Chapter 235 The Disappearing Guest
You are dead
[You successfully destroyed two fortresses and received a "C" rating]
【Please keep up the good work】
【……】
[You killed an enemy officer and received an additional "C" rating]
[You killed eight enemy soldiers and received an additional "C" rating]
【Please keep up the good work】
[Do you want to continue the simulation? ]
[You can choose to re-simulate the current stage of the campaign, or continue to the next stage of the campaign]
【……】
According to the system requirements, as long as two fortresses are destroyed, you can experience the subsequent plot, but Su Xia is not satisfied, he needs the highest "S" rating.
【Re-simulation】
Su Xia clicked on the previous option, his eyes went dark, and he returned to the offensive stage again.
He gripped his weapon tightly, and amidst the artillery fire and smoke, he charged forward together with countless imperial soldiers, approaching the enemy-occupied area amid roars and screams.
Some of those who charged with him were hit by heavy fire, fell wailing in a pool of blood, and died in maddening pain. Some soldiers were hit by energy weapons, and disappeared directly in the energy beam, without leaving any body.
The enemy does not abide by the Interstellar Warfare Convention at all. They kill all kinds of soldiers, and medics on the battlefield are especially targeted.
"boom--"
A shell exploded beside Su Xia, splashing dirt and making a deafening sound. The horrific shock wave knocked Su Xia more than ten meters away.
This time, his luck was not as good as last time.
“Buzz…Buzz…”
Su Xia fell to the ground in a mess, like a rag doll, covered in blood. His eyes went dark and he couldn't see anything clearly. There was only a buzzing sound in his ears. There was no part of his body that didn't hurt, and there was chaos all around him.
The rest of the soldiers rushed past him frantically, using all kinds of cover , and paved a road of death and victory with their blood amid the enemy's heavy firepower.
No one noticed Su Xia, just as no one noticed the thousands of wounded soldiers lying on the bloody battlefield.
The whole land was burning, corpses were everywhere, and people fell down every minute and every second.
Not long after, Su Xia's eyes returned to darkness.
You are dead
[The number of doomsday fortresses you have destroyed is zero, please keep up the good work]
【……】
[The number of enemy officers you killed is zero...]
[You killed...]
[Do you want to restart the simulation? ]
Su Xia took a deep breath and rubbed his head. The feeling of the shell exploding nearby was too real. His head was still buzzing.
In that kind of horrific battlefield, without armor protection, ordinary psychic creatures would be nothing more than cannon fodder.
In the face of these two huge forces, the power of an individual is too weak.
After a while, Su Xia clicked [Yes] and continued to score points.
“Boom—”
There was the sound of explosions again, ringing every moment, like the helpless wail of this planet before its death.
Looking down from the sky, the battle area was a bloody mess, with burning flames and blood blending together. The once dense forest was riddled with holes from artillery fire, broken tree trunks were burning, thick smoke was billowing, and countless corpses were twisted in the flames, like a cruel picture of hell.
Su Xia dodged various deadly artillery attacks again and again, ducking left and right on the battlefield like an old wolf hunting, and successfully tore a way out of the enemy's dense and intertwined firepower.
After approaching a doomsday fortress that was spewing fire, he didn't think twice and simply pulled off an energy bomb and threw it into the fortress.
A few seconds later, a dull roar was heard from the fortress, as if a can had exploded.
Boom boom...
The fortress collapsed, smoke and dust rose up, and rubble fell to the ground.
“Cough… cough cough…”
An enemy soldier dragged his body out of the fortress, covered in blood and coughing violently. His hair was burnt black and fused with his bloody scalp, and several of his fingers were blown off.
Before he could find cover, he saw Su Xia standing beside him, with a look of panic and pleading in her expression.
The soldier was very thin and looked only thirteen or fourteen years old, at this age he should still be in school.
"Bang!"
Su Xia showed no mercy and shot him to end his life, then continued to run to the next bunker.
The battle between the two sides has just begun. There are corpses everywhere and no one knows when they will die.
While dealing with the third fortress, Su Xia was hit by a stray bullet.
Fortunately, the stray bullet only hit the side of his helmet, leaving a slight dent before bouncing off and hitting an Imperial soldier beside him.
Before Su Xia had time to rejoice, his location was hit by a round of artillery bombardment.
“Boom…Boom…”
The enemy's artillery troops in the distance did not distinguish between friend and foe, and directly covered the area where the two sides were fighting, killing a large number of their own soldiers and imperial soldiers.
Su Xia's eyes darkened and he returned to the system interface.
You are dead
【you……】
Without hesitation, he selected [Resimulate] and returned to the battlefield.
Time passed by minute by minute, another night passed quickly, the stars in the sky gradually lost their color, the temperature slowly rose, and a touch of dawn hung in the sky.
