The woman who swallowed a live rat whole, fur and all, was none other than Su Xiao.
At this moment, she was no longer the elegant and composed woman who had just emerged from the lighthouse.
Su Xiao was now in a sorry state, but her eyes held an unprecedented ferocity.
Perhaps it was this intensity that gave her live stream a miraculous revival.
Coupled with the behind-the-scenes manipulation by the organizers.
They used a wave of counter-propaganda to build hype for Su Xiao.
Although the title read, "The woman who sold out her teammates is somehow still alive."
Su Xiao's exciting clips were still present.
Slowly, Su Xiao began to accumulate a following.
She glanced at the purple lightning crackling between her fingertips and a cruel smile touched her lips.
Immediately after, the snake that had been writhing and struggling at Su Xiao's feet was crushed by her foot.
At this moment, Su Xiao was unaware that her ruthless methods had gained her a large fanbase. These people were no longer condemning her morally; some had even begun to actively defend her.
Suddenly, "The apocalypse has arrived, no more sainthood" dominated every live stream.
Those who had previously thought Su Xiao's betrayal of her friends was problematic began to hesitate and question themselves due to the justifications from others.
Damn, Su Xiao is so cool, I have to start following her.
Who is this Su Xiao, how did she suddenly appear out of nowhere, why haven't I seen her before?
The barrage of comments on the screen began to discuss Su Xiao's identity.
At this point, someone who knew about Su Xiao stepped forward to explain.
Everyone, don't be fooled by Su Xiao. Su Xiao is not a good person. Don't be deceived by her appearance.
She personally killed her close friends of many years and betrayed those who wanted to help them.
However, these words were too faint, barely seen before they were immediately drowned out by the administrators flooding the chat.
Then, a faint voice echoed from the dark cave.
"Su Xiao, hurry and think of a way. If we don't find supplies, we'll starve. And didn't you say you could deal with the monster in the cave? If you don't act soon, we'll all end up dying here."
As soon as the words fell, Su Xiao's dismissive snort was heard.
"I told you there were rats here, and you yourselves refused to eat them. Besides, you came here for the same thing, so don't act so righteous. I'm not your hired muscle. Stop blabbering, or you can just wait here to die."
"You... you're going back on your word, are you looking for death, woman?" a man in camouflage clothes, his muscles taut, his veins bulging as Su Xiao finished speaking.
A slightly older man quickly intervened, "Let's talk calmly. Both of you, don't get agitated. Let's sit down and discuss this." He then looked at Su Xiao, "I believe Miss Su is not someone who goes back on her word."
After speaking, the man gave a fawning smile, looking at Su Xiao with a humble expression.
However, the man who had just argued with Su Xiao looked at both of them with disdain.
"You expect him to? Don't you remember who he is? He can betray his own best friends. Let alone you people. Perhaps he lured you into this cave in the first place to use you as cannon fodder. No one even knows if that thing truly exists."
Su Xiao looked at the man who spoke with great interest. As expected, this man had guessed all her thoughts.
Back in the safe house, Su Xiao had felt she was being manipulated, but she couldn't find any trace of anyone manipulating her. It was only during a fierce battle with Silver Wolf that Su Xiao unexpectedly awakened her abilities.
However, this was also thanks to the half-crystal core she had snatched from Luo Luo.
This type of crystal core was something they had accidentally found in the brain of a mutated zombie during a mission. At the time, Su Xiao felt this thing must have had great significance. Without hesitation, she took it back. As co-owners, Su Xiao decided to split it with Luo Luo.
Later, after they vaguely felt discomfort and changes in their bodies, Si Xiang speculated that the changes were related to this crystal core.
It was only then that Su Xiao didn't know that the crystal core was a key item that could determine whether humans awakened their abilities.
It wasn't until Su Xiao awakened her abilities that she realized someone had indeed been plotting against her back in the safe house.
It seemed to be a kind of psychic manipulation, drawing all attention to herself and Luo Luo.
However, Su Xiao, who had not yet awakened her abilities, was unaware of all this.
By the time she realized these things, it was already after she had awakened her abilities.
There were quite a few people in the safe house at the time. Trying to find out who had framed her now was like trying to reach the heavens. But Su Xiao did not give up.
Luo Luo's death was always like a thorn in her heart.
Even though she was the one who pushed Luo Luo into the wolf pack in the end, she knew that the person who framed her from behind wanted to kill them.
Precisely because she knew someone wanted her dead, Su Xiao was determined to live. She had to live to see the person who framed her.
As long as she didn't die, that person would have to act again to kill her.
Although Su Xiao didn't know who she had offended, she and Luo Luo had been notorious in the lighthouse for years, offending quite a few people. However, few people dared to plot against the two of them.
As soon as she entered the lighthouse, Su Xiao had checked the list of all participants.
The only possibility was an enemy made in the past few days, who could have bypassed Su Xiao and Luo Luo's surveillance.
Su Xiao looked at the snake at her feet, now lifeless, and used the sole of her shoe to grind the snake further into the mud.
Su Xiao thought and thought again. The people they had offended recently seemed to be only those at the auction.
But on that occasion, it wasn't they who offended the other party; it was the other party who provoked them. On that occasion, they had suddenly lost their will and stood motionless. They had their butterfly mandarin duck knives snatched by the other party.
Even though they later brought people to attempt a black-and-white ambush on the other party, they failed. The other party escaped so quickly that they didn't even see their figure.
Thinking back to this incident, and remembering that only the zombies were chasing her and Luo Luo.
It was difficult not to link the auction incident with this one.
If these two parties were indeed one group, it meant that the one who wanted to kill her must be the woman who bought the butterfly mandarin duck knives.