After entering the message, there was no response from the other side for quite a while.
Jiang Yi pursed his lips, about to give up when a line appeared at the top of the chat box:
[The other party is typing...]
!
Jiang Yi's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately sent:
Player [Melancholy Little Fries]: "What do you need?"
Jiang Yi stared intently at the chat box, feeling a bit anxious;
A few seconds later, a message finally appeared in the chat box.
However, it wasn't a text message, but a voice message.
Jiang Yi was taken aback. Although there was an option to send voice messages, hardly any players used it in this game, as it could reveal information. The game rules mentioned that Parallel Highway might appear...
It seemed the person on the other side was at their wit's end.
Jiang Yi clicked on the message, and a weak female voice came through:
"I, I need water, water and medicine..."
The voice was extremely hoarse, "...I was scratched by a monster and got infected."
"I,"
The voice choked up, filled with an indescribable grievance, "But I have no supplies to trade with you..."
She had given away her only three screws and half a piece of date cake, leaving her with no supplies or food.
Inside a heavy truck, a girl about eighteen or nineteen years old curled up in her arms, suddenly pounded her leg fiercely!
There was a long wound on the girl's leg, already inflamed.
Just ten seconds, just ten seconds!
In those ten seconds just now, she had given away all her supplies, but the next moment, someone was willing to trade supplies with her...
Just a ten-second gap!
Ten seconds!
Now she had nothing left!
Just those ten seconds!
Although she knew the other person might not have the supplies to save her, the emotions of the moment made the girl break down.
"Sob, sob, I want to go home, mom..."
The girl cried uncontrollably, her already dehydrated body even more so, her body rapidly losing heat, cold as iron; while her head grew hotter, like boiling water!
She didn't know that death felt like this...
Her consciousness grew increasingly blurred, and just as she vaguely saw her mother, suddenly, a somewhat dazzling light appeared above her head!
"......"
The girl slowly and laboriously raised her head, above her... was a bottle of mineral water and a small red pill!
The girl was stunned.
The mineral water fell down, spilling onto the girl's face, the icy touch waking her up a bit.
Almost instantly—
The girl raised her hand, with trembling fingers, grabbed the bottle of mineral water!
The light screen in front of her flickered, and a new message appeared:
Player [Melancholy Little Fries]: "Don't drink too fast, it's dangerous."
...The girl's fingers paused for a moment, then she nodded—
Even though the other person couldn't see this action at all;
The girl lowered her head and began to sip the mineral water slowly.
A new message popped up again:
Player [Melancholy Little Fries]: "The pill is an anti-inflammatory, I don't know if it'll work, but give it a try."
...Okay
The girl replied in her heart. Her throat was so dry it itched, and after a few more sips, though she was reluctant, she stopped drinking—
When dehydrated, drinking too much water can actually burden the stomach and heart!
After a few seconds, her vision finally refocused, and she quickly swallowed the small red pill!
"You are taking [Anti-inflammatory Pill]"
"The medicine is taking effect."
It really was an anti-inflammatory pill!
This stranger actually gave her an anti-inflammatory pill!
Unknowingly, her eyes became wet again.
"&*Sob sob..."
On the other side, Jiang Yi couldn't quite make out what player [Orange] was saying.
Jiang Yi smacked his lips, thinking the little girl on the other side should be saved.
Good, his anti-inflammatory pill wasn't wasted.
Jiang Yi wasn't exactly a saint, and what he did just now was somewhat irrational, but what's done is done. Jiang Yi always acted on impulse and didn't want to dwell on it.
While waiting for player [Orange] to send a message, Jiang Yi started doing push-ups on the ground.
It was now 5:15, and there was still a long time until 6:00.
At 5:30, player [Orange] finally sent another message:
"I'm, I'm much better, thank you, thank you, big boss!"
This time, she sent a text message.
Seeing the last two words, "big boss," Jiang Yi knew the other side had fully regained consciousness.
That anti-inflammatory pill worked well, huh?
It seemed he needed to stock up on more medicine, as being scratched by monsters was indeed troublesome.
Jiang Yi hadn't sent a message yet when another one came through.
[Orange]: "Big boss, I'm sorry, I don't have any supplies to repay you right now... But, please believe me, all the supplies I get in the next few days will go to you!"
Seeing the message, Jiang Yi typed without hesitation:
"And then starve or dehydrate yourself, so I have to save you again?"
Player [Orange]: "Uh."
"(Crying emoji)"
Thinking about how the little girl even gave away half a piece of date cake, Jiang Yi found it amusing yet helpless.
That was probably the last bit of food the little girl had.
Saying this, Jiang Yi gifted player [Orange] two bottles of mineral water and a jar of Brown Bear Manager's Honey.
He only had one pack of alkaline bread and strange-tasting beans left, so he couldn't give those to the little girl.
As for noodles, she probably didn't have a pot.
After thinking it over, honey seemed like a good option, as it could both supplement food and provide nutrition.
White light appeared once again, and when she saw a jar of honey and two bottles of mineral water falling from the sky, Yu Cheng, also known as player [Orange], almost wanted to kneel in gratitude.
How could there be such a kind-hearted big boss in the world...
Yu Cheng silently shed tears in her heart.
She thought she might have been mistaken. During the chat earlier, she was so groggy she hadn't clearly seen the big boss's ID. Once she recovered, Yu Cheng almost thought she was dreaming.
This was... the first kill big boss of the entire server!
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Absolutely not someone a small fry like her could associate with!
After silently swearing to herself to find supplies to repay the big boss, Yu Cheng couldn't help but ask:
Player [Orange]: "Big boss, can I ask why you helped me?"
After sending it, Yu Cheng worried it might offend the big boss, so she quickly added:
"Big boss, I'm just asking. If you don't want to answer, just ignore me!!!"
Yu Cheng felt a bit anxious—
Previously, other players had said they could save her, but the conditions were... unspeakable.
Yu Cheng instinctively felt the other side wouldn't do that, firstly because they had no reason to, and secondly, the small detail of opening the bottle cap yesterday proved the big boss was a warm and thoughtful person.
But it was still better to clarify such matters, otherwise, she wouldn't know how to repay the big boss.
After finishing two sets of push-ups, Jiang Yi started stretching. Seeing the message, he casually replied:
"Yesterday, your words reminded me of someone I know."
Yesterday, my words?
Yu Cheng thought for a moment, and all she could remember was her hazy voice calling for her mom. She must have sent it all through voice messages when she was out of it...
Could it be that the big boss also has a daughter? No wonder the big boss was so attentive, speaking in a way that reminded her of her own mom—though sometimes she would call her careless, she was always sharp-tongued but soft-hearted, essentially warm and thoughtful!
Jiang Yi flexed his wrist and continued typing: "In survival games, don't be so kind-hearted. What you think is kindness can become a joke to others."
Pausing, Jiang Yi continued, "Also, running away won't solve problems. Only by becoming strong can you find your family."
After hesitating, Jiang Yi patiently sent a smile and hug emoji.
Yes, this time it wasn't a slip of the hand.
"Got it?"
......
After reading the messages carefully three times, Yu Cheng tearfully replied:
[Orange]: "Okay!"
[Orange]: "(Little bear hugging mom emoji)"
......
Looking at the emoji in the chat box, Jiang Yi only thought that girls indeed liked using these cute emojis, and didn't think much else.
A round red sun emerged from the east, the massive writhing red illuminated by the white mist, lighting up the winding road ahead. In the city's silhouette within the white mist, it seemed as if indescribable creatures were watching the lone, tiny survivor on the highway.
Dawn was about to end, and the third day of survival was about to begin!