Gotcha~~~Eat!

Not far away, the Long-Tusked Boar paced, having also noticed Zhang Yang nearby.

However, as far as it was concerned, Zhang Yang posed absolutely no threat at this moment.

A small child only a meter tall, the soul power fluctuations within him were so low they could be ignored.

Furthermore, the martial soul he held in his hands released no soul power fluctuations whatsoever.

No matter how you looked at it, the advantage was his.

Once it rounded the patch of obstructive bushes in front, a single charge would be enough for its tusks to poke two large holes in this human.

Just like that Nether Wolf from a moment ago.

However, the power of the Carbon-Based Lifeform Calmer was simply not something the native creatures of the Douluo Continent could comprehend.

"Bang!"

With the sound of a gunshot, a cloud of dust erupted violently behind the Long-Tusked Boar.

The Long-Tusked Boar's steps faltered; it felt the strength in its entire body draining away rapidly.

"This..."

Before the Long-Tusked Boar could even react, another gunshot rang out.

The Long-Tusked Boar's health points were instantly depleted, and its body collapsed to the ground like a limp noodle.

Through the hole in its forehead, bright red blood gushed out like a burst water pipe.

The next moment, the boar's body vanished, transforming into a crate.

Seeing the Long-Tusked Boar dead, Zhang Yang let out a soft breath, relaxing.

This was the final boss of the beginner tutorial.

Area cleared.

Zhang Yang retracted Lord M14, approached the crate, instinctively dropped to the ground, and reached out to open it.

A 6x6 search interface popped up.

"Ding."

"White, Paintbrush, Value 1368"

"Blue, Low-Grade Fuel, Value 14412"

"Blue, Military Canned Food, Value 14426"

"White, 10-Year Soul Ring x1, Value 1"

Stowing away the fuel and the soul ring, Zhang Yang waited quietly for the final 1x2 item to be searched.

Zhang Yang had a premonition that this item was no small matter.

"Ding!"

A red light flashed momentarily, and a crescent-shaped, archaic object automatically appeared in Zhang Yang's hand.

"Red, Tusk Fossil"

"Value: 350040"

"Crafted Collectible"

"0.93kg, 1x2 slots"

"A fossilized animal tusk; the erosion of time cannot conceal its essence meant for slaughter."

"Red Collectible Special Effect: Enhances the penetration of M14 attacks."

Closing the personal information interface, Zhang Yang headed toward the extraction point, but his mind remained occupied with the matter of "Red Item Special Effects."

"Special effects? Does that mean for the system, red collectibles aren't just higher in value?"

Zhang Yang realized this issue, but felt it was only natural.

"Whether it's a major red or a minor red, with such a low drop rate and such high value, having an extra special effect is only to be expected."

Finally, with 6 minutes remaining on the extraction countdown, Zhang Yang walked into the Quiet Forest Extraction Point.

It was an open space with no overhead cover, where sunlight poured in to form a massive patch of light.

At the very center of that light, two signal flares were emitting thick green smoke.

It gave one a sense of relief.

After waiting for 10 seconds, the deafening sound of helicopter rotors descended from above, and a fast-rope dropped from the helicopter cabin door.

"Package confirmed on its way, welcome home."

Zhang Yang's body, moving beyond his control, hooked a quick-release carabiner onto the electric ascender on the fast-rope, and after confirming it was securely fixed, he gave a thumbs-up.

The extraction animation ended there; Zhang Yang's vision blurred, and settlement interfaces popped up one after another.

"Extraction successful."

"Extraction Point: Quiet Forest Extraction Point"

"Duration: 00:25:22"

"Match Earnings: 235559"

"Total Eliminations: 3"

Following this, the stash interface popped up.

On the left side of the screen was Zhang Yang's in-raid backpack, with its 5-slot pockets and 9-slot secure container packed to the brim, while the right side displayed his empty personal stash page.

Zhang Yang clicked [Transfer All], moving all the supplies scavenged during the raid into his stash, and incidentally unequipped his green-tier "Martial Soul Hall Deacon Uniform Set" into storage as well.

The next moment, Zhang Yang's consciousness returned to the real world.

Immediately after, the system panel went pitch black, and then a line of artistic text slowly emerged.

"Season 1: Beginning from Duckweed"

This screen paused for ten seconds before slowly fading away.

The next moment, a new system notification popped up.

"Congratulations, you have unlocked [Season Mission: Breaking Doubt]."

"You can view it in the Season Mission section."

