I Must Survive

However, the cold prompt voice gave no more response. Obviously, it did not take Ryan's insults seriously.

Ryan cursed nonstop. A while later, he got tired and thirsty and realized that his curse would be of no avail.

The prompt was simply unresponsive.

Ryan gave a dry, wry smile. After venting his anger, he calmed down a little.

He was only 23 years old and had just graduated from college for less than half a year. He was not prepared to die like this.

''I must survive!''

He swore in his heart. Then it suddenly occurred to him that it was he himself that evoked the two dangers.

It seemed that it was he who provided the game with the opportunity to kill him. If he had not set fires everywhere, such eerie and mysterious fires would not have occurred.

If the fire continued to trend unextinguished, it would burn down the entire Fallford with the help of the strong wind.

Ryan realized that he could not stay in Fallford any longer. There was no one left in this world anyway, so he thought he'd better move to another city."

"It can't burn the whole world down."

Ryan ran downstairs quickly and drove towards Eastice.

This time, he arrived at the junction of Fallford and Eastice in an hour.

He was relaxed to find he was finally away from the strange fire and evil wind.

Excited, he stepped on the accelerator and sped towards Eastice.

With a speed of up to 120 km/h per hour, the armored vehicle soon rushed across the boundary marker.

However, Ryan could clearly feel a trance in front of his eyes for a moment, as if something was blowing across his face. He thought it might have occurred because he was driving too fast or maybe the road was too dark due to lack of street lights.

It didn't seem a big deal. But after the car drove forward a few kilometers, Ryan suddenly slammed on the brakes and looked at both sides of the street.

His pupils dilated as he stared at a more than ten-story building on the right with the words "Quantum Tower" written on it.

If he remembered correctly, he had seen this building when he left Fallford just now. Now he was only too shocked to be sure.

His heart skipped a beat as he thought of an extremely ridiculous explanation.

In order to verify it, Ryan stepped on the accelerator, turned around his car, and sped forward again.

After driving a few kilometers forward, Ryan saw the boundary marker with the words "Welcome to Eastice " at the junction of Fallford and Eastice again.

When the car rushed past the boundary marker, the familiar feeling of trance swept over him again, exactly the same as when he first left Fallford.

The next moment, Ryan slammed his foot on the brake to stop the car, got out, took out his cell phone, turned on the flashlight and shone it behind him.

There a huge sign with the words "Welcome to Eastice " appeared.

Ryan's mind went blank and his heart sank.

He finally realized that he seemed to be trapped in Fallford.

Unable to understand why this was happening, his whole body trembled slightly.

"Impossible! Impossible! How could this happen?"

Ryan got into the car, stepped on the brake, turned around in the middle of the road, and drove past the boundary marker again. However, the result did not change. No matter how many times he traveled back and forth past the boundary marker, he would always return to Fallford.

He felt helpless for a moment, but he did not give up. Instead, he quickly decided to change to other cities.

Wellmarsh and Fayshade were also around Fallford. Maybe there was still hope.

When Ryan crossed the boundary marker of these two cities with full of hope, the result was no different from when he crossed the border of Eastice. He returned to Fallford again and again.

"Why can't I leave this city?"

Ryan asked in a somewhat exasperated tone.

"The game's map is limited to Fallford. You cannot leave the city until you complete the qualification challenge."

Ryan realized Fallford was his newbie village. He had no way of leaving here before completing the 90-day survival mission.

"Fuck you!"

Ryan was irritated and desperate. Not only could he not give up playing the game, but he couldn't even leave Fallford. He was cornered.

Ryan looked back at the flames rising towards the sky. According to his calculation, although the fire would not burn the entire city overnight, if it continued for half a month, there would be no safe place left for him.

After cursing, Ryan had no choice but to think about how to survive the next 86 days in this city that he had half-ruined.

His brain started working rapidly to come up with a solution.

After a few minutes, an idea came to his mind.

Since the city would be burned down by fire one day, he would go to the sea.

Fallford was a coastal city, and there were many cruise ships and yachts on the seashore. Even if he didn't know how to drive the cruise ship, he might be able to learn to drive the yacht with some trial and error.

His eyes lit up as he thought of a place to go.

The company that Ryan worked for, the Garcia Group, was a listed group. Its boss, Gavin Garcia, owned a mansion by the sea, in Seamarsh, which was known as the "center of the universe".

Seamarsh got the title because of its economic strength.

There were nearly 200 listed companies in this borough alone, and the average housing price had exceeded 100,000 per square meter. The most expensive area was even close to 300,000 dollars per square foot.

The most luxurious property in Fallford was Fallford Bay Villas in Seamarsh, where the average price was 20,000 per square foot. The seven luxurious mansions inside were the most expensive of all.

The seven mansions were located on a mountain of more than 200 meters high by the sea. They were built along the mountain road all the way up.

Each mansion was located in a private area on the mountain. Each had not only an independent garden, but also a helipad.

At the foot of the mountain, there was a pier where the cruise ships and yachts of the mansion owners were docked.

Such a beautiful quiet seaside living place, with luxurious mansions, cruise ships, and airplanes, was most rare.

The prices of these mansions were naturally dear. Each one was worth more than 500 million dollars, and they were hard to buy even with enough money.

The residents were all top wealthy people in the country.

This place was similar to Beverly Hills. Living there was a symbol of identity and status.

Although Ryan had never been to the Fallford Bay Villas, he had heard revelations from company employees and knew that the group's chairman, Gavin Garcia, was the owner of the highest mansion on the top of the mountain.

That mansion was not only luxurious enough, but also high enough. In the next days, if the rain continued to fall, water would accumulate on the ground sooner or later.

This high-altitude area was definitely safer than low-lying area. Moreover, there were cruise ships and yachts nearby. He could escape by sea when being threated by flood or fire.