Chapter 5 of 10
Chapter 5
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The second laser beam quickly swept towards them.
Qian Youliang knew that this time the laser line formed at the height of their legs and moved to the middle. The laser soon reached the first mercenary.
"Everyone, get down!!" Qian Youliang shouted, pulling the mercenary who was about to jump up to the ground. The medic and Matthew Addison also immediately lay down on the ground after hearing Qian Youliang's words. The laser just grazed over their heads, and the intense heat from the laser made everyone feel their hair was scorched.
After this laser passed, everyone in the passage looked at Qian Youliang with grateful eyes. If it weren't for Qian Youliang's warning, they would have been dismembered. Just as they were about to speak, the end of the passage darkened, and the third laser was preparing to fire.
Looking at the approaching laser, Qian Youliang knew that this time it was impossible to dodge with his abilities. He could only pray that the laser would be turned off by Kaplan like in the movies.
Without saying anything, Qian Youliang directly pulled the mercenary lying on the ground and everyone standing next to him to a position near the door.
Matthew Addison and the others didn't know why Qian Youliang had them stand by the door and struggled, saying, "What are you doing! Let us go! This position will cut us in half! Let me go!"
While they were speaking, the third laser was already sweeping towards them.
Looking at the approaching laser, Qian Youliang firmly grabbed their collars and said, "Trust me! Trust me! This time we can't do anything to avoid it. Press against the door, only this way can we be safe! Trust me!!"
As Qian Youliang finished speaking, the laser suddenly turned into a grid. As the laser approached, Qian Youliang's heart beat wildly. He only hoped that Kaplan would turn off the laser quickly. When the laser was ten centimeters away from Qian Youliang, the laser grid gradually dimmed and disappeared a few centimeters in front of him. A faint heat still rushed towards his face with the air. At this moment, he almost couldn't believe that he had survived. He knew he had made the right bet this time.
A few minutes later, everyone came back to their senses from the dangerous situation. Matthew Addison patted Qian Youliang's shoulder in gratitude, and the female medic even hugged Qian Youliang, kissing his face wildly. Qian Youliang could only marvel at how open foreign women were.
"Ding! Saving Captain Matthew Addison completed, rewarded with a C-level horror movie side plot and 3000 reward points."
"Ding! Saving the medic, rewarded with 500 reward points."
"Ding! Saving Mercenary A, rewarded with 500 reward points."
"Ding! Saving Mercenary B, rewarded with 500 reward points."
"Ding! Completing the laser passage without any deaths, rewarded with a B-level horror movie side plot and 5000 reward points."
As Qian Youliang breathed a sigh of relief, the cold voice of the System sounded in his ear. When he learned that he had received a total of 9500 reward points, Qian Youliang was filled with excitement. Indeed, the greater the danger, the greater the reward.
These 9500 reward points left Qian Youliang dazed. Although he couldn't immediately exchange them for powerful bloodlines or items, for his current stage, these reward points were a huge sum, which could greatly enhance his strength and survival ability.
The mercenaries carried the unconscious mercenary out, and Qian Youliang retrieved his tool bag from outside the door. As he was about to go to Matthew Addison,
the dispirited young man Zhao Jianwei rushed to Qian Youliang, looking at him with envy and jealousy, and said, "You're amazing! You actually survived in such a situation! By the way, how many reward points did you get?"
"Not much, only 6000 reward points and a B-level side plot," Qian Youliang deliberately reduced his reward points and side plot by a third.
Hearing that Qian Youliang had received so many reward points and a B-level side plot, Zhao Jianwei's eyes were filled with greed and jealousy, thinking why these reward points weren't his. These reward points should have been his.
Seeing the greedy look in Zhao Jianwei's eyes, Qian Youliang knew that it was right to hide his real reward points. Although reward points couldn't be taken, with Zhao Jianwei's self-centered personality, he would definitely ask Qian Youliang to give him some of the reward points.
The white-collar girl also looked at Qian Youliang with concern and said, "I was really scared just now. I thought you would be killed by the laser. How are you feeling now?"
Qian Youliang shook his head without saying anything.
"Brother Qian Youliang, how do you plan to divide those reward points?" Zhao Jianwei's voice sounded.