It's half past six in the morning.
That night, Su Xia experienced dozens of different ways of dying.
Killed by artillery shells, strafed by heavy machine guns, pierced by energy weapons, killed by teammates by mistake, crushed to death by collapsed bunkers, crushed to death by the wreckage of flying weapons falling from the sky, and split in half by enemy psychic warriors...
There are quite a few psychic warriors among the enemy's ground forces.
Those psychic warriors were all wearing powerful armor. They were like hunting beasts, killing indiscriminately among the imperial soldiers. Almost every psychic warrior could take down dozens of imperial soldiers.
When facing these psychic warriors, Su Xia personally experienced the feeling of "powerlessness".
I think his previous enemies must have felt the same way when they faced his identity as the "masked man".
[You died again]
[When facing a psychic warrior with "Soul Burning", you should stay away from him]
[Soul burning is a "sorcery" banned by the Empire. The so-called "soul" in this sorcery is actually your "flesh and blood", "machine", "titanium particles", "psychic energy", etc.]
[Once you use this skill, all the energy that supports your life will turn into energy that drives you to kill frantically until the last ray of your life is sucked away]
[This skill is irreversible]
Su Xia learned a lot from each death.
When it was eight o'clock in the morning, he had destroyed seven fortresses in the simulation system, leaving only the last one. Unfortunately, at the last moment, he was dragged away by a crippled psychic soldier of the enemy and died together with him.
The two side quests are just a little bit away from completion.
"Huh, let's log off and eat!"
Unable to bear the pain in her stomach, Su Xia activated the bracelet and returned to the real world.
After dying countless times in the game and seeing countless blood, his appetite did not decrease, but instead increased.
Perhaps it was because he had just seen the brains flowing out of a soldier's broken skull, what Su Xia wanted to eat the most now was tofu pudding.
"Strange, why is it getting more and more perverted?"
Su Xia patted his head, took two servings of tofu pudding from the cafeteria, then put some hot sauce in it and stirred it a few times. It looked sticky and red, and it felt very good.
After taking a few bites, a questioning voice came from the side: "Are you... Pharmacist Su in the game?"
Su Xia looked in the direction of the sound and found two sturdy boys.
The two men were wearing the uniforms of the school's Sanda Club and looked quite capable.
"It's me." Su Xia nodded, " What's the matter?"
"Can you add me as a friend? We're in the dormitory building across from you, and we're also members of the Bikini Bottom team."
"no problem."
Su Xia readily agreed, took out her cell phone, and exchanged friends with the two.
Through communication, I learned that these two guys are the president and vice president of the school Sanda Club. They have won awards in major and minor competitions in the province, and their fighting ability is indeed impressive.
There is no harm in building a good relationship with such people.
The six people in their dormitory are all weaklings in real life and are powerless. If they encounter trouble in the future, having more friends will give them more options.
After dinner, Su Xia packed a big bag of sauerkraut dumplings, taking on the responsibility of an old father.
I don’t know what’s wrong with those guys in the dormitory. Now they like eating things with sauerkraut taste more and more. I guess they have been led astray by Li Defu.
"Hello, ho, ho, ho, ho...it's time to eat..."
Su Xia returned to the dormitory and banged on the door, forcibly waking up several roommates.
He threw the bun aside, brushed his teeth, returned to bed, and continued to wander around in the simulated battlefield.
Time passed slowly, approaching noon little by little.
At half past eleven in the morning, Su Xia finally blew up the eighth fortress, and he and the enemy died together when the fortress exploded.
You are dead
[Congratulations, you have successfully destroyed eight fortresses and received an "S" rating]
【……】
[You killed four enemy officers and received an additional "S" rating]
[You killed 61 enemy soldiers and received an additional "S" rating]
[Your growth rate is gratifying. You are already a qualified imperial warrior.]
【……】
[You get the last mission of "War in Heaven Phase 1"]
[Mission requirements: Attack the enemy's main city and rescue twenty companions on the battlefield]
【……】
Including the "S" for surviving for eight hours, Su Xia now has four "S" ratings.
The first task requirement released by the bracelet has been achieved.
He breathed a sigh of relief, exited the simulation system, returned to the wreckage of the spacecraft, and allowed the robotic arm to remove the simulation equipment on his body.
Not long after, the task system sent a prompt.
[Mission: Deep Space Reward]
[Requirements to be achieved at the current stage]
[You have obtained the location where the prize cabin fell, please click to view]
[After entering the prize room, the restrictions on prize number one will be unlocked, and you will receive a set of level 6 combat armor]
【……】
[You have triggered the mission "The Disappearing Guest", do you want to accept it? ]
Su Xia's eyes fixed on the last line of text.
What is this task?
