Chapter 39

This world is full of secrets.

In the 1970s, the former Soviet Union carried out a secret 'Super Soldier' program. The most information that leaked out about this program was about a man who could bend steel spoons with his mind. This indirectly sparked a so-called 'Qigong craze' and 'special abilities' in China during the same period. Many of the films about special abilities directed by Stephen Chow were influenced by this trend.

With the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, this mysterious program naturally came to an end. However, some of the test data and partial information did leak out. After the Soviet Union's dissolution, part of the 'special abilities' program's data flowed into the United States, leading to an experimental accident. A soldier participating in the telekinetic ability test died of cerebral hemorrhage on the spot, and other test subjects also suffered varying degrees of brain injury, forcing the experiment to be forcibly terminated.

Reality tells us that the mysterious realm is also very dangerous!

According to the theory of muscle reflexes, in principle, the human body can lift objects weighing around 2.7 tons, jump to a height of over five meters, and run at the speed of a car. However, there are many constraints within the human body that bind human potential while also protecting the body. If an ordinary person could exert a force of over one ton, even a simple movement could cause problems with their bones.

Our reality is also mysterious, but in the lives of ordinary people, there should be more mundane things.

With a sense of reverence for the world, as someone who is exploring the edge of the soul, Zhao Futu always reminds himself of this. Therefore, he believes he should live like an ordinary person, following his own path to seek something that might be meaningful.

Until the end of his life, the arrival of death!

However, the appearance of the Nightmare Space completely disrupted his plans and brought him into a realm that he could never have touched before. This led to a drastic change in his mindset over the short span of seven days, forcing him to begin collecting a large amount of bizarre information. For example, the Russian mystic Rasputin, which was the most interesting thing Zhao Futu had recently read, even leading him to suspect that this guy might also be a contractor!

Thus, he began to take seriously things that he had previously ignored.

Perhaps by lifting that veil of mystery, the world would look completely different from what he had seen before! He even once suspected that his becoming one of the 'chosen ones' mentioned by the Nightmare Space might be related to his identity as a cultivator!

He had too many doubts, and only the mysterious Nightmare Space could give him the answers.

...

Outside, the sun was shining brightly, but inside, it was a deep darkness.

Zhao Futu climbed the stairs step by step, the sounds and scenery around him gradually fading away. When a ghostly bronze door enveloped in a blood-red glow appeared before his eyes, he seemed to be in an isolated and bizarre space, about to enter a mysterious and unknown world. He paused for a moment in front of the blood-red door, then smiled mysteriously and stepped in boldly!

— Since there is no choice, move forward bravely.

Room.

When Zhao Futu's vision returned, he found himself in his room.

A row of yellow prompts appeared on the wall, which were the battlefield missions issued by the space. There were twelve pages of mission pages, but to view them required the corresponding rank. With his current rank of private, he could only view the top page. Each page contained three battlefield missions, which would change over time. Accepting these missions was not mandatory for contractors.

"Open battlefield missions!" Zhao Futu issued the command in a low voice.

The pages on the wall began to change rapidly, and soon three selectable battlefield missions appeared before his eyes.

The information provided for each mission was minimal, perhaps due to insufficient permissions. He could only get a simple introduction and the corresponding mission arrangements. The missions displayed were as follows:

1. World War II Space, D-Day. Mission intensity: Low-intensity battlefield (Level 3). Mission requirement: Survival.

2. Crusades, Battle of Jerusalem. Mission intensity: Low-intensity battlefield (Level 5) [Highest Level]. Mission requirement: Capture the Holy City of Jerusalem.

3. Chu-Han Contention, Battle of Julu. Mission intensity: Low-intensity battlefield (Level 5) [Highest Level]. Mission requirement: Break the siege and defeat the 100,000 Qin army at the Battle of Julu.

After reading the information for these three missions, Zhao Futu immediately realized that they were all high-difficulty missions of the same level.

He knew little about battlefield missions, only that low-intensity (Level 1) missions were the easiest, and completing them was like picking up a reward. Low-intensity (Level 5) missions, on the other hand, were the highest level, with difficulty levels that might even be more dangerous than main missions. Among the various levels of battlefield missions, those with 'survival' as the objective were the most challenging!

"The first mission is in the World War II space, and it's the highly lethal D-Day, with a survival mode. The difficulty is probably no less than the other two!" Zhao Futu gave up after just one glance.

