Northern Myanmar: These players are acting strangely!

Chapter 167 The Park Riot Proceeds as Planned! (Two Chapters Combined)

Darkness fades away.

Wang Zixu opened his eyes.

His vision returned, and he was back in the oppressive dormitory from the game.

Outside the window, the intermittent sounds of gunfire still echoed in the darkness, like a symphony of death.

He glanced around the dormitory without making a sound; most of his roommates were already asleep, emitting soft snores.

However, in this environment, he couldn't be sure whether he was truly asleep or just pretending.

Hey, wait.

There was an empty bed in the corner.

He didn't know the man's name.

All I knew was that he was a newcomer who had been in the park for less than three days.

He was staring wide-eyed out the window, seemingly lost in thought.

This behavior is perfectly normal.

Almost every newcomer to the park goes through this process: being overwhelmed by fear and despair, suffering from insomnia, constantly reminiscing about the good old days, wanting to go home all the time, yet feeling powerless and unable to see the future, until finally giving up and surrendering to the park.

Wang Zixu stared at the person for a while, but the other person seemed to have no intention of going to sleep at all.

Time waits for no one, and he couldn't keep wasting time like this. He had to get to the agreed place and meet the others as soon as possible.

He composed himself, sat up in bed, pretended to need to urinate, and prepared to get up and go to the toilet.

Just at this time.

Wang Zixu noticed out of the corner of his eye that the kid in the corner had also stood up, apparently also going to the toilet.

I don't know if it was intentional or not.

Wang Zixu paused for a moment.

At this moment, he was only a few steps away from the dormitory door, and could easily reach out and open it.

However, it now has a tail.

Just as he was figuring out how to get rid of that person,
"boom--!!!"

A deafening roar, more terrifying than any before, exploded once again.

This time, the entire dormitory building shook violently as if gripped by an invisible giant hand, the tremor so strong that it made it difficult to stand!
"What the hell!?"

What are you doing so late at night?!

"Can't a person even get some sleep?"

"Damn it, when will this ever end?!"

"I still have to type on the keyboard tomorrow!"

"Damn it, who can sleep like this?!"

"..."

Everyone in the dormitory was completely awakened by this.

In an instant, a cacophony of curses and complaints erupted, and chaos ensued.

At that moment, someone suddenly roared from the corridor outside:
"The park gate has been blown open! Run!"

The shout was extremely loud, and the dormitory building had poor soundproofing, so almost everyone could hear it clearly.

Wang Zixu stopped in his tracks and involuntarily looked at Fat Cat.

The chubby kitten, ignoring its aching feet, limped to the window and desperately peered through the crack.

Seeing this, Wang Zixu quickly squeezed through as well.

boom!
Another loud bang was heard in the park.

This time, he saw it with his own eyes.

A projectile, trailing a plume of flame, whether rocket or artillery shell, hurtled in from outside the park and landed directly on a building not far away.

With a loud bang, the roof of that building was blown off!
Thick smoke and flames shot into the sky, turning half the night sky orange-red.

Countless figures, like ants, swarmed out of the building screaming. You could vaguely see the guards in green military uniforms running around like headless flies downstairs.

[What's going on?! Am I seeing things? Has someone breached the park?]

[That looks pretty intense; they even destroyed the roof! What kind of deity descended to earth?]

Holy crap, just that one hit must have killed a lot of people in the building, right?

The key point is the line "The main gate was blown open!" And people even broke in! Seriously, isn't this a golden opportunity to escape?

[This guy's luck is incredible! How could he run into something like this? Is he the chosen one? I'm in love!]

[Haha, it seems the developers realized how insane the game was, so they manually lowered the difficulty!]

【…】

The entire park was in an uproar.

Suddenly, all the lights went out with a "pop".

The whole world seemed to be plunged into a deathly silence and darkness.

But the deathly silence lasted only a second.

The next moment, the corridor, no, the entire park, was instantly filled with a deafening roar of screams, cries, and excited shouts!

The fear, anger, and despair that had been suppressed for too long found an outlet at this moment.

Everyone saw hope of escaping this hell!
The frantic shouts outside the corridor reached everyone's ears clearly.

"Armed forces are attacking the park! The park gates have really been blown open! Run!"

"Yes! Run! Once you break free, you'll be free!"

"..."

Wang Zixu and his roommates did not take immediate action.

