Survival in an apartment, starting with a stroke of luck on a plane

"go!"

With a thought, Lin Yu channeled his magical power into the [Heavenly Cloak] behind him.

The dark red cloak moved without wind, as if it had a life of its own, and suddenly detached from Lin Yu's shoulder, turning into a streak of blood-red light that flew to the front of the electric scooter with a "whoosh".

The cloak suddenly unfurled in the air, the originally soft fabric instantly transforming into an arc, and was fiercely flung towards the horde of monsters blocking the way ahead!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A series of dull thuds echoed.

The zombies and a small tentacle monster blocking the way were thrown away by an irresistible force, screaming as if they had been hit by a heavy truck, and crashed heavily into the ruins next to them, instantly clearing a small area.

After delivering the attack, the Hun Tian Cloak deftly spun around and gracefully landed back behind Lin Yu, as if nothing had happened.

The whole process was smooth and seamless.

Lin Yu didn't even slow down; the electric scooter passed right through the gap he had just cleared, leaving the monsters that followed behind him behind once again.

He felt satisfied with the faint spiritual fluctuations emanating from the cloak; the practicality of this equipment far exceeded his expectations.

Furthermore, seeing the Heavenly Cloak fly out just now, Lin Yu thought of a crazy move.

Of course, he certainly wouldn't dare to experiment right now, and continued driving.

Relying on the electric vehicle's superior performance and the protective cloak, Lin Yu escaped the initial and most chaotic area without incident, temporarily shaking off the large group of monsters.

Only a few extremely fast monsters were still hanging in the distance, but they no longer posed a real threat.

He slowed down slightly and checked his phone to confirm the order details.

You have a new order, please process it promptly!

Lin Yu opened the software, and the screen clearly displayed brief information about the three orders:

Order 1: "Fresh Flesh Platter" to be delivered to [Rotten Mine - Cave 25] (Note: Must be extremely fresh!), customer: Rotten Flesh Monster, estimated delivery time: 4 hours.

Order 2: "Screaming cassette tape" to be delivered to the "Ghost Opera House" (Note: Must be of perfect quality, the most desperate screams!) Customer: Screaming Lady Estimated delivery time: 2 hours.

Order 3: "Black sludge" to be delivered to [Swamp Park] (Note: Sealed properly, any spillage will result in a bad review!) Customer: Sludge Monster Estimated delivery time: 4 hours.

Lin Yu glanced at the details of the three orders, and a slight smirk involuntarily appeared on his lips.

"Fresh meat platter"? "Screaming tape"? "Black sludge"?

What is all this about? No wonder you only need to complete three orders a day.

This isn't normal takeout at all; it's all sorts of bizarre and even dangerous "items," and the notes and requests are increasingly outlandish and strange.

The delivery locations were also places that sounded terrifying—rotten mines, ghostly opera houses, swamp parks.

"Surviving for seven days...it seems the difficulty lies not only in the monsters and ruins outside, but also in these 'customers' themselves and their 'takeout'." Lin Yu understood.

After a moment's thought, he chose to accept [Order 2: The "Screaming Tape" to be delivered to the Ghost Opera House].

The reason for choosing this order is simple. First, according to the map, the pickup point [Howling Recording Studio] and the destination [Ghost Opera House] are the closest to his current location among the three orders, which can save a lot of time traveling. He really wants to try his luck at being the top order winner, after all, there are rewards.

Secondly, the order was placed by a customer named "Screaming Lady," and the place name "Ghost Opera House" sounds like something out of a ghost story.

Lin Yu's current methods are quite effective against these kinds of spiritual beings. He is more professional at killing ghosts than at killing other living beings, so he has a higher chance of success.

After clicking to accept the order, the mobile navigation map will automatically update and clearly mark the route to [Howling Recording Studio], with an estimated distance of about five kilometers.

