Excessive ferocity due to caution

"Get out of here!"

A burly man saw someone approaching the passageway leading upstairs and shot him directly in the leg.

boom!

Gunshots.

But whether intentionally or unintentionally, it missed.

However, it did startle the other party, who hurriedly retreated and looked at them cautiously.

Guan Zhile, standing behind Zhao Yi, had a deep, unsettling look in his eyes.

Sure enough, it's happening again...

She raised her hands, took two slow steps forward, and asked:

"What are you doing?"

The burly men with guns sneered:

"Aren't you blind?"

Guan Zhile glanced around and slowly said:

"After the earthquake, the hotel collapsed. We are all victims. What we need to do is try to survive together, not kill each other here!"

The burly man laughed loudly, his tone filled with extreme anger and sarcasm:

"You damn bitch, do you even believe what you're saying?"

"Don't think I don't know what you're up to..."

"You people have the authority to access the higher floors of the hotel, while those of us without that authority cannot!"

"Once you get up there, you won't come down, and we'll just be waiting to die!!"

Kwan Chi-leung seemed to have been prepared for this kind of scene:

"Then you don't need to be stuck on the first floor. There are many players with the necessary permissions. Just find a few with those permissions, and they can take you to the upper floors. There are more resources there, and the buildings are more sturdy..."

"If you insist on blocking the entrance and preventing people from going up, you can block it on the upper floors... At least that way, everyone can live a little longer."

Guan Zhile's composure impressed many people present.

Meanwhile, the armed thug seemed to be persuaded after hearing Guan Zhile's words.

They looked at each other, and lowered their guns slightly.

The atmosphere eased considerably.

Some of the more seriously injured people nearby stepped forward and offered to take them to the upper floors of the hotel.

There is a medical room on the third floor of the hotel, which contains some medical supplies for treating minor illnesses and injuries.

If their wounds are not treated, they will become infected very soon.

These people had barely survived a great disaster, and none of them wanted to give up their lives.

After discussion, a few people led the burly men with guns upstairs.

The passageway leading upstairs has access control functionality.

Anyone without authorization who passes by there will be electrocuted.

Watching the threatening men leave, Guan Zhile hurriedly whispered to Zhao Yi:

"Let's get out of here quickly, or more people like that might show up!"

Zhao Yi didn't say much and went upstairs with Guan Zhile.

Upon arriving at the second floor of the hotel, Zhao Yi said:

"Old Guan..."

"This isn't the first time something like this has happened to you, is it?"

Guan Zhile's body stiffened.

"What...what are you talking about?"

Zhao Yi looked at the baby in his arms and smiled slightly:

"After the earthquake, most of the first floor was severely damaged, but the storage room where you are is remarkably intact..."

"This is either because you were lucky, or... because you were very familiar with the layout of this hotel and hid there beforehand!"

"Interestingly, it's impossible to find that many spare sponges for mopping in a typical storage room."

"I guess if these weren't specially prepared by the hotel staff, you either collected them in advance and brought them with you."

"The former is very unlikely because it lacks a reasonable motivation."

Zhao Yi turned his head:

"Furthermore, ordinary people might be able to remain calm when faced with the threat of firearms..."

"Perhaps I can get out of this predicament with sweet talk..."

He paused, looked at Guan Zhile whose forehead was beaded with sweat, and smiled:

"But they would never consider using pressure to form an alliance as a pretext to kill someone else!"

Guan Zhile's mind went blank, as if his head had exploded.

This guy...

Is it really that scary?

How long have they known each other?

The other party was about to pull down her underwear?

However, recalling the phone call he had received earlier, Guan Zhile's lips twitched slightly, and he forced himself to say:

"Zhao Yi, I don't understand what you're saying... I just wanted to quickly search for food and water on the second and third floors. When did you mean I'm using someone else to do my dirty work?"

Zhao Yi shrugged and didn't pursue the matter any further.

He inspected the lobby on the second floor.

It's much better preserved than the first floor.

And there were even lights.

There were very few people, and they were all eyeing each other covetously.

Some malicious glances had already been fixed on the three packets of instant noodles and the bottle of Ice Dew on Zhao Yi's person.

However, they did not step forward because of the gleaming scalpel in Zhao Yi's hand.

After all, there was food and water in other parts of the second floor.

There's no need to risk your life at this time.

Moreover, due to the system's game rules, the hotel cannot kill people at will.

Once you kill the first person, your privileges will be transferred to the other person's privileges!

Therefore, one must be cautious when committing murder!

If you kill the right person, your privileges will be upgraded to Level A, which is naturally the best outcome.

Back then, you could move freely on the sixth floor of the hotel.

If the wrong person is killed, an ally with Class A privileges must be found before going to the sixth floor of the hotel.

It's quite troublesome.

Moreover, it's easy to see that the higher the level of access, the fewer guests will have that level of access!

Who knows how many guests have access to account A?

Three?

Or five?

They will certainly not easily reveal their permissions.

Because it could easily lead to your death!

There was no one blocking the door on the second floor.

But many people did not go upstairs.

They sat in the hall, exchanging unspoken words.

Zhao Yi secretly observed Guan Zhile's expression.

The woman stared nervously down a corridor, her hand constantly rubbing the hem of her clothes.

"What's wrong?"

Guan Zhile bit her lip and whispered:

"The food on each floor is limited, but there are a lot of people."

"Nobody knows how long it will take for rescue to arrive, so every meal is crucial to us!"

"But obtaining them is very difficult... extremely difficult!"

Zhao Yi stroked his chin and casually said:

"Do we have to overcome many obstacles to get the food?"

Guan Zhile was stunned for a moment:

How did you know?

Zhao asked in return:

How did you know?

Guan Zhile paused for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said:

I can't tell you now.

"All you need to know is that if we want to reach the upper floors alive and eventually leave the hotel, we must collect as much food as possible from the floors above..."

"Because the further we go, the longer it will take us to get upstairs!"

Zhao Yi was eager to try:

"Then what are we waiting for?"

Guan Zhile said solemnly:

"Don't be reckless... If we go to get food, we'll encounter dangerous checkpoints. Even if we manage to get the food alive, we'll be watched by many people when we come out!"

"After all, this food...can determine everyone's life or death!"

Zhao Yi asked:

"Is there no food anywhere else?"

Guan Zhile:

"Yes, but very little... not enough."

Zhao Yi understood.

"Let's go then... let's get the food first."

Guan Zhile glanced at Zhao Yi, hesitated for a moment, but still followed behind Zhao Yi.

She knew that hiding was useless.

Although she didn't completely trust Zhao Yi, her daughter was now in Zhao Yi's hands... she had no choice.

Moreover, she didn't have a better choice.

PS: Second update. I'll grab a bite to eat before getting right back to work.