Chapter 19 It's dinner time again, brothers!_2

"Where's Jiang Wuming?" someone noticed that one person was missing from the team.

An investigator shook his head, paused for a moment, and added, "But we've cleared the maze world."

"After clearing the project, the key fragment will appear randomly in the pocket of those who cleared it. Check if it's in your pocket."

The investigator with the ability [Bubblegum] looked towards Zhou Yuan. He and another person searched through all their pockets but couldn't find the key fragment.

Zhou Yuan patted himself down and finally felt a hard object in the inner pocket of his jacket—it was a metal fragment.

[Name: Key Fragment]

[Note: Collecting all fragments can be combined into the important item "Park Director's Office Key".]

"Here." Zhou Yuan handed the key fragment to the other person. It was of no use to him.

"Now we're missing three pieces." Someone in the crowd let out a breath. They had secured another piece, which was significant progress.

"Which three projects are left?" Zhou Yuan asked.

"The carousel, the roller coaster, and the ferris wheel."

These three were all classic attractions... Zhou Yuan thought for a moment and couldn't imagine any danger coming from a carousel.

It seemed as though he had caught on to his confusion, an investigator with half-frame glasses explained, "Each of these projects has an unknown killing mechanism that we have yet to figure out."

"A ride on the carousel lasts 5 minutes, but after just 1 minute, riders will start to develop wounds all over their body as if they were being exploded open, just like them."

The investigator with glasses pointed at the injured on the ground, who were covered with wounds as if they had been sliced by knives, some so deep that they exposed bone.

Looking at the badly wounded, Zhou Yuan was puzzled: "Isn't Chen Guangxi supposed to be a dragon? Her defensive power should last 5 minutes, right?"

"This damage is special. It can't be resisted just by defensive power. Even Chen Guangxi can't withstand it. In gaming terms, it's considered true damage. You should understand, right?

However, the carousel isn't lethal, as long as you get off in time, you won't die. The roller coaster and ferris wheel, those can be deadly."

Just then, the door was pushed open, and Chen Guangxi returned. She looked exhausted, her suit was somewhat damaged, and a loud growling came from her stomach, obviously very depleted.

She scanned the hall: "Where's Jiang?"

Everyone shook their heads.

Chen Guangxi sighed with a hint of helplessness.

"We've cleared the maze world and even scavenged quite a bit of food." The two investigators delivered the good news and took all the food out of the Storage Ring, piling it on the ground to form a small mountain.

Everyone's eyes widened. After all, they had been trapped in this godforsaken place for over a week, with food supplies dwindling and having to ration their meals, hungry every day. But now with these supplies, they could last much longer, maybe even until reinforcements arrived.

For a moment, the morale of everyone surged.

"Guangxi, you eat first." An older investigator with a square face picked up three boxes of self-heating rice and handed them to Chen Guangxi.

Chen Guangxi hadn't eaten in a long time to save food resources for everyone, relying solely on her strong constitution. Now that there were supplies, of course, she needed to eat something good.

"Wuhu, it's mealtime again, brothers!" Chen Guangxi shouted wildly, holding the self-heating rice.

Soon, the investigators started to cook, devouring their food ravenously while discussing the killing mechanisms of the remaining three amusement park attractions.

Zhou Yuan quietly watched from the side. It seemed like they had completely forgotten about Jiang Wuming's death.

As if they had grown accustomed to the sacrifice of their companions.

Is the Extraordinary World this dangerous?

Is being an investigator this dangerous?

"Hey, you over there, come here."

At the dining table, Chen Guangxi was waiting for her rice to heat up. She raised her hand to beckon Zhou Yuan. "By the way, what's your name again?"

"He said his name is Wang Zhen," an investigator from the maze world said.

"Wang Zhen? Why don't you call yourself Ding Zhen?"

Chen Guangxi was speechless; the name sounded fake, and she suspected even his face was probably fake.

The newcomers these days are more and more cunning.

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "All right, my name is Ding Zhen."