"Five kilometers... Normally, I could get there quickly by electric bike, but with the current road conditions and 'local customs'..." Lin Yu glanced at the shadowy monsters in the ruins outside the window, shook his head, and knew that the estimated time would be greatly reduced.

Without further hesitation, he selected the fastest route recommended by the navigation system, twisted the throttle, and the electric scooter beneath him emitted a low hum, shooting off like a wild horse. It instantly accelerated, leaving the relatively "safe" area around the station and plunging headlong into the perilous depths of the city ruins.

……

Just as Lin Yu had predicted, this road was extremely difficult to travel.

The so-called "streets" have long been unrecognizable, with collapsed walls, broken reinforced concrete blocks, abandoned and burned vehicle wreckage, and bottomless ravines everywhere.

He had to frequently slow down, take detours, and sometimes even rely on the powerful electric vehicle and the occasional assistance of the [Heavenly Cloak] to knock aside smaller obstacles in order to pass.

What's even more troublesome is the endless stream of monsters.

They seemed to be particularly sensitive to the presence of outsiders. Upon hearing the sound of an engine or smelling the scent of living people, they would emerge from various corners, ruins, and underground pipes, and frantically pounce on Lin Yu.

The growling zombies were just an appetizer; the majority were bizarre and grotesque creatures.

There are short, humanoid creatures with skin as hard as rock but not too slow; flying beetles that can spray corrosive slime; fleshy clumps made up of countless pieces of flesh that wriggle forward; and even creatures that can hide, whose location can only be determined by the distortion of the air and the faint sound of footsteps.

There were also a large number of different monsters, but fortunately most of them were of levelless or iron-level strength, and bronze-level monsters were relatively rare, otherwise Lin Yu would have had a hard time getting rid of them.

Lin Yu was holding the handlebars steady with one hand, while his other hand was already gripping the Azure Rose.

He kept firing single shots.

boom! boom! boom!

The azure magic bullets roared out, accurately hitting the onrushing monsters.

Weaker monsters of the Black Iron level or even those without a level can often have most of their bodies shattered with a single shot.

For slightly stronger bronze-level monsters, you'll need to fire a few more shots or aim for vital points.

Demonic flames exploded and burned among the monsters, emitting a foul, acrid odor.

The system notifications rang in Lin Yu's mind one after another, and his experience points steadily increased.

"Tsk, this game is pretty generous with experience points, but it's a pity that everyone's broke and nothing drops." Lin Yu curled his lips and shot another monster that looked like a Licker, which jumped down from a tall building on the side, into the air and blew it up.

He fought and moved, relying on the speed and agility of his electric vehicle to avoid being surrounded by large groups of monsters. If he couldn't avoid it, he would forcefully tear a path open with firepower.

The [Heavenly Cloak] dutifully protected him from behind and to his sides, deflecting some ranged attacks such as bone spikes and acid, or knocking away approaching flying monsters.

He turned this delivery trip into a combination of urban wasteland car chases and monster hunting.

Following the navigation, Lin Yu fought his way through and finally arrived at the bank of a wide river.

The river water was murky and dark green, emitting a faint fishy stench.

On the opposite bank, a denser and more dilapidated cluster of buildings could be vaguely seen; his destination, the Howling Recording Studio, was not far away on the other side.

However, the bridge spanning the river has completely collapsed, leaving only a few broken piers and twisted steel frames exposed pitifully in the water, making it impossible to pass through.

"As expected..." Lin Yu stopped his electric scooter, his brows furrowed.

He observed the river surface; the current appeared calm, but a huge shadow lurked beneath the surface, indicating it was no safe place.

He pondered for a moment, then took out the Trident of Poseidon from his backpack.

He didn't plan to take a detour, after all, who knows how far it would be to get there from other places.

The halberd's body shimmered with a faint, watery blue light, which seemed out of place in the murky river.

Lin Yu pointed the tip of his halberd at the river, concentrated his mind, and activated the effect of [Summon Sea Beasts].