What? Although Qian Youliang knew that Zhao Jianwei was very selfish, he didn't expect him to be so shameless as to ask for the reward points he had earned through his own efforts.
Qian Youliang turned to look at Zhao Jianwei, his face cold, and said, "How do you want to divide them?"
"Why don't we split it 50-50? If that's not fair, how about 60-40?" Seeing Qian Youliang respond, he thought Qian Youliang would really divide the reward points with him.
"Why should I give you reward points?" Qian Youliang said coldly and walked over to Matthew Addison.
Hearing that Qian Youliang wouldn't share the reward points, Zhao Jianwei was stunned, then stared at Qian Youliang's back with resentment.
Liu Yan watched the conversation between Qian Youliang and Zhao Jianwei and found Zhao Jianwei's unrealistic thoughts amusing. Why should Qian Youliang give him the reward points and side plot he had risked his life for, especially since they had only known each other for less than an hour? And with Zhao Jianwei's personality, Liu Yan knew that if she had received the reward points, Zhao Jianwei wouldn't let her off either. Thinking of this, Liu Yan followed Qian Youliang to Matthew Addison, wanting to stay away from Zhao Jianwei.
The medic was bandaging the unconscious mercenary's wounds, and Matthew Addison was talking to Kaplan. When he saw Qian Youliang approaching, he patted Qian Youliang's shoulder gratefully and said, "I apologize for not trusting you earlier. I won't forget that you saved my team's lives."
Qian Youliang shook his head and said, "I was just saving myself."
Matthew Addison nodded and turned to continue talking to Kaplan.
After a few minutes, Matthew Addison said to everyone, "Let's continue!"
"Continue?" One of the main characters, Ryan, hearing Matthew Addison's urgent call to move forward, shouted, "What do you mean continue? Are you kidding? I'm not going into that passage!"
Matthew Addison looked at Kaplan, who, the computer expert, was sweating profusely and said, "Yes, yes, I've turned off all the defense systems, all of them..."
Matthew Addison repeated, "All of them? Confirmed?"
Without waiting for Kaplan's answer, he picked up the equipment on the ground and walked towards the other end of the passage.
Kaplan kept pressing the keyboard, and this time the entrance door didn't close. The female lead, Alice, followed as in the plot, and the door to the central computer room of the Queen of Flames closed again. Qian Youliang knew that the main theme of the biohazard, zombies, was about to begin.
While Matthew Addison and the others went to shut down the Queen of Flames, Qian Youliang sat on the ground to rest, knowing that the next challenge required full attention. A single bite or scratch from a zombie could turn him into one of them.
Liu Yan saw Qian Youliang sitting on the ground to rest and silently stood by his side, waiting for the plot to begin.
After a few minutes, the entire room suddenly dimmed. He knew that Matthew Addison had shut down the central main computer, and the defense system that had isolated the zombies and crawlers had instantly failed, turning the entire laboratory into their world.
After a few dozen seconds, the room brightened again. Qian Youliang knew the plot had begun!
Matthew Addison and the female lead came out of the central computer room. The black mercenary looked exhausted and said, "Let's take the Queen of Flames' motherboard back to the company. Kaplan, how's the Hive situation?"
Kaplan pressed a few keys on the computer and said, "It's all good. All defense systems are off. We can leave the Hive in a straight line."
Matthew Addison nodded and said, "Great, then let's..."
Before he could finish, gunshots suddenly came from the "B Restaurant." Matthew Addison and Kaplan exchanged glances, grabbed their guns, and ran out. The female lead Alice and the other two main characters also ran out, and Qian Youliang immediately stood up and followed them.
When Qian Youliang and the others reached the "B Restaurant," he specifically noticed the containers holding the crawlers. Yes, the green lights on the containers had all turned red, indicating that the freezing had failed. Thinking of the terrifying number of crawlers, Qian Youliang felt a chill. The sheer number of crawlers was something that human strength alone could not resist.
When everyone reached the entrance to the "B Restaurant," the long-haired female mercenary Ryan was holding her hand and cursing. Matthew Addison asked, "What happened? I heard gunshots."
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