The fifth copy
[This is a world plagued by urban paranormal disasters, and you are a newly hired paranormal elimination worker...]
As soon as Du Ming opened his eyes, he was blinded by the incandescent light above his head. He subconsciously blocked it with his hand and then squinted his eyes to check his surroundings.
There is a long corridor with many empty rooms on the side. There is a stainless steel bench outside each door, and only a few people come in and out occasionally.
Everyone's face was tired and irritable, and the atmosphere was not very good.
Du Ming looked at himself again. He was wearing a blue-gray uniform with a brown leather belt in the middle outlining his slender waist, and a silver-gray gun was tucked next to him.
Wherever the line of sight goes, there will be narration, giving a brief introduction to the object.
Like when I saw that gun.
[D-level elimination weapon: gun (D003)]
[Introduction: This weapon is issued to the lowest-level Abnormal Detectors, and can control both D- and E-level Abnormal Detectors.]
Relying on the plot narration, Du Ming roughly understood the current situation.
He lives in a world full of strange stories. Due to the excessive number of strange stories, the entire world order is in chaos and collapse, and at the same time, groups such as the Strange Story Elimination League and the Strange Story Group have emerged.
A day ago, he was successfully recruited by the Strange Stories Elimination Alliance and became the lowest level (D-level) strange stories elimination worker. He had just received his own gun.
Now, waiting for the system to assign a team.
Less than five minutes later, a woman came out of the next room, holding a booklet in her hand. Seeing Du Ming, she asked, "What's your name?"
"Du Mu." Du Ming smiled obediently.
The woman looked up, then flipped to the back of the booklet and registered her name. She then handed Du Ming a small card and said, "Okay, report to room 303 in the next building."
The small card is actually an access card. Only with this card can you move freely here.
The building he was currently in was Building A, and the building next door was reportedly Building B, which was connected by a glass corridor. Looking down from the corridor, one would find that everything below the third floor was covered in fog.
This is because the alliance has a group of fog monsters. Every morning and evening, the fog monsters will begin to inhale and exhale fog, while providing a special substance.
This substance is used in many places, including vehicle protection.
Here, the world is invaded by various monsters that are the embodiment of strange stories, and it depends on them for survival. There are even high-level strange story eliminaters who become partners with good-tempered and controllable strange stories, relying on their power to eliminate those uncontrollable hazards.
The hard leather boots stepped on the ground, making a series of footsteps. Following the guidance of the signboard, Du Ming finally arrived at the registration office.
[Registration desk, room 303.]
There were three people inside, a man with a scar on his face, a skinny little man, and a woman with a murderous look on her face.
Seeing him, the little man was very enthusiastic, "Oh, we finally have a man assigned here."
[Li Gao, your teammate, a D-class anomalous news eliminator.]
[Xue Ning, your teammate, a D-level anomalous rumor eliminator.]
[Shao Feizhu, your captain, C-rank strange news eliminater.]
Du Ming greeted him: "Du Mu, a D-level strange news eliminater." As he spoke, he handed over the information in his hand.
Shao Feizhu took it and threw it aside, then began to explain the main work of several people.
They belong to the 14th squad of the 8th team. There are countless squads like theirs in this alliance. They are considered the lowest-level teams, and most of the tasks assigned to them are to clean up the scene.
Of course, occasionally you will receive some small tasks that seem awesome but are actually nothing.
"Hey, Captain, just tell the new guy the truth." Li Gao couldn't help but interrupt. "Actually, we're just cannon fodder, cleaning up the trash, just trying to make a living."
"If you encounter danger, retreat. Don't rush forward impulsively. Leave everything to the bosses."
As an old man, Li Gao gave some advice. Although Shao Feizhu looked disapproving, he did not directly refute it.
The newcomers met and greeted each other, which was considered as showing their faces and leaving their names in the team, and then they checked in.
Shao Feizhu personally led them to the dormitory. Along the way, they met many teams, some of similar level and some of obviously higher level than theirs.
The invisible hierarchical oppression is clearly revealed here.
Even when encountering a high-level team, Shao Feizhu would take Du Ming to the side and let them go first.
