Xiao Jin stood at the back, but immediately spotted Jian Xiuyun standing in front of the crowd, and a strange look flashed in her eyes.

After returning from the Zerg world, Xiao Jin did think about Jian Xiuyun, but ultimately, she knew nothing about the survival game and wasn't sure if it was normal or an exception.

"Holy crap, isn't this...?" Mao Liu, who had also seen Jian Xiuyun's face in the Acid Rain World, suddenly exclaimed in astonishment.

But as soon as he turned to look at Xiao Jin, he saw her shake her head, and Mao Liu immediately shut his mouth.

At this moment, Xiao Jin suddenly noticed a man behaving strangely behind Jian Xiuyun. It was Xiao Jin's keen observation that caught her attention, even though the man's movements were not very obvious. His subconscious gesture of turning to the side while holding the box still drew Xiao Jin's attention.

Following the direction of the gaze, one could see that the man was holding a silver-white briefcase in his arms. As for the man himself, he looked rather frail and was wearing a lab coat that only senior researchers could wear.

At this moment, the lab coat was loosely open, and the hood was crooked, revealing the clean and tidy white lab coat and the half of the identity card on the chest.

Xiao Jin couldn't see the others clearly, but she could still see Zhang Wenqiu and the S-level experimenter above.

The next second, a figure blocked Xiao Jin's gaze. A man with the same face as Jian Xiuyun was standing in front of Zhang Qiuwen, staring coldly at her.

"Get out of the way!" His words were devoid of any emotion.

The group remained still. Xu Qing and the others naturally followed Xiao Jin's instructions, so they glanced at her.

Xiao Jin raised an eyebrow, then surprisingly leaned to the side: "Okay."

Xu Qing and the others were somewhat surprised, but they still obediently made way for them.

Seemingly surprised that she would agree so readily, Jensen was stunned for a moment. After realizing what was happening, he stared at Xiao Jin warily while standing still and letting the people behind him pass first.

Gunshots were still ringing out over there. Jason's teammates went first, and only after he was safely across did the others follow.

The researcher carrying the box was held by Jensen the whole time. When it was just the two of them, perhaps seeing that Xiao Jin and the others hadn't made any moves, Zhang Qiuwen was the first to relax his guard and couldn't help but feel a little dazed as he walked.

The plane was right in front of him, his mission was over, and he would be able to go home soon. He was so happy he was almost going crazy.

Unexpectedly, the motionless Xiao Jin suddenly made a move. The six-clawed hook appeared in her hand at some point and, in the instant it was launched, grabbed the briefcase in Zhang Qiuwen's arms.

With a strong pull, the box was yanked towards Xiao Jin.

Everything happened so fast that no one except Jensen could react in time. Jensen raised his hand and fired a shot at Xiao Jin, while simultaneously reaching out to grab the box.

As Xiao Jin fired the six-clawed hook, he stepped forward to block everyone, crushed the protective shield in his hand, and flicked a coin at Jensen's hand.

'Bang!'

The bullets were deflected outside the protective shield, and the box was thrown into Mao Liu's arms. In order to avoid the incoming coins, Jensen had to withdraw his hand from grabbing the combination lock box.

Mao Liu was quick-witted; the moment he got the box, he immediately put it into his storage space.

Thanks to Xiao Jin, who provided training and weapons, Mao Liu was far more fortunate than Xiao Jin and her group in the last world; he made a fortune.

What!!

Everyone was stunned; something seemed to have just happened.

Zhang Qiuwen collapsed to the ground, utterly devastated: "The box...where's the box?"

Mao Liu laughed, knowing that the big boss wouldn't compromise so easily. He picked up the submachine gun he had captured earlier and aimed it at the other side. Xu Qing and Pan Peng did the same.

Jason held up his gun, a hint of annoyance flashing in his eyes. These guys were definitely not honest. But what was that light barrier that blocked his way earlier? And why is the box gone? Could it be some new high-tech invention from the lab?

Immediately, Jensen fixed his gaze firmly on Mao Liu, his murderous expression causing Mao Liu's smile to freeze, and he decisively shut his mouth and became alert.

"Quick! They're coming up!"

As if things weren't going to go wrong, a sudden, urgent reminder from his teammate interrupted Jason's thoughts.

He quickly regained his senses, his eyes sharp as he scanned the 'unexpected' events before him. The air was thick with the smell of gunpowder and the atmosphere of an extremely tense standoff.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

Ignoring the standoff, Xiao Jin turned to look in the direction of the helicopter: "I want to hitch a ride."

Jensen frowned: "That's all?"

“Otherwise, our goal is the same as yours: to leave. Is it so difficult to ask for a ride?” Xiao Jin replied earnestly.

Jensen remained silent, his dark eyes lowered, revealing no emotion.

After a moment, he put down his gun and said quickly, "Okay, but you and he must stay with me." Jason pointed at Mao Liu.

“No problem,” Xiao Jin agreed.

"Your destination?"

"Wherever you go, we'll go," Xiao Jin replied without hesitation.

Jensen was slightly surprised. After a moment, he said to Xiao Jin, "Okay, as long as you don't regret it. But when we get to our destination, you'd better return my things to me."

As he spoke, his words carried an undisguised threat.

Xiao Jin ignored him completely and turned to walk towards the helicopter: "Okay."

The people behind him were impressed but confused, while Xu Qing was even more bewildered. Wasn't it agreed that he would fly by himself? How did he end up joining someone else?

Unfortunately, the gunshots were right behind me. I was trying to escape, so I couldn't worry about anything else.

There were eight people on Jason's side, plus four on Xiao Jin's side, making a total of six people on the plane.

Jensen, Xiao Jin, Mao Liu, Zhang Qiuwen who was kicking them with a resentful look, a pilot, and one of Jensen's teammates.

The six of them were on a helicopter belonging to the Slo Laboratory, while Xu Qing and the other two were taken to another helicopter.

Before leaving, the person responsible for covering the rear threw a grenade into the stairwell and managed to grab the plane's ladder at the last moment.

Looking down at the buildings getting smaller and smaller, and the flames constantly exploding, the night sky was dyed red. Xu Qing and the other two were excited; they could finally leave.

However, Xu Qing lowered his head not long after, regretting that Zhao Jie had not come out with him.

'Beep beep beep!'

Hmm? There's news.

Xu Qing's eyes moved, and he first carefully looked around.

Besides the pilot, Jason had three teammates on the helicopter. At this moment, the three burly men were tightly surrounding him and Pan Peng, their dead fish-like eyes fixed on their movements.

Pan Peng seemed very nervous, sitting stiffly in his seat with his head down, not daring to move.

However, the system panel is only visible to the player, and they can reply in their mind to say what they want. Xu Qing raised the panel in a generous manner.

When he saw the message from Mao Liu, he was suddenly stunned, and then his lowered eyes inexplicably turned red.

[Mao Liu: Hey, when I came up here, I... I burned that thing in the lobby. The boss said it was someone you knew?]

Xu Qing took a long time to reply.

Xu Qing: ...Yes, thank you...