Surviving the Infinite Survival Game by Exploiting Glitches

Seeing how sensible these humans were, Ivy was quite pleased. It had been raised by humans, so naturally, it wouldn’t attack them. However, it didn’t like other people entering its territory either.

After Lin Yun left, the plants that had made way for her were a little confused.

Why had that human left? Wasn’t she going to eat?

It seemed she really wasn’t coming back.

Then I’ll eat!

Instantly, the surrounding plants surged forward again, fighting tooth and nail with one another.

After an unknown amount of time, a rose that had absorbed a large amount of nutrients let out a satisfied burp. It could vaguely sense that something about it had changed, but it couldn’t quite figure out what.

The fallen Weeping Bottlebrush had very little nutrition left. As the rose bush retracted its branches, it produced even more vibrant and beautiful blossoms.

A lily of the valley swayed gently in the breeze, its petals trembling contentedly. Although it had shrunk considerably, it seemed to have become somewhat different from the other lilies of the valley around it.

All of this was happening around the fallen Bottlebrush.

When Lin Yun returned to the flower market, she was shocked by the tremendous changes that had taken place.

But that was a story for another time.

For now, let’s leave it at that.

As Lin Yun rode her bicycle past the camphor tree, she greeted it again.

"I’ll water you next time I pass by."

The camphor tree didn’t respond, but it had heard her.

When it woke up, Lin Yun was already nowhere to be seen, leaving the camphor tree wondering if it had hallucinated.

Had someone just spoken to it?

Lin Yun quickly rode her bicycle back to where Ivy was.

Before she even got close, Ivy keenly sensed that something was wrong.

That aura!

Mom! That terrifying human is back! She’s here to take me away and eat me!

Didn’t we agree yesterday that she’d let me go? Why is she back again?!

Lin Yun: "?"

When did I ever say I’d let you go?

Ivy was dumbfounded and had no choice but to accept its fate.

If it had known it would encounter those humans today, it wouldn’t have acted so arrogantly. It should have simply chosen a random human and followed them!

It would be better to follow another human than this terrifying one!

Ivy quickly withdrew the vines that had covered the entire store and curled itself into a ball, burying its head in the sand.

When Lin Yun rode over, she saw the ball of ivy and sneered.

"Ivy, still pretending? You forgot about it yesterday, didn’t you? Did you really think I’d let you off the hook? Come out!"

Lin Yun had the system place Ivy into the temporary space. Then she got back on her bicycle, turned around, and headed toward the mountain.

They hadn’t gone far when Ghost Vine suddenly spoke and pointed in a certain direction.

[Someone is watching us again.]

Lin Yun looked over and met the gaze of a man dressed in camouflage clothing.

Are they... indigenous people?

When she saw him walking toward them, she immediately told Ghost Vine to hide.

They couldn’t let outsiders discover Ghost Vine’s existence for the time being.

"Hello. Do you live around here?"

The man didn’t approach too closely. He maintained a short distance between them before asking.

Lin Yun didn’t answer. Instead, she gestured for him to continue.

"Here’s the thing. I’m a soldier from the official military. My name is Lu Jingnian. A couple of days ago, we discovered that some mutated animals had gathered in the city for some unknown reason."

"We’re currently investigating the cause. At the same time, we’re trying to bring the survivors who are still stranded outside back to the base as soon as possible. After all, it’s still very dangerous outside. Those mutated animals could attack people at any time."

"If you have nowhere to go, would you like to come to the base with me?"

After saying this, Lu Jingnian looked at Lin Yun, hoping she would return to the base with him.

Lin Yun looked like a college student who hadn’t entered the workforce yet. If she continued staying outside, he was afraid those mutated animals would tear her apart.

Moreover, they were currently in desperate need of capable people. If this girl had some useful skills, it would be worthwhile to bring her back.

Most importantly, she would be able to eat her fill and wouldn’t have to worry about going hungry outside.

But Lin Yun refused.

"No need. I’m doing fine on my own."

Lu Jingnian hadn’t expected her to refuse again.

However, considering that the apocalypse had already lasted so long and this young girl had managed to survive outside for this long, she must have some extraordinary abilities.

Perhaps she simply didn’t like the rules at the base.

Wait.

That wasn’t right.

If she really had exceptional abilities, shouldn’t they try even harder to persuade her to join the base?

Their base desperately needed talented people!

Thinking of this, Lu Jingnian hurriedly said,

"Young lady, why don’t you think about it again? Although our base is smaller than some of the other official bases, we’re still an official base. We can guarantee your safety and provide you with a stable food supply."

"Besides, it’s always better for everyone to support one another than for you to stay out here alone."

"Most importantly, if you have any special abilities, you can play a greater role at the base and contribute to everyone."

Lu Jingnian spoke sincerely as he tried to persuade her.

Lin Yun glanced at him again.

