Chapter 21: Bullet Danger
Under my wise leadership—or rather, wise guidance—this group of silly defenders finally came to their senses. However, as they were still a team leader, naturally they had to save face. I heard the defender team leader say with a pretentious expression: “I said I am a pacifist. Although I won't hold it against you, you are still infiltrators, so I can't return your weapons for now. You have to understand!”
Tsk! It's not that they are afraid we will help fight the Ghosts after getting the weapons—they're just worried we might use them against them instead. But since the words have already reached this point, let's give him some face! I nudged Lao Wan and pretended to be very happy: “Of course we understand. I'm glad the team leader has such a broad mind. I apologize for my earlier words.”
“Hehe, it's okay! I'm the leader of the defenders, named ‘Gan Ni Er Da Ye' (literally ‘F*** your uncle,' which is a crude expression), but you can just call me Gan Ye.” Saying this, the defender team leader reached out his hand toward me.
“Hello, I am the leader of the infiltrators: Yu Men Ren!” I smiled and shook hands with Gan Ye.
Gan Ye? I felt dizzy inside. Damn, what a disgusting name! Gan Ye... Gan Ye... doesn't that mean everyone who sees him has to call him Gan Ye? (Gan Yeye had never met anyone so disgusting—he even had to take advantage of others when naming himself...)
“Let me introduce them to you.”
Gan Ye pointed at the dead demon and said: “This is my chief of staff—‘Erlang Zhenjun!' And those three over there are my subordinates: Gan Er, Gan San, and Gan Si!”
I didn't expect the dead demon to actually be the squad's strategist! ‘Erlang Zhenjun,' huh? That name does sound impressive, but I wondered what kind of person he really was. Thinking this, I didn't stay idle. I pointed at Lao Wan and said: “Let me introduce my good brother ‘Luo Shi Zi!' He may look a bit sleazy, but he's the best fighter among us!”
Lao Wan looked at me with a frustrated expression and said: “Hey, are you complimenting me or insulting me?”
I pretended not to hear him, and then looked at Bullet: “This is Bullet… hmm? Bullet?! What's wrong with you?” Just as I was about to introduce Bullet, I noticed Bullet was unconscious on the ground, quivering and unable to wake up.“Bullet? Bullet?” I and Lao Wan quickly helped Bullet up. Seeing his trembling, we couldn't help but feel a great shock in our hearts: could it be... could it be that the biochemical virus has already started to take effect?! After being infected by the virus, Bullet had been fighting with us intensely, sustaining for a long time, but now he finally couldn't hold on anymore. What are we supposed to do now? Lao Wan and I exchanged a glance, feeling very distressed. Could we just stand by and watch Bullet turn into a biochemical phantom? And then? Would he attack us? Should we kill him now?
"What's wrong with your friend? It looks like he's seriously injured," Grandpa Gan walked over and asked.
No, we absolutely cannot let the defenders know that Bullet is infected, otherwise they would definitely kill him! I opened my mouth to speak, but just as I was about to say something, Bullet in my arms suddenly moved.
"Bingo! You got it right! But it's all because of you defenders, so I don't want to see any defenders right now, going to sleep, 88!" Before I could speak, Bullet, who had just been in a faint state, suddenly opened his eyes and said the above words. Soon after, he tiredly closed his eyes again. It seemed he had fainted once more. I realized that he had used all his strength to wake up just to prevent the defenders from knowing the truth.
Hearing Bullet's words, Grandpa Gan recalled that at the start of the game, the infiltrators and defenders had indeed fought a battle, and he really thought Bullet had been injured by them, so he awkwardly smiled: "Your friend is really humorous!" Then he quickly ran to one side.
Bullet's words were very clever, directly telling him, 'I was injured by your defenders, so wisely get lost.' This way, Grandpa Gan and the others would not interfere with Bullet anymore, and as a result, they wouldn't discover the secret that Bullet was infected.
Everything on our end was being observed by the dead demon, who glanced at us and smiled slightly, not knowing what he was thinking.
For now, we had temporarily hidden it from the defenders, but what should we do about Bullet? We can't keep delaying like this forever, right? If it continues like this... sigh! I suddenly thought of a very serious event that is likely to happen in the future!If the bullets keep dragging on like this, sooner or later they will turn into bio-ghosts. Once they become bio-ghosts and attack us, the guardians certainly won't go easy. At that time, they will undoubtedly fire at the ghost bullets with full force. After the bullets are destroyed, they will also blame us for not telling them in advance that the bullets had become ghosts, and their trust in us will immediately vanish. In a fit of rage, they will inevitably fire at me…?
Thinking of this, I couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat: It's over now! We just managed to make peace with the guardians, but once the bullets turn into bio-ghosts, we'll have to fight again! Sweat, there are only two of us here, and we don't even have guns…?
No, I have to find a way, I have to find a way to prevent the bullets from turning into ghosts, but it seems almost impossible! But for now, even delaying it as much as possible would help… Damn it! What should I do? What exactly should I do to prevent the bullets from transforming?
Seeing my face going pale and then flushed, sometimes gnashing my teeth, sometimes shaking my head, Lao Wan reached out to touch my forehead and asked with confusion, “Sophie, are you sick? You don't look quite normal… Wait, how could a game character get sick?”
“You're the one who's sick!”
Annoyed and restless, I couldn't help shouting loudly. Soon, the guardians heard the sound and turned around curiously to look at us. No! I can't let them know that the bullets are infected; otherwise, we're done for. They definitely won't let us off. But it's also not the right time to tell Lao Wan. What should I do?
Looking at Lao Wan's puzzled expression, I leaned closer to him and whispered, “Listen, no matter what I say later, you absolutely must support me and go along with what I say, understood?”
Lao Wan was stunned when he heard my words, but he still nodded and whispered back, “Did you think of something?”
“It's not the right time to say, just remember what I told you!” With that, I stood up, rubbed my hands as I looked at the curious expressions of the guardians, and walked over to Grandpa Gan. “I wonder what your plans are next? Are you going to stay here all the time?”
“Well… I think those ghosts shouldn't be able to find this place!”"Grandpa Gan was also a bit indecisive; he didn't dare to go out, and staying here... just now those ghosts chased us all the way to the fourth floor, who can guarantee they won't come to the fifth floor? If a group rushes in, we simply can't hold them off.
'No, we have to go out! We need to find more companions. Strength comes in numbers, and only then can we survive!'
Some might ask, with the outside being so dangerous, why would I drag them out? This is how I think: bullets will soon transform into ghosts, and if we stay here, once the bullets transform they will surely attack us. By then, in a chaotic fight, Old Wan and I, having no weapons, could easily get caught in the crossfire, and the large groups of bio-ghosts outside will hear the noise and rush here too! Then, in this small room facing a swarm of ghosts with no way to retreat, wouldn't that be asking for death?
So the only way now is to trick the defenders outside, then find an opportunity to rendezvous with Gaara and the others. That way, we can escape. Thinking of this, I pretended to suddenly realize something: 'Oh, I remembered that there are still a dozen or so defender units outside!'
'What did you say? There are a dozen defenders outside?!' Grandpa Gan looked at me with joy.
'Of course! It was because we encountered them, and the battle between both sides was so loud that it attracted the bio-ghosts. And the bullets were injured by your defenders at that time!'
'Ah! I remember!' Old Wan also stood up to cooperate with me: 'Those defenders are really tough. If they hadn't attracted the bio-ghosts, we might have all been defeated by them.' Old Wan is great! I couldn't help applauding in my heart.
'We must go out, we definitely have to go out and join those tough defenders!' With our combined persuasion, Grandpa Gan got a little excited. He never doubted what we said because he already believed that the bullets were injured by the defenders, and the words we said about meeting the defenders and attracting the bio-ghosts, the bullets were undoubtedly the best witness! So he had no reason to doubt us.
'Do you still remember where those defenders are?'
'Don't worry, they should be in a certain room on the fourth floor!' I said confidently.“Alright, let's set out together and go find our companions!” said Grandpa Gan. Saying that, everyone began organizing their equipment, preparing to go out, but they weren't so careless as to return the weapons to us—perhaps they were still afraid that once outside, we might attack them from behind!
Here, I have to mention a small incident. Just as we were getting ready to leave, the undead demon, either intentionally or not, walked up to me, giving me a strange, sneering glance.
At that moment, I got goosebumps all over. My god! Could it be that this undead demon has taken a liking to me because I remain calm and wise in handling matters? Heaven help me, I hope not...
(End of chapter)