Chapter 976 - Great Director Han (1/2)
“It really appeared, and to think I get to decide what to learn. I thought it would be a random draw…”
Looking at the mission description, Han Xiao’s eyes lit up with an expression of joy.
This type of mission was similar to seeking employment. In his previous life, when players received missions from NPCs, they could negotiate to obtain certain mission rewards from the particular NPC, such as increased pay, better skills, or rarer items. There was even a type of non-combat class named [Lobbyist], which had the opportunity to improve one’s success rate when communicating with NPCs. This effect was similar to the amount of favorability given to players based on personal reputation.
However, the task of specifying the ability to learn had the lowest probability, and it required a lot of luck. Most of the time, it was just a random reward.
Han Xiao had merely copied the words of the players in his past life to influence the reward after the mission was generated. It was not guaranteed that this would succeed.
In his plan, he thought that it would at most be a random draw reward. This was an unexpected boon.
“If that’s the case, I don’t need to rely on luck.”
Han Xiao heaved a sigh of relief.
He had worried that he might not obtain the [Perfect Mechanical Sense] from Nero, so he had planned many ‘scenarios’ for him. He did not expect himself to succeed in one try.
With this, there was no need to continue ‘torturing’ Nero.
At this moment, Han Xiao suddenly made a weird hypothesis, and his expression froze up.
Could it be… that even his mission rewards were affected by Nero’s Advanced Luck Glow, such that he would obtain what he wanted in one try so that Nero could avoid further torture? It seemed very likely!
“How terrifying, truly terrifying…”
Han Xiao’s lips twitched, not knowing what expression he should make.
In actual fact, this whole scenario deviated slightly from his script. In his original plans, Han Xiao wanted Nero to fall into despair before calling for help. But he did not expect the kid to be so good at fighting, to be able to kill his way out and nearly escape, foiling his plans.
If not for the fact that he had prepared a backup plan and had lured that little guy’s lover in, Nero would probably not even have sought help from him.
As such thoughts flashed by, Han Xiao recovered, and seeing Nero still nervously awaiting his answer, he gave a smile.
“Okay, the deal is completed. Leave everything to me.”
Nero nodded quickly, drying his tears. He could not help but urge, “Godfather, when will you arrive? I’m afraid that if you are too late, Mia will…”
He did not know about Han Xiao’s mechanical troops being hidden within the team’s cabin and thought that it would take several days for Han Xiao to come over and save Mia, which would be too late.
Hearing this, Han Xiao laughed out loud and shot him a meaningful look. “Relax, it won’t take too long.”
With this, he hung up, not allowing Nero to understand his meaning.
Breathing out a contented sigh, Han Xiao turned his attention back to the mechanical host carrying his avatar and nodded.
“Time to act.”
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“Urgh, where is this place?”
Mia’s brain felt like it was filled with chaos, and her eyelids were incomparably heavy. She struggled to open her eyes a little and took in the sight before her.
A few meters in front of her was a transparent glass window, where a few Kunde soldiers stood. They were looking toward them, whispering, but the glass blocked off the sound, so she could not hear a single word.
Her body was filled with fatigue and could not be controlled. It was as though a ghost was pressing down on her, making it difficult to even move a finger. Her body seemed to have been injected with an extremely potent sedative, and all she could feel was that her body was fixed to a device.
“What’s this? Why am I here?” Mia racked her brains, trying to recall what she had experienced before losing consciousness.
Her brain seemed to be filled with lead, her thinking speed slow and torturous. The memory fragments slowly emerged within her mind, and she thought for more than ten seconds before she pieced everything together.
She had followed the team into the wilderness to check for the abnormal signals, but they had encountered several enemy ships that suddenly attacked them. She was seriously injured and fell to the ground, losing all combat ability. Her brain received a huge shock, and before she went into a coma, she saw that the Kunde soldiers had approached and squatted down in front of her.
“Then I’ve been captured? What about the others?”
Mia wanted to turn her head, but her head was locked in position, so she could only strain her eyes to the corners, glancing about with the corners of her vision. She saw that there was a row of fixtures beside her, with all her teammates fastened on them. Most of them were still unconscious.
At this moment, a weak voice sounded beside her.
“Mia, you’re awake?”
Mia hurriedly swept her eyes over and discovered it was her captain. “Captain, you were captured too?”
“I had no way to go against the battleships. Still, the enemies didn’t kill us but captured us alive.”
“It’s good that we’re not dead.” Mia breathed a sigh of relief.
“Ah…” The captain let out a bitter laugh. “You’re wrong. Dying is better than falling into enemy hands.”
Mia was still a little fuzzy and unconsciously asked, “Why?”
“Think about it. Why would the enemies want to capture us? If my hypothesis is correct, they want to treat us as research material. What’s awaiting us is all sorts of inhumane experiments, where we will be drained of every single drop of blood and muscle in our bodies to aid in the development of our enemies. Dying is considered nothing in comparison.” The captain’s voice was laced with despair. “The others from our unit are also fending for themselves, so they have no time to come save us.”
Hearing this, Mia was stunned silly.
While she was a Super, she also had the identity of a young teenager, and she had never experienced such a despairing scenario.
At this moment, her mind subconsciously thought of Nero’s figure. Her heart ached, and her expression was miserable.
“I’m sorry… I may have to eat my words. I can’t continue walking down this path with you…”
Tears formed in Mia’s eyes and trailed down her cheeks, forming two long tear tracks.
At this moment, the door opened, and a few of the Kunde Race soldiers walked in. They went to a cabinet, taking out a few syringes before advancing toward them.
While the other party did not speak, based on their movements, Mia knew that they wanted to inject them with more tranquilizers to keep them unconscious.
Mia struggled, but all the cells in her body were asleep, and she could not generate any form of energy.
She could only watch as the Kunde Race drew near, her eyes reflecting hopelessness.
Boom!
At this moment, a strong shock ran through the entire spaceship, and several of the Kunde Race soldiers lost their balance.
Before Mia could recover to her senses, the few Kunde Race soldiers turned into smashed meat paste, and a mechanical soldier appeared in front of her, hovering in the air. It was so quick that she could not follow its movements with her eyes.
Ka la ka la…
The mechanical soldier then crushed the device that was imprisoning Mia and her team before taking out the life potion of Aurora and injecting it in everyone.
Everyone recovered quickly, checking their bodies with joy on their faces.
Their gazes landed on the mechanical soldier, with traces of joy and suspicion. They did not expect someone to have saved them in such a desperate scenario.
Mia’s mood was tumultuous, staring blankly for a few seconds before she recovered. She stared at the mechanical soldier, asking, “You… are you from the army?”
“What, can’t you recognize me?” Han Xiao’s voice travelled out from the mechanical soldier. “I’m Black Star.”
The eyes of everyone present turned into saucers.
The Army Commander personally came to save us‽
What is he doing here‽
Mia gaped, and she suddenly realized the truth.