Chapter 266 It's all a joke
【game over】
Chang Rui said nothing and chose to log off.
Once the identity is exposed, everything is lost.
The game hive was empty. He took off his auxiliary equipment and saw a cold and deserted scene in front of him. He seemed to be hollowed out. He was in a trance for a moment and walked out of the room in a daze.
It was just a game, but it made him feel extremely uncomfortable, as if he had lost a part of his life.
Outside the room, people were coming and going in the long corridor, talking and laughing. They were all players rushing to experience the game world.
"bite……"
Chang Rui was silent, not knowing what to do. He walked to the elevator and took it slowly down.
The first floor of the honeycomb building is a spacious and bright hall.
The hall was bustling with people mostly from the young. The tall crystal chandeliers were translucent, and there were more than a dozen giant screens of different sizes hanging around, on which classic scenes from the game were played.
In the center of the hall, there is a pure white embossed cylinder. Advanced 3D holographic imaging technology is used around the cylinder. Rays of light interweave, projecting a young and handsome figure on the cylinder. It is Commander Beifeng who is driving the mecha.
Chang Rui's eyes were dull. When he saw the projection, he seemed to be back in the game again.
"legend……"
He pronounced these two words unconsciously. They were the introduction of the commander in the game trailer.
Just a moment ago, he was still in the game, and the commander was right in front of him, but now they were separated by two worlds. The virtual and the real were intertwined, which made people feel melancholy.
At this moment, the cell phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated.
Chang Rui took out his cell phone and saw the familiar name Li Yun on the screen.
I think those two people are going crazy now.
But what else can he do?
He even felt a little regretful, with all kinds of complicated emotions welling up in his mind. In the end, he could only sigh and press the red reject button.
…
“Beep…beep…beep…”
Li Yun was really dumbfounded. He held the phone tightly and called Chang Rui repeatedly. He was so anxious that it felt like a fire was burning in his heart.
The same thing happened to the player who controlled the dog. He tried various online methods to contact Chang Rui, including private messages in the game and messages on forum accounts. He tried , but Chang Rui never responded.
They saw that Chang Rui's portrait had gone dark.
"What on earth is this guy doing?"
"Hurry up and bring that old fellow Shi Sishi back!"
"If it doesn't work, let me get rid of the suspicion first!" Li Yun was so anxious that he almost crushed his phone. "That idiot Sijidao just asked me again. How should I reply to him? Everyone in the joint camp has evacuated!"
At this time, Sijidao was sitting proudly in an off-road vehicle, galloping across the wilderness with the mechanical army.
He also participated in the encirclement and suppression of the joint camp and received a personal task assigned by the system.
The mission prizes are quite generous and enviable. If you send out a screenshot of the prize, other players will probably be so jealous that they will report to the official website.
After learning from previous mistakes, he did not post in the forum about this mission, intending to post again after he succeeded.
"It's definitely okay this time."
Sijidao thought so and asked Li Yun who was undercover in the joint camp.
The message Li Yun replied to him was always - everything is normal.
…
At the same time, in the central area of the forest, there is a swamp island.
After Chang Rui disappeared, everyone was stunned and completely convinced.
A gust of wind blew, and the dead leaves flew everywhere. It was impossible to tell that there had ever been a person there.
"He is really..."
Many of Shi Shishi's disciples looked gloomy. Even though they were unwilling to believe it, the fact was already before them.
From the meeting at the oasis camp to the current meeting in the center of the jungle filled with alien plants, Commander Beifeng was right from the beginning to the end, but they were on the opposite side.
Thinking of the time they had spent living and studying with Chang Rui, the disciples fell silent.
After a moment, they all turned to Su Xia and performed the Dragon City College etiquette to express their apologies.
This is a disciple's etiquette, usually only performed to one's teacher.
In the back, Ms. Liu Ye sighed: "I never thought that even I didn't see any flaws in that young man Chang Rui. We were wrong at the beginning..."
As she spoke, her expression suddenly changed and her heart sank.
Back then, at the Oasis Camp, it wasn't just Chang Rui whose identity , there were two other guys as well - one of them was the big golden retriever she raised!
She asked hurriedly: "Commander..."
"Yes."
Su Xia nodded, looked at her, and knew what she wanted to say.
When they met just now, everyone was talking and laughing, and Su Xia did not ruin the atmosphere, letting them be happy for a while.
After all, he came with bad news.
"The Mechanical Tribe has sent out its troops."
Su Xia looked around and told the news in a calm tone.
"What?"
This news was like a heavy hammer hitting everyone's heart.
There was an instant of dead silence around them. No matter what the focus and issues were just now, they were all forgotten at this moment , and the only thing left in everyone's mind was Su Xia's words.
They seemed to have forgotten to breathe, their chests felt stuffy, and they were unable to breathe due to the panic and anxiety deep in their hearts.
