Survival Arena

Four o'clock in the afternoon.

Local Snake parked the car, and Chu Ge and Nangong got out.

Chu Ge sized up the small villa and clicked his tongue in wonder, "Are we that rich? Inviting me to live in a villa?"

Nangong shook his head and smiled, "It's rented, located in the suburbs. The rent isn't high, and there won't be anyone around to disturb us."

Local Snake parked the car in the parking space next to them, then got out and picked up Chu Ge's luggage.

"Boss, rest assured and settle in. I'll bring my luggage over tomorrow to join you. Your computer is already set up. I've got a really fun game; let's play online together!" Local Snake said excitedly.

Nangong took out a set of keys and handed them to Chu Ge, "You guys go ahead and enter. I have to stop by the company, but I'll bring back dinner tonight."

"What dinner? Let's eat out! Every single meal this month, out in restaurants, that's what I'm saying!" Local Snake waved his hand, very generously.

Nangong rolled his eyes at him and turned to leave.

There was a white Volkswagen next to them, his car.

Chu Ge and Local Snake entered the small villa.

All around were similar small villas, with green vegetation between the yards, most of the villas were only two stories, with a few having three.

The small villa Chu Ge was to live in had only two floors, each about a hundred square meters.

The decoration wasn't luxurious, but it was clean and bright, with all the necessary furniture.

"A cleaning lady gave it a full once-over just the other day, to hotel standards. How about that?"

Local Snake asked with a smile, quite proud of himself.

Chu Ge smiled with satisfaction, "Where's my room?"

"Pick any you like, nobody has lived in them yet." Experience tales at empire

"You go first to the Team Cultivation Hall and wait for me, I'll come after I tidy up a bit."

"Ah? You're not taking a rest first?"

"Are you content with always being a little earthworm?"

"Not content, I will definitely become a dragon!"

Chu Ge nodded with satisfaction, then went upstairs with his luggage.

Local Snake, as if injected with chicken blood, disappeared into the house.

He didn't fear being looked down on or being the butt of jokes.

What he needed was someone to push him.

Pushing, sometimes, signifies regard.

If Chu Ge completely didn't care about him, he wouldn't need to strive and train.

Half an hour later.

Chu Ge returned to the Team Cultivation Hall and began training.

Everyone was there, except Nangong, each engaged in rigorous training.

Chu Ge didn't disturb anyone else and ran alone.

He needed to train his Speed and endurance right now.

And so.

Chu Ge began living independently, cohabiting with Nangong and Local Snake.

He focused all his energy on daily training.

But he kept one thing in mind.

How to earn money.

He had to earn money for rent even though Nangong and Local Snake had already split the cost, but it still didn't feel right to rely on that.

Moreover, his parents wouldn't let him send them money anymore, believing that he should earn his own keep, and since they were still working, they didn't need his financial support.

In Chu Feiqiang's words, a man managing his own finances is also a sign of independence and maturity.

Of course, once they retired, Chu Ge would still have to provide for them.

...

Time flew by.

There were only five days left until the next Survival Competition.

The prompt for the next Survival Competition appeared.

The eight members of the team called Suicide gathered to look at the details of the forthcoming Survival Competition:

Next Survival Competition:

Ghost Hunting Mode!

1. Every three hours, two teams will be randomly selected as the Ghost Team, which can hunt other Survival Teams. Meanwhile, the non-Ghost Survival Teams can only run, and may not harm other Survivors. Each act of aggression will result in a deduction of 1,000 Survival Points.

2. On top of the first rule, for each enemy killed, you can gain 200 Survival Points. If a whole Survival Team is wiped out, all members receive 500 Survival Points.

3. Every 24 hours, the teams that have been Ghost Teams will face a challenge from the Survival Arena, with content related to each team. There will only be two possible responses, and the Survivors who choose the more unusual response will have 1,000 Survival Points deducted.

Survivors may not communicate or show any behavior related to communication; if discovered, the entire team will have 1,000 Survival Points deducted.

Task Duration: 96 hours.

Mission location: Loess Plateau.

...

New mode!

Chu Ge felt like he was on the verge of a breakdown.

Just how many rules were there in Survival Competition?

This rule was very similar to "Cat and Mouse", except it was a real-life version of "Cat and Mouse", and one could even say a brutal version.

Mice couldn't harm cats!

In the cartoons, cats were always tormented to death by the mice.

Moreover, there were interrogation rules.

1000 Survival Points!

The mission duration was four days.

That meant they might face four rounds of questioning.

The worst-case scenario could lead to a deduction of 4000 Survival Points in a row.

That didn't even include the points deducted for accidentally harming members of the Ghost Team.

"Fuck! What kind of rule is this? Are they playing with us?"

Nangong cursed furiously, nearly losing his mind.

Although it wasn't as cruel as the Great King battle, the upper limit of point deduction was far higher.

Xiao Poor Thing howled, "It's over... I only have a little over a thousand points."

Even Arno and Xiao Hero wore grim expressions.

Next time, the Survival Competition would test the team's coordination.

Ye Wukong rolled his eyes and said, "Otherwise, we might as well just commit suicide. It's too dangerous."

Arno snorted, "What's there to be afraid of? We must seize the opportunity to earn points. If we miss out this time, we'll have to wait a month. Who knows if the rules next time will be even more perverse?"

His words gained the agreement of Chu Ge, Gu Tianjiao, Xiao Hero, and Local Snake.

"With the dragon here, we won't be annihilated!" Local Snake declared proudly.

Gu Tianjiao took a deep breath and said, "For the next five days, we need to urgently practice coordination for questioning. It's very likely to involve situations we've encountered before. We must discuss and determine a unified answer."

Only if everyone chooses the same answer can they avoid point deduction.

Chu Ge nodded.

Apart from the annoying interrogation, the Ghost Hunt mode was actually not bad, not too cruel.

It was similar to the Never Fight Back Rule.

If you wanted to hide, all would be calm and steady.

But Chu Ge did not want to hide.

He wanted to fight enemies!

He was desperate to earn Survival Points!

He needed to become stronger!

If he encountered the North American Wolf King and Xiao E again, he must have his revenge!

Afterward, they began discussing various questions that could arise.

Clearly, this round of the Survival Competition was mainly testing team coordination.

In nature, many animals survived through team coordination.

...

Third day from the end.

Evening.

Chu Ge and Local Snake were playing video games in the living room.

Ping—

The glass at the edge of the living room suddenly shattered, and a thrown dagger flew inside.

Chu Ge reacted swiftly, pushing Local Snake out of the way, and the dagger stabbed into his shoulder.

Without even frowning, he immediately stood up and rushed outside.

On the street outside the yard, he saw a figure standing on the electric pole across the road.

Chu Ge cursed, "You fucker, aren't you afraid of being electrocuted up there?"

The person snorted, "You belong to that kind of people, right?"

"What kind of people?"

"The kind that can't be mentioned."

"What's wrong with being handsome?"

"I'm not joking with you. In this area, people like us need to register our identities to avoid harming ordinary people."