Chapter 20 Joining the Defenders
Once, a multiple-choice question was placed before me: What is the scariest creature in the world?
The Biochemical Mother B. The hermaphrodite.
I, however, blankly chose the former, only to find that there was no turning back. If I could do it over again, I would say to the Biochemical Mother: Don't rush, I'll join you...
I actually said that to the hermaphrodite, and thinking back on it now, I really feel nauseous.
Looking at that hermaphrodite, who everyone was laughing at, face red and teeth gritted, unable to hold back any longer. I saw the person quickly pull out a gun and shout: "Damn your whole family, see how I deal with you!"
As soon as the words fell, a cold metal gun barrel pressed against my head: "Speak, if you have the guts, say it again! I think I should cut out your tongue first, then slowly finish you off with one stab at a time, leaving you unable to live or die, and finally whip your corpse mercilessly!"
"Oh my God! Do we have some grudge that cannot be reconciled? Is it really necessary to be this ruthless?"
Sweat ran down my face. Judging from the expression of the other person, it seemed I had made the greatest mistake in the world. Better not to provoke them, saving my life is the priority.
"There is indeed a grudge, a grudge that cannot be reconciled! I am a real man!" The more the speaker says this, the less like a man he seems. Even if you are a real man, why choose a female fox hunter? Isn't that misleading?
Hahaha...
Hearing me say this, everyone in the room burst into laughter again; there was no longer any serious demeanor of facing an enemy.
"***, don't laugh anymore, if you laugh again, I'll cut out your tongues!"
The hermaphrodite felt embarrassed and helpless, saying: "I originally thought female bodies were smaller and might have an advantage in battle, who knew this damn 'Super Fantasy' software would be so realistic! Thankfully, the in-game clothes cannot be removed..."
Listening to the hermaphrodite's explanation, I slowly calmed down: indeed, under the 'Super Fantasy' connection, the game is very realistic, it's practically creating a new body for us. The hermaphrodite's thinking is reasonable.
"Ahem..."
Amid all the laughter, suddenly a rather discordant voice emerged.I saw that Bullet kept coughing, his face even paler than before, as if his injury was getting worse and worse. Yes, a chill ran through my heart: now is definitely not the time to joke around. Bullet had been infected by the ghost; who knows when he might transform, and we are still under the control of the enemy. That Dead Demon is so angry with me that if it gets really mad, even Lao Wan and Bullet could be implicated, and the next moment we might all be dead! No, I need to find a way. Thinking for a moment, I asked, 'I wonder who's in charge here?' 'Of course, me.' As soon as I said this, they were stunned for a moment and stopped laughing. From the crowd stepped a guardian wearing a steel helmet and holding an M4, looking down at us: 'Are you trying to plead for mercy?' 'Captain, leave him to me! I want to properly torture this dead guy,' the Dead Demon hurriedly said. Damn! Your captain hasn't even spoken yet, and you little shrimp-brain are yelling? I glared at the Dead Demon and asked the guardian captain, 'I wonder what you intend to do with us?' 'Well, this, um…' the captain hesitated a little, and the Dead Demon shouted again, 'Anyway, you won't get away!' Ignoring the Dead Demon's words, I analyzed the current situation: judging from the previous large-scale appearances of the biochemical ghosts, many mercenaries in Zone 13 must have been infected. Who knows how many? Perhaps there are still large numbers of ghosts that haven't appeared! Compared with the swarms of biochemical ghosts outside, these guardians who captured us are actually safer. Seeing the guardian captain hesitate, I couldn't help feeling secretly pleased. Except for that Dead Demon, they clearly haven't decided what to do with us yet, which is fine! I smiled and said, 'I have a good suggestion for you.' 'Oh?!' Hearing my words, the guardian captain seemed interested: 'Interesting, are we supposed to take your suggestion on how to deal with us? I'd like to hear what you have to say. Best make it convincing, or else...' He touched the M4 in his hands: 'I don't like being made fun of!' 'Hehe, of course I wouldn't joke with our lives.Turning my tone, I suddenly asked them back, “Have you seen the group of biochemical ghosts down there?” The team leader was taken aback, seemingly not expecting me to ask this question: “Uh, we sneaked down there, and indeed there were quite a few ghosts!”
