“How did I end up here?”
The young man, Chen Bei, frowned and looked around.
It was a small room with bare walls. He sat on a single bed, next to a nightstand, and a crisscross window with iron bars.
Outside the window, it was foggy and chaotic, with faint hints of light.
The wooden door was closed, and the room was quiet enough to hear a pin drop.
Chen Bei had clearly been on duty at the funeral home, and then, upon opening his eyes, he suddenly found himself here.
Could it be… a supernatural phenomenon?
As if to confirm his thoughts.
Welcome to Dormitory Survival Game!
Here, you will face life-or-death challenges. Once you die, it will be death in the true sense of the word.
Each player will be bound to a dormitory room. This is your residence and your Shelter.
This round of the game lasts for 4 days and is called the Night of Terror.
When the time ends, as long as you are still alive, you will, along with your dormitory, enter the next round of the game.
Each round of the game has different settings. This round of the game has a day-night cycle setting. Daytime is relatively safe, and everyone is encouraged to go out and explore to improve their strength.
At night, the danger level of the game will increase sharply, and it will be safer to hide in your dormitory.
Mastering the changes in the day-night cycle is the key to clearing this Night of Terror game.
For more content, please actively explore and discover it yourself. In this fast-paced era, there is no longer room for overly long beginner tutorials.
Wishing everyone a pleasant game!
A translucent panel appeared before Chen Bei’s eyes.
It exuded a sense of technology.
Chen Bei’s eyes widened.
No way? Is this for real?
Chen Bei was surprised and uncertain, but continued to investigate.
He clicked the ‘X’ on this initial interface.
Then, several new interfaces popped up.
Data, Dormitory, Chat, Friends, Map, Misc.
He first clicked on the Data function, and Chen Bei’s personal information popped up.
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Chen Bei:
Level: 1
Status: Healthy
Spirit: 11
Strength: 9
Agility: 9
Physique: 9
Sanity: 100 / 100
Stamina: 100 / 100
Life: 100 / 100
Satiety: 65 / 100
Equipment: None
Skills: None
Note: Spirit, Strength, Agility, and Physique. Taking a healthy adult male as an example, the standard value is 10.
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“I usually exercise, but my values don't even meet the standard. It seems the standard is quite strict.”
Chen Bei grumbled to himself.
Next, he opened the Dormitory tab.
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Room Number: 815
Level: 1
Area: 10 square meters
Door Durability: 30 / 30
Wall Durability: 100 / 100
Facilities: Door, single bed, nightstand, protective window, ceiling lamp.
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No wonder it’s called the Dormitory Survival Game; this dormitory itself also has data.
He could even upgrade the dormitory!
He just didn't know what the upgraded dormitory would look like.
Bigger? Stronger?
Chen Bei then clicked on the other functions, checking them one by one.
The Friends list was empty.
The Map function currently only showed this one dormitory, with no more areas visible.
The Misc function contained some minor functions, such as time, illustrated data, photo and video recording, and so on.
Among them, the illustrated data category showed various items the player had seen or handled. Since Chen Bei was new, it was naturally empty inside.
He opened the chat channel.
There was a Public Channel 77 inside.
He clicked to enter, and a prompt appeared asking him to set a virtual name.
It really was just like a game.
Chen Bei thought for a moment and entered the name he used in games before.
Zero Degree.
Upon entering the public channel, he saw some people talking. It seemed they were all in the same situation as him.
【What in the world is going on?!】
【Who am I, where am I, and who are you all?】
【Who changed my clothes? You must take responsibility! Both me and the baby in my belly are yours!】
【Wuwuwu, I’m scared.】
【One punch for each crybaby, all of you get lost.】
【Heh heh, a pig-slaughtering group, is it? Don't think I don't understand. Besides me, the only victim, you're all liars! Act, keep acting.】
【I tried opening the door, and it's open! Outside is a corridor!】
【Since we can go out, why don't we just go home?】
Chen Bei scrolled through the messages; everyone's situation was pretty much the same.
He stood up, walked to the door, turned the handle, and gently pushed.
The door was indeed open.
He pushed open a crack and looked outside.
Outside was a very long corridor, dimly lit by faint lights.
Diagonally across the corridor, another door was open, and a long-haired woman's face peeked out, quite attractive.
The two happened to look at each other face to face.
The other person panicked, quickly pulled back, and slammed the door shut.
After a brief observation, Chen Bei also closed the door and retreated into the room.
He still wanted to check the chat group again.
Suddenly, a new prompt box appeared.
You have been added to Newbie Game Management Group 77 and have obtained the status of Intern Administrator, codenamed Cherry Tomato.
A new chat interface appeared!
On the left were the conversations, and on the right were the names.
Pinned at the top was the Group Owner, Level 1 Administrator, codenamed Durian.
Below that were five Level 2 Administrators.
Then ten Level 3 Administrators.
At the lowest rank were the Intern Administrators, numbering as many as twenty.
Chen Bei was one of them.
Everyone in the group had fruit codenames.
Pineapple, Banana, Dragon Fruit, everything imaginable; it was practically a fruit salad.
Chen Bei’s status level was too low; the chat box was locked, meaning he had no right to speak and could only lurk.
The Administrators inside were discussing.
【These players are so slow, they're still not acting.】
【They're new, it's normal.】
【They don't have much time left. In one hour of real-world time, night will fall.】
【If they don't go out to collect resources and improve themselves now, they'll have to rely on luck when it gets dark.】
【I can't wait to activate the zombies now.】
【Don't rush, take it slow. Our aim is to create an interesting game, not just a simple slaughter.】
【All you interns in the group, remember this aim, remember it forever!】
The chat was lively.
Chen Bei was stunned.
What was going on?
Not only had he entered the game as a player, but he had also entered the Management Group as an Administrator!
He had obtained important information from the group.
In an hour, it would be dark.
There were zombies in this game.
At night, the zombies would attack.
This information outlined the game's premise.
The Management Group also mentioned that now was the time to quickly improve one's strength to increase the chances of survival.
Chen Bei closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and processed the information.
What he was encountering now was definitely a supernatural event.
It wouldn't work to think about it with conventional logic.
Anyway, his past life was a stagnant pool, and he had long been tired of it.
Now he was facing a brand new beginning.
Why not take this opportunity to live again?
It was as if a bundle of dry firewood had been ignited, burning fiercely.
Fight!
Just as the Management Group said, go out early to collect resources and improve his strength!
Chen Bei opened his eyes, no longer bewildered, and stepped towards the door.
A key was inserted into the door lock, an easily overlooked detail.
Chen Bei pulled out the key, opened the door, went out, and then locked the door with the key.
This dormitory must be very important. Even though it was empty inside, it was still necessary to protect it.
The corridor was dimly lit, with faint light from the overhead corridor lamps, which occasionally flickered off.
Each dormitory had a number. Chen Bei's room was 815.
This number likely represented the eighth floor, room number fifteen.
Chen Bei looked left and right; the corridor was empty. He was the first person to come out and explore here.
The Management Group mentioned the keyword “collecting resources.”
It seemed he could only search everywhere.
Chen Bei walked towards the opposite door, which was labeled 840.
From the numbering, he could tell that there were many rooms on each floor.
Knock, knock, knock…
Chen Bei tentatively knocked on the door, the sound breaking the silence of the corridor.