Mystery makes me strong

Chapter 2724 Ups and downs
After Zhang Meng sighed, he found that everything in front of his eyes went dark.

The next moment he woke up, he found himself lying in a vast expanse of white snow.

The cold wind cut across his cheeks like a knife, and as far as the eye could see, there was only endless ice, snow and ruins.

He got up quickly, only to feel cold all over, from his skin to his bones.

He looked around and found that he and his companions had been separated after the sacrifice.

Obviously, the gods promised to give them a new stage, but did not promise anything more.

This gave him a bad feeling.

He immediately checked the player panel.

Fortunately, the panel is still there.

It's just that he had already reached level 75. At this level, he was basically invincible among monsters in the original foggy world.

But now there are only 10 levels left.

He clenched his fists, and he probably had twice the strength of a normal person, and it seemed his physical strength was still twice as strong.

Now, he must face this extremely cold doomsday world alone.

A physique twice that of a normal person cannot withstand severe cold and famine.

Zhang Meng's first reaction was to find shelter.

He looked around again and finally saw that it was an abandoned city. Most of the place was covered in snow and wind, with only a collapsed building not far away.

He hurried over.

Finally, he huddled in a half-collapsed building, using broken door panels and bricks, and filling the gaps with frozen snow to build a simple shelter.

His fingers were frozen purple, and he rubbed his hands vigorously, trying to regain a little warmth.

He knew that if he wanted to survive, he had to find food and fuel.

He touched his body and realized that he had made preparations before coming.

It turned out that all the energy bars, chocolates, and vitamin tablets I had brought with me were gone.

In other words, he only brought one set of clothes.

Never mind, it’s good to have a hanging belt.

After resting for a while, his physical condition recovered.

He began to search among the ruins.

Every can, every piece of coal could be the key to survival.

His stomach was rumbling, but he didn't dare stop to rest. Every minute and every second could be a fight between life and death.

During the search, Zhang Meng discovered that the player template had an additional function: a chat function.

However, there is only a "regional chat" mode.

Soon he saw five people having a conversation on the phone within 5 kilometers of him.

"anyone there?"

"I'm here."

“I’m in X3 too.”

"I found a strange phenomenon - some people's templates disappeared. The brother next to me, for some reason, his player template disappeared." The first person who spoke said, "Where are you all? Ah, brother, what are you doing? Ah!"

Seeing this, Zhang Meng immediately became alert. He did not speak and did not expose himself.

That god is kind, so why do some people's templates disappear?

The reason is most likely that the other party used the power of the player template to do something bad.

Changing the world is equivalent to conducting an inventory of records.

And now, his own template is still there, but most of the power has been taken away.

He took a deep breath.

He seemed to be abandoned by this world and forced to reincarnate in this frozen land.

But he won't be disappointed.

He finally found a pack of frozen instant noodles, some wooden chairs, and even a lighter in the ruins of a house.

His talent for "precision" is still there, but it is of little use now.

But he managed to survive.

In fact, he estimated that he could hold out for more than 20 days because of the ice and snow.

However, he also realized that this kind of collection and search mode requires a large number of people to survive.

If you are unlucky and alone, you may not be able to find anything for hundreds of days.

But you can do other work to earn food.

He then searched for other survivors in the abandoned city.

After several days of arduous journey, Zhang Meng finally found a survivors camp.

The camp was run by a white woman named Erica.

The woman was known for her fairness and kindness.

She is the life and soul of the camp.

Erica took a fancy to Zhang Meng, after all, he is very strong now.

So she went against the majority's opinion and gave Zhang Meng food and shelter, which made him decide to temporarily join the camp.

Life in the camp was hard.

There are 45 people now.

Get up every morning to search for food and fuel to accumulate.

Some people also try to do hydroponics in front of the stove.

The daytime temperature is also very low, with wind and snow, and no direct sunlight, making it difficult for plants to grow.

People still support each other and fight against the cold and hunger together.