He clicked [Yes] and then checked the task details.
【Mission: Disappearing Guests】
[After hearing that the wreckage of a spaceship suspected to be from an alien civilization was discovered at the new site of the Oasis Camp, the human resistance organization "Dragon City" sent an expedition team of nearly 100 people to the Oasis Camp]
[In order to save time, they chose a relatively unfamiliar road]
[Just over ten minutes ago, they suddenly lost contact with the Dragon City headquarters and their life or death is unknown]
[The place where they disappeared is exactly where the prize cabin fell. Please go and explore.]
[Task Reward: Depends on the completion of the task, with a high probability of a skill book appearing]
【……】
[Task Tip 1: The wreckage of the spaceship that crashed in that area may contain more than just the prize cabin]
[Task Tip 2: You should open the Interstellar Encyclopedia and look up the records about the "Man-Eating Tree"]
After seeing the task prompt, Su Xia roughly knew what was going on.
After the spacecraft disintegrated, many cultivation cabins for growing special plants and flowers also fell into various areas of the planet.
He had long wondered whether there might be plant seeds from alien space taking root and sprouting at some crash site.
Now the emergence of this task shows that Su Xia’s idea has become a reality.
Those people in Dragon City are likely to be entangled by alien plants with special powers.
"The man-eating tree..."
Su Xia had an impression of this plant, having seen it in the autobiography of a spaceship crew member.
This plant releases a poisonous gas that makes living things sleepy, and its branches and roots also secrete corrosive liquids.
If one is not aware of the capabilities of this plant and rashly enters its growth area, even psychic creatures may be carried within it and become nutrients for its growth.
Su Xia walked out of the simulated storage, went to the reading room, and picked up a copy of "Interstellar Encyclopedia".
He opened the catalog, found the page for "Plant: Man-Eating Tree", and began to browse through it carefully.
As mentioned above:
When facing this plant, one should carry a "wake-up potion" with him and drink it every half hour to fight against the sleeping poison gas.
[Sobering Potion: The required materials are as follows...]
It's just a third-level potion. The process is simple and the materials are easy to obtain. Su Xia can make it himself.
In addition to this, there are several other methods.
[Ancient method of anti-poison: wearing a gas mask]
[Modern method: Wear a complete set of armor with a "gas protection system" and conduct protection tests before departure]
[Extreme method: spray flammable liquid from the air, burn the man-eating tree with fire, and completely eliminate the source of the poisonous gas]
[Smart way to extinguish the poison: mobilize high-power fans to enclose the entire area, and supply air 24 hours a day to allow fresh air to drive away the poisonous gas in the area of the man-eating tree...]
【……】
[In addition, the corrosive liquid secreted by the plant also needs to be guarded against, so it is recommended to wear complete protective equipment before exploring]
[It is not recommended to explore individually, please make sure you have a complete team]
【……】
After reading it, Su Xia was basically relieved.
His fourth-level armor has built-in poison gas protection, thanks to Boss Shu.
With the addition of the sobering potion, there should be no problem in rescuing people.
The location given in the mission is still some distance away from the new base of the Oasis Camp. It will take Su Xia about seven or eight hours to rush there at full speed. I don’t know if the people in Longcheng can hold on for that long.
…
At this time, in a dark and cold jungle.
The Longcheng team is resting.
The person in charge of contact said: "We can't receive any information from Dragon City headquarters. There is a problem in this area."
"Let's go out later and try again in a place with good terrain."
"How is Xiao Luo?" The old dean looked at someone. "Is he feeling better? Did he catch a cold from traveling all night?"
"It's okay, teacher, I'm fine."
The young man named Xiao Luo looked pale and forced a smile.
Because he was unwell, the whole team decided to rest here for a while.
However……
Not long after they had rested, another person began to feel unwell, his head felt dizzy, his limbs felt weak, he felt dazed and almost fell asleep.
“These plants…”
The old dean was well-informed and knowledgeable, and he immediately noticed something unusual.
This forest was too quiet. There were no chirping birds or buzzing insects or animals. There were not even earthworms rolling in the rotten leaves and soil underfoot.
The dense tree canopy blocked the sunlight, and the surroundings were extremely dark. It seemed that there was some unknown danger hidden in the darkness.
"Go, go now!"
The old dean made a prompt decision and ordered the troops to set off.
After hearing the dean's words, the professors and apprentices of Tianxing Academy stood up and prepared to move on.
But the head of the Dragon City Alien Civilization Research Department stopped them and said, "One of our members is unwell. Rest for a while. I need to check on him."
The old dean looked serious and refused outright: "Let's check again after we get out. We can't stay here. There's something strange in this forest."
"What's so strange about this?" The man frowned. "We are all psychic creatures. Can this forest eat us?"
