Chapter 35

"Main faction mission triggered: Intervener (Total). (Main faction missions automatically replace regular missions; the next regular mission will start seven days after the main faction mission ends.)"

"Mission difficulty: A-level."

"Mission deadline: Until October 11th."

"Mission objective: Intercept the actions of an unknown organization."

"Mission reward: 8000 game points, 1 A-level merit badge."

"Failure penalty: Deduct 10,000 game points; if points are insufficient, the player will be kicked out of the game!"

"Additional mission rewards: Calculated after the mission summary / side mission calculation / enemy kill calculation."

"Additional worldview acquisition: Unknown."

"Mission hint: On October 10th, during the Hong Kong Stadium concert, a mysterious force will appear (your rank is too low to obtain core elements). Both the police and the criminals must not only fight internally but also counter the mysterious force. To uncover the purpose of the mysterious force and to weaken the CT forces in Hong Kong, Major Roger issued this recruitment order, calling all criminals in Hong Kong to join this operation. Sergeant, although you are part of the lawful evil faction, I must remind you that it's best not to act alone in this main faction mission. In a legion battle, even the strongest individual is just cannon fodder. Additionally, the greatest reward after completing this mission is not the game points or the merit badge, but the unknown worldview you will acquire."

"System message: Remember, kid, you're a criminal first!"

Ye Yun: "..."

"Side faction mission triggered: Rally Order."

"Mission difficulty: E-level."

"Mission deadline: Before 9 PM on October 7th."

"Mission objective: Respond to Major Roger's rally order and arrive at the Hong Kong Church Kowloon gathering place."

"Mission reward: 500 game points (issued by Major Roger)."

"Failure penalty: None."

"Mission hint: As the initiator of this main faction mission, Major Roger's purpose is clear. He is the leader of the only organization in the Hong Kong T faction, [Shagui]. His goal is to be the dominant force in all of Hong Kong. However, his original plan encountered an unexpected situation..."

"System message: You, a shut-in, should come out and meet the world and your peers."

...

Ye Yun was deep in thought...

The key points are...

"Intercept the actions of an unknown organization," "additional worldview acquisition," "mysterious force," "internal conflict," "do not act alone this time," "you are a criminal first," "rewards issued by Major Roger," "recruitment order," "initiator," "Shagui."

From these key points, Ye Yun vaguely understood something.

Checking the time, it was still over two hours before 9 PM. Checking the map on his phone, he found that the apartment was not far from the side mission's destination.

After taking a shower and changing into casual clothes, Ye Yun went out and took a taxi.

When he arrived at the church gathering place, it was already 8:05 PM. On the street at the intersection of Kambala Street and Observatory Road, there were not many cars or pedestrians. However, what was surprising was that the streets around the church were already densely packed with about thirty to forty cars of various brands.

Ye Yun was speechless: "These idiots..."

"These idiots!"

Before he saw the person, he heard a loud shout. A tall and muscular man walked out from the side door of the garden, pointing at the cars and shouting, "Are you all waiting to die!? Hurry up and move these cars far away!"

As he spoke (not fluent in Cantonese, so using Mandarin, please understand), several obviously not-so-good small-time hooligans ran out and, using various methods, managed to pry open and start all the cars.

The muscular man turned around, muttering to himself. After a few steps, he seemed to sense Ye Yun's gaze and turned back in surprise.

Their eyes met, and sparks seemed to fly in the air.

The muscular man's eyes were fierce and wild, but there was a hint of keenness in them; Ye Yun's eyes were calm and peaceful, with a mix of brightness and sharpness.

The man exclaimed, "Huh," and strode over.

His steps were steady, seemingly chaotic but each step was precisely calculated. As he walked toward Ye Yun, his hands rubbed together below his chest, and a ghost-head ring on his hand emitted a cold blue-white light.

Ye Yun smiled and raised his right hand, extending two fingers in greeting, "Hi."

