Chapter 155

"How can I not be anxious!"

Although Lemuen is dead, her spirit remains and she can still "voice" – her voice is full of urgency, desperately wanting to get her equipment back.

Now that the crisis was over, Texas heard Lemuen's hurried voice, a smile flashing in her eyes, and said, "I'll save you right away."

Before long, Han Fei was finally rescued. He raised his hand to inject blood into himself, looked at the two people on the ground receiving first aid, and said, "This is Zero Dam. We'll encounter even more mysterious things in the future. If we're not careful, this will happen."

"Could it get any more mysterious?"

Lemuen was shocked. This guy was mysterious enough today, hiding behind the weapon box. She hadn't seen him before, but when she went closer, she was suddenly startled to see a face.

That's why Lemuen a beat too slow to react; he'd barely raised his gun when his foot was being trimmed.

"Yes, I have."

Han Fei casually marked the top of the dam and said, "See that place? Sometimes there are snipers there. They don't dare to do anything, they don't even eat, they just go up there to snipe people."

"That position is easy to defend but difficult to attack; it's very difficult for ordinary people to get there," Han Fei said.

"They'll come down eventually, and if the sniper kill is successful, they'll loot the body."

Lemuen didn't quite understand what was so mysterious about it.

"It's hard to say," Han Fei said. "Sometimes, their goal isn't to eat, but simply to torture people."

"Ha?"

Lemuen was stunned for a moment, thinking to herself, "How can I not eat this? What do you mean by torturing me?"

"They're satisfied as long as your evacuation fails; they don't care about food," Han Fei explained.

"It's not beneficial to oneself? Why?"

Lemuen was even more confused. Why wouldn't she eat the bun? What was she doing?

Lemuen never enjoys fighting. For her, it doesn't matter if she doesn't kill anyone; eating is the most important thing!

What's more important than eating? Fighting and killing?

Of course, if fighting and killing could get her food, she wouldn't mind fighting and killing.

"Who knows? You'll know how annoying it is when you encounter it," Han Fei said with a chuckle. "Another type is blocking evacuation points."

"Imagine you're carrying a whole bag of loot you've painstakingly collected—it could be a million, two million, or even more."

"You were happily making your evacuation with all this stuff, only to find three people lying in wait at the evacuation point. They were well-prepared and caught you completely off guard, stealing all your belongings, and you..."

"Hey, don't say it's spicy!"

Lemuen's voice was distorted as she angrily exclaimed, "If that were really the case, I'd be furious!"

"How can there be such an annoying person!"

In contrast to Lemuen, Texas, with her gangster background, had seen far more insidious schemes and was much more accepting of such behavior. She commented, "Being the one being ambushed is certainly uncomfortable, but it is undeniably a very effective tactic."

"The side that has experienced combat will inevitably lower their guard when they see the evacuation point right in front of them, and their condition may not be at its peak. On the other hand, the side that is waiting at the evacuation point can conserve their energy and set up their formation, so their chances of winning are very high."

As they were talking, Lemuen had already been rescued. She immediately ran to the Red Wolf's box, retrieving her belongings as she said, "Even so, it's still so annoying! I spent the whole game searching for those things!"

Han Fei raised an eyebrow and suddenly said, "What if you were the one squatting, instead of being squatted on?"

"Well..."

Lemuen a little embarrassed, then scratched his head and chuckled, "Well, I'm definitely still pretty happy. There's food to eat, who wouldn't be happy?"

"However, I probably won't camp at the evacuation point, right? I think I'm strong enough; I should be able to get plenty of kills by playing normally."

As they spoke, Lemuen had already changed back into her gear, complaining, "What the hell is this guy? He only carries a pistol? He's so poor."

"This is what it means to achieve big results with small investments."

Han Fei casually said, "Let's go, let's get to the evacuation point first."

Lemuen was initially quite happy, having made a joyful evacuation, but this incident ruined her good mood.

