AMRWFA -Chapter 339 Lansu Town

“You think so?”

“Hard to say.”

The three of them didn’t dare to give a definite answer. After all, one careless statement could mean lives at stake.

Although they weren’t sure whether this world was real or fake, just looking at how many high-rise buildings surrounded them made it obvious—there must be countless residents living in those buildings, and this street alone likely held a huge population.

If it was fake, that would be fine.

But if it was real…

For a moment, everyone fell into silence.

【Sigh…】

【I really hope all of this is fake!】

【If it were like Wen Yukai’s “Naxu Sumeru” artifact—everything an illusion—then at least there wouldn’t be so many innocent victims.】

Liang Shishi and Ruan Zhihé both silently agreed in their hearts.

They walked for a long while but still didn’t see a single person.

Only when they reached a quiet alley did Ruan Yaoyao suddenly notice a glowing word appearing in the dark. It was too far away to see clearly.

It looked like a “three-way intersection sign,” quietly moving through the alley toward another direction.

【That is… a tag?!】

Ruan Yaoyao quickly motioned for Liang Shishi and Ruan Zhihé to follow.

The glowing text seemed to notice the noise behind it and was startled. It immediately went from walking to running.

The group chased after it even faster.

“Don’t run—!”

Just as it was about to pass through an iron gate, Liang Shishi, who was exceptionally agile, grabbed it.

The person nearly screamed in terror. When he realized it was humans, he finally relaxed.

“You scared me to death! I thought I ran into those things…”

His legs went weak and he nearly sat on the ground.

“Who are you? Why are you chasing me?”

He glared at Liang Shishi, both angry and irritated.

“Why were you running?” Ruan Yaoyao asked as she caught up, out of breath.

She then clearly saw the label above his head:

Survivor · Dai Jianguo · Sister Hua’s admirer

【????】

【What the heck is that?】

Dai Jianguo angrily signaled them to lower their voices.

“Do you people not want to live?! So loud in the middle of the night! And you still ask why I’m running? Who wouldn’t run when hearing movement at night? Anyone slower would’ve already been eaten by those things!”

【Those things?】

【Could he mean the thing we just saw?】

Ruan Yaoyao’s expression tightened.

“You mean… something several stories tall?”

Dai Jianguo’s eyes widened instantly.

“Se-several stories tall?! When did you see it? Don’t tell me it was just now! Oh my god! You’re going to get me killed!”

“You already encountered that thing and still came running toward me?! You’re not even human…”

Ruan Yaoyao quickly calmed him down and told him to stay quiet. The creature they encountered earlier hadn’t noticed him, but if he kept shouting, it might hear them and come over.

“You… what?! That thing is near this street? Impossible! That thing is several stories tall—that’s a boss, a big boss! How could a boss appear in our territory?”

“That’s why I told you to stop shouting. If you keep yelling, it’ll really come. Calm down—it might just be passing by.”

“Yes, yes, it must just be passing by. A big boss like that isn’t something ordinary people can encounter… it must be passing by…”

Dai Jianguo repeated this to himself several times, but still couldn’t calm down.

Then he started crying.

He cried about his own stupidity—knowing nights were dangerous, yet still going out to look for Sister Hua. Now he had probably been targeted by something inhuman.

He was going to get himself killed.

Liang Shishi and Ruan Zhihé: “……”

If you already knew it was dangerous at night, why were you still going out?

Ruan Yaoyao glanced at his “Sister Hua admirer” label and felt a little sympathy.

【Who told you to be a hopeless romantic?】

After crying for a while, Dai Jianguo tearfully asked who they were and why he had never seen them in the neighborhood before.

Were they from the neighboring district?

At such a dangerous hour, how could they still be wandering outside? Weren’t they afraid of being eaten by monsters?

Of course, Ruan Yaoyao and the others couldn’t say they came from outside. They simply said that the outside was dangerous and suggested going to his home first.

Dai Jianguo hesitated.

“…You want to go to my house?”

Ruan Yaoyao blinked.

“Yes. It’s so dangerous outside. If we keep staying out here, aren’t you afraid we’ll attract those things?”

“But… I don’t know you.”

“My name is Yaoyao, she’s Shishi, and she’s Xiaohé… and you’re Jianguo. Now we know each other, don’t we?”

Dai Jianguo: “……”

“How do you even know my name?”

“I saw you before when you went to find Sister Hua.”

“You’re Sister Hua’s friends?” he asked hesitantly.

If they were Sister Hua’s friends, he couldn’t just refuse them.

After all, he had chased Sister Hua for so long, and she never agreed—but if her friends could put in a good word for him…

So he let them into his home.

Liang Shishi and Ruan Zhihé exchanged a look and followed behind.

As expected—having a cheat ability was powerful.

They had already found the other party’s “weak point” and smoothly entered his home.

Opening the door, Dai Jianguo apologized as he let them in.

“Sorry, it’s dark inside. Be careful. You know it’s dangerous to turn on lights at night—it attracts those things. I can’t take that risk…”

“It’s fine. We were the ones being abrupt,” Ruan Yaoyao replied casually, already starting to probe for information.

Having spent so much time with official teams, she had picked up a lot of interrogation techniques. With Liang Shishi and Ruan Zhihé helping, they quickly learned about this world.

It was a world invaded by monsters.

Dai Jianguo didn’t remember exactly when it started. One day, in the middle of the night, they all heard a voice:

【Global announcement: In ten minutes, the invasion of horrors will begin. All Earth players, please prepare.】

【This is a super competition for the ownership of Earth. If no one clears the trials, XXX will have the right to occupy Earth. This is in accordance with universal survival laws.】

【This is your only chance to resist and appeal. Fight on, humans of Earth!】

……

When they woke up the next day, Lansu Town had been surrounded by a black fog, completely cut off from the outside world.

“Since then, we’ve been unable to leave Lansu Town.”

“During the day it’s okay. The black fog only appears at the edge of town—as long as we don’t approach it, it’s not dangerous.”

“But at night, it’s different. The fog can appear anywhere, and the monsters hidden inside come out to kill people everywhere.”

“Besides monsters, there is also a group calling themselves ‘Descenders.’ They claim they’re here to save us.”

When speaking of them, Dai Jianguo’s face showed a hint of sarcasm.

“Save us? They immediately started hunting monsters as soon as they arrived, and only they can capture them. That’s clearly suspicious. I suspect those monsters were brought in by them. They’re trying to take over our world…”