Team

Chapter 44: Team

Disposable Syringe (Permanent): A single-use syringe capable of preserving a medicine's efficacy. Price: 200 Reincarnation Points each.

After finding the item he wanted, Xu Yue turned around and, under the pretext of reviewing sales efficiency, had the distributors selling newcomer equipment hand over the first batch of more than ten thousand Reincarnation Points.

Adding the four thousand or so points he still had, Xu Yue immediately bought seventy of these special syringes and five Sealing Scrolls.

Normally, such syringes had very limited uses. Compared with Sealing Scrolls of the same price, they were completely unpopular items, generally used only to preserve the effects of lifesaving medicine in Mission Spaces with harsh environments.

It was only because they were closely tied to lifesaving effects and carried a time-related attribute that they had such a low restriction threshold. After all, time-related attributes were a little too high-end.

Yet this time, Xu Yue bought seventy at once.

Fortunately, after reaching the rank of Lieutenant, the advance mission notice had increased to six hours. There was plenty of time for Xu Yue to make these preparations.

"Back then, I thought the anime revealed too little of the plot, so I went and caught up on what came later. Otherwise, I really would have missed this rare opportunity."

After finishing his preparations, Xu Yue began silently counting down in his heart. When the countdown reached one, that familiar spatial dizziness once again filled his mind...

Unlike the previous two times, when he had fallen completely unconscious each time, this transfer still left his brain muddled, but Xu Yue remained awake.

The improvements brought by the Three Tomoe Sharingan and the intermediate Sage Body showed themselves in a very tangible way.

As the scene changed and the gray space filled with cracks like shattered glass broke apart, Xu Yue appeared atop a stretch of green Abelion Hills.

Within his field of vision, he could vaguely see a towering, majestic wall surrounding both the hills and a small town beneath them.

Even from such a great distance, its grandeur was not diminished in the slightest. Instead, the towering wall inspired an even greater sense of awe.

At that moment, people were already lying all over the hillside.

Xu Yue glanced around but did not see any newbie guides. It seemed there were no first-time newcomers in this mission.

However, the next moment, Xu Yue was still somewhat surprised as he looked at the twenty or thirty people sprawled across the ground.

There was nothing strange about the number of people. The mission description itself said it was cooperative mode. What would be the point of cooperation if there were too few people?

What caught Xu Yue's attention was that thirteen of the twenty or thirty people lying there wore clothes marked with the same symbol.

Although the thirteen wore different outfits, including robes and leather armor, all of them had a grayish-white base color emblazoned with a rose pattern.

"So this is the point of cooperative mode? They arranged for a group to enter together so newcomers could be absorbed into the team?"

Looking at the thirteen figures who clearly belonged to the same Reincarnation Corps, Xu Yue came to a conclusion.

There had been newbie guides during both of his previous missions. Even though he had not directly interacted with one during the second mission, he had still learned something through the accounts of those newcomers.

This time, they had truly been left entirely on their own.

The surrounding space was completely frozen, with only the hill before them available for movement. Xu Yue casually formed a hand seal, and two more versions of himself seemed to grow from his body.

Wood Style: Wood Clone Jutsu!

After the main body, carrying a tactical backpack, gave several Sealing Scrolls to each clone, he climbed a nearby tree and hid directly within its canopy.

One Wood Clone first formed hand seals and used the Transformation Jutsu, turning into an ordinary face that would be impossible to pick out once thrown into a crowd. It then lay down on the ground in the same posture as everyone else.

There had been no real conflict of interest during the first two missions, so it had not mattered whether he hid his appearance. But now, because of the Penguin Chamber of Commerce, he had better be more careful.

The other Wood Clone transformed directly into a stone at the foot of the hill.

For this mission, he had to seize both the timing and the opportunity. He might even need to operate on multiple fronts. Given his current Chakra, creating two Wood Clones was the best balance for ensuring his combat strength...

Wei Yan woke up while rubbing his aching head. His entire head felt muddled, as though it had been rammed by a wild bull.

"Damn it. Do I have to go through this every time I come in?"

Just then, a teasing voice came from beside him.

"Haha, Little Weiwei, I woke up before you this time."

