Chapter 10 Inflation 9

Chapter 10 Inflation (Part 9)

A moment later, Su Han dragged the person into the room and placed him on the floor. She picked up the scalpel and said seriously, "Just so you know, I have no medical experience."

"Get it over with quickly," Zhong Rui gritted his teeth and endured.

So Su Han swiftly cut open the wound with the scalpel without even blinking.

Zhong Rui's eyebrows twitched, almost wanting to complain about how realistic the pain sensation was in the Unlimited Survival Game.

"Why did you get shot?" Su Han asked while performing the surgery, asking for payment.

"Today was the last day of my stall, and someone snapped," Zhong Rui tried to divert his attention. "I thought the guards in front of the supermarket would help, but they just stood there watching. Ugh—"

Su Han successfully extracted the bullet and continued, "Are you saying that someone who robbed you had a firearm?"

"Yes," Zhong Rui squeezed out a word through his teeth.

Su Han frowned, this was bad news. But despite her thoughts, her hands didn't stop. After applying the hemostatic powder, she picked up the medical bandage and started wrapping.

Zhong Rui gasped for breath and asked, "What’s your price?"

Su Han thought to herself, if she said she wanted nothing, would she seem too naive? After some thought, she asked, "Do you have any anti-inflammatory medicine?"

Zhong Rui looked deeply at the girl in front of him and suddenly asked, "Player?"

"Mm," Su Han responded.

"Name?"

"Su Han."

"Have a Portable Storage, lack nothing?"

Su Han turned her head and said earnestly, "Keep asking questions like that, and you might end up silenced."

Zhong Rui took the hint and stayed quiet and took out three boxes of anti-inflammatory medicine from his storage, "Here."

Su Han looked surprised. She hadn’t expected him to actually have it and be willing to hand it over. Did he rob a pharmacy?

She looked down and decided not to ask.

"After helping and receiving payment, we’re square. You can handle the rest yourself," Su Han said without hesitation, leaving. Before leaving, she casually closed the door.

Zhong Rui lay on the floor lying there like a dead man, and after a long while, he laughed bitterly, "I screwed up."

Who would have thought that the robbers would resort to a gun when they were losing? If he had known, he would have run away immediately and never fought with them.

Day 14, the price level rose by 100%. Residential areas had daily power outages for 4 hours, and no power at all after 8 PM.

**

Day 15, the price level rose by 100%. The whole town lost power for the entire day, and the water was cut off too.

For three consecutive days, Su Han stayed in her room without leaving once. When hungry, she made instant noodles, and when thirsty, she drank milk.

At 6 PM, as the sky just began to darken, she started sleeping, occasionally waking up to the sound of gunfire at night. But gradually, she got used to it, reacting to gunfire as if it were firecrackers.

Of course, she had to ventilate the room daily, but she chose to do it at night. Because once night fell, everything around was pitch black, making it impossible to see what was happening nearby. Even if someone smelled the aroma of instant noodles, they couldn't tell where it was coming from.

However, by the 16th day, the situation worsened. Prices doubled, and the natural gas supply was shut off.

This meant that if one wanted to cook instant noodles, they had to start a fire and find fuel themselves.

Su Han walked around the room, feeling lucky that the family was wealthy. Both the chairs and the sofa were made of solid wood, which could be used as firewood for several days.

But then, she suddenly noticed something unusual—why was there black smoke coming from downstairs?

There was a knock at the door, and through the peephole, Su Han saw it was Zhong Rui. She opened the door a crack and asked, "What's the matter?"

Zhong Rui looked serious, "Someone on the third floor lit a fire to cook instant noodles in broad daylight, and black smoke is pouring out. I’m getting out of here, and since you helped me, I wanted to give you a heads-up before I leave."

"Thanks," Su Han felt helpless. Who could be so stupid as to make such a scene? Weren’t they worried about drawing attention?

"You're welcome," Zhong Rui didn't linger, turning to leave hurriedly after speaking.

All her items were in her Portable Storage, so there was no need to pack. Su Han quickly ran out. Coincidentally, just as she left, nearly thirty people showed up at the apartment building, looking threatening, clearly with ill intentions.

"The place I finally found is lost," Su Han was relieved to have escaped but also frustrated.

After some thought, she walked for forty minutes and entered an apartment building far away, planning to find another empty room to stay in.

But just as she reached the third floor, she heard rapid footsteps coming from below, and it seemed there were quite a few people.

Su Han’s heart sank, and she had a bad feeling. She hid her figure and peeked down.

She saw five young men gathered together, one rudely banging on a door, shouting, "Open up!"

One held an axe, waiting impatiently nearby. After a few seconds with no response, he spat in his hand and then used the axe to break down the door.

Su Han’s eyes widened—were these guys robbers?

