Chapter 47

In an abandoned parking lot, Bu Fan saw hundreds of old cars quietly parked on the empty ground.

However, at this moment, the deserted parking lot was incredibly lively, with old cars constantly being driven out, then a group of people would get in, kick up a cloud of dust, and speed away.

Some even, because their cars were blocked inside, directly lifted the small cars over their heads, carried them out, and then placed them on the ground before starting and driving away.

Despite being the last batch of low-rank warriors to leave the city, their number was still in the tens of thousands!

Bu Fan waited outside with a group of people, letting the woman go in to get the car. After about half an hour, the woman drove out quickly in a green pickup truck.

"The woman in front, the four of us men will stand in the truck bed. We'll travel fifteen kilometers and stop at a riverbank outside the city!" The big man with the knife on his back seemed accustomed to giving orders. After saying this to the woman driving, he jumped directly into the truck bed.

The other three, including Bu Fan, also jumped in, and then the car sped off into the distance!

The sun was shining fiercely in the sky, the dazzling sunlight making it hard to open one's eyes. Fortunately, the strong wind brought by the high speed continuously blew across their faces, giving a faint sense of comfort.

What surprised Bu Fan, however, was that after getting in the car, the other three had a tense expression and seemed to have no intention of communicating with each other.

The riverbank the big man with the knife mentioned was soon reached. After driving about twenty kilometers, standing in the truck bed, Bu Fan saw a huge river shimmering in the distance, with a large expanse of wasteland beside it.

"Screech!"

A sharp braking sound rang out, and the car stopped steadily by the riverbank. Then, a few people jumped out of the car, and the two women in the car also walked down leisurely.

"Since we are a team now, I'll be frank with you all. This time, we've been tricked and are being used as scapegoats!" As soon as they got out of the car, the big man with the knife gathered everyone and delivered a shocking piece of news.

"What?"

Hearing the big man's news, Bu Fan's face changed slightly, and the plain-looking woman beside him was also startled. On the contrary, the beautiful woman who had driven the car did not change much, but her eyes showed a hint of sadness.

"If I'm not mistaken, this young brother is on his first mission, and the other two ladies are not team warriors. I assume you were probably housewives before, right?" The big man with the knife stared at Bu Fan and the other two, speaking in a serious tone.

Bu Fan nodded, and the other two women also nodded slightly.

"That's right. As for us three, although we know each other, we are all low-rank warriors and have never formed a team. We are all lone wolves. In previous large-scale city missions, we would definitely be given individual tasks, not team tasks! But now, we have formed a mysterious team, which can only mean we've been tricked!"

"We are being used as scapegoats. Look, this is our mission destination, a small town on the northwest edge!" The big man with the knife then took out a handheld computer, opened the electronic map, and pointed to a small dot on it.

Around that area, the map was marked in blue, and next to it was a yellow region.

"This small town is close to the high-risk yellow area and is deep within the blue danger zone. Logically, such a high-difficulty team mission should not be assigned to ordinary warriors like us. In fact, such a mission should not be delegated to our level at all. But now it has appeared. Do you know why?"

"Because someone's status has reached the level of regional AI allocation, and this is a task specifically assigned to him by the regional AI!" The big man with the knife said coldly.

Seeing the puzzled looks on Bu Fan and the others, the man with the gun said softly, "Wu Guang means that among us, there is someone with a high status. Although his strength is not enough, his background is prominent, and he has the ability and power to complete this task! That's why the task was allocated by the AI!"

Bu Fan nodded, and his mind immediately recalled the well-dressed young man standing in the middle earlier. His flashy appearance clearly did not fit someone on a mission.

The big man with the knife looked at them and said coldly, "I think you should have guessed who that person is! We won't mention him. Why do I say we are being used as scapegoats? Because now, it's clear that we have been replaced. Someone has switched our real mission with theirs, giving us their high-difficulty task!"

"That's impossible! Isn't the mission assigned by the base AI?" The plain-looking woman beside Bu Fan, her pale face showing confusion, said softly.

"Hmph, the AI only assigns the mission. In the end, how it is arranged still requires human control!" The man with the gun spat on the ground, speaking with hatred.

"Alright, talking about this is useless. We've lived for so many years; have we seen few dark things? It's just that this time we are unlucky and are being used as scapegoats! The reason I'm telling you this is not to stir up hatred but to let you know that our journey ahead is extremely dangerous and unpredictable. We need to be open and work together to complete this mission, for our own sake! Otherwise, if everyone has selfish intentions, the result will be only one: death!" The big man with the knife said seriously.

"That's right, exactly. We three know each other, but we don't know what you three think?" The man with the longbow, who had been silent, also spoke up.

"Agreed!" Bu Fan nodded, not becoming arrogant because of his increased strength on his first mission, nor underestimating anyone.

In fact, these low-rank warriors who have survived for so many years in the apocalypse are truly capable of surviving, especially in such a chaotic wilderness!

"Then, let's share our identity codes. I have the latest base database on my computer. This will display some basic information about each of you. I think this is the foundation for building trust, right! Of course, I'll start."

The big man with the knife finished speaking and quickly opened a software on his handheld computer, then input a series of codes. A set of personal identity information appeared on the screen!

"Wu Guang, low-rank warrior of the Eighth Base City, strength evaluation: Second Rank! Identity verification code: 0808XXXXXX1321"

Looking at the information on the screen, Bu Fan nodded inwardly. This was a database specifically set up by the base city government for warriors on missions outside the base, to accurately verify identities when cooperating in the wilderness.

Then, the man with the gun and the man with the bow also input their identity codes. Both were second-rank warriors. The man with the gun was called Chen Kaixuan, and the man with the bow was called Sun Dashan!

Then, the other two women also input their identity codes, displaying their information. The somewhat attractive woman was named Feng Yuan, a first-rank warrior!

On the contrary, the plain-looking woman, Zhang Ke, was a second-rank warrior!

Finally, it was Bu Fan's turn. But when Bu Fan's information was displayed, everyone's faces changed!

Then, the group looked at Bu Fan with complex expressions, the eighteen-year-old boy shown in the database with zero-rank combat strength.

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