Mission Difficulty Increased!

The black woman was struck by an arrow and fell over four meters away from Fang Linyan. She struggled to lift her head, her eyes filled with fury, gasping heavily as she reached out her right hand as if to say something, but her voice was hoarse and her gaze was exceptionally venomous.

The other passengers in first class were stunned, feeling that this terrorist was truly brutal and ruthless, even willing to kill such a warm-hearted volunteer.

However, just as Fang Linyan had predicted earlier, there was indeed another terrorist lurking in first class—a frail-looking middle-aged man in his forties.

This guy usually seemed like he might collapse at the slightest breeze, but he seized the moment when the black woman drew Fang Linyan's attention and lunged forward with astonishing speed!

He grabbed the hand holding the crossbow, squeezing Fang Linyan's wrist so painfully it felt like an iron hoop had been clamped around it.

Then, without warning, he slammed his head into Fang Linyan's face, making stars burst before his eyes and blood stream from his nose. Not stopping there, he flipped his wrist, pulled out a dagger, and aimed a stab at Fang Linyan's armpit.

This sequence of grab, headbutt, and stab was executed so smoothly that it was clear he had practiced it countless times, turning it into a conditioned reflex. If measured by the space's evaluation system, this man's close-combat ability was at least LV4 or higher, and Fang Linyan seemed utterly helpless against him.

But just as the dagger began its stabbing motion, a sudden, indescribable pain shot through the back of his neck. He flinched violently, instinctively reaching back to clutch at it while letting out a piercing scream. Naturally, the stab ended up futile.

What happened? Of course, the moment Fang Linyan saw the enemy move, he had released the Blood Spider!

He hadn't expected the attack to be so swift and fierce, and the Blood Spider couldn't bite in time, giving the guy a chance to land several heavy blows on him.

Fortunately, Fang Linyan's body in this Incarnation mode was still fairly robust. He stumbled back, covering his face, gasped for a few seconds to recover, then raised his hand crossbow, aimed at the terrorist writhing in pain on the ground, and pulled the trigger.

This time, Fang Linyan showed no mercy, aiming for the head. The man shuddered, convulsed for a few seconds, and then went still.

With his death, Fang Linyan received a notification:

"You have killed the terrorist: Ars. Your mission progress has reached 20%."

The remaining passengers, seeing the man killed on the spot, were terrified, huddling like quails with their heads down in their seats, thoroughly intimidated.

In reality, the sudden emergence of a Rambo or a cop among the passengers only happens in movies. Most people, faced with blood and killing, struggle even to stop trembling.

This situation suited Fang Linyan just fine. He found two ropes and securely tied up the Asian man and the black fat woman. With each one bound, the system sent a notification telling him his mission progress had increased by 20%. By the time the black fat woman was tied up, the progress had reached 80%.

"...Wait!" Fang Linyan suddenly felt something was off. He had only dealt with three terrorists, so how did he end up with 80% progress?

Had the space made a mistake, or had its math teacher died young?

Just then, the partition door between first class and economy class slowly opened, and a flight attendant stumbled in, her face pale and terrified. As the door opened, a series of screams and commotion erupted from the cabin, as if something horrifying was happening.

Fang Linyan's heart sank. His confident mood instantly soured. He knew that plans often go awry, and some unexpected events were bound to occur, but having something go wrong at this critical moment was truly frustrating.

Hearing the passengers outside scream so miserably, Fang Linyan grew even more anxious. He took a quick step forward and rushed to the partition door. He couldn't help but be so concerned because if even one passenger died, his evaluation would drop by 30%.

Through the partition door, he could see two passengers, seated at 12A and 14A, had stood up from their seats. They were initially clutching their heads, their expressions twisted in pain.

One of them was vomiting violently, as if suddenly stricken by some illness. Then his eyes bulged out and burst with a "pop," leaving two bloody holes. A thick, bloody slurry poured from his mouth, and he collapsed into his seat, melting away like wax.

The other seemed slightly better, trembling with his head buried.

A flight attendant screamed:

"They injected themselves with something and turned into this!"

Seeing this, Fang Linyan suddenly understood—why he had only dealt with three terrorists but ended up with 80% progress. The extra 20% came from here!

These two were likely sleeper agents. Realizing their companions had been taken down in such a short time, and unaware of the details, they must have thought the plan had been exposed and the entire plane was on alert. So, they activated their final countermeasure!

They injected themselves with pre-prepared Enhancement needles. The unlucky one at 12A didn't survive and died, contributing to Fang Linyan's mission progress.

But the one at 14A seemed to have made it through. After getting past the initial "cooldown" phase, he let out a loud howl that no longer sounded human. His face twisted into a grotesque snarl, and his eyes glared venomously at the other passengers. His once-fitting clothes suddenly bulged as if something was filling them up.

At that moment, a series of notifications rang in Fang Linyan's ears:

"Contractor 72AFS (Fang), you have experienced seven adventure worlds. Your strength has been judged to overwhelm other contractors in this world."

"Therefore, the difficulty of your current mission will increase, but the corresponding mission rewards will also increase!"

"A terrorist has been successfully parasitized by a Gerard Parasite, becoming a Tier 1 Bio-Weapon Mutant. Defeating it will grant you an additional 45% mission progress!"