Excessive ferocity due to caution

The spacious conference room felt rather deserted.

Not long ago, they received a hidden team mission with no solution.

The objective is simple—kill a level 15 player in the Bone Zone.

—Zhao Yi.

Everyone present was a player of level 20 or higher.

The highest-ranking one, the refined-looking bespectacled man, was already at level 25.

In the past, they would not have hesitated at all to kill a player who was ten levels lower than them.

With such a disparity in strength... there's absolutely no need to hesitate!

But this time is different.

The difficulty of the task issued by the system this time... is unsolvable!

"The Saw is skilled in long-range curses and telekinesis, but he died mysteriously because he cursed Zhao Yi... Therefore, it is unlikely that he could curse Zhao Yi."

