Heart Blood of Guide Dog Mary

About ten minutes later, Yin Kuang snapped his eyes open. The lingering ferocity in his bloodshot eyes startled Qian Qianqian, who was cleaning the bloodstains off him, causing her to let out a sharp cry.

"Where... is this?"

Yin Kuang tried to sit up, but the agonizing pain throughout his body robbed him of all control. When he saw Qian Qianqian and recognized her as one of his own, the violent mania in his eyes gradually dissipated.

"In the... car," Qian Qianqian replied, then turned to Li Shuangmu. "Li... he... Yin Kuang is awake."

Li Shuangmu turned his head with difficulty, squeezed out a smile, and said, "Hey, kid, you did pretty well." Li Shuangmu was being sincere. After all, for an ordinary person, such a performance was truly difficult to achieve.

As he spoke, he took out a cold bun and said, "This is the last Secret Recipe Goubuli Bun. Eat it." With that, he handed the bun to Qian Qianqian.

Qian Qianqian pouted slightly, but she took the bun and fed it to Yin Kuang.

System Prompt: You have consumed "Secret Recipe Goubuli Bun", immediately recovering 3 HP, and 1 HP per second for 3 seconds.

As he swallowed the cold bun, Yin Kuang felt a warm current flowing through his esophagus, rapidly spreading throughout his entire body. Moreover, he clearly felt more warmth gathering at the wounds on his back and the palm of his right hand. Almost visibly, the bloody hole in his palm began to heal, and a tingling, itchy sensation spread across his back.

Yin Kuang was astonished and said sincerely, "Thank you."

At this moment, he didn't even want to think about everything he had just experienced. Because it filled him with deep fear—fear of himself!

One bun had replenished 6 HP. Combined with the effect of the hemostatic bandage, his health had recovered to 15 points. Of course, this was also because his total HP was low to begin with.

With a bit of strength regained, Yin Kuang struggled to sit up. Suddenly, his hand brushed against a furry object, and upon looking, he saw it was none other than the guide dog, Mary.

"Is it... dead?" Yin Kuang widened his eyes.

Li Shuangmu quickly explained, "No, it's just sedated. It wouldn't leave its master, so this was the only way to bring it along." Li Shuangmu then continued, "Since you're awake, let's talk about the rewards for this mission. We risked our lives and almost died, but in the end, we won. Even if it's only temporary."

Thinking of the mission rewards, Li Shuangmu's expression grew excited. He was clearly looking forward to it.

"Mission rewards? What are they?" Yin Kuang perked up and asked.

Wang Ning turned around at this point and said, "We don't know yet. We were waiting for you to wake up. Because the Headmaster considers us a temporary team, all members must 'submit the mission' before he will issue the rewards. Yin Kuang, hurry up and summon your Information Panel, then click 'Submit Mission'."

Wang Ning looked excited and somewhat impatient.

Yin Kuang paused, then quickly summoned his Information Panel. Of course, despite his urgency, he wasn't foolish enough to expose his secrets. Thus, he summoned it in "Visible Only to Self" mode.

Although Wang Ning appeared calm on the surface, he felt a slight disappointment in his heart. He had really wanted to see what this guy's stats were like, given that he had acted with such beast-like cruelty and bloodlust. Could this be the mindset of someone with 7 points of Intelligence? To remain calm inside even when experiencing emotional abnormalities? It seems I need to re-evaluate this Yin Kuang. And what exactly does 7 points of Intelligence represent? Even Senior Xiong Ba seems to hold him in high regard.

Back to Yin Kuang, he opened his Information Panel and saw the following information on the blank eighth page:

Mission Information-- Hidden Mission: Save the guide dog Mary. Mission Difficulty: ??? Mission Requirements: Guide dog survives, success; guide dog dies, failure. Mission Reward: ??? Failure Penalty: None. Mission Completion: 74%. Mission Status: Ready for submission. Mission Prompt: This mission is defaulted as a temporary team mission. Team members include Li Shuangmu, Yin Kuang, Zeng Fei, Wang Ning, and Qian Qianqian. All members must submit the mission to claim rewards. Excluding team members who have died or abandoned the mission. Rewards are divided into "Basic Rewards" and "Contribution Rewards". "Basic Rewards" are shared by all members. "Contribution Rewards" are granted additionally based on the size of each member's contribution. Submit? Yes/No.

Yin Kuang didn't hesitate and tapped "Yes" with his finger!

Almost simultaneously, everyone in the temporary team received a prompt.

"Prompt: The five-person temporary team has completed the hidden mission 'Save the guide dog Mary'."

"Prompt: Issuing mission rewards now. You may choose to receive them via voice prompt or text display. Please select."

Yin Kuang didn't know what the others chose, but he opted for "Text Display". To be honest, he didn't have much affection for the Headmaster's weird, gender-ambiguous voice.

