Volume 3, Chapter 27 – Baptism by Art

For the moment, Anran still hadn’t figured out how to solo clear the instance, but she did come up with another method.

Without a word, she pulled out a fragmentation grenade and hurled it straight ahead.

It was only the width of a street. With Anran’s current arm strength, that was effortless.

Boom!

The enormous blast roared through the entire town.

The orange-red firelight looked like a flower sketched across a black curtain.

It was full of artistic flair.

And Anran saw her points go up by another three.

One left.

Anran glanced at Zhou Jieyu.

Then she suddenly gave her a shove at the waist.

“The people over there are already badly wounded. Let’s charge them directly!”

“Okay!”

Zhou Jieyu instantly flipped out from behind cover and started sprinting with her pistol in hand.

That was how it always went in old movies.

Use the bomb to open the way, then finish them off with a pistol.

“Wait…”

Before Leading the Charge could even finish saying “wait,” he saw Zhou Jieyu had already run far ahead. Left with no choice, he could only chase after her.

Only then did Anran rush forward behind them.

There was really no need to be too polite with players.

That was the conclusion Anran had come to.

Because players could respawn infinitely. Not to mention that at this stage there was no death penalty at all, but even if there were a death penalty, even if you kept using them and setting them up, as long as they got enough benefits to satisfy their expectations, they would come running over without hesitation.

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That was the mindset of most players.

As someone who had once been a player herself, Anran understood this deeply.

No matter how much players complained inwardly, their bodies were always honest.

Bang!

Just as they were about to reach the other side of the street, Anran suddenly heard a gunshot.

Did someone from the Morningstar Resistance fire that shot?

The thought had only just arisen when Anran heard Zhou Jieyu shout excitedly, “Haha, I killed the last enemy! I already have 3 points now!”

“You, honestly, how could you be so reckless?!”

That was Leading the Charge lecturing Zhou Jieyu.

Zhou Jieyu retorted, “Was I? Didn’t I just show off my divine might and kill that enemy?”

Anran walked over to the two of them, and her gaze quickly landed on the Morningstar fighter Zhou Jieyu had shot dead.

The bullet hole in his chest should have been the fatal wound.

But before that, the real issue was that his right arm had already been blown off.

Wasn’t that just a plain old last hit?

Even if they’d left him alone, he probably would have bled to death anyway.

What divine might? Weren’t you just here to steal the kill?

“All right, let’s hide first. That explosion was so loud that the other group of enemies definitely noticed it,” Anran said.

They could only carry five tactical accessories on them. Anran had chosen a loadout of three fragmentation grenades and two flashbangs.

Even though Zhou Jieyu and Leading the Charge still had some on them, they still had to conserve them.

The night was long, and no one knew how many waves of enemies were left. Not every grenade would have such a huge effect.

Zhou Jieyu put away her smugness. Compared to Anran, who already had 7 points, she was still just a little sister.

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This time, Anran and the others switched directions and set up an ambush.

The enemy outnumbered them, so there was no way around playing dirty.

If it weren’t for the main quest that required them to keep the target alive,

Anran could have camped here until the end of time. But now she could only try waiting for a bit. If no one came, they would retreat immediately.

Fortunately, things were not too bad.

More movement appeared on the street opposite them.

Light footsteps.

After the explosion died down, they were especially obvious in the quiet night.

The pace seemed slow.

Clearly, the other side was being extremely cautious too.

A sudden explosion in an otherwise peaceful town was far too unusual.

That figure finally entered Anran’s field of vision, but she did not act right away.

She waited until the person stepped into the area with the exploded crates.

Anran saw the figure suddenly halt, then immediately dive forward. Without hesitation, she pulled the trigger.

Bang!

“Move!” Anran called out as she leaped to her feet and ran.

The enemy was very cautious. The moment they saw their companion’s corpse, they immediately realized something was wrong.

These simulated enemies were not just mindless idiots.

“What’s wrong? What’s wrong?”

Although Zhou Jieyu had no idea what Anran meant, she was determined to cling to a strong thigh, so she hurried after her at once.

Leading the Charge, anxious to protect his sister, also quickly followed.

Sure enough, they had gone less than ten minutes

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when the place where they had been lying in wait was surrounded from several directions.

If they hadn’t left so quickly, Anran and the others would have had to experience another round of baptism by art.

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Near the tallest commercial center, Anran checked her status panel. It was still 10/10, which meant the person just now hadn’t died.

Her luck was a little bad.

“What do we do next?” Leading the Charge asked.

“Do you know how many waves of enemies there are in total?” Anran asked.

There was no information about that on the game forums, which left Anran very frustrated. Otherwise, planning a strategy would have been much easier.

If she could have waited a few more days, maybe a guide would have appeared.

The players clearing the dungeon right now really didn’t know how to share. Damn it!

“Seems like 6 waves?” Leading the Charge said, not very sure.

“It should be 10 waves!”

Zhou Jieyu raised an objection.

Could two answers really differ by that much?

Anran looked at Leading the Charge, then at Zhou Jieyu.

“Ten waves? Where did you hear that?” Leading the Charge asked.

Zhou Jieyu said, “Normally, shouldn’t it be a round number?”

“…”

“…”

Anran and Leading the Charge both wore bewildered expressions.

“In a bit, don’t talk. Just listen to our commands,” Anran said.

“Why?” Zhou Jieyu said unhappily.

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Leading the Charge patted Zhou Jieyu on the shoulder. “We’re doing a mission, and Anran has a lot of experience too. Listening to her is the right call!”

“…” Zhou Jieyu stared at him in astonishment. “Bro, you’ve changed. That’s not what you were saying just now.”

“Was it?” Leading the Charge “thought hard.”

Once they had used up most of their ammunition, she might as well sacrifice these two.

After they lost their function as mobile armories, they could go on “giving off light and heat” in their final moments.

Doo doo doo—

Just as she was thinking that, a shrill whistle suddenly sounded in the distance.

Anran and Leading the Charge instinctively looked toward the direction the whistle had come from.

Right afterward, a beam from a flashlight swept over them,

covering all three of them.

“Don’t move!”

Damn. Anran’s body stiffened at once.

Had they already been surrounded by Morningstar in this brief moment of carelessness?

Even now, Anran remained calm. She was ready at any moment to duck behind Leading the Charge.

“Who are you people?” the other side demanded again.

Only this time, the light shifted slightly, and Anran could finally make out what was happening on the other side.

The uniforms were standardized and looked somewhat military. Weren’t these the retired official’s guards?

“Don’t move. Move again and I’ll shoot!”

The gun barrel immediately leveled at the trembling Zhou Jieyu.

It’s not that I want to move, but my body is just too honest. What am I supposed to do?

Cold sweat poured down Zhou Jieyu’s face.