Bluffing
The West Suburbs are the city's industrial park.
Unlike the towering buildings in the city center, the main features here are towering chimneys and vast factory buildings... Some of these appear clean and tidy, with lights on in the office buildings and the sound of machinery running in the factories, clearly indicating good business performance. However, some located in the corners are obviously old and dilapidated, with even the signs crooked and rusty...
Outside the wall of what appeared to be a long-abandoned factory, Luo Jun raised his hand and pressed it in the air, feeling a noticeable resistance.
This is the western boundary of the site.
After leaving Zhuge Lan's house, Luo Jun ran around the city, basically confirming the boundaries in all directions. The mission area this time, in addition to the bustling urban area, also included a part of the suburbs, covering an area of about 30 kilometers in length and width, with a total area of about 1,000 square kilometers.
From this perspective, there's only one contestant per square kilometer on average...
However, compared to the bustling and densely populated city center, the suburbs seem much more spacious. When we first entered the world, most players should have landed in the city center, but now that several hours have passed and they have free time, it's hard to say where they're all hiding. Finding all the enemies is even more difficult...
But now you shouldn't need to look for it yourself.
Luo Jun turned around, and with a light leap, landed on the mottled roof of the factory.
According to the White Night Bat's confession, the poisonous blood on his body is similar to a kind of pheromone. Modified Polluter can sense his presence from a great distance, and the places he passes by will also leave pheromone residue. Given enough time, these Polluter will be able to find him.
Therefore, Luo Jun's running around the city was not only to determine the scope of the location, but also to leave as much information as possible to attract prey to his doorstep.
There are only three gates in Zhendan. On average, out of fifty Polluter, the [Martial World] should account for about sixteen or seventeen. Now that four are confirmed dead, there should be more than ten people left.
Admittedly, not all of the remaining people have undergone the transformation, and even those who can sense him would probably hesitate. A master capable of killing the Poison Blood Gu King is definitely not easy to deal with, and so much time has passed; most people probably wouldn't dare to challenge him...
However, this means that anyone who dares to take on the challenge will be someone extremely confident in their own abilities, and their score won't be low!
Luo Jun sat on the roof, eyes closed, enjoying the night breeze, quietly waiting for his prey to arrive.
Finally, just past midnight, Luo Jun sensed a faint but palpable Killing Intent.
He slowly opened his eyes and saw a man in a white robe standing at the entrance of the dilapidated factory area.
To conceal their origins, participants change their clothing upon entering this world to match the clothes worn by the person they brought in. Therefore, even Polluter from the [Martial World] wouldn't be wearing ancient attire. This guy's clothes must have been collected by himself in this world.
Such an obsession with appearance suggests either a King of Pretentiousness or genuine talent... or perhaps both.
"So you're the one who killed the Poison Blood Gu King?" The man stood tall and looked at Luo Jun on the rooftop from afar.
Luo Jun looked down at the white-robed young man, snorted coldly without saying a word, raised his hand and tore off a piece of iron plate from the roof, then suddenly flung it to the side!
Whoosh!
The iron plate pierced through the barrier instantly, shooting out with a loud bang. It struck a third-floor window of a factory building several hundred meters away. With a ripping sound, the window frame was instantly blasted open by the immense force of the iron plate. A woman hiding behind the window had her head severed by the iron plate. The heavy crossbow in her hand fell to the ground, the trigger was pulled, and Crossbow Bolt was fired, instantly piercing through the concrete wall. Its momentum did not diminish as it landed on a steel beam a hundred meters away, embedding itself half a foot deep!
Upon seeing this, the young man in white was shocked. His appearance was meant to attract attention, but the heavy crossbow sniper hiding in the shadows was the real Killing Move!
Unexpectedly, the other party saw through the deception immediately and killed the sniper hundreds of meters away with a piece of iron plate that he picked up at random!
The young man in white turned and ran!
Monster!
This guy must have at least unlocked the Heart Refining Realm ability, otherwise he couldn't have done something like this!
Both he and the woman had already gained over a thousand points. He had already unlocked the abilities of the Foundation Establishment Realm and was Martial Combat Faction with extremely high Protective Qi Strength. The sniper, on the other hand, had unlocked an Epic-level of equipment first!
The two originally thought they were ahead of all the contestants in terms of progress, with one facing the enemy head-on and the other launching a sneak attack, so they were sure of success. But unexpectedly, they encountered a monster who had unlocked the Heart Refining Realm!
