247: Chapter 011 Living a Life of Debauchery

Unknowingly, everyone stayed in this "bar" within the Solar System, where the sun had long since become a red giant star, until the next day.

The humans from Earth, physically and mentally exhausted but still wanting more, clearly didn't want to leave so soon.

But Chu Yuhang felt that there weren't many days left, and lingering here seemed like too much of a waste.

So he stood up and said, "Let's go."

"This bar located in Saturns Rings..."

...is merely a place for living in a dream."

Beside him, Liu Big Head was still reminiscing about the two giant "caterpillars" from last night.

For a moment, he actually seemed intent on staying and not leaving.

He muttered to himself, "So what if it's living in a dream?"

"The ultimate goal of a person's life is to enjoy the most extreme pleasure."

"Besides, there's only one year left."

"At this point, talking about grand dreams or world-shaking ambitions!"

"Not only is it too late, it's also somewhat laughable."

The thirty-odd surviving humans were stunned for a moment.

It should be noted that before Earth's destruction, Chu Yuhang was a highly respected high-ranking officer in the Earth military.

He commanded almost all of the world's military forces.

And before Chu Zhangyang's Great Baptism, he was the one who keenly sensed the conspiracy hidden behind it all.

It was he who brought these thirty-odd people back from the brink of death.

Only then did these people not turn into terrifying zombies.

So, no matter what, he had always been their leader, respected and loved by everyone.

But... something was wrong with Liu Big Head today; he actually dared to speak to Chu Yuhang like that.

All of this naturally gave everyone a shock.

Li Liang immediately broke the slightly heavy atmosphere.

He said half-jokingly, "Liu Big Head, just how much do you like those two caterpillars!"

"Of course, we could tell from your screams last night."

"But we're the only Earthlings left here."

"We should naturally act together."

"Let's leave here together first. If you still want to come back, there will be opportunities in the future."

As Li Liang spoke, he frantically signaled Big Head with his eyes.

Liu Big Head also seemed to realize that what he had just said was a bit out of line.

He immediately lowered his head and responded in a low voice, "Captain!"

"Wherever you say to go, we'll go!"

"I'll listen to you!"

Chu Yuhang naturally wouldn't take his overreaction to heart. He just said calmly, "Mm."

"Let's leave here first."

"Even if this drink is as free of side effects as the rumors say..."

...too much of anything is never good!"

Xie Miaomiao also smiled from the side, "Exactly. The Solar System is very lively these days."

"Don't just limit yourself to this place."

"There are other fun places."

Chen Lanlan, who always loved to have fun, became interested.

She jumped up and laughed, "Where else? Where else?"

"Before, our Resistance Army was so busy."

"As members of the flagship, we were responsible for the operation and peacekeeping deployment of nearly a thousand warships!"

"We were so busy we didn't have the heart to come out!"

"Now that we've finally come out for a trip, we can't just go back so easily!"

At this time, Old Man Luo stretched out his arm and looked at his Doomsday Countdown Watch.

One of the women in the group said with a look of displeasure, "Always staring at that broken thing of yours!"

"Do you think we don't know? There are 364 days left until the end of this universe!"

"We finally made it out; stop looking at that unlucky thing, okay?"

Old Man Luo looked aggrieved.

He shook his head gently and said, "I didn't mean to remind you of the time."

"Actually, I was looking at the date!"

"Don't forget, we are still part of the Resistance Army."

"This vacation is only twenty days long!"

"I'm worried that we'll have too much fun and forget the time to go back!"

In fact, at this point...

Within the Resistance Army, more and more people were no longer reporting for duty or clocking in.

After all, there wasn't much time left.

Not many people would truly take their work to heart.

Coupled with the daily decrease in riots, the entire Resistance Army had now entered a very leisurely time.

So everyone didn't understand why Old Man Luo, who was usually jovial, had suddenly become so serious.

However, his words did remind Xie Miaomiao.

She smiled mysteriously and said, "Twenty days is enough."

"I'll take you to a great place!"

Everyone immediately looked at her.