Zhang Meng participates in the daily tasks of the camp.

Although his strength was weakened, his will had been tempered and strengthened.

He began to think about how to completely solve this pattern.

If you want to offer sacrifices to that god, there is a prerequisite, that is, you have to be well fed and well drunk to be able to laugh, otherwise the laugh will be too fake.

Someone gave him a message in the player channel.

"Did you know? It turns out there are monsters near coal. I wonder why these people don't open survivor camps near coal mines or power plants."

"There is a power plant near the camp where I am now. There are millions of tons of coal stored there, right? Or maybe hundreds of thousands of tons."

"Enough for dozens of us."

"It's just that it's very dangerous every time I go to get it. I can't use a car because it makes too much noise."

"It's really painful to have to carry someone on your back."

After Zhang Meng got this valuable information, considering the area was only 5 kilometers away, it was not difficult for him to find it.

Soon he found the power plant as well.

It turned out that the power plant had collapsed long ago and was completely buried under heavy snow, dozens of meters deep.

No wonder they didn't find it.

Now we can see that there is a man-made ice and snow cave there, which was obviously done by that player.

This player was able to find it because he had the "treasure hunting" talent.

Then he discussed with Erica, and they negotiated with the people in the other camp that both sides could share the coal from the power plant.

But the price is that Erica's camp must give the other party 10% of its profits every day.

The reason is that this ice and snow cave was dug out by them.

Erica naturally agreed.

They finally solved the coal problem.

In this way, Zhang Meng gradually integrated into the camp.

However, a betrayal happened quietly.

One of Erica's confidants, named Mark, has always been dissatisfied with Erica's leadership.

Mark believes the camp needs tougher tactics to survive than Erica's kindness.

With the experience from the previous world, Zhang Meng understood it at a glance.

In fact, to put it bluntly, it is a common thing in the end of the world.

This Mark wants to live his life as he pleases.

"We men carry coal at risk every day, and yet we have to endure insults from certain people. Does this make sense?" Mark said angrily.

"That's right. The last time I found a woman, she actually despised me. That's outrageous!" In fact, he was exaggerating.

The verbal abuse exists, but that’s because they initiate it.

And Erica was able to maintain order because her husband was an honest boxer.

This kind of ice and snow seems to contain some special energy that freezes most guns and makes them unusable.

Perhaps a few of the guns were still usable, but they were not found.

This magnifies the boxer's advantage.

But Mark slowly built up resentment, and he provoked every fight, deliberately favoring those men.

So he accumulated enough manpower.

Among the 45 people, 14 are young and middle-aged men, and the rest are elderly women and children.

Zhang Meng was also won over by Mark.

But Zhang Meng doesn't like any woman, so naturally he has no such need and doesn't want to break the current situation.

That night, Max and his followers launched a rebellion.

They took advantage of the night and quietly disarmed the sentries, and they rushed into Erica's room.

Erica was awakened, her eyes full of shock and confusion.

"Mark, what are you doing?" Erica's voice trembled slightly.

Mark showed a ferocious smile on his face, "Erica, the world has changed."

"We need a new leader, someone who can lead us to a better survival."

Erica's eyes flashed with anger, "Mark, do you think betrayal can solve the problem?"

"I know exactly what you're thinking, but doing that will only put everyone in danger."

"You're wrong, this will only make us more vulnerable."

Mark didn't answer, he waved his hand, and his followers tied Erica up and locked her in a cold warehouse that was not connected to a furnace, which was used to store food.

Then they rushed forward and grabbed Erica's husband, the poor boxer, who was sleeping soundly, and threw him into the warehouse.

In there, a person would freeze to death in just half a day.

The others in the camp were stunned by this sudden turn of events and they didn't know what to do.

Zhang Meng witnessed all this and his heart was filled with anger.

He knew that he had to take action, he couldn't let Max's betrayal succeed.

Unfortunately, he hasn't found a way to improve his experience yet.

