Different Paths

In the darkness, a group of people retreated along the desolate hills, pursued relentlessly by the Roarer.

"Hurry up!"

I glanced ahead, quickly turned around, and unleashed a burst of fire, killing the closest Licker.

"Ding Han..."

Bunny Critical Hit the Submachine Gun, looked apologetic. "Xie Xie!"

"It was just a small favor."

I said calmly, "We'll talk about it after the retreat is successful."

"Um!"

Just then, a voice rang out in the Star Chart public channel. "Bunny Critical Hit, have you broken through?"

It was the sound of Gun Like a Dragon.

"Um."

Bunny Critical Hit responded, "Ding Han and Cai Cai opened a gap in the Licker's defenses and helped us evacuate from the research institute, but there are still many Licker behind us, and we haven't escaped yet."

"Ding Han is here too?" Gun Like a Dragon in surprise.

I said in a deep voice, "That abandoned research institute has been in disrepair for a long time, and the walls are severely damaged. It's only a matter of time before it's Bunny Critical Hit and the others. There are Licker all behind us, which is a bit troublesome."

"Wait, let me check!"

A few seconds later, Gun Like a Dragon sent out coordinates and said, "There's an abandoned bunker here, perfect for holding. You guys hurry over. If there aren't too many Licker and you have enough ammo, you can just farm them for Points."

"Okay, thank you!"

I marked the coordinates given to me by Gun Like a Dragon on the map and said in a deep voice, "Let's go!"

"Etc..."

At this moment, Ragnarok, a level 31 Firepower Specialist from Zeus Online, shouted, "Yiyi, the boss told us to retreat west and rejoin them. Everyone's over there; we can definitely take care of these Licker with firepower!"

"West?"

I frowned. "Brother, didn't you see that the west is full of Licker? Going west is like walking into a trap. If there are other strange creatures hiding in the jungle to the south, going west is like lambs to the slaughter."

"Yiyi..."

Zeus gritted his teeth and said, "Shouldn't we listen to the alliance leader? Ding Han is an outsider after all. If we make the wrong decision now, it will cost all the brothers their lives..."

"Ding Han saved us, and now we've chosen the best retreat plan."

Huang Yiyi, clutching her Submachine Gun, ran while frowning and saying, "I don't think I'm wrong. If you want to leave, you can retreat westward by yourself; no one will stop you."

"Snort!"

Cai Cai sneered, "It really is the story of the farmer and the snake... We just saved him, and he turned around and bit us. You Ragnarok people are really interesting."

"Alright, that's enough. Everyone retreat to the bunker. Those who don't want to follow, don't. I won't force you."

After I turned around and took down a few Licker, I said, "Hurry up, there are more and more Licker!"

"Walk!"

Everyone ran frantically toward the marker, and Zeus hesitated for a few seconds before following along with his gun.

Ten minutes later.

In the wilderness, a bunker overgrown with weeds came into view, looking like a lonely grave if you didn't look closely.

"Damn it, the door's locked!"

Cai Cai tugged at the huge iron lock on the bunker's iron gate.

"Get out of the way!"

I drew my Ride the Wind Sword and slashed down, instantly creating a clang and sparks flying. The lock's ring snapped, and I immediately turned on the Roarer's Light and charged in first.

A strong musty smell wafted over, indicating that the bunker had been abandoned for many years. There were eight small firing ports around the bunker, divided into three levels. The firing positions were above the surface, and the two basement levels below contained some food and canned goods, but they had long been moldy and were completely inedible.

"Close the door!"

Cai Cai and Fatty closed the iron gate again and locked it from the inside.

"The Licker are here."

I frowned and looked into the distance, then said, "Everyone, get into firing positions and take turns providing firepower. This is a perfect opportunity for us to gain experience."

Let's get started!

Cai Cai, Fatty, Ruolin each took a shooting position. As for Kou Mei, she didn't need to use a firing point; she could just hide in the bunker and launch remote Psionic Attack to kill monsters, although the efficiency would be slightly lower.

Bunny Critical Hit, Zeus, and the other three each took up a shooting position, and gunfire rang out incessantly. The Licker outside kept rolling around. Although they tried their best to charge, the bunker's surface was made of a combination of concrete and steel, with extremely thick defenses. The Licker's attacks could only leave claw marks on the outside of the bunker.

Before long, the first light of dawn appeared in the east; daylight was approaching.

"Watch out, the BOSS is on the loose!"

Bunny Critical Hit suddenly gave a reminder.

I frowned and looked over. Sure enough, there were several Tier 2 Aberration Osteo Reaper hiding among the Licker monsters, constantly hissing and pouncing on the bunker, attacking it with their bone spikes!

Amidst the bursts of fire, the outer concrete and steel of the bunker began to peel away continuously!

Good heavens, even such a sturdy bunker couldn't stop Tier 2 Aberration?!

"Focus fire, take down these Blue BOSS!"

I frowned, quickly aimed at the head of an Osteo Reaper, Roarer opened fire. Amidst the "bang bang bang" of gunfire, headshots Headshot continuously, and in less than 3 seconds, its head was blown off!

[Congratulations! You have defeated the Osteo Reaper (Blue BOSS) and obtained the item: BOSS Ability Crystal x1!]

