Chapter 177 "Captain, are those people... superheroes?
This middle-aged man was the key person between the security company and the x13 research institute, and only he knew the code to the suitcase. That meant if the man died, his mission to escort would definitely fail.
The first phase of the mission had already failed.
This man must not die.
To destroy the city of Wazi City within three days, according to the panel's description, it was necessary to complete an extremely complicated task chain, of which the first task was to deliver the suitcase successfully to the x13 research institute.
If the middle-aged man died, everything would be ruined.
He decided to follow the plot for a bit to see what was happening. Until he had a good understanding of the map, he didn't plan to do much, so as not to startle the snake by hitting the grass.
...
Meanwhile, outside.
A dog was sitting in the back seat of a private car on a highway, projecting the image of a watch tied to its paw into the air, flipping through the latest news.
Some messy news.
About politics, life, and so on,
Like the sudden exposure of massive corruption of the head of the Enforcement Bureau of a city or a woman posting a marriage proposal online, saying she would bring a dowry with her, only later it turned out that the dowry was a two-year-old child, or the recent 'Sea of Corpses Siege' in Broken Pot City.
In this piece of news.
The appearance of the name "Chen Miao" made the dog sitting in the back seat narrow its eyes slightly.
It was uncertain whether Chen Miao still remembered him. Although he didn't have much contact with Chen Miao and their relationship was average, he had once given Chen Miao a firearm prop of no low level. When they meet again, should there not be too much hostility, if not kindness?
His work would probably be a lot easier to carry out.
He was almost in Fengtian City's territory, and it was both reasonable and appropriate to go and see this person.
Emotionally, they had fought side by side in the Hell Bus, and now they were in the same city, it was natural to meet.
Logically, as outsiders, they should definitely come and pay their respects to the newly appointed Fengtian Underground Emperor in advance.
Yes.
Chen Miao had now become the new Underground Emperor of Fengtian.
The Black Hand Gang and other underground forces in Fengtian probably never dreamt that the one to shake their position would not be their old rivals, nor a suddenly emerging new power but a supernatural being completely out of left field.
The one to defeat you may not be a peer, it could also be someone from across the industry.
Different from the previous Underground Emperors,
This new Fengtian Underground Emperor securely held the position through an almost unshakeable background, superior individual strength, and a way of doing things without reservations.
The mayor of Fengtian City was completely supportive of Chen Miao. Wanting to kill Chen Miao was almost tantamount to being an enemy of the entire Fengtian City.
Although no news had ever exploded with the message that Chen Miao was the new Underground Emperor of Fengtian, nor had anyone told him this news, his personal keenness allowed him to obtain this information through other channels.
...
At the same time—
In the Biohazard Secret Realm, the plot was advancing.
As Chen Miao expected, there indeed were other players in this realm, and they had already clashed.
Most of Chen Miao's subordinates were dead by now, with only the protected middle-aged man still alive, along with a few scattered subordinates. One of them, filled with terror and shaking uncontrollably, was hiding behind cover, his voice trembling uncontrollably as he said,
"Captain, are those people... superhuman?"
"Yes."
"They've clashed with those red dots."
"Most of the red dots were just wielding modern weapons; among them were player characters who either turned into Tree People to inflict heavy casualties on all enemies within range."
"Or they could punch a car flying with a single blow."
"Such unrealistic combat methods made his team feel as if they had encountered ghosts, trembling with fear, almost completely devoid of the will to fight."
"His subordinates were all individuals with high combat quality."
"But without his involvement, the rest were nearly powerless against other players, and their morale was crumbling. Chen Miao, hiding behind a cover as well, heard the sobs of his subordinates but said nothing, slowly drawing out his Thompson Submachine Gun."
"He had been waiting."
"Waiting for an opportunity to act."
"They had been pursuing the enemy all the way from the city center to this abandoned factory."
"Along the way, he had marked all the players who were Supernatural; their attack methods were completely different from those of NPCs, instantly recognizable."
"And by now—"
"He had marked eight individuals."
"These eight were players, on the opposing side, and the greatest obstacle in this Biohazard Secret Realm."
"To perfectly complete this Secret Realm and leave alive, those eight had to die."
"Yes."
"Not only were there other players in this Secret Realm, but there were even several player teams. Each player team consisted of two members, unlike on their side which had only one player team; their adversaries, the ones blocking their path to apocalypse, had many players."
"Their identities varied; some were mercenaries, some from the Wazi City Enforcement Bureau, and many other diverse forces."
"But one thing was certain."
"Though these individuals seemed to recognize each other's identities, they possibly thought there were no more players among these remnants, and their actions became bolder and more reckless."
"And that was precisely the opportunity he had been waiting for."
"An opportunity to sweep away all the players within the Secret Realm in one fell swoop."
"Ratatat!!!"
"Accompanied by the burst of gunfire from Chen Miao's Thompson, a hail of bullets surged toward their surroundings, cutting down all enemies, especially the eight marked players who became the primary targets. They didn't have time to react and were killed on the spot."
"With one barrage,"
"Silence fell around them."
"Only their group remained within the entire abandoned factory."
"The man who had been hiding behind cover crying, looked around the suddenly quiet surrounds, and after a moment of stunned silence, peeked out from the rubble and looked towards Chen Miao, 'Captain, are you a superhero too? I never noticed before.'"
"'Captain, are you a Supernatural with firearms abilities?'"
"'Mm.'"
"Chen Miao nodded casually, as if to indulge the NPC's inquiry, before turning his attention to the middle-aged man they had been protecting at the center, who remained unharmed: 'Hurry up and lead the way to the X13 Research Institute.'"
"Yes."
"They didn't even know the location of the X13 Research Institute; only this man knew where it was."