Not to mention, Han Fei had also given her a lecture on blocking the evacuation point. Now, looking at that evacuation point, she felt extremely uneasy and subconsciously said:

"Uh, boss, are there still people inside?"

"It's definitely gone."

Han Fei waved his hand and explained, "If there were really anyone, they would have come out and attacked us long ago."

After fighting for so long, plus the time spent retrieving people, even if there were people in the administration building, they should have arrived by now, let alone the evacuation point. But there's still no movement, so there's really no one here.

Actually, it's not hard to calculate. The boxes in the administration building, plus Han Fei's team, and that possessing Red Wolf, already make 13 people.

The map is almost cleared out; I reckon there are only a few rats left, no way there are any more aggressive teams.

--The assault team should have arrived as soon as they heard the commotion at the administration building; why would they have waited until now?

Lemuen was persuaded, but just to be on the safe side, she took out her blood pack and said while applying the dressing, "I'd better get some blood first."

"Let's go in first," Han Fei waved.

"Oh." Lemuen nodded.

Texas fired a probe arrow straight at the extraction point and said, "No response."

"Then let's go in."

Han Fei nodded slightly and then went inside. Despite his long speech, when he actually entered the evacuation point, he subconsciously raised his hand and fired a three-round grenade into the ventilation duct.

Entering the Dam to evacuate through the ventilation ducts is almost instinctive for the people of Zhouzhou.

But it's obvious that there was no one there.

Han Fei then led his team members into the evacuation point.

Seeing the less than one minute allotted for evacuation, Lemuen instinctively breathed a sigh of relief, "Finally over. I thought everything would be peaceful, but it turned out to be a mess. Really."

You'll get used to it.

Han Fei said softly, "This is not like in Terra. To be honest, in Terra, we didn't need to be this vigilant all the time."

Although battles are constant and skirmishes frequently occur in Terra, if you were to land anywhere, even in Kazdel, as long as you weren't inside a city, you wouldn't be constantly fighting.

But the maps in the game are different; these maps are designed specifically for fighting.

Especially the Brakkesh and Space City versions before the update.

In the classic Brakkesh Atanya Ruins and the Babel entrance, the second position is used to counter the respawn point. If you go to the museum instead of the tower, you can quickly complete a game in eight seconds.

This thing is even faster than speedrunning through a Space City prison.

Han Fei personally helped the person pass through quickly, in exactly eight seconds.

In other words, the developers later changed the mechanics and adjusted the respawn points; otherwise, staying in the second position and ending up in the museum would be pure suicide.

In contrast, most of the residents of Terra are good people, and even mercenaries don't actually fight each other on sight.

"That's really true."

Lemuen nodded in agreement, recalling her previous experience in Kazdel.

"The good news is, we didn't lose anything," Texas chimed in. "We took a lot of stuff and came back safe and sound."

"Yes, that's good news," Han Fei said with a smile. "Everyone in the Special Operations Center should have seen it."

"Huh?"

Lemuen was startled and immediately exclaimed in alarm, "Then my sisters saw how disheveled I looked just now?"

"Probably, unless she's temporarily unavailable." Han Fei nodded slightly, looking with interest at Lemuen had a "WC" expression on her face.

"Broken."

Lemuen was on the verge of a breakdown, puffing out her cheeks as she said, "It's all that damn guy's fault! I did so well before, and now it's all ruined!"

If it's a head-on collision, Lemuen isn't worried.

After all, failure is a very normal thing.

But ironically, she died from pedicures!

How embarrassing! He had the best equipment, but because he wasn't vigilant enough, he got shot and killed by a pistol.

Han Fei wouldn't try to comfort her about something like this; good brothers should just watch and have fun!

Just as I was thinking this, the countdown began.

Han Fei said with a smile, "OK, time to go home."

Shortly after, the countdown ended, and the familiar diving scene appeared.

This time, Han Fei experienced the feeling of diving not from a third-person perspective, but from a first-person perspective.

In fact, he wasn't the only one; Texas and Lemuen were also with him when he jumped.