The man was taken aback, subtly relieved, and his hands, which had been rubbing together, relaxed.

He clearly saw a blue-white ring on Ye Yun's right index finger, shining in the night.

The man smiled and walked over, "Brother, are you here to find someone?"

Ye Yun replied, "I heard there's a token here, so I came to take a look."

The man said, "There are tokens, but do you want one or two?"

Ye Yun thought quickly and said, "Two."

"Quite a coincidence!" The man clearly showed excitement, mixed with a bit of suspicion, but his expression quickly calmed. He looked around and asked, "How did you get here, brother?"

Ye Yun pointed to the other end of Kambala Street, "I walked from the street entrance."

"From the street entrance to the end is quite a distance. Wouldn't it be better to take a taxi directly?"

"The surroundings are quite open, and the cars parked here don't seem to be a problem, right?"

The two looked at each other, and the man laughed, "Great! I like smart people like you!"

He extended his hand, "Lieutenant 'Earth Tiger'."

Ye Yun shook his hand, "Sergeant... Flame Cloud."

As they shook hands, Ye Yun clearly felt a powerful force from Earth Tiger's hand, like a steel vise clamping down!

What a strong grip...

Ye Yun had already made up his mind and firmly pressed back. Under the mutual force, Earth Tiger felt as if his hand was being crushed by a steamroller, the pain piercing through his bones.

Fortunately, Ye Yun didn't intend to cripple him, and after applying a bit more force, he let go, "Can we go in now?"

"Of course."

Earth Tiger's face turned purple, and he no longer underestimated Ye Yun. He turned and led the way.

Ye Yun's lips curled into a smile.

From his past experiences, Ye Yun had learned an important piece of information: CT and T factions could fight each other without triggering any missions, and by picking up the other's game badge, one could acquire all of their assets.

This game, "Counter-Strike: Elite," clearly placed T and CT in an absolute adversarial position. Under the lure of great rewards, there could be no cooperation or compromise between the two factions.

Although he hadn't met Roger yet, Ye Yun had already gleaned from the mission hints that Roger's [Shagui] organization was the dominant force in Hong Kong, essentially the only lawful evil faction in the entire city.

Thus, whatever Roger and his subordinates did was planned, a characteristic of the lawful evil faction. From the mission information, it was clear that Roger's primary goal was to weaken the most important CT forces in Hong Kong while also investigating and stopping the actions of the mysterious organization.

The lawful evil faction, being orderly, did not want any complications, so this gathering must be kept secret.

Combining these two points, it was clear that Roger wanted to gather everyone to set rules and plans and did not want to engage in combat with the CT faction before the mission's critical point. However, the problem was that T and CT were inherently adversarial and monitored each other. The Kowloon church gathering place, which was usually deserted at night, suddenly had so many cars. With Hong Kong being so small, how could the CT faction not notice? With the lure of great rewards for killing criminals, it would be strange if the CT faction did not launch a surprise attack.

Therefore, both Ye Yun and Earth Tiger thought that those who parked their cars near the gathering place were foolish... of course, this might also be due to their lack of experience.

For the same reason, Ye Yun preferred to walk a street rather than take a taxi, not knowing if the taxi driver might be a CT informant.

As for why Ye Yun said "two tokens," why he acted smarter than others, and why he confronted Earth Tiger, it all came down to the additional worldview.

From the key points he had gathered, Ye Yun was certain that this so-called "mysterious organization" was not a creation of the game system, as the mission had already stated that the T and CT factions were in "internal conflict," meaning they were part of the same system. This was like how a wandering swordsman and a White Tiger girl, even if controlled by opposing players, were still in "internal conflict." If a Garen appeared, it would be out of bounds.

Undoubtedly, on October 10th, Roger intended to use the concert as an opportunity to deal a heavy blow to the CT faction. However, he unexpectedly discovered information about the mysterious organization, and the system must have given him an additional mission... this likely targeted the leader of the strongest faction within a fixed range, leading to a change in the mission.