"Iâm so foolish, really. I only knew that Lin Yue could rank first on the group leaderboard this time with 4,612 points, which is already terrifying. But I didnât expect that he would also rank first in the world."
"Iâm in awe right now. Wasnât his score just over 2,500 last time? How did it reach 4,600 in less than seven days? I donât have any evidence, but I suspect Lin Yue is cheating. His score is terrifying, isnât it? The five of us together only have 1,423 points."
"World number one... Wait, does this mean Lin Yue brought glory to our group?"
"Well, he brought glory to the people of Tang Country, not to you, a person from Neon Country, right?"
"Werenât you the one badmouthing Lin before? Now youâre jumping out to talk about him?"
"By the way, the first place in the group gets airdrop rewards, and the world first place is another airdrop reward. I want to protest against the system. Can we not create a hierarchy? Lin Yue has become the one at the top, hasnât he?"
In the group, as Lin Yueâs double first-place achievements were displayed on the system bulletin in bold red letters, those who had just woken up, and even some Survivors who stayed up all night, found themselves blocked by acid rain inside the Shelter. Unable to do anything, they gathered in the group chat, discussing this big event that had just occurred.
Lin Yue once again achieved group first place.
Many people had already guessed this, even accustomed to it, thinking it would be problematic if he wasnât first this time.
However, some felt it was unusual, especially those in the teams following closely behind, all thinking this way.
Some even opened up Lin Yueâs comprehensive scores, studying them closely, and concluded that this person might truly be extraordinarily gifted, inherently belonging to the hardworking or lucky type, or perhaps originally a special forces soldier or survival expert.
Otherwise, this comprehensive score is truly absurdly high.
And it was all done by him alone.
Now, not only in the group, but even on the world channel, Lin Yueâs ranking overshadowed the discussions about the impending double disasters, becoming the hottest topic.
However, the people here seemed more rational, paying attention to things other than Lin Yue.
"Who is Lin Yue?"
"You donât know him? You must be new. Heâs the one who first entered some electronic technology stage, causing the system to passively update and eventually making us face these two disasters."
"Arenât you afraid Lin Yue will blacklist you? Heâs in our group, and last night, he released a huge amount of sand, exchanging it for only one stone material, collapsing those dozen or so profiteers in our group, ultimately saving many people and disgusting the profiteers in the process."
"Luckily, Iâm not in his group. Otherwise, Iâd be beaten twice over."
"Indeed, with a score of 4,612, leaving Zakrovâs team, who has 4,011 points, in the dust. I know Zakrovâs team has 71 people, and Lin Yue, just one person, managed to outscore such a big team and even tread upon billions. Truly a god."
"Lin Yue is awesome (voice break)!"
"Stop bragging, okay? Iâm tired of hearing it, let me have a go!"
"Speaking of which, Iâm first in our group, and last time, I was first too. Last time the reward was a Golden Treasure Chest, and I donât mind saying it because itâs kind of public knowledge. But this time, being first in the world, what chest will be given?"
"If itâs something above a Golden Treasure Chest, then itâs platinum, diamond?"
"Does it have to be a chest? Is it possible to send a girl instead?"
"Wow, with this acid rain, airdropping a girl would leave nothing but bones before hitting the ground. Besides, how could a person be a prize?"
"I thought of something funny. What if the airdrop gets washed away by the acid rain flood and someone else picks it up?"
"Be reasonable. Wouldnât the system have considered this? Speaking of which, I actually made a major discovery related to the survival of humanity as a whole."
"Iâm all ears."
"I discovered, ************! Didnât you guys notice? *******!"
"If youâre going to say, just say it, what is with the code words? Youâre wasting time!"
"Weird, is it the system thatâs not allowing him to say it? Before, people were cursing, and nothing like this happened."
"Wait, speaking of discoveries, I have one too, and thatâs *********!"
"What the hell? Whatâs going on!"
"Hey? Did I say something? Does this mean that anything related to this canât be said? I get it; this cheating method seems we can only discuss it privately. By the way, if you want to know, add me as a friend, even on the world channel. You canât be unaware, right? Actually, ****** is pretty easy to guess. Iâm not worried about others, Iâm off first."
"He surely means *****, and I think itâs easy to guess. The system is trying to cover it up but in doing so, actually reveals more."
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Lin Yue watched the endless stream of words pass by on the world channel, from discussions about the airdrop to focusing on the blocked-out information.
This world channel group seemed to care more about more important matters than praising him.
The contents of the airdrop werenât too critical, since even if it were dropped into his yard, he couldnât go out to get it.
The pouring acid rain outside would render his raincoat and umbrella completely ineffective.
The final words spoken by those peopleâclearly not intentionallyâwere "blocked" by the system, yet Lin Yue had some thoughts.
What did the system block?
Itâs not curse words, as previous verbal disputes in the group werenât blocked like this. It must be something unspeakable.
So, in the face of disaster, whatâs unspeakable?
"The method of cheating, perhaps." Lin Yue came to his final conclusion.
According to the original idea, disasters are the systemâs way of selecting the strongest humans. But if thereâs a way to block or ignore the damage from the disaster, then the announced disasters become meaningless.
And as for avoiding this disaster, there happens to be one method.
Go to the Underground Ruins!
The Underground Ruins Gate hasnât closed, and the system hasnât indicated closure either.
Compared to the acid rain floods above, the Underground Ruins must be far safer.
Even if there are Lizardmen, you may not even encounter them. All you need is to hold out until the disaster ends.
Lin Yue shook his head. The matter is quite easy to guess, after all. Whether itâs vanquishing the mutant creatures inside or dealing with Lizardmen, youâd still earn treasure chests. Plus, the systemâs other functions still work inside, so...
Wait a minute.
Lin Yue suddenly thought of a terrifying possibility.
Although the system tries hard to disguise it, even blocking the related words, it seems to have fired up peopleâs desire to speak out about it.
Moreover, this matter isnât hard to deduce. Soon enough, many more will surely figure it out.
So, what will be the result?
A mass of Survivors entering the underground space, and then...
With more people, chaos ensues, and with Lizardmen that can drop treasure chests, arguments, infighting, and even...
Combat!
In such confined spaces, battles would be the most terrifying disaster!
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Sorry everyone, Iâm not feeling well, so only two updates today...