The main quest was launched unexpectedly, and Shaflay had no time to make any prior arrangements. He had a lot of things to deal with in the afternoon and could not log in to the game.
Shafulai shared the collected data in the guild group and asked Chen Nian to follow the free cherry blossom action.
"When can you come back?" Chen Nian asked.
"About six o'clock. If we hurry, I can have dinner with you." Shafley was going to attend an important meeting with the emperor.
The human world today adopts the electoral system, where the emperor is elected by the electors on the major beacons, which means that the crown prince Shaflay is not the only candidate.
If he wanted to maintain the status of the Vitalievich family in the future, he would need to take the lead in the battle for the throne, so Shaflay could not afford to slack off in the face of all kinds of complicated political affairs.
"Okay then, let's play games together tonight." Chen Nian paused and said, "I also have cultural classes in the afternoon, so why don't I postpone the classes? I feel like this main quest is more than just a game."
Normally, Shafley would have advised Chen Nian not to lose his ambition over playing with things, but this time, he also felt that it was a bit strange and nodded, "Okay, then you can take a leave."
After the two had lunch, Shafley had to finish the code that had just been interrupted by Chen Nian's sudden intrusion before the meeting.
Chen Nian stopped bothering him when he saw this. He took the neural adapter and went back to his bedroom. He couldn't help but sigh when he thought about how much Shafuli had to do in the afternoon.
Shafley is only 25 years old now, but he is already able to take on important responsibilities. I really wonder what he will do when he is 25 years old?
...I hope I can become someone who is somewhat useful.
After dinner, Chen Nian should have taken a nap, but he was so worried about the things happening in the Electric Fantasy Kingdom that he couldn't fall asleep. The guild group was filled with 99 messages every minute, and everyone was discussing the new main quest and Poseidon Sheila.
Many members who are away from home or working or studying and cannot go online immediately are even more eager to get first-hand information from people who have logged into the game.
Chen Nian put on the neural adapter again. He woke up at the birth point of the guild's new branch and immediately went to the meeting room.
Except for a few people who were too busy with reality to come online, all the senior executives of Afanasy were here. Chen Nian was not one of them, but he had slipped here on behalf of Vice President Beng Chemai.
Baige Sakura changed her usual nonsensical style and analyzed the current situation seriously. The goal of Poseidon Sheila was very clear. She and the primitive creatures under her tried to destroy many buildings and facilities in the new area, drive humans out, and take back the home that once belonged to them.
"Before this, Poseidon Sheila had pretended to be a player, right?" Bai Geyingtao looked at Chen Nian, "Mono should be the person who knows the most about this matter. Tell us in detail."
Chen Nian nodded, and he explained to everyone in detail how the system pretended to be Laigeo to introduce Aurora to him, and how he and Aurora started the side quest under the statue of Alyosha.
"During this time, she had been trying to get close to the vice president and enter our guild's branch base, but was rejected by the vice president. After that, she probably saw that she couldn't get the upper hand, so she changed her target."
The head of the maintenance department couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "The vice president is really amazing. She is indifferent to beauty. I remember that Aurora is a great beauty, right?"
Chen Niangan laughed twice, and he thought again of the hand that the Abandoned God member placed on Aurora's butt, and the head that was finally bitten in Aurora's mouth.
Facts have proven that you will have to pay for what you have done.
BaiGiCherry: "All signs indicate that Poseidon Sheila has very strong anthropomorphic abilities and can move on the ground for a long time. She can switch between legs and a fishtail below the waist, and her hair can be extended as an auxiliary or offensive weapon. The information just sent by the vice president also said that its prototype is very likely a mermaid, and it can use singing to cause powerful interference..."
The meeting lasted more than thirty minutes.
The situation was urgent and no one was willing to give up. They shared the information they knew as quickly as possible and then, under the arrangement of Bai Zui Yingtao, they took separate actions.
The most urgent task is to first test the weakness of Poseidon Sheila.
The sea area where the battlefield was located had become a Shura hell. Players kept losing health and dying in various corners. Usually, their bodies were bitten by the swarming primitive creatures before they could disappear.
Blood spurted, parts scattered, and the sea churned.
