The Beloved Heiress's Dark Side (2)
Special forces soldier Fan Siqi wanted to hit Ou Bao'er, but he found that as soon as he touched the black aura around Ou Bao'er, he would be bounced away and he couldn't hit Ou Bao'er at all.
So, he had no choice but to run.
For some reason, Ou Bao'er was much faster than everyone else. No matter which direction everyone ran in, she could immediately appear in front of the players and even give them some of her "health pills".
Meng Yuening muttered to herself, "Oh no, could it be that the Ou family turned into zombies after eating this...?"
Jian Tanxi whispered, "Anyway, we absolutely mustn't eat it..."
Unexpectedly, Qu Chen reached out to Ou Bao'er and took the white bottle from her hand.
Ou Bao'er gave a strange smile: "Eat..."
Qu Chen wanted to eat everything. He opened the bottle and poured out some yellow pills.
He was about to stuff the whole thing into his mouth when Professor Pan, who was closest to him, quickly knocked his hand away, and the pills and bottle fell to the ground.
The bottle shattered, and pills were scattered all over the floor. A rough estimate suggests there were about twenty pills.
Qu Chen was about to cry. He picked up the pills from the ground and tried to put them in his mouth.
Jian Tanxi quickly pried the pills out of his hand, threw them back on the ground, and then firmly grabbed Qu Chen's hand.
Qu Chen struggled left and right, but couldn't break free, and started yelling in dissatisfaction.
Ou Bao'er picked up a pill, intending to put it directly into Qu Chen's hand.
However, Qu Chen was holding the sword given to him by Sir John, and Ou Bao'er accidentally touched the small sword, burning her skin. She seemed to still feel the pain and quickly withdrew her hand.
At this moment, Zhang Dayong said, "Where's that meaty smell coming from..."
However, he was stunned when he discovered the source of the meaty aroma.
It turned out that Qu Chen's little sword had burned the skin on Ou Bao'er's hand, which was why the smell of roasted meat was coming out.
Zhang Dayong was a rough man and could tolerate things, but Jian Tanxi and Meng Yuening almost vomited when they discovered this.
This was the first time they had ever witnessed such a scene. Although it was the enemy who was injured, the psychological impact was still significant.
Everyone finally understood what Sir John's sword was for; it seemed to be able to defend against enemy attacks.
However, Ou Bao'er refused to give up and insisted on feeding Qu Chen the medicine.
This time, she deliberately avoided the location of the small sword.
Just as Qu Chen was about to open his mouth to take the pill, Jian Tanxi quickly pulled him away and said, "Xiao Chen, hit her with your sword! Hit Ou Bao'er!"
Qu Chen looked at Jian Tanxi with a grin, his face full of innocence.
Jian Tanxi sighed, realizing that Qu Chen indeed couldn't understand.
She wanted to take the small sword from Qu Chen's hand to use against Ou Bao'er, but the sword unexpectedly generated a rebounding force, knocking Jian Tanxi away.
Other players who tried to take the small sword were all repelled.
It seems that only Qu Chen can use this sword.
Unfortunately, Qu Chen didn't know how to use it; he just held it in his hand without any purpose.
Ou Bao'er crouched down to pick up the pills, and the players quickly ran towards the main gate.
Seeing the players trying to run away, Ou Bao'er ignored the pills on the ground and chased after them.
In a moment of inspiration, Jian Tanxi remembered her ability to modify scripts and said, "'Modify script' ability activated: 'Ou Bao'er chases after the player,' remove the word 'play' and change it to 'Ou Bao'er chases after the home.'"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ou Bao'er stopped blocking the player's way and started running in circles around the Ou family mansion.
She ran very fast, leaving afterimages, but she only ran around the Ou family's residence and posed no threat.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Jian Tanxi and the others quickly ran away.
Although Jian Tanxi and Meng Yuening had dealt with Ou Bao'er before, they had never left the Ou residence, so they didn't know what the outside world was like.
They now need to quickly find a safe and unoccupied house to take temporary shelter and discuss their next move.
However, they didn't know which way to run.
Fan Siqi whispered to the others, "Just follow me and try not to make any noise."
So everyone slowed their pace, but still needed to run fast, so they had to take big strides while straining to control their legs. This running method was quite strenuous, but no one could worry about that now; escaping was the priority.
Fan Siqi is a former special forces soldier, so his ability to find safe houses should be top-notch. Everyone should follow him and there shouldn't be any problems.
About twenty minutes later, Fan Siqi led everyone to an abandoned small building.
This small building is inconspicuous, situated among many old residential areas, and has two floors.
When everyone went up to the second floor, they found that the place was full of bookshelves, and the bookshelves were full of books, and even the floor was covered with books.
However, the books all looked very old and were covered with a thick layer of dust. The bookshelves completely blocked all the windows, so they couldn't be seen from the outside.
Everyone was standing amidst a pile of books on the floor, and one wrong step could knock one over. But right now, no one cared about those details.
Fan Siqi said, "Based on my experience, there are very few residents in this area, so we are safe here for the time being. Now, we need to quickly sort things out. According to Sir John, the men of the Ou family have been turned into zombies and are biting people everywhere. Those bitten can only live for three days."
And now, it has been exactly three days since the Ou family became zombies.
