But the next second, Carlisle's expression froze.
*Pfft!*
Xiao Jin gave his opponent a feint, causing Carlisle to miss his target, and then manipulated Shattered Shadow to sever Carlisle's left little finger with a backhand strike.
"Ah! You bitch!" Carlisle roared in fury.
For some unknown reason, Carlisle's wound suddenly sprouted countless granulation tissues, and his severed finger grew back within seconds.
On the other side, Gao Ya's giant sword cleaved open the werewolf's shoulder, and Shen Qing's fire tornado trapped the metal manipulator.
Yunye moved around like a ghost, and the foreign players hadn't even noticed him yet, with sprays of blood appearing all over his body.
A few minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and Carlisle finally realized that he had kicked a hornet's nest. Forget about skinning Xiao Jin alive, he himself was almost riddled with holes by the shattered shadows.
Carlisle's face contorted, as if he had made up his mind. He abruptly stepped back, pulled a scarlet vial from his pocket, and prepared to inject it.
"Don't even think about it!" Xiao Jin flung three steel balls, precisely shattering the potion bottle. The purplish-black liquid splashed onto Carlisle's face, immediately corroding several bloody holes.
"My face!" Carlisle screamed, clutching his face as Xiao Jin's blade pressed against his throat.
"How many Chinese players have you slaughtered?" Xiao Jin's voice was colder than ice.
Carlisle suddenly grinned sinisterly: "Enough to give you nightmares..." Before he could finish speaking, he abruptly spat out the dark light hidden beneath his tongue.
"Ding!" The blade was deflected by Xiao Jin's quantum shield. The next second, Carlisle's head flew high into the air, his face still frozen in disbelief.
[Ding—One enemy player has been defeated. Reward: 2000 points and one random treasure chest]
With Carlisle's death, the remaining foreign players were terrified.
Carlisle was a top 100 powerhouse on the combat power list, yet she was killed so easily by that yellow-skinned monkey. Could she also be on the combat power list?
Some people wanted to run away, but Xiao Jin and the others didn't intend to give them that chance.
The group surrounded all the foreign players, blocking their retreat.
The group was quickly wiped out.
However, although Xiao Jin and her team killed all the foreign players, three players in the team were still unfortunately killed.
Gao Ya let out a long sigh and wiped the blood from her forehead: "I'm going to the lair to complete my mission. You guys keep watch; we've made quite a commotion, something's probably coming soon."
"Don't worry, go ahead!" Shen Qing said.
Half an hour later, Gao Ya emerged, holding a python egg that emitted a ghostly glow, her expression unusually grave: "Things are more serious than I imagined."
Everyone frowned.
Gao Ya: "I've received a follow-up mission. They say a large-scale mutation wave is coming."
………………
The afterglow of the setting sun painted the inner city walls red, and Xiao Jin and his group, travel-worn, returned to the safe zone before the city gates closed.
Gao Ya's expression was unusually solemn. As soon as she got out of the car, she rushed to the command center, not even bothering to treat the wounds on her body.
"A mutation wave could erupt at any time."
Let's go back two hours.
Gao Ya said to all the players with a heavy expression, "Under the influence of the mutation tide, all mutated creatures will go mad and their levels will increase by at least two tiers."
It's not safe for us out there, and I need to notify my superiors immediately to make preparations.
Everyone nodded, losing interest in continuing to hunt the mutated creatures, and hurriedly headed back in their car.
After separating from the other players, Xiao Jin went straight back to her single apartment.
She closed the door and placed Amo on the sofa. The little guy was curled up in a ball because he had devoured an eighth-level mutated python, with dark red energy flowing faintly between his scales.
Amo doesn't like pet carriers, so Xiao Jin lets it out when it's in a safe place.
"It's finally about to evolve." Xiao Jin gently patted A Mo's head and turned to walk towards the kitchen.
The refrigerator was crammed with supplies distributed from the inner city.
Xiao Jin took out a packet of instant noodles, two braised eggs, and a can of luncheon meat, and started cooking them quickly and efficiently.
Why not eat it? Let's see what the food in this world tastes like!
The small apartment is fully equipped. Although it doesn't have a gas stove, it has a built-in induction cooker, so cooking noodles isn't difficult.
The steaming vapor blurred the windowpane. Xiao Jin stood in front of the stove, her gaze piercing through the mist as she looked out at the darkening sky.
"A massive mutation wave..." Xiao Jin muttered to himself, gently stirring the noodles in the pot with his chopsticks, filling the air with their aroma.
This should be the final test of the game. If they survive the mutation wave, they will have successfully completed the game.
"Sigh, eat more, who knows when the next meal will be!" Xiao Jin looked at the pot without saying a word, only adding ingredients into it.
"Give me some meat rolls, I like meatballs..."
"Hmm... I'd like some more green vegetables, otherwise my bowels won't be able to hold it in. And some dried bean curd sticks, in large pieces."
When she finally turned off the stove, Xiao Jin was left with a full bowl of... 'instant noodles'. Just as she sat down at the table with the bowl of noodles, a piercing alarm suddenly shattered the night sky.
"Waaaaah—"
Xiao Jin was so startled that she almost dropped the pot.
Immediately afterwards, broadcasts throughout the city announced: "Dear residents of the inner city, Level 1 alert is about to be activated in the safe zone. All unarmed residents are requested to return to their homes and seal their doors and windows."
A mutation wave is expected soon, with a large number of mutated creatures attacking the inner city. Everyone is advised to remain silent and not go outside.
Notice……"
The broadcast was repeated three times, then a gentle female voice began explaining emergency measures and offering words of comfort.
After all, this happened rather suddenly. The lives of the residents in the inner city had just gotten back on track, and they could lose hope if they weren't careful.
The administrators were right; even with their best efforts to calm the crowd, the survivors in the inner city still felt like the sky had fallen.
"Why is this happening? What is the mutation tide? And why are the mutated creatures attacking the inner city?"
"No, I don't want to be killed by the mutants."
"Don't be so pessimistic. There are so many armed forces outside the inner city. They will definitely protect us."
"That's right, that's right, everything was fine before!"
However, since the higher-ups had already given the order, even though they knew it was useless, all the residents of the inner city still took action.
Those who are wandering outside should hurry home. Once home, they should hide their wives, children, and elderly relatives in closets or under beds, and block the doors and windows with something.
Immediately afterwards, all the survivors began to silently await the arrival of the mutation wave.
Xiao Jin slurped up a mouthful of noodles and clicked on the flashing message notification on the panel.
[Gao Ya: The safe zone is ready to be evacuated. What are your plans? Will you go alone, or with the city's armed forces?]
Amidst the rising steam from the noodles, Xiao Jin picked up a large piece of meat and stuffed it into her mouth.
[Xiao Jin: I'm used to being alone. Do you want to join their team?]
[Gao Ya: Okay, that's the mission requirement. Alright, that's settled then. Be careful.]
After closing the chat window, Xiao Jin finished the rest of the noodles in a few bites, then threw the bowl and chopsticks into the sink.
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