Chapter 8

Lv1 newbie. First mission? Everyone thought.

"Is it the newbie who killed the imaginary creature on the cross-river bridge?" Yang Dong narrowed his eyes. He had handled the bridge incident and concluded that a human player had killed the imaginary creature, thus gaining the status of a player.

"If you need any help, please contact [The Great Wall]." Yang Dong said seriously.

The other players were unmoved, merely nodding indifferently. Since they had become independent players, they had their own thoughts and wouldn't be swayed by Yang Dong's words.

Li Changhe made an OK gesture and didn't say anything more, as he had noticed Xiao Junzi's scrutinizing gaze.

Xiao Nan probably also sensed something familiar, but Li Changhe's disguise was clearly more thorough.

Wearing a bodyguard cosplay outfit that hid his figure, with a dog head mask on his head, and even his voice was concealed.

His posture and gait had been consciously altered.

"To recognize me even like this, you must really love me," Li Changhe thought, feeling that it was no different from "recognizing me even if I turn to ashes."

Sure enough, Xiao Nan finally withdrew her gaze. She felt a bit familiar, but couldn't be sure if it was just an illusion.

"Let's start by confirming the information for this mission," Xiaodao Qingtai suggested. As a member of the national department [The Great Wall] and the highest-ranking player in this mission, he naturally became the commander.

"I assume those who accepted the mission have already uncovered some strange events in the old campus," Xiaodao Qingtai said, looking at the few people gathered around. "There are three strange incidents. First, the suicide of a teacher twenty years ago. After that, multiple students committed suicide at the same spot. This is one of the main reasons the old campus was abandoned. Second, also twenty years ago, someone heard crying or laughing in an empty classroom in the old campus art museum. Third, ten years ago, when the old campus was planned for redevelopment, three workers who were renovating the basement went missing for no reason."

"Of course, the information I obtained includes more than just these strange incidents. But the rest are unverifiable. Only these three have clues and witnesses we can confirm."

Xiaohongchen laughed in response, "Impressive, the national machinery can investigate so thoroughly in such a short time."

Indeed, the mission had only been announced four hours ago. From Yang Dong's words, it seemed they had investigated all the witnesses, which were from over twenty years ago.

[The Great Wall] was truly formidable!

"So these three locations are our mission targets," Xiaodao Qingtai said, looking at everyone. "The mission time is only three hours. I suggest everyone state their specialties so we can form teams. I'll go first. I carry heavy weapons, have undergone systematic training, and have completed two plot missions, two real-world missions, and three dungeon missions. I can provide strong firepower support."

With someone leading the way, the other players began to report their abilities.

Xiaohongchen: "I've experienced missions similar to Qingtai, but compared to his firepower, I'm better at physical and mystical defense. If the situation gets critical, I'll stand in front. Of course... I won't die, and if you're attacked by something too fierce, don't come to me."

A low voice came from the Earth Knight's helmet: "I don't have your high abilities, but my overall attributes are no less than eight points. I should be sufficient for support and assistance."

"Eight points?" Li Changhe's heart stirred. His physique attribute points were also eight, a random reward when he became a player. To be honest, he hadn't had time to test his physique yet.

The note said "extremely durable," but he didn't know what that meant. Could he block bullets?

On the other side, Xiaodao Qingtai nodded slightly and said, "Going for a balanced approach? That's the safest route. But if you encounter danger, it won't be easy to turn the tide. I recommend you focus on one base attribute and raise it to over ten points to trigger the attribute characteristic."

The Earth Knight nodded in response, "Thank you!"

Independent players rarely had anyone to teach them, and he was grateful for the official organization providing clues.

Then, Xiao Junzi... that is, Xiao Nan, spoke: "I'm skilled in close combat and have undergone systematic training."

Simple and clear.

Finally, it was Li Changhe's turn.

For the safety of the mission and future cooperation, players on the same mission should have a certain level of trust. Reporting one's specialties was a necessary step. Should he speak up?

In other missions, it wouldn't matter. Players from all over wouldn't be able to find him even if they knew his voice. But this was a range-triggered mission, meaning all these players were in Yan Yun when the mission was triggered.

If someone with some clout investigated, they would quickly find him.

Not to mention Xiao Nan was right there. Knowing her, if he exposed his voice, he'd be drinking tea at the Ministry of State Security for a chat that night. She was

"But I did consider this situation." Li Changhe pressed a button on the dog head mask again.

"Hello everyone! I'm a personal trainee with two and a half years of practice, Lord Bada. I'm skilled in singing, dancing, rapping, and basketball." A synthesized voice that made people laugh came from the dog head mask. Li Changhe had installed over a dozen languages in the mask to handle different situations.

"Go to hell!" Everyone's hearts skipped a beat, thinking the same thing.

Even Xiaodao Qingtai's face stiffened. If not for his strong mental fortitude as a civil servant, he would have used force to restrain this guy. The good atmosphere was completely ruined!

Then he shook his head, "Alright, it's good for a newbie to be cautious. Your level 1 status probably means you don't have particularly high base attributes. Just stick with us."

"A level 1 newbie's first mission is a supernatural mission. Is this bad luck or good fortune?" Xiaohongchen also laughed and shook his head.

Unlike other missions on the [Forum], supernatural missions meant there were definitely ghosts or other supernatural entities. Many players, even high-level ones, had suffered or died in such missions.

Any mission couldn't be taken lightly, and supernatural missions required even more caution! The danger was high, but in [Evolution Game], danger often came with great rewards. If nothing went wrong, this Lord Bada player could pass the newbie phase quite comfortably.

"Since that's the case," Xiaodao Qingtai weighed the options and said, "Xiaohongchen and I will form one team, and the other three will form another team."

The two high-level players naturally had their own confidence and abilities. The remaining three could stick together for safety.

Everyone nodded, and Li Changhe made an OK gesture.

"Let's begin." Xiaodao Qingtai's expression was serious as he stepped through the school gate.

The next second, everyone instinctively took a step back.

A few meters away, Xiaodao Qingtai's figure had already disappeared inside the school gate.

The moment he stepped into the old campus, he seemed to be swallowed by darkness.

"Damn! He got hit right from the start!" Xiaohongchen's face darkened.