Building a skyscraper to survive, all the female colleagues in the company begged me to carry them.

"I...did I just...?" Her voice trembled.

Huang Tang patted her shoulder: "It's alright. Remember, in this game, curiosity kills not the cat, it kills the person."

Liu Lingqing nodded vigorously.

Huang Tang turned to the remaining six players and calmly said, "The transaction is complete. I've brought you in; from now on, you're on your own. Goodbye forever."

After saying that, he pulled Liu Lingqing along and walked towards the corridor on the left.

I hadn't walked more than a few steps when I heard footsteps behind me.

A figure followed.

He was a young man, looking to be in his early twenties. He was fair-skinned, with a bit of baby fat on his face, and his eyes were completely harmless.

"Big brother! Big brother, wait a minute!" He jogged after him. "Please help me! I'm a newbie, I don't know anything, please protect me!"

Huang Tang kept walking: "A newbie? A newbie has survived this long?"

"I'm lucky!"

"A newbie managing to snatch a sobering potion from dozens of other players? Do you think I'm stupid?"

"That potion just rolled into my hand by itself!" the young man cried out, desperately trying to explain. "I really haven't killed a single person! My talent is [Strong Luck], which is just pure good luck; I don't have any special skills."

Seeing that Huang Tang was ignoring him, the young man continued to escalate the situation:

"I can offer 500 units of materials as commission! As long as you let me follow you, Boss!"

Huang Tang shook his head: "No need. If I take you along, how will we divide the supplies when we find them? I don't want to be constantly on guard against what's behind me."

Before the young man could say anything more, Huang Tang suddenly stopped and raised his hunting rifle.

The gun was pointed at his face.

"Take one more step and I'll kill you and make you loot the bag."

The young man immediately raised his hands, took two steps back, and said with an embarrassed smile, "I understand, I understand. Brother is busy, I won't bother you any longer."

Huang Tang put away his gun and pulled Liu Lingqing along.

In this "building survival game", for Huang Tang, the threat of strangers is even greater than that of monsters!

He has no trust whatsoever with people who are not in his own house.

Today, this game no longer has any innocent little rabbits...

Behind him, the young man sighed and stood there scratching his head.

Five other players approached, led by a man with a scarred face. He said to the young man, "They don't want you. Come with us. It's safer with more people."

The young man glanced at the five menacing faces, then at the direction Huang Tang had disappeared in, and forced a perfunctory smile.

"Never mind, I still prefer exploring alone."

After saying that, he quickly slipped into another corridor and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

A tall, thin man next to Scarface whispered, "That kid ran away, what do we do?"

"Don't worry about it, we'll run into them sooner or later." Scarface stared in the direction Huang Tang had left. "What I'm most worried about now is that man and woman. Since they know how to get into Thorn Castle, they must also know where the Magic Mirror is."

"How about..." the tall, thin man chuckled, "we should quietly follow them, like the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Five against two, the advantage is ours."

Scarface thought for a moment and nodded: "Follow them. Keep your distance, and don't get spotted."

The five of them quietly crept towards Huang Tang's direction.

…………

In another corridor, Huang Tang and Liu Lingqing were walking forward with flashlights in hand.

The castle was larger than I had imagined, with crisscrossing corridors and numerous rooms, like a giant maze.

The two came to a fork in the road, with two roads on either side, neither of which was noticeable.

"Which way?" Liu Lingqing asked.

Huang Tang glanced around and casually pointed to the right: "This way."

He didn't actually know either.

Their main objective was to find the entrance to the castle's basement.

As for the magic mirror, just let it be.

Last time in the zombie city, the supply point allowed them to have unlimited access to meat.

With this map being so difficult, there might be even better items at the supply points!

The two walked along, opening doors along the way.

The first room.

Several dusty tables were scattered with tools and fabric.

[Found: 5 iron ingots, 10 coarse cloths, 3 hemp ropes]

Huang Tang was completely stored in the system space.

"Even an ordinary room like this has materials?" Liu Lingqing exclaimed in surprise.

"It seems the castle is full of supplies." Huang Tang's eyes lit up. "Those people who followed us are probably going to have made a wasted trip."

Liu Lingqing was taken aback: "Someone's following us?"

Huang Tang didn't turn around, his voice low: "Behind us, there are two walls. I suspect someone there has a talent related to tracking."

Liu Lingqing tensed up: "What should we do?"

"Never mind them for now. If they get in the way, I'll kill them and loot their bags while I'm at it."

Huang Tang spoke casually.

Looking at his profile, Liu Lingqing realized for the first time that besides being gentle and reliable, this man also possessed a ruthless and decisive coldness.

In his eyes, those unfamiliar players were probably no different from NPCs.

But she understands.

In this game, how can one have a compassionate heart without ruthless methods?

Those players with an overly compassionate heart were eliminated on the first day.

Those who have survived to this day are all extraordinary individuals.

The two continued forward, pushed open several more doors, and collected materials such as steel, wood, and glass.

The quantity is small, but it adds up.

Beyond the two walls, five players were cautiously following.

Scarface asked in a low voice, "Can you still hear me?"

The tall, thin man pricked up his ears and laughed smugly, "Don't worry, my talent is [super hearing]. I can hear their footsteps perfectly clearly. However..."

"But what?"

"It seems that man has already spotted us."

The four men's expressions changed.

"He could spot you from this far away?" Scarface frowned. "Just who is he?"

"I don't know." The tall, thin man shook his head. "But he said if we get in the way, he'll kill us first."

There was a few seconds of silence.

"What's there to be afraid of!"

One of the bald players gritted his teeth and said, "I think he's just bragging. That woman is obviously just a pretty face; he thinks he can take on all five of us by himself? Dream on!"

"that is!"

Another chimed in, "They know how to get into the castle, so they definitely know where the magic mirror is. Let's stick close and make our move as soon as they find it!"

Scarface nodded: "Keep following them. Keep your distance, don't alert them."

The five continued to secretly follow.

Time passed second by second.

Huang Tang and Liu Lingqing walked around most of the first floor of the castle, opening door after door and collecting a lot of materials.

However, the entrance to the basement was never found.

"Could it be that it's not in this building?"

Liu Lingqing was a little anxious.

Because time is really running out.

Just as Huang Tang was about to speak, a figure suddenly appeared around the corner ahead.

The two stopped at the same time and shone their flashlights over.

It's that young man.

He was also holding a flashlight, and when he saw Huang Tang, he immediately broke into a bright smile.

"Big brother! We meet again!"