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Chapter 3 - Chapter Three: The First Player Death

The pungent smell of blood rushed in like crazy.

Lu Chuan felt his stomach turn upside down, and together with the others, he looked out the door.

Through the dim light, they saw a pool of blood.

Tick-tock, tick-tock.

The dark red liquid splashed the entire wall.

Zhang Jian's body was paralyzed in a pool of blood, and a large hole in his chest was violently torn open like a broken sack, which was horrible.

What's even more terrifying.

His left thigh was missing, as if it had been torn abruptly, dragged far away, and the blood spread to the end of the corridor.

"Vomit ..."

"Ahhhhh

A violent vomiting erupted.

Liu Fangfang sat on the ground, vomiting wildly, tears and snot on her face.

Wang Dong and Yu Hongtao also bent over and were about to spit out their bile.

Chen Rui's throat rolled violently, his face turned pale, and he covered his mouth desperately.

Su Xiaoyu was no better, grabbing Lu Chuan's sleeve tightly, shaking all over his body.

Only two people barely held on.

Qin Muxue's beautiful face turned pale and she was afraid, but she still pursed her mouth.

Lu Chuan's heart was beating wildly, but his mental power of up to 12 points made him quickly calm down, and he subconsciously stared at the wound, collecting useful information.

The other party moved quickly and ruthlessly, and it was so precise that it didn't look like a human.

Moreover, he is much larger than Zhang Jian.

The attack is top-down.

Could it be that this is weird?

"Mom, I'm looking for Mom, I'm going home!"

"Woohoo...

Liu Fangfang had a nervous breakdown and shouted, a proper pig teammate.

"Shut up!"

No matter how good Chen Rui is at disguise, he can't pretend to be at this time.

"Liu Fangfang, do you want to lure the monster over again?"

This sentence was like ice water pouring water on Liu Fangfang, and she quickly covered her mouth and turned into a whimper.

Chen Rui took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

"Can anyone tell me what's going on?"

"Who opened the door? Why did Zhang Jian go out?"

Liu Fangfang trembled as she pointed toward the door, her teeth chattering: "The door, the door was never properly closed. Zhang Jian said he saw a shadow outside…"

"J-just curious, he peeked outside, and then…"

Liu Fangfang began to sob again, still shaken.

A chill instantly shot up from everyone's feet to their heads.

Just one glance…

And he was torn to pieces?

H-how are they supposed to survive this!

At that moment, the notification sounded again.

[Player Zhang Jian has died]

[Death location: C-Rank Dungeon 'Bloody Feast']

[Character information permanently erased]

Death!

Real!

Completely erased!

One moment, Zhang Jian was showing off his little flame, and the next, he was gone from this world—that's the ruthlessness of a horror game.

Their faces went pale. Now they understood: this was no joke.

Their lives no longer belonged to them.

And the system's broadcast had not stopped.

[Main quest updated]

[Romantic Western Restaurant was once a famous check-in spot, but due to poor management, customer numbers sharply declined. To restore its glory, the chef team led by George with a crippled leg sought a unique ingredient. In pursuit of creating the ultimate culinary masterpiece, they did not hesitate to target the restaurant's patrons, giving rise to greed and evil…]

[Quest Objective 1: Survive, stay alive in the Romantic Western Restaurant for three days]

[Quest Objective 2 (Optional): Eliminate the chef team led by George with a crippled leg]

[Tip: The chef team will remain dormant for ten minutes while preparing ingredients in the kitchen; exploration time begins]

Survive three days?

Only ten minutes of safety?

A deathly silence fell over the crowd, despair like sludge slowly drowning everyone.

What are these monsters?

How do you fight them?

Not even seeing a shadow, a classmate had already died unnaturally.

Everyone lowered their heads, silent.

Only Lu Chuan silently walked toward Zhang Jian's body, his mind focused.

Buzz!

A faint light orb, visible only to him, appeared on Zhang Jian's forehead and instantly entered Lu Chuan's mind.

Memories began to play back!

"Ugh aoo!!!

In a dim corridor, a monster in a dirty white waiter uniform, with half of its face rotting and oozing pus, roared and lunged forward.

"Ahhhh!"

Zhang Jian screamed in terror and fell backward to the ground.

The monster sneered, stretching out its branch-like claws, grabbing his left thigh and yanking hard.

Creak.

Flesh and bone gradually separated, and the monster growled with excitement.

"Found it! Found it!"

"Chef George, I found the ingredient you love the most."

"It's chewier than a pig's hind leg, more tender than a lamb, and the taste will surely be delicious…"

Zhang Jian's mind buzzed, and he instinctively begged for mercy.

"No, don't!"

But the monster didn't care, tearing at his thigh with all its strength, causing Zhang Jian to writhe in unbearable pain.

In the next moment, in a last desperate counterattack, Zhang Jian hurled a small fireball with all his might.

Whoosh!

"Uwah!"

A burnt smell spread, and the monster recoiled in pain.

But soon, he furiously extended his sharp claws again, piercing Zhang Jian's chest.

The scene abruptly stopped.

Memory playback ended!

Lu Chuan's pupils contracted sharply as he saw the monster, after being burned, clearly showing fear and rage…

This indicated that its weakness was fire!

"We can't just wait to die!"

Suddenly, Chen Rui spoke, his voice trembling slightly.

"This restaurant is huge. Ten minutes is nowhere near enough to explore every corner."

"We have to split up and try to gather information and resources as fast as possible."

"I'll team up with Liu Fangfang. She's the weakest, and I'm the class leader, so I'll protect her!"

Chen Rui spoke resolutely, reaching out his hand to Liu Fangfang, whose eyes were indeed filled with reliance.

The other people looked at Chen Rui with admiration and trust as well.

Only Lu Chuan inwardly sneered.

Protect her?

You just want to take advantage of her telepathy to track the monster, right?

"Yu Hongtao, you're strong—team up with Su Xiaoyu and take care of her."

Yu Hongtao, although scared, straightened his chest after hearing he was considered strong.

Boys his age all care about pride and like being praised.

Su Xiaoyu nervously glanced at Lu Chuan; she clearly wanted to team up with him since he was at least someone familiar.

"Lu Chuan, you…" Chen Rui hesitated a moment, pointing to a corner, "You team up with Qin."

"I'm going alone."

Qin Muxue's cold voice interrupted him, and without looking at anyone, she walked toward the end of the corridor.

Chen Rui's face immediately darkened like the bottom of a pan, feeling as if he'd been slapped in public.

Damn it!

That bitch… really deserves to die!

Chen Rui forced down his anger: "Then… Wang Dong is fast and mobile. Lu Chuan, you team up with him."

This assignment basically threw the weakest ones, Su Xiaoyu and Lu Chuan, to others.

"Sigh…"

Wang Dong sighed, looking like misfortune itself had opened the door to him, and reluctantly nodded.

Two people are always better than one.

'Xiaoyu, be careful,' Lu Chuan said to Su Xiaoyu. She nodded, her eyes glistening.

The teams were formed, and time was tight.

Everyone immediately dispersed, and a mental hourglass, representing ten minutes, appeared in their minds.

Tick, tock, tick, tock.

Wang Dong used his skill, Fleet Foot, and anxiously scouted ahead, while Lu Chuan followed behind, observing every detail around him.

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed something in the corner of the hallway ahead.

A familiar light point appeared, visible only to him!

A memory light point?!

Lu Chuan's gaze froze. Only a few minutes had passed, and someone had already died again.

Wait, could that direction be…

Qin Muxue?!

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