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Chapter 301 - 301 300 We Are Not Interested
Chapter 301 - 301 300 We Are Not Interested
?Chapter 301: Chapter 300 We Are Not Interested Chapter 301: Chapter 300 We Are Not Interested Inside the villa, with only one week left, the one-month deadline was approaching.
Fan Ye and the others, like members of other teams, couldn’t help but grow anxious.
The first clue mission they had recently completed was better than that of any other team.
That meant their score wouldn’t be low considering three times the value, plus the total points pilfered from other teams, they were definitely in the lead.
But what use was it to be in first place now?
If they couldn’t find the person who released the virus, then all the effort of the past twenty-plus days would have been for nothing.
Seeing Luo Ning and Bo Xuan drinking tea and chatting leisurely, Yue Xiao said, “You two still feel like drinking tea? We need to hurry and find the person!”
Luo Ning handed him a cup of tea, “Rushing around won’t help. Have some tea to cool off; I see you’re even getting pimples on your face.”
Yue Xiao: “…” That hit home.
Lately, all three of them had been very anxious, with him suffering the worst bout of breakouts, and several pimples had popped up on his forehead.
If this were outside, he could go to a beauty clinic to get them treated.
But in Apocalypse City, forget it – even taking showers with water was a concern, let alone beauty treatments for acne.
Especially now, during a live broadcast watched by a global audience.
This was particularly tough for Yue Xiao, who always cared greatly about his appearance.
He took the tea and drank it in one gulp, “I can’t help but worry; I’m afraid all that we’ve done before has been in vain.”
Luo Ning chuckled, “How could it be in vain.”
She added, “I guess we’ll have a mission soon.”
“A mission?”
Yue Xiao wasn’t stupid and quickly grasped the implication of her words, “Are you saying we’re likely to get a mission that involves the person related to the release of the Zombie Virus?”
Luo Ning nodded, “Yeah, the main storyline of Apocalypse City was set up long ago, and it’s now controlled by the virtual intelligence system, so it’s time for the final clue to emerge.”
“Otherwise, if our team can’t complete the mission, we can’t even place in the competition. It wouldn’t just be embarrassing for us; it would be disgraceful for the organizers too.”
“Going through all this trouble for nothing, just playing around in solitude—how would that look to the global audience?”
That’s why she and Bo Xuan had never been in a rush.
Having heard her, Yue Xiao and his teammates thought it made sense, but they were still not entirely sure.
Just then, Luo Ning’s walkie-talkie rang.
It was Liao You’s voice.
“Is Luo Ning there?”
“Here, is there something, Captain Liao?”
“There’s a mission at the base that will be released to the public. Not only is the reward very generous, but it also holds significant importance. You guys might want to take it on.”
“What’s the mission?”
“Dr. Luo has been researching the Zombie antidote and has found that a certain plant might play a key role.
Therefore, we need to go to a mountain in the outskirts to search for it, and right now, we need protection as well as individuals for the searching mission.”
Luo Ning got it right away, “So there are two missions, one for protection and one for searching?”
Liao You replied, “Correct, but the protection mission can only be taken on by someone recommended by the military base, while the searching mission is open to anyone.”
“Okay, since Dr. Luo is searching for the plant for the survival of humanity, it’s our unshirkable duty to contribute as well.”
Luo Ning continued, “Could you do us a favor and recommend us for the protection mission?”
Liao You said with a laugh, “I was thinking the same. I’ll report your team’s names then.”
“Great,” Luo Ning asked, “When do we leave?”
“First thing tomorrow morning.”
Liao You paused and said, “We will dispatch a helicopter to escort Dr. Luo there, but the higher-ups at the base hope that you and Dr. Luo could take the same aircraft.”
The fact that Luo Ning, sharpshooter who used talisman energy to immobilize zombie birds, had already spread throughout the base.
That’s why the upper echelons wanted Luo Ning’s team to partake in this mission, to add an extra layer of security for Dr. Luo’s life.
After all, the people at their base had rarely used helicopters for travel anymore.
There had been several attacks in the past leading to the crash of helicopters, with everyone on board meeting their demise.
There was no way around it, even if there were snipers on board, they couldn’t outshoot an entire flock of zombie birds.
Especially since the zombie bird flock held absolute dominance in the sky, making air travel sometimes even more dangerous than on the ground.
But this time they needed to go to the suburbs, and traveling by car was too far, likely encountering even more troublesome dangers, causing too many delays.
The sooner the antidote for the zombie virus could be researched, the sooner humanity could escape from this abyss of suffering.
Therefore, after the high-ups at the base had consulted, they agreed to have Luo Ning and a few others accompany them, to resolve the crisis in the sky, and Dr. Luo agreed as well.
Luo Ning naturally had no objections, “No problem.”
After turning off the walkie-talkie, Yue Xiao and the others looked steadily at Luo Ning.
“Brother Ning, did you divine that this mission would come up today?”
The timing was just too precise, and crucially, the mission actually came.
Once they heard it was related to the antidote for the zombie virus, it could well be related to the person they were searching for.
Luo Ning couldn’t help but laugh, “This wasn’t something I calculated, it was purely an estimate.”
She added meaningfully, “After all, we don’t have much time left, and it’s time for some people to surface.”
Yue Xiao and the others were puzzled, “Who needs to surface?”
Luo Ning smiled mysteriously, “Telling you now would spoil the fun. The mission starts tomorrow, you all should observe closely and see for yourselves.”
Bo Xuan took a sip of tea and pointed to his head, telling the three of them, “Use your brains a bit more.”
Yue Xiao and the others, “…” felt like they were subtly insulted once a day.
Soon, the base also announced the mission to search for plants.
All the other teams, already in a state of anxiety, saw hope for finding clues to key individuals.
So they rushed to sign up one after another.
The plant this time was connected to the antidote for the zombie virus, and the base didn’t mind the large number of people signing up, approving everyone.
They even dispatched multiple helicopters, prepared to transport everyone participating in the mission to that mountain.
Of course, on each helicopter, several sharpshooters were arranged this time.
The base also traded supplies for many talismans from Luo Ning, to give to those good at shooting to carry with them.
Should they encounter an attack from a flock of zombie birds, these individuals would coordinate with the sharpshooters to use rubber bows and arrows to shoot talismans onto the foreheads of the zombie birds, immobilizing them.
It was precisely because they made such thorough preparations that the base dared to send out so many helicopters and people on a big mission.
That night, the captains of several teams ranked in the top ten worldwide came to the villa.
Bo Xuan was not surprised by their arrival and opened the door to let them in.
“Did you arrange to meet?”
The first team’s captain nodded, “Yes, we agreed to cooperate and wanted to see if you were interested in joining.”
Bo Xuan didn’t respond but looked at Luo Ning, the question clear.
Luo Ning smiled and shook her head, “We’re not interested.”
The several of them did not expect Luo Ning to refuse, “Why?”
Luo Ning said, “We have the ability to find the clues on our own, so we don’t want to have needless cooperation with you, lest we end up being dragged down by incompetent teammates.”
Then, with a meaningful glance at the group, she added, “Nor do we want to be stabbed in the back by those we collaborate with in the end.”