Chapter 3 Entering the Game World for the First Time
Seeing Lao Wan's avatar flashing, I opened the message window and was immediately attracted by a sentence on it.
"Hehe, kid, consider yourself lucky. You're also going to get 'Super Fantasy.' When that happens, we'll all have fun in the game!"
I was stunned and hurriedly asked, "What did you say? I get it too? How come? Explain clearly!" Unless he had robbed a bank, I absolutely couldn't believe Lao Wan had the money to buy this software.
"Hehe, here's the thing. You should remember I once mentioned a hacker master online, right? It was that master who gave it to me. As soon as 'Super Fantasy' was released, it immediately caught the attention of hackers around the world. Of course, they wouldn't miss such a money-making opportunity. Very quickly, this software appeared on the black market, so I asked my master to save me a few copies, hehe!"
"Oh! I see now."
I thought, there's no way he has that much money. Now I understood, what he had was pirated.
"Hehe, don't worry! Following me won't go wrong. My master gave me several copies, and I wrote your addresses down too. It's already being mailed. I believe you'll get it soon, hehe."
"Great, thanks."
In the following days, I wasted my days at school and played games at home at night. After drifting like this for a week, I finally received the long-awaited 'super software.'
Opening the cardboard box, I could clearly see a metal object wrapped tightly. Strange, what is this? Curiously, I unwrapped it and picked it up. Huh? It turned out to be a silver metal helmet, with several red and white wires attached.
This... is the legendary 'super software'? No way!
Looking further inside, I found a manual and a CD. This CD must be the 'super software,' no doubt about it. Following the instructions in the manual, I inserted the CD into the computer's drive. The computer screen in front of me quickly changed, displaying options to select the game you want to connect to along with detailed software instructions. Looking closely, I finally understood that the silver helmet was intended to connect the brain to the computer.It seems like this thing is used to affect the player's brain, creating realistic sensations. Huh? Can't be used for shooting games? Consequences at your own risk? Oh right, maybe it's because shooting games are too violent, haha. What's the point of writing this down? As long as it's fun, who would listen to it? I smiled and ignored the warning, continuing to operate it. It wasn't until later that I understood the meaning of this sentence. Using 'Super Fantasy' to play shooting games does require some psychological preparation, but that's another story. Following the instructions in the manual, I plugged the helmet cable into the computer and put it on my head. After clicking 'Confirm Connection,' I noticed Lao Wan had already started the game, so I immediately ran to their room. Looking at the button on the screen to enter the game, I took a deep breath: Yes! This is the moment I've been waiting for! I aimed at the word 'Enter' on the screen and pressed it gently, and the screen on the computer suddenly went dark. Uh! I suddenly felt my head swell and a sensation of sparks in my eyes. I was dizzy. It seems I'm too unaccustomed to using this thing for the first time! Everything went black, and a voice came into my ears: 'Dear frustrated player, welcome to the CrossFire world!' ... Uh! Did I make it in? Where am I...? Before I could open my eyes, a rough male voice came through my ears: 'Your mission here is to obey, obey, and obey again! I want your absolute obedience!' Opening my eyes, I was immediately startled! A mighty and strong foreign man stood before me, a cigar in his mouth, acting all arrogant, with a fierce expression—a naturally villainous face that would scare anyone at first glance, definitely unsuitable for children. I didn't have the courage to keep staring at that face, so I turned my head and looked around. One mercenary after another stood nearby, each tall and strong. I even compared them intentionally—haha! This game is pretty good, each person is similarly muscular, none stronger than the others. Thinking about it, if someone didn't have a strong body, how could they fight the biochemical monsters in the game? Standing in the crowd and looking up randomly, my heart suddenly leapt!Above my head was a traffic light that looked battered and worn. Seeing this thing, I realized where I was—District 13!?
Huh, District 13 again?! How did I not notice that I was on this map when I came in?
A sense of foreboding arose from the bottom of my heart. Damn it, please don't let this dream come true!
Just as I was shocked, the foreign man standing at the front giving a lecture shouted: “You are all new recruits who just arrived in the past few days! Here, I am your squad leader. To stay alive, you must follow my orders in everything! Let me introduce myself here, my name is Lock Xunsms. You can call me Captain Lock.”
Captain? I suddenly felt an urge to laugh. It seems like in many movies, the person who declares themselves the captain is the first to kick the bucket during missions!
That guy named Lock started shouting again: “First, as the leader of the mercenary infiltrators, I want to know the code names of my soldiers! Starting from the far left of the first row, give me your code names.”
“Yes!” The first guy, who also looked like a new recruit, seemed a bit nervous.
“My surname is Wang, you can call me Xiao Xiao or…
“Fa QAh?”
Before the new recruit could finish, Captain Lock suddenly got angry: “Didn't you understand what I said? I said give me your CODE NAME, not your damn name! I'm not checking household records, I have no interest in your name! Remember, here I only care about ‘CODE NAMES!' From now on, I will only call you by your code names, not your names!”
“Yes! Yes!” Faced with the terrifying outburst of Captain Lock, the new recruit was quite scared, nodding repeatedly.
Huh? Code name? Like in a game? Right, that means a game nickname.
Obviously, that new recruit realized this too, and immediately straightened up: “Captain, Infiltrator ‘Da Bao Ni ing' reporting to you!”
Hehe, ‘Da Bao Ni ing' is such an awesome name. I wonder how Lock will react. Just as I was sneaking a laugh, the terrifying Captain Lock nodded happily: “As expected of my subordinate, even your code name is so cool, hummm! I hope you live up to it while killing enemies!”
Wow, it looks like this captain is a ruthless character too!No wonder he's the leader of the infiltrators!?
“Very good, assistant officer, take note. Next, step forward and give your game name!” One by one, the people behind reported their game nicknames, each one really crude and violent, like ‘Loud and Proud,' ‘Invincible Hulk,' ‘Am I Handsome Enough?' Such bizarre names came one after another, making me secretly surprised. Players these days are really creative with names!?
“Captain, infiltrator ‘Screw Louse' reports to you!”?
Huh? Hearing this voice, I instinctively turned to look. Hey! Isn't that Old Wan? Finally found this guy! Old Wan seemed to sense someone watching him and grinned at me.?
As the registration progressed, it was soon my turn. So, I shouted out in a very show-off way: “Captain, infiltrator ‘Depressed Guy' reports to you!”?
……?
Captain Locke, seeing that the assistant officer had noted down everyone's code names, nodded: “Very good. From now on, you are my mercenaries! I will say it once more, your task is to obey, obey, and obey!” After finishing, Captain Locke looked at his watch: “Hmm, calculating the time, our old friends, the ‘Defender' mercenary team, will also drop into Zone 13 soon. For secrecy, the details of this mission in Zone 13 will be discussed in a meeting at the tent two hours later! Now, dismissed!”?
Hearing the last sentence, I finally breathed a sigh of relief. All the mercenaries dispersed noisily, likely to find a place to rest.?
“Hey, Sophie!” Old Wan ran over to me: “Did you see Glasses?! As far as I know, once the mercenary count is full, you can't join the game afterward!” I shook my head: “We didn't hear anything during roll call just now either!”?
Just as we thought Glasses couldn't make it, a shadow fell from the sky: “Hey, brothers! Big brother is here…”?
We saw a guy in the air flailing his limbs and yelling, slowly descending with a parachute. It was Glasses, and judging by the clothes, he was on our infiltrator side. Haha, speak of the devil!?
Once everyone had arrived, I believe very soon, the bio-virus will begin to wreak havoc!
(End of chapter)
