Chapter 9, The Versatile Backpack
"I don't know either. If Fu Yucheng hadn't taken out the ticket himself, I wouldn't have even noticed that he already had a ticket in his hand."
Even though the two of them were fighting together in the faceless clay figure, Li Hanmo didn't notice when the other person got the train ticket.
Fu Yuchen is no simple man, which is why Li Hanmo felt comfortable letting him take him away.
It's always better to have a strong person leading the way than a weak one. The former can at least provide experience, while the latter won't appear when danger strikes. Pushing someone close to you out as a shield is considered a sign of good character. Don't expect two weaklings to have any future together.
"Never mind, as long as he can survive with Linlin."
Zhong Bingxuan didn't think too much about it; completing the mission and reuniting with her teammates was the most important thing.
"77."
After fighting for more than half a month, Zhong Bingxuan only managed to kill 77 faceless mud men by relying on her innate superhuman strength and the occasional death prophecies. With only a few days left, she didn't know if she could kill the remaining 23 faceless mud men.
During this time, she did consider looking for train tickets to reduce the difficulty of the task, but as time went by, she and Li Hanmo didn't even see a single train ticket.
"If only I had asked Fu Yucheng in detail how he got the train tickets back then?"
Li Hanmo was somewhat annoyed. He thought that his girlfriend had obtained the train ticket before and would have some understanding of how to get it, but he didn't expect that her method of obtaining the ticket would be so special and completely useless as a reference.
While searching for train tickets, they not only had to deal with the faceless clay figures that would occasionally appear and try to possess them, but also had to be wary of the fully formed faceless clay figures lurking in the shadows, eyeing their bodies.
The latter was more powerful; Zhong Bingxuan and Li Hanmo almost died at the hands of a faceless clay figure covered in lightning.
The faceless clay figures have obvious weaknesses. By destroying their humanoid features and shining a mirror on them, you can break their bodies down into cards.
But that time, no matter how strong Zhong Bingxuan was, it was useless against the Lightning-type Faceless Mudman. She couldn't get close to its body at all. She could only try to hurt the Lightning-type Faceless Mudman by throwing darts from a distance, and forcibly disintegrated it with a mirror.
The process was extremely difficult. Zhong Bingxuan had never formally learned how to use darts, and she was considered lucky if she hit the target once or twice out of ten times.
If it weren't for Li Hanmo's help, using a Gatling gun to distract the Lightning Faceless Mudman, Zhong Bingxuan wouldn't have been able to kill it with her terrible dart-throwing ability.
That battle was too dangerous; Zhong Bingxuan almost died, which startled Li Hanmo. He slowed down the mission, avoided the crowd, and sought out ordinary faceless clay figures to attack.
However, the number of ordinary faceless clay figures gradually decreased. This was partly due to the fact that many faceless clay figures had successfully replaced humans and infiltrated dense crowds to wait for an opportunity, and partly due to the hunting by players who had already obtained tickets.
Compared to faceless clay figures with innate abilities, faceless clay figures that are not yet fully formed are easier to deal with.
Since Li Hanmo fought his way back to the community from outside to reunite with Zhong Bingxuan, he had already killed many faceless mud men in the early stages, so he had already completed the required number of missions. Now, only Zhong Bingxuan's missions were still a little short.
"Time is running out. We haven't been able to find a single one-star faceless clay figure in a whole day. If we want to complete the mission, we have to tackle the tough challenges."
Li Hanmo was reluctant for A-Xuan to take the risk. The battle with the faceless clay figures of the lightning element had left him with psychological trauma. He would rather A-Xuan complete the mission slowly than risk her life to kill the enemy.
"Alright, stop frowning like an old man, it'll make you look old faster."
Zhong Bingxuan smiled and smoothed Li Hanmo's eyebrows with her hand.
I'm worried about you.
"You used to say that I spoiled Linlin and that it would prevent her from growing up. Now look at what you're doing, isn't it just like what I did back then?"
"That's different. I will protect you with my life."
"Alright, that's enough. Time is of the essence. I've discovered a faceless clay figure. What other tools do you have in your versatile backpack that we can use? Let's trap them like turtles in a jar."
That faceless clay figure's ability is quite unique. It seems that if it cuts off its own left leg, the left leg of anyone it targets will also be cut off in the same way. During this time, the target never gets within three meters of the target.
Thanks to this strange talent and ability, many other faceless clay figures gathered around that faceless clay figure.
When Zhong Bingxuan discovered this situation, he counted the number of faceless clay figures and found that there were just enough for him to complete his task.
However, the faceless mud-man team over there was too large. Without any strong firepower support, Zhong Bingxuan and Li Hanmo would have been buried there, and their bodies would have become hostages for monsters, going out to harm others. They would have died with their eyes open in disgrace.
“The Gatling gun requires too much mana to extract, and the place you mentioned has too many faceless mudmen, so it’s not suitable. We can take out a lot of pistols, but there are also quite a few faceless mudmen with special abilities there, and pistols are too weak, so they’re not suitable either.”
Zhong Bingxuan was determined to leave. Knowing his girlfriend's stubborn nature, Li Hanmo could only patiently check what usable items were in the versatile backpack to help her complete the mission with the least amount of injury.
The Ever-Changing Backpack is Li Hanmo's innate ability. Currently, its level is not high, and it can only take out ordinary items by consuming mana. It can only take out one type of weapon or equipment per day, but it can take out other items as long as its mana is not exhausted.
However, the more powerful the weapon, the more mana it requires, often making it impossible to unleash its full firepower, thus limiting its damage to the faceless clay figure.
A heavy weapon like the Gatling gun would deplete Li Hanmo's mana reserves, making it unsuitable for the large-scale operation Zhong Bingxuan was preparing to launch to annihilate the Faceless Mud Men.
"Would explosives work?"
Zhong Bingxuan wanted to set up an explosive zone to lure the faceless mudman there for the first step of bombing, and finally use the mirror to completely eliminate the monster.
"The explosive charge would make too much noise and alert the faceless clay figure with special abilities behind it, making the other party wary and hiding away."
Time is running out. They don't have time to deal with the special ability of the faceless mudman. They must find a way to trap him as soon as possible and then annihilate him in one fell swoop.
"Then set a trap to ensnare all the faceless clay figures, and then carry out a large-scale strangulation operation."
"There are strength, speed, and jumping talents among the faceless clay figures. Ordinary cages and traps cannot trap all of them."
Li Hanmo checked his backpack and gave Zhong Bingxuan a positive answer.
"Then use reinforced military-grade barbed wire to trap them all, and then leave the rest to me."
Zhong Bingxuan had a solution in mind; if handled properly, this "turtle in a jar" operation might be successfully completed.
"Alright, I'll start making the trap now. Ah Xuan, when you're luring the monsters, prioritize your own safety and don't be too reckless."
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