"Where did you get this?" Zheng Yutong wasn't a rookie. She spotted what was different about the weapon at a glance.
"Don't ask. Here are ten magazines. Use this for now, and don't reveal your strength too soon!" Seeing that the woman before him was on the verge of exploding, Li Wei hurriedly lowered his voice. "Didn't you say that in future missions, you'd be the one on the front lines and I'd handle the planning? So you have to listen to me. You decided that yourself, remember?"
Li Wei's words left Zheng Yutong with no way to vent her anger. It was true—because of Li Wei's excellent ability to analyze missions, she'd said exactly that, giving him a role much like a strategist who could come up with plans. As the one leading the attack, she naturally had to follow those arrangements. Looking at Li Wei, who seemed like a shameless rogue, Zheng Yutong held herself back. Just wait until the mission's over. I'll show you.
For no apparent reason, Li Wei felt a chill run down his neck. It's best not to provoke this woman.
"By the way, the mission hasn't started yet, but based on what I've seen, this is a game world with a modern setting. Just look at this rooftop platform. It seems like it hasn't been maintained in a long time—the dust is thick, and some of the pipes are rusty. But this clearly isn't an abandoned building. That leaves only one explanation: for some reason, the people managing the game world can no longer maintain this building. Think about it. What could have caused that?"
Li Wei's analysis was spot-on. Zheng Yutong thought it over, then blurted out, "Could some disaster have happened in the city, making everyone flee or die?"
"Heh." Li Wei smiled and added, "There's another possibility. Even though this fog blocks our sight and hearing, I can smell something strange."
"What smell?" Zheng Yutong tried hard to sniff the air, then gave Li Wei a peculiar look. She clearly couldn't smell anything.
"The stench of decay!"
As soon as he spoke, the Guardians on everyone's Yellow Paper appeared, floating in midair—a spectacular sight. It was clear that the mission was about to be announced. Li Wei glanced at his own Yellow Paper as a long block of text gradually appeared.
"Number: Reincarnator No. 1987. Enter the Resident Evil world..."
"Mission: Leave Wanxiong City within 24 hours. Reward upon completion: 1,500 points. Mission difficulty: D-Rank."
At least the mission difficulty wasn't too high!
Li Wei picked up another Stacking gun. He knew the mission was about to officially begin. Judging by the current situation, most people on the platform would probably have the same mission as him. Of course, there was a chance some people had different ones. What worried Li Wei most was that someone might have received a mission like "Kill the people on the platform!" or "Stop the others from leaving!" If that happened, things would get troublesome.
He glanced over the crowd but didn't see anyone with an unusual expression. With no other choice, he turned his attention to the area below the platform. Now that the mission had begun, the fog surrounding the rooftop had also cleared.
This really was a huge city. The forest of skyscrapers and other buildings in the distance made that clear. But the entire city now reeked of something nauseating. What's more, even from the rooftop, over a hundred meters above the ground, he could hear a low moaning sound coming from below.
"What's that sound?" A rookie shakily pulled a dagger from his pocket and gripped it tightly, clearly terrified.
Most of the rookies had weapons, but they were limited to ordinary cleavers, daggers, and even steel pipes!
A few might have spent points to buy ordinary firearms. They looked much more relaxed, after all, the weapons in their hands weren't just for show.
The rookies without firearms instinctively gathered around those who had them. It was an animal instinct. Li Wei's Stacking firearm looked incredibly powerful, so several rookies immediately came over.
Li Wei frowned and ignored them. He walked to the edge of the platform and looked down. His face turned ashen. The people who had also peered over wore the same expression.
Because what they saw was horrifying!
The street below was packed with "people." The moaning they'd heard was coming from their throats. But this wasn't a rally, nor was it a concert for some famous star.
This was hell!
Real hell. Watching the people below howl, Li Wei suddenly remembered a line from a horror movie in the real world.
"This world has rotted. You've had abortions and killed unborn babies. You've engaged in homosexuality. Did you think God wouldn't punish you? Now you see—the gates of hell are overflowing. The dead have been released into the world. Face God's judgment, you sinners!"
The dead had returned to the world?
That was exactly right. The people below were nothing but living corpses. The overwhelming stench came from them. It was easy to imagine how much rotting flesh they carried.
Li Wei locked onto one zombie with his Eye of Perception and checked its attributes.
"Level 1 Zombie. Attack: 10. Health: 30. A living corpse created by T-Virus infection. Special ability: Infection."
Its attributes were ordinary. Li Wei could kill it with a single blow. But there were far too many of them. The street below was already packed with these monsters, and their numbers definitely exceeded 100,000. Unless you had wings, there was no way to get out.
No wonder this was a C-Rank scenario. Li Wei didn't even dare imagine himself fighting his way through 100,000 zombies.
Shao Yang, the man numbered 114, had already led more than a hundred rookies toward the stairwell. It looked like they had their own plan. A few scattered people followed along.
Those with some brains and strength held all kinds of weapons and discussed what to do next. That was how people were: even in the face of danger, they liked to go their own way. Li Wei wouldn't criticize them, because he was the same.
"My mission is to leave Wanxiong City within 24 hours. What about yours?" Li Wei told Zheng Yutong his mission first.
"Same as yours, but... maybe because my rating is high, there's an extra mission on my Yellow Paper. You could call it a bonus objective. I have to lead at least five people out. The reward is three doses of T-Virus Serum and 2,500 points!" Zheng Yutong simply shared her mission with Li Wei.
"Yeah, it's probably because your combat rating is the highest of everyone here. If you have to lead five people out, then besides me, we'll need to find four more." Li Wei rubbed his chin, his eyes sweeping over the rookies behind him who were holding clubs and daggers.
They'd been following him ever since he'd taken out his gun. They probably wanted his protection. That meant he only had to choose four people from among them.
Li Wei had an idea.
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