One was breaking down the door, while the other four chatted casually, "Don’t assume everyone’s starving, some have stocked up early and are living comfortably at home!"

"Search every room, don’t skip any! After a thorough search, we’ll move to other apartments."

"I saw that blond guy with his gang heading to the next apartment building, we need to move fast! If we’re late, we’ll get nothing!"

Su Han was quietly panicking. She thought, residential buildings were no longer safe. Not just one group was conducting a carpet search, several groups were taking turns looting! There was no way to stay any longer!

But... how could she escape now?

She wished she hadn’t come into the building. The elevator wasn’t working, and the only way down was the stairs, which were now blocked.

And she knew that the footsteps earlier were quite chaotic, at least a dozen people. They were probably divided into groups of five to increase search efficiency.

What to do?

Su Han pondered for a moment, then her eyes lit up. Instead of forcing her way through, she searched around the third floor.

About half the rooms on each floor were empty. She quickly entered a room and checked the bedroom. After a few minutes, she finally found floor-length curtains in the corner room!

Su Han was overjoyed, quickly closed the door, and blocked it with tables and chairs. Then she took down all the curtains, rolled them into a bundle, and tied them together.

"Angry shouts came from outside the door.

"Bang! Bang!" The sound of the door being smashed echoed.

Su Han glanced quickly, feeling a wave of helplessness. The door wasn’t a security door, and with a single axe strike, splinters flew everywhere—it was clear it wouldn’t hold for long. Fortunately, she had braided the curtains into a long rope.

She tied one end of the rope securely to the iron window frame and threw the other end to the ground, then slid down using the rope.

The rope was still a bit short, not reaching the ground, but it was only about one or two meters off. Su Han didn’t hesitate—she let go and jumped down, her legs instantly going numb.

She scanned her attributes and breathed a sigh of relief—her stamina had only dropped by 16 points, not much. As long as she could escape, that was all that mattered.

“Hurry, block the first floor! Someone’s escaped!” The robbers finally entered the room and saw the long rope hanging from the window.

Su Han turned and bolted, sprinting as fast as she could.

By the time the robbers reached the first floor, she was long gone.

**

Panting heavily— Su Han ran for a long time, not daring to glance back. Only when she felt she had run far enough did she lean against a wall, catching her breath and resting.

Su Han reflected seriously—she’d been too careless! After a few peaceful days in the apartment, she had no idea that outside, gangs were running rampant. Not only were they mainly young men, but they were also armed, gathering in groups of twenty or thirty like it was nothing. No one could handle alone what these groups could do.

She thought to herself—no wonder surviving 20 days automatically wins the game. In the last few days, the difficulty spikes, nothing like the earlier stages.

Where should she go now? For a moment, Su Han felt utterly lost.

“Hey, all by yourself?” Suddenly, someone approached and struck up a conversation.

Su Han was secretly alert and very wary. The newcomer was a man in his fifties, with a beer belly and thinning hair. His gaze... made her skin crawl.

“Don’t be nervous, I’m not a bad guy.” The man puffed out his belly, trying to put on a friendly smile. “Are you hungry? Spend the night with me, and I’ll give you some food, how about that?”

Su Han…

She finally understood where the unpleasant feeling came from. At this moment, Su Han really wanted to give this guy some food and then beat him up thoroughly.

“Go away, I don’t need it.” Su Han coldly refused.

“Don’t play hard to get.” The man spoke while reaching out to put his arm around Su Han’s shoulder, clearly intending to force a deal.

Su Han’s right foot suddenly kicked out, aiming directly at the man’s joints, showing no mercy. As she kicked fiercely, she angrily said, “You’re really pushing it, huh? I’m shy, that’s why I haven’t hit you yet! You’re really pushing it, huh? I told you to leave, why aren’t you going!”

“Ow, that hurts!” The man rolled on the ground, tears streaming from the pain.

Worried that the noise might attract others, Su Han kicked him once more, then hurriedly left.

After wandering around for a while, Su Han felt a sense of “the world feels vast, but there’s nowhere safe to stay.”

On the street, a gang of thugs would pounce on anyone they spotted, extorting protection money. If you couldn’t pay, you’d get beaten up. But if you could pay, they’d stop you, demanding more. Only after being completely drained would they let you go.

In the alley, two groups were fighting. The sound of “rat-tat-tat” gunfire was continuous, with bullets flying everywhere. Su Han, not paying attention, was grazed by a stray bullet on her arm.

There was even a group bold enough, relying on their large numbers and armed with guns, to dare to attack a department store! Guards drew their guns, pulled out batons, and a melee ensued.

Su Han found that wherever she went, there was fighting, and there was no place to stay.

Is teleporting away really the only option?

Accidentally glancing at the graze on her arm, she suddenly had an idea.

Author's note: There are always some little imps eyeing the draft (☆_☆)

Give up, you're not from the same world (earnest jpg)