92: Don’t you want to increase your popularity?

I'm not hungry right now, so I'll save them for later; given the many livestock in this vast green area and its proximity to the forest and the sea, it's indeed a very suitable place to settle down.

"We should come back here and build a home later."

To easily find the original site, she even built a marker with stones.

A few minutes later, she left the area and felt a bit nervous as she entered another unfamiliar forest.

Because she clearly remembered the guide mentioning that creatures like zombies would appear at night.

Soon enough, a cave entrance appeared ahead. Looking down, it was pitch black, as if bottomless, likely hiding many dangers.

"This is probably where those monsters nest."

Although the surrounding rocks protruded, allowing her to climb down, she had no intention of doing so.

After all, she didn't want to turn a casual game into a horror movie.

But just as Zhao Liuqing was about to leave, the audience in her live stream wouldn't have it.

"Streamer, are you such a coward? Aren't you going to see what good things are in the cave?"

"Ugh! Don't hesitate, hurry up and go down, I'm dying of impatience!"

"Streamer, don't be afraid, we have so many people accompanying you, go in and take a look."

"I heard there are Diamonds and gold in the cave, Streamer, be bolder!"

"Your live stream is incredibly popular right now, don't you want to gain more popularity?"

"That's right, if you don't go down, I'll unfollow and block you!"

"Alright, alright, if I must go, I'll go."

There was no other way. For the popularity of her live stream, Zhao Liuqing had to muster her courage and slowly move down into the deep pit, step by step, along the protruding rocks on the edge.

It took her over a minute to finally get her block-person to jump safely to the bottom of the deep pit.

"It's too dark, I can't see anything. How do I go in?"

Facing the pitch-black cave, Zhao Liuqing swallowed hard, her heart pounding.

But the fans in her live stream were still urging her to move forward, constantly threatening to unfollow if she didn't.

There was nothing she could do. Everyone was simply too curious about what secrets this game held and didn't want to miss a single detail.

In fact, Zhao Liuqing herself also wanted to know if there were any treasures in the cave.

Finally, for the sake of her live stream and her curiosity, Zhao Liuqing squinted her eyes and pressed the 'W' key, walking deeper into the dark cave.

After she could no longer see outside, she quickly took out the oak blocks she had collected earlier from her backpack and placed them at the entrance as a marker, to easily find the exit later.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, she finally saw a faint red glow.

Observing her surroundings in the dim light, she found it seemed to be a neatly arranged corridor, and the glowing objects were torches stuck on the walls.

Immediately taking down a torch, Zhao Liuqing breathed a sigh of relief, "Item obtained: Torch x 1."

With the help of the faint light, she could finally see some of her surroundings, and her heart settled a little.

"Wow! It's like a real adventure, Streamer, keep going!"

"That's right, with a torch, you won't be afraid, right? Hurry up and move forward."

"Oh my god, this game is really a bit scary, and they call it a casual game."

"Casual? It's practically training for immortality! I was almost scared to tears by zombies last night."

After looking around with the torch in her hand, she found two passages to choose from.

Although both were very dark and looked like monsters could appear at any moment, there was no turning back now.

"Let's check out the right side first."

She cautiously walked to the right for a while when she suddenly noticed a mass of black stuff stuck above her.

"What is this?"

She walked a few more steps closer before she could see clearly.

Her eyes instantly widened, and cold sweat streamed down her face—it was a huge black spider lying asleep on its large web.

If that thing suddenly dropped on her, just thinking about it made her scalp tingle.

Luckily, she didn't rush forward.

Just as she was about to turn around and leave, the bullet comments in the live stream became lively again.

"If you dare to wake this big bug with your torch and scare it away, I'll send you a gift!"

"Me too, remember my name, I'll definitely keep my promise!"

"The more dangerous the place, the more treasures there are. The spider is asleep, perfect for sneaking through its web!"

"Disgusting! But it's really well-made, Streamer, don't listen to them, hurry and run for your life!"

Fans even started sending encouraging small gifts to the timid Streamer.

She glanced at the data; her popularity had already risen to 30,000.

Considering that backing down now might cause her to lose many viewers, Zhao Liuqing decided to take a risk, "Anyway, it's just a virtual world."

After a long period of psychological preparation, she slowly approached the furry figure.

Unexpectedly, the large bug seemed to sense danger, quickly opened its blood-red eyes, stared intently at the newcomer, and let out a sharp, piercing sound as it began to move quickly.

"Ah!!"

After screaming in fright, she immediately commanded her block-person to run for her life; even fighting zombies would be better than this.

Fortunately, her reaction was timely, and the distance was far enough, allowing her to successfully shake off that sticky thing and turn into the left passage.

"That was terrifying! Why is there such a huge eight-legged monster!"

She gasped for breath, recalling the scene just now, still feeling a lingering fear.

"Hahahahaha, that was absolutely hilarious, I'm your loyal fan from now on!"

"Please, production team, consider the feelings of girls. Even the sound effects were incredibly realistic just now!"

"It feels quite exciting, I'll buy an account after work tonight and experience it myself!"

"I thought it was a healing casual game, but it turned into a survival challenge mode..."

"If just one insect can create such an effect, imagine what it would be like to encounter undead warriors? Wouldn't that be even more exciting?"

The netizens burst into laughter at the scene and also didn't forget to give her rewards to show their support.

"Where is this?"

She recovered her senses and looked around, realizing that she seemed to have stumbled into an even larger cave space, and the atmosphere here felt even more eerie and terrifying.

Just then, a low growl echoed through this unfamiliar place.

This frightening sound immediately silenced the tens of thousands of lively viewers in the live stream.

"Wh-what was that sound...?"

Zhao Liuqing was also startled by the sound and quickly held up her torch, looking around.

"Hmm!!!!"

At that moment, Zhao Liuqing suddenly froze, her heart nearly stopping.

On the steps not far in front of her.

There was a monster, terrifyingly rotten all over, with its arms spread, staring at her with a pair of green eyes: a zombie!

These monsters have extremely high attack power, and for a player to fight one alone is almost suicidal.

Fortunately, this zombie hadn't noticed Zhao Liuqing's presence and was just standing there, dazed.

"Why does what I fear most always happen?"

Looking at the zombie, covered in festering wounds and tattered clothes, Zhao Liuqing said very nervously.