Chapter 277: Pies Really Fall From The Sky
Yu Jiang maximized the advantages of the Monster Skin, wandering around the Street Block,
utilizing the mechanism that monsters beyond 5 meters only have a 60% chance of detecting her, seizing opportunities to act like a Sneaky Player, rushing out from behind or the side of dilapidated houses to stab the monsters’ kidneys.
Hit and run, leading them along pre-scouted routes to traps before finishing them off. With this tactic, she swam through the Street Block like a fish in water, silently taking out monsters one by one, picking up plenty of resources.
Crystal Coins, various foods and beverages that restore Stamina.
The best was an Anti-stab Vest. After wearing it, it not only resists monster stabs but is also effective against Player’s Weapon and Items.
It only shatters and disappears when Wear and Tear reaches 100%. Wearing it gives a full sense of security, making monster farming fearless.
But after being remembered by the monsters in this Street Block, her original method no longer worked. Wherever she went, monsters would chase and attack her. Those who didn’t know would think she had dug up the ancestral graves of these Things.
Yu Jiang crouched behind a wall, watching three or four monsters charge past, pouncing on a compatriot that looked similar to her in this Monster Skin, smashing it with a barrage of blows, even knocking its head askew.
The one being beaten let out a shrill and angry roar, forcefully shaking off the biting compatriot, one of which was stuck to the wall so firmly it couldn’t be pried off.
Too brutal. Yu Jiang, hiding in the corner, clicked her tongue in amazement.
Within the effective range of the Monster Skin, they still couldn’t accurately distinguish human smells, so they could only rely on appearance.
Those monsters that looked similar were in for it. Even humans can’t stay calm and distinguish when caught up in a fight, let alone monsters. Their attacks are too fast; like just now, even if they realized they hit the wrong one, they couldn’t stop.
Yu Jiang couldn’t hit them now, and they couldn’t catch her either—it was awkward.
She had pretty much covered this Street Block, so she prepared to head to the next one.
No need to waste too much time and energy on these monsters. The Battlefield had only been going for 3 hours, and already over a dozen Players had exited.
Most had consumed their Matchstick Man Items, felt they had no chance, and chose to leave to save their lives. A few unwilling ones chose to revive inside the Battlefield to gamble one more time.
Messages in the Instance Channel never stopped.
Some were throwing Smoke Bombs, others were pure trolls—best to just watch, not to trust.
Wildfire: “Our group ahead already has several people with much higher comprehensive scores. If we keep going like this, the resource gap will only widen. How about teaming up? Let’s take out this group of High Combat Power Players first.”
War Machine: “Well said! With this group suppressing us from above, we have no chance to rise.”
Weak, Innocent, and Pitiful: “But we don’t even know where they are exactly.”
War Machine: “Wait for the Meteor Shower. As long as the Coverage Area is large enough, haven’t you noticed? The monsters in the Battlefield replenish very slowly, or rather, they don’t refresh at all.”
What does this mean? By the end, Players will have almost no resource replenishment channels.
The Ranking is for the entire 002 Game Area. Will someone go on a killing spree for the Top Ten, plundering resources? The answer is obvious.
Mid-tier Combat Power Players are scared, dare not rush ahead. If someone leads, they just need to throw a Skill from behind to take out the High Combat Power ones, and they have a chance to move up.
Soon, a group reached a consensus in the Battlefield Channel and started discussing where to meet.
No tricks would be suspicious. Once Players expose their positions, it’s dangerous. If a traitor sneaks into the cooperation Team, it’ll turn into total Chaos.
Yu Jiang decided to hunker down and develop first, watch the situation, then decide the next step.
Stay calm, she told herself inwardly. The Battlefield still has 67 hours left.
At this point, pulling several monsters at once would be difficult for Yu Jiang, but hiding and avoiding the monsters frantically chasing her was no big deal.
She could even Scavenging along the way, picking up some Things.
Dropped Scrap Wheel, recovering Rubber*1, Aluminum Alloy*2—these Materials are quite valuable.
And in the City, those wrecked Vehicles drop Parts that can yield more.
The other side of the Street Block.
Players who hadn’t dared show their heads for hours, only hoping to Pick Up a Bargain, after witnessing the Battlefield’s brutality, were now huddled shivering in a drafty house with a Large Hole in the Roof. His legs had gone numb from squatting.
It was barely a house— not a single wall intact. Standing up would expose him. Forget picking up bargains; surviving by hiding was sheer dogshit luck. He thought desperately.
Suddenly, amid chaotic sounds, he opened his mouth in shock, looking outside as a white exoskeleton oddity was torn apart by several other monsters. Its mangled Body smashed over like a cannonball.
Monsters even do group targeting?
Too terrifying—they go crazy and attack their own!
Immediately, his expression turned to Excitement, belatedly raising his Weapon toward the half-dead monster.
Pies really do fall from the sky! Squatting in a house yields resources!
Thanks to those monsters, he felt the thrill of luck buffing him.
Two streets away.
Yu Jiang caught a lone monster in the Alley. She swiftly flipped her Bayonet, charging in with a strike—fast, accurate, ruthless.
A few minutes later, the monster’s Corpse smashed down a wall. Yu Jiang patted the dust off herself, about to Loot.
Two monsters emerged from both front and back—more precisely, Players disguised in Monster Skins.
They didn’t even pretend. Real monsters are brutal and bloodthirsty, without this human vibe.
“Player, right? We’ve noticed you for 5 minutes.” The front ‘monster’ said,
“You’re hunting monsters. You seem strong—want to team up? The monsters in this Area are acting up for some reason, extra Frenzy, even infighting.”
They ran over from 5 Street Blocks away. There’s a ruthless character there. Didn’t expect the monsters here to be ruthless too, all gone mad.
Normal monsters only attack upon spotting prey. Entering 6 Street Block, they charge at unfamiliar kin—territorial instinct off the charts.
Everyone knows: the more dangerous the Place, the higher the Revenue. They think there might be important resources here.
As for teaming up, pure bullshit.
Wait till this pinkish-white mantis is worn down, then snatch the resources.
“Monsters in other Street Blocks aren’t like this?” Yu Jiang had already swiftly picked up the dropped resources from the ground before speaking.
This was a Healing Card. Using it continuously restores 30 Health Points, equivalent to an Intermediate Healing Potion.
Hearing her voice, it’s a girl. The two Players exchanged a glance, more alert.
A girl soloing monsters—her Output isn’t exceptionally high, but combat ability is solid.
“So, what do you say? Cooperate?” The rear Player asked again.
They looked friendly and sincere, but if Yu Jiang refused, they’d turn hostile instantly.
Yu Jiang took some time circling to Kill the monster underfoot. With her stats, she’d either consume resources or Stamina to Dodge.
Battlefield drops have no Cooldown on Healing resources—better to stockpile than take hits.
Her conservative playstyle left the two Players unable to gauge her depth, so they probed first.
If her Combat Power is high, find an opportunity on the sly. If low, just slaughter her.
