The families of the victims were utterly heartbroken upon seeing videos of their precious children being brutally murdered. They were filled with rage.
As online discussions escalated, the country moved swiftly to suppress the unrest, promising to capture and severely punish the perpetrators. Access to the website was restricted for ordinary citizens, and all related videos were taken down, preserved only as evidence.
Those on the wanted list were either captured or turned themselves in, while some were swiftly tracked down and shot by the victims’ families.
For a time, the entire country was thrown into chaos. Although the citizens of Huaguo were furious, the geographical distance made it difficult for them to take action. Added to this was the government’s travel restrictions, making it impossible to leave the country during this period.
Thus, they could only vent their anger online, while in reality, life continued as usual. Many people still tuned in to the live streams. Despite being deep into the night domestically, plenty of night owls were glued to the streams, fearful that their countrymen might be slaughtered by those foreign maniacs.
It was alarming to see that they were already being hunted down.
In the media room, most people had gathered in small groups, and with nothing else to do after eating, they began to exercise out of a sense of crisis. After all, they did not know that the outside world already knew of their peril and had begun search and rescue efforts. All they understood was that the ship was fraught with danger, and that twisted voice had stated that only one person could survive the game.
No one wanted to die. To increase their chances of survival, they had to start training; however, they couldn’t overdo it, as excessive exercise would require a significant intake of nutrition, which was clearly not feasible given the current circumstances.
Lin Ya knew they would be rescued in just a few days, yet he did not prevent their self-help efforts. Whether now or in the future, having at least a little self-defense capability was good, so he not only didn’t stop them, but also taught them a few moves to practice.
This caught the interest of some people in the live stream, who began to follow along.
Suddenly, Lin Ya’s keen eyes noticed and his ears picked up the sound of footsteps approaching from just outside the door. He immediately stood up, drew a nearby military knife, and concealed it in his hand, then quickly walked over to the front door, peering through the slightly open gap.
“Brother Shen, what’s going on?” Seeing his action, Bai Yuxi, who had been beside him, quickly reacted, signaling the others to be quiet, and quietly came to his side to ask.
The others immediately stopped what they were doing and gathered around.
“Someone’s coming… When I go out, you lock the door immediately and don’t come out no matter what.”
“That’s not acceptable?!”
Shi Hua frowned, gripping a fire axe in his hand, gritting his teeth as he spoke, “We can’t let you face them alone. There are 20 of us here; we could overwhelm them!”
“Shi Hua is right. We have numbers. Even if there are many outside, we can still fight one-on-one.”
“Exactly!”
“From the sound of the footsteps, there are at most just a few people; I can handle them alone. I just worry they might have guns. It’s dangerous if we all go out.”
“You alone are at greater risk!” Upon hearing the word ‘gun’, others instinctively tensed, no longer supporting the idea.
Meanwhile, the footsteps at the door drew closer.
“Bang!” The solid wooden door frame shook violently as it was smashed. Lin Ya quickly pulled Bai Yuxi, who was closest to the door, aside.
A knife came slicing through the door gap from outside, hacking downward fiercely. With a loud crack, the entire door collapsed inward.
Fortunately, they had retreated quickly.
“Damn—” Someone involuntarily took a step back, staring at the muscular man at the door with a fierce expression.
Lin Ya stood at the forefront, coldly staring at them. In Shen Zhi Yi’s memory, he recognized one of them from earlier encounters.
“Wow~ There are quite a few targets here~” The blonde, blue-eyed psychopath felt uneasy; the number of people here exceeded his expectations.
With just these few of them, it might be impossible to take down everyone.
Moreover—
Charlie glanced at the weapons in the hands of those opposite them, then turned to the back.
Let those two bears charge first; if the situation goes awry, he was ready to escape.
“Humph… Just a bunch of yellow-skinned monkeys. What does it matter if there are a few more?” Bill looked disdainfully at the retreating Charlie, a useless guy who only preyed on women. After he dealt with these yellow-skinned monkeys, he would get rid of that guy too.
Bill had practiced Muay Thai and undergone years of training after enlisting. Even after retiring for a decade, he still maintained his past regimen. Now, in his forties, he was still tall, strong, and muscular. As long as he struck right, he could easily kill with a single blow.
Thus, encountering these seemingly weak individuals before him, he wasn’t afraid, but rather found the opportunity to enjoy a good slaughter.
“Delly, don’t be like this useless guy—!” After saying this, he charged furiously with his axe.
Nearby, Delly held a short knife silently, his gaze landing on the opponent he had noticed earlier. That night, he had witnessed someone else being dispatched by this individual.
This guy was formidable.
“These two look difficult to deal with; everyone should be careful!” With the enemies bursting in through the door, there was no need to whisper anymore; everyone felt their hearts racing.
“Be careful!” Seeing one of the attackers swinging an axe at the crowd, Bai Yuxi exclaimed and quickly urged everyone to get out of the way.
Lin Ya hadn’t consumed any strength-enhancing pills in this world, but his original strength wasn’t insignificant. Thus, although he struggled a bit to block, he managed rather well.
The initial attacker was large and strong but not particularly hard to deal with. As the saying goes, barking dogs don’t bite; in his opinion, the one behind posed the greater threat.
A gleaming white blade swept across his field of vision. Lin Ya instinctively leaned back, kicking at the attacker’s lower body. After the initial assault was dodged, he raised his military knife to block the descending axe. In a swift move, he flipped, scissor-kicking to seize the neck of Bill, preparing to snap it; yet he suddenly remembered not to kill, causing his motion to pause slightly.