Slacking off in the Game of Survival

Chapter 34 Ten Square Metres Island(11)

“When you bow your head and gaze at the sea, what are you thinking?”

“I’m thinking, will a monster suddenly emerge and devour me?”

…

Qian Yue woke up.

The bamboo raft swayed slightly as she got up, causing a faint sound of water.

Qian Yue glanced at the time: 01:36:43.

It was the night of day five, and dawn was less than half an hour away.

Qian Yue lifted the reed curtain and walked out. The boat house drifted aimlessly in the open waters.

It was pitch black all around, with only the sea vines crawling over the boat house emitting a faint glow in the darkness. For a moment, it felt like a dreamlike journey in the Milky Way.

The night breeze blew her clothes, and Qian Yue looked down at the water. Ripples spread from the edge of the bamboo raft, and under the reflection of the sea vine flowers, it seemed like the ink-black surface hid some unknown secrets.

Suddenly, the words from her dream echoed in her mind.

Qian Yue let out a sigh of relief. “I didn’t expect to dream even in the game…”

If she remembered correctly, it must have been something that happened in her childhood, so the scenes in the dream were blurry. She didn’t know why she suddenly dreamt of that particular sentence.

Qian Yue muttered to herself, “Could it be that there are really ferocious beasts in the sea?”

During her previous transaction with Yu Chengyi, he casually mentioned that there might be sea monsters appearing in the following days and advised her not to go into the water easily.

But a whole day had passed, and Qian Yue hadn’t noticed anything unusual.

Instead, on day five, the deserted island was submerged, and the archipelago where Qian Yue was located had turned into a vast ocean. She had to sit in her boat house and wander aimlessly.

“Never mind, let’s take it one step at a time. At least I have enough to eat and drink, so I’ll consider it a vacation.”

With less than half an hour left until dawn, Qian Yue simply sat cross-legged on the bamboo raft and silently enjoyed the tranquility of this moment, allowing the wind to continue pushing the raft forward.

Qian Yue lazily rested her hands behind her head and lay down on the bamboo raft, sighing, “If only it could always be this peaceful and calm.”

But unfortunately, that was impossible.

Now, the whole sea is shrouded in darkness, and there isn’t even a single star in the sky when you look around.

If this continues, it’s likely to rain tomorrow.

As for whether it’s just a simple rain…

A series of possible secondary disasters immediately came to Qian Yue’s mind.

Tornadoes, tsunamis, storms…

“So, what exactly will happen?” Qian Yue murmured with great interest in her eyes.

Regardless of which situation occurs, it won’t stop her from scientifically fishing around =v=

*

The next day.

Strong winds blew.

Countless people who lost their islands struggled to drift in the sea.

The surging waves crashed against various types of “boats,” as if they were about to engulf them all in an instant.

At this moment, the system’s notification sounded.

【Due to weather changes, a storm will soon strike.】

【All players are advised to make preparations.】

Some players were surprised, “We’re getting a warning before the disaster strikes?”

Someone complained unhappily, “Survival games are meant to be thrilling and exciting. Now, we know about the disaster before it even happens. There’s no challenge at all.”

Someone disdainfully replied, “Come on, if there were no warnings at all, who knows how many people would die.”

While there were arguments, among the group, there were also players who were more cautious. One of them reminded, “Stop arguing. Since the system deliberately gave a warning, this situation is probably significant.”

“Don’t forget the last time the system gave a warning, it was when the eternal night mode was activated.”

The crowd fell silent instantly.

Indeed, the previous round’s eternal night mode was unexpected and unheard of for them. Many of them might have died if it weren’t for the system’s advance notice.

The woman looked around. The people gathered together now were all from the same group of islands, but hardly anyone had a decent boat.

“This storm is definitely not as simple as an ordinary storm. Everyone should prepare quickly. We need to unite and build a new ship.”

Speaking of building a ship, someone suddenly realized another matter. They looked towards the tree branches emerging from the water nearby and said,

“Where’s Sanzi? He said he went underwater to fetch some wood, but why hasn’t he returned yet?”

After the islands were submerged, most crops couldn’t be gathered anymore. However, for things like trees that were still partially above the water, they could still salvage some materials.

“It’s been several minutes, right?”

“I hope nothing happened to him.”

“Should we go down and check?”

“Let’s go che—wait, what’s that? It’s coming! Run—”

Before the player could finish their sentence, the large lotus beneath them suddenly sank, and the players uncontrollably fell into the water. They were then pulled into the sea by something!

And almost none of the players who were with them escaped.

A few minutes later, a hint of blood surfaced and slowly dissipated in the churning seawater.

…

The same conversation, the same scene, more or less happened in various corners of the sea.

However, the only difference was that some people could only watch the limited resources anxiously, while others lay on the bamboo rafts, boredly watching the clouds roll by.

