[015] Magical Hotel
After trekking for several hours, Xu Zhao and Ye Yongcheng finally arrived at the Doomsday Hotel.
They had initially worried about not being able to find it, but from a distance, they spotted the signboard reading “Doomsday Hotel,” as well as the figures of numerous players.
As for why it was so easy to spot the players, it was simply because the features on their bodies were far too conspicuous.
Of course, what caught their attention even more were the sunshade umbrellas held in the hands of many players and the hats worn on their heads.
The styles were completely identical; they didn’t think for a second that this was a coincidence.
In particular, the people wearing those hats and holding those sunshade umbrellas looked exceptionally relaxed and comfortable.
Under normal circumstances, relaxed expressions wouldn’t mean much, but who could blame them when the current weather was this extreme?
The two of them had managed to walk all the way here safely while carrying umbrellas as well, but theirs were woven out of tree branches and leaves. Although they could block the sun, they couldn’t block the waves of thermal heat surging through the air. So after walking all the way here, their bodies were soaked through, their clothes completely drenched with sweat.
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Most importantly, the severe physical discomfort brought on by the high heat left their heads feeling dazed and foggy, barely able to think clearly.
If not for the immense willpower possessed by the two of them, they would have certainly fainted along the road.
“Ye Yongcheng, why do I feel like I’m hallucinating already?” Xu Zhao looked around his surroundings, growing even more dazed when text suddenly popped up above certain people’s heads.
Hearing this, Ye Yongcheng paused for a moment. “Me too…”
With a sudden pfft, someone nearby heard their conversation and burst into laughter.
“It’s not a hallucination—it’s Sin Value,” the person explained after laughing. “You two just got here, right? You probably don’t know, but the Doomsday Hotel upgraded again just now. After the upgrade, quite a few new features were added, and Sin Value is one of them. Sin Value represents the human lives these people carry on their backs. For those with Sin Values above their heads, keep your distance from them so you don’t get scammed!”
After finishing, the person looked at the two’s disheveled state and continued: “Do you see that fence up ahead? Hurry up and get inside! Once you’re inside, the temperature goes back to normal.”
“Thank you,” Xu Zhao and Ye Yongcheng responded.
The person didn’t say much more and walked off directly.
In fact, if he hadn’t noticed that neither of them had a Sin Value above their heads, he wouldn’t have bothered meddling.
The emergence of Sin Value was a true blessing for ordinary players!
When forming teams, it allowed them to determine whether a squad was “good or bad” right off the bat. People without Sin Values eliminated a significant portion of risk right from the start.
As for those who killed someone in self-defense, no Sin Value showed up on them either.
This was discovered only after a fearful player asked others about the state of their own head.
Therefore, despite having appeared for only a very short time, Sin Value had already become the absolute gold standard for everyone when evaluating others.
After listening to the person’s words, Xu Zhao and Ye Yongcheng looked at the distant fence and quickened their pace.
The moment they stepped through the fence, sensing the surrounding temperature instantly normalize—even carrying a cool breeze—they felt as though their entire bodies had come back to life.
The Doomsday Hotel was truly magical!
The next second, the two collapsed directly onto the ground.
Then, gasping heavily for breath and feeling the severe dryness in their throats, they cautiously pulled out a bottle with only a bit of water left at the bottom from their bag, taking small sips one after the other.
In just a moment’s time, the two had recovered quite a bit.
Just then, several clearly out-of-town teams arrived at the scene.
They noticed one team composed entirely of girls—noticing it because one of the girls was currently being carried up by her companions.
Even though the people supporting her were already exhausted to the point of collapse, they still had no intention of abandoning this girl.
Under the backdrop of this game zone, this scene was genuinely touching.
Once their group entered the fence, their reaction was identical to theirs.
Just like fish returning to water.
However, the girl being carried by them turned completely pale and fainted.
“Yangyang, Yangyang, we’re here! Wake up!” Realizing this, the other girls quickly scrambled up and anxiously patted her cheeks, yet she showed zero response.
Watching this scene, Xu Zhao and Ye Yongcheng let out a sigh in their hearts.
That girl probably wouldn’t survive either.
After all, most people didn’t carry targeted medicine on them. Even if they did, who would easily take it out? Keeping it to save one’s own life was more like it.
Seeing Fang Yangyang’s breathing grow weaker and weaker, Zuo Jinna and the others instantly turned red-eyed.
“The Doomsday Hotel sells a Heat-Resistant Potion for 15 points. No one has used it yet, but the other special items have been super effective—you guys can give it a try,” a nearby player, unable to stand by and watch, chimed in to remind them.
Hearing this, Zuo Jinna’s eyes burst with unprecedented radiance. She immediately joined her companions in carrying Fang Yangyang toward the Doomsday Hotel’s main building.
Watching this scene, Xu Zhao and Ye Yongcheng couldn’t help speaking up.
“In this place, human nature doesn’t seem to have been abandoned.”
“Mm.”
When players like them arrived, what they received was help from existing players.
A scene like this was something players who had been roaming outside for days like them could never have imagined.
Why had they hidden inside a mountain cave in the first place? Wasn’t it precisely because they had witnessed the madness outside?
If they hadn’t been brave, willing to fight and smash their way through, they likely would have ended up as corpses on the street long ago.
Yet here… things were truly a bit different.