He had just read a bit about the D-Day landings. Although the Allies ultimately won, the landing itself came at a great cost in casualties! Once in the battlefield mission space, whether on the Allied or German side, it was extremely dangerous! On the Allied side, one might face the deadly Normandy defense line, while on the German side, the inevitable defeat in the later stages was unavoidable!

After all, it was a campaign involving over three million people! No matter how extraordinary a contractor's abilities, it would be difficult to influence the overall situation!

Moreover, survival missions had a characteristic: once in the battlefield space, one would be immediately thrown into the battle, with no chance for a contractor to turn the tide.

"Low-intensity battlefield (Level 5)! Can I handle the highest level of difficulty?" Zhao Futu pondered.

As a novice who had only experienced one trial mission, he had no confidence in such a high-difficulty battlefield mission. Furthermore, the last two missions were large-scale cold weapon wars involving over 100,000 people. Looking at these missions, Zhao Futu finally understood why contractors said that the death rate for battlefield missions might be even higher than for main missions!

"All these high-difficulty missions, should I give up and come back in seven days?"

Theoretically, Zhao Futu had 27 days until the main mission, with four opportunities to choose battlefield missions, as they refreshed every seven days!

But Zhao Futu knew he couldn't do that!

Because if he gave up on his first encounter with a battlefield mission due to its high difficulty, he might not have the courage to face it again next time.

This space was undoubtedly very dangerous. If he retreated the first time, he didn't know if he could persist in the future.

After a moment of deep thought, Zhao Futu gritted his teeth and directly clicked on the blood-red icon: "The brave win in a narrow encounter!"

"Damn it! I'll give it a shot!"

Since all three battlefield missions were so difficult, he might as well take a chance and choose the random battlefield mission!

The difficulty wouldn't be higher than the top three!

Moreover, random battlefield missions had additional rewards, with a 20% bonus on base earnings and a higher drop rate for equipment and items!

Even if his luck was bad, he would just end up in another low-intensity (Level 5) battlefield.

The difference wasn't significant!

...

"Random battlefield mission confirmed! ... Randomly selecting battlefield mission! ... Importing contractor attribute template! ... Linking to battlefield mission space! ..."

"Random battlefield confirmed — Yellow Turban Rebellion! ... Overall battlefield difficulty: Medium-intensity (Level 3)! ... Mission intensity: Low-intensity (Level 5)! ... Mission objective: Skirmish! ... [Note: Changing the mission objective arbitrarily may result in the difficulty exceeding the limit!]"

"Contractor ID 1013 is a battlefield rookie! ... You will receive a 20% attribute bonus on your first entry into the battlefield! ... The randomly selected battlefield difficulty is medium-intensity (Level 3), and you will receive an additional 30% attribute bonus in the battlefield space! ... Battlefield mission earnings increased by 3%, equipment drop rate increased by 3%! ..."

"Note! This is a medium-intensity (Level 3) battlefield, do not change the mission objective arbitrarily!!!"

"Note! This is a medium-intensity (Level 3) battlefield, do not change the mission objective arbitrarily!!!"

[Red text!]

...

A series of red text appeared before Zhao Futu's eyes, and before he could fully read it, the Nightmare Space's prompt sounded in his ear:

"Objective selected! Battlefield space teleportation! ..."

"Time: June, 184 AD."

"Location: Wan City, China (86°30' East, 41°90' North)."

"Scene: End of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yellow Turban Rebellion!"

"Difficulty: Low-intensity (Level 5), skirmish."

"Pain reduction: 70%"

"Personal ability enhancement: 50%."

"Current scene exploration: 5.61%." [Note: Other contractors have entered this battlefield space!]

"Additional note: This is a combat scene. If a contractor is killed, they will randomly drop a bloody key, and the digital character information module will be activated. Contractors can check their attributes at any time through the Nightmare Mark."

"You will automatically understand the relevant language and can interact fluently with characters in this world. You will forget it after leaving this world."

"Number of accepted missions: 1"

"Your appearance has been specially processed and will automatically revert to normal when you return to the real world. You can also adjust your appearance in the Nightmare Space. If you have any questions, you can silently think of the relevant question and query it through the Nightmare Mark. If you have the necessary permissions, you will receive an answer."

"Mission hint: [The blue sky is dead, the yellow sky shall rise, in the year of Jiazi, the world will be at peace!]"

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