Chapter 5

"Ring……"

"Xiaodao is enveloped in thick fog, and the fog brings many dangers. Main quest 2: Protect David Drayton and his son Billy until they meet up with the government rescue team. (PS: Do not use violent means to control David Drayton and his son Billy's actions and personal freedom.) Task completion: Reward 500 Main God Points. Task failure: Deduct 500 Main God Points, those with insufficient Main God Points will be eliminated."

Protecting people is a very unpopular task in the Main God Space. The reason is simple: it is too restrictive. If there were no additional requirements, one could simply knock out the person to be protected and hide them in a safe place to buy time. However, with this additional requirement, you have to follow the story in the plot. Wherever the person to be protected goes, you have to go there and protect their safety, which is a very tough role of bodyguard + enforcer.

Most importantly, the person to be protected is usually an important character in the task scenario, and they generally tend to act recklessly, running towards danger.

So if other contractors saw this task, they would probably reject it without hesitation. But for Chen Yihan, such a task is like a free gift of Main God Points. Because, although the protagonist always runs towards danger, the protagonist has a protective aura, and no matter how dangerous it is, they will always turn danger into safety and achieve a complete or phased victory in the end.

"Will you accept the task?"

"Accept."

"Ring……"

"Contractor No. 777 has accepted Main Quest 2, with 8 main quests remaining. Pending tasks: 1, abandoned tasks: 1, completed main quests: 0, failed main quests: 0."

"The next main quest will be released at an appropriate time."

As Chen Yihan accepted the task, David Drayton seemed to sense something and glanced at him. Chen Yihan gave him a friendly smile.

But David Drayton became even more alert, tightening his grip on Billy in his arms.

"Damn, low charisma is really not a good thing," Chen Yihan thought with a bitter smile.

"What is this?"

"This fog might be coming from Flume Mountain."

"How can there be such a thick fog? What's in the fog?"

……

The people in the supermarket, feeling that there was no immediate danger, were now driven by curiosity and slowly gathered at the glass doors, looking outside.

"Death, it's Death..." a woman muttered to herself.

Chen Yihan had no good feelings towards this middle-aged woman. If it were a turbulent era, she would definitely be a troublemaker. Even in this supermarket, she would cause one wave of trouble after another. However, her fate was also quite tragic.

Just as Chen Yihan was trying to recall the plot, the ground suddenly shook violently. An earthquake, no less than a magnitude 4 or 5, made the supermarket sway back and forth. The crowd in the supermarket suffered even more, with most people falling to the ground, and some being hit by shelves, causing screams to rise and fall.

Chen Yihan also lost his balance due to the sudden earthquake. But he felt that he was no longer an ordinary person, and his physical strength had been enhanced by a factor of two. So he spread his feet, exerting force on both feet to stabilize his center of gravity and maintain balance, trying to stand firm amidst the shaking.

But it was always easier said than done. Chen Yihan clearly overestimated himself and underestimated the disaster.

The shelves on either side of him could not withstand such a strong earthquake, and the goods on them were even more vulnerable. First, a large frying pan fell and hit Chen Yihan's head with a bang, followed by a box of Coca-Cola that also hit his head.

"Damn!" Chen Yihan felt a sharp pain in his head. What kind of expert demeanor was this? He immediately hugged his head and fell to the ground. Fortunately, Chen Yihan didn't continue to act tough. The ceiling and chandeliers fell just as he hit the ground, but were blocked by the swaying shelves. Otherwise, Chen Yihan would have been seriously injured.

The earthquake came and went quickly, lasting only about twenty seconds before it stopped, and the ground returned to calm.

"An earthquake?"

After the earthquake stopped, everyone lifted their heads.

"It must be a volcanic eruption!!!"

"Is anyone hurt?" The store manager stood up and asked as people gradually got to their feet. "Everyone, do not move around randomly, stay in the store!"

