How Did Delta Force Turn into Arknights?

The problem was, he didn't have any weapons. Whether skills alone were enough to protect himself was still up in the air.

"Well, since things have come to this, should I go AFK for now?"

Just as Han Fei was considering whether to go AFK, a sudden sound of footsteps came from the woods.

"Fuck, someone's here."

As a veteran Delta Force player, Han Fei had long been accustomed to treating everyone besides himself and his teammates as enemies. The instant he heard the footsteps, he instinctively dropped flat to the ground.

The snow-covered vegetation concealed his figure, blending him into the land itself.

After a while, several armed personnel dressed in black uniforms and carrying ranged weapons emerged from the dense forest.

Han Fei's pupils contracted the moment he saw their outfits—weren't those Ursus Infected Inspection Squad uniforms?! So Zero Dam was in Ursus!

Han Fei was an old Arknights player. In that game, uniforms with red on them generally meant elite enemies with higher stats. The Infected inspectors before him had no red on their uniforms, which meant they were ordinary enemies.

To put it bluntly, mobs at that level were no different from cannon fodder. Unfortunately, Han Fei was at his weakest right now.

If I were fully geared, I'd show you what an M62 Golden Egg is! If I were the Doctor, I'd show you what Khan's Grand Muster is!

But right now, I'm just a knife runner. Brothers, could you hurry up and get the hell out of my sight?

It was no exaggeration to say that Han Fei barely dared to breathe, terrified that those Infected inspectors would discover someone lying beneath the bushes.

To make matters worse, one of the Infected inspectors suddenly left the formation and headed toward Han Fei.

That sent Han Fei's heart straight into his throat.

The Infected inspector who had broken away from the group walked directly toward Han Fei, stopping beneath a tree right beside his hiding place.

From his movements, it wasn't hard to tell that the guy needed to take a leak.

Should I make a move?

The thought naturally surfaced in Han Fei's mind, then spiraled out of control.

Han Fei tilted his head for a glance. The lone man had put some distance between himself and the main group. There had to be at least ten meters between them. This was an opportunity.

"Fuck it. Fortune favors the bold!"

The next second, Nameless's Spinning Blade appeared in Han Fei's right hand. He aimed it at the lone Infected inspector, and within a single breath, a red lock-on marker appeared in his vision.

"Go!"

Han Fei muttered as the Spinning Blade left his hand. The auto-aiming blade struck the Infected inspector with perfect accuracy.

The man only let out a grunt before his entire body went limp and collapsed.

Han Fei didn't dare hesitate. A smoke grenade appeared in his hand, and he hurled it directly at the corpse before dashing forward.

The moment he touched the body, the familiar game interface appeared once more.

His own equipment was displayed on the left, currently completely empty. On the right was the equipment and supplies carried by the Infected inspector.

"Chest rig, helmet, armor, gun—and a stack of ammo!"

At that moment, Han Fei displayed astonishing hand speed. By the time the ammo stack finished transferring, he had already changed into the Infected inspector's gear and equipped everything the man had been carrying.

"What was that?"

Only then did the group ahead notice something was wrong. They turned around, but all they saw was a cloud of black smoke flecked with gold.

"Hey, are you okay?"

From within the smoke came a man's voice they had never heard before.

"What the hell are you babbling about? Flower, come!"

A Golden Rose appeared in Han Fei's hand, and a sudden auditory hallucination rang beside his ears.

"When longing flies across the night sky~"

Above the Tundra

Creak, creak...

The hydraulic sounds of the powered exoskeleton surrounded Han Fei, echoing across the Ursus Tundra.

Only after the cold wind pierced his lungs with a faint sting, and the furious Ursus speech behind him could no longer be heard, did the powered exoskeleton system end at just the right moment.

"Whoa. Steal one and run—now that was exciting."

Han Fei looked around, only sitting down to inspect his gains after confirming that no one was nearby.

He brought up the equipment interface. He had a level-two green helmet and armor set, along with a Bizon and a stack of white level-one ammunition. The rest of the items were still being transferred and hadn't appeared yet.

"I remember that unlucky bastard's gun wasn't a Bizon. It turned into a Bizon when it got to me? Seriously?"

Han Fei grumbled, then waited a little longer until everything had finished transferring.

Not bad at all—the unlucky guy had been carrying a fifteen-slot backpack stuffed to the brim. But on closer inspection, it was all fashionable little junk.

There weren't even many blue items, let alone purple ones. The only two blue items were a Pirate Silver Coin and a Dancing Lady.

"Wonder whose home he extorted these from."

These Infected inspectors were no good people. Greedy and cold-blooded, they weren't even regular soldiers. They spent their days bullying civilians, and Han Fei felt no guilt whatsoever about dealing with people like that.

Aside from the fashionable trash, the unlucky man had also contributed bandages and healing medicine. They were all the worst white-quality meds, but they were still better than nothing.

"Okay, I've got helmet, armor, gun, and meds. I'm fully geared now. Time to push hard!"

As he spoke, Han Fei tried to bring up the map. The next second, the map interface appeared in his vision.

Unlike the fully visible maps in Delta Force, the map before Han Fei had terrible visibility. The fog of war covered most of it, and the only illuminated area was the direction he had just run from.

That meant Han Fei would have to explore the map himself, uncovering it step by step with his own feet.

The good news was that the extraction points were marked. There were two in total.

Even better, the extraction points were green. That meant he could extract directly as soon as he got there; there was no need to pull a switch.

It was just that both extraction points looked rather far away.

Han Fei tried tapping the nearest green icon. The next second, a green extraction-point marker appeared in his vision.