There's no way to win! He may be arrogant, but he's not stupid. There's no need to fight to the death in a situation where death is inevitable!
Watching the figure flee in a disheveled state, Luo Jun sneered. He thought he had encountered another Xuanyuan Wuji, but it turned out to be a paper tiger.
He lightly touched the steel beam with his toes, causing the entire roof to sink slightly. The enormous reaction force propelled him into the air, allowing him to land right in front of the white-robed young man.
"Weren't you very confident just now?" Luo Jun sneered, "That obvious Killing Intent, wasn't that a bit of underestimating me?"
Upon seeing the menacing figure suddenly appear before him, the man's face turned even paler than his clothes. He immediately unlocked his Hundred Treasure Box, took out a Fine-level smoke bomb, and smashed it on the ground. With a bang, thick fog enveloped an area of several dozen meters around.
This smoke bomb not only confuses the opponent, but also slows down the movement speed of everyone within its range except the user. After throwing down the smoke bomb, the white-robed young man immediately retreated, exiting the dense fog at top speed, and then rushed into the darkness.
However, he had only run two steps when a dark shadow flashed before his eyes, and Luo Jun was already in front of him.
So fast? The white-robed young man's pupils dilated suddenly. He picked up another smoke bomb and was about to throw it on the ground, but as soon as he waved his hand, he felt his forearm go light. Upon closer inspection, he saw that his right wrist and below were gone, leaving only a clean cut from which blood spurted out.
Looking at Luo Jun again, he was holding a severed hand, from which he pried out two smoke bombs.
"It's of excellent quality, but the effect is quite good." Luo Jun nodded approvingly, then swept his leg, kicking the white-clad man in half at the waist...
"They are indeed all experts..." As the number of survivors decreased, Luo Jun received another seven hundred points, bringing his total to one thousand four hundred and thirty points.
Luo Jun already had enough points. He exchanged them for the Midnight Mask and still had 810 points left, more than enough to exchange for the Foundation Establishment Realm.
However, Luo Jun hesitated for a moment and did not rush to spend the points. The mission had just begun, and according to the instructions, the final reward was determined by the remaining points. If possible, he would save some.
Moreover, this mission involves many situations where points are deducted, so it's safer to reserve enough points. Besides, even if he's at the Body Refinement Realm stage, he's already at the Peak Level level, so there's no rush to improve his strength for now.
Looking at the time, almost seven hours have passed since the mission began, and the current numbers of enemies and allies are thirty-six and thirty-eight respectively.
He killed seven people himself, and if you include the one he gave to Zhuge Lan, that means he only killed six people in total? Meanwhile, his opponent has already killed twelve people...
Sigh, this team will fall apart without me! Luo Jun returned to the factory area and continued to wait, but no one else came to his door, and the number of survivors remained unchanged.
After the initial fierce fighting, it seems everyone has learned their lesson and scattered to hide... Of course, there's another reason: only a few have earned points so far. In such a large city, even Enemy Detection requires spending points. The initial 100 points only support one multi-person search; using them a second time will reset the points to zero. In such a large city, it's difficult for everyone to find enemies without using skills, so there's naturally no point in talking about combat.
It seems that gaining points is much harder than losing them. If you're unlucky and fail to kill any enemies early on, you might lose your chance to rise to the top. Staying hidden and undetected is the best strategy...
Of course, besides killing people, there's also a chance to score points.
As time ticked by, suddenly, a message popped into the minds of all the contestants.
"The Source of Calamity will appear in five minutes, at which time everyone will be able to detect Source of Calamity location at any time without any conditions."
"The first phase, the Source of Calamity, is worth a total of 3,000 points. The final kill will reward 1,000 points, and the remaining 2,000 points will be distributed based on contributions made in the fight against the Source of Calamity."
"Successfully defeated the Source of Calamity; all survivors are rewarded with 100 points."
"The number of ordinary people killed by the Source of Calamity will be distributed equally among all survivors, with corresponding points deducted."
It's finally here... The Source of Calamity, which occurs every ten hours, is the only chance to earn points besides killing enemies. But unexpectedly, as long as the Source of Calamity is defeated, everyone is guaranteed a minimum of 100 points. It seems like we can get by even if we just lie down...
