The Abyssal Garden: No Room for the Idle-Chapter 596 - 356: Why Does My Equipment Look Different from Others?_2
Chapter 596 -356: Why Does My Equipment Look Different from Others?_2
He walked calmly to the coffee shop’s machine, “Let’s have a coffee before going out.”
Although the next city event was set to start in thirty minutes, there was no need to panic; at the moment, everyone was focused on finding a way to gather first.
However,
Gathering was not so simple; all the people now were just ordinary folks, and without the logistical support of information provided, everyone was in the dark. Of course, it wasn’t ruled out that some might acquire something like a map or probing equipment.
But,
Thirty minutes wasn’t enough to do much; acting prematurely could cause unnecessary commotion.
After all,
This was a big city with a population of nearly ten million; moving to and fro wasn’t easy to meet someone, even considering the current combined numbers of nearly a thousand from both the Present World and the Abyss, it would be extremely difficult to convene.
Moreover, everyone was now just ordinary people, lacking suitable modes of transportation, which made it even harder to move around the city.
However,
This was only temporary. Equipment would be upgraded each round and become more advanced, and the subsequent events would naturally unfold gradually.
So, there was no rush for the countdown to the first round of the event.
Su Qi was in the coffee shop, manually grinding coffee beans, passing the half-hour.
The coffee, gently steaming.
Su Qi wasn’t finished yet; he went to the storage locker to see if there was anything else to use for making some latte art.
And while Su Qi was busily going about his business,
A pair of icy eyes stood on the third floor of the building opposite, staring at this coffee shop. It was a Demon, currently in human form, but the terrifying aura it carried could not be ignored.
And it had its gaze fixed on the busy young man in the coffee shop since the beginning.
A strange fellow.
At this moment, others were using all their efforts to hide and prepare for what was to come, making contact and gathering.
But this person was leisurely making coffee, unhurried, strolling as if in a garden.
The Demon wore a thick tactical bulletproof vest, a helmet on its head, and the gun in its hand… had a black shimmer, a small rapid-fire pistol.
However,
What was most important was the high explosive bomb in its hand.
“Do you not have a single piece of protective gear?” The Demon looked at Su Qi with cold eyes filled with a hint of murderous intent.
“Is that his weapon?”
It also naturally noticed the small, pitiful gun at Su Qi’s waist, barely managing not to scoff.
“Is that even a gun?”
Its gun’s dark muzzle was already ready, pointed at Su Qi, who had just sat down, but then it slowly withdrew.
First, it seemed to sense someone coming.
Second, although the pistol was rapid-fire, its power was also not strong. The two buildings were quite a distance apart, and there was also the interference of glass.
Of course, it wasn’t worried about missing; under the rules, they were all just ordinary people in terms of strength.
But in reality, while their bodies could be restrained, their souls couldn’t. Each of them had extremely keen reflexes and probing abilities, amongst others.
They could even dodge bullets.
Therefore, killing anyone was not so simple.
It didn’t want to startle the prey.
Because at this moment,
It discovered… that the approaching person was taking very cautious steps towards the coffee shop.
“Is it a Heavenly Destiny Person…?”
It slowly disappeared from sight, a new prey now in sight.
“Well then… I’ll let you live a little longer before I sweep you all up.”
Now was not the best time to strike; it was not in a hurry, lying in wait from afar.
And at this moment,
Jiulin using a device akin to a radar, followed the green light on its screen, moving carefully forward. Jiulin, surrounded by darkness and silence, approached the coffee shop with a solemn expression.
He quickly spotted a familiar figure through the transparent window glass.
Jiulin paused slightly.
The faint aroma of coffee wafted to his nose.
“You…”
Jiulin pushed the door open and saw Su Qi sitting with his legs crossed, “Why are you… drinking coffee…”
“Because this coffee is good.”
“??”
Jiulin looked around at the equipment piled up; it seemed that Su Buxian had been busy with these all day.
He sighed with slight exasperation, “That’s not what I asked… I’m wondering why you’re so relaxed, Brother Su.”
“How have I been leisurely?” Su Qi paused, “While you were taking your stroll over here, I’ve been making coffee the whole time.”
Jiulin: “…”
He pressed his forehead.
“Anyway, Brother Su, let’s first figure out a way to gather with the others,” Jiulin said. “I have a premonition that if we stay in one place, we’ll be discovered by others very soon.”
Based on the current setup,
he had guessed that everyone had received different things; some were the main firepower, some specialized in probing, and others various supports.
So,
being alone was too dangerous, and it was essential to meet up with others as soon as possible.
Moreover,
his intuition told him that a vague sense of danger seemed to be looming all around.
It can’t be denied,
his feeling was correct.
Su Qi’s eyes stealthily glanced into the distance. Within a building across two thoroughfares, a [?] was flickering.
Someone had been watching them for a while.
They hadn’t made a move only because he was making coffee, sitting by the window with no guard up, was to sell a flaw and lure the other party into making a move.
Unfortunately,
that person was very steady, and with Jiulin’s sudden approach, it was obvious that the other party no longer had the desire to attack. However, they were still lurking in the shadows, like a venomous snake ready to deliver a fatal strike at any moment.
At this moment, Jiulin felt anxious and wanted to leave.
But Su Qi calmly said,
“Don’t rush.”
Su Qi brewed hot water. The scalding water poured into the cup, a faint aroma of coffee wafted out: “First have a cup of coffee, and then we’ll see what happens when the countdown ends.”
“Responding to every change with constancy is true wisdom.”
Jiulin silently took the coffee cup, blew on the steam a few times, wanted to drink but paused, “Why do I feel like you just can’t bear to leave and want to enjoy a bit more leisure time?”
“How is that possible.” Su Qi said righteously, “Everyone is in a life or death crisis, and everyone is desperately doing whatever they can, how can I let down my guard?”
The words were such…
But seeing Su Qi cross his legs, squinting his eyes and enjoying his coffee, Jiulin found the statement unconvincing.
However,
he thought Su Qi made sense, it was better to wait for the countdown to end rather than wander around aimlessly.
And now,
he checked the time, there were five minutes left until the countdown ended.
There wasn’t much else they could do in those five minutes, so they remained still.
“Divine Gold.”
The Demon in the distance watched the newly joined Heavenly Destiny People, who at first appeared very nervous and solemn, but now, after being spoken to by that guy, was also enjoying the coffee.
A few sips and even a thumbs up with squinted eyes.
“…”
The problem wasn’t with himself or the Heavenly Destiny People, it was with that guy.
And at this very moment,
time passed by the second. In the half-hour, a lot of people might have already gathered or taken action.
But that was just a minority.
Now,
most people’s attention was focused on the countdown because it was less than thirty seconds away.
Nobody knew what the first event would be.
However, it was bound to break the current silence and perhaps serve as the key moment to fire the first shot.
“The final five seconds.”
Everyone was watching.
And after five seconds,
the Black and White Bear’s icon displayed on the wristwatch, followed slowly by a large spinning wheel with various unclear symbols crammed onto it.
[City Random Event! Triggered!]
[Selecting event randomly!]
[Ding——]
The pointer slowly stopped at one of the areas, which had an image of indistinct shambling undead.
[Current event: Zombie Siege City]
[Attention all participants: You have only three minutes to find a safe haven; a large number of zombies will be released after three minutes.]
This 𝓬ontent is taken from f(r)eeweb(n)ovel.𝒄𝒐𝙢
