"Oh, this is..."
Director Dou was startled, then wiped the sweat from his face: "Um... all our colleagues from the municipal bureau are here. You see, this is a national highway, could we ask the guys to put their equipment away? This... after all, it's not a good look..."
"Heh~" To everyone's surprise, Jensen sneered and said, "Director Dou also knows this is a national highway!"
Although the words were left unsaid, everyone could hear the sarcasm in them. Good heavens, there are robberies and murders on the national highway in your jurisdiction, aren't you afraid of the negative impact? What's there to be ashamed of with just a few guns?
Director Dou seemed quite aggrieved, and was about to say something when he was interrupted by Jensen.
"Alright, I'm on an important mission right now and don't have time to listen to Director Dou's explanation. Oh, by the way, I'm sorry, my men usually deal with drug dealers and arms dealers, so they were a bit too heavy-handed for a moment. I hope Director Dou can understand!"
Damn it! What kind of understanding is that?!
Director Dou was very frustrated, but he dared not show it on his face. Instead, he kept nodding and smiling obsequiously, afraid that if Jian Sen had a bad day, he would tie himself to the list ahead.
After all, who would openly carry so many guns when on a mission? He wasn't stupid; he couldn't afford to mess with this guy.
After everything was explained, it was already late at night when Jensen got back into the car.
However, there is bad news.
Although the temperature dropped after nightfall, the outdoor temperature is still 45 degrees Celsius. The influence of the high temperature is significant, primarily due to the overload of electrical appliances.
The supermarket lost power for this reason. Although the power was restored, it went out again not long afterward. People all over the country were relying on air conditioning to survive. Some old power generation facilities could not withstand the high temperatures and ended up spontaneously combusting.
In older residential areas with inadequate fire safety facilities, a fire started in one apartment and quickly spread to the surrounding area, engulfing the entire building in flames in an instant.
Sitting in the car, Xiao Jin could see that the sky in the direction of the city was dyed red, and thick smoke accompanied by the noisy fire sirens shuttled through the city.
The sweltering weather makes people feel irritable, and this irritability is mixed with a bit of confusion and fear about the unknown.
Inside the quiet car, the walkie-talkie suddenly crackled, followed by a hesitant voice.
"Captain..." He paused for a long time.
"What's going on outside? Do you think we'll get home safely?"
Everyone held their breath, waiting for Jensen's answer.
A moment later, a calm and rational voice said, "Yes, we will get home safely."
"No matter how the outside world has changed, have you forgotten our mission? After a year of coordinated infiltration, it's time for us to report back on our results."
When someone asked a question before, whether it was Xiao Jin, Mao Liu, or Xu Qing, they just listened silently.
They are not from this world. For the players, it's like an immersive survival game, but with only one life and no resurrection.
They were all survivors of previous natural disasters, and to be honest, no human could have survived those kinds of disasters.
The player has finished the game and left, but no one knows what will happen next in the game.
Mao Liu wasn't sure what the other players' attitudes were towards the natives, but after spending the last few days with them, he could no longer treat Jensen and the others as NPCs.
So when someone asks a question, they have no idea how to answer. Are they supposed to say that your world is just a game, that everyone, including us, is being manipulated, that this world will soon perish, and that humanity will disappear?
Mao Liu couldn't answer.
As for Xiao Jin, she sometimes even wondered if this was the first time a survival game had appeared. Could it be that people from other planets had participated before the inhabitants of Earth were drawn into it?
Perhaps all those people before died, so the survival game chose new people, and so the cycle continues.
And what about the world of my previous life, that post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies? Could it also be a dungeon in the course of some game?
What about those ten years of struggle? Was it just being a clown?
Just as the group was lost in their own thoughts and chaotic ideas, a familiar notification sound suddenly rang out.
[Ding—Team side quest triggered: Escort, quest reward: 1000 points/person]
[Mission Description: Escort Zhang Qiuwen and the Sun Potion to the Imperial Capital Laboratory. 500 points will be awarded for each successful objective. Mission countdown: 24 hours]
Wow!
Mao Liu stretched his neck and scanned the storage space with his eyes.
Zhang Qiuwen knew that the remaining sun potion should be the silver combination lock box in his space, since Jensen and the others valued it so much.
Mao Liu swallowed hard. He had 500 points in his hand, so why was he so nervous?
Xiao Jin was stunned for a moment.
I didn't expect to suddenly trigger a side quest, and it was even a team side quest. On the panel in front of me, besides the main quest of surviving for seven days, there was also a newly added side quest.
At this moment, the side quest is marked with two items: one is Zhang Qiuwen's portrait, and the other is a golden potion. Since the potion is well placed in the box, Xiao Jin does not yet know what it looks like.
She can only wait until it's convenient for her to confirm it properly.
The task description also included the names of Xiao Jin and others, with the number 4 written in parentheses.
It's obvious that players who heard Jason's words were automatically triggered to start a side quest; this is the first time I've heard of this.
Xiao Jin clearly obtained the key item on the first day, but he still had to wait until he heard Jian Sen's ambiguous words to trigger it.
If they were just hitching a ride before, then Xiao Jin and the others will have to take it more seriously from now on!
The Cataclysmic World is a grueling dungeon, offering little reward and causing considerable suffering. Although the basic reward was later upgraded to 100 points, it still falls short compared to the Battle Royale World.
This side quest rewards you with 1000 points, something many players didn't even achieve in the last world!
Thinking of this, Xiao Jin slightly adjusted her posture. She glanced at the restless Mao Liu and sent him a message.
[Xiao Jin: I've seen the mission details. Keep an eye on Qiu Wen.]
[Mao Liu: I know the big boss, but...]
[Xiao Jin: Say it.]
[Mao Liu: Could I leave this box with you? I'm really nervous and afraid of losing it ╥﹏╥]
Xiao Jin: ...
[Xiao Jin: No, are you confident you can pull off something under Jensen's nose?]
Mao Liu: (╯﹏╰) Okay...
Xiao Jin sighed, wondering where those strange expressions came from!
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