Chapter 60 (1/2)

Li Ang put the corpse and the black umbrella containing Chai Cuiqiao into his inventory. After scanning the scene and confirming that there was no evidence that could expose his identity, he sprinted out of the shantytown. Then, he swiftly removed the nightwear, revealing the white short-sleeved shirt and black shorts underneath.

He put on a helmet, pulled down the face shield, and picked up the backpack once more. After boarding the bicycle and pasting a reflective sticker on the left side of the handle, he lazily rode the bicycle out of the shadows behind the shantytown.

He passed by a no-surveillance zone before openly riding down the road like an ordinary riding enthusiast.

Quite a few cars were parked along the side of the road. Many car owners alighted their vehicles, carrying their cell phones and pointing them in the direction of the shantytown. The dark clouds, thunder, and the occasional sound of buildings collapsing attracted a lot of attention.

Li Ang mimicked everyone’s actions. He stopped riding and looked curiously at the shantytown. However, he was surveying the area out of the corner of his eye.

A triangle-shaped paper plane was flying in mid-air. It was made of ordinary A4 paper that had been folded haphazardly.

No one present took notice of this paper plane. Out of the corner of his eye, Li Ang noticed that the paper plane was flying in a manner inconsistent with aerodynamics, for it was speeding toward the shantytown.

Its speed was at least 70 miles per hour…

Li Ang retracted his gaze. Several seconds later, a dozen pitch-black armored military tanks sped over. The thick off-road-pattern, anti-explosive wheels skidded on the road into the puddles of water, creating a mist of moonlight.

The armored tanks were three meters tall, equipped with an anti-explosive launcher, a camera-monitoring image transmission system, and a floodlight system, and could defend against attacks from ordinary firearms. The tanks were also equipped with numerous firing ports to ensure that the people within could retaliate.

There were two lines of motorcycles behind the armored tanks, while a three-armed helicopter with a huge searchlight was flying in the air.

The appearance of military vehicles was a very rare sight in Yin City. The gossiping car owners looked shocked as they quickly put away their cell phones and drove in the opposite direction of the shantytown.

Li Ang blended in with these cars. A police barrier was erected on the road a short distance away, placed there specifically to check the passing vehicles and their owners’ identities. The video recording found on each vehicle was confiscated.

It was such a fast reaction…

Li Ang pulled the face shield down, tilted the bicycle’s handle, and rode along the slope by the river. He squatted down in the bushes on the slope, put the bicycle in the backpack, and removed his helmet. Then, he put on earphones and pretended to be a jogger who liked running during the night as he jogged along the stone path by the river.

After avoiding the police barrier, Li Ang made multiple turns in the no-surveillance zone and returned to the district he was living in. He climbed the wall to reach his balcony and entered his flat through the window.

Once he was home, he immediately checked and confirmed that no one had knocked on his door, turned the door handle, and opened the windows. He could finally let out a sigh of relief. Then, he put away the phone he had placed in front of the front door, changed into his pajamas, and lay on the bed.

A few minutes later, someone knocked on his anti-burglary door. He saw two young policemen standing outside when he opened it.

“Yes?” Li Ang, who was wearing blue pajamas, asked blearily with a yawn.

“Erm… It’s nothing,” the policemen replied. “Go back to sleep.”

Li Ang closed the door, lay back down on his bed, and continued to contemplate.

The Special Affairs Bureau’s reaction was actually not slow. Five minutes had passed ever since the call, and the emergency contingency plan had been carried out. Armored vehicles, helicopters, and a player supported by the state through the use of a paper plane had been dispatched.

The Special Affairs Bureau most likely had a special team that was in charge of each city and district. However, this reaction speed was still insufficient when dealing with supernatural beings that possessed high agility and great power. Very few players had the state’s support after all. Because they were scattered across the country, the numbers available would decrease drastically.

This was also why the Special Affairs Bureau had always been trying to recruit more players.

Li Ang closed his eyes and started to check the quest rewards.

[Quest Reward 1: Additional 200 EXP]

[Player’s Overall Performance: S+, Game Credits and EXP obtained increased by 160%]

The 200 EXP gained for killing Zou Zhengze and the additional quest reward of 200 EXP were multiplied by the 160% factor provided by the quest evaluation, giving him a total of 640 EXP.

His current EXP bar was at Level 4, 392/400. Upon completing this quest, he leveled up to Level 6 and his EXP bar reached 132/600.

The system did not specify Zou Zhengze’s level, but one could guess that his level was roughly higher than the level of Xing Hechou, whom Li Ang had encountered during the Solitary Temple quest, and similar to the level of the mandrill.