The man appeared to be only thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old. He looked honest and straightforward, but somehow, he had quite a lot to say when it came to persuasion.

Although she couldn’t be certain whether this person was truly from the official military, she had no intention of going to the base.

She wasn’t a native of this world. She had too many secrets, not to mention Ghost Vine.

Going to the base would only restrict her actions.

And if any of her secrets were discovered, she would immediately become the target of everyone’s suspicion.

She didn’t have any grand ambitions.

She simply wanted to survive and, if possible, make her life a little more comfortable.

"You don’t need to persuade me anymore. I’m not going to the base. But I’d like to ask you some questions about it."

Hearing Lin Yun refuse once again, Lu Jingnian couldn’t help sighing inwardly.

It seemed that such a promising talent was destined not to become a member of their base.

What a pity.

However, he didn’t continue trying to persuade her. One or two attempts were enough. Doing it too many times would be impolite.

Lu Jingnian wasn’t someone who didn’t understand boundaries.

"Go ahead and ask. It’s nothing."

Lin Yun thought for a moment before asking,

"Is your base far from here? Have all the residents in this area gone to your base?"

"Before the incident, I went up the mountain to cut bamboo and ended up getting trapped there. By the time I was finally able to come back down, there was no one left. I have no idea what happened here."

Upon hearing this, Lu Jingnian felt a pang of sympathy for Lin Yun.

Such a seemingly frail young woman had been trapped on the mountain, isolated from the outside world, for several months.

And this mountain forest was far more dangerous than the city.

There were mutated plants and animals everywhere.

How frightened must she have been?

It was already incredible that she had managed to survive and even take such good care of herself.

Without hesitation, Lu Jingnian quickly told her what he knew.

"It’s not too far. Our base is located in a newly built residential community in the city."

"Because it was newly constructed, most of it was still just a bare shell. The landscaping hadn’t been completed yet, so fortunately, it hadn’t been completely overrun by plants."

"There were some stray cats and dogs in the area at the time, but they were timid, and even after the mutation, they didn’t change much. After we requisitioned that part of the community, we drove them away."

"This is the official base of City S. Although it can’t compare with the major bases, it’s still quite good compared with those private bases."

"Our official bases have their own management systems. We do our best to ensure that survivors have food every day. Security is also well managed. We arrange for people to go out and search for supplies, as well as patrol the area around the base."

"If you have any useful skills, you can report them to the registration staff. We’ll try our best to arrange suitable work for you, and you’ll receive more food than the average survivor."

Lu Jingnian spoke at length about the basic situation of their base, although he wasn’t particularly eloquent.

"As for the residents here..."

He sighed when he reached this topic.

"It’s been almost half a year since the mutation began. At first, the mutated plants and animals merely tested one another. But later, they realized that humans weren’t anything special, so they began attacking humans on a large scale."

"At that time, many people were unwilling to enter the base. After all, aside from the plants and animals growing larger, it seemed that the mutation hadn’t had much impact on their daily lives."

"As a result, many residents in the town were killed by mutated plants and animals."

"Although we had been on guard and repeatedly tried to persuade those who were unwilling to leave, the counterattack came too suddenly."

"Especially in towns near mountains and forests. There are more plants and animals there, so..."

Lin Yun listened carefully to Lu Jingnian’s explanation.

Then she seemed to realize something.

She frowned and asked,

"But I haven’t seen any remains around here."

Lu Jingnian waved his hand.

"Those corpses were collected after we used force to drive the mutated plants and animals away."

"There were quite a lot of deaths. And now that the species have become gigantic or mutated, biologists and virologists suggested that if the bodies weren’t eaten by the animals, leaving them lying around could cause diseases or something similar."

"So we organized teams to collect the bodies and burn them all."

"However, given the sheer amount of work and the constant threat posed by mutated plants and animals, there may still be some remains in certain areas that haven’t been recovered yet."

Lin Yun nodded.

"I see."

She had wondered why there were bloodstains in some places but no corpses, while other areas contained both bloodstains and bones.

"Thank you for telling me so much."

Lu Jingnian smiled.

"Is there anything else you’d like to ask?"

Lin Yun remembered what he had said about the mutated animals gathering in the city, so she asked about it.

"The exact reason is still unclear, and we’re currently investigating it. But the place where they gathered seems to be somewhere in the direction of the zoo."

"Actually, when we first discovered them gathering there, we considered killing them. But there were simply too many, and we were afraid that provoking them would result in a fierce counterattack."

"Nobody knows what might happen then."

"So, for now, we can only try to figure out why they’re gathering there. If we can somehow get them to leave on their own, that would be ideal."

"But if we really have to use force, then there’s nothing we can do."

At this point, Lu Jingnian couldn’t help asking once again,

"Are you really not going to the base?"

Lin Yun immediately shook her head.

Lu Jingnian’s heart shattered once again.

"Sigh... Alright, then."

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