Chapter 107
Yu Zhi’s gaze stopped on the last line of the item description.
What did “Believe it if you believe it” mean?
And what the hell was “if you don’t believe, you’ve only got crap left”???
???
He quickly asked the system in his mind:
[What exactly does this item mean?]
The system replied promptly:
[Please explore on your own! Actively complete tasks!]
Yu Zhi pressed on:
[If believing means everything works, does that mean this ability might not even work?]
The system didn’t make a sound.
Yu Zhi knew it was feeling guilty. He started cursing:
[Are you trying to scam the universal coins I worked so hard to earn? One sentence costs 1,000 universal coins—why don’t you just rob me outright?!]
System: [Blind boxes are randomly triggered. The system cannot unilaterally control them.]
In other words, not its fault.
Yu Zhi narrowed his eyes.
[Even if it’s not guaranteed to succeed, you should at least give a success rate, right? What kind of blind box gives you an item that’s basically another blind box?]
[Whoever mixed this kind of thing into the blind box pool should take responsibility, don’t you think?]
The system vaguely sensed he was about to stir up trouble again and immediately dropped its perfunctory attitude.
How long had it been since the last large-scale system complaint incident?
The system was honestly exhausted by Yu Zhi and gave a serious explanation:
[This is a blind box, not a guaranteed reward. It was clearly stated from the beginning that blind boxes do not guarantee good items. At least you got an ability-type item—many people can’t even draw abilities.]
[As for the success rate, because this is an ability-type item, it mainly depends on the user’s physical constitution. It is not controlled by the system.]
Yu Zhi caught the key phrase—mainly depends on physical constitution.
So these ability-type items weren’t simply the system granting him powers directly.
That question wasn’t important for now. He stopped digging and reread the item description carefully, word by word.
Simply put, “Say It and It’s So” meant gambling 1,000 universal coins per sentence. You could say anything.
Yu Zhi felt a little tempted.
If he won the gamble, 1,000 coins would be a huge profit.
If he lost…
He lifted his eyelids and looked at the mottled, old residential buildings before him. All the buildings were sunken in darkness. Not a single light was on. Behind the pitch-black windows, it felt as though countless eyes were peering at them.
The relatively open outdoor space had not weakened the feeling of being watched—it had strengthened it.
People couldn’t help imagining what might be hiding in the darkness nearby, or in the distant shadows. The more you thought about it, the stronger the sense of being observed became, pressing in from all directions.
Yu Zhi took a deep breath.
He decided to gamble.
He would definitely win.
Suddenly, he said to the system, “System, you let us suddenly complete the ‘Raise Your Head and Gaze at the Moon’ instance mission.”
System: “……”
In an instant, his universal coin balance dropped by a full 1,000. Four large words popped up on the translucent panel—
[Use Failed.]
Yu Zhi: “……”
Lu Liming and Doctor Qi stopped walking, looking at him in confusion.
Yu Zhi didn’t explain. After thinking for a second—perhaps the problem was that they had skipped clearing the contamination source—he tried again:
“System, you inexplicably tell us where the contamination source is.”
System: “……”
I’m not the inexplicable one here. You are.
[Use Failed.]
Two thousand coins gone. A total loss.
Yu Zhi gritted his teeth.
“System, you inexplicably tell us where Yu Yi is.”
The moment the words fell, the familiar four characters appeared—
[Use Failed.]
Good. Great.
Three uses of the ability. Not a single success.
Three thousand universal coins gone.
Might as well rob him directly instead of giving him this so-called ability.
The livestream viewers guessed he was using his blind box item. Judging by his expression, they could tell it was failing repeatedly. They gleefully flooded the screen:
[User “Scarecrow’s Straw” mocks your madness.]
[User “momo” is curious about your blind box reward and tips you 20 universal coins.]
[User “World’s Cutest Girl” praises your lingering feelings for your temporary lover and tips you 20 universal coins.]
[User “I Have Good Manners” is curious about your blind box reward and tips you 10 universal coins.]
[User “Pure Love Warrior” asks whether your blind box reward is related to the system and tips you 20 universal coins.]
Seeing Yu Zhi remain silent, Lu Liming couldn’t help asking, “Brother Yu, what’s wrong?”
Yu Zhi told the truth. “Testing the item I just got.”
Lu Liming’s eyes lit up. “Did you get some awesome treasure?”
Doctor Qi also asked, “What did you get?”
Yu Zhi replied blankly, “Something useless.”
Doctor Qi asked uncertainly, “So the things you just said were you trying to use the item, and it didn’t work?”
Yu Zhi nodded. “More or less. It failed.”
Doctor Qi said in realization, “So items don’t necessarily succeed when used.”
Yu Zhi nodded again but didn’t tell them exactly what he had drawn. Instead, he continued pondering why it had failed.
Was it because he had used it on the system?
If he didn’t use it on the system…
He glanced at Lu Liming on his right. If he said something to Xiao Ming, Xiao Ming would believe it anyway. No need to waste coins.
Then he looked at Doctor Qi standing beside Lu Liming. If he used it on Doctor Qi…
Even if it succeeded, what would be the point?
Yu Zhi withdrew his gaze, grieving for his lost universal coins while walking forward along the layout map of the temporary resettlement area.
The old banyan tree at their destination was located in the center of the community. Since he didn’t know where He Hanhai and the others were, he avoided the narrow paths between buildings and chose the main road leading in from the front gate.
The main road wasn’t wide—barely enough for two cars. The residential buildings on both sides leaned slightly inward, creating a sense of oppression. The feeling of being watched grew even clearer.
Yu Zhi pressed his lips together and changed the subject.
“Xiao Ming, did you open your blind box?”