[Battle Notification: You have defeated the Osteo Reaper (Blue BOSS), gaining 240,000 character experience points. The Essence Furnace extracted 120,000 Experience Points!]

[Battle Notification: You have defeated the Osteo Reaper (Blue BOSS), and received an additional reward: Character Experience +24000!]

Wow, this purple Roarer is incredibly fast at single-target kills!

They quickly locked onto another Osteo Reaper, emptied the magazine in an instant, and with some of Cai Cai's damage, finished it off in a flash!

"Cool!"

Cai Cai's face lit up with joy. "It's just that the bullets are being used up too quickly!"

"It's alright."

I smiled faintly and said, "We'll open all the crates together later. If we get a few high-level Blue Equipment, we'll get back all the money we spent on bullets."

"Too!"

Our group looked delighted, while the Ragnarok members had complicated expressions. Zeus had suggested leaving earlier, had also gained a lot of experience and benefits, but he was too embarrassed to show his happiness, probably because he was feeling quite uncomfortable.

Four hours passed in the blink of an eye, and it was 11:00 a. m. on the first day of the mission.

By this time, most of the Licker had been cleared out, but the surface was already badly damaged, especially the top of the bunker. Due to the lack of firing positions, the Licker had gnawed at the steel reinforcement structure inside the concrete, and light was already filtering through the walls, indicating that it was about to be breached!

"Oh shit..."

Cai Cai quickly loaded the bullets into the magazine, frowned, and said, "The bunker is about to be breached, but thankfully the number of aliens is not much left. What should we do? Fight our way out?"

I nodded. "There are very few Licker left. I'll lead the way, and the rest of you will follow south. Once we've cleared out all the aliens, we can go our separate ways."

"Ding Han, Xie Xie you." Bunny Critical Hit thanked her again.

The other Ragnarok players also showed expressions of gratitude, but Zeus remained cold and indifferent, as if we owed him a lot of money.

"Walk!"

I kicked open the iron gate, grabbed the Roarer, and charged out. A burst of fire took out the last few Licker in front of me, while Cai Cai and Fatty went around the bunker and shot at the remaining Licker.

A group of people left the bunker and headed south into a wilderness.

"The boss and the others are at most half an hour away from here."

At this moment, Zeus stopped and said, "Yiyi, let's head west and meet up with the boss."

Bunny Critical Hit, however, looked troubled and said, "We just encountered an attack by a large army of aliens, which means they are very active in this area. To be on the safe side, I think we should team up with Ding Han and the others and continue south for a few more miles until we are sure it's safe before splitting up. What do you guys think?"

"Okay, sure."

The Light Priest named "Infinite Milk Power" nodded.

"If you want to go with our enemy, then go ahead, I don't care!"

Zeus gritted his teeth, turned around, and headed west!

"Those who walk different paths cannot make plans together," Cai Cai said calmly.

I looked in the direction Zeus was facing, where, under the sunlight, there seemed to be some distortions and folds that flashed by for a fleeting moment—a feeling that was all too familiar!

"Careful!"

I hurriedly raised the Explosive Gun, but in the next second, it was too late!

"Puff!"

A tongue several meters long suddenly shot out from the jungle and instantly pierced Zeus's breastplate. He was incredibly unlucky; to make matters worse, he even suffered a critical hit!

"15468!"

In an instant, Zeus's health bar was depleted, and he fell into a state of complete paralysis!

"Grass!"

Cai Cai was shocked. "It's a Tier 3 mutant, Phantom Lurker!"

"Well..."

Zeus was impaled on the barbs of his mouthparts, which were covered in nerve-paralyzing toxins, like a grasshopper on a bamboo skewer. His limbs trembled slightly, but he was powerless to struggle.

The toxins corroded his body, and his already nearly depleted health bar started showing damage numbers again!

This time, even God can't save him!

"Superior!"

The next second, I threw a Tian Gong Kai Wu directly onto the Phantom Lurker's head, and then aimed the Explosive Gun at its head and fired!

"Bang bang bang~~~"

With the sound of gunfire, the Phantom Lurker's health bar plummeted.

However, Zeus let out a whimper and his body went limp as he collapsed. The outline of the other-dimensional space appeared and shattered, instantly exploding into a pile of Star Coins, weapons, equipment, pickled fish, and Okamoto 001 and other miscellaneous items.

"Beware of its counterattack!"

After emptying my magazine, I immediately switched to my main weapon, the Ride the Wind Sword, and charged out with an Explosive Charge. At the same time, I activated Overpowering Momentum, and in the next second, I landed a total of 9 hits on the BOSS, including a normal attack, a Dragon Blade Ground Spike Slash Bloodthirsty Assault, a normal attack, a Bloodthirst attack, and a normal attack. The damage was higher with each hit, and the final Bloodthirsty Assault even dealt more than 6,000 damage!

"Superior!"

Cai Cai and Fatty split into two groups, Ruolin provided cover, and Kou Mei launched ranged attacks.

After being ambushed by the Phantom Lurker, everyone in our squad appeared extremely skilled and focused!

In contrast, Bunny Critical Hit, Infinite Milk Power, and the others, who were stunned by the BOSS's sudden attack, looked like a bunch of greenhorns!