Chapter 60

"Alright, no need to be so polite. If it weren't for your bargaining, the three of us would have had to split 4.5 million, but now the four of us can split 25.1 million. That's 6 million each, and we've made a huge profit." The final negotiation price was set at 25.1 million. 1.1 million was allocated for the team's public expenses, and the remaining 24 million was suggested by the scavenger to be split equally among the four.

Seeing that Kantu seemed a bit embarrassed, Taohuayan patted his shoulder and said, "Alright, that's settled. Those who have enough points can upgrade to a non-commissioned officer. Then use all the points to learn skills, and take a day off to rest. Tomorrow, Trigger will stay behind, while Taohuayan, Kantu, and I will enter the Decapitation Instance. Make sure to prepare everything you need before we go."

Actually, 6 million wasn't much for Kantu's family, but for Kantu himself, it was a significant amount. After all, although Kantu was a rich second generation, he was still a student. Moreover, Kantu wasn't as extravagant as other rich kids. Even though his parents gave him money, he rarely used it.

So, earning 6 million at once made him feel very comfortable, and Kantu was quite excited. He had only hesitated because he joined the team late and was afraid that taking a share might cause some conflicts. But now that everyone agreed, everything was harmonious.

The day passed quickly. From the information Taohuayan had gathered, the scavenger and the others knew that the Decapitation Instance wasn't something that could be cleared in a day or two. The instance had been open for over a week in other countries, but no one had fully cleared it yet. So, during the day, the scavenger had both of them take leave to avoid any issues from spending too much time in the game.

"Those taxi drivers are probably going to be out of business now." The entrance to the instance was located at a military base 30 miles away from the safe base. At this moment, the well-prepared scavenger, Taohuayan, and Kantu were sitting in a pickup truck heading towards their destination. Many players were also moving in this direction.

The pickup truck driven by the scavenger looked no different from a 500-point pickup truck, both inside and out. However, it wasn't a real pickup truck. It was actually the scavenger's werewolf mech in its transformed state.

That's right, it was transformed. After players upgraded to non-commissioned officers, each class had a unique talent skill. For mech warriors, the talent skill was mechanical transformation. As long as they had a mechanical card, the mech could transform into any type of machine.

For example, the scavenger spent 100 points to buy a new pickup truck card from the system, inserted it into the werewolf mech's slot, and then transformed directly into a pickup truck, which could carry his companions. The 100-point pickup truck card could be used for 24 hours, making it much more convenient than taking a taxi.

This alleviated the complaints of players who, as their levels increased, had to travel further to kill monsters, spending a lot of time on the road. After all, a mech-transformed pickup truck was much faster than a regular one. And when they reached the monster-killing area, the mech warrior could simply transform back into a mech for battle.

There was no longer the inconvenience of driving a vehicle into battle or the worry of leaving it parked somewhere and having it stolen. As long as there was a mech warrior in the team, buying a pickup truck card would solve all these issues.

"Kantu, practice more melee combat," the scavenger said while driving. The mech-transformed vehicle could only be driven by a mech warrior, so the scavenger naturally took on the role of the driver. The gunner, after upgrading, gained the talent skill of skill invincibility.

This was actually a support skill. Gunners didn't lack melee skills, such as slide tackles or knee strikes, which could knock enemies back. However, the success of these skills was determined by the attributes of both parties.

For example, a gunner with low attributes using a slide tackle on a mech warrior with high attributes would fail because the gunner's attributes were lower. It's like a weak person trying to knock down a strong man; it's an impossible task.

But now, with the skill invincibility, unless facing a boss with the same invincibility, a 'slim' gunner could knock down even a mutated brown bear if the skill hit. This greatly increased the gunner's melee capabilities, preventing them from being killed instantly by a mutant.

"Fatso, you should also practice combat. Modern warfare is about information and data. Normally, killing monsters is fine, but for a decapitation mission, not having a communications specialist is like being blind. You won't even know how you died," the scavenger glanced at Taohuayan and said.

Taohuayan, as a communications specialist, was excellent in everything except combat. His top-notch computer skills, whether for searching and capturing enemy communications, decrypting encrypted messages, or hacking missile command systems, were like a sharp blade.

However, Taohuayan was very lazy. He liked a life of lying around and moving his fingers to steal highly defended information, regardless of what the information was, as long as the defense level was high enough. Then he would go to the market and haggle with vendors, regardless of the quality of the items, as long as he could haggle successfully, which left the scavenger speechless.

"Got it, got it. I'm destined for hard work," Taohuayan leaned back in his seat, like a lump of fermented dough, soft and boneless.

The three of them chatted casually on the way, with the scavenger and Kantu doing most of the talking. Taohuayan was too lazy to even speak. After a few dozen minutes, they arrived at the military base, and Kantu and Taohuayan got out of the pickup truck.

The pickup truck contracted in the middle, the doors extended, the roof stretched upwards, and the four wheels transformed. The back two wheels became the legs of the werewolf mech, and the front two became the arms. The extended roof became the head of the werewolf mech, and the body of the pickup truck became the body of the mech.

When the pickup truck completely transformed into the werewolf mech, the driver's seat became the cockpit of the mech. The scavenger didn't need to move; he just unbuckled his seatbelt, opened the cockpit door, jumped out, and stored the werewolf mech in the mech space.

"Wow, what kind of mech is that? So cool! Aren't mechs supposed to be those bulky steel lumps? When did they start making werewolf mechs?"

"So handsome, look at his mech. It transformed from a pickup truck, how can it be so cool, while yours is so ugly?"

"Bro, are you selling that mech? We can negotiate the price."

The appearance of the scavenger's werewolf mech caused quite a stir. After all, this was the entrance to the instance, and almost half of the players from Hope City were gathered here. Most players' mechs were still the ones given by the system during their class change or dropped by monsters, with no changes in appearance. Ignoring the crowd, the scavenger and the others submitted their points and entered the instance's passage.

The [Decapitation Mission] had a limit on the number of players in the instance: at least 1 and at most 100. The 100-player limit was mainly for the benefit of regular players. After all, 10,000 points as a deposit was a significant amount for regular players.

If 100 players went in together, each contributing 100 points, even if the mission failed and they lost equipment in the instance, the loss wouldn't be too great, within the range that all players could bear.

As for why the upper limit was set at 100 players and not 1,000, or why there was no upper limit, some players on the game forum raised this question. They were immediately shot down by others who pointed out that this was a decapitation mission, not a siege mission.

After submitting 10,000 points and passing the inspection, the surroundings suddenly became quiet. In front of the scavenger and the others appeared a helipad with a helicopter parked on it. When the scavenger and the others arrived, the helicopter's rotors started spinning, ready to take off.

"This really feels like going on a secret mission to execute a decapitation." As the helicopter took off and flew away from the military base towards the distant jungle, Taohuayan said with a touch of emotion. It seemed to be his first time experiencing such a mission, and Kantu was also quite excited. Only the scavenger remained calm, with a hint of reminiscence in his eyes.

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