Since the players saw the outline of Silver City on the edge of Sprawling Metropolis, there has been a constant stream of players wanting to be the first to enter.
The second-dimension streamers like Heroic Sniper, Orange Juice, and Seven Flowers didn't even participate in the [Floor Rush Grand Prix] because they focused their main energy here.
Xu Meng had scheduled Silver City to open to players in January to promote the VR version of "Frost and Snow Project" in February, so naturally, he wouldn't let players enter in advance.
But the players didn't know that.
Besides, from the players' perspective, [Not Open] doesn't equal [Unenterable].
Wasn't someone able to sneak into [Sprawling Metropolis] before the official opening?
If Sprawling Metropolis could be entered early, why not Silver City?
The players didn't believe in the official restriction.
Descending from the cliff where the railway tracks broke to the empty, barren wasteland was much easier than descending from the 42nd floor of Sprawling Metropolis's login space to the ground.
Because in Sprawling Metropolis, players could buy all kinds of tools.
Rappelling ropes, safety locks, and climbing buckles could all be bought at an outdoor sports store in the South District.
—Even the same products from the famous real-world outdoor sports brand [Banff].
And they were cheaper than in reality.
This matter once caused quite a stir online.
Some people even asked: Does Dream Building's action count as infringement?
In the end, Banff released an announcement stating that they had reached a cooperation with Dream Building.
The store in the South District of Sprawling Metropolis was Banff's first virtual flagship store.
They also stated that they were in talks with Dream Building to promote a project called [Virtual Outdoor Sports Park].
Netizens dispelled their doubts and looked forward to the new project...
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Relying on these outdoor sports tools, the players descended to the bottom of the cliff that day, and marched mightily onto the wasteland, heading towards Silver City at the end of their vision.
Thus, they started a [Silver City Great Expedition].
Some even lowered their motorcycles onto the wasteland!
Riding their motorcycles, with the accelerator fully engaged, they drove into the distance, dragging long trails of dust, under the envious gazes of countless players.
—At this time, those who could ride motorcycles were all local tyrants willing to spend money.
The lowest price for a motorcycle in Sprawling Metropolis started at 50,000 credit points.
Relying solely on the monthly exchange limit of 3,000 points was not enough to buy one.
Betting on victories and defeats in the Sky Arena was not a stable way to make money, as the odds were either high with no certainty or low with certainty.
If they really wanted to drive, they could just steal one.
At worst, they would be caught by the Security Bureau and locked up for a few hours, no big deal.
Only a few hot-tempered players felt upset because they were dusted by the motorcycles, and fired a few shots in the direction the motorcycles were heading to vent their dissatisfaction.
—After leaving Sprawling Metropolis and stepping into the wasteland, the weapon lock was lifted.
But there were only some half-dead dwarf trees and weeds on the wasteland, and no wild beasts could be seen.
Many people had put their weapons in the storage compartment attached to their ID cards and hadn't taken them out.
Except for those few irritable players who wasted bullets, the rest were calm and followed the main force towards Silver City.
Heroic Sniper, Orange Juice, and Seven Flowers each led a group of their livestream viewers, walking in the first echelon.
The sun was scorching and the heat was rising on the wasteland.
Although the players' bodies couldn't feel the heat, their eyes and brains could—
The scenery distorted by the heat, the withered vegetation, the cracked soil...
Everything within sight was conveying the feeling of "heat".
"How strange!" Heroic Sniper couldn't help but complain, "Sprawling Metropolis has the sea to the east, so why is it so dry to the west?"
"Who knows? This is a game world, it doesn't care about geography, right?" Orange Juice replied indifferently.
Heroic Sniper thought about it and agreed, what rationality should be pursued in a virtual world?
So he shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
As the players walked, local tyrants occasionally drove past the crowd on their motorcycles, quickly disappearing into the distance, dragging trails of dust.
By noon, even a heaven-defying off-road vehicle appeared!
"How the hell did they吊 (lower with a rope) that down from the cliff??" Orange Juice was dumbfounded.
"How else? Money makes things easy," Heroic Sniper complained, "These people are really bored, going to such great lengths just to show off."
—He felt that these local tyrants were here not to get to Silver City early.
They were simply here because there were many players, and they had the conditions to show off.
