Chapter 8: Got Hit (Please Recommend, Please Collect)

lv1 newbie player. Their first mission? Everyone was wondering.

"Is it a newcomer who killed a Fantasy Species on the cross-river bridge?" Yang Dong squinted his eyes; he was in charge of the bridge incident, concluding that a human had killed a Fantasy Species player and obtained [Player] status.

"If there's anything you need help with, please contact [Great Wall]," said Yang Dong formally.

The other [Players] remained unmoved, merely nodding indifferently. They were independent players, which meant they had their own ideas and would not be swayed by Yang Dong's words.

Li Changhe made the OK sign without saying anything else, for he sensed Laughing Gentleman's scrutinizing gaze.

Xiao Nan probably also sensed a vaguely familiar feeling, but Li Changhe's disguise was more thorough.

Dressed in a Defender cosplay suit that hid his body shape, he even wore a dog head mask, not even revealing his voice.

His posture and stride were consciously altered.

"If you can recognize me under this, then it must be true love, and I'll accept it." Li Changhe thought humorously, equating this to 'recognizing you even after turning to ashes'.

Xiao Nan finally withdrew her gaze. She felt somewhat familiar but couldn't confirm if it was an illusion. Still, doubt emerged in her mind.

Sigh! Too much familiarity is not always good….

"Let's first confirm the information of this mission," proposed Young Taoist Green Moss. As a member of the national department "The Great Wall" and the highest-ranked among the [Players], he naturally became the commander of this mission.

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"Of course, the information I have received contains more than these strange events. However, there is no way to verify the rest. Only these three incidents have clues we can follow and confirm with the witnesses."

Invisible Red Dust replied with a smile, "As expected of a national instrument, you have investigated so keenly in such a short time."

Indeed, it has only been four hours since the task was released. According to Yang Dong, they have investigated all the witnesses from an incident that took place over twenty years ago.

The capabilities of the [Great Wall] are horrifying!

"So, these three locations are the mission targets." Young Taoist Green Moss looked at everyone, "The mission duration is only three hours. I suggest everyone disclose their abilities, so we can form teams. I'll start; I have heavy weapons and systematic training. I have been through two plot tasks, two real-world tasks, and three instance tasks. I can provide considerable firepower."

Once someone took the lead, other players began to reveal their abilities as well.

Invisible Red Dust said, "My task experience is similar to Green Moss's, but compared to his firepower, I'm better at physical and mystical defenses. If the situation becomes dire, I'll step forward. Of course... I won't sacrifice myself, so don't count on me if you're attacked by something overly ferocious."

A deep voice came from the helmet of the Earth Knight, "I don't have abilities as high as yours, but my overall attributes are no less than eight points, which should be enough for support."

"Eight points?" Li Changhe was slightly moved upon hearing this. His physical attribute points were eight, awarded when he became a [Player]. Frankly speaking, he hadn't even had the chance to test his physique.

The note said he's extremely durable, but he was unsure what that entailed. Could he withstand bullets?

On the other hand, Young Taoist Green Moss nodded approvingly, "Following the average route? That's the safest route for sure. But it doesn't provide much room for maneuver in times of danger. I suggest you enhance one basic attribute point to above 10 to trigger attribute characteristics."

Earth Knight nodded.

Following that, Laughing Gentleman... in other words, Xiao Nan, also spoke up: "I'm proficient in close combat and have had systematic training."

Short and to the point.

Finally, it was Li Changhe's turn.

For the sake of mission security and future collaboration, [Players] should have at least a certain level of trust during the same mission and disclose their own skills. Should he disclose?

In any other mission, it wouldn't matter. Players from all over the place wouldn't be able to find him even if they knew his voice. But this was a regional triggering mission, which meant the [Players] involved in triggering the mission were all in Yanyun.

If anyone with some expertise investigated, they would quickly find him.

"However, I considered this scenario." Li Changhe pressed a button on his dog head mask once more.

"Hello everyone! I am an individual trainee with two and a half years of practice... in basketball." A synthesized voice that made people chuckle came out of the dog head mask. Li Changhe had installed over a dozen languages in the mask to cope with different situations.

"Basketball my foot!" Everyone's hearts missed a beat, having the same thought.

Even Young Taoist Green Moss stiffened for a moment before shaking his head and saying, "Nevermind, it's okay for the newbie player to be cautious. An lv1 newbie may not have any particularly high attributes. You should stay close to us."

"A level one newbie's first mission turned out to be this kind of task. Is that bad luck or good fortune?" Invisible Red Dust also laughed

Unlike other missions in the [forum], any supernatural mission implies the presence of ghosts or other inexplicable entities. Many [Players] have suffered or even died in such missions, including high-level [Players].

Every mission must be taken seriously, especially the supernatural ones! The danger levels are high, but in the [Evolution Game], danger often correlates with gain. That means, as long as nothing unexpected happens, Uncle Eight-direction, this newbie player, should be able to get through the beginner stage remarkably well.

"In that case," Young Taoist Green Moss weighed the situation and said, "I'll form a team with Invisible Red Dust, and the remaining three of you will form the other group."

The two high-level players naturally had their own confidence and abilities. On the other hand, the remaining three congregated for warmth, which would also suffice.

Everyone nodded, and Li Changhe gave another OK gesture.

"Alright, let's get started," Young Taoist Green Moss said, his face serious as he stepped through the school gate.

The next second, everyone unconsciously took a step back.

Young Taoist Green Moss's figure had disappeared several meters inside the school gate...

The moment he entered the gate was as if he had been swallowed by darkness.

"Damn it! Fell for it right from the start!" Invisible Red Dust's expression darkened.