"No, I have to go home. My child is at home, I need to take care of my child," a woman said anxiously.

Chen Yihan also crawled out from between the shelves, dusted off the dirt on his body, and touched his head. Fortunately, his physical strength had been enhanced, and he only felt a slight pain.

"No, you can't go out. There's Death outside, the end of the world has come."

The woman speaking was named Carmody, and Chen Yihan had no good feelings towards her. However, now was not the time for him to speak, so he just mixed in the crowd and watched coldly.

"Stop spreading nonsense." The saleswoman, Sally, clearly also disliked this troublemaker, Carmody.

"Everyone, please, calm down."

"Yes, everyone, be quiet and calm down."

The store manager and a black man named Norton both stepped forward to stabilize the situation.

Chen Yihan thought, these are all important characters in this movie, and there might be tasks issued from them.

"I can't stay, I have to go home to take care of my child!"

"No, miss, you can't go out."

"Yes, you can't go out. The fog outside might be toxic."

"I agree, no one should go out until we know what's happening."

……

"Didn't you hear me?!" This woman, who didn't even qualify as a minor character in Chen Yihan's eyes, was now furious. "I can't stay, Wanda is taking care of little Vitt, she's only 8 years old, and sometimes she forgets she's taking care of her brother. I told them I would only be gone for a few minutes..."

When watching the movie, Chen Yihan didn't feel anything special about this scene, but now, being in the situation, he felt a strange sense of sadness as he watched the woman's tears.

"He's only 8... Can't anyone help me?" The woman, tears streaming down her face, looked at everyone pleadingly.

"Stay for the sake of the children, don't go out."

"Can't anyone help me?" The woman, tears streaming down her face, looked at each person around her. Those she looked at either lowered their heads or looked away.

"Can't anyone take me home?" The woman looked at the store manager, pleading, "You?"

The store manager said nothing and lowered his head.

"You?" The woman looked at the black man named Norton.

Norton's bright black eyes began to dart around, avoiding her gaze.

Finally, the woman looked at David Drayton.

David Drayton was kneeling on the ground, holding his son. Meeting her gaze, he stood up awkwardly, hugged Billy tightly, and said apologetically, "I have to take care of my son."

The woman was desperate and angry, "You all can go to hell." Then she turned and quickly walked towards the supermarket door.

Two people tried to stop her, but she broke free.

She finally stood at the supermarket door, turned, and looked at everyone inside.

The sense of despair quickly permeated Chen Yihan's heart, spreading throughout his body.

Just as the woman was about to pull the supermarket door, Chen Yihan heard the prompt from the Main God Medal, which only he could hear.

"Ring……"

"Main Quest 3: Safely escort Alice home. (PS: The task is completed once Alice enters her home.) Task completion: Reward 500 Main God Points. Task failure: Deduct 500 Main God Points, those with insufficient Main God Points will be eliminated."

"Will you accept the task?"

Chen Yihan thought, another protection task. But he really liked this protection task because, according to the movie, even if the woman went home alone, she wouldn't be in any danger. He just needed to follow her, and then return the same way, completing the main quest and earning 500 Main God Points.

If other contractors had accepted the second main quest, they definitely wouldn't take this one. Because no one knew what might happen if David Drayton and his son Billy were left in the supermarket. If they took the task, they would have to convince David Drayton to take his son and go with them to escort Alice. But if David Drayton didn't go after accepting the task, it would be a big problem.

So, in a task scenario, protecting people is the least popular task, and even if they took it, they couldn't take two at the same time.

But Chen Yihan was different. He knew the plot very well. Although his overall strength was weak, with the knowledge of the plot, he could not only complete the task but also gain many additional rewards.

"Accept."

"Ring……"

"Contractor No. 777 has accepted Main Quest 3, with 7 main quests remaining. Pending tasks: 2, abandoned tasks: 1, completed main quests: 0, failed main quests: 0."

"The next main quest will be released at an appropriate time."

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