In the darkness, everyone harbors their own secrets.

To Wang Zixu's surprise, the first one to lose his temper was actually Fatty Cat, who had just looked resigned to his fate.

"grass!"

He mustered all his strength to curse angrily, then shoved open the dormitory door and rushed out.

Outside the corridor, a group of people were running frantically toward the stairwell like headless flies.

Seeing this, the other people in the dormitory could no longer hold back and quickly joined the crowd.

Wang Zixu hesitated for only half a second before immediately following him out.

There are definitely still green-skinned soldiers in this building, but with so many people rushing in now, they can't possibly kill everyone, can they?

Moreover, he still had to go and meet up with Riyue Tongcuo and the others.

He had no choice but to follow the crowd and move out!

boom!Boom!

Sure enough, several gunshots rang out from inside the building.

But the gunshots did not quell the crowd; instead, they sparked even more frenzied shouts!

Danger and opportunity coexist!
This may be their only chance to escape in their lives; once they miss it, they will never have another!

Freedom is within reach, and that's enough to drive everyone crazy!

There were so many people running around in the chaos that everyone rushed towards the stairwell.

But at the entrance to each floor of the staircase, there is a locked iron door.

People in front couldn't get out, and people behind were desperately trying to squeeze through, making the entire stairwell completely blocked.

But soon, people in front organized themselves and violently demolished the iron gate.

Most of the iron gates in the park are of inferior quality and cannot withstand the impact of so many people.

Not long after, with a loud "bang", the iron gate was forcibly broken open!

The crowd moved again, like a floodgate opening, rushing wildly downstairs!

[Wow! We were just talking about it, and now the park is in complete chaos! This is real chaos!]

[Everyone was going crazy from being locked up. Then the park gates disappeared, and then the power went out—it was like the heavens were conspiring against us! Now was the perfect time to run!] [A dark and stormy night, perfect for murder and arson!!]

[Laughs, even the chubby kitten can't hold back anymore!]

[Haha, who could stay calm in this situation? Right now it's just a little finger being cut off, but if we wait any longer, we'll lose our thumbs sooner or later. This isn't like cutting a nail; once it's cut off, it won't grow back!]

[That's right. If we don't run now, we'll die here sooner or later anyway, so we might as well take a gamble! If we succeed, everyone's happy; if we lose, with so many people rioting, the law won't punish everyone—they can't kill everyone, can they?]

[That makes sense! At worst, they'll just be resold to other parks. Besides, the total number of 'piglets' in the park far exceeds those thugs and green-skinned soldiers. There's a real chance!]

Personally, I think it's still uncertain; the lack of firearms and ammunition is a major drawback.

Wang Zixu did not follow the chaotic crowd downstairs. After moving forward with the flow of people for a while, he went straight into the deepest toilet in the dark.

In the restroom, Sun and Moon were both wrong, and they were preparing to quit the game.

Wang Zixu glanced at it and asked:

"What about beginners?"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a figure staggered in, patting his chest and panting heavily:
"Holy crap, I almost got pushed downstairs by those lunatics."

The newcomer was a novice player.

He pointed to the bustling noise outside and the pitch-black corridor:
"Speaking of which, aren't we going to charge in with them?"

"With so many people, although the target is large and the opportunity is great, it should be safer, right?"

"Is it still necessary for us to climb down the window?"

Riyue Tongcuo shook his head, pouring cold water on his enthusiasm:
"We know nothing about the situation outside the park."

"They look formidable now, but they're just a rabble. Once they go downstairs, the green-skinned soldiers will open fire, and they'll quickly scatter."

"When the time comes, everyone will run for their lives. It would be too risky for us to be mixed in with them."

"Let's proceed according to the original plan."

Wang Zixu nodded:

"I think so too."

"Now that we have a large group of people helping us attract the attention of the green-skinned soldiers and the park management, it is the best time for us to take action."

"Stop dawdling and let's get started!"

He took two steps forward, intending to leave the room, and pushed hard against the iron bars of the window, but the bars didn't budge.

What should we do about this railing?

The novice player just remembered, and slapped their forehead:
"Oh no! We're doomed!"

"Didn't we plan to use pliers to slowly break the weld joint?"

"The plan was moved up, and we didn't even have time to get the tools!"

Wang Zixu smiled calmly:
"That was before, it's unnecessary now."

