Isolated Island (3)

The Days I Clear Escape Games Pretending to be an NPCCh70 - Isolated Island (3)

The fallen leaves in the yard were swirling in the wind, and at some point, raindrops were also mixed in. Pa pa, a few droplets hit the roof tiles above, and within a few minutes, it became a storm.

Ren Yifei was sitting on a wooden chair. Although his waterproof suit had been taken off and hung on the wall, his feet were still soaked in seawater and cold, and his body felt sticky. vk1Omq

'Swish, swish, swish' Once inside the house, the stone crabs came active, opening their large pincers and flaunting their strength in the bucket.

When he grabbed it, the crab shrank back its ten appendages and froze. He had thought that the crab was sick, but now, it had unexpectedly 'resurrected from the dead'?

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Ren Yifei took out the Resume: Gu Xingye, a native of the island, an impoverished top student.

Every experience, which occurred on this island, from childhood to adulthood was recorded on the Resume. His parents were both ordinary poor fishermen who had died in an accident two years ago. mbdW07

It didn't say anything about his personality, but he did find Gu Xingye's phone.

The online pseudonym 'Gu Xingye' used online was 'Meteor Shooting Across The Sky', which was particularly poetic.

There were quite a few numbers on his contact list which included relatives, teachers and friends. However, the most recent exchange was made five days ago. It was from a classmate who was asking him where he went to work during summer break.

Ren Yifei touched his chin as he reached out and pressed a teacher's contact number.

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"Hello, the number you have just dialled is temporarily unavailable..." a familiar response sounded after a long beep. He hung up and dialled another number.

Unsurprisingly, there was still no answer.

It was unnecessary to test the rest.

Gu Xingye is an impoverished island boy? uh 5Az

Ren Yifei shook his head lightly and wrote a big question mark.

He can only trust his own judgment after he gathers enough clues. In other words, he trusted himself more than the so-called 'authority'.

Pride has no bounds.

It was windy and rainy outside so it was not suitable to go out. It was better to sort out his own situation first since those players may not be lenient even if the instance gives him preferential treatment. o8apVX

"It's really hard to stay calm." He had just become famous so he had to keep up the progression in this instance.

Ren Yifei frowned and threw all players other than himself into the 'enemy' camp.

After finding some loungewear in the closet, he went into the bathroom.

This house was not as old as it looked from the outside. After the renovation, it has functional areas such as the bathroom and the small living room. There was also a seemingly half-new portable air conditioner. UkRTAN

There was no partition in the small bathroom. Just by standing under the shower head, he could see the half-body length mirror above the basin.

In the mirror, a young man with honey-coloured skin could be seen. He had a well-proportioned body, and lean muscles and was full of youthful charm.

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His hair was thick and dense, and his eyes were a feline-like yellow-amber colour which resembled two pieces of melted honey candy in the sun.

The youth's eye sockets were deeper than most people's, resulting in a slight mixed-race appearance. There was also a thin scar on his cheekbone, so when he smiled, it came off as roguish and wild with a particular charm. 8XW1Zh

Except for the area covered by his boxers, all the skin on his body was evenly coloured with no part lighter or darker than the other. Even the colour of his neck and body matched.

Was it a beach tan?

No, he was either naturally or artificially tanned.

When he smiled, the man in the mirror smiled too. Lq9E6n

A young man, such as him, in addition to his natural wild charm that exudes a 'bad boy' sex appeal, his skin condition suggests that he had been brought up in a good environment.

A poor orphaned native islander, who was worried about his tuition fees, and has a bad temper?

It was like pointing at a little husky and saying, "Look, a ragdoll."

Ren Yifei turned on the shower head and a curtain of water formed. His eyes appeared to be slightly red: This is where the props' limitation lies, but fortunately, he can judge for himself.

Fake world, and fake characters?

No bad, he likes challenging tasks.

12:05

He glanced up at the clock as he came out of the bathroom. RN8A4u

The wind and rain were still raging outside. The strong wind was blowing against the door and windows, and the house was shaking slightly. Raindrops splattered on the tiles as water droplets slid down the walls.

The person in the house could not help but worry about when the roof would be torn off.

Ren Yifei walked around twice and felt uncomfortable.

The clothes on his body were a little tight, and his pants were too short, causing his ankles to be exposed. The original owner of this house should be more than ten centimetres shorter than this body, approximately 1.7 meters, whereas this body is well developed and was about 1.8 meters. OsdE57

Therefore, standing in this space with a low ceiling at the height of 1.8 meters, he felt quite awkward

It was very stifling and even a little hard to breathe.

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He opened the curtains so that he could get some fresh air, but found that it was a little dark outside, and the rain kept hitting the glass window, turning the world into a grey-black blur.

