Chapter 59 Chapter 59 (2/2)
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The two talked as they walked out. The teammates were still creating a ruckus while drinking. Zhou Mingxuan had also returned and was leaning back in a chair, drinking. Seeing that Song Qinglan had arrived, Zhou Mingxuan picked up a can of beer and tossed it at Song Qinglan, “Cap Song!”
Song Qinglan received the beer and glanced at him.
That glance made the hair on Zhou Mingxuan’s back stand. It reminded him of the time when Song Qinglan caught him stealing someone else’s steamed buns back in the army.
After Zhou Mingxuan’s hair fell back down again, he belatedly realised that he hadn’t done anything wrong though?
Song Qinglan cracked opened the can and downed half of it in one go, “Speak. What are your plans moving forward?”
Everyone gathered around. Sure enough, they were each more sober than the other. Not one of them were drunk.
Having had their fill, it was time to discuss when to start the next mission. It wouldn’t be good indulging endlessly in the illusion.
Li Chun was still holding a hookah in his hand and was sweating profusely, “Although continuing to play like this is fun, it just doesn’t feel right. I want to suggest that we set a time, such as playing around for another ten days—-”
Everyone looked over.
Li Chun quickly stopped talking and changed his words, “Such as playing around for another seven days! After seven days, we can set out and do whatever mission is thrown at us. Like this, we can indulge ourselves over the seven days without a worry! What do you think?!”
“You still want seven to ten days?” Duan Wen knocked onto the back of his head, “I’ll give you half a month and even give you a beauty as a treat for your eyes, how does that sound?”
Everyone laughed.
“Don’t insult beauties!”
“Believe it or not, even if there are no beauties, Li Chun can still play!”
“How about I bring out bars and nightclubs for you too?”
“Then how many days?”
Li Chun threw away the hookah which disappeared as soon as it hit the ground. Here in this place, they were like gods or even magicians.
Li Chun held up three fingers, “How about three days?! Is three days alright?”
Three days. It sounded like a good number.
But except for Tang Le who was a little moved, no one else responded.
“No way?!” Li Chun wanted to cry without tears, “You even think three days is too much?”
Song Qinglan took another sip of his beer, “What are everyone’s opinions?”
As soon as he said that everyone no longer kept to themselves. Anyone could tell that Song Qinglan’s tone was serious.
“After sleeping for a night, it should be enough.” Duan Wen said, “I want to get out of this as soon as possible. Regardless of how much time has passed for me in the real world, I just want it to be over soon.”
Tang Qi, “I agree.”
Tang Le, “…….”
Zhou Mingxuan was chill, “I think staying another day or staying another three days makes no difference to me so of course the sooner the better.”
With this, the only one left who hadn’t expressed their opinion yet was Ji Yushi.
Sensing everyone’s gazes, Ji Yushi calmly spoke, “Why don’t we first take a look at what the next mission is?”
“I agree.” Song Qinglan’s used his slender finger to wipe away the beer stain on his lips, “It would be better to be more prepared this time.”
After saying that, Song Qinglan who was standing in the centre turned on the communicator.
“Next mission.”
He spoke coldly, omitting even the title.
Tianqiong’s voice system soon appeared, “Detected that you have already completed a Super S-level mission ‘Ouroboros’, an A-level mission ‘Chaos’, and an S-level side mission ‘Who Am I’. You currently have the ability to complete Super S-level missions. As such, the next mission is Super-S level. It is recommended that you rest well before unlocking the next mission.”
Those words were very familiar.
When they first arrived at the transfer station last time, Tianqiong had said something similar before disappearing, not giving them an opportunity to control now long they could rest for.
Everyone’s expression was poor. Song Qinglan spoke, “If you shut off, I will reject the mission. Tell me what the next mission is.”
Everyone, “……”
Tianqiong kindly explained, “Your next mission is ‘Rubik’s Cube’.”
As soon as it finished saying that a prompt appeared on the holographic projection.
[Mission mode: Rubik’s Cube.]
[Mission rule: Death elimination.]
[Mission objective: Joining.]
Death elimination.
Ji Yushi’s pupils instantly constricted. The scenes from the Ouroboros mission surfaced to his mind.
Tang Qi who was bitten to death by zombies, Duan Wen who sacrificed himself, Zhou Mingxuan who died in the car….The deaths of his teammates as well as himself played over and over again. That terrible world where there was no end in sight, could it be that it was about to start again?
Seeing those two words, all the teammates were silent.
Song Qinglan, “Is there a time anchor in this mission?”
Having a time anchor meant that they could be reborn indefinitely.
Tianqiong, “Unfortunately no5. A time anchor cannot be set for this mission.”
“The fuck?”
“Dammit. Can we just not do the mission?”
“How on earth are we going to go back?!”
Outbursts sounded from the crowd. If Tianqiong had a physical body, it would most definitely be rendered into dust in an instant.
Unfortunately, it was just a system. Hearing the question, it just answered mechanically, “You are already very close to the objective.”
It was another ambiguous answer. The group cursed angrily but no matter how they asked and no matter how they threatened, the system was unwilling to say anything else.
The teammates couldn’t be blamed for getting angry. Even Song Qinglan wanted to explode, but he said calmly, “Mission objective: Join. What does it mean? Be more detailed.”
In the first few missions, a lot of time had been lost due to the ambiguity of the mission.
If they could figure out the objective faster, perhaps they could avoid too many losses and also complete the mission faster.
Tianqiong, “I do not understand what you mean.”
It was just a system.
It seems that asking it to be clearer on the objective was too much for it.
JI Yushi asked, “Are there any other information you can give us?”
As soon as he spoke, everyone quietened down.
It was as if Ji Yushi had become their anchor. As long as he could solve a problem, it wasn’t a problem.
Tianqiong said, “In this mission, you will meet other squads that I have recruited. It will be a multiplayer mission.”