"Hold your breath, child. Lower your head and don't look at that tower. Try to think of happy things. Listen to this sound in my hand..."
The teammate Sophie had at gunpoint did not counterattack immediately. Instead, he spoke in a kindly voice.
At the same time, he gently tapped the barrel of his assault rifle against the armored vehicle's outer wall, producing a rhythmic, soft sound.
The sound seemed chaotic and disordered, yet like a clear spring, it instantly brought much clarity to Sophie's previously frantic and chaotic mind.
Sophie jolted, then immediately lowered her head and stared fixedly at the dark green interior wall of the armored vehicle. At the same time, beautiful memories kept flashing through her mind as she struggled to suppress the murderous intent in her heart.
Out of the corner of her eye, she could see that many players throughout the team were showing signs of agitation and madness, yet all were stopped by the companions beside them.
The people stopping them all seemed to be veteran players with immense experience.
Occasional scattered gunshots rang out as well. Some players who truly could not control themselves were directly shot dead by their teammates.
Fortunately, everything remained relatively stable.
Although most people's expressions had clearly become far more savage, as though they were suppressing something within themselves, the entire team had not descended fully into madness.
Sophie slowly raised her gaze inch by inch and finally saw the face of the teammate who had warned her. Her entire body shook as she said in a trembling voice, "Mr. Li Tongchen!?"
Those eyes, aged yet gleaming with wisdom, and that gentle, spring-breeze smile at the corners of his mouth—he was none other than Li Tongchen, Huaguo's world-renowned medical titan!
After transferring to this armored vehicle, Sophie