Chapter 6: I Choose Six—The Bloodthirsty Gu Swarm!

Luo Shan quickly leaned in to take a look.

On the roulette wheel, there were a full nine negative effects.

And the only positive effect was...

A Longevity Pill?

This kid spent so much time carefully selecting, and he ended up picking this?

It was not to say that the Longevity Pill was bad. The Longevity Pill was, of course, excellent! One could even say that anyone who managed to draw a Longevity Pill from the roulette wheel was basically guaranteed to come out ahead!

But that was only under the condition that one could actually use the pill!

For lowly "lifespan-tumor worms" like them, even if they drew a Longevity Pill, it would simply be confiscated by the club. Therefore, even if one drew the pill, it would only result in better treatment, like Chen Liang; it was impossible to defy fate and change one’s destiny!

This Jiang Yi... what on earth was he thinking? Did he feel that his lifespan was coming to an end, that there was no hope for survival, and that he had simply given up?

That seemed likely. For someone with only a little over a year left to live, no matter what good thing he drew, he probably couldn't change his fate, right?

So, Jiang Yi was likely just using his final draw to have one last "final meal."

Luo Shan thought he had guessed Jiang Yi's intentions, but he felt no desire to mock him. Instead, he felt a sense of sorrow, a shared pity. Because he could imagine that, in the near future, he would likely end up in a similar situation to Jiang Yi. Even though his mind was desperately obsessed with the idea of defying fate, he knew deep down that such an opportunity was far, far, far too slim.

Jiang Yi did not care about what Luo Shan was thinking. He took the chosen roulette wheel out of the cardboard box. However, before he could start the draw, he heard a voice from nearby:

"Old Sun, come over and give me a hand."

Sun Hao looked toward the sound and saw a scholarly-looking young man waving at him.

"Chen Du? What kind of help?"

The young man waved the white roulette wheel in his hand. "Help me guard the process."

Because the Fate Roulette had a probability of drawing dangerous effects like fierce beasts, people would ask for help when the options included dangers they weren't confident in controlling. When "lifespan-tumor worms" like Jiang Yi and Luo Shan drew, Sun Hao acted as their guardian. If a beast appeared, he would kill it immediately. It was the same logic for Chen Du’s request.

However, a white roulette wheel generally didn't pose high risks; it was rare to need a guardian. Sun Hao frowned slightly but walked over anyway, muttering, "What kind of danger could this white roulette wheel possibly pose?"

Jiang Yi and Luo Shan followed behind him to watch. Luo Shan was purely there for the spectacle, but Jiang Yi had his own hidden agenda.

He secretly sized up Chen Du, feeling a sense of nostalgia. In his previous life, this Chen Du was considered a legend. About a month later, Chen Du had drawn an option called "Schizophrenia" from a green roulette wheel. Schizophrenia was a disease, so the option was clearly a negative effect. But absurdly, after the schizophrenia set in, Chen Du became a completely different person!

He transformed from a scholarly youth into a heartless demon who killed without blinking. Not only did his combat power skyrocket, but his actions became ruthless and decisive. He even violated club rules, backstabbing his teammates during missions—including the version of Sun Hao from his previous life, who had died at this guy's hands. Eventually, before the club could deal with him, he left to become a lone wolf, a cold-blooded assassin in the dark.

As the saying went: the weak huddle together for warmth, while the strong stand alone. In this apocalypse game, factions huddling together were everywhere, but there were also many lone experts who didn't rely on any force.

If Jiang Yi could grow, he would likely leave the club and become a lone wolf too. But for now, he was too weak and had to rely on the club to develop in the shadows.

Pulling his thoughts back to the present, Jiang Yi’s gaze fell on the white roulette wheel in Chen Du’s hand. Its quality was significantly better than the "junk" wheels used by the lifespan-tumor worms. Of the ten options, six were positive: a Longevity Pill, a Spatial Ring, a Vajra Talisman, a Tang Dao, a mink coat, and grilled bullfrog.

These six positive effects were quite good. Especially the Longevity Pill and the Spatial Ring, which were considered high-tier among the available options.