He already knew that the monsters here either didn't appear at all, or if they did, they would be killed.

Similar to people and guns.

Normally, no one has a gun, so once someone with a gun appears, you basically can't beat him.

Unless the terrain is designed with many advantages.

Zhang Meng began to secretly contact those who were still loyal to Erica.

There are several 60-year-old people.

They still missed Erica's rule.

After all, Mark was too ruthless. He ordered to directly cut their shares and made them do the same work in the snow.

This was clearly sending them on their way.

There were also some strong women.

The women all knew what Mark was going to do.

The conspiracies in reality are often obvious. Everyone knows it in their hearts, but many people just muddle through and don't want to face it in time.

Until the conspiracy suddenly happened one day.

There must be a leader to organize everyone first so that the forces of these rebels can be united.

Zhang Meng has a player template and he also knows the existence of gods, so he is organized.

Because he can see hope and has a bright future in his heart.

He eventually united a group of 20 men, and they planned to launch a counterattack tonight.

But Mark hasn't let everyone go yet, because he wants to find out the whereabouts of something from Erica.

That is a weapon that can scare away ice monsters.

But it cannot be used against people.

Just like the old seal weapon.

As night fell, Zhang Meng and his companions quietly approached the warehouse.

At this time, Mark and the others began to get drunk.

It is impossible to expect these hooligans to have any decent vigilance.

Zhang Meng dealt with the guards quietly.

When they opened the door of the warehouse, a look of surprise appeared on Erica's face.

"Zhang Meng, you are here." There was a slight tremor in her voice.

Zhang Meng nodded, his eyes full of confidence.

"Erica, we must take back the camp and not let Mark's plot succeed."

"That villain will only lead the camp to collapse."

Zhang Meng knew it in his heart. With gods around, how could he possibly watch such a decadent thing?
If Mark just wants to be comfortable, then go to another camp and don't implicate him.

Erica was very happy, "I didn't misjudge you, let's work together to take back our home."

At this moment, Zhang Meng suddenly found that his experience level on his player panel had increased.

He went from level 10 to level 20!
And his physical fitness is four times that of an ordinary person.

This is incredible.

It's like an ordinary person becoming a character like the Great Shark.

At this moment, Zhang Meng felt that every breath he took was filled with strength.

He knew that this was a gift from God.

This is the key to his survival in this world and his weapon against the cold and darkness.

As his level increased, Zhang Meng felt that his physical strength and endurance had improved significantly.

His body became stronger and his movements became more agile.

Now he is not afraid.

He wasn't worried about the jerk anymore.

Because he can easily kill the opponent.

Then Zhang Meng appeared in front of everyone.

He picked up Mark with one hand like a chicken.

"Damn it, you obviously have such great power, why don't you be the king here, but work like a slave?" Mark said angrily.

He was not angry about his failure, nor was he angry about being caught by Zhang Meng.

He was just angry. Zhang Meng obviously had such powerful strength, but he was still working honestly!

This broke his idea: it’s the end of the world, and the strong should do whatever they want!
Of course it’s because God is watching me.

This is really looking at me, not the kind of self-psychological comfort that comes from thinking there is a god above your head.

Zhang Meng sneered in his heart.

"You know nothing about power."

"With such a small amount of power, you think you can do whatever you want? That's ridiculous."

Mark understood what the other party meant, but he didn't have the chance to ask.

Because Zhang Meng was about to kill him.

But at this moment, he suddenly said to Erica: "You can't kill me."

"I haven't done anything evil. Besides, the camp is short of manpower. I can do hard labor to atone for my sins."

What made Zhang Meng laugh and cry was that Erica actually agreed.

"What he said makes sense. If we kill him now, we will have less labor. It would be better to lock him up and let him do dangerous work." Erica said.

Zhang Meng was about to refuse, but suddenly changed his mind and realized that he was not here to seize the position of leader of any camp.

I do this to please the gods.

The gods must want to see a story with ups and downs.

(End of this chapter)