Survival Arena

Chapter 245 The Masked Man

Chu Ge didn't know what had happened after he left. Returning to reality, he hurriedly dragged Nangong and Local Snake out for a meal.

He hadn't eaten for four days and had even been struck by lightning; he was incredibly hungry!

The trio found a nearby restaurant and quickly ordered enough food for ten people.

Chu Ge ignored the waiter's advice and insisted on the order!

At this time, the restaurant only served breakfast, but they couldn't withstand the persistence and lavish spending of Chu Ge and his friends; Local Snake advanced a thousand yuan, and the restaurant quickly sprang into action.

Before long, dishes started arriving at the table one after the other.

Chu Ge immediately started eating.

Nangong had a big appetite too.

Only Local Snake ate like a normal person.

After all, he was just an Earthworm.

Nowadays, they still preferred to use each other's Survivor names—it was safer to avoid slip-ups during Survival Competitions.

"Human delicacies are the best!"

Local Snake said while gnawing on a crispy pork hoof, his face brimming with a happy smile.

Chu Ge laughed and said, "Yeah, that's why we have to strive to Survive and not end up being fed like livestock."

Nangong nodded in agreement.

Just then, a graceful figure passed by the private room's doorway.

"Oh, you guys are here eating too. Just finished work?"

Zhuo Yi Cai giggled behind his hand. He was dressed in women's clothing, a black gauze skirt reaching to his knees, white stockings below, with little black leather shoes; on his head, he wore hair clips with dog ears that made him look exceptionally cute and endearing, much like a female anime protagonist.

Upon seeing him, Nangong and Local Snake immediately got up.

"Miss, would you like to join us for a meal?"

"Come on, my treat!"

Chu Ge was speechless; these two guys were really eager to please.

Upon hearing this, Zhuo Yi Cai walked into the room and then closed the door behind him.

He sat on one side of the round table and said seriously, "There's actually something I need to discuss with you."

"Miss, go ahead. Would you like some sausage?"

Nangong said with a smile, then picked up a piece of sausage with his chopsticks to offer it to Zhuo Yi Cai.

Zhuo Yi Cai rolled his eyes at Nangong, interpreting his sleazy smile.

"I'll eat later. There was a special murder case last night," Zhuo Yi Cai said gravely.

Hearing this, Chu Ge and the others looked at him in surprise.

A Survivor committing a crime?

Only cases like this would make Zhuo Yi Cai so serious.

Zhuo Yi Cai continued, "The person wore a Sun Wukong mask and specifically targeted nearby Survivors. He's probably someone who developed psychological issues from the pressures of the Survival Competition. Be careful."

Ordinary people found it hard to adapt to the Survival Competition; those who managed to live through it were the ones who had gone through various hardships. Not everyone could bear it.

Chu Ge had previously encountered Pitbull, Black Blind, and King Kuihu—all a bit mentally unstable, including Emperor Luosheng, who was rather eccentric.

Nangong asked curiously, "Doesn't the Survival Association do anything about it?"

Zhuo Yi Cai gave him a look and said, "If they weren't involved, would I be telling you? They just can't catch him. There's more than one or two such villains out there; with their unique abilities, it's too easy for them to evade technology."

Local Snake asked curiously, "What's your Star Level, can't you protect us?"

Zhuo Yi Cai being the leader of the community committee definitely meant he wasn't simple.

The Survivors in the community committee seemed quite formidable.

"I'm Four Stars. I'll organize patrols with the committee, but that's it for now. Continue with your meal," Zhuo Yi Cai said, then stood up to leave.

Watching his well-proportioned figure, Nangong swallowed hard.

After he left the room and closed the door, Nangong couldn't help but sigh, "Did you see that? That swaying waist, that butt—ah, so tantalizing!"

Listening to this made Chu Ge's skin crawl.

He wanted to reveal the truth but held back.

He suddenly wondered how heartbroken Nangong would be when he found out the truth.

Afterwards, Chu Ge continued to bury his head and eat heartily.

One hour later, they left the restaurant, thoroughly satisfied.

Back at home, Chu Ge went straight to his bedroom and fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.

Local Snake went to his company as well.

A day swiftly passed.

When Chu Ge opened his eyes, it was already dark.

He freshened up, then got out of bed.

Nangong hadn't come back yet, and Local Snake was already playing video games in the living room.

Chu Ge sat next to him, watching him play.

This couch potato played games with serious dedication, his flabby body shaking violently, yet his handling was quite delicate.

As Chu Ge watched him play an adventure game with a green-clothed protagonist, he pondered what to exchange for next.

He currently had a total of 13,301 Survival Points, which opened up substantial options for exchange.

First of all, Level 4 Survival Skills were a definite.

Even Level 5 could be considered!

Level 5 Survival Skills all cost over ten thousand Survival Points, but very few were close to ten thousand.

Choosing the desired Survival Skills, he probably wouldn't have any Survival Points for self-preservation left.

"If I exchange for Level 5, could I level up?"

Chu Ge wondered to himself, it seemed so easy to level up when he thought about it that way.

He was able to earn so many Survival Points, thanks to Raging Flame Separation.

Otherwise, he wouldn't know how many times he would have died.

Then he thought of Emperor Luosheng.

Definitely a score-farming machine, heaven knows how many Survival Points he has.

His strength was probably not only at Four Stars level.

The grade of Survival Skills didn't correlate much with the Star Level of the Survivors.

It's also unknown how many Level 5 Survival Skills a Five Stars Survivor had exchanged for.

As Chu Ge was daydreaming, he didn't notice that a shadow outside the window was looking at them.

The living room of their villa had floor-to-ceiling windows that led to the outside courtyard. Nangong and Local Snake had removed the security door outside the windows since they felt it was entirely unnecessary.

The figure wore a black hoodie, hands in pockets, with a Sun Wukong mask on his face, with two small eye holes.

He just stood there motionless, continuously staring at Chu Ge and Local Snake inside the house.

What was eerie was the complete lack of awareness from the two inside.

"Yay! Got a new weapon!"

Local Snake excitedly stood up and swung his fist in celebration.

Glancing towards the floor-to-ceiling window inadvertently, he immediately caught sight of the masked person and jumped back in shock.

"Fuck! A ghost!"

Local Snake yelled, trembling in his legs.

Chu Ge instinctively turned his head to look, and was also startled by the masked person.

Wait a minute!

Could it be...

Remembering what Zhuo Yi Cai had said in the morning, Chu Ge instantly got goosebumps.

This person moved so stealthily and silently, causing him to be completely unaware; the lack of any scent alone was evidence that the other party was far stronger than him.

He immediately raised his right hand, employing Raging Flame Separation, with heat concentrating in his hand, and a blaze igniting fiercely along his fingers.

He asked in a stern voice, "What do you want!"

The masked person's right hand came out of the pocket and then made a throat-slitting gesture.

He wants to kill!

Ping—

Suddenly, the masked person crashed through the floor-to-ceiling window and charged inside.

Chu Ge was shocked, but instead of retreating, he lunged forward.

"You run first!"

Chu Ge shouted, then tackled the masked person.

Local Snake was stunned for a moment, then ran out to find help from the neighborhood committee.

Chu Ge pinned the masked person down, trying to take off his mask, but his right hand was caught and held immobile.

Such strength!