In other words, we need to heal all the bitten civilians before midnight tonight. Otherwise, if any civilians die, we won't be able to leave the instance.
In addition, we need to find out the reason why Ou Bao'er turned evil and restore everyone in the Ou family, including Ou Bao'er, to normal.
These tasks have priorities. I think the first priority is to capture all the zombies belonging to the Ou family and incapacitate them to prevent new casualties. While capturing zombies, we also need to treat all the wounded we encounter. Treatment methods should be limited to healing pills, resurrection pills, or healing abilities.
We have a limited supply of healing pills and revival pills, so we must control the situation as soon as possible. Ideally, there shouldn't be too many wounded people yet, so we can still save everyone.
After we brought all the zombies under control, we split up to find and treat the wounded who had been overlooked.
Finally, the investigation will focus on why the Ou family members became zombies and why Ou Bao'er turned to the dark side.
There's plenty of time to investigate the cause; there's no rush. But capturing the zombies and treating the wounded are of utmost urgency.
Does anyone have any opinions?
Fan Siqi's analysis was very organized, and he quickly explained the priorities, which everyone agreed with.
Fan Siqi said, "Since everyone agrees, the first thing to do is to confirm how many zombies there are. Jian Tanxi and Meng Yuening, you two participated in the 'Beloved Heiress' dungeon, so you should know about the Ou family's situation. Tell us about it."
Jian Tanxi recalled: "The Ou family had one grandfather, three fathers, and five young masters. So, there were a total of nine men in the Ou family. Therefore, there were also nine zombies. We had seen the grandfather and the five young masters, but we had not seen the three fathers."
Fan Siqi nodded and said, "Yes, just confirming the number is enough. It doesn't matter if we know them or not. Anyway, they've turned into zombies, so they'll be easy to identify by their appearance. We should be able to tell at a glance. Also, we can look at the material of their clothes. Those wearing particularly expensive clothes are probably from the Ou family."
Next, everyone quickly discussed the battle strategy.
There are six players in total, so splitting up is the best option. Qu Chen is a child, so someone needs to be on his team. Therefore, Jian Tanxi, Meng Yuening, and Qu Chen will be on one team, because Jian Tanxi and Meng Yuening are more familiar with each other, and Qu Chen trusts them more.
Fan Siqi was on his own, leading his own team. He was a former special forces soldier, used to fighting alone, and also capable of carrying out missions independently.
Professor Pan and Zhang Dayong are on the same team. One of them is good at using his brain, and the other is good at physical work. They can complement each other.
The reason we didn't split into more teams was because we were worried that it would be dangerous for everyone to fight alone, or that they wouldn't be able to handle the zombies. Also, we were worried that one person might not have enough pills and supplies, and even if they encountered wounded people, they wouldn't be able to save everyone. Teams of two or three people would be safer.
Several methods for subduing zombies have been initially devised: the first is to feed them sleeping pills; the second is to knock them unconscious (if possible); and the third is to capture them and ensure they cannot escape.
After each team has completed its mission, they will meet up in this small building.
If we can bring the Ou family zombies back, that would be ideal. If we can't bring them back, we should lock them up in a safe place to prevent them from escaping, and then figure out a solution when everyone returns.
Fan Siqi took out three Pomodoro timers, gave one to each team, and explained, "These are Pomodoro timers, items I obtained. They can be set to any countdown timer, and will ring when the time is up. Let's set a three-hour limit and try to complete the task and return here within three hours."
If the task isn't completed in three hours, we should head back first, meet up, and see how the other teammates have fared.
Remember, our mission is: capture and knock out as many zombies as possible, and rescue as many wounded as possible.
Everyone nodded, and each team took a Pomodoro timer and set a three-hour countdown.
The Pomodoro Technique exists on Earth as well, and college students like Jian Tanxi and white-collar workers in first-tier cities like Meng Yuening have long been familiar with it, so it's not difficult for them to use.
However, the Pomodoro timer given by aliens should be more advanced than those on Earth, for example, it's almost impossible for it to break. Whether it has any other functions is currently unknown.
The Pomodoro Technique isn't a clock; it's just shaped like a tomato, so you can't tell the exact time. However, it does have numbers on it, and you can set a countdown by turning it.
Next, the three teams set off in three different directions.
Jian Tanxi and Meng Yuening took Qu Chen south to investigate. Qu Chen thought they were going to play, so he skipped and jumped around, running faster than the two adults.
Jian Tanxi and Meng Yuening had to quicken their pace to keep up with him.
It was afternoon, and although it was already September, it was still very hot. They didn't have any umbrellas or medicine to keep warm, so they could only endure it.
After walking for half an hour, there was still no sign of a person.
Qu Chen picked up a small ball on the road, not minding that it was dirty, and played with it in his hand.
Suddenly, the ball fell and rolled to the side.
Qu Chen chased after the small ball until he reached a large gate.
The door slammed shut with a loud bang, as if someone had forcefully closed it.
This means that the door was open just now, and someone may have been peeping out. That person saw Jian Tanxi and Qu Chen, and fearing danger, immediately closed the door.
Jian Tanxi and Meng Yuening were overjoyed. Finding a living person who could close the door was a major breakthrough. It meant that the person was probably healthy and hadn't been bitten by a zombie.
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