If it was on the central avenue of Sprawling Metropolis, who would care if they had a car or not?
"Damn it!" Orange Juice took out his rifle and chambered a round with two clicks, "If another car shows up, we'll just rob it!"
"Don't they think, now that we're out of the city, the Security Bureau can't protect them?"
Orange Juice was very fierce in his words.
But when another car really drove past him, he just patted the gun and didn't actually rob it.
He even made excuses for himself: "Bullets cost money in Sprawling Metropolis, better not waste them."
Heroic Sniper was about to complain that he had the heart but not the guts, when he noticed an anomaly ahead:
Three motorcycles and two off-road vehicles were rushing towards them at full speed from a distance!
A little closer, a motorcycle that was moving forward suddenly made a difficult sharp turn and turned back!
Heroic Sniper quickly shouted to everyone to stop—
"There's something wrong!"
"Everyone stop first!"
"Take out your weapons! Load your guns!"
Everyone was a little bored because of the tedious walking.
Now that they heard there was something wrong, they were not only not worried, but immediately became excited, took out their weapons, and looked ahead.
—Some people were reluctant to spend hundreds or even thousands of credit points to buy guns and bullets, and were still empty-handed at this time.
But they didn't care.
At worst, they would just die, no big deal.
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However, their composure lasted for less than a minute.
"Why are you running back?" Orange Juice shouted.
The fastest motorcyclists heard his question and quickly replied, "There are ants!"
Then, without waiting for Orange Juice to ask a second question, they rushed past the side of the team and continued to flee, leaving everyone with a view of their backs.
"Ants?" The players in the main force were all at a loss.
"What's so scary about ants?" Orange Juice asked in confusion.
As he asked in confusion, the "ground" in front of him suddenly wriggled.
Then, it decomposed—
On that barren, withered yellow ground, a gray-yellow tide suddenly rose, like boiling water, rolling towards the players' main force!
A slow-moving off-road vehicle was the first to be caught up.
In the first second, nothing seemed to happen.
But in the second second, the off-road vehicle's tires suddenly burst!
The whole car lost control and began to roll and deform.
But the common explosion scene in movies did not appear.
Because the car was rapidly "shrinking"!
—The burst tires quickly melted and disappeared.
During the rolling process, the outer layer of the car body quickly turned gray-yellow, and then disappeared in large pieces.
Then came the car's interior, seats, and control panel...
Until the final metal skeleton,
The two players in the car did not die in the rollover—they were thrown out after the car body was completely dissolved.
They got up in a state of low health, screaming in terror for help, and ran towards the players' main force.
But soon, they were covered in gray-yellow all over their bodies.
Their health bars were emptied in a few breaths, turning into corpses and disappearing into the gray-yellow tide.
A whole off-road vehicle and its drivers were dissolved in this ocean in less than 30 seconds, leaving no trace.
The motorcycles and off-road vehicles that had not been caught up saw this situation and stepped on the accelerator desperately!
Heroic Sniper and Orange Juice, and all the players who witnessed this scene, widened their eyes in shock!
"What... what is that thing?"
"Wait... that person said earlier, there are ants??"
"This is fucking ants!??"
Heroic Sniper couldn't help but scan this vast gray-yellow wasteland, and suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
Almost subconsciously, he looked down at his feet.
—Fortunately, it was just ordinary yellow soil, not a sleeping ant colony.
He looked back and saw that everyone was listening to his command, and everyone had taken out their weapons and held them in their hands.
Unfortunately, it didn't seem to be of any use!
"Don't look!! Run!!!"
"Turn around and run!!"
"Run as fast as you can!"
Heroic Sniper shouted to remind everyone.
Then he set an example and turned around and ran!!
The players who reacted quickly followed instantly.
Those who reacted slowly, were curious, or were not afraid of death, were slower.
Some even excitedly loaded their guns and started扫射 (shooting everywhere) at the oncoming gray-yellow tide!
But all of this made no difference.
The gray-yellow tide formed by the ant colony moved as fast as the tide!
Before long, it devoured one off-road vehicle and motorcycle after another.
And all the way forward, it submerged the players' main force.
Players are not afraid of death.
But it depends on how they die!
Being covered by dense ant colonies all over the body and frantically gnawed on is definitely one of the most terrifying ways to die in the virtual world!
