“Mutual Aid Group?”
This unfamiliar term made Lu Chen raise his eyebrows, his face filled with confusion.
Seeing his reaction, the white woman slightly opened her mouth, revealing a surprised expression.
“It seems you didn't come here after seeing the message in the chat room. Did you just happen to pass by?”
“Uh… sort of.”
Lu Chen half-heartedly nodded, continuing her line of thinking.
“What's the meaning of Mutual Aid Group? Did you guys discover a way to form a team?”
If it were true, it would indeed be good news for him.
He was currently lacking ways to team up with other players.
If this problem could be solved, then Lu Chen could… cough, play the three-person match with the Sakurajima Mai sisters.
Unfortunately, the white woman shook her head, denying his guess.
“Team up? We just agreed in the chat room that everyone can come to the square in front of the library to help each other and resist the refreshed zombies.”
“Someone called this organizational method the ‘Mutual Aid Group’, so we’ve continued using it.”
“Handsome guy, do you want to join us? The zombies are about to refresh.”
“With so many people together, we don’t have to worry about the threat of zombies, after all, there’s strength in numbers.”
Faced with the white woman's enthusiastic invitation, Lu Chen could only offer an awkward yet polite smile.
She seemed unaware of the killing rules between players.
Or perhaps… most players are unaware that killing others can obtain gear and copper coins from them.
If someone knew… this so-called “Mutual Aid Group” would likely face a collapse.
Suspicion between people is the root cause of all kinds of chaos.
“Sorry, I’m just here to find my friend.”
Lu Chen declined her invitation and asked.
“Have you seen a girl with long black hair, about my age, with clothing features like…”
After listening to Lu Chen's description of Sakurajima Mai, the white woman thought for a moment, turned back, glanced at the members of the Mutual Aid Group, and shook her head slightly.
“Unfortunately, your friend doesn’t seem to be here.”
Toyohashi Wakana, who had been constantly worried about her sister, immediately became nervous, a worried expression appearing on her pretty face.
“What if something happened to Mai-nee…”
“Don’t think too much about it.”
Lu Chen comforted her in a low voice.
“Maybe she just got teleported to a farther location, it might take her a while to get here.”
“We’ll just wait for her here.”
Although he said this, Lu Chen also felt a little uneasy inside.
Although Sakurajima Mai had quite a few items on her, and even a D++-level watch.
But her combat ability hadn’t increased much relatively.
Plus, with the new wandering zombies joining today, the chances of her encountering danger were not low.
He could only hope that she was smart enough to know how to avoid danger and successfully reach here.
With nothing else to do, Lu Chen scanned the surroundings and blended into the crowd of survivor players in the Mutual Aid Group, starting to wander around the streets.
The number of players gathered together was around thirty to forty.
Some were more socially anxious, staying on the edge of the group, wanting to join but unable to integrate.
Many other players sat on the ground, with pieces of cloth spread out in front of them, starting to set up stalls to sell things.
Lu Chen glanced at the stalls, discovering that most of them were flashlights, lighters, toilet paper, and other tools and daily necessities.
It seemed to be loot they scavenged before arriving here.
While they weren’t level-up items, they were still useful.
People selling food, water, and medicine, such as “strategic resources,” were very few, and they priced them outrageously.
Lu Chen didn’t lack food for now, so he wouldn't become a sucker for that.
However, the beautiful girl idol classmate who followed him all the way had her stomach making a few “grrr” noises.
“Hungry?”
Lu Chen turned his head, looking at the girl who was almost a head shorter than him with a playful smile.
“….None of your business.”
Toyohashi Wakana's face turned slightly red, avoiding Lu Chen's gaze.
But then, she felt a slight pressure on top of her head, as if something had been placed there.
The girl subconsciously reached out and found a sealed compressed biscuit.
“For the sake of easy carrying, I only have this… make do with it.”
Lu Chen also handed over a unopened bottle of pure water and casually said.
“Don’t worry about your figure management at this time, just fill your stomach first.”
“Oh…”
Toyohashi Wakana stared blankly at the biscuit and the water in her hands.
Although her idol’s pride made her subconsciously want to refuse Lu Chen’s offer.
But her rationality kept reminding her—If she continued to be stubborn, she wouldn't even have the energy to walk, so she should quickly replenish her energy!
The last time she ate was before coming to the Survivor Game.
In other words, Toyohashi Wakana had barely eaten for two days, surviving on a bottle of water from the new player package.
Not eating for two days wouldn't be fatal, but it was definitely going to leave her weak.
That's why Toyohashi Wakana tried her best to reduce her movements and avoid wasting energy along the way.
Lu Chen also drank a few sips of water, moistening his throat.
Just then, a few players in front of the square suddenly issued a warning.
“Zombies are refreshing! Those who can fight, come and defend!”
“The first hour is over, the number of zombies has doubled! More people!”
“Don’t just stand in one place, split some people to the left and right sides to defend!”
“Kill all those zombies!”
The assembled players of the "Mutual Aid Group" immediately became busy, chaotically forming a line of defense.
Although it was a temporary, haphazardly assembled group, it looked pretty impressive.
After all, humans are like this – a single person may not be able to defeat a ferocious beast, but when they gather together, they can explode with several times more team power.
“But there are quite a lot of enemies.”
Lu Chen was mingling in the back of the defense line, glancing at the swarming zombies.
Because there were quite a few survivors gathered in this area, the size of the zombie horde was also quite large.
Just the enemies that refreshed in the second hour were already comparable to the zombie horde that Lu Chen and Sakurajima Mai faced at the last moment yesterday!
“Wait, someone’s being chased by the zombie horde!”
Suddenly, a sharp-eyed survivor shouted.
“She seems to be surrounded by the refreshing horde!”
“What bad luck, she must have been caught by the sudden enemies while walking this way.”
“Too bad, she looks pretty good in terms of her figure and face… why do I feel like I’ve seen her before?”
“Isn't that the Japanese actress who’s very popular recently!”
“Tsk tsk, zombies don’t care what the food’s identity is, it’s all meat in their mouths anyway.”
Hearing the discussions around her, Toyohashi Wakana's little face turned pale, immediately turning to Lu Chen.
“Did you hear that, my sister…”
Before she could finish her sentence, Lu Chen, with a serious expression, burst out at an astonishing speed, charging out of the "Mutual Aid Group" defense line!
And the direction he charged toward was not far from a horde of hundreds of zombies!
A black-haired girl, almost engulfed and surrounded by zombies, was frantically dodging the zombies charging at her from all directions.
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