The sky suddenly darkened, as if we had entered a dark purple world.
Panic gripped countless citizens in the capital, and everyone realized that something big was about to happen.
Unlike ordinary people, the hundreds of thousands of masked people cheered with excitement.
The mysterious voice rang in their ears once more.
"Eternal Night Slaughter, Phase Two Begins. Those with special identities will gain the right to exchange battle merits. Other reward conditions remain unchanged."
These words, though brief, brought real disaster to the city.
Su Chen was hiding in a basement when he heard the voice, and a semi-transparent light screen appeared out of thin air in front of him.
The top of the screen reads "Battle Merit Exchange List," and next to it is a line of smaller text: "Currently have 1032 battle merits."
Further down, there is a long list.
Su Chen glanced at it and couldn't help but smile.
"Centennial Longevity Pill: 5 battle merits".
"Amulet: 10 battle merits".
"Poison Dragon Spear (Class B Deceptive Weapon): 920 Battle Merits".
"Blood and Bone Armor Technique (High-Grade Deception): 8000 Battle Points".
The exchange list contains hundreds of items, all of them high-quality, including various levels of magical artifacts and spells, as well as talismans and elixirs with different functions.
Su Chen had already obtained a Grade B artifact and a mid-grade trick through killing people, and now he was more interested in talismans and pills.
I want to exchange for items such as amulets, puppet talismans, and golden armor body pills.
He glanced at his battle merits: 1032 points, which was also the number of people he had killed.
In other words, killing one person earns one point of merit.
A little over a thousand battle merits can be exchanged for quite a few things, but to exchange for the best batch, you'll need even more battle merits.
Su Chen selected several talismans and pills, and then confirmed their selection with his mind.
The next moment, as battle merits decreased, talismans and pills appeared out of thin air.
While he was excited, he also felt dissatisfied, as he had too many good things but not enough battle achievements.
"Looks like we still have to kill someone!"
Su Chen muttered something, took the strange weapon, and walked out of the basement. He was going to kill people to accumulate merits.
At this moment, two figures stand atop a building, overlooking the entire city.
Du Fuwei was holding several masks, some white and some red.
At this moment, blue fluorescent lettering appeared on the masks.
"From the moment the purple night descended, words appeared on all the masks. Some of the white masks had the character '兵' (soldier) written on them, while others had the character '卒' (soldiers) written on them."
There are two types of red masks: one for "matchmaking" and the other for "elephant."
Xia Tianqiong looked surprised and turned to look at her.
"This is Chinese chess! So the so-called special status refers to different pieces. Some are pawns, while others are rooks, knights, generals, and ministers. The chess king is treating everyone as a piece."
Du Fuwei's expression was grave. "Does the Chess King have any special meaning in setting up this kind of text?"
"It's too early to say."
"According to the information we have, as long as you get the white mask, you become a 'soldier'. Killing ten people will make you a 'minister', killing a hundred people will make you a 'cannon'. Each level up requires ten times the amount of killing. To become a 'general', you may need to kill a million people."
"The chess king really knows how to play! I'm afraid there aren't many generals like him in the entire capital."
Xia Tianqiong's mood suddenly turned heavy. No matter the outcome, the capital city would inevitably suffer heavy casualties.
Du Fuwei was silent for a moment, then said, "I just received the latest news that the list of items that can be exchanged for war merits is full of good stuff. I'm envious just hearing about it, and I'm afraid ordinary people would go crazy for it too."
Xia Tianqiong stared blankly into the distance, lost in thought.
Du Fuwei glanced at him and tentatively asked, "Commander Xia, didn't you say you were going to take action? What exactly are you going to do?"
Xia Tianqiong sighed, "This is a bit unexpected. I guessed there would be a second stage, but I didn't expect it to be like this. Let's wait and see. Now is not the time to make a move."
"Should we continue arresting the masked men?"
"There's no point in arresting them again. Even if we do, there's nowhere to detain them."
So what exactly are you planning to do?
Du Fuwei looked anxious; he needed an order that could be executed immediately.
Even if the orders are inaccurate, it's better than doing nothing at all.
Xia Tianqiong remained silent for a moment before finally speaking, "From this moment on, all members of the Tianlong Legion and military police will be stationed at major transportation routes and important locations. If you encounter masked men, kill them directly; there is no need to capture them."
That's it? Is there anything else?
That's all for now.
Du Fuwei's eyes widened suddenly, somewhat doubting Xia Tianqiong's decision-making ability.
“We don’t have enough manpower to defend the whole city. Doing so will leave most areas without patrol and defense forces, which will inevitably cause a lot of casualties. Commander Xia, you need to think carefully before making a decision.”
Xia Tianqiong gazed into the distance and said something strange again, “The masked man’s passion needs to be released, and the public’s enthusiasm needs to be cooled down. Death and chaos are necessary processes.”
Du Fuwei frowned, seemingly understanding but not quite. "It's just the two of us here. Commander Xia, could you give me a clear answer? This is putting me in a difficult position!"
Although he was only the team leader, the General Administration assigned him to follow Xia Tianqiong, which also meant to supervise and guide him.
Senior leaders were worried that Xia Tianqiong lacked leadership skills and might make some basic mistakes, so having him around would allow them to provide timely reminders.
Xia Tianqiong suddenly turned around and looked at him, blinking her right eye.
With a half-smile, he asked, "Captain Du, are you sure it's just you and me here?"
Du Fuwei was immediately stunned!
My mind raced, and suddenly a possibility came to mind.
This is the rooftop, and there's no one here. If there's a third person, it can only be the Chess King.
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