One woman asked bluntly, "How fun is it? Is it more fun than this super large bar?"

Xie Miaomiao nodded, "Of course, it's a game hall!"

Everyone instantly looked like deflated balloons.

They all replied listlessly, "A game hall?"

"I thought it was some really fun place."

"Then we're not going..."

"Virtual games, we can play those on the Resistance Army's flagship!"

"What kind of tricks can a game hall in this place pull off?"

Xie Miaomiao chuckled, putting on an air of wanting to say something but stopping.

After a while, she replied, "Well, once you go..."

...you'll naturally know."

Everyone hadn't wanted to go, but her mysterious act really piqued many people's interest.

So, after a moment of hesitation, they all nodded in agreement.

Thus, the scene from yesterday repeated itself.

Everyone once again became fish swimming desperately through a crowd of people.

Fortunately, after an exceptionally hard and arduous trek, the thirty-seven people arrived at their destination without further incident.

Chen Lanlan patted her chest, panting heavily, "Wow, it's never been this crowded."

Yu Keke also smiled, her large eyes narrowing into slits, "Exactly. If we hadn't come out, we really wouldn't have known there were so many creatures!"

"Originally, I thought our colleagues in the Resistance Army were already strange enough."

"Now I've realized that we could never have imagined real alien creatures even if we tried."

Xie Miaomiao had a different sentiment, "That's natural."

"But fortunately, these are beings of all sorts of appearances and sizes."

"Just imagine if the street we just squeezed through was filled only with humans."

"Then that road would definitely be blocked solid, absolutely impassable!"

Everyone thought about it and found her reasoning made sense.

Liu Big Head hit the nail on the head, "Indeed, it's precisely because those beings vary in size."

"The large ones are three or four meters tall, while the small ones are only a dozen centimeters."

"That's why the entire crowd could still slowly move forward despite being so crowded."

The thirty-odd people chatted idly.

Soon, they arrived at the "game hall" Xie Miaomiao had mentioned.

Although there were fewer people than in the "bar," it was still shoulder-to-shoulder and overcrowded.

Everyone waited for a long time before finally getting into a large room.

Inside, nearly a hundred instruments of various sizes were laid out. About fifty beings were already playing there.

They were all lying on the instruments with six or seven tubes plugged into their bodies.

Li Liang couldn't help but shake his head, already feeling resistant, "Forget it."

"What kind of game hall is this? It looks like a hospital ward."

"It feels like a universal general practitioner's office. Don't tell me we'll have to lie on those instruments like them in a bit."

"With so many infusion tubes plugged into us!"

"Just thinking about it... is terrifying."

"Maybe the only difference from a ward is having to wear a strange game helmet on your head."

Hearing his words, everyone immediately began to look around.

Suddenly, a woman reached out and pointed to one of the "hospital beds."

Everyone looked over and realized that the creature lying there was clearly the kind with fleshy pillars on its head—the same kind of being that woman had been with last night.

Because the pillars on its head were too long, an opening had been cut in its helmet.

It allowed its pillars to stick out.

Some of the men showed lewd grins and stared at the woman with mischievous smiles.

"What's wrong? Still want more? Want to go again?"

"We all saw your performance last night."

"It was certainly eye-opening for us. Hahaha."

Except for Chu Yuhang, all the men burst into laughter.

The woman's face turned pale with anger. In her desperation, she immediately retorted, "You have the nerve to talk about me!"

"Yesterday, except for the Captain, which one of you stinking men didn't mess around with those alien creatures!"

The men felt a wave of embarrassment and realized they were being dull, so they stopped their heckling.

Xie Miaomiao secretly observed everyone's reactions.

It seemed that after last night's madness, the women were no longer so isolated from Yu Keke and Chen Lanlan.

After all, they all seemed to have had deep interactions with those strange-looking alien creatures under the catalytic effect of the drinks.

At least Ke Keer hadn't.

But no matter what, they wouldn't dare stand on the moral high ground in the future, flaunting their own purity to mock Chen Lanlan and Yu Keke.