But this is just a game after all. As long as you lock up the key equipment and carry less money, death can be said to be without any loss. People who are resurrected from the rebirth point are not discouraged and continue to go to the battlefield.
But judging by the current situation, they don't even have a chance to get close to the Sea King.
Hearing the rumbling sound of propellers, Chen Nian looked in the direction of the sound and saw a helicopter appear not far behind him.
"Get in!" Bai Gei Yingtao stuck his head out of the cockpit and waved to Chen Nian. Chen Nian got into the helicopter without saying a word.
The two men drove a helicopter closer from the sky, overlooking the entire battlefield. Original creatures continued to die, and their corpses were ruthlessly decomposed by their companions. Some of the mechanical parts were recycled to realize the final value of life.
Sheila floated in the middle of the deep blue sea, looking out at the battle situation on the front line. Below her was a giant starfish with five raised tentacles forming her throne, guarding the noble queen.
Baige Cherry pressed the button and a missile was launched, falling towards Shira.
As if sensing the threat coming from the sky, Sheila raised her head.
She saw the missile coming at her at high speed, and with a graceful flick of her tail she sank into the sea, disappearing with the starfish.
The missile fell into the sea and exploded. Some primitive creatures that didn't have time to dodge were killed and their bodies floated to the surface.
A minute later, Sheila's figure reappeared nearby. It raised its head and stared closely at the plane circling overhead. The high-definition camera captured its appearance, and the brown pupils in its eye sockets were slowly changing color.
Only her chest and abdomen still retained the appearance of a human female. The lower half of her face to her collarbone was covered in metal. The fish's tail slapped the water, impatiently sweeping the remaining corpses of the primitive creatures aside.
Sheila opened her mechanical mouth slightly.
Perhaps it was the vibration of the vocal cords, or perhaps it was some electronic components, but the ethereal singing voice came. The distance between them was so far, the roar of artillery fire continued, and there were screams and roars everywhere, but the singing was not disturbed at all and was clearly heard by everyone.
The hands were spinning wildly, the data were replaced by garbled characters, all the instruments were in chaos, and a prickly snowflake covered the image of Sheila on the screen.
A strong feeling of dizziness came over Chen Nian, and he subconsciously grabbed the safety belt on his body. As expected, the setting of Poseidon Sheila was exactly the same as in reality. Her singing would interfere with electronic equipment and cause mental disorders in people.
He heard Baige Cherry yelling beside him.
The helicopter belonging to Athanasius was spinning around in the air like a headless fly. After just a dozen seconds, it exploded in full view of everyone.
Fragments of blazing wreckage fell into the sea, creating fiery red arcs in the sky.
Chen Nian and Bai Ge Cherry appeared at the guild's respawn point at the same time.
As expected, none of the sea kings are easy to deal with. In the "Return to Eastern Europe" version, there are two sea kings. Compared with Gale who can transform into countless silver fish, Sheila, who has only one original form, seems to be easier to deal with.
"Noise interference is indeed a big problem." Bai Ge Yingtao said solemnly, "If it really doesn't work, we may have to use some tough guys."
Chen Nian: “What?”
Baige Yingtao: "When Bengshemailu was fighting against Poseidon Zhengu before, he used two Big Ivans."
Chen Nian reacted for a second and realized that it was the name of the "Tsar Bomb".
A hydrogen bomb with an equivalent of 50 million tons is equivalent to 3,800 times that of "Little Boy" and 2,300 times that of "Fat Man". It is the largest nuclear bomb in human history. Can it be replicated in the game?
Chen Nian: “What’s the result?”
Bai Ge Yingtao: "Zhen Gu was repelled. We speculate that she must have been seriously injured. Since then, we have not seen Zhen Gu in the three versions since then. In the world of primitive creatures, being injured is a serious matter. Even as the Sea King, he cannot avoid the possibility of being attacked by other creatures."
"If we fail to find Sheila's weakness this time, should we use the same method?"
"That's the last resort. If it's not really necessary, we can't use it lightly." White Cherry took a deep breath and said, "Let's hurry up and think of a serious solution."
In the game world, they can easily use weapons of mass destruction without worrying about the huge pollution that will be caused afterwards, but what if the same thing happens in reality?
