Livestreaming: I am retarded, but selected to join the analoghorror game?!
Chapter 118 - 113 Tower

Chapter 118: Chapter 113 Tower

Jed was an agent dispatched by the Humanitarian Organization, but his reaction to the organization showed a disdainful attitude.

Moreover, since the Humanitarian Organization had specifically sent them here, it wouldn’t be that they had no means to deal with signal interference.

Thinking along the lines of previous thoughts, since Jed and another agent, Lair, had chosen to cut off contact with the Humanitarian Organization, it indicated that their interests did not align with those of the organization.

Jed obviously wanted to save more people. From this point of view, the Humanitarian Organization probably did not intend to save many people. Furthermore, the rule document mentioned recovering the virus strain and the vaccine...

If the goal was to save people, then why would they want to recover the virus strain?

The active involvement of the Humanitarian Organization in this mess indicated that there were profits to be made.

For instance... This particular virus allowed the infected to retain a certain level of intelligence and act in a highly organized manner, which meant that these mutants could be commanded.

If this virus was used for military purposes, it would be quite terrifying, as it would essentially mean having an army that feared no death and followed commands completely!

Not to mention that there were many powerful advanced mutants in this army, who could pose a challenge even to well-trained soldiers. And even if it wasn’t used for military purposes, as a bio-weapon, it could easily paralyze an entire city.

Selling such a virus could presumably fetch a high price, and a safe vaccine would sell for an even higher price.

The Humanitarian Organization likely took these actions with such motives in mind.

However, in the background of the instance, the Chosen One was dispatched by the Humanitarian Organization. Although opposing the Humanitarian Organization might lead to better ratings in clearing the game, right now, the primary goal should still be to clear the game.

And the goal of clearing the game was to acquire the virus strain and the vaccine and then immediately withdraw from the city.

Xu Yingguang didn’t want this information to affect Xiao Yi and his group, so he didn’t mention it.

By the time Xiao Yi and Xu Woshi arrived under the Tower, the sun was already setting.

As the driver who brought them over explained, the lower floors of the Tower were completely sealed off with sand and debris to prevent mutants from forming human ladders and to protect against snipers and Night Demons, mutants who could attack directly despite the height, and people from Lair’s side.

The only way to go up was for someone above to throw down a rope and pull people up.

This method, although tedious, was the safest and involved a mechanical device to pull the rope, preventing prolonged exposure to an undefended altitude.

After Xiao Yi and his group entered the Tower, they were directed to see the Doctor, who apparently was the highest authority there whenever Karim and Jed were not around.

The Doctor’s location was on the 27th floor in the medical room, a considerably high number of floors, which most people couldn’t reach by stair climbing alone.

Fortunately, the elevator inside the Tower was operational, only unable to reach the lower floors, lest it get buried by the filled sand.

As Xiao Yi and Xu Woshi made their way to the medical room, they noticed that almost all the people inside the Tower were elderly, children, women busy with chores, and some severely injured individuals, with only a few armed.

The defense within the Tower was indeed weak.

Then, Xiao Yi and Xu Woshi met the so-called Doctor in the medical room.

She was a woman in a white coat, currently removing a bullet and stitching a wound for someone.

Yet, she was alone, with no one helping her.

Indeed, the Tower was severely understaffed.

The Doctor looked up and saw Xu Woshi, directly asking her, "Young lady over there, come and help me."

"Me? Okay," Xu Woshi walked over.

"The wound on this man’s left arm has been stitched up already. Help me wrap his arm with the bandage, I still need to extract a bullet from his waist."

"Okay..." Xu Woshi took the bandage and tightly wrapped it around the man’s arm.

"Ouch!" The injured person cried out in pain.

He was almost crying and helplessly said to Xu Woshi, "Little sister, we’ve run out of anesthesia here, could you please be a bit gentler?"

"... Sorry."

But just as he finished speaking, he suddenly noticed that the pain in his arm was rapidly fading!?

Had he become numb?

However, as the Doctor started working on his waist, the pain almost knocked him unconscious.

After finishing, the Doctor let out a sigh of relief and said to Xu Woshi, "Thank you, young lady. We really have too few hands available, so I had to ask for your help."

"It’s okay."

"..." The Doctor paused for a moment, looking at Xiao Yi and Xu Woshi, and asked, "By the way, who are you two, and where did you come from?"

After a brief introduction by Xiao Yi, the Doctor nodded slightly, "I see, survivors brought back by Jed."

At that moment, Xiao Yi directly asked the Doctor, "Speaking of which, Doctor, do you know where the Doctor is?"

"... The Doctor?" Hearing this, the Doctor’s expression tightened as she asked, "Where did you hear about the Doctor?"

Xu Woshi said, "The man named Jed said he would take us to see the Doctor, but he had a sudden matter to attend to, so he sent us here first."

