Doomsday Wonderland Vol. 12: New Game Launch [Complete]

1476: Nine out of Ten Gamblers Lose, Going Broke is Worse than Being a Pig

Lily was frantically running back.

When Lin Sanjiu's voice echoed, she immediately sensed trouble. While she was searching for clients in corridor after corridor, the game had already entered its second hour—both Lin Sanjiu and Qian Dao had clients now. They had each earned ninety dollars. With the money they had left from earlier, they essentially had the upper hand in the game.

There was only one level-four defense employee in her office. Even if she ran her lungs out, she had to return before Lin Sanjiu arrived because she couldn't afford to lose this game.

Half of her life had been spent in a small human revival zone in the western part of Red Nautilus. She didn't know how ordinary people in a normal society defined happiness, disappointment, or ups and downs. As far as she knew, there were only two states: immense relief when she got her visa and long, restless nights filled with anxiety before obtaining that visa.

Lily was different from the posthumans who had experienced the world's extinction firsthand—those people often felt that every extra day they lived was a bonus; the longer they survived, the more relaxed they became. However, every day she lived felt stolen, with a growing sense of guilt, as she was one day closer to being discovered and having her life cut short.

Since she was randomly teleported to this world, Lily's subconscious knew that her stolen days might be taken back. What made her most anxious wasn't this fact, as no one in the Twelve Worlds ever expected to live out their full two or three hundred years. What she truly dreaded was the unknown—she didn't know after which step she'd be gone.

Now, she felt as if this game had started a "Countdown for Lily."

No matter how hard she thought, she couldn't find a way out of her current predicament.

Lin Sanjiu's office likely didn't have a single defense employee; this was evident if one thought deeply.

Given her advantages, hiring defense employees was a waste of money. Lin Sanjiu could use all her money to hire two attack employees, boldly leave, and let Lily divert to attack her office, trying to capture her company's headquarters. But so what?

When Lin Sanjiu's three attack points reach Lily's office, they negate her one defense point, leaving two attack points. Lin Sanjiu could leisurely return to her office later, face Lily's one defense point, recapture her office, and then, Lily would be bankrupt.

The only way to hold on for a little longer and drag out the game was to rush back to her office and counteract Lin Sanjiu's two attacking employees. After reclaiming her office, Lily would race to Lin Sanjiu's office at full speed. By then, Lin Sanjiu would surely not let her pass. Since Lin Sanjiu was faster, she would undoubtedly reach Lin Sanjiu's Company first and block her attack.

As long as Lily could lure her over there, she could quickly return to her office and reclaim it. As for the fact that she had no employees, no clients, no money, and even no opportunity to go out and find clients, she had no idea how to proceed. Once Lin Sanjiu collected income from the third hour, Lily would be on the losing end.

And then she'd face the punishment.

As she was about to turn a corner, Lily took a deep breath—she was mentally prepared to face Lin Sanjiu. However, to her surprise, no one was at the door; Lin Sanjiu hadn't arrived yet.

Wasn't she supposed to be very fast?

Part of Lily's heart was lifted, and part of it sank. For a moment, she didn't know how to feel. She quickly pushed the door open and, before closing it, peeked outside. At that glance, she saw a figure slowly emerging from the depths of the corridor on the opposite side.