Zhang Yang was completely bewildered: "Wait, didn't I just pick up a secure container? Why is there still a 3x3 mission? Can't a 9-slot secure container be bought directly? System! Linlang Tiangshang! Where is my 3x3?"

Before Zhang Yang could recover, a second notification followed.

"Congratulations, you have unlocked the Collection Room."

"You can place red-tier collectibles found in raids into the Collection Room to activate their special effects."

"You can manage your Collection Room via the path: Special Operations Bureau - Collection - Collection Room Management."

"Each red-tier collectible has 4 levels of special effects available for activation. You can enter the Collection Room to view the requirements needed to activate each level of special effects for every collectible."

"Collection Room?" Zhang Yang's nerves, which had been tense over the 3x3, relaxed slightly: "Oh? A Collection Room? Let me see what this is all about."

He had already experienced the 3x3 mission many times, but this red-tier collectible special effect was something Zhang Yang was seeing for the first time; he had to go check it out.

In the Collection Room management interface, Zhang Yang placed the "Tusk Fossil" inside.

The next moment, a surge of heat welled up from beneath Zhang Yang's feet, instantly sweeping through his entire body.

Zhang Yang closed his eyes and let out a long, steady breath.

Once the heat dissipated, Zhang Yang exited the Collection Room interface.

Then, Zhang Yang opened the [Season Mission] interface.

The Season Mission interface followed the mission model used after the Prison season.

Three tabs of equal size were laid out side-by-side, covering most of the page.

[Action Plan] [Collector] [Endgame Contact]

"This damn [Collector] actually followed me to this other world; it's like a persistent ghost."

Zhang Yang cursed under his breath.

For a solo-trio expert like Zhang Yang, losing contact wasn't difficult to resolve as long as he could go solo; one or two raids farming Mandel Bricks would handle it.

But the [Collector] mission was different.

Whether you were a solo-trio expert, a three-man assault squad, or a trench-coat-wearing loot rat, if you didn't have enough of the specific collectibles, you had to try your luck at the Trading Bridge.

Zhang Yang clicked on [Collector] first.

The [Collector] mission required five types of collectibles in total.

"Gold Bar (0/3)"

"Olivia Champagne (0/3)"

"Luxury Mechanical Watch (0/3)"

"Hunting Pocket Watch (0/3)"

"Premium Peace Apple (0/3)"

"Mission Reward: Mechanical Worker Bee Model *9"

Looking at this Collector mission, a trace of doubt suddenly rose in Zhang Yang's heart.

These requirements... didn't seem that harsh.

These five types of collectibles were all 1-slot or 2-slot small red items with high spawn rates; as long as he was diligent in his raids, he could really find them quickly.

"That's strange, why would Delta Force be so kind?"

Carrying his doubts, Zhang Yang clicked on [Endgame Contact].

[Endgame Contact]:

"※ In any map, while holding an undeciphered Mandel Brick, eliminate 1 enemy Soul Master. (0/1)"

"※ In any map, successfully decipher a Mandel Brick once. (0/1)"

"※ Successfully extract from any map once. (0/1)"

"Note: All mission objectives must be completed in a single run, otherwise the entire mission progress will be reset."

"Mission Reward: Mechanical Worker Bee Model*9"

This was also a standard Endgame Contact mission.

Zhang Yang closed the Endgame Contact interface and entered the first Action Plan interface.

Then, Zhang Yang finally understood why the Collector and Endgame Contact were so normal.

"[Action Plan 1: Starting Capital]"

"Mission Briefing: To ensure the smooth execution of subsequent missions, you must have sufficient funds for support."

"※ Accumulate a total profit of >500,000,000 Haf Coin in any operation. (0/500,000,000)"

"Mission Reward: [Current Level 3*3 Secure Container Trial Card]*1"

"[Current Level 3*3 Secure Container Trial Card]: After use, obtain a 3*3 secure container, limited to the current level; it expires once the level increases."

"1, 2, 3, 4, 5... No, I'm getting a bit dizzy."

Zhang Yang was dizzy; he had lost count of the zeros.

Even in Chengdu, Zhang Yang had never seen so many zeros.

Zhang Yang was so angry he slammed the table: "System, you bastard, do you know how much 500 million is? If you round that up, that's a billion."

"Do you know how long it takes to grind for a billion? Do you even dare to dream of that much money? If I gave you a billion, would you even know how to spend it? How dare you ask for this much?"

Zhang Yang was so furious he closed the Season Mission page directly.

He wasn't looking anymore; it was giving him a headache.