The mission information panel quickly displayed the following:

Basic Rewards: 500 Study Points, 2 Comprehensive Evaluation points, 1 F-rank Evaluation point. You have obtained "Heart Blood of Guide Dog Mary". You have obtained the "Helpful" auxiliary title, Charisma +2. Contribution Reward: 100 Study Points. You have obtained "Silver Cross of Faith".

"That's it? Nothing else?" Yin Kuang was stunned, and then a surge of anger rose in his heart. "This is the reward for a so-called hidden mission?"

"How is it?" Li Shuangmu asked. "What? You think it's too little?"

Yin Kuang retorted irritably, "Is it a lot? 500 Study Points is only enough for me to buy two Magnetic Pistols (Gauss Pistols) and a few Goubuli Buns."

If calculated under normal circumstances, that was indeed the case, but...

Wang Ning laughed at this moment and said, "Yin Kuang, you might as well check the effects of the 'Heart Blood of Guide Dog Mary' before you speak. Why are you so impatient?"

Zeng Fei chuckled and said, "We really hit the jackpot this time. Next, as long as we obtain the T-Virus Serum, if we're lucky, our strength might increase by a huge margin instantly. It's worth it, truly worth it!"

Li Shuangmu smiled and said, "Yin Kuang, hurry up and see what that blood is used for."

Yin Kuang nodded hurriedly and clicked on "Heart Blood of Guide Dog Mary."

Item: Heart Blood of Guide Dog Mary

Description: Fresh, warm blood drawn from the heart of the guide dog Mary.

Rating: Extremely Rare.

Effect: When mixed with pure T-Virus Serum and injected, it increases the success rate of a biological entity acquiring T-Virus genetic enhancement by 30%. It also increases the chance of obtaining a perfect T-Virus enhancement by 20%.

When injected into a creature infected with the T-Virus, it can neutralize the virus.

Evaluation: The Creator is truly wondrous. While creating the powerful T-Virus, He also created this dog.

Staring at the displayed content, Yin Kuang's mouth hung open. "This... is this the core reward for the hidden mission?" For a moment, Yin Kuang didn't know how to evaluate this prize.

Was it good? Or was it bad?

Wang Ning, however, chuckled. "How about it? Do you still think the mission reward is meager?"

Yin Kuang thought for a moment and said, "But the prerequisite is that we have pure T-Virus in our hands. Only the Umbrella Corporation and Ashford's daughter, Angela, possess it. We can forget about the Umbrella Corporation... but are you suggesting we kill a little girl just for that pure T-Virus?"

"This..." Zeng Fei's expression shifted.

A flicker of struggle crossed Li Shuangmu's eyes. Qian Qianqian shook her head agitatedly. As for Wang Ning, he simply smiled and said, "Then what should we do? We have this treasure in our hands but can't use it. What's the point of having this reward then?"

Yin Kuang shook his head. "Even if we take a step back and say we could bring ourselves to do it, who says Angela would be easy to kill? Don't forget, the reward for killing Angela, besides the pure T-Virus Serum, includes 2000 Study Points, 10 points of Comprehensive Assessment, and 1 D-Rank Assessment. This reward is even more generous than the one for the protagonist, Alice. Do you really think the Headmaster would be so kind as to just hand it to us?"

The smile had long since vanished from Li Shuangmu's face; feeling restless, he asked with frustration, "Then what do we do?" Having worked so hard to obtain a reward only to find it unusable was like finally convincing a stunning beauty you'd chased for three years to go to a hotel with you, only to find every room in the city booked—the frustration and stifling annoyance were unbearable!

Zeng Fei and Wang Ning's expressions also darkened. Only Qian Qianqian seemed completely unbothered.

Yin Kuang pondered for a moment and said, "I wonder if we can exchange for pure T-Virus Serum from the Headmaster."

Hearing this, the eyes of the other three boys suddenly lit up. Wang Ning punched his palm excitedly and said, "Right! Why didn't I think of that! Once we find Senior Xiong Ba, we'll ask him if it's possible to exchange for the pure T-Virus."

Yin Kuang said, "My concern is that even if it can be exchanged, the price will definitely be exorbitant! One can imagine the difficulty just by looking at the mission to obtain the pure T-Virus. It's clear that T-Virus enhancement is a shortcut to increasing one's strength, and according to the movie's description, it possesses the potential for infinite evolution. With such a good thing, how could the Headmaster just give it to us for free? Furthermore, I'm worried that even if the Headmaster does offer it, the success rate will be extremely low. Even with an additional 30% chance, it probably won't be very high. If you fail, are you going to use that hard-earned special blood just to neutralize the T-Virus you spent so many precious Study Points to exchange for? Think about it yourselves—isn't that how it would go?"

Li Shuangmu gave a bitter smile, thinking to himself, He truly deserves his 7 points of Intelligence; his analysis is so comprehensive and thorough. There's almost no room to refute it. I fear the reality is exactly as he analyzed.

"So, according to your logic, is the Headmaster forcing us to complete the 'Kill Angela' mission?" Wang Ning asked.

"And the 'Kill Alice' mission," Zeng Fei added.

Yin Kuang gave a wry smile. "I suspect that is the implication..."