Volume 2, Chapter 33 – I Have a Mission Here

Charge!

Zhou Jieyu ran in front.

Charge!

Anran chased from behind.

Running away was not something that succeeded every time. Even the one taking the lead was no exception.

When Zhou Jieyu glanced back and saw Anran getting closer and closer, panic instantly rose in her heart.

And once she panicked, Zhou Jieyu’s “technical movements” went wrong.

As she jumped over an obstacle, she failed to get enough height, and the tip of her foot immediately caught on it.

With the resistance on her lower body, Zhou Jieyu pitched forward on the spot.

Thump.

She hit the ground hard, losing all points for style.

Anran came to a sudden stop behind Zhou Jieyu.

Looking at Zhou Jieyu sprawled on the ground with both hands stretched forward, Anran could not help twitching at the corner of her mouth.

“Are you okay?”

Anran asked. By the look of it, she had probably lost at least a few points of HP.

Hearing Anran’s voice, Zhou Jieyu hurriedly rolled over and sat up. As she scooted backward, she stammered, “D-d-don’t kill me. I don’t want to go back yet.”

Anran looked puzzled. “Why would I kill you for no reason?”

That said, do you get EXP for killing players? That was a question. Anran rubbed her chin and gave the matter some very serious thought, her gaze sweeping over Zhou Jieyu.

For some reason, Zhou Jieyu suddenly shivered. She had the odd feeling that something had just been sizing her up.

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Probably just her imagination.

She held one hand in front of her chest. Seeing that Anran did not seem to be joking, she relaxed a little.

So this should just be a chance encounter?

However, things were not that simple. Zhou Jieyu began to think.

NPC Anran had just killed several men in black in the repair shop, and now she was hurrying through the city’s back alleys. She was definitely not an ordinary person!

Zhou Jieyu thought of all the spy movies, gangster movies, agent movies, police-and-robber movies, and all kinds of other movies she had seen.

A character like this was exactly the kind of big shot hidden among ordinary people!

“Hm?”

Zhou Jieyu suddenly rubbed her eyes. She suspected she had seen something wrong, but after rubbing them, there was still a bright yellow exclamation mark hanging over Anran’s head.

There’s a mission!

Zhou Jieyu’s eyes lit up.

Anran, who had been observing every change in Zhou Jieyu’s expression, was instantly delighted too. But she had already put a lot of effort into controlling her expressions, so not the slightest change showed on her face.

She had only quietly put the mission hat back on top of her head.

“Leading the Escape” had indeed been drawn in by her.

This was the mighty charm of an NPC.

A “mission hat” in the shape of a yellow exclamation mark was practically an anti-player divine weapon.

A mere 6 points of Charm was nowhere near enough to describe its power.

“You scared me to death. I thought you were some lone soldier.” Zhou Jieyu spoke as she got to her feet. “Oh, right.”

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Zhou Jieyu remembered what Anran had shouted earlier. “What did you want when you called out to me just now?”

“There’s something I need your help with!” As Anran spoke, she was already setting the various conditions for the mission.

There. The mission was out.

Zhou Jieyu was overjoyed.

“No problem. Just say the word. My greatest strength is that I’m always willing to help!”

Anran’s expression turned odd. If there were no reward, and if the mission content were “Miss, can you let me touch you a few times,” you probably wouldn’t be saying that.

Mission Type: Unique Mission!

Zhou Jieyu’s eyes began to “shine.”

Mission Requirement: “Anran is carrying out a special mission alone. Twinmoon City is very dangerous right now, and she needs some help. Can you act as her temporary guard and escort her to her destination?”

A special mission?

So she really isn’t an ordinary NPC!

Who would have thought that I, at only level 2, could take a C-rank mission!

Zhou Jieyu immediately realized her opportunity had come.

The rewards for this C-rank mission were a full 1500 EXP. It would also increase her favorability with Anran by 5 points and give her a blueprint for the [1886 Hermit Pistol]. It was simply too good.

Even what ordinary players still messing around in the beginner village could get after grinding for three or four days would not compare to this unique mission.

Zhou Jieyu felt that her luck was simply amazing. She had only been in Twinmoon City for a short while, and she had already met such an incredible NPC.

By taking Anran’s missions, she could grow quickly. And because the livestream post she had made earlier included that video of Anran, the repost fees alone had already earned her 500 Bilu!

This fully proved that she had “European” blood in her!

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And the noble kind at that!

“I’m willing,” Zhou Jieyu said.

Very good.

Anran nodded.

Then she began explaining the purpose of her operation to Zhou Jieyu.

“This hospital.” Anran pointed to a spot on the map. “This is where I’m going right now.”

Zhou Jieyu leaned in for a look and could not help frowning. “If we go there directly, it might be pretty dangerous.”

“Hm?” Anran looked at Zhou Jieyu in confusion.

What do you mean by that?

After taking the mission, Zhou Jieyu quickly got into character. “I was active in the new district during the day. I remember the fighting here being especially intense at the time.”

Anran’s gaze fell on the path Zhou Jieyu’s finger traced. Extending toward the upper left was a bridge.

This was solid.

If the fighting there had not been intense, that would have been strange.

But that had been during the day. It was almost midnight now, and the sounds of gunfire and cannon fire had long since moved toward the more central areas.

Forget it. Better not take the risk.

“Let’s take a longer route,” Anran said.

Zhou Jieyu tactfully did not ask what Anran was going to the hospital for.

What she thought was: since this was a special mission, the objective definitely would not be told to just anyone.

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Anran was happy to keep things simple, and she set out with Zhou Jieyu.

Although moving together made them a bigger target, with Zhou Jieyu, this scout girl, around, their overall safety was actually higher.

NPCs feared death, but players were not afraid at all when it came to large amounts of EXP and mission rewards. After all, they could revive.

This was probably another kind of taking life and death lightly. If you don’t accept it, then fight.

Activating Stealth, Anran and Zhou Jieyu quickly moved along both sides of the road.

They were already far from the old district now. Low ornamental trees had been planted along the broad street, flower beds separated the sidewalk from the roadway, and tall street lamps stood in the gaps between them.

After the war broke out, power to many parts of Twinmoon City had gradually been cut off, and the stretch Anran and Zhou Jieyu were walking through was the same.

There was no one else on the street, which saved Anran a lot of trouble.

But she did not dare relax her guard in the slightest. As she moved forward, her eyes kept sweeping over the nearby high-rises to see whether anyone was lying in ambush.

The whole way was peaceful. But just as they turned out from a secluded side path, a flash of light suddenly flickered before Anran’s eyes.

“Wait!” She grabbed Zhou Jieyu and quickly stepped back two paces, hiding behind a wall.

“What is it?” Zhou Jieyu asked in confusion.

“There may be someone out there.” Anran pointed outside.

Zhou Jieyu’s expression immediately turned serious.

In all those movies she had seen, when two people were traveling together, this was usually the moment when…

“You go out and scout the situation. I’ll cover you from behind!” Anran said.

“…”

Hey, isn’t that a bit much?