Surviving the Infinite Survival Game by Exploiting Glitches

Picking up Ghost Vine, which had shrunk back down to the size of a little vine ball, Lin Yun placed it on her shoulder and then looked at the tabby cat that was still guarding the mutated gray wolf.

Lin Yun stepped forward and smashed the mutated gray wolf’s head with her stick.

The mutated gray wolf stared intently at Lin Yun before collapsing in despair.

Before it died, it couldn’t help wondering whether it would have survived if it had simply run away instead of confronting this human.

If Lin Yun knew what it was thinking, she would have spat at it.

The system had already issued a random task. How could it possibly let the wolf live? Hesitating for even a second would be disrespectful to the unconditional skill-upgrading attempts!

[System Notification: Random task completed! Rewards have been issued. Please check your account!]

After killing the mutated gray wolf, Lin Yun hadn’t even turned around when she caught sight of the tabby cat secretly preparing to slip away.

"Stop!"

The tabby cat’s raised paw froze in midair. It had been spotted by the human.

It turned its head helplessly and looked at Lin Yun again.

Why are you helping me?

Lin Yun was very curious about this.

Apart from making eye contact once at the flower market, she couldn’t think of any connection between herself and this tabby cat.

She was an outsider to this world, so she couldn’t understand why the tabby cat would help her or even give her things.

However, the tabby cat had no intention of explaining itself.

It simply sat down and calmly looked at Lin Yun, as if saying:

I can’t tell you. And if you insist on asking, all I can do is stare at you like this.

Lin Yun was speechless.

"...Why don’t you say something?"

Could it be that even if it said something, she wouldn’t understand it?

Lin Yun: "..."

She really couldn’t understand it.

But Ghost Vine could.

Why not just have Ghost Vine translate?

The tabby cat remained silent, continuing to stare at Lin Yun as if saying, Go ahead and ask. I still won’t answer you.

Lin Yun was completely helpless.

She sighed and could only wave it away. At least now she knew that the tabby cat didn’t have any ill intentions toward her.

Without hesitation, the tabby cat immediately stood up and left, disappearing in a flash as though it were afraid Lin Yun might call it back again.

[It’s dinner time again!]

Ghost Vine had been staring at the mutated gray wolf’s corpse for quite a while.

It had originally thought that the tabby cat would stay as well, but the cat had left without a word.

So Ghost Vine immediately asked Lin Yun what was going on.

"You eat. I’m going back now. Remember to come back early. Don’t stay out too late."

As Ghost Vine climbed down from Lin Yun’s shoulder, it replied,

[I know, I know. I’m super fast!]

After returning to the shelter, Lin Yun immediately fell asleep.

She was genuinely exhausted.

Ivy glanced at Lin Yun and remembered the promise she had made before leaving. It immediately became happy again.

When Ghost Vine came back later, it could ask it to water her.

She was so happy.

Even though she had mutated, she was still a plant.

She needed water!

The wooden door of the shelter opened slightly.

As soon as Ghost Vine entered, it went into the bathroom and turned on the faucet to wash itself.

Ivy was extremely envious.

When would she ever reach that level?

Seeing Ghost Vine emerge, Ivy cautiously spoke up. It even extended a vine to point toward Lin Yun.

[She said she wanted you to water me, okay?]

Hearing that it was Lin Yun who had said it, Ghost Vine didn’t doubt her.

It picked up the cup on the table, filled it with water, and watered Ivy.

It wasn’t worried that Ivy would dare to lie to it.

[Okay. You can go do whatever you need to do now. I’m going to sleep too.]

Ivy was a little confused.

[Don’t plants not need to sleep?]

[Mind your own business!]

Ivy immediately shut its mouth and didn’t dare say another word.

The next day, Lin Yun slept until late morning.

Since she had already killed the mutated gray wolf the previous day, she decided not to go into town for the next two days and simply relax for a while.

There was also half a rabbit that Ghost Vine had brought back earlier. She had put it away and completely forgotten about it.

Today, she cut off a piece to eat.

As for knives, pots, and pans, she had already bought plenty from the department store, so there was no need to worry about not having cooking utensils.

Wait.

She didn’t have all the seasonings yet.

It probably wouldn’t taste very good, would it?

Lin Yun’s expression fell, and her plan to eat the rabbit was put on hold.

She boiled some water for breakfast and made herself a packet of instant noodles instead.

Afterward, she stuffed more than a dozen plastic bags into her backpack and prepared to explore the forest.

She still needed to collect three more wood crystals.

Before leaving, she watered several plants, took Ivy outside, and gave it plenty of flowerpots to fill with soil. She planned to use them to grow vegetables later.

Knowing that it wouldn’t be easy for Ivy to get soil into the flowerpots with its vines, Lin Yun had even brought it a small spatula.

Ivy didn’t dare resist.

It obediently dragged the flowerpots around and dug up soil within Ghost Vine’s territory to plant vegetables for Lin Yun.

Ivy:

Being a vine isn’t easy.

You have to become a beast of burden for humans.

Life is so hard.

Lin Yun didn’t go anywhere else.

Instead, she headed toward the stream she had discovered last time.

There was Morgan grass growing there, so she wanted to dig some up. It would be even better if she could find a mutated variety.

Soon, Lin Yun arrived near the stream.

Before she even reached it, she saw several animals drinking water nearby.

Several sika deer were gathered by the stream.

The largest one heard Lin Yun’s footsteps, raised its head, and looked in her direction.

