Outgoing Mission

Training Ground

"Hey, Jason, did you really see those people in the video? Covered in blood, running around eating others... Are you sure we want to go out there?" Simon said next to Jason.

Jason put down the dumbbells in his hand and glanced at Simon, saying, "Going out there is inevitable, we might as well take advantage of our resources and get things done while we can."

"But... but I'm scared! I've never fought a single battle in my life, let alone killed anyone." Simon looked terrified.

"They're not humans anymore!" Jason replied.

Simon sat down with a frown. "I know, I've seen plenty of zombie movies, but I never imagined it would happen for real!"

"Simon, you have to face it, whether you like it or not. Get your act together. Do you really want to spend your whole life hiding down here like a useless coward?" Jason encouraged.

"Well, living a lazy life isn't too bad either, haha," Simon scratched his head.

"Do you really think the resources down here are endless? Don't be naive. We have four days left. Use this time wisely, improve yourself. Go learn some skills from Hank," Jason suggested.

Jason continued to train for a while when Sakura slowly walked up to him and asked, "How's your shooting practice going?"

"Not bad, I hit the target 80% of the time with stationary targets, but only 20% with moving ones," Jason replied.

"Heh, you're far from ready. Come over here, let me teach you how to use a dagger. You're wasting bullets with that gun," Sakura said, not holding back her criticism.

Sakura then tossed a dagger to Jason and began to demonstrate various techniques, guiding him step by step.

Over the past few days, Simon had been learning from Hank, while Jason had been training with Sakura. The more Jason interacted with Sakura, the more he understood her temperament—if you follow her lead and flatter her, she won't make things difficult. But if you oppose her, she could be even more ruthless than anyone else.

However, whether Sakura was happy or angry, she usually wore a smile, a typical "smiling tiger" persona. To truly understand her mood, you needed long-term interaction and keen insight.

For instance, just now when she was teaching him, Sakura was wearing a tight-fitting top that revealed her perfect figure. Jason couldn't help but steal a few glances, and sure enough, Sakura noticed.

"If you want to look, just look boldly. Why sneak peeks? How can that be satisfying?" Sakura teased him.

If Jason had fallen for her words, he would have ended up just like Simon—getting embarrassed.

A while later, Jason watched Sakura seriously teaching him how to use the dagger.

"Umm... thanks, Sakura," Jason said.

"Thank me for what?" Sakura asked, confused.

"It's just... I'm really glad to have met all of you," Jason responded.

"Oh? How glad are you?" Sakura looked at Jason with a playful smile.

"......" Jason didn't know how to answer.

"Alright, focus on your training. Only by staying alive do you have the right to be happy," Sakura said, turning and walking away.

Indeed! The apocalypse has arrived, zombies are everywhere, and they're about to embark on their first mission for the Dawn Tower. Their only goal is to survive and return alive!

After training, everyone returned to their rooms. Jason opened the Linglingya app and saw that there was a new task.

Task 1: Accumulate 8 hours of training to earn 10 survival points.

Task 2: Outgoing mission. Rewards: Random survival points. (Remaining time to accept: 28 days)

Since Jason hadn't signed the labor contract with the Eco-Industrial Zone, the work tasks were removed.

"Everyone, I'm going to accept the mission," Jason said.

"Hey, hey, hey, Jason, you sure about this?" Simon stood up and asked with concern.

"Yeah, I'm sure," Jason replied.

Seeing that Hank and Sakura had no objections, Jason proceeded to accept the mission through Linglingya.

"Linglingya, accept the outgoing mission."

[Allocating task...]

[Task accepted successfully!]

[Congratulations! Your team is now the first outgoing squad of the Dawn Tower. Your team will be awarded 500 survival points as a courage reward.]

[This task is to rescue survivors, task location: S City, S University.]

[Task objective: Rescue as many survivors as possible.]

[Task reward: 100 survival points for each survivor brought back to Dawn Tower.]

[Please complete the mission within 48 hours.]

[Current team survival points: 1400, which meets the requirements for upgrading to a level 2 team. Please proceed to the first-floor office to handle the upgrade.]

The screen displayed a lot of information.

The Dawn Tower actually gave them a 500 survival point courage reward?

Jason was thrilled. He hadn't expected such a windfall. Originally, he planned to go out and make a quick profit before using up their resources, but now he could get 500 survival points for free!

"Wow! 500 points! That's enough for me to train for 400 hours!" Simon cheered.

"Wait, this task isn't simple!" Hank suddenly spoke up.

"What's up, Hank?" Simon asked.

"The location is at a university, which is densely populated. That's not in our favor," Hank analyzed.

[Notification received: The head of the Guard Department invites the leader of the Sunset Twilight team to the first-floor Guard Department.]

Just as they were thinking, a message from Linglingya popped up.

Hmm? Her? What does the head of the Guard Department want with me? Jason thought.

"I'll be right back, you guys rest up," Jason said, then left to head to the Guard Department.

Soon, Jason arrived at the entrance of the Guard Department.

"Hello, I'm the leader of the Sunset Twilight team, and I was invited by the head of your department," Jason said to the two guards at the door.

One of them stepped forward to verify Jason's ID card, and after confirming his identity, they contacted Jiexie to verify as well. Only then did they let Jason in.

Following the directions, Jason reached the innermost room and knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Jason entered, and inside was Jiexie, who was still wearing her armor and staring at the computer screen.

"Sit." Jiexie said indifferently.

Hearing this, Jason cautiously sat down opposite her.

"Well... it's nice to meet you again, Jiexie," Jason greeted.

Facing the cold woman, he figured it was best to be cautious.