Lemuen clearly hadn't expected to evacuate this way, and immediately exclaimed, "Oh no, where's my helicopter? Never mind, I'm jumping!"

The moment Han Fei fell into the water, everything went black. When he saw the screen again, it was the familiar results screen.

Han Fei skipped over everything, and the familiar lobby of the Special Operations Center came into view, instantly shutting out all the noise and tension of the mission.

Welcome back, everyone has worked hard.

Lemuen was the one who came forward. She reached out and gently took Han Fei's arm, her eyes filled with undisguised concern. She looked him up and down carefully, her demeanor as gentle as a young wife welcoming her husband home, eagerly confirming that he was safe and sound.

Only after seeing that he was indeed unharmed did she seem to truly breathe a sigh of relief, and said softly, "I was so scared just now, thank goodness you're all alright."

Before he could finish speaking, Lemuen's little head suddenly popped out from behind Han Fei, blinking her big eyes and calling out in a clear voice, "Big sister, big sister! I'm back too!"

"You have the nerve to say that?"

Lemuen immediately turned to her sister, reached out and gently pinched her soft cheek, her tone reproachful, "He clearly warned you before, but you didn't take it to heart at all."

"Oh dear... I didn't want to either!"

Lemuen's face was being pinched, making her words mumble and sounding aggrieved as she protested, "I just didn't react in time! As soon as I went over there, a head and a dark gun barrel popped up out of nowhere! Who could have predicted that!"

"I saw it all," Lemuen didn't let her off easily, raising an eyebrow slightly, "You clearly had props, why didn't you use them?"

"Well, I'm not used to it yet..."

Lemuen trailed off, her tone softening as she muttered an attempt to salvage the situation, "Back in Terra, we never used any of these weird gadgets. We just grabbed our guns and went straight in, didn't we?"

The more she spoke, the more convinced she became, even adding a hint of complaint, "And you have no idea, sis! When I was doing that mission, I felt like my body wasn't even mine, it was so fragile! I broke a bone just from jumping around so much, that's just too much!"

Seeing her sister's grumbling, Lemuen finally let go of her hand, her tone softening unconsciously. "So? Will you be so careless next time?"

"No, no! There will absolutely not be a next time!"

Lemuen immediately shook her head vigorously, her long, radiant red hair flying like a blooming rose. "I promise, if there's a next time, I'll go a week, no, a month without apple pie!"

This is Lemuen's lifeline, which shows how seriously she takes it.

"You..."

Lemuen sighed softly, her eyes filled with heartache. "When I saw you fall just now, my heart almost stopped. Even though I knew it wasn't real death, seeing you lying there still felt like my heart was being clenched. I wanted to rush over immediately and snipe the guy who hurt you."

"Hey-hey."

Lemuen immediately beamed and snuggled into her sister's arms, nuzzling against her like a spoiled little animal. "I knew my sister loved me the most!"

Lemuen instinctively hugged her sister, gently stroking her hair and back, and whispered, "Anyway, I'm so glad you're alright."

"Actually, it's not exactly nothing."

Lemuen scratched her head and whispered, "That feeling was actually quite unpleasant. I didn't take any painkillers, so first it was pain, and then everything went black."

"At that moment, I felt like I was really dead; I was in a terrible state."

"Fortunately, that feeling didn't last long, and my vision returned to 'normal'."

As she spoke, she stuck out her tongue and continued, "Well, actually it wasn't quite normal. At that time, my perspective could switch between the boss and Texas, and I could talk, but I just couldn't move. It felt like my soul was attached to their bodies."

"In short, if possible, try not to die in there; the feeling is truly awful!"

"Such a thing is true?"

Han Fei frowned. He hadn't been killed and finished off, so he didn't experience the feeling that Lemuen had described.

As for the pain when I fell, I did feel it.

"Really, boss, it's absolutely true," Lemuen said with a serious expression.

Upon hearing this, the look of heartache in Lemuen's eyes deepened even further.