A glint of silver flashed before Qian Yue’s eyes. At first, she thought it was a reflection on the sea’s surface and didn’t pay much attention.

But the next second, she sat up straight, instantly alert. There was something beneath her bamboo raft.

Qian Yue didn’t know what was beneath, and she did notdare to make any sudden movements.

But she could guess that the creature’s size was definitely not small.

In fact, it was not just “not small.” If someone were to observe from a high vantage point at this moment, they would see a massive dark shadow slowly swimming beneath Qian Yue’s boat!

Qian Yue held her breath and remained still.

Her keen intuition allowed her to sense the imminent danger at the first possible moment.

Even the slightest movement of the boat could make her nerves tense.

The creature below is probing.

Most sea monsters had thinking abilities, although their levels varied.

Among them, killer whales were the most ferocious and intelligent.

But if it were a killer whale, Qian Yue wouldn’t be as nervous because most killer whales not only didn’t harm humans but were also very friendly towards them.

However, when it comes to the specific reasons, although Qian Yue specialized in biology, she didn’t know the true answer. From ancient times to the present, various schools of thought have argued about it.

Including but not limited to “killer whales are highly social animals, just like humans”; “killer whales belong to the dolphin family, and we are all mammals, so maybe in ancient times, we were closely related” … and so on.

In short, Qian Yue had heard many arguments during her studies in animal behavior, and everyone confidently made her think that killer whales had become sentient beings.

On the other hand, great white sharks— which were weaker in intelligence and strength compared to killer whales but had a notorious reputation— were universally recognized as being “curious.”

In fact, humans were not part of the great white shark’s diet, and they didn’t find humans tasty at all.

But since all great white sharks had the temperament of mischievous children who wanted to touch and nibble everything they encountered, they wanted to take a bite out of anything they saw.

Biting humans? It was probably because they hadn’t bitten one before and wanted to try it out.

Qian Yue thought to herself, if there were really great white sharks in this area, then the various uniquely shaped boats of the players would probably be in trouble…

After waiting for about a minute or two, the creature underwater finally gave up.

The bamboo raft no longer tilted here and there, and it floated steadily on the sea surface.

Qian Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She was afraid that if it continued, the sea vines would be torn apart and the bamboo raft would be scattered.

Qian Yue moved a couple of times and no longer felt the crisis. She turned her head to the nearby sea, where a white dorsal fin slightly emerged from the water, shimmering with dazzling light in the sunlight.

She realized that she had been dazzled by that light before.

Qian Yue exclaimed unexpectedly, “It really is a shark.”

However, as they were a bit far away, Qian Yue couldn’t tell what species it was—maybe, like the sea vines, it was a species she didn’t know.

The thought of this made Qian Yue even more intrigued. The idea of being able to observe the world in such an immersive way without leaving home was something she had never considered before.

“They must have lost a lot of hair, those game designers,” she said, and even chuckled at her own remark.

She continued, “But regardless, we’ll have to be careful in the coming days.”

After watching the giant creature go far away and confirming that it wouldn’t suddenly turn back, Qian Yue carefully inspected the bamboo raft from beginning to end.

Apart from a part of the sea vine being torn off at the rear, there weren’t any major issues.

Qian Yue wondered, “With its size, it wouldn’t take much effort for it to overturn the bamboo raft directly. So why bother with pulling on the sea vine?”

The broken sea vine wasn’t completely detached from the bamboo raft but scattered in the water like ribbons, trailing along with the movement of the raft.

Having seen the appearance of large aquatic creatures underwater,
Qian Yue didn’t dare to go into the water herself. She could only reinforce the raft with the sea vines she had stored in her backpack.

Because of the additional length of the sea vine, the green vegetation at the stern seemed more abundant than elsewhere.

However, the bamboo raft itself was already a deep green color, and with the white flowers on the sea vine, a passing glance made it look like a meadow.

“Wait, a meadow?”

A sudden realization flashed through Qian Yue’s mind.

“Could it be that the giant creature mistook my raft for a cluster of sea vines?”

As if to confirm Qian Yue’s speculation, for the next hour or so, she encountered a couple of large creatures as if she had wandered into a fishing ground. They would occasionally come across each other.

But unlike other players who might be frightened or panicky, Qian Yue remained calm no matter what she encountered.

Those giants either completely ignored her presence or, like the shark before, approached to investigate and then swam away with a flick of their tails.

At first, Qian Yue thought it was just her bad luck, but she quickly realized that these large aquatic creatures seemed to be consciously migrating.

She looked up towards the horizon where the dark clouds in the west were growing thicker, and at any moment, they could drift over.

Due to their physical structures, animals can sense things that humans cannot perceive.

Their instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm sometimes leads them to behave unusually.

Therefore, for someone in the wilderness, animals are one of the best weather forecasts.

“It seems that the storm is approaching,” Qian Yue murmured, immediately making a decision— to follow these fishes and head south together.