Chapter 4: Heart-Eating Sacred Object
Chapter 4: Heart-Eating Sacred Object
Cabin in the woods.
Jiang He checked the house carefully and heard the second Origin Battlefield prompt sound in his ears. It seemed that he had encountered a series of tasks.
[Task triggering conditions have been met]
[Task type: daily task]
[Mission Name: The Secret of the Heart-Eating Tribe]
[Mission Objective: Destroy the Heart-Eating Relic]
[Task Reward: ①150 experience points, 150 game coins]
[Task Reward ②: Random rare quality scroll *1]
[Task Penalty: None]
Jiang He pushed open the door of the main house. The structure inside was quite simple, with only four iron beds, and the necessary toilet and kitchen. After confirming that there were no remaining zombies, he checked the toothbrush and found the cigarette box and lighter. There were three people stationed at this observation point, and the Leviathan Company did not have as much manpower as imagined.
As the prompt sound ended, Jiang He chose to receive it. After completing a task, more detailed information was available to him. The tasks in the Origin Battlefield were divided into three categories, namely [Daily Tasks], [Derivative Tasks], and [World Tasks].
Among them, [Daily Tasks] require that trigger conditions be met in life. Each player must participate once every half a month, otherwise it will trigger forced dispatch. During this period, the time flow rate of the task location and the player's location is the same.
The content of the [derivative task] is not yet clear, and there is no mandatory requirement. It needs to be opened half a month apart. It is relatively dangerous and the rewards are generous. No matter how much time has passed in the task, it is one second in the real world.
[World Quest] has the least information, and participation requires a "pass". The interval and time flow are the same as [Derivative Quest].
Death is real during the execution of the above three tasks, but in general, the Origin game gives some players room to get by, because the penalties for daily tasks are usually none, and if you don't consider the consequences, you can apply for assistance.
After all, the game has been going on for a year and all the countries must have taken countermeasures.
However, the procedure of obtaining qualifications by killing other players makes the Origin battlefield more like a dark primitive jungle. On the other hand, the game coins cannot be exchanged for real money, which is bound to impact the existing monetary system in the future.
“Gold may appreciate in value.”
Jiang He resisted the urge to make a fortune. In the long run, compared to extraordinary powers, worldly money can only be considered a small profit.
He went to the kitchen and found two household gas tanks. This isolated island belonged to South Vietnam, and the power development was not in place. Leviathan Company adopted a semi-closed model, and the stationed personnel had to solve their own food and water problems.
According to relevant data, the power of a 10-liter household gas tank after explosion is equivalent to the energy released by 150 kilograms of TNT, which can destroy a two-story building. The explosion is divided into two parts. The first is the shock wave caused by the explosion of the tank, and the second is the mixture of oil and air, which encounters open flames and causes a chemical explosion.
Jiang He took out everything in the bag, then unscrewed the valve of the gas tank, kicked it hard, and quickly put it in. Then he raised his hand, collected the air from the surrounding environment, and finally pressed the lighter and threw it in to accompany the gas tank.
In an instant, his body seemed to shake violently.
The inside of the item bag was ablaze with red, but the player's panel withstood the explosion as expected.
The second gas tank was inserted, and the fire became more and more intense. Just by looking at it, one could seem to feel the scorching heat. As the flames rose, oxygen was consumed, giving rise to intense thermal radiation.
Jiang He raised his hand as a gun. He had a hunch that he could make a very beautiful attack. The energy from the two gas tanks would be concentrated and sprayed from his fingertips, but the price was that he would suffer a little aftermath.
For the last step, he inserted the large sword at the right angle, like a solid bullet in a cannon barrel.
"We may have to pay attention to searching for explosives in the future..."
[After testing, it was found that the surface regulations of the Origin game had loopholes, and player 79966 sought improper benefits. The deep response regulations were immediately activated... The Pillar of Eternal Marrow conducted an internal notarization, according to the 10001st regulation: the game should ensure the fairness of competition]
[Internal notarization is over, Origin Game issues the following verdict: ①Fix the error caused by the player's item capsule. ②Seal player 79966, time limit: one hundred eternal years]
Jiang He frowned and said coldly: "Protest, why should I pay for the problems of the origin game? The normal results derived from multiple reasonable links are labeled as improper. This is wrong."
[After testing... Article 10003: Ensure reasonable benefits for players... Program started... Pillar of Eternal Marrow...]
[Internal notarization is over, Origin Game issued the following decision: ①Fix the error caused by the player's item capsule. ②Player 79966 obtains special rights to use the item capsule]
Jiang He was speechless. This verdict reminded him of the shitty code in the program.
Half an hour passed and no external attack occurred.
During this period, Jiang He once again checked the computer in the base in detail, replenished fresh water and re-entered the dense forest. He carried a crossbow, a pistol, and a dagger with him. He changed into the company uniform of the suicidal man, and picked up tactical gloves, a patrol backpack, a helmet, night vision goggles and other equipment for free.