Following the voice, he saw a burly man in a grayish-white robe marked with a rose insignia, waggling his eyebrows at him.

That form of address made Wei Yan, whose features were already rather delicate, snort coldly.

"If I hadn't covered your retreat during the last mission, you'd be lucky to have come back alive. And you still dare laugh at me?"

Wu Yan, the one who had started the teasing, quickly changed his tone and smiled ingratiatingly after hearing his teammate's complaint.

"Ah, it was just a joke. Don't be angry."

Although Wei Yan looked delicate and rather slim, he was the one responsible for drawing most of the firepower in the Yanzi Squad. This was only his third mission, but during his first, he had luckily encountered a veteran from the team. He had been recruited during the newcomer period and used the benefits of his first mission to obtain the Tempered Skin ability.

No one in the team could afford to offend the tank. If he slacked off at a critical moment, they would be screwed.

"Enough bickering. Everyone's here. This is cooperative mode, so gather up and organize the other independents as well."

At that moment, a cold voice came from the side. A masked figure stood with his arms folded, the mask also carved with a rose pattern. The eyes exposed beneath it were filled with indifference.

The quality of the Reincarnators present was clearly divided. All thirteen members of this team had awakened, while none of the others apart from Xu Yue had woken up!

The corps members had no such patience. They simply kicked everyone awake one by one.

"Listen up, everyone. The Mission Space before us is somewhat special. If this is your first or second time entering it, the difficulty usually won't be too high. But since this is your third time entering a Mission Space, your luck won't be so good. You won't die if you don't complete the mission, but you can forget about receiving any mission rewards."

After everyone woke up, the burly Wu Yan, who had teased the others earlier, shouted in his booming voice and drew everyone's attention. The masked figure merely stood to one side and watched coldly.

Everyone present was entering a Mission Space for the third time. Their next mission would be the Promotion Mission that would free them from newcomer status, so the chaos of before was gone.

Even so, when they saw the neatly uniformed Yanzi Squad, worry and fear still appeared in their eyes.

"Don't worry too much. This mission is cooperative mode. In fact, you should be glad that a professional squad like ours is here. We have shared information from the corps, and whether in strength or intelligence, we far surpass you. So don't worry that we have any ulterior motives toward you."

Although this rugged man looked wild, he clearly had a careful side as well. He understood what the others were worried about.

Sure enough, with the guarantee of cooperative mode and the man's words, many people relaxed considerably.

"This Mission Space is also a complete one with a relatively broad scope. I can tell everyone some information for free. The Titans here are absolutely not something people at our current level can confront head-on. Even though most of the thirteen of us already have the strength to pass the Promotion Mission, the same still applies..."

After initially gaining their trust, the wild-looking Wu Yan began offering the real substance. Without charging anything, he briefly introduced the intelligence concerning this Mission Space.

The intelligence he revealed directly covered the fall of Wall Maria, the first wall in the story, and the severe trials everyone would have to face.

According to him, if first-time newcomers came to this Mission Space, they would arrive two years later, after Wall Maria had already fallen, and enter a new batch of training corps recruits for training.

This Mission Space was the best training ground for newcomers. Although no special abilities could be obtained here, it was one of the rare spaces where they could receive up to three years of training time, along with a set of Omni-directional Mobility Gear unique to the space.

The improvement in strength might not compare to other spaces where one could gain special powers such as Chakra, but the tempering of one's mindset far exceeded them.

If they entered during their second mission, they would usually have one or two opportunities to venture into the dangerous area beyond the walls. But as long as they were careful, it would not be much of a problem.

But if it was their third mission, then they needed to kill a Titan!

Of course, they could choose not to complete it. None of the first three newcomer missions were mandatory, and there was no punishment. But failing to complete it meant they would gain nothing from this mission. With the next one being a Promotion Mission, that was no different from seeking death.

It had to be said that although Wu Yan looked rough, he was truly eloquent. Much of what he said was crude, yet he somehow managed to earn others' trust.

Almost immediately after he finished speaking, all the independents outside the Yanzi Squad, including one of Xu Yue's Wood Clones, chose to accept their team's command...