He had tested it in the neighborhood before. This effect wasn't limited to summoning marine life. As long as there was water of a certain depth, it could summon local aquatic creatures. However, the form and strength of the summoned creatures were completely random and heavily influenced by the environment.

hum...

The trident trembled slightly, and an invisible wave entered the river water.

A moment later, the previously calm river surface began to ripple abnormally, and then bubbles began to rise.

Splash! Splash!

Several splashes rang out, and seven or eight strangely shaped aquatic creatures, which looked as if they had suffered severe nuclear radiation mutations, surfaced.

There was a monster with a heavy shell on its back and a head like a turtle's, but covered in fleshy growths; there was a strange fish covered in bone spurs and a mouth that split open to its gills; there was an octopus with short, messy tentacles and crooked eyes; and there were several eels whose scales had fallen off, revealing blood-red muscles...

Lin Yu found it very strange; how could there be marine life in a river?

They share common characteristics: a hideous and grotesque appearance, murky and dull eyes, and a strong stench of decay emanating from them.

Their strengths varied greatly. The strongest was the turtle-shaped monster, which reached the bronze level. There were also two black iron level monster fish, and the rest were all low-level miscellaneous fish.

"It looks really abstract... but as long as it can do the work, that's fine." Lin Yu's lips twitched.

Through the trident, he could vaguely sense the submissive intentions of these aquatic creatures.

Without further delay, he carefully drove the electric car to the riverbank and then directed the largest bronze-level turtle monster to approach the shore.

The turtle clumsily turned around, revealing its broad carapace covered with tumors above the water.

Lin Yu took a deep breath, twisted the ignition switch sharply, and the electric scooter shot onto the turtle's back before coming to a steady stop.

The other summoned aquatic creatures surrounded the turtle monster like a clumsy guard.

"Let's go, let's get to the other side." Lin Yu gave the order through the trident.

The turtle monster began to swim slowly and steadily towards the opposite bank of the river, surrounded by other aquatic creatures.

However, just as the turtle monster carried Lin Yu less than ten meters from the shore, and Lin Yu dipped the tip of his trident into the water to sense the water, his expression changed slightly.

The situation underwater was far more dangerous than it appeared on the surface. Countless malicious and greedy consciousnesses were transmitted through the trident—more and more powerful aquatic monsters were alerted.

There are certainly more than just these seven monsters at the bottom of this river; they are just seven that have accepted the trident's summons.

In reality, there were many monsters lurking underwater, eyeing Lin Yu on the turtle's back.

Many were even planning a sneak attack.

They lurk in the deeper, darker waters, like hunters waiting for their chance.

Several fast and daring strange fish had already begun to tentatively attack his summoned "guardian team," causing a commotion among the low-level summons.

"Tsk, I knew it wouldn't be that simple." Lin Yu snorted coldly and poured more magic power into the trident without hesitation.

[Raging waves!]

In an instant, the river water within a radius of tens of meters centered on the turtle monster seemed to boil, with undercurrents surging wildly and forming countless chaotic whirlpools and waves.

The aquatic monsters that tried to approach and ambush were thrown off balance by the sudden, violent current, losing their footing and unable to maintain their direction.

"Hurry! Speed ​​up!" Lin Yu urged the turtle monster and the summoned creatures, taking advantage of the chaos to move forward at full speed.

The turtle monster paddled vigorously, increasing its speed considerably, and soon reached the middle of the river.

However, at this very moment—

Boom!

A hundred meters ahead, a huge spray of water suddenly erupted from the surface of the river.

A huge dorsal fin, covered with pale white bone spurs, broke through the water's surface and rushed toward Lin Yu at an astonishing speed.

Wherever it passed, the water surface automatically parted, forming a distinct arrow-shaped water trail, its momentum terrifying.

Lin Yu instantly sensed the full appearance of the newcomer through his trident—it was a giant monster fish nearly six meters long, resembling a catfish but with a mouth full of dagger-like fangs, and its body covered with thick bony plates and sharp bone spikes.