Xie Miaomiao couldn't help but shake her head with a bitter smile, thinking to herself. This seemed to be the most unexpected gain of the trip.

Just then, Chen Lanlan, who always liked to try new things, had already lain down on an instrument.

Seeing this, Liu Big Head immediately lay down on another one, not wanting to be outdone.

Soon, a helmet rose from beneath the platform, adjusting its size automatically.

It perfectly fit and encased their heads.

After all this was completed...

Seven or eight infusion tubes of varying thicknesses extended from beneath the platform.

They connected to their bodies one by one.

Liu Big Head said triumphantly, "I won't wait for you guys."

"I'm going into the game to check it out first."

Not far away, Chen Lanlan was still waving her hand.

Calling out to Yu Keke and the others, "What are you all just standing there for..."

"Don't waste time. It's just playing a game."

"It's nothing scary!"

Everyone thought for a moment and then focused their gaze on Xie Miaomiao, who had studied the travel guide.

She was stunned for a moment, then said, "At least... everyone who has played it says it feels very good!"

"Of course, those who have researched this game haven't said there's anything wrong with it either."

"But to prevent addiction, I'll set a time."

"Fifteen days!"

"No matter what, after fifteen days, the machines will automatically disconnect. We'll all wake up from this together!"

Yu Keke's mouth hung open in disbelief, "Fifteen days? Why so long?"

"Besides, won't we starve to death?"

Xie Miaomiao waved her hand to explain, "Ah, I meant the maximum time designed."

"Those who don't want to play can naturally exit the game early."

"It's just that to avoid getting separated, we have to wait here until everyone wakes up."

"Of course, if more than half of the people wake up before fifteen days, then we'll wake everyone up."

Hearing this series of insurance-like safety measures...

Everyone finally felt at ease. One by one, they sat on the "hospital bed"-like machines.

Soon, the thirty-odd people were each prepared for all the work before the game.

As Chu Yuhang took the lead in starting the instrument and fell into a deep sleep...

The others naturally followed suit immediately after.

Days passed by.

These thirty-seven Earthlings relied on those infusion tubes to survive day after day.

Chu Yuhang was the first to enter the game.

He was also the first to come out. After only two days, he felt bored and chose the exit option among the fake buttons inside.

Then he stepped off the instrument and found a corner.

He watched all the various creatures lying on the "hospital beds," breathing slowly.

The second one to wake up was Yu Keke, five days later. She saw the Captain in the corner at a glance.

Then, while wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes, she walked over with unsteady steps.

She sat closely beside him and leaned her head on his shoulder.

Chu Yuhang smiled gently, "What's wrong?"

"Why did you come out so quickly too? Was the game not fun?"

Ke Keer slowly shook her head, her beautiful long hair rubbing gently against the Captain's shoulder, "It was quite good."

"The time setting I used was one day equals one month."

"So, during these five months..."

"I found a boyfriend who looked just like you. We met and fell in love."

"Then we went to the most beautiful place in the universe and held the grandest wedding!"

"A month later, I became pregnant."

"My husband, that man who looked exactly like you, stayed with me every day, looking after me with meticulous care."

"He treated me like the most precious treasure in the world!"

Chu Yuhang took a deep breath and said slowly, "Since you were so happy, why..."

...did you come out after only five months? You didn't even give birth to the child?"

Ke Keer's tears kept flowing to the corners of her mouth as she shook her head painfully, "Because I knew all of that was fake."

"Even though I could see it, touch it, and feel it, and it was no different from the outside..."

"I knew it was all fake... Just thinking about it made me feel like I was dying of sadness."

"I simply didn't have the courage to bring the child into the world... After all, if it came to that, I wouldn't know how to face my fake child."

"What kind of mood should I have when looking at him?"

As Ke Keer spoke, she stroked her belly, which had become flat again.

Chu Yuhang looked at the "hospital beds" and said thoughtfully, "Actually, this can be considered a way to escape the apocalypse."

"Inside, you can choose a setting where one day equals one year in the game."

"And you can forcibly set the time and erase the internal control interface."

"That way, the people inside would have a much stronger sense of immersion."