"Jed?" The doctor was also somewhat surprised, "He actually said that? You all..."

But the doctor paused, thought for a moment, then seriously said to Xiao Yi and others,

"Undeniably, I do know the whereabouts of the Doctor, but he is a crucial figure, and I cannot casually reveal his location. Moreover, I don’t know your backgrounds, nor can I verify the truth of your words; empty words mean nothing. Let’s wait for Jed himself to come back."

After the doctor said this, Xiao Yi and Xu Woshi did not press any further, understanding that gaining someone’s trust was not an easy task. For now, it was better to wait for Jed’s return.

The doctor said, "However, since you are survivors, let me arrange accommodations for you first. Come with me."

The doctor walked out of the medical office, and Xiao Yi and the others followed her.

"Firstly, let me tell you what you cannot do within the Tower," the doctor paused before continuing, "Actually, there aren’t any special prohibitions, other than those common-sense things you naturally shouldn’t do. Most notably, the 17th to 24th floors are a residential area exclusively for women, and men are not allowed. Originally, the plan was to have you, Xu Woshi, stay there, but..."

The doctor turned her head towards Xu Woshi, her lips curling slightly.

"However, you’d probably prefer to stay with the person beside you, right?"

"...Yes, that’s right," Xu Woshi immediately nodded.

"As I thought, then I’ll arrange a nicer room for the both of you."

"Thank you..." Xu Woshi was about to express her gratitude when she heard her father’s voice.

"Wait! That won’t do!" Xu Yingguang hurriedly said, "Woshi, have you noticed? There aren’t many women in the Tower, yet so many floors are allocated to them. There might be some secrets hidden there; go investigate!"

Since Xu Yingguang insisted, Xu Woshi had no choice but to request to stay in the women’s residential area.

The doctor didn’t mind and agreed immediately.

After taking Xiao Yi to a somewhat cluttered room, the doctor left with Xu Woshi.

There wasn’t much to note in the room, and after eating some simple food for dinner, Xiao Yi took the initiative to contact Xu Yingguang.

"Uncle Xu speaking, I plan to tell you about the effects of the abilities I possess."

After leaving the instance, Xiao Yi could no longer view his character panel, and he hadn’t looked closely at the skills he acquired, so naturally, he couldn’t describe what skills he had gained and their effects.

This also led to the authorities in Dragon Country not knowing exactly what skills he had.

However, at this moment, Xiao Yi could read the effects of those skills word by word from his character panel.

He had only remembered this after being reminded by the shared skill of the Wolf God Blood.

Previously, Xiao Yi was indifferent about this, but now it was different; he had to take it seriously. A sense of responsibility began to grow within him.

Xiao Yi felt that informing Xu Yingguang of these skills would enable Xu Yingguang to make better judgments.

Xu Yingguang’s response was, "Okay, but you only need to mention the skills. Pretend the talent section doesn’t exist."

The livestream had many viewers, and it was best not to expose certain crucial information.

Admittedly, having more information about Xiao Yi on their side would indeed allow them to provide better support for Xiao Yi.

Though there were special methods for conveying secret information that could prevent enemies from finding out, teaching Xiao Yi those methods seemed overly demanding and not very realistic. It was better to have Xiao Yi just speak them outright.

Xu Yingguang still knew how to prioritize; he knew the most critical thing was Xiao Yi’s talent for altering reality, which must not be exposed.

Apart from that, other skills were likely not as strong as that talent, so revealing them wouldn’t pose much of an issue.

Moreover, having these skills as a cover could somewhat explain Xiao Yi’s unusual behaviors, blurring the lines and concealing Xiao Yi’s talent abilities.

"I understand," Xiao Yi nodded and then began to speak about the skills he possessed.

As Xiao Yi and Xu Yingguang discussed their next steps, night had completely enveloped the city.

Suddenly, Xiao Yi heard a noisy commotion outside. He immediately got up and went out to investigate, finding that the source of the noise was the medical office.

Many people surrounded the medical office; it seemed like most of the Tower’s inhabitants were there, apparently something had happened. They were all talking agitatedly with anxious expressions on their faces.

Xiao Yi approached to try and understand the situation and amidst the noisy voices around him, he learned that the troop that went out to seize supplies had returned, but... they had failed.

Later, Xiao Yi passed through the crowd gathered together. Some were blocking the entrance to the medical office, telling others not to disturb the injured.

Xiao Yi bent down and moved past them; those people didn’t notice him, allowing him to enter the medical office, where he then saw Karim, his body half-covered in blood.

The doctor was by his side, treating his wounds, and asked, "Karim, what happened? Where’s Jed?"

"Jed..."

Karim’s expression was dim, sadness and anger spreading across his face.

"Jed... is dead."