No one was afraid of fighting, but they did not expect that the battle would come so soon.
No one was ready for this news.
Once the mechanical army is dispatched, it is almost certain to win. Neither humans nor Zerg can stop it. Wherever it passes, there is only blood and smoke.
"Commander, is the news true?"
"The target is the joint camp... or Dragon City?"
"This shouldn't be the right time..."
“…”
They asked anxiously.
Except for Su Xia, no one else present knew the news.
Long before the mechanical tribe sent out its troops, everyone had already entered this jungle and was isolated from the outside world. They have only reunited now and have no channels to communicate with the outside world.
Of course, Chang Rui also knew the news, after all, he was the one who led it, but he had already gone offline.
"The news is true, it's the joint camp." Su Xia said calmly, "We sent out troops around nine o'clock last night. If nothing goes wrong, we will reach the outskirts of the camp tonight and launch the attack at midnight."
"How did the Mechanical Clan know the location of the joint camp? Could it be that... Chang Rui..."
In an instant, everyone understood. Thinking of the brief conversation between Su Xia and Chang Rui just now, even the dumbest person could connect the dots.
Shi Sishi was the first to understand. His lips trembled and his face turned pale in an instant.
His undead disciple actually betrayed the location of the human camp!
"No……"
Once the joint camp is breached, the twenty-odd combat and logistics members of the resistance organization, as well as the large number of elderly, weak and sick people living in the camp, will all be reduced to ashes under the artillery fire of the mechanical race, just like the North Wind Organization in the past.
Beifeng is just one organization, while the United Camp has more than twenty.
Such a heavy loss is heartbreaking just thinking about it.
By then, Shi Sishi might really appear in history books - but as a negative example.
What will people think when they read this story in a book and see his name?
It was when he thought of this that Shi Sishi turned pale and his heart sank.
What he wants is to leave his name in history, not to be infamous for eternity!
What should I do?
"North Wind..."
At this moment, he looked at Su Xia, the opponent whom he once hated, but who had become his only hope.
Shi Sishi also understood that since Su Xia had received the news and remained so calm, he must have a way to deal with it.
After all, he is Commander Beifeng.
"Commander, has the camp known the news?" Lu Long asked anxiously. He wished he could grow wings right now and fly to the joint camp to inform his relatives and friends there.
"commander……"
The others also looked at Su Xia with anticipation. Although they were already filled with anxiety, it was this legendary commander who brought them the news after all.
He is the one who can defeat An Lan. With him around, everything will be fine.
"Don't worry, the camp should have been evacuated almost completely." Su Xia spoke in a calm tone, gently suppressing everyone's anxiety. His calm expression also gave the others a little more hope.
"Last night, after the Mechanical Tribe sent out their troops, I had someone notify them."
"Commander, my dog..."
Ms. Liuye opened her mouth, looking hesitant, but still couldn't help but ask.
Su Xia nodded and said, "He has been locked up with Li Yun."
“Is it really not what it is anymore?”
"Well, you can ask Lu Ba about the specific situation when you go back."
"Where will my brother and the others retreat to? Is it too late?" Lu Long continued to ask. With a high-level traitor like Li Yun, the previously planned escape route would be useless, and a new route must be planned in a very short time.
One wrong step leads to another, and now the entire camp is in danger of destruction.
"Don't worry, we'll have the assistance of the Zero Point Tavern." Su Xia replied.
"Doesn't the Zero Point Tavern say it won't interfere in such matters?" Lu Long was stunned. "They have always said that they are a permanent neutral organization."
“Flexible neutrality.”
"this……"
In fact, Su Xia did not expect that the branch of Zero Point Tavern would assist in the evacuation so readily.
He had originally planned to ask Yi Yi to use more connections.
With the help of this behemoth, not to mention a camp, even the entire Dragon City can be broken up into pieces and dispersed throughout the entire southwestern mountainous area in a very short time.
The branches of Zero Point Tavern are spread all over the world, and there are contact points even in the deep mountains and forests where few people go, so there is no need to worry at all.
"The mechanical race is making many dangerous attempts, and has recently been acting more and more overbearing in its contacts with the Zero Point Tavern. This may have caused dissatisfaction among the tavern's top management." Su Xia seemed to be thinking about something.
"Commander, what should we do next?"
Everyone in the joint camp looked at Su Xia, confused and frightened, and unknowingly regarded him as their backbone.
Everyone in the camp had evacuated and they couldn't go back.
"Once things here are over, come back to the oasis camp with me. I will tell you all the news as soon as possible." Su Xia said to them.
"good."
Next, we can only take one step at a time.
In comparison, the people from Longcheng were calmer. After all, their base camp was relatively stable and they themselves were safe.
The old dean, Wang Luo and others were secretly shocked. Even they had lost contact with the outside world, but Su Xia was still able to receive news and even knew that the mechanical tribe had sent troops.