“Then do you think that if the ghosts outside attack all at once, the five of you alone can hold them off?” I asked in return. “Well…” The team leader scratched his head, not knowing how to answer me.
“You mean we need help, and that help is you guys!” the dead demon looked at me questioningly.
“Smart!” I nodded. I didn't expect that this dead demon, who looked brain-dead, actually wasn't so dumb.
“Haha, impossible! You just want to use this as a chance to survive, right? You are our enemies, we definitely won't let you go!” the dead demon said fiercely. “Tsk tsk!” I sighed and shook my head: “I was just about to compliment you, and yet I realize you're still an idiot!”
“Who are you calling an idiot…?”
“Am I wrong!”
Before the dead demon could finish speaking, I cut in: “Not only are you wrong, but you are completely, utterly wrong. Your enemies are not us, but the biochemical ghosts outside! We've already been caught by you, how could we possibly threaten you? I think our enemies and our goal are the same: to survive as long as possible before we get infected and become biochemical ghosts!”
After hearing what I said, the defenders fell silent, and I saw a few people nodding slightly. Ha, the enemy is wavering, a good opportunity, just push a little further!
I immediately began to embellish and coax them: “Since everyone's goals are the same, why not work together and help each other? Maybe while we are busy fighting among ourselves here, the biochemical ghosts are lurking outside, watching! Just now the biochemical ghosts chased us on the fourth floor, can you guarantee they won't reach the fifth floor again? Can you guarantee that you can safely hide here until the end of the game?”
“You…”
Hearing my relentless questions, the team leader grew angry and embarrassed, grabbed me, brought me up in front of him, and said fiercely: “You *** stop undermining morale here, or do you want me to blow your head off with a single shot!”“Captain, I think what he said makes sense!” The undead demon walked over, separating me from the Guardian captain, and did a complete 180-degree turnaround in attitude: “This guy does have a point, let's not kill them for now.”
“What?” The captain stared at the undead demon in disbelief. “Are you running a fever? You can't even tell who you are?”
“You're the one with the fever!” The undead sighed, pulling the captain aside and whispering something. Seeing the undead demon's actions, I finally let out a sigh of relief. That was close! If there wasn't someone in this team capable of calmly analyzing the situation, what I just said would have been pure suicide! But this also proves you can't judge a book by its cover. Despite the disgusting appearance of the undead demon, he is actually a reasonable person.
Old Wan scooted over to me. “You really did it, that was close! By the way, what exactly are you thinking? Are we really going to join them, the Guardians? Wouldn't that make us traitors? What if we run into our undercover brothers later?”
“Let's worry about that after we get past this stage!” That's what I was thinking. Join these Guardians first, then coax them to go with us to find our companions on the third floor. By then, we'll have more people and better equipment than them! Heh heh, need I say what the result will be?
While I was scheming here, the undead demon wasn't idle either.
“Captain, think about it. These guys, just five of them, can handle a dozen or so bio-ghosts, losing only two! That shows they have pretty strong combat abilities. They could even be top-level experts! Killing them would be a shame. That bastard is right as well: with just the five of us, we can't deal with so many monsters! Anyway, we're short-handed, so let them join, and in case of emergency, they can be our scapegoats!”
“Heh heh, makes sense!” The Guardian captain grinned slyly.
“What are they talking about?” Old Wan asked me.
“They're going to let us join them!”
“Ah? No way? How do you know?”
“Obviously!” Just by looking at the captain's beaming expression, I could guess it even without hearing their conversation!
Sure enough, the Guardian captain turned around, cleared his throat, and said: “You should count yourselves lucky to meet someone as good as me! I'm a pacifist, even in this game!”Since you guys are also injured, why not just take a rest first!”
“Nani?”
Old Wan was a bit dumbfounded. These guys meant… to let us join them? At that moment, several guards immediately came over to help us untie the ropes, checking on us and welcoming us with smiles.
Old Wan poked me: “Hehe, I really admire you this time. Is this what they call: defeating the enemy without fighting?”
“Huh?” I looked him up and down in surprise. I didn't expect that Old Wan could occasionally spit out a few pearls of wisdom!
“Tch, although I spend all my time reading comics and playing games, I'm still a college student of the new century! Do you think you're the only one who can talk?” Old Wan said with a face full of disdain.
(End of this chapter)