"Got it, Snow Leopard. I heard they said you're also a Martial Artist?"

Chen Guangxi eyed Zhou Yuan up and down, "It just so happens that I'm a Martial Artist too. Do you want me to teach you a few moves?"

A Martial Artist… Zhou Yuan was slightly startled.

Is there such a profession in reality?

Those two investigators saw me use Condensed Qi Fist, so they took me for a Martial Artist?

He pondered for a moment and then directly attributed it to the abnormal item, "I'm not a Martial Artist, just happened to obtain an abnormal item by chance.

Also… Do extraordinary persons also have [professions]? "

"Yes, of course, but it's more accurate to call them [systems].

Didn't I tell you before that you can elevate the level of your life through cultivation? Those methods of cultivation, when broken down, are different Supernatural Power Systems.

Martial Artists, Taoists, Knights, Magicians, Astrologers, Onmyoji, Cyborgs... It seems a Genetic Modification Human System has recently been added?"

Chen Guangxi looked towards others uncertainly.

"Yeah. It's developed by Eternal Gene, enhancing life realms through the injection of gene-strengthening drugs. This system is still in the experimental phase, with an extremely high mortality rate, but its progression speed is unmatched; it is said that the strongest of the genetically modified has reached tier 5 within just three months."

The slightly older, square-faced investigator introduced himself, "My name is Gu Honggao, I belong to the Dongzhou Abnormal Control Bureau and am the captain of the Mobile Task Force Alpha Squad."

[Having a good relationship with the Mobile Task Force, which has very high authority within the Control Bureau, is very beneficial to you. By the way, those investigators you encountered earlier are also from a Mobile Task Force.]

Mobile Task Force... Zhou Yuan nodded on the surface, "I see. So, is it best for an extraordinary person to find a suitable system for themselves?"

"That's right."

Chen Guangxi started talking about something strange again, "Long is a dragon, so Long chose the Martial Artist system. Do you understand the value behind True Dragon Martial Arts?"

This dragon is so abstract... Zhou Yuan complained inwardly and hesitantly asked, "But aren't dragons usually related to the field of magic?"

"Ha!"

Chen Guangxi smirked, as if the Dragon King had possessed him:

"When did you get the impression that I am only a Martial Artist?

To be honest, I'm also quite skilled in the way of the Magician!"

"Take a seat, let's talk, discuss potential cooperation." Gu Honggao then gestured to the seat beside him, indicating for Zhou Yuan to sit down.

He had already heard from the two investigators that this successful navigation through the labyrinthine world was all thanks to Zhou Yuan, this wild extraordinary person with mysterious special abilities, who can find the correct path in the labyrinth and foresee danger in advance.

If they could recruit him into the team for collaboration, it would be a great thing; another person meant an additional chance of escaping.

Sitting down implied agreeing to collaborate.

Zhou Yuan certainly had intentions to cooperate; this place was too dangerous, and relying solely on himself, he feared he wouldn't last three days.

He sat down and cut to the chase:

"Cooperating is not an issue, but I have two questions."

"First, what has happened in this amusement park?"

"Second, why are you here?"

Through his observations of the amusement park over time, Zhou Yuan had concluded that this mission was in Yingzhou. No wonder Chen Guangxi mistook him for an investigator from the Yingzhou Control Bureau—since he was using a "One-time Disguise Card," his current appearance was that of a person from Yingzhou.

Gu Honggao and his team were from the Dongzhou Control Bureau, yet they were on a mission within the territory of Yingzhou. If there wasn't some trickery involved, who would believe that?

"I'll answer your second question first—we're here in Yingzhou to retrieve something. That thing originally belonged to Dongzhou, but was seized by people from Yingzhou during the years of war and has since been lost overseas."

"Although the mission is top-secret, it will become widespread knowledge after some time, so there's no harm in telling you."

Gu Honggao looked at Zhou Yuan and asked:

"Have you ever heard of 'Cave Heaven Blessed Land'?"