Today, Chen Nian finally fully realized how great the many soldiers who fought against the primitive creatures on the front line were. How did they use their fragile flesh and blood to fight these ferocious creatures that could never be killed?
Chen Nian couldn't imagine it.
He spent the entire afternoon playing games. When he took off the neural adapter, he felt dizzy. Chen Nian jumped out of bed, and his feet hit the carpet, and his legs felt a little weak.
He quickly held onto the table for a few seconds before looking up at the wall clock. It was already five fifty in the afternoon.
Shafley said he would try to come back by six so they could have dinner together. It was almost dark now.
Chen Nian sent a message to Shafulai to ask him where he was. Omega held the terminal and input while opening the smart butler.
"Your Highness."
As soon as Chen Nian sent the message, he heard the voice of the smart butler. Compared with usual, it seemed a little tense, "Your Highness Shafulai will not be able to have dinner with you tonight."
"Why?" Chen Nian raised his head and asked, "Is there anything else going on?"
The smart butler hesitated for two seconds: "His Majesty was assassinated this afternoon, and the Crown Prince's bodyguard was injured and is now in the hospital."
Chen Nian was stunned.
Assassinated, wounded.
These two words crowded his mind. It was only a few hours ago. He and he had lunch at the same table at noon and discussed how the Alpha of Poseidon Sheila could be...
Chen Nian felt dizzy for a moment. After a brief blank, many scenes emerged: Lincoln who was shot and fell to the ground in the theater, Kennedy who was inspired by his imagination in the convertible, and Crown Prince Ferdinand who directly caused the First World War... and now, the paralyzed protagonist has become Shafla.
After several seconds, Chen Nian asked in panic, "How is he? Can I go see him?"
Smart Butler: "His Highness told me not to tell you the details—"
As the smart butler was speaking, Chen Nian's terminal vibrated.
He looked down in annoyance and found that it was a message from Shafla.
[I have something to do temporarily, so I may not be able to go back. I asked someone to bring the neural adapter over. You can go online when you are free in the evening.]
Chen Nian: “………………”
If the first half of the sentence could have been written by someone else, then the second half was definitely written by Shafley.
Chen Nian relaxed all of a sudden, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. OK, he still knows how to play games, it seems he won't die.
He was worried for nothing.
But Chen Nian was still a little annoyed. It seemed that Shafley had no intention of telling him about the assassination. How hateful! After all, they were on the same front, but he didn't even tell him about being injured?
"Where is he now? I'm going to see him."
The smart butler provided Chen Nian with the address of the hospital, and Chen Nian went there immediately. The ban on the prince's wife was still in place, and she needed to bring many bodyguards with her when she went out without the accompaniment of the eldest prince.
So Chen Nian took a team of plainclothes bodyguards and rushed to the hospital where Shafley was.
Naturally, no one would stop him since he was using the identity of the prince's consort. When Chen Nian pushed open the door of the ward, he saw Alpha lying on the bed.
Hearing someone coming in, Shafley looked towards the door, and the moment he saw Chen Nian, he was stunned.
"Why are you here?"
"Why, you don't welcome me?" Chen Nian came to the bedside, and all the bodyguards consciously stayed at the door, standing in the entire corridor.
He carefully looked at Shafulai from head to toe. Alpha had already changed into a hospital gown, his hair was a little messy, and his expression was normal, but he seemed a little weak. His left shoulder was wrapped in gauze and his right leg was completely fixed. It was unknown how serious his injuries were.
It looks like it hurts.
"Were you hit?" Chen Nian asked softly, "Was it in the leg or the shoulder?"
Shafley's answer was beyond his expectations.
"No, I wasn't hit by a bullet. I just had a slight scratch on my shoulder, and the skin was broken and bleeding."
No bullet?
Chen Nian: "Then your legs..."
Shaflay was silent.
After a moment, he answered reluctantly: "My leg was broken when I fell down the stairs."
Chen Nian: “……………………”
Chen Nian learned the whole story from Shafla.
In the afternoon, Schaffre accompanied the emperor to an important meeting. When entering the meeting place, Schaffre keenly noticed a suspicious person in the crowd. He changed his position three times, as if looking for a suitable angle.