The rain was so heavy and the wind was so strong that the drying rod in the yard was blown off and instantly broke in two when it hit a pillar. Ren Yifei could not help but wonder, could this game world be a catastrophe-abundant world? oIFxa9

During the time Ren Yifei was at home, the other players who had entered their roles braved the heavy rain to walk around the island.

This was not a big island, only three or four hours would be enough to circle around it.

When viewed from a high altitude, the island resembled a pointed straw hat with a uniform oval brim.

"It seems that our luck is not very good," an expressionless little girl was walking with a schoolbag on her back and a translucent raincoat draped over her. She held a control panel with a screen in her hand while an unusual drone prop hovered above. 3RHevV

"There're too many people so it's not easy to investigate. The boss will be very disappointed if that person can't be found. So..."

She raised her head, "Should I kill them off one by one?"

"Since the keyword is Isolated Island, the scope should be narrowed. Could the cause of the change be related to this rainstorm?" In the only cafe on the island, a girl with glasses, dressed in a staff uniform pointed at a map.

This was the map of the entire island. In addition to this island, there were several nearby islets and reefs, while the small bright dot was her. ce8dvk

She also had eight marker slots which can be designated to any NPC or player. This was a very versatile A-grade prop that could be used in any world.

"Ding dong."

"Welcome," she stood up to greet the customer while sliding the map into her pocket.

When it was meal time, a new customer came into the island's restaurant. He was taller than average and was wearing a black coat with a hood. In his hand, he was holding a large camera. wV03eh

"Hello, what would you like to eat?"

Saman glanced back at the storm that was obstructed by the door and said, "Seafood risotto. Where are the stores and pharmacy around here?"

"Gulu gulu," his stomach kept rumbling but Ren Yifei didn't want to cook for himself.

He turned on his phone but there was no food delivery app. PBH5 G

That's right, he was an impoverished child. It doesn't matter, a setting was a setting.

He went out into the rainstorm while carrying the bucket of seafood to the kitchen, and brought back two packs of instant noodles, a bowl, eggs and ham. Fortunately, there was a kettle in the house.

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The clothes on his body became soaked again after going back and forth between a distance of no more than ten meters.

"Achoo! Achoo!" He sneezed twice in a row, "Is it really summer?" 9CljtV

The rain was so cold that it practically felt like ice needles stabbing into his bones. Ren Yifei had no choice but to go wash again, he even turned on the heater in the bathroom and finally blow-dried his hair after he was done.

"Achoo!" As soon as he stepped out of the warm bathroom, he couldn't help but sneeze again, "I couldn't have caught a cold, right?"

However, it was too late to make a bowl of ginger tea now since the kitchen was too far away.

After getting dressed, he started to boil water and looked around for anything useful. UYtJNT

There was a broken fishing net, a metal fruit knife, an unusable wooden stick and a folding chair. In addition, there was half a candle stick, an almost used-up lighter, and a flashlight which he doesn't know whether or not still worked.

Once the water was done boiling, he poured the boiled water into a large bowl. He then added the noodles, seasoning packets, eggs and ham sausage before finding a random book to cover the bowl with.

The book was a collection of selected university entrance exam questions. The red leather reference book looked very old. He opened it and took a look. All the content had been copied from another book and the paper quality was very poor, both of which were in line with his poor-person persona.

"Boom!" Thunder roared outside. Going out in this weather would be a death wish. Ohgjub

His plans to go out and investigate were in vain. He wanted to watch TV for a while, but since there was no signal, Ren Yifei searched around and found a radio.

It was an old crystal radio.

"Zzzzzzz—" the radio produced an ear-piercing sound and he smacked it, it was unknown what he hit but a voice was heard, "Requesting... storm... entering harbour..."

The man's voice was rough and disjointed. C2rKNA

Which ship's communication channel did this radio pick up?

Ren Yifei glanced out the window: This weather indeed warrants a return.

"Boom—" he suddenly felt a huge tremor on the ground beneath his feet, and the entire house swayed from side to side while accompanied by the sounds of falling objects.

The light bulb lit brightly for a second, and after being overwhelmed by the burst of light, the circuit in the house was completely cut off. Everything went dark. cnJjlI

Ren Yifei was startled. Before his brain could even process what had happened, he had already hidden in the bathroom as fast as he could.

There was only one thought on his mind: "There's an earthquake, hide in the bathroom."

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As everyone knows, under the premise that it was inconvenient to rush out into open space, the bathroom with walls that could bear extreme weight and a water source would be the best place to take refuge. In the unlikely case that you would be trapped inside, surviving on water for a few days is feasible.