Strangely, this guy has such a strong aura, but his strength is only at the Bronze level.

Of course, Lin Yu wouldn't underestimate it because of this; after all, its size alone was enough to make it take him seriously.

"Troublesome!" Lin Yu spat, reacting extremely quickly.

He immediately issued the "Block" command to all summoned creatures except the turtle monster using his trident.

The black iron-grade and no-grade summoned fish, octopus, and eel immediately turned around fearlessly and charged towards the bone-spiky giant fish.

However, the gap in strength was too large.

In a single exchange, without even slowing the giant fish down in the slightest, the summoned creatures were torn to shreds by the giant fish's terrifying fangs amidst a tooth-grinding tearing and chewing sound, turning into clumps of blood and minced flesh in the murky river water.

The giant fish with bone spurs devoured the snacks, its speed undiminished, and continued charging towards Lin Yu. Its pale fish eyes were fixed on the figure on the turtle's back, filled with savagery and hunger.

"Get lost!" Lin Yu's eyes flashed, and the [Azure Rose] he had been holding in his left hand was already fully charged—Charged Shot 2!

He didn't aim directly at the giant fish, but rather at the water surface in front of the giant fish's path!

Bang—boom!

The specially made explosive magic bullets were fired into the water and detonated instantly! It wasn't a huge impact, but a terrifying burst of demonic fire that instantly turned that small area of ​​water into a raging blue sea of ​​fire.

The scorching heat and hellish aura caused the giant bone-spiked fish to freeze abruptly, its charge halted abruptly. Its massive bone-spiked dorsal fin lingered outside the flames for a moment, seemingly wary of the eerie fire.

But after only a moment's hesitation, the ferocious giant fish suddenly swung its tail and dived directly into deeper water, attempting to bypass the sea of ​​fire underwater and continue its attack.

However, Lin Yu had been probing the water with his trident to sense the movement, so he immediately noticed the giant fish's movements—it was rapidly rising from the deep water, its target the turtle monster's soft lower abdomen.

At the critical moment, Lin Yu made a bold decision.

With his left hand, he swiftly shoved the azure rose back into its holster, while his right hand remained firmly gripping the trident for sensing and positioning. At the same time, he frantically channeled his magical power into the [Heavenly Cloak] behind him and grabbed the electric scooter beside him.

"Rise!" Lin Yu shouted in a low voice.

hum!

The dark red cloak instantly received the command and suddenly expanded and unfolded as if it had come to life, like two huge wings, directly enveloping Lin Yu and the electric scooter he was holding.

The next moment, just before the turtle monster was about to be struck by the giant fish rushing up from underwater—

Swish!

Lin Yu, along with the electric scooter, was suddenly lifted off the turtle's back by the [Heavenly Cloak] and rose four or five meters above the water!

Almost simultaneously!

boom!!!

Water sprayed skyward! The ferocious and terrifying giant fish with spiky bones slammed into the turtle monster with unparalleled force.

The poor turtle monster didn't even have time to let out a scream before its thick shell was shattered instantly. Its entire body was thrown and torn apart by the enormous impact, and its blood and internal organs instantly stained a large area of ​​the river red.

The giant fish struck successfully, but its white eyes immediately looked up, staring intently at Lin Yu, who was suspended in the air. Its mouth opened and closed, revealing pale white fangs dripping with saliva.

"You bastard, you think you're so great!" Lin Yu, who was in the air, had already drawn the [Azure Rose] again and charged it for a longer time - Charge Shot 3.

The demonic power gathered at the muzzle has formed a visible blue energy sphere.

He hovered steadily, looking down at the middle of the giant fish's body, which had paused briefly on the surface of the water due to the impact.

"goodbye!"

boom! ! ! !

The deafening gunfire even drowned out the sound of the waves!

A thick blue ball of light descended from the sky and struck the giant bone-spiky fish with perfect accuracy!

Rumble—!!!

A violent explosion occurred on the water's surface! Demonic fire raged and devoured everything in its path!

The giant fish's enormous body was blasted to pieces starting from the middle! Flesh and blood flew everywhere, and bone plates shattered.

Only a hideous head and a small section of torso remained, twisted and charred, sinking into the river water stained with blood and flames, and quickly disappearing from sight.

[Defeat a Bronze-level "Mutant Bone-Spiked Split-Bone Fish" to gain 80 experience points]

The system notification sounded.

Lin Yu took a breath, looked down at the gradually calming but chaotic river surface, and snorted coldly.

Although it wasted some time, the experience gained wasn't a complete loss. This guy was only Bronze level, but he gave much more experience than a regular Bronze level person, probably because of his strength.

After all, it has the word "mutation" in front of it.

On the other side, Lin Yu controlled the [Heavenly Cloak] and flew towards the opposite bank.

The [Heavenly Cloak] flew faster than Lin Yu had expected, and its flight was extremely stable.

The night breeze cooled his blood, which had been boiling from continuous battles.

"This cloak is really useful, but it consumes a lot of mana." Lin Yu felt that his mana had decreased by nearly a quarter, and he felt a little regretful.

If he had enough magic power, he really wanted to fly directly to all the order locations; the efficiency would be absolutely amazing.

Unfortunately, the consumption of the Hun Tian Cloak for flying is too great, making it unsuitable for long-distance travel and only suitable for occasional use.

But that's enough, since flying is a very powerful means of transportation.

He landed smoothly on the opposite bank of the river. He got back on his electric scooter and headed towards the Howling Recording Studio again, following the navigation.

The journey that followed was still fraught with difficulties, involving detours and monster-hunting. By the time he finally arrived at his destination, it had taken him more than half an hour longer than he had initially anticipated.

What appeared before him was a half-collapsed building that looked like an abandoned school.

The walls were mottled, covered with black moss and stains, and almost none of the windows were intact.

Upon arrival, from the outside, it looked like an ordinary ruined building, without even a sign. If it weren't for the extremely detailed navigation, Lin Yu would never have known that it was actually a recording studio.

"This place..." Lin Yu muttered to himself, parked his electric scooter in a relatively secluded corner by the roadside, gripped the azure rose tightly, and carefully stepped through the gate of the ruins.

The interior looked even more dilapidated than the exterior. The hall was littered with rotten desks, chairs and music stands, and the walls were adorned with faded and distorted portraits of musicians, their eyes staring blankly at visitors.

The air was filled with a smell of dust, mildew, and... a faint, almost imperceptible odor of blood.

It looks like an abandoned music classroom or rehearsal hall.

A figure was sitting behind the front desk.

It was a woman with an extremely hot figure, wearing a tight leather outfit... or rather, a humanoid creature.

She has long, rainbow-colored hair, but when you look at her face, you feel a strong sense of physical discomfort.

Her entire face appeared to have been smashed by some heavy object, a bloody mess. Even more horrifying, countless rusty, dark red stained long iron nails were brutally driven into her face, forcibly fixing the broken flesh and bones together, creating an extremely gruesome scene.

She looked up, her eyes, which appeared particularly cloudy through the cracks in the iron nails, sweeping over Lin Yu, especially lingering on the "Starving Delivery" vest he was wearing. Then, in an unusually sweet and affected voice that was completely different from her appearance, she asked, "Welcome to Howling Recording Studio~ How can I help you?"

Lin Yu remained unfazed; this level of "visual shock" was nothing to him. He calmly replied, "I'm starving, here to pick up order number 12."

"Oh~ it's a screaming cassette tape order~" the receptionist replied in her sweet voice, then swayed her hips as she stood up: "Please wait a moment~ I'll have the manager come out and meet you~"

She swayed her hips and walked with graceful cat-like steps into a darker passage at the back.

Lin Yu stood still, warily surveying his surroundings, his fingers lightly resting on the handle of the azure rose-patterned gun.