Abandoned Residential Area No. 7

The interior of the vehicle fell silent for a moment.

Li Mengyao sighed softly. "Chen Yu, I understand that you're in a bad mood because of the breakup, but talking nonsense is wrong. We should discuss something more practical instead..."

Zhang Zihao's mouth also twitched. "See the future? You've read too many novels, haven't you?"

Deng Yuxin tugged at her boyfriend. "Stop it, Zihao."

Zhang Zihao sneered. "What, are you afraid he'll be triggered? He's the one talking nonsense!"

Deng Yuxin pursed her lips. "We're all classmates, don't go too far..."

She was different from her boyfriend; she had no prejudice against this usually taciturn classmate, Chen.

She simply thought he was acting out because of the breakup, which was understandable.

However, Deng Yuxin's act of speaking up for Chen Yu struck a nerve in Zhang Zihao.

He was very displeased.

He clearly had an A-Rank Talent; only he could protect everyone.

Yet Yuxin spoke to him like that, as if he was being excessive... Zhang Zihao narrowed his eyes. "Yuxin, we were indeed classmates, but we've all been thrown onto this bullshit Path to Survival. We can't just let people lie!"

Deng Yuxin wanted to explain.

But Zhang Zihao grabbed her wrist and whispered, "Yuxin, I'm your boyfriend. You need to think clearly—who are you going to rely on for the road ahead?"

Deng Yuxin's expression froze.

The current Zhang Zihao suddenly felt like a stranger.

Zhang Wanyue gently tugged on Chen Yu's sleeve and lowered her voice. "Chen Yu, what can you see?"

Chen Yu knew it would be like this.

The idea of predicting the future was utterly absurd in itself.

But he needed this lie.

In his previous life, because he exposed everything too early, he ended up being morally blackmailed and bound to the group.

Now that he had been reborn, he naturally discarded such morality.

Besides, he already understood Road to Survival.

He only needed to state a few things that were bound to happen to win everyone's trust.

This would cause his status on the bus to skyrocket... whether it was for clearing out dead weight or charming female classmates, it was absolutely useful.

Chen Yu spoke seriously, "Our first stop is an abandoned residential area."

"?"

Zhang Zihao immediately retorted, "Chen Yu, are you scared out of your mind? Look at this godforsaken wasteland outside. Where would a residential area come from? There isn't even a ghost in sight!"

"Exactly,"

Wang Mengmeng chimed in, "The prompt hasn't even sounded yet and you're already making predictions. That's way too fake!"

Zhang Wanyue interrupted, "Enough, stop arguing. There's no point in discussing whether it's true or false now. Won't we know in a moment?"

Zhang Zihao said nonchalantly, "The class rep is right. I hope he isn't lying. If he dares to tell a lie, as the only man in this vehicle, I won't let him off..."

Wang Mengmeng rushed to say, "Zihao, you're so amazing!"

Zhang Zihao looked a bit smug. "Don't worry, Mengmeng. With a talent as strong as mine, I will definitely lead everyone to survival. We're all classmates on this bus, so it's only right that I look after you..."

As he spoke.

His gaze actually drifted from Wang Mengmeng to Zhang Wanyue.

It had to be said that this kind of cold, mature woman was incredibly attractive to men.

Even though he already had Deng Yuxin as a girlfriend.

But this Path to Survival... who knew when it would end?

There were four beauties on this bus; even if it was the apocalypse, it wasn't a bad deal.

Zhang Wanyue turned her head and asked seriously, "Chen Yu, are you sure?"

Chen Yu didn't defend himself, he just looked out the window. "We're almost there."

In fact, the stops on Road to Survival were generated randomly with no pattern to speak of.

But fortunately, from chatting with friends in his previous life, he knew many secrets about the stops.

One commonality was:

The first stop for every vehicle was an abandoned residential area.

The danger level of this place wasn't high; there were just zombies roaming at night. Moreover, these zombies were the lowest tier, with absolutely no special abilities.

A calm adult male could kill them.

The reason it was so simple... was to give everyone time to scavenge for key supplies to survive the rest of the journey.

The only thing worth noting was that one might encounter passengers from other vehicles in the area, and they weren't necessarily kind.

"Almost there? In your fantasies?"

Zhang Zihao shook his head and crossed his arms. "This dump..."

However, his words.

Were interrupted by Deng Yuxin, who had been staring out the window. "Look... is there something up ahead?"

Hearing this, everyone crowded toward the windows.

At the end of the straight road, some low-lying silhouettes faintly appeared.

As the bus moved forward at a steady speed, those silhouettes quickly became clear.

Mottled exterior walls, haphazardly arranged windows, rusted balcony railings... a cluster of residential buildings that had clearly been abandoned for a long time pressed into everyone's field of vision.

It was indeed a dilapidated residential area.

At that moment... the voices of doubt in the vehicle vanished completely.

Wang Mengmeng looked shocked. "He really has a talent? And it's predicting the future?!"

Li Mengyao also swallowed hard, finding it unbelievable.

Zhang Zihao suddenly sat up, his pupils shrinking. "You've got to be kidding me. I have an A-Rank Talent and even I can't do that. How can he..."

Deng Yuxin cried out, "It's exactly the same—it's a dilapidated residential area!"

Zhang Wanyue covered her mouth, her beautiful eyes trembling. "Chen Yu! You really can see the future!"

Chen Yu nodded. "Of course. I have no interest in lying to you. Get ready to move."

[Arrived: No. 7 Abandoned Residential Area (Temporarily Safe)]

[Stay Countdown: 43200... 43199... 43198... 43197]

[Mission: Search for sufficient supplies]

[Note: There is no limit to the number of people disembarking at this station. Explore freely.]

[Synchronization Status: Group Vehicle No. E923 (6/6 Online)]

[Inventory Space, opened]

[Public Inventory: 0/30 Slots]

[Personal Inventory: 0/10 Slots]

[Note: Each inventory slot can store 100 identical items.]

As the van slowly came to a halt, it made a heavy hissing sound of releasing air.

The door slid open automatically.

A gust of air carrying the scent of decay rushed into the vehicle.

Before them were several drab, six-story apartment blocks. Most of the windows were broken, and the balconies were piled with unknown clutter.

Under the gloomy sky, the entire residential area was so silent it made one's skin crawl.

"43,170 seconds, which is twelve hours..."

"Doesn't that mean we have to stay here for a whole night?"

Zhang Zihao swallowed and was the first to jump out of the vehicle. "But this doesn't look like it's 'temporarily safe' at all."

Deng Yuxin followed closely behind, nervously grabbing her boyfriend's arm.

Li Mengyao and Wang Mengmeng looked at each other and hesitantly got out of the vehicle.

Zhang Wanyue was the last to stand up.

She looked at Chen Yu, who was still sitting in his seat.

"Aren't you coming down?"