In the next second, the island's sirens blared, it was the alert for natural disasters. However, there was no emergency notice about what was happening and where to go for shelter. EtP2ZS

Ren Yifei squatted quietly against the bathroom wall, ignorant of what was going on outside. Perhaps some old houses had cracked and collapsed.

In fact, the situation was much more serious than he had suspected.

After the first wave of violent shaking, while the reinforced houses could still hold on, some houses that had long been in disrepair collapsed directly and there were no positive signs for the people in the house.

What was even more terrifying was that the entire coastline was cracked like a biscuit along a certain direction. GDHwgd

A fissure several hundred meters long appeared between the island and the sea, and it was spreading at an alarming rate, causing the seawater to rapidly fill the empty space.

This looked like some kind of large tectonic plates movements.

Assuming that there were such large tectonic plate movements, there will be huge waves when the sea comes back.

The drone's camera just caught this scene, and the little girl frowned as she watched. She suddenly looked up at the only mountain, "Isolated Island, so it's like this." CKUqO

While the little girl ran towards the mountain, there were a lot of people who did not know what was going on since they had never experienced anything like this before.

The electricity on the entire island was cut off and it became dark, appearing completely unlike noon. It was like the night had arrived ahead of time. The cafe was lit up with candles and the owner said, "Let's close for today."

A girl with glasses picked up her bag, and looked at the row of high-calorie cookies and pastries, "I want to buy these."

Ren Yifei waited in the bathroom for a while, but there was no more movement after that. It was as if the earthquake just now was a hallucination. RuQUNH

The players who weren't so optimistic were trying their best to gather more supplies, while the NPCs were still staying in their houses, "There shouldn't be anything wrong, right? I don't hear any notice so maybe there was just an accident somewhere else."

Only a few NPCs came out of their houses and go from door to door in the rain to ask around and to be active in case of an emergency.

The house where Ren Yifei was staying was also occupied but no one called for him.

Touching his forehead which was covered in cold sweat, Ren Yifei was still in shock as he leaned against the wall. He saw two small green dots on his wrist, it turned out that the hour and minute hand in his watch glowed in the dark. JLV8Uy

It was almost one o'clock now. After tossing for a long time, his stomach also rumbled with hunger.

After that, he stayed in the bathroom for ten more minutes, but nothing happened. Not even the sirens sounded again.

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"Click", a particular sound seemed to be coming from the wall. It was completely different from the sound of rain, but no cracks were seen and no vibrations either.

Ren Yifei cautiously came out of the bathroom. 'Drip', a drop of water that carried the smell of the sea fell on his forehead and then slid down his face. 0tKDry

"Is the roof leaking?"

It was very noisy outside, the wind and rain hitting the window emitted a heavy and hard sound, causing his mood to sour. Ren Yifei's ears moved as he continued to listen to the subtle 'clicks' around him.

There was an even louder sound on the roof, 'clack-clack-clack', like a fish was continuously smacking its tail on the tiles.

"Did the wind carry live fish from the sea?" He shook his head and dismissed the idea, "This isn't a tornado." 2WwGSZ

The curtains were all drawn, and the room was finally a little brighter, enabling him to see things clearer.

He picked up the things that had fallen and placed them back one by one. He also noticed a thick glass fishbowl in the corner which was about to slip and shatter.

"Lucky fishbowl," he patted the fishbowl and straighten it.

When he took off the cover over the instant noodle, the noodle inside was already soggy and floating in a layer of oil, and the chopsticks looked like it would crumble if he use too much strength. Although its appearance made him lose his appetite, he really couldn't find anything else. Fy7zDu

He sat down beside the coffee table and picked up his chopsticks as he prepared to eat.

Suddenly, a water droplet fell from the roof and landed on his head. Its icy temperature caused him to shiver.

When he raised his head, another drop of water fell down the next second and landed on his eyelid. Ren Yifei wiped it away with the back of his hand; the water smelled salty.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, resulting in more and more water droplets falling down. After a while, the coffee table was wet and the water began to overflow onto the ground. tPSiD5

He had to find an empty vase and put it on the coffee table to collect rainwater before switching to the desk to eat his instant noodles.

His palms were burned as he wrapped his hands around the bowl of instant noodles. Ren Yifei absorbed its warmth while he looked around to survey his surroundings

After his eyes adjusted to the dark, he could make out the fuzzy outline of all surrounding objects. Out of the corner of his eye, a black shadow appeared by the window, appearing to be looking in.

Ren Yifei immediately looked over, but there was nothing besides rain hitting the window. X Jus0

Was it the cat just now? There was so much wind and rain, where did the cat go?

"Zzzzzzz—" the crystal radio was still emitting a harsh noise that blended with the sound of rain and wind.

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