Sun Hao glanced at it and immediately guessed, "You kid, you're aiming for the Spatial Ring, aren't you?"

Chen Du nodded shyly. Sun Hao shook his head slightly. "The chance of that Spatial Ring appearing on the wheel is far too low! And a Spatial Ring from a white wheel won't exceed one cubic meter in volume."

Chen Du didn't mind. "Eh, it only costs one year of lifespan to spin a white wheel anyway. Might as well try."

Sun Hao didn't push it. "You asked me to guard you because you're worried about drawing the Illusion Butterfly swarm from the negative effects, right?"

Chen Du nodded. "The scent emitted by the Illusion Butterflies has a hallucinogenic effect, and the scales on their wings can cause paralysis. I can handle ten of them on my own, but I don't know the scale of this swarm..."

Sun Hao understood. "Fine, go ahead. I'm watching. The chance of drawing the swarm isn't high, so it might not happen."

Chen Du nodded gratefully. He pressed his palms together to pray for a moment. Though not as fanatical as Luo Shan, his attitude was quite devout. After praying, he carefully pressed the button in the center of the wheel and called out steadily, "Start draw!"

Soon, a voice emerged from the center of the wheel:

[Ding—]

[Congratulations on drawing the reward: Illusion Butterfly swarm!]

"Swish, swish, swish..."

Sun Hao’s reaction speed was lightning fast. In the blink of an eye, a black, net-like object flew from his palm! The massive number of Illusion Butterflies that had materialized out of thin air were quickly shredded by the net. The entire process took less than three seconds!

Sun Hao retracted his hand, and the net vanished. The lawn was covered in the corpses of hundreds of Illusion Butterflies.

Chen Du looked disappointed and shaken, sighing, "Good grief! Someone told me about Murphy's Law yesterday, and I didn't believe it, but it's true! I thought the swarm's chance was so small that it wouldn't happen... and yet, that's exactly what I got! This is just... ugh!"

Having seen such situations many times, Sun Hao remained calm and offered a simple comfort: "Forget it, look on the bright side."

Chen Du nodded. "Yeah, it's just a white roulette wheel, no big deal."

Just as he finished speaking, he noticed a thin, gaunt youth staring at him with burning eyes. Chen Du frowned slightly and looked at Jiang Yi. "You are... a lifespan-tumor worm, right?"

Jiang Yi nodded and asked, "Um, can I have the corpses of the Illusion Butterflies you drew?"

Chen Du frowned further. "What do you want with their corpses?"

Jiang Yi swallowed hard, looking famished, and managed to squeeze out one word: "To... eat..."

"I'm too hungry, I probably don't have many days left to live..."

As far as Jiang Yi knew, before his schizophrenia, Chen Du was a kind-hearted man with a strong sense of justice. Hearing Jiang Yi’s words and seeing his state, Chen Du felt no suspicion, only pity. Without much hesitation, he waved his hand. "Just a pile of useless corpses. If you want them, take them. If you eat them and die, that's your business!"

A flicker of surprise flashed in Jiang Yi's eyes. He thanked Chen Du profusely and began picking up the hundreds of butterfly corpses into an empty bread bag. Watching him, Chen Du truly believed he was going to eat them. He shook his head slightly, thanked Sun Hao, and left. He was a kind person, but that didn't mean he was a bleeding heart; there were too many pathetic worms like Jiang Yi, and he couldn't pity them all.

Sun Hao didn't say much else, only impatiently urged Jiang Yi: "Alright, it's your turn. Hurry up and draw so you can get lost."

Jiang Yi nodded repeatedly, then pressed his right thumb directly onto the center of his chosen white roulette wheel. In his mind, the familiar notification sounded again:

[Please select the reward you wish to designate:]

[1. Longevity Pill]

[2. Three days of insomnia]

[3. Stuttering]

[4. Cross-eyed]

[5. Body odor]

[6. Blood-eating Gu swarm]

[7. ...]

Before the notification could finish, Jiang Yi silently shouted in his heart:

[I choose 6: Blood-eating Gu swarm!]