You know, this kind of information has always been very confidential.
The mechanical race likes to attack in the middle of the night and march secretly. Every action is unaware of even the many mechanical creatures within the race.
And Su Xia actually learned the news as soon as the mechanical tribe sent out their troops last night, and told the joint camp almost simultaneously.
When they thought of this, they began to re-examine this young commander - he was very capable, had all kinds of means, had strong connections, and might even have planted his own undercover agents within the Mechanical Race.
Long Cheng has tried hard for so many years, but has not been able to get his own undercover agent into the core layer of the mechanical clan.
Commander Beifeng was able to make such a name for himself in the wilderness. He was indeed no ordinary man, and even in Dragon City, there were few who could compare to him.
The old dean invited Su Xia again: "When things here are over, you must come to Longcheng to have a look. There is a lot of information in the academy, and you will definitely be interested."
"Okay, I'll come when I'm free!" Su Xia agreed temporarily.
"Don't forget the research institute." Wang Luo said hurriedly, "There are some strange and weird things. You will definitely like them."
"no problem!"
Going to Dragon City is what Su Xia has always wanted to do since entering the game.
But there are too many things to do now. Even if he solves the problem of the mechanical tribe sending troops, he still has to deal with the problems of the pharmacy and Yi Mo and the others.
Next, under his and Hal's leadership, everyone went to another small island, which was located on the right. The island was covered with bushes, and the tree trunks were dry and black, giving it a somewhat eerie feel.
The trees nearby are called "human face trees" and are described in detail in the "Star Encyclopedia".
This tree is dry and black all over, as if it had been burned by a fire. It has very few leaves, and a vague human face pattern is usually naturally formed on the trunk. The black branches are twisted and deformed, like skinny arms.
“This is it.”
In the center of the island was an area that Hal had covered with dead branches and leaves and a large net.
Below this area is a giant entrance and exit slanting downward. It is not an ordinary hatch, but the passage for cargo to enter and exit the spacecraft.
“Crash!”
Hal pulled hard and ripped open the camouflaged net. The dead branches and leaves on the net were blown to the ground, revealing a corner of the entrance.
It was still a silver-gray passage with a strong metallic feel. It was dark inside and one could not see the deepest part.
There is an oval-shaped socket diagonally above the entrance.
Hal placed his mechanical finger in it and gave it a slight turn.
“Buzz——”
Dark red lights suddenly lit up one after another in the passage.
This is the emergency light, which Hal himself cannot use. He has a complete imaging system, and he turns on the light only to take care of the ordinary people behind him.
Hal was the first to enter, sliding in with one light leap.
Su Xia jumped in right after him. The silver-gray passage was smooth, like a slide. He slid all the way down, and after a while he reached the huge cargo hold at the deepest part.
There are still a lot of cargo left from the spacecraft, mostly daily necessities, as well as some special goods and currency.
When exploring remote star regions, civilized planets are often discovered, and trade is occasionally necessary.
The scientists of the empire discovered that the favorite trading items of these civilized planets were nothing more than special metals, gems, porcelain and other shiny and bright-looking things, so they would carry these as currency every time they set out.
“Bang!”
Hal walked to the side and flipped a switch, and the entire cargo hold lit up.
Su Xia was stunned, and her eyes were instantly attracted by a huge biological skeleton.
The skeleton of the creature was yellowish all over and was over thirty meters long. The bones were arranged one by one and its body was curved, like a giant snake, but it had limbs, like the legendary dragon.
"This was brought back from a planet with life. It's similar to the dragons in some myths of civilizations, but it's actually just a giant snake with arms and legs." Hal introduced, "After the spacecraft crashed, the box containing the skeleton was broken into pieces, and bones were all over the floor... I pieced it together when I had nothing else to do over the years."
At this time, Sun Lang also slid to the bottom, and before he stood up, his eyes widened.
"Huo, is this a dragon?!"
"No, you can think so, right? There are similar creatures on many planets anyway."
"Can you fly?"
"No." Hal said bluntly.
"It's really spectacular!" Wang Luo, who followed closely, exclaimed. This is a real alien skeleton. "I didn't expect that I would be able to see such a creature in my lifetime."
"Take a trip to the starry sky. There are plenty of these things."
Hal rolled on tracks and slowly moved forward, controlling the robotic arms in the warehouse and opening several large cargo boxes at random.
The things in the cargo box were all unheard of by everyone.
Some strange gems, special crystals and some weird biological skeletons, if put up for auction outside, would probably sell for unimaginable sky-high prices.
"Natives, never limit your sights to your own planet." Hal patted the big box. "Just go to those prosperous civilized star regions and you will understand that your so-called struggle for survival and resources is just a joke."
War is not the eternal theme, exploration and development are.
