computer, illuminating the surroundings.

He then paused as he saw something not far ahead of him.

On the wall near the gate, written in blood, was a message.

This time, the writing wasn’t in the script of the First District but in the Second District’s, which He Ao was very familiar with.

The message read,

[I am so hungry]