Surviving the Infinite Survival Game by Exploiting Glitches

The monkey happily took the tomato, found a nearby place to hide it, then clapped its paws and excitedly ran ahead.

Every time it ran a certain distance, it would stop and wait for Lin Yunyou. It had seen humans before and knew that humans could not move very quickly through the mountains and forests.

Whenever Lin Yunyou caught up, it would hop and skip forward again, as if they were playing a game.

Not long after, the calls of other monkeys could be heard in the distance.

The monkey in front responded with a loud cry.

Looking at its behavior, Lin Yunyou figured they must be its companions.

Soon, several monkeys came over. Once they got close, they began communicating in their own language.

There were too many of them talking at once, and Ghost Vine couldn’t translate everything. Its little vine practically froze from the overload, so it simply gave up.

After they finished talking, the monkey sent the others away before coming over and gently tugging at Lin Yunyou’s clothes.

"Roar!"

[It says its tribe discovered a particularly ferocious mutated plant in a certain place. It dragged away and ate several of their members, and it wants to know if we can help.]

"Huh? A mutated plant?"

The monkey nodded quickly.

It hadn’t returned to its tribe yesterday, so it didn’t know what had happened. If its tribe hadn’t come looking for it, it wouldn’t have known about the incident.

At that moment, the system notification suddenly appeared.

[Random Quest: Kill and submit 1 Mutant Cactus]

[Mission Level: B]

[Quest Reward: 3 random food items]

"A B-rank mission only gives me three random food items. Don’t you think that’s a little unfair?"

[Take it or leave it.]

"Can you add a little more? Please!"

[Four servings. No more.]

"Deal."

[A random mission has been accepted. Survivor, please complete the mission within five hours. Completing the mission two hours ahead of schedule will trigger an additional random reward.]

Lin Yunyou sighed again.

She was already well aware of the system’s personality, so she had long since stopped expecting it to be generous.

The reward for this mission was indeed rather poor.

Ghost Vine was only an A-rank mutant plant, while this random mission was already B-rank. Lin Yunyou couldn’t imagine how difficult it would be to defeat the mutated cactus.

As for the additional random reward, she could only take it as a pleasant surprise if she actually received one.

Lin Yunyou followed the monkeys to the place they had mentioned.

It was a relatively flat area covered with sparse, yellowish weeds. Unlike the lush grass they had encountered along the way, these weeds were dry and appeared malnourished.

There were no trees to block the view and no water source nearby.

The only thing standing out in the area was a huge cluster of cacti.

After mutating, the cactus had grown much larger and seemed to have gained the ability to consciously absorb energy from its surroundings.

Originally, there had been many plants growing around it. However, because the cactus absorbed too much energy, the surrounding plants gradually withered and died. The remaining weeds became yellow and sparse.

Lin Yunyou activated her identification ability.

[Mutant Plant: Cactus]

[Grade: B-Rank Heterotrophic Plant]

[Features: After undergoing mutation, this cactus seems to have gained a special ability. When a creature approaches, the flowers blooming on the cactus emit a sweet fragrance that attracts the creature closer. Once the prey approaches, the cactus shoots fine needles from its body, piercing its target. Note: The needles are poisonous.]

[Status: Hungry. It seems to be somewhat different.]

Lin Yunyou frowned as she read the information.

The first few sentences were clear enough, but what did the final line mean?

It seems to be somewhat different.

Different in what way?

What ability had this mutated cactus developed?

The information was too vague, making it difficult for her to determine what she was dealing with.

Many monkeys had gathered nearby, but none of them dared to approach too closely. They were afraid of being attracted by the cactus’s fragrance and getting close enough for it to kill them.

When the monkey that had brought Lin Yunyou here saw one of its companions lying beneath the mutated cactus, it immediately cried out angrily.

The mutated plant had gone too far!

They had never provoked it, so why had it killed their companions?

Lin Yunyou quickly grabbed the monkey and pulled it back, calming it down. She was afraid it would rush forward recklessly out of anger.

The mutated cactus was probably around ten meters tall, although Lin Yunyou couldn’t determine its exact height.

After observing it carefully for a while, she noticed something strange.

The very top section of the tall cactus didn’t move at all.

Only the shorter cactus branches below it were moving.

"Send your people away first. I’m worried they’ll get hurt if they stay here."

Lin Yunyou looked at the monkey again.

She had a feeling that this monkey was the king of the troop, and it would be much easier for her to communicate with the others through it.

Sure enough, after the Monkey King spoke to the others, the monkeys guarding the area began leaving on their own.

The Monkey King had sent them away to collect some fruit. It intended to give the fruit to Lin Yunyou later.

Lin Yunyou took out another rotten sunflower seed and placed it in the Monkey King’s hand.

She then pointed toward the cactus, signaling for it to throw the seed.

She only had a few of these rotten sunflower seeds left. She had never used them before because their description specifically stated that they were extremely smelly and should be used with caution.

But the cactus was supposed to lure its prey with a sweet fragrance.

Perhaps this would work.

As for why she hadn’t used the weeping bottlebrush last time, that was simply because she had forgotten to bring it.

Fortunately, she had brought it today.

Lin Yunyou explained her plan to the Monkey King.

The Monkey King immediately understood.

It pinched the rotten sunflower seed between its fingers, swung its arm, and threw it toward the area where the cactus flowers were blooming most densely.

Thump!

The rotten sunflower seed struck the cactus and exploded.

The cactus didn’t understand what had been thrown at it, but since the object hadn’t caused any damage, it didn’t pay much attention.

