CHAPTER 340: CHAPTER 288: YAN GUANG, DANGER! (TWO-IN-ONE)_2

After receiving this "intelligence," Kunlun formed a temporary team to extract useful information and conduct targeted discussions.

In less than five minutes, they had analyzed all battle details as if they had witnessed it firsthand.

"Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!" A player named Liu Qi admired, "Such seamless coordination, if placed in the army, would definitely be at the ace level!"

Someone said, "Lieutenant Liu might be over-praising them, right? With this kind of coordination, there are plenty in the army, and they might even perform better under the same conditions."

Another person agreed, "Yeah! Not to mention, everyone’s strength in our ’Hidden Dragon Army’ is not inferior to theirs. Forming a team to enter the instance and killing Experiment 39 shouldn’t be difficult, right?"

Liu Qi smiled and said, "Look, you’re all comparing the ’Hidden Dragon Army’ to them. Doesn’t that say something about them?"

The two were momentarily speechless, as the members of the Hidden Dragon Army were special talents discovered by Kunlun within the Matrix, each possessing considerable strength.

The fact that Li Zheng and his team, as "scatterbrained soldiers," could achieve such a level was indeed commendable.

After a while, Zhang Guorui asked, "Lieutenant Liu, why didn’t we send the Hidden Dragon Army directly to the event, and instead sent so many ordinary warriors, leading to some unnecessary casualties?"

"Unnecessary casualties? You might as well recite Wu Sihai’s identity card number." Liu Qi said, "Comrade Wu Sihai, arrogant and opinionated, took it upon himself to challenge Mutation 3, resulting in the sacrifice of four warriors, which was unexpected."

Liu Qi asked, "Aside from Wu Sihai’s team, were there other casualties?"

"There weren’t," Zhang Guorui obediently responded.

"Then that’s right." Liu Qi said, "As the Strategy Chapter says: ’Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated!’ Did you think the early-invested warriors were there to gain kill points?"

"Wrong! I sent them to gather intelligence, specifically on the strength of each mutant."

"Only after thoroughly investigating can we minimize the warriors’ casualties."

"Wait and see, the second batch of warriors will be back soon, and then... it will be time for Kunlun to reap kill points."

"The second batch?" Zhang Guorui’s heart skipped a beat; how come he didn’t know there was a second batch of warriors sent on a mission?

Just then, someone in the discussion group spoke up: "Lieutenant, the warriors who went to Mutation 38 have returned!"

...

Li Zheng and his side finished resting, communicated with each other, and once again activated the tickets, transporting to Cell 38.

As soon as they entered, Phoenix Mountain skillfully launched a flare, saying with some pain, "Only seven left, once used up, there will be no more. I don’t even have the blueprint for making flares."

The flares and signal guns were finished props Phoenix Mountain discovered during exploration, hence no blueprints.

He also found none in the trading hall, as the model didn’t match and the effects were vastly different.

After all, the set in his hand was a Gold-level item, incomparable to ordinary flares.

Li Zheng drew his Sheathed Sword, unconcerned: "I’ll find you a reusable lighting tool as compensation later."

"Hey, that would be great." Phoenix Mountain was relieved, "If you could give me the Mysterious Declaration, that’d be even better."

Li Zheng glanced at him, "Don’t bite off more than you can chew."

At this time, Zhan Zhouzhou stared in the direction of Mutation 38 and suddenly made a wary sound, "Strange, this mutant seems different."

"What’s up?" Li Zheng asked.

"See for yourself." Zhan Zhouzhou pointed forward with her chin, revealing her graceful neck, the skin delicate, clearly showing she, like Li Zheng, washes daily.

Li Zheng looked in that direction, Mutation 38 named "Tanaka Shuji," also belonged to nuclear radiation infectees.

However, in its attributes, there was an added entry of "slightly weakened."

[Recently, its main body seemed to have suffered some damage, affecting the True Projection’s strength before it fully recovered.]

"The main body suffered damage?" Li Zheng was slightly surprised, but then he understood what had happened.

The description of "True Projection" mentioned that damage would feedback to the main body post-combat.

"Damage" wasn’t limited to "fatal wounds," as any effective damage to the True Projection would feedback to its main body.

"Does this mean someone came before and injured Tanaka Shuji but couldn’t kill it?" Li Zheng thought, noting that Experiment 39 had no similar hint in its attributes.

Li Zheng estimated this might be because Experiment 39 had stronger self-healing, with injuries healed by the time they entered.

"So the event’s difficulty seems to have... indirectly reduced somewhat?" Li Zheng now felt that the terminal-hosted event was interesting.

This kind of challenge mode was more unstable and competitive.

Some players might even exploit the time gap, bursting all output within thirty seconds, then escaping before the mutant killed them.

With repeated attempts, exhausting exploration opportunities several times, it was possible to kill the mutant and gain kill points.

This mode gave slightly weaker players hope of winning ultimate victory and obtaining extraordinary rewards.

...

"After the last firepower strike, Mutation 38’s strength indeed decreased, but its appearance remains intact, indistinguishable." In Kunlun’s discussion group, Liu Qi, while receiving others’ report, had already started planning.

To secure final victory in the event, kill points must not scatter, but concentrate on one or two teams.

After much consideration, Liu Qi ordered, "Let the Hidden Dragon Army’s first squad prepare for battle and attack Mutation 38 soon to acquire kill points!"

"Yes!" Someone received the order and conveyed it out.

...

"Anyway, it’s good for us." Li Zheng didn’t know who injured Tanaka Shuji before, but he stumbled upon it now, so why not take advantage?

"Charge together!"

With an order, three fought in close combat, two provided long-range fire support, and the battle began anew.

As is well-known, people’s physiques vary.

Some can pierce a hundred-meter thick steel plate in extreme anger.

While others, when extremely angry, can only eat two big bowls of rice.

Tanaka Shuji, in its infected state, resembled an adult-sized fleshy mantis, with forearms bending forward then hooking back, the ten fingers of both hands forming two extremely sharp scythes.

A football-sized tumor bulged at the cervical vertebra behind the neck, quivering with its movement, somewhat disgusting.

Its lower joints reversed, knees facing backward, akin to a bow.

Seeing this form, at the first glance, Li Zheng knew Tanaka Shuji excelled in speed and slashing.

Against such an enemy, the most dangerous were not the frontline players but the rear providing fire support.

Li Zheng, Zhan Zhouzhou, and Phoenix Mountain, the three charged towards Tanaka Shuji, with great momentum.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh～

Silent energy bombs passed through Li Zheng and the others, striking Tanaka Shuji first.

In pain, Tanaka Shuji’s insect-like cold eyes turned towards Lin Fengjiao and Yan Guang’s position, instinctively prompting it to resolve those two first.

Its bow-shaped legs slightly bent, leaping lightly, Tanaka Shuji bypassed Li Zheng and company, attacking from the flank towards the rear.

"Stop it!" Phoenix Mountain, slightly weaker, followed behind Li Zheng and others, loudly reminding upon seeing this.

"Got it!"

Li Zheng replied, activating the Flying Device, also turning sideways to intercept.

Yet, just as he took off, the rotting flesh on Tanaka Shuji’s back tore open, revealing three pairs of thin wings, also flying up, its speed skyrocketing again.

This time, even Li Zheng found it hard to keep pace.

"Such damn fast speed!"

Li Zheng watched Tanaka Shuji bypassing the three of them, charging towards Yan Guang and the others, his face drastically changing.