Chapter 10: The Road to Survival
This is strange! Just as a few of us were climbing the stairs, we were surprised to find that there wasn't a single person on the entire third floor...
“Hmm?”
Old Wan looked at the empty corridor ahead, then turned to look at us and asked in confusion, “Where are Rockman and the others?”
We all looked at each other puzzled, a question mark appearing in our minds: could it be that even Rockman and the others had hidden?
I, Gaara, walked over to the corridor where the battle had taken place earlier, looked out at the battlefield through the window, then crouched down to examine the floor. I pondered, “They were all scared and hiding during the last 20-second countdown. The scene was chaotic; it seems even Rockman couldn't maintain control.”
“How do you know?”
I pointed to the floor and said, “See, look at the footprints—they're all messy. The entire corridor is full of people's panic-stricken footprints, showing how chaotic the infiltrators were at that moment!” Then I looked up at the ceiling and continued, “Look above, there are even so many bullet holes in the ceiling, showing how chaotic it really was. It seems Captain Rock even fired at the ceiling as a warning! But unfortunately, it didn't work; everyone fled during the last 20 seconds.”
Yes! After all, those people were just ordinary players. Since the game had already started, there was no need to keep struggling with the defenders; finding a good hiding place to survive was the most important. No matter how hard Rockman, as an NPC, tried to control the situation, it was impossible.
So now, only one question is in front of us: the infiltrators have all left, so what should we do now?
“Now…”
Seeing everyone looking at me, I knew that at this critical moment, as the temporary team leader, I should quickly calm down and make a decision that could protect everyone—a choice that was the most reliable and safest.
I knew the heavy responsibility of being a team leader, but the current situation was so unexpected that I didn't even know what to do myself.
Seeing everyone's expectant eyes, I suddenly panicked. It was precisely because everyone trusted me that the team leader position had been handed to me, essentially entrusting me with the fate of the game, but now…It seemed that Gaara noticed my nervousness and walked over to pat my shoulder: "I think the captain and the others haven't gone far yet!"
Right! Only after Gaara reminded me did I remember. I shook my head to calm down quite a bit and said in a deep voice: "In a place where biochemical ghosts could appear at any time, it's really too dangerous for us to be so few!"
"It's only been a few minutes since just now, there's no way the captain and the others could have gone too far. I think we should leave here now and look for Rockman and the others on the way. Even if we really can't see them, at least we need to find a safe place."
"Makes sense, let's do that!" Everyone agreed that it was reasonable. With a new goal, we should leave this building now. But looking around, another question emerged: which direction should we head in?
Knowing Gaara's ability to make quick decisions, I immediately turned to him with the question.
Gaara turned and looked out the window. After a series of intense battles, and such a long time, the sky had completely darkened. In District 13 at this moment, the old streetlights lining the streets were on at some unknowable time, casting beams of orange light from above.
Those beams of orange light, in this empty and silent place where biochemical ghosts could appear at any time, added a strange color to the scene.
Gaara looked into the distance, thought for a moment, and said: "We should stay in this building."
Huh? Stay here?
"Hey hey hey! Are you kidding me? Biochemical ghosts could very well be hiding among the defenders or stalkers, and this place has just seen battle—it's naturally the most likely place for the biochemical monsters to come. And you want us to hide here?" Glasses shouted in confusion when he heard Gaara's words.
"That's true, this place could very well be attacked by biochemical ghosts! But don't forget, our most important task right now is to find our companions. If we recklessly leave without knowing where everyone is hiding, what if we get discovered by the biochemical ghosts? At that time, on the empty streets with nowhere to hide in front or back, if the ghosts charge, we will be at a complete disadvantage!"“Moreover, only a few minutes have passed since the biochemical ghost appeared. I just looked out the window and couldn't see a single person. I don't believe that our companions could have flown far away to hide in such a short time!”
Hearing him say this, I suddenly understood something, and my eyes lit up: “You mean, the companions might be very close to us, maybe even inside this building?!”
Gaara nodded: “It's very likely. We need to go find them!”
“So that's it!” Glasses and Lao Wan exchanged a glance, already somewhat admiring this man called Gaara.
We saw Gaara squatting to search for something on the ground again. After looking for a long time, he finally stood up and waved his hand: “Let's go down this corridor. Most of the footprints run in this direction.”
To give a brief explanation, anyone who has played CF knows that in the map of Zone 13, there are two buildings connected by a corridor, and under that corridor is an old bus. We are currently on that corridor.
Following Gaara's steps, we also kept an eye on our surroundings. The biochemical ghost could very well be in this building.
As we walked, I subconsciously went to Xiaobai's side: “Hey, your husband is really smart! What does he do in real life?”
Xiaobai smiled sweetly: “Hehe, he's a lawyer, and also a very famous lawyer!” When she said that, Xiaobai's expression was full of admiration, and little stars sparkled in her eyes.
Uh! Seeing Xiaobai act like a lovesick fan, I wiped the sweat off my forehead. So he's a top lawyer, no wonder his mind is so agile! With him here, perhaps our chances of surviving in this dangerous world are quite high!
As we walked, Gaara suddenly stopped ahead.
What's wrong? Why did he stop?
Gaara looked at us helplessly and said: “There's nothing I can do. The floor material here is completely different from the corridor's flooring, and the footprints become increasingly hard to see!”
Ah? Seriously?! The trail is gone after just a few steps?
Sigh! Lao Wan let out a sigh, walked up to Gaara, and patted his shoulder: “Comrade Gaara, everyone trusts you so much. You've got to do your best!”Leading us out on a path of survival with a bright future! Giving up halfway is really not good!”? Dizzy! Gaara spread out his palms helplessly and said, “I've already tried my best, okay? Now the best I could do is find this place! This game doesn't have an auto-seek feature…”? Wait, Gaara was suddenly stunned, and it wasn't just him—everyone of us was standing still **! ? Auto-seek?! Isn't that… isn't that the radar in CF?!? That's right! I tapped my head, how could I be so stupid! We have a radar after all, and as long as we use the special radar in the game, we can find all our teammates. ? Realizing this, everyone started doing the same thing: opening their backpacks, rummaging through every pocket, determined to find that radar equipment! Only now do we finally realize that the radar equipment, which seemed so ordinary in the game, turns out to be so crucial here! ? Strange, can't find it? Can't find it? Why can't it be found? ? “Where the hell did that radar go? Do any of you have it in your bags?!” Damn it! No one could find the radar device. ? “Damn!” Glasses flipped through his own bag over and over, muttering, “How could it be missing? Where did brother's radar go? Could it be that the Mercenary team of infiltrators is too poor to afford a radar?” ? I was really puzzled—how could it be missing? The radar should be the most common device in the game! ? The tiny hope that had just arisen was extinguished again. I helplessly looked at everyone; each face was full of frustration. ? It seems that now we'll have to rely on ourselves to search for our teammates, hopefully without encountering any bio-ghosts along the way. (End of chapter)