Lu Liming nodded. “Just did. Got something called a ‘Perception Blocker.’ It says it can block one of my senses.”
Doctor Qi asked curiously, “Can it be used indefinitely?”
Lu Liming checked the description again.
[Item: Perception Blocker (Item-type)]
[Function: Perfectly blocks one type of bodily perception.]
[Description: 24-hour time limit every 24 hours.
Allows perfect control over any part of your body’s perception!]
“Yeah,” Lu Liming paused, then added, “It says 24 hours per 24-hour period.”
Yu Zhi silently marveled at his luck. “Does it cost universal coins?”
Lu Liming shook his head. “No.”
He remembered Yu Zhi’s teleportation item required coins to use. After a moment, he said sincerely, “Brother Yu, mine’s just an ordinary item. No need to charge me.”
Yu Zhi shot him a gloomy look and asked the system internally:
[System, why do all my items cost money to use?]
System: [Everyone’s constitution is different.]
After a pause, it added:
[At least you can use yours by spending universal coins. Some people can’t use theirs even if they spend coins.]
Hearing that second sentence gave Yu Zhi a bit of comfort.
[Which unlucky bastard? Do I know them?]
System: [The unlucky bastard to your right’s right.]
Yu Zhi: [???]
Doctor Qi hadn’t even done an instance before the apocalypse. He had never received a blind box reward.
The corner of Yu Zhi’s mouth twitched.
[The “Rebirth Through the Cocoon” universal coin reward was only 4,000. I risked my life clearing contamination sources, and using one item already cost me 3,000!]
System: […You didn’t actually clear the contamination source.]
Yu Zhi argued confidently, though not reasonably:
[I faced the same danger as clearing one. No—counting that black robe guy, even greater danger!]
System: [……]
“Bzzz—”
In the deathly silent air, the sound of electricity suddenly crackled.
Yu Zhi immediately looked ahead. The dim streetlight flickered twice, then went out with a soft pop.
The already dark environment grew darker. The presence of the red moon hanging in the sky suddenly intensified. Even looking straight ahead, the corner of his vision caught a wash of red.
Yu Zhi lowered his head slightly to avoid the red moon’s direction and strode forward. When he reached the shadow beneath the next residential building, the red glow was blocked.
The red moon was out of sight, but the dim moonlight faintly illuminated the building. The darkness behind the windows was even more terrifying, inviting endless imagination.
Lu Liming rubbed the goosebumps on his arms nervously. “Brother Yu, should I use the item now?”
Yu Zhi didn’t hesitate. “Use it. It’s free and unlimited—might as well.”
Lu Liming asked again, “What sense should I block? The feeling of being watched—what sense does that count as?”
He muttered, “Sight? That’s the contaminant’s sight. Touch? Doesn’t seem right…”
Yu Zhi hesitated. “Does the item block senses? Like the five senses?”
Lu Liming said, “It says block one kind of perception. Doesn’t specify.”
Yu Zhi said decisively, “Then say you want to block the feeling of being watched.”
Lu Liming’s eyes lit up. “Right! Brother Yu, you’re right. I’ll try.”
Yu Zhi walked a couple steps forward. “How is it? Can you still feel it?”
The moment he asked, he regretted it. Because in asking, his body instinctively began sensing the surroundings again.
The dark environment made one’s imagination run wild. This time, he felt something ahead staring at him.
The gaze traveled from top to bottom—first his head, then his face.
A gust of cold wind blew past. Yu Zhi shuddered, every hair on his body standing on end.
He struggled to suppress the images forming in his mind and turned to Lu Liming.
Lu Liming was adjusting to the new item. After a moment, he said, “I think I can’t feel it anymore.”
“But even if I can’t feel it, I can still imagine it.”
Without the sensation, his imagination became even stronger.
Especially after experiencing the eyeball-covered sneaker and peephole in 602—the idea that anything could grow eyes had rooted deeply in his mind.
Lu Liming made a miserable face. “I can even imagine eyes staring at us from up ahead.”
Doctor Qi said dryly, “I already feel it.”
Yu Zhi’s eyelid twitched. So there really was something ahead watching them?
Before he could say a word, he noticed something fall from the streetlight ahead.
At first he thought it was the bulb. But when it hit the ground, there was no sound of shattering glass—only a dull “thud.”
It bounced once, then hit the ground again and rolled toward them.
In the blink of an eye, all three of them saw clearly what was rolling over.
—It was a fist-sized eyeball.
Its surface was coated in translucent, wet mucus. As it rolled, the mucus picked up dust and gravel from the ground. Around the black iris, tiny stones clung densely, making one’s own eyes ache just looking at it.
The road was flat—slightly downhill even. Yet the eyeball rolled straight toward them.
Just like the eyeball-covered sneaker that had rolled from 601 to 602.
It was coming for them.
Doctor Qi’s face changed drastically. He fired several shots at the eyeball.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Yu Zhi stood in front, closest to it. He clearly saw the bullets pierce through the eyeball. Translucent fluid streaked with blood sprayed out from inside.
A foul, fishy stench filled the air. The eyeball deflated, collapsing into a thin, wet membrane stuck to the ground. The black pupil trembled slightly on the flattened surface, still rotating to look at them.
Even flattened, it didn’t die.
It was still watching.
Yu Zhi’s face turned pale. He turned his head away—only for his expression to worsen the next second when he saw the change around them.
Behind the windows of the residential buildings on both sides, figures had suddenly appeared.
The dim moonlight illuminated several pale faces. The eyeballs on their faces bulged halfway out, making it look as though half their faces were eyes.
Black pupils rotated without blinking, staring at them.
Their gazes were identical to the flattened eyeball on the ground—emotionless. Purely watching. Silently watching.
They weren’t people.
They were contaminants.
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