However, after realizing that she wasn’t approaching them, it didn’t immediately flee with the others.

Lin Yun didn’t disturb the herd.

She simply waited for them to finish drinking and leave.

The sika deer seemed quite docile. There was no need to chase them away just to save a little time.

After they finished drinking and left, Lin Yun approached the stream.

"System, please refill the water supply in my shelter."

[The shelter’s water storage system is in operation...]

Lin Yun squatted down again and began searching for Morgan grass nearby.

She had played with the last one before leaving the house, and after tasting it, she had found that it tasted somewhat like flour.

Knowing that Lin Yun was looking for that kind of grass again, Ghost Vine had also been actively searching for it.

Lin Yun dug up enough Morgan grass to fill three plastic bags by the stream before stopping.

One bag was enough for now.

She could come back for more later.

Once the water supply was ready, Lin Yun decided to walk upstream along the stream and see if she could find anything else.

However, she walked very carefully since she was close to the water.

Along the way, Lin Yun encountered many animals.

Fortunately, they were mostly species that hadn’t been particularly brave even before the mutation.

Many of them ran away as soon as they saw her.

The slightly bolder ones remained where they were, continuing to drink while warily watching her.

Lin Yun had plenty of time and wasn’t in a hurry.

Whenever she encountered an animal, she would simply stop and wait for it to finish drinking before continuing on her way.

Whenever Lin Yun encountered a wild vegetable she hadn’t seen before, she would stop and dig up enough to fill one plastic bag.

She didn’t take too much.

She would simply dig up one bagful to taste, and if she didn’t like it, she wouldn’t bother collecting any more.

Just as it was nearing noon, Lin Yun was preparing to find a place beside the stream to rest and eat a cucumber when several ferns growing along the water suddenly attacked her.

The huge fern leaves were dark green, with serrated spines along their edges.

Their sudden movement was extremely fast.

If Lin Yun hadn’t already been sitting down, she probably wouldn’t have had time to dodge.

Ghost Vine instantly expanded to a gigantic size and lashed out.

With one strike, it snapped one of the fern’s leaves in half.

The ferns retreated as well.

They had no intention of giving up the food that was already within their reach.

They simply waited for another opportunity.

[You’ve got some nerve, attacking anyone!]

Lin Yun frowned.

She hadn’t expected the fern to suddenly attack her.

At first glance, the surrounding plants had all seemed harmless.

She hadn’t even been particularly close to the ferns, so she hadn’t examined them carefully.

Who would have thought something like this had been hiding there?

After staring at the fern for two seconds, detailed information appeared before her.

[Mutant Plant: Devouring Fern]

[Grade: C-level heterotrophic plant]

[Characteristics: Although it cannot move, it possesses a certain ability to camouflage itself and hunt quickly. When a creature approaches, the Devouring Fern moves rapidly and closes its leaves around the prey, releasing toxins to prevent the prey from resisting.]

[Status: Hungry.]

Lin Yun clicked her tongue.

She certainly wasn’t going to show mercy to a mutated plant that had attacked her first.

"Little Vine, let’s go together. Be careful not to get bitten by its leaves."

Lin Yun immediately reminded Ghost Vine.

She didn’t know whether the Devouring Fern’s toxins would have any effect on another mutated plant, but it was always better to be careful.

[Okay!]

Ghost Vine lashed out again, striking the Devouring Fern fiercely.

Lin Yun, wielding her stalk stick, seized the opportunity and charged forward.

Some of the Devouring Ferns had already had their leaves broken in half, but they remained extremely ferocious.

They waved their remaining leaves rapidly, creating powerful gusts of wind.

Lin Yun nimbly dodged.

Seizing an opening, she smashed the root of a Devouring Fern with her stick.

The root snapped instantly, and the fern collapsed.

Ghost Vine cooperated as well, tightly wrapping its tendrils around another Devouring Fern and attempting to pull it out directly.

Just then, several more Devouring Ferns nearby noticed the commotion and launched attacks.

Lin Yun was startled again.

She hadn’t expected so many Devouring Ferns to be hiding here.

She had probably wandered straight into their territory!

Since there were so many of them, she decided not to waste time killing them one by one.

She took out two Frost Sunflower Seeds and threw them toward the Devouring Ferns.

The Frost Sunflower Seeds instantly took effect, freezing several nearby Devouring Ferns.

Then came Ghost Vine’s whipping vines, followed by another strike from Lin Yun’s staff.

After eliminating the few Devouring Ferns, the surroundings finally became quiet.

No other plant dared to approach and risk its life.

Lin Yun took a deep breath and went forward to check.

To her surprise, the system notified her that she had unexpectedly discovered a wood crystal.

"Looks like you’re in luck."

A hint of surprise appeared on Lin Yun’s face as she handed over the wood crystal.

With the surrounding threats gone, she could finally sit down, rest for a while, and have something to eat.

After resting briefly, she decided to continue following the stream.

Perhaps she could find even more wood crystals.

[By the way, take these ferns back with you. Ivy needs energy too. Even if it doesn’t eat them, they can be used as fertilizer for the vegetables.]

Lin Yun was stunned.

Such a good thing?!

She immediately stopped, pulled out a large woven bag, and began quickly collecting the shredded corpses of the Devouring Ferns they had smashed apart.

"Hey, you should’ve told me earlier! Look what I’ve done to them."

[It’s fine. They’ll have to be cut into smaller pieces anyway, otherwise they won’t fit in the flowerpots.]

"That’s true."

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