"Eight kilometers? Fine. Extraction point confirmed. Let's go—push hard!"

Han Fei got to his feet and ran toward the extraction point.

Before he had even run for a minute, Han Fei was already exhausted. The stamina bar at the bottom of his vision had emptied out, becoming a red, hollow gauge.

"Dammit, would this be happening if I still had my max-level Special Operations Center?"

Unable to run any farther, Han Fei had no choice but to lean against a nearby tree and recover his stamina while catching his breath.

As he panted, Han Fei clearly sensed that his body had been digitized. In the game, once an operator's stamina hit zero, it took twenty-four seconds to fully recover. Now, after resting for roughly half a minute, Han Fei's stamina had already completely refilled.

"Time to go. Flower, come!"

The Golden Rose was crushed again. Just as Han Fei raised his foot to move, a white-haired girl suddenly rushed into view. Han Fei couldn't stop in time and crashed right into her.

"Eh?"

"Ah!"

The girl fell to the ground with a cry, her brows faintly furrowing as she had clearly been hurt by the fall.

Han Fei looked down. She was a girl in a long dress, wrapped up tightly from head to toe. Her features were exquisite, and she was undeniably beautiful, but that wasn't the important part. The important part was the pair of sharp deer antlers atop her head.

The next second, their eyes met in midair. Before Han Fei could speak, two more people suddenly appeared.

"Alina, are you okay?"

The two boys, dressed just as tightly bundled-up, hurriedly shielded Alina behind them and glared at Han Fei with hostility.

Seeing that the situation was going south, Han Fei immediately raised both hands. "Uh, well, I don't mean any harm. This was an accident."

One of the boys snarled, "You think I'd believe you, you bloodstained butcher?"

Han Fei blinked, then suddenly realized that while he saw his gear as level-two helmet and armor from Delta Force, others saw it as an Infected inspector's uniform.

The Infected Inspection Squad was a gang of villains who specifically caused trouble for Infected people across the Tundra. As it happened, Alina and the two boys beside her were all Infected, the sort who had suffered plenty at the hands of the inspection squad.

Once he understood, Han Fei reached up and removed his helmet. "You might have misunderstood. I'm not an Infected inspector. I'm just a passing kni... scavenger. Right, that's it, a scavenger."

As the helmet came off, a handsome face was revealed before the three of them.

Alina almost instantly believed that Han Fei was not part of the Infected Inspection Squad. It wasn't because she cared about looks, but because Han Fei simply didn't look like a local.

The Tundra's environment was far too harsh. Anyone who lived here long enough would inevitably have rough, weathered skin from being battered by the cold wind year after year.

But Han Fei? With that fair, delicate complexion, people would believe he was some young master from a noble family. He looked nothing like someone who had lived on the Tundra for years.

"A scavenger?"

Alina withdrew her scrutinizing gaze. "But this is the Tundra. Supplies are scarce here, so there isn't much for you to scavenge."

"It's not too bad."

Han Fei habitually put his helmet back on. "There are plenty of things to scavenge, aren't there? Look, didn't I just scavenge a whole set of equipment?"

Alina fell silent.

After a while, she suggested, "If possible, please don't wear an inspector's uniform. If you absolutely have to wear it, then at least don't put on the helmet."

Han Fei immediately understood what Alina meant. On this Tundra, the Infected inspectors' reputation wasn't exactly glowing—if anything, they were universally despised.

Under those circumstances, running around in their clothes was bound to end badly.

"I get what you mean."

Han Fei took off his helmet and explained, "The main thing is, I scavenged this set of gear. I can turn around and sell it later. I didn't bring any equipment with me, so I put it on."

The moment he said that, Alina's expression became somewhat strange.

In her eyes, the man before her was simply too mysterious.

There wasn't the slightest trace of someone who had ever lived on the Tundra, yet he had appeared before her in an Infected Inspection Squad uniform and claimed he wanted to sell it.

The more she listened, the stranger it sounded.

Out of kindness, Alina still offered a reminder. "No one will probably buy that equipment. Wearing it will only invite trouble, so I suggest you throw it away."

Raid a Bird's Nest First

"There are buyers, trust me."

Han Fei's expression turned solemn. "Don't underestimate my connections. Us scavengers can turn even white junk into a little cash!"

"Uh..."

Alina was instantly left awkward. After hesitating for a moment, she gently said, "In any case, please don't make any threatening moves. That will be better for both of us."

One of the boys beside her said indignantly, "Alina, why are you wasting so many words on him?"

Just as Han Fei was about to respond, a burst of furious shouting came from behind him.

"You damned bastard! We finally found you!"

Han Fei turned around to see several Infected inspectors surrounding them menacingly.

"Eh?"

Han Fei blinked. "You actually caught up? You guys are pretty persistent."

One of them raised his weapon and pointed it at Han Fei. "Cut the crap. Are you surrendering with your hands up, or do we have to do this ourselves? And you people over there—you lot are with him too, right? Stay put!"

The two Infected boys immediately shielded Alina behind them. "Alina, hide behind us."

"Heh. A few AIs think they can act tough with me?"

Han Fei raised an eyebrow and put his helmet back on. A Golden Rose suddenly appeared in his left palm.

"Flower, come!"

Han Fei crushed the Golden Rose, turning it into powder as the powered exoskeleton on his body activated.

With a backhanded motion, Han Fei threw two smoke grenades straight into their faces. Black smoke erupted, enveloping the Infected inspectors.

"Everyone, be careful!"

The Infected inspectors shouted from within the smoke.

Before they could react, Han Fei raised his left hand and loaded the triple grenade launcher.

Aim. Fire.