According to the files in the computer, the company employees, death row prisoners, and program guests are now in chaos on the island, mainly concentrated on the side of the island close to the South Vietnamese territory, where there is a small town used for repairs. For the guests and death row prisoners, returning to the ordered world through the town is the only way to survive. If nothing unexpected happens, the company employees are intercepting them and have built trenches and bunkers. When the support of Leviathan Company arrives, everything will be settled.
Jiang He tracked the monster all the way and advanced two miles to the side before finding its body in a natural cave. A crossbow arrow had pierced the monster's chest and surrounding major blood vessels, leaving a thick layer of blood. He took out a dagger and peeled off the monster's heart. The mission involved the Heart-Eating Family, and this thing might be useful.
……
In the early morning, the island was covered with thick fog.
In a small town in the north, two rows of residential areas looked very dilapidated, with several houses still burning. A death row inmate crossed the block and was shot dead by a staff member in the distance. Taking advantage of this gap, another person rushed out of the block and quickly got into a car on the roadside. The wheels turned wildly, creating bursts of white smoke, and at this moment, a sniper in the dark opened fire and accurately hit the driver's chest.
Twelve fully armed staff members were stationed at the simple port at the end of the town. In addition to snipers, they also set up a heavy weapon machine gun with full firepower. This group of people dug a trench, and not far ahead, large groups of zombies fell down.
After the driver died, the car seemed to be driving uncontrollably towards a residence on the other side of the street, slamming into a wall and shaking the door open.
Jiang He quietly climbed out from the back seat, using the body of the car and the fire not far away to cover himself, and used a large machete to pry open the isolation net on the ground next to him. Below was a vertical passage mentioned in the stronghold records. After he climbed in, he stretched out his limbs to support the wall of the passage, falling at a constant speed, and landed softly into the reservoir that collected rainwater.
The entire residence is a ground-level building in a bunker.
Inside the bunker, a sturdy man was leisurely eating breakfast. The bacon was fried until golden on both sides, paired with milk and soft-boiled eggs, and a few pieces of steaming butter bread. It was like he was on vacation in the wild.
"Captain Honey, we just shot two death row prisoners." A staff member who served as deputy team leader reported.
Honey nodded, took out the satellite phone and contacted the company's staff troops. The distance from Western Europe to South Vietnam is very long, and the troops changed vehicles when passing through Central Asia, which delayed them slightly.
"Guard the port, keep the two ships as bait, and you can decide whether to detonate them when necessary. Continue to contact the various garrisons, and the support will arrive tomorrow evening. Be sure to catch the freak who controls the dead. The defense line is left to you."
"Understood." The deputy team leader saluted. Being fully responsible for the island incident was undoubtedly an opportunity to show off in front of the company's top management.
Seeing the other party leave, Honey wiped his mouth with a napkin, stood up and walked into the closed interrogation room. The lights were dim. Among the three prisoners, two women had died, and the only remaining middle-aged man was tied up tightly and covered with bruises.
Honey sneered, picked up the long whip full of barbs beside him, and swung it hard at the middle-aged man's face. A blood mark appeared instantly, and the whip almost took off half of the man's nose.
The middle-aged man wailed in pain, but before he could say anything, Honey grabbed a can of pepper water and drank it.
"Dr. Ryan, we are old friends. Tell me how to become a player." Honey took off his clothes and said kindly, "Times have indeed changed. If anyone dared to say that one person could destroy five strongholds before, I would just treat it as a joke. Who doesn't want such power? You should take the initiative to contribute your extraordinary power, and I will give you a chance to escape."
Dr. Ryan roared silently as the pepper spray destroyed his sense of taste and made his eyes bloodshot.
Honey said patiently, "When the company's troops arrive, you will definitely not give up on revenge against me after you are arrested, so before that, I will definitely kill you, unless you give me what I want and we go our separate ways."
Honey took off the pocket watch from the other person's neck and opened it, revealing a photo of a boy.
"This is your son, right? I remember him. He is so handsome, and suitable for being cut with a knife."
Honey became stern again, and he brought down the hammer-like torture instrument. Blood splattered, and there seemed to be a sound of something breaking in the interrogation room. Most men could not endure such pain.
Dr. Ryan opened his mouth wide, veins bulged on his forehead, and his whole body hunched over like a shrimp. The severe pain brought him to the brink of fainting.
Honey clapped his hands, looking pleased.
After a while, Dr. Ryan began to sob in his throat, and his voice became intermittent.
"Extraordinary...player..."
"It would have been better if you had known this earlier."
Honey leaned over, and Ryan suddenly turned his head and bit the other's ear.
In shock and anger, Honey cut the opponent's ribs with a knife, forcing Ryan to give up the attack. At this moment, an arm stretched out from the shadows, and the dagger slashed Honey's neck, cutting the aorta and trachea, and blood spurted out.
Jiang He put away the dagger. He was wet all over because he had just come out of the reservoir. If he missed the aorta, the enemy could still struggle. If he missed the trachea, the screaming would alert others. Only if he cut off both of them could it be a qualified sneak attack from behind, and the feeling would be no different from butchering fish.
(End of this chapter)