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No, we can't let the Source of Calamity run rampant in the city. Otherwise, even if it kills tens of thousands of people out of the tens of millions, it could wipe out all the contestants.
Especially for players with already low scores, they are in the most danger and are the ones who most hope that the Source of Calamity will be resolved as soon as possible.
The strong want to earn more points through kills, while the weak fear being eliminated due to excessive point deductions. Therefore, once the Source of Calamity appears, everyone will try their best to kill it... This mission arrangement is quite ingenious...
Luo Jun stood on the factory building, then leaped onto the top of a chimney not far away, gazing towards the city in the distance.
Time ticked by, and as the final Countdown ended, a dazzling red dot appeared in Luo Jun's field of vision!
In the East Suburbs of the city!
Grandmother it, what bad luck!
Luo Jun cursed under his breath, took out the Midnight Mask, put it on, and with a burst of speed, shot off and disappeared into the night.
As for that massive chimney, it slowly collapsed under his incredible strength...
"Thanks to 'Just Love Watching Evil' for the sports car! Wow, so many brothers are still awake at this hour?"
Inside an abandoned hospital in the East Suburbs, a live-streaming team is exploring the Corridor. The lead streamer, holding a phone stand, uses his unique voice to create a chilling and eerie atmosphere.
"Many friends from other places may not know that this hospital used to be very popular. It's a pity that it's now so abandoned. Demolition will begin next month, and this may be our last chance to explore this eerie place!"
"Many of us who live in the East Suburbs probably had our medical treatment done here when we were kids... Although it was a private hospital, it was quite skilled at treating all kinds of infectious diseases. Who would have thought that it would go bankrupt in recent years due to poor management... But now that it's slated for demolition, it's not a complete loss, I guess..."
"But I've heard a legend that the reason this hospital is so good at treating infectious diseases is because there's a virus lab in the basement, and they're even secretly using patients for human experiments... Over the years, countless innocent souls have died in the hospital's basement. This place is really eerie..."
As the guy was getting into his story, several Bullet Screen: "I live right next to the hospital. This place is really weird; I've had a fever more than ten times in the two years I've lived here..."
"Wow, there are even locals in the Livestream Room!" The host immediately seized the opportunity. "Yeah, there are several newly built residential complexes near this hospital, all high-rises..." As he spoke, he walked to the window and pointed the camera at the high-rise complexes not far away. "But it's said that people who bought houses here always catch colds and fevers for no reason, getting sick every few days... Legend has it that a virus sealed underground in this hospital is slowly leaking out..."
The guy got more and more excited as he talked, and soon they arrived at the basement door.
"Family members, we are about to enter the most mysterious basement..." The camera captured the basement's dilapidated door tightly closed, with only an old padlock hanging on it.
The anchor handed his phone to his pretty assistant behind him, then found a steel bar nearby and beckoned a tall, burly man from the team over. "Come on, give me a hand, let's pry the door open!"
Watching the two of them working together so hard in front of the camera, the female assistant, who was holding a phone stand, yawned.
What viewers found thrilling and exciting late-night Paranormal adventures were utterly boring to Xiao Nan.
The virus research, the vengeful Vengeful Ghost —it was all just a gimmick the team made up to attract viewers. They'd scouted out this abandoned hospital days ago; there was nothing special in the basement. To create a sensation, they deliberately brought in some scary props, sprinkled some artificial blood in it, and even fabricated a bizarre and hard-to-verify story... Even the lock on the door was locked by Xiao Nan herself...
If it wasn't pre-arranged, how could someone so easily find a steel bar in such an abandoned hospital?
After a while, once the lock is pried open, the streamer will lead people inside in a seemingly professional manner, showing them the pre-arranged scenes while telling a pre-written story, and incidentally soliciting some gifts, hanging up a little yellow bike, and selling some Talisman Paper and peach wood pendants, etc...
Ugh, I'm so sleepy, I just want to finish work and go home to sleep...
Just as Xiao Nan was yawning, with a clang, the lock was finally pried open. The anchor feigned nervousness. "Watch closely, everyone... Next, we're about to enter the long-sealed basement... Since the hospital was abandoned, we might be the first group to open this door..."
The streamer interacted with the viewers in the Livestream Room while slowly pushing open the door.
But just then, the door suddenly burst open, and a rotting arm reached out and grabbed the anchor's wrist!
At the same time, a roar that didn't sound human came from behind the door...
(End of this chapter)