Excessive ferocity due to caution

The dungeon settings have been slightly modified.

[It wasn't clearly stated earlier that there is only one player, Zhao Yi, in this instance.]

Player Zhao Yi can only replenish his satiety through food and water at the hotel; other guests do not have this requirement.

...

Looking at the dazzling array of food in the kitchen, Guan Zhile asked:

"How do you plan to bring this food up?"

Zhao Yi grabbed a bottle of milk and fed some to the baby.

"Even without those people outside blocking our way, it would take a tremendous amount of effort to move so much food to the third floor or higher."

"But if someone is willing to help us... it will be much simpler."

Guan Zhile scoffed upon hearing this:

"Do you think those people are living saints?"

"They'll even help you transport food?"

"Besides, you've seen the situation outside; they're both harboring ill intentions, and they're in a state of balance..."

"The first person to break the balance of power will inevitably become the first to stick their neck out."

Zhao Yi grabbed two large white steamed buns and stuffed them into his jacket, one on each side.

The pectoral muscles look very intimidating.

Then Zhao Yi packed some biscuits and water.

"It's precisely because they're not living saints that they 'help' us transport food."

"Passing firewood and lighting a fire are two different things...you need to separate them."

Upon hearing Zhao Yi's words, Guan Zhile, who was packing food, immediately realized where the difference in their thinking lay.

She thought Zhao Yi wanted to find some "allies" to share the food.

But in fact……

Zhao Yi had no intention of forming an alliance with any of them.

"Our hunger level is their hunger level. There are too many wolves and not enough meat. What do you think they will do?"

"With more people dying, there are fewer people to share the food, and naturally, less food is consumed."

"Once we got to the higher floors, these people carrying food were in poor condition, lacking ammunition and other necessities. Their food... wasn't it our food?"

Listening to Zhao Yi's rambling, Guan Zhile felt her breath catch in her throat.

This guy... he kills without shedding a drop of blood!

"You're still saying I'm using someone else to do my dirty work? You're the one who's actually using someone else to do my dirty work."

Zhao Yi patted her shoulder, her face showing a look of utter disappointment:

"Hey! How can this be called using someone else to do the dirty work?"

"If they were all as kind as me, there would be no bloodshed."

"And everyone has food."

"I just want everyone to have food to eat and water to drink."

"What did I do wrong?"

"Don't make such malicious assumptions about me next time... Oh no."

Guan Zhile: "..."

When she met Zhao Yi, she felt like she had seen a ghost.

After eating and drinking their fill, the two took some food with them and headed back.

On the way, she kept nervously glancing at the baby in Zhao Yi's arms.

They seemed worried that Zhao Yi might harm the baby.

Zhao Yi also sensed the woman's sensitive gaze and casually asked:

"What's your daughter's name?"

Guan Zhile's eyes flashed:

"Guan... um, I haven't decided on a name yet, but I want her to take my surname."

Zhao nodded slightly:

"It's only right, since the child's father abandoned you and your daughter."

"By the way... how old is she?"

Guan Zhile glanced at the baby and replied:

"Two months."

Zhao Yi's gaze fell on the baby's head.

He reached out and stroked the baby's head, saying meaningfully:

"Then you're feeding your child quite well."

"She's developing quite quickly."

Guan Zhile smiled but didn't say anything.

She felt a little guilty.

...

The two returned to the second-floor hall with a lot of food.

At that moment, as Kwan Chi-leung said, the balance was broken.

Although no one spoke, a murderous aura permeated every corner of the hall.

Zhao Yi glanced at it.

Some people have already started handling guns.

Zhao Yi wondered when he should get one for himself, no matter what.

He doesn't necessarily have to shoot and kill.

After all, killing someone will change one's privileges.

But having something in hand and not having it are two different things.

"Brothers, I have good news to tell you!"

Zhao Yi said loudly.

"We've opened up the kitchen on the second floor!"

"There are at least several tons of food inside!"

"If anyone's hungry, hurry up and go now, otherwise there will be even more people coming up from the first floor, and everyone will get even less food!"

Several tons of food.

These words immediately lit up the eyes of many survivors present!

Are there really that many foods?

Among the crowd, some were skeptical, while others were eager to try.

As soon as one person makes a move, the mindset of the others immediately undergoes a subtle change.

Some people may doubt the veracity of Zhao Yi's words.

But that's human nature.

As soon as one person runs toward the kitchen, the others will inevitably follow.

This is both conformity and being driven by inner emotions.

After all... there are too many wolves and not enough meat.

No one would be foolish enough to stay behind, stop Zhao Yi from going upstairs, and let others freely divide the food in the kitchen.

They are starting to feel hungry!

Never leave food for others!

With this thought in mind, a miraculous scene unfolded.

The crowd, who had been silent just moments before, rushed towards the corridor behind Zhao Yi like mad dogs at almost the same time!

Zhao Yi, holding the baby, dodged away.

Guan Zhile was also knocked aside!

The crowd surged forward.

Suddenly, someone screamed in agony on the road!

More than one person.

Several times.

They fell to the ground, tripping the people behind them.

Some of the people who fell got up in a sorry state, kicked the person who tripped them a few times, and then followed the majority of people ahead, cursing and swearing.

Finally, about seven or eight people lay on the ground, clutching parts of their bodies and groaning in pain.

Fresh blood seeped out.

Zhao Yi glanced at it.

Knife wound.

But it's not fatal.

Guan Zhile, standing to the side, watched this scene in silence.

"Did you see that?"

"The competition is already this fierce before we even get to the kitchen."

"If you really saw so much food, do you think they would distribute it peacefully?"

"When more people die, less food is consumed."

"In the end, the higher the floor, the more abundant the food will be."

"So... food is definitely not the real problem we need to face."

Zhao Yi spoke with a smile, a smile that sent a shiver down Guan Zhile's spine for no apparent reason.

From initial disdain to current vigilance and awe.

Zhao Yi's grasp of human nature and his use of limited clues are as precise as that of a skilled butcher dissecting an ox.

Guan Zhile's eyes flickered with unease, hesitation, and even ruthlessness.

Hesitant and indecisive.

Until Zhao Yi patted her on the shoulder.

"What are you daydreaming about? Let's go upstairs."

Zhao Yi's sudden close-up smile startled her!

"Okay... let's go upstairs."

Guan Zhile spoke with a slightly flustered air.

Her eyes once again fell on the sleeping baby in Zhao Yi's arms.

PS: First update

I'll guarantee at least three chapters today, and aim for four.

I need to get back into the swing of things these next few days, read more books by experts, and absorb some knowledge. I'm only getting bullied by Tomato because I haven't read enough. If I had read more, I would have been... Hmph!