Du Ming had seen it all. This was just a minor incident; there was no need to delay the progress over a momentary quarrel. The only thing that concerned him was a man covered in a black aura.
Li Gao saw Du Ming staring at him eagerly, and he kept staring until the person walked away, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Greedy?" He tilted his head and approached Du Ming, then turned and walked in front of the others. "Don't even think about it. That's a special story partner that only high-level Eliminators can have."
"A partner in a strange story?" Du Ming asked doubtfully.
Li Gao kindly explained, "It's a domesticated anomalous creature. It's powerful and obedient. You need to apply to the alliance."
"However, in order to obtain Yiwen, you first need to reach A-level strength, and secondly, you must obtain the recognition of Yiwen."
"Those guys are not easy to deal with." Li Gao concluded, "You kid, forget it."
Before Du Ming could speak, Xue Ning, who hadn't spoken since they met, said, "There's another way. A wild ape you tamed yourself can become a partner as long as both parties agree to register it with the alliance registry."
When saying this, Du Ming saw a glimmer of light in Xue Ning's eyes.
Li Gao, who was walking in front with his ears perked up, obviously heard what was said, but surprisingly did not refute it.
Du Ming felt strange in his heart, but he still responded, "Okay."
Over the next few days, Du Ming familiarized himself with the entire operation of the alliance and collected information. As for Cassia, the dungeon was too large and there was no news yet.
In addition, the coincidence of the previous two copies also caught his attention, and it would be better for the two not to meet in the short term.
Three days later, Du Ming received a message from Captain Shao Feizhu.
[Shao Feizhu: Gather in Room 303.]
When Du Ming arrived, the other two members except Shao Feizhu had also arrived.
Li Gao greeted him, "Newcomer, you're late."
The captain stopped talking when he saw him and directly sent the mission information to the group, "This time our mission location is Xiaokan Village. It is said that something strange has occurred there. The report shows that the level is D, which is very suitable for training."
"Take a look at the information."
Shao Feizhu sent out a piece of information alone, and before Du Ming got it, the plot narration automatically popped up.
[You received a document about Xiaokan Village.]
Hearing this, his eyebrows twitched and his alertness increased.
I mentioned before that the books in the Monster Archives are all used to record monsters, but some books are thin and some are thick.
The one Du Ming entered was undoubtedly a thick book, but one thing that was undeniable was that no matter how thick or thin it was, each book had its main plot.
So the appearance of the narration means that the main storyline has begun?
This thought flashed through his mind, and Du Ming opened the documents in his hand.
[D-level strange news elimination mission: Xiaokan Village strange news.]
【Type: Unknown.】
Energy Fluctuation: Low.
【Introduction: According to villagers, every midnight, someone would hear the sound of nails scraping against wooden boards.】
The information was very brief and not very complete, just like those ambiguous and low-quality advertisements on the Internet. Du Ming glanced at the people walking in front and found that everyone had a similar look of contempt on their face.
Indeed, it was just a D-level mission.
To go to Xiaokan Village, you need to use a specific means of transportation, usually a corrosion-resistant vehicle, and more special ones include airplanes.
Each vehicle is coated with a special protective film to block the corrosive effects of the abnormal energy explosion and prevent the team members from being unable to escape the scene due to vehicle damage.
Of course, this is actually just psychological comfort. When you encounter a particularly powerful anomaly, instead of thinking about running away, it is better to pray that the other party will look down on you, a small shrimp.
A group of people are ready to go.
Xiaokan Village is not far from the League, and the drive takes about four hours. We left in the morning and arrived at noon.
When I got off the car, all I saw was a fallen willow tree and a stone tablet underneath. The three words "Xiaokan Village" had almost disappeared.
"By the way, does anyone really live here?" Li Gao said as he took out the prepared dry food from his bag and distributed it to everyone one by one.
The dry food is bread made of whole grains. After cutting it, put a piece of meat in the middle, put a piece of vegetable, and dip it in some of the provided sauce, and that's it.
Even though the things don't seem to be much, they are pretty good in this world plagued by strange disasters. After all, people in many places can't even afford to eat.
After swallowing the dry food along with the water, several people stepped over the stone tablet and walked in.
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