“Let’s go!” Ye Yongcheng said directly.
Judging by the scene they had just witnessed, this was a place they wanted to stay in as well.
In fact, quite a few players held the exact same thought—this portion of players being newcomers as well.
Li Heng and Lu Difei were among them.
Li Heng was thoroughly shocked; ever since stepping into the Doomsday Hotel’s domain, his understanding of the game zone had been continuously refreshed.
“Master, you were totally right—these two really might not be in cahoots,” Li Heng spoke in a lowered voice.
Lu Difei maintained a calm composure before saying, “Let’s keep looking.”
“Mm,” Li Heng nodded, filled with intense curiosity regarding the Doomsday Hotel.
The surrounding new players were just like him, so the scene was filled with the chattering discussions of many people.
“What’s over there? Are those actual ice sculptures?”
“Ice and Snow World! Just looking at it makes you feel cool!”
“There are so many people inside! They’re so lucky—while others are suffering through the heat, they’re over here enjoying air conditioning!”
“And look at the greenery—it looks like it was just watered! The Doomsday Hotel wouldn’t be so extravagant as to waste water on grass, right?”
“Over there must be the Tent Area mentioned on the forum! The environment looks pretty great.”
“The temperature here is far too comfortable! I want to live here forever.”
“Getting a bed isn’t even guaranteed! If you don’t have a bed, you can only stay here for 6 hours.”
“What???”
“…”
The new players were conquered by the Doomsday Hotel’s environment in a short span of time, but upon hearing they couldn’t stay long-term, every single one of them was shocked.
If they hadn’t witnessed it themselves, they would have felt it was no big deal.
Yet having clearly witnessed the perks of the Doomsday Hotel, being unable to check in—how were they supposed to endure that?
“You guys are lucky—the Doomsday Hotel just upgraded, so there might be a few spots left. Hurry up, you might still snatch one!” Suddenly, someone offered a friendly reminder.
The moment those words were spoken, the crowd of newly arrived players rushed forward like unleashed wild horses, sprinting toward the interior of the Doomsday Hotel.
A bed—must snatch one!
Xu Zhao and Ye Yongcheng, alongside Li Heng and Lu Difei—both pairs relied on their exceptionally swift foot speed to finally secure a bed.
Even more coincidentally, both pairs managed to book the exact same room, and they exchanged names directly on the spot.
It was also at this moment that a wave of exclamations drifted over from not far away.
“The effect of this Heat-Resistant Potion is this good? It brought her right back to life!”
“The description on it says that as long as it’s related to heat illness, it can cure it completely.”
“In this kind of weather, this is a literal life-saving medicine!”
“But it costs 15 points—I can’t bring myself to spend it.”
“It’s alright, isn’t it? Spending most of our time inside the Doomsday Hotel means the probability of getting heatstroke or heat illness is super low.”
“As expected, anything produced by the Doomsday Hotel is bound to be top quality!”
“Yeah, I really hope the Doomsday Hotel gets better and better.”
“Speaking of which, after the upgrade added so many rooms, I finally managed to grab one! Now I don’t have to meticulously budget my time—I plan to take a good rest today and fight again tomorrow.”
“I want to as well! But since it happens to be nighttime right now, it’s better to follow the squad outside to scavenge more supplies so we can exchange them for points.”
“True! The Doomsday Hotel has more and more good stuff—saving up more points lets us live better lives.”
“…”
As the group drew near, these were the words that greeted their ears.
Hearing that people were going out even at night, they thought to themselves: Talk about intense competition!
And hearing about scavenging supplies to save up points left them somewhat bewildered.
These were all brand-new terms to them.
Nearby players immediately voiced the question out loud:
“Exchanging for points? How do we exchange?”
“Good stuff? What kind of good stuff is there?”
“…”
Li Heng and Lu Difei also pricked up their ears to listen.
They were familiar with content on the forum and had researched everything about the Doomsday Hotel, but it had all been half-baked understanding.
“The Recycling Cabinet can recycle all kinds of supplies and then credit you with points.”
“As for new stuff, it’s the Ice and Snow World by the entrance. Staying inside for 4 hours grants you a 2-hour cooling effect, so when you go outside, you’re not afraid of the heat at all.”
“Sin Value is also a new feature today.”
“Over by the vending machines, there are special items like Heat-Resistant Potions and Heat-Resistant Hats—all of them carry special effects.”
“…”
Listening to this, the eyes of the new players lit up one after another.
No wonder there were so many people inside the Ice and Snow World—it wasn’t for fun, but for that special effect!
They truly hadn’t known before, but now that they knew, they had a target to strive for moving forward!
Li Heng’s group was no exception.
After touring the features mentioned by the others one after another, they also felt the bitter sting of possessing too few points.
Once they gained a thorough understanding, the group went straight to their assigned room.
The moment they stepped into the clean, tidy room, it felt like returning to a pre-apocalypse dream.
After a simple wash-up, the group went down to the restaurant.
Without needing anything lavish, just a simple bowl of plain porridge thoroughly soothed their stomachs—as well as calming their anxious, uneasy hearts from this recent period.
Li Heng felt tears almost welling up in his eyes.
The Doomsday Hotel was truly, insanely, amazingly good!
Without hesitation, Li Heng pulled out his smartphone.
He was going to “endorse” the Doomsday Hotel!