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Join the ServerMission Objective: Infiltrate the Minos City dungeon and rescue the goblin Ivan.
“Where should we start?” The few of us who, like me, had been tickled all the way to the city wall by Xue Li, fell into deep thought.
As ordinary citizens living under the glorious peace of socialism, none of them had ever done anything as thrilling as breaking someone out of prison.
“In previous games, I’ve done jailbreak quests too, but in those games, the process was a rigid set script, and the NPCs had no intelligence of their own. However, in this game, Zhuixun, the guards are truly battle-hardened, elite soldiers with high intelligence. The slightest footstep will alert them. And Minos City, as a border main city, must have a heavily guarded dungeon filled with such guards.” Yingning frowned.
“So the primary issue for infiltration is eliminating our footsteps?” Battery Fairy lowered her head in thought.
“Eliminate footsteps? I have an idea!” Huo Jinjin raised his hand as if answering eagerly. Battery Fairy’s eyes lit up, and she looked at him expectantly: “What idea?”
Huo Jinjin crossed his arms smugly: “Press the Shift key to walk quietly!”
“…I knew a dog’s mouth couldn’t produce ivory.” Battery Fairy covered her face.
Huo Jinjin glared indignantly at Battery Fairy: “Did dogs offend you?”
“…You win.”
The group fell silent. Yes, footsteps were the primary issue for infiltrating the dungeon, but that was easily solved—just put soft material over your shoes or take them off. Anyone could think of that with a little thought. However, it brought up more pressing problems: none of them had any experience with infiltration.
This was Zhuixun, not Berserker’s Creed, QR Code 47, or Splinter Cell—those hack-and-slash games that old folks play. This game’s mechanics were closer to reality; infiltration missions were more like real-life covert operations.
“Pfft… Idiot Gold, what are you doing?!” Unbeknownst to everyone, Huo Jinjin had already knelt before me, tightly clutching my right foot!
“Shut your filthy mouth, you heretic!” Huo Jinjin turned his head and glared fiercely at Battery Fairy. “Haven’t you heard? When you encounter a problem, just devoutly worship Ya Shen and loudly chant the prayer ‘666.’ Then Ya Shen will display great power and bless his faithful followers!”
Battery Fairy’s mouth twitched; she was speechless. Faced with today’s shameless version of Huo Jinjin, she was at a loss.
“Ahem! Actually… it’s not like there’s no way…” I coughed and said.
Infiltration game? Seriously… they didn’t ask what I used to do for a living… As a cheater-killer who had cheated in two lifetimes, if I didn’t show off at a critical moment like this, what difference would I be from a salted fish?
“No way? Ya Shen, you really are an omnipotent god?” Battery Fairy looked in disbelief from my empty left foot to Huo Jinjin, probably calculating whether she should seize the chance to hug my left foot and make a wish.
“Alright, be serious. Huo Jinjin, get up. Did you pay the incense fee before making a wish? Let me tell you, incense is fifty, bell ringing is a hundred, fortune sticks are two hundred, interpretation is ten thousand—no bargaining!” I said sternly.
Huo Jinjin looked bitter: “Is there a friend discount?”
“I said no bargaining.”
After the horseplay, I stopped joking and began discussing the infiltration plan with them… When it was time to be serious, I had to be serious. The little lives in my belly couldn’t be joked about. No matter what the 28 bottles represented, I would strive to bring them safely into the world.
The best way would be for me to act alone—I was used to solo operations—but my sister would never agree to that, so that route was a no-go.
“Footsteps aren’t the problem. The problem is that the guards we’re dealing with this time can’t be predicted by common sense. After all, the continent of Yade is a world filled with magic and combat skills. According to the game’s background, Minos City is one of the border main cities of the Nine Alliances. The Alliance wouldn’t hesitate to apply the most advanced technology and magic to the dungeon’s defense. So we need a different approach for this infiltration. Of course, since the physics engine is the same, some real-life tricks work too, like disguise.” After hearing me out, everyone had a lightbulb moment—they weren’t stupid; they just had no idea how to tackle an unprecedented problem.
“As for possible detection magic and countermeasures, we can contact those two Saint-levels for help later. Right now, we need to do what we can. For example, first dress all five of us in non-threatening appearances, then let the two most suitable people do the most suitable thing—eliminate the hostility of those player guards first. Hehe~” As I spoke, my gaze swept over Huo Jinjin and Qingyu, and a “friendly” smile involuntarily curled at the corner of my mouth.
“Ya Shen, what are you saying? I don’t understand…” Huo Jinjin shivered.
“Ignore me… ignore me… ignore me…” Qingyu crouched in the corner, muttering.
“Every boy in this world, if he wants to grow into a responsible, mature man, must first do one great thing!”
“Wh-what thing?” Huo Jinjin asked in terror.
Simple: put on women’s clothing and dress up as a pretty girl!
Minos City, dungeon, Third Squad of the City Defense Force’s duty room. This was the squad under Sword Under.
The player factions in Minos City were divided into three: Sword Under, Ten Thousand Souls Hall, and independent players. The player faction under Sword Under was affiliated with the Third Squad of the City Defense Force.
“Once I finish tonight’s surveillance mission, I can officially begin the inheritance quest of the God of Time.” Black Mirror Star Master lounged comfortably on the duty room sofa, with magical crystals beside him showing images of various passages in the dungeon.
His task was simple: just surveillance. He was responsible for recording all big and small events in the dungeon—only recording. Even if someone broke into the prison, it had nothing to do with him. He just had to leisurely record the details.
“Using special formation-type skills to steal the enemy’s life time onto myself, absorbing their HP—sounds like a very powerful hidden class… And I heard the God of Time also wears big black-rimmed glasses. It’s practically my destined class!” Black Mirror Star Master’s face was full of anticipation.
A hidden class, and related to time—sounded like a grand hidden class: Time Priest. Could it be that I, Old Black, am finally going to rise up?
“According to that deeply hidden Minos City NPC lord, tonight is the last night of my surveillance recording mission. It’s a pity that the dungeon has been uneventful these days. As the final day before I officially begin the God of Time’s inheritance quest, I really hope something big happens in the dungeon tonight!”
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