Shafley ordered his bodyguards to arrest the man, but he took action before the bodyguards arrived.
The moment the gun was pulled out, Shaflay pushed away the emperor who was his target. His shoulder was scratched by the bullet, and blood gushed out, staining his gorgeous clothes red. Amid the screams, Shaflay adjusted his body and turned his head coldly to look at the assassin.
But he stepped directly on the edge of the stairs.
Then he tumbled and fell.
Chen Nian was stunned when he heard this. This was a plot that would make even O. Henry slap his thigh in shock. It was only a step from being handsome and impressive to being a complete social failure.
Shafley's face flushed. He dodged the bullet, but he fell like this. It was really embarrassing. "It's not a big deal. My shoulder is just a superficial injury. The fracture will heal in a month. So I didn't plan to tell you to save you from worrying."
Chen Nian subconsciously retorted: "You're overthinking it. Even if you tell me the truth, I won't worry about you."
Shafulai did not expose Chen Nian's stubbornness. The moment the boy broke into the ward, he clearly saw the panic and distress on the Omega's face.
Maybe Chen Nian himself didn't realize it.
Shafley was quite happy: "It's inconvenient for me to go anywhere now, so I have plenty of time to fight bosses."
Chen Nian: "...Are you sick?"
He was completely speechless and tried hard not to roll his eyes. In an instant, he felt that all the sadness he had experienced along the way had been thrown to waste.
Shafley just smiled. He noticed all of Chen Nian's little reactions. This accidental injury made him realize that Chen Nian actually cared about him very much.
He is...very happy.
"We'll observe all night. If everything is ok, we can go back to the palace to rest."
Shafley took the neural adapter that had been prepared and asked, "How's the battle going? By the way, have you eaten? Should we have dinner first?"
Chen Ci and Fu Tianhe came down from the top of the mountain.
Going down the mountain was more difficult than going up. The sky was beginning to get dark, and the already dim sunlight was partially blocked by the leaves, becoming even weaker. Chen Ci used his mental power to explore the way ahead, and let Fu Tianhe, who had poor eyesight, follow behind.
They'd better get down the mountain before dark.
Hurrying slowly, the two finally walked out of the jungle in the mountains a few minutes before the last ray of natural light disappeared.
Chen Ci and Fu Tianhe looked at each other, made full mental preparations, and returned to the cave where Aurora was.
Aurora was picking wild fruits from a nearby tree. She stood on tiptoe and stretched out her arms to reach the plump fruits. Her posture was just like that of a normal pretty girl.
Seeing the two people appear, she put the fruits she picked into her pocket and ran over excitedly: "I'm back."
"Yes." Fu Tianhe took out a red pheasant feather from his pocket and handed it to her. "I found it on the road. Here it is for you."
Aurora was stunned, as if she had never expected to receive a gift. She reached out and took the light feather, then looked down and saw that the whole feather was bright red, with emerald green at the tip and some blue-purple at the end. There were three colors condensed on one feather, which was very beautiful.
"Thank you, benefactor." She raised her head and gave Fu Tianhe a sweet and brilliant smile.
Fu Tianhe's back was covered with goosebumps, as if he could see through the beautiful woman's painted skin and the sharp teeth of the machine underneath.
Giving Aurora a gift was a plan he and Chen Ci had agreed on. First, they should try every possible way to lower Aurora's vigilance. It was not appropriate for Chen Ci to do this. After all, the boy had a physique that attracted primitive creatures, and suddenly giving Aurora a gift was not in line with his previous cold personality.
The only one left is Fu Tianhe.
The three of them sat outside the cave and lit a bonfire. Fu Tianhe briefly explained the situation to Aurora: "Jiuyue and I also drifted to this island because of a shipwreck. We have a raft, but the raft can't bear the weight of three people. If we want to leave with this, I don't know how long it will take."
"Luckily we brought some supplies with us, so we planned to live on the island for a while to see if there was a passing ship that could attract them to rescue us."
Aurora's eyes lit up: "Does this mean that the two benefactors will continue to stay on this island?"