"We didn't dare to forcefully break through the iron fence before because we were afraid of making too much noise and alerting others."

"With all this noise outside and the sound of gunfire providing cover, what's the point of having pliers!"

"It's such a mess downstairs, even if they heard it, they probably wouldn't have the energy to pay attention."

After saying that, he took two steps back and suddenly kicked the iron guardrail of the window!
"boom!"

The old iron mesh emitted a piercing creaking sound, and two or three welded points broke off.

The kick made a lot of noise, even startling Wang Zixu himself.

Sun and Moon in sync immediately stood guard at the door, peering out into the dark corridor.

Wang Zixu took the opportunity to peek out and secretly observe downwards.

Fortunately, the park was in chaos, and at this moment all the conflicts and gunshots were concentrated in the direction of the main gate, and no one was paying attention to the back of his dormitory building for the time being.

He pulled his head back, gave the others a wink, and then kicked down hard again.

New players and those who were about to quit the game immediately stepped forward to help.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

With several people kicking it hard together, the iron mesh of the welded window, like a loosened front tooth, popped outwards and finally fell down the window with a "bang".

Wang Zixu gestured for everyone to be quiet.

Everyone held their breath. It was precisely at times like these that they had to be extra careful, lest something unexpected happen at a crucial moment.

Riyue Tongcuo tiptoed back from the doorway, lowering his voice:

"There's no one in the hallway outside. What's the situation downstairs?"

Wang Zixu responded in a low voice:
"The unrest is concentrated at the main gate of the park. Our area should not have been affected. It's safe. You can go down now!"

To be honest, when I stood upstairs and looked down before, I never thought the fifth floor was that high.

But now, standing on the window frame, I'm still so nervous that my palms are sweating when I actually have to climb down from this height.

Wang Zixu took a deep breath, gradually calming his mind.

This is, after all, a game, and life isn't just once, which emboldened him considerably.

Moreover, the building's exterior walls are not smooth, with air conditioning units and drainage pipes crisscrossing, making it relatively easy to climb.

Moreover, in the real world, he had studied the structure of this building extensively in order to escape.

He even went to the school's climbing club to learn some basic climbing skills.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, there shouldn't be any major problems.

He composed himself, stepped onto the window sill first, and said to the three people behind him:
"I'll go first, you guys stay close."

As he spoke, he grabbed the windowsill with both hands, swung his body outwards, and accurately found a foothold, then retreated down the wall.

It must be said that the extra bit of strength attribute I added earlier was not wasted; the effect was excellent, and the whole movement was fluid and graceful.

The novice player, peering through the window, stared in disbelief, swallowing hard.

"I go!"

"I thought we'd at least have to use a bed sheet or duvet cover to make a rope and climb down, but this is... a live climb!"

I was initially nervous about quitting the game, but seeing how timid the new players were, I inexplicably gained a lot of courage:
"If you chicken out, just go back the way you came. Nobody's stopping you."

Just as the novice player was about to retort, Riyue Tongcuo spoke up:

"Alright, save your energy."

"We don't know what we'll encounter next, so let's get out of here quickly."

After saying that, he climbed out as well.

The novice player and the player who was about to quit the game exchanged glances, gritted their teeth, and followed Wang Zixu's path down one after the other.

[Exciting! So exciting! They're actually climbing buildings with their bare hands!]

[Wow, that's awesome! Is he possessed by a spider?]

[Don't brag, upstairs. Look at the building's exterior structure; it's all footholds. I could do it too.]

Okay, okay, you're the best, the king of trash talk.

It looks simple, but that's because you haven't tried it. If you slip and fall, you'll either die or be paralyzed from the waist down!

[Brother Piao has definitely trained secretly. Look at the footholds he chose—they're stable and require minimal effort; he's clearly learned how to use them!]

The four of them climbed down from the fifth floor without any serious injury.

The moment their feet touched the ground, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a sense of immense relief.

The tension and excitement of descending from a great height are instantly replaced by the sense of security of having your feet firmly on the ground.

The novice player patted his still slightly trembling thighs and asked, panting:

"Where...where should we run now?"

Wang Zixu quickly determined the direction and pointed in a dark direction, saying:

"This way, let's get the guns and meet up three times a day!"

He had barely taken a step when Riyue Tongcuo grabbed him, his voice low and full of wariness:
"and many more!"

"Look over there...it looks like someone's coming!"

(End of this chapter)