Then—

A horrifying stench suddenly spread through the area.

Even Lin Yunyou, who was standing quite a distance away, could smell it clearly.

"Ugh!"

She immediately turned her head and gagged.

It stank!

No wonder the sunflower seeds were labeled as "stinky eggs" and came with a warning to use them with caution!

The Monkey King also began vomiting after catching the smell.

The two of them hurried toward a nearby tree and started dry-heaving.

"Ugh—"

Lin Yunyou couldn’t hold it in anymore.

She had only wanted to cover up the sweet fragrance of the cactus flower.

Who would have thought that this stinky thing would hurt her just as much as it hurt the enemy?

No!

This thing shouldn’t be used against mutated plants.

It was much more suitable for mutated animals!

"Meow! Ugh—"

The Tabby Cat had originally brought its mother to the mountain to find Lin Yunyou and thank her.

However, when they reached Ghost Vine’s territory, they couldn’t find her.

Ivy told them that Lin Yunyou had gone out.

The Tabby Cat thought that since it was free anyway, it might as well go look for her. Judging from Lin Yunyou’s pace, she shouldn’t have gone very far.

Following Lin Yunyou’s scent, the two cats soon found her.

Unfortunately, the moment they arrived, they were greeted by the terrible stench.

"Ugh—"

The mother cat immediately began dry-heaving and ran away with her recovering kittens.

The Tabby Cat stared at Lin Yunyou, who was leaning against a tree and vomiting, with an indescribable expression.

It couldn’t understand what she was doing.

Why did she smell so bad?

Was she playing with poop?

The Tabby Cat could barely suppress the strange instinct rising within it.

Lin Yunyou: Listen to my explanation! It’s not what you think!

At that moment, Lin Yunyou also noticed the Tabby Cat staring at her strangely from a distance.

Her intuition told her that the Tabby Cat had definitely misunderstood something!

"Ugh—"

But she felt terrible and couldn’t explain herself right now.

She had made a mistake.

She would never play with rotten sunflower seeds again!

[Hahaha! Business opportunity! An Olfactory Blocker only costs five points. Want one?]

"Yes! Hurry!"

[Five points have been deducted. Olfactory Blocker activated.]

[Lin Yunyou, I was only away from you for a little while, and you managed to get yourself into this much trouble?]

"Screw you! I didn’t expect the stinky egg to smell that bad. I thought it would be something like canned herring at worst. Who would have thought it would be this horrible?"

Lin Yunyou shuddered again.

She didn’t even dare to remember the smell.

[Didn’t the detailed information already tell you to use it with caution?]

"I know! I’ve learned my lesson!"

She glanced at the Tabby Cat and Monkey King.

"Can we use the Olfactory Blocker on them too? I feel bad that they had to suffer because of me."

[Of course. It’ll only cost you more points.]

"Use it on both the Tabby Cat and the Monkey King. It was my mistake."

[Ten points have been deducted. Olfactory Blocker activated.]

The Tabby Cat, which had been gagging and trying to stay as far away as possible, suddenly froze.

It twitched its nose in disbelief.

Huh?

Wasn’t it smelling that horrible stench just a moment ago?

How had it suddenly disappeared?

Strange.

The Monkey King was equally confused.

It didn’t understand what had happened either.

Neither of them had noticed Lin Yunyou’s conversation with the system.

Once their sense of smell had been blocked, both animals finally felt much better.

The expressions on their faces no longer looked as though they wanted to die.

"Meow."

The Tabby Cat stood where it was and called out.

It still didn’t want to approach Lin Yunyou.

What if she really was playing with poop?

It didn’t want to witness that horrifying scene again.

Lin Yunyou: "?"

[The Tabby Cat says, "What are you doing here? I already told you not to play with poop. Good humans don’t play with poop."]

"I wasn’t playing with poop!"

Lin Yunyou felt her vision go dark.

She knew the Tabby Cat had misunderstood her, but she never expected it to misunderstand her this badly.

"Meow."

[It says it doesn’t believe you. This place smells terrible. You must have secretly been playing with poop. Otherwise, why would you come all the way here?]

Lin Yunyou didn’t even want to explain anymore.

From the Tabby Cat’s perspective, anything she said would probably sound like an excuse.

She walked straight over and reached out to grab the Tabby Cat’s fur.

The cat immediately dodged her.

Lin Yunyou: "?"

The Tabby Cat’s expression seemed to say:

Human, you seem a little dirty. Let’s keep our distance. Cats are clean, you know.

Lin Yunyou felt her defenses break completely.

She rushed forward, grabbed the Tabby Cat, and dragged it toward the Monkey King.

"You little rascal! I wasn’t playing with poop! We’re fighting a mutated plant!"

"Meow!"

Don’t pull me! You’re dirty! It still stinks!

After hearing Ghost Vine’s translation, Lin Yunyou regretted using the rotten sunflower seed even more.

She had already decided.

The remaining rotten sunflower seeds were going straight into the cold palace.

[Hahahaha! Playing with poop! Hahaha! Lin Yunyou, you’re playing with poop again! Hahaha!]

The system mercilessly mocked her.

Lin Yunyou’s head was now filled with the system’s endless laughter.

Lin Yunyou: I’ve already learned my lesson!

The Monkey King understood what had happened, so it didn’t show any particular reaction.

It sniffed the air around the cactus.

The fragrance coming from the flowers wasn’t particularly strong.

If it had been any stronger, the Monkey King suspected it might have been attracted toward the cactus as well.

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