Fu Tianhe nodded: "Yes, we will not leave for the time being, you can rest assured about this. Jiuyue and I thought about it and felt that it was a bit too cruel to leave a girl like you here."
Aurora was visibly relieved and smiled, "That's great."
It was already completely dark, with only the campfire lighting up a small area around. Seeing that it was getting late, Fu Tianhe said, "You can rest in this cave tonight. After all, we are both men, so it's not good for us to live together with you."
"good."
"Remember to put out the bonfire before going to bed, be careful not to set the forest on fire."
Chen Ci and Fu Tianhe left together. They came to another cave, checked the supplies, and made sure that the bag had not been touched before they could truly relax.
After climbing the mountain for a whole day, both of them were very tired, so they went to a nearby stream to take a quick bath. Chen Ci was still as frank as ever, and started to take off his clothes right in front of Fu Tianhe, scaring the Alpha so much that he quickly turned his back.
Although the two of them now have a temporary marked relationship, Fu Tianhe has to avoid it. He listened to the sound of water behind him, resisted the urge to look back, and guarded his bottom line.
After Chen Ci finished washing, Fu Tianhe went to wash. By the time he wiped off the sweat on his body and put on his clothes again, Chen Ci's hair was almost half dry.
They returned to the cave, lit a bonfire, and Fu Tianhe began to cook. Chen Ci sat aside, staring at the stars in the night sky in a daze. He recalled the scenes he had dreamed of on the way.
Very real, just like someone has experienced it personally.
Will he and Fu Tianhe also be eaten by Aurora in this way?
Until Fu Tianhe's voice brought Chen Ci back to his senses.
"Come, eat."
Chen Ci moved to Fu Tianhe's side and took the lunch box handed to him by Alpha. The aroma of the hot food made people feel satisfied.
"Tomorrow will also be a tough battle." Fu Tianhe said, "Eat more."
Chen Ci nodded. Today they climbed to the top of the island and found a cave in it. They were surprised to find that it led to the interior of the mountain.
Chen Ci used his mental power to explore and found some kind of raw stone that could provide shielding inside the cave, but he speculated that the entire mountain was likely to contain shelters dug by humans.
However, it was already afternoon, and if they went any deeper they would not be able to get down the mountain before dark. They were afraid of arousing Aurora's suspicion, so they did not dare to stay out for too long, and decided to go again tomorrow.
After packing up all the things, almost an hour had passed. Chen Ci threw the moisture-proof mat on the floor of the cave. Fu Tianhe came back from washing the dishes and it was a good time for him to take a break.
Fu Tianhe brought a large bunch of grass leaves and blocked the entrance of the cave as a disguise, then lay down happily with Chen Ci.
A lot really happened today.
I turned off the flashlight and everything around me was instantly engulfed in darkness.
Fu Tianhe couldn't see, but he could hear the Omega's steady breathing. September turned over a few more times than usual, making a rustling sound, and seemed to have trouble falling asleep.
Fu Tianhe thought of the look on Chen Ci's face when he woke up from his dream. That was the first time he felt fear and panic from the young man.
It must have been a scary dream. Now it’s time to go to sleep again. I wonder if September will be scared again?
Alpha turned over, facing the lying Chen Ci, and whispered: "Jiuyue, do you know Sun Wukong?
Chen Ci nodded, then he thought that Fu Tianhe would not be able to see it if the engine was turned off, so he just hummed as an answer.
Fu Tianhe: "Sun Wukong used his 72 transformations to turn into a fish. Guess what happened?"
Chen Ci thought about it seriously: "He became a primitive creature?"
"No, it was seven seconds later that he forgot the spell to change back."
After Fu Tianhe finished speaking, he started laughing to himself and couldn't stop.
It took Chen Ci two seconds to understand and realize that this was a joke.
Want to tell a joke? He can do that, too.
"After losing weight, Huo Yuanjia became Salesman A. Pikachu stood up and ran, so Pikachu played Ping-Pong Ping-Pong. Among Arabic numerals, 1 is the laziest and 2 is the most hardworking because they never give up. Are you cold? If you are cold, you should squat in the corner because the angle is 90 degrees."
Fu Tianhe...Fu Tianhe stretched out his hand and covered Chen Ci's mouth.