Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 228 - 148 Chat

Chapter 228: Chapter 148 Chat

Lin Wu asked, "What sort of person is Nightmare then?"

Nightmare said, "No matter who you are to him, if there’s a chance you’re in his way, he’ll kill you without hesitation. Cold-hearted, vicious, and foul-mouthed, he likes to act the gentleman in front of ladies."

Maya asked Nightmare, "Are you in danger? Can you beat him?"

Nightmare replied, "They definitely know I’ve joined the supermarket base, so after their resurrection, they’ll probably set an ambush around here waiting for me. There’s no point in Blood Meng and Nightmare killing each other—killing me is how to get the highest reward points." She was a bit more talkative today.

Nightmare added, "I need to switch to a different base."

Maya said, "You’re still very safe inside the base, so why not stay here for a few days?"

Nightmare argued, "There are high-point missions these few days; I can’t miss this opportunity. They want to kill me, and I want to kill them. For us, it’s just a matter of life and death fighting for points. As for the seven people you slick-talked, they are really screwed. You’re taking not just their lives in the game, but also in reality."

Nightmare explained, "Our missions are of a progressive nature, the last mission’s difficulty was five stars, so the next mission’s difficulty will certainly be no less than five stars. It’s very hard to take on another mission with a shortage of ammo. Without doing missions, there are no points, and without points, one’s ratio is low. Therefore, the rewards received back on Earth will also be meager."

Nightmare supplemented, "Our points can’t be exchanged with Dawn; our points can only be exchanged with Fortress Company."

"It would be totally unfair if your points could also be exchanged with Dawn. Everyone else gets crap missions, only you guys get special ones. Ordinary players are doomed from the start—what’s even the point of playing then? The total points of the Fortress agents and their rankings determine Earth Fortress Company’s share of resources on Earth. Fewer shares mean fewer resources for the company, and naturally, the benefits for agents will decrease as well."

Dawn is really sly, seeming to organize an event for the agents but actually sowing discord and hatred by having them kill each other. Theoretically, the Fortress agents could all unite, but not everyone is willing to share benefits equally, especially those who consider themselves strong.

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During the event period, dead Fortress agents could revive in just three hours. For safety, Lin Wu used a drone to escort the Bai Ban personnel through the Sentry Card, basically seeing them off home. Nightmare mentioned that the event would last five days, and with three days left, Maya told Lin Wu to be cautious. If the drone ran out of power, don’t go out, and she would also give instructions to the Shadow personnel.

Maya’s arrangements were not without reason. The Forest Wolf rifles they had acquired today had a range of 500 meters, meaning their accuracy within that distance was very high in the game’s data. If there was a sniper with a Forest Wolf perched five hundred meters away on a hill aiming at the Shadow base, the Shadow base members would indeed be in danger.

Fortunately, the Shadow base had the gun expert Maya, and they also had a Forest Wolf rifle. The supermarket base had drones, capable of exploring within a five-kilometer range. As long as Lin Wu and his team were cautious, there was no chance of being ambushed.

Lin Wu safely returned to the supermarket base, while Nightmare didn’t take Maya’s advice to heart. After catching up on some sleep, she geared up in the evening and set out to complete her own point missions. Just like Blood Meng, her mission involved the A6 Laboratory. After being discovered by Lin Wu, A6 Laboratory had refreshed in another location in North Town. Nightmare had some information, while Blood Meng could only chase after clues at North Lake, where he met Lin Wu.

Lin Wu stood in the sunset, watching as Nightmare left, and said, "That person hardly ever tells the truth."

Shana, who was at the base gate practicing Stick Skill with wooden sticks against zombies, heard Lin Wu’s words and said, "Getting them to tell the truth is even harder than getting them to lie. This morning when you went to North Lake, Maya told me to be wary of Nightmare. She said everyone thinks Nightmare has fallen for her."

Lin Wu asked, "What’s the actual situation?"

Shana replied, "The truth is, Nightmare knows she’s from the guard army. Members of the guard army have a minimum moral standard, so that’s why Nightmare wants to be on good terms with her, to at least have someone reliable to entrust with tasks and items."

Shana’s Stick Skill was quite mediocre. She wanted to wield the stick smoothly like flowing clouds and running water, but it kept scraping against the zombies’ arms. The zombies were wearing sleeved clothing, which made her head-stabbing accuracy quite low. The only option was to lift the stick with both hands, steering clear of arm interference, which not only looked ungracious but also slowed her strikes significantly.

Maya had already stated this could happen; it’s like driving, where newbies have a terrible feel for the vehicle. Knowing plenty of theory is useless. Maya believed that once Shana mastered the round stick, its combat strength would be no less than her swordsmanship.

Shana invited, "Come and be my sparring partner."

"No thanks," replied Lin Wu. "You expect me, armed with a dagger, to spar with you wielding a stick? Being shorter means being in more danger, but the game isn’t set up like that. Hitting your head with that stick will definitely do more damage than stabbing with a dagger three times."

"Come on, hurry up," urged Shana.

Lin Wu reluctantly drew his dagger.

As Shana thrust at Lin Wu, he quickly dodged and took two steps forward, preparing for close combat with Shana. Unexpectedly, Shana drew her long stick back, turning it into a short stick. Holding the 50 centimeter long piece, she hammered down on Lin Wu, forcing him to scurry for cover holding his head.

"Wait a second," Lin Wu called out, pulling out a metal baseball bat.

As Shana prodded towards Lin Wu, he gripped the baseball bat and flipped it upwards. Matching strength, and with Lin Wu having a stronger explosive force, he immediately sent the stick flying skyward, then began pounding at Shana with the bat. Shana did not panic despite being hit a few times and quickly retracted her stick, holding it over her head for protection. Lin Wu switched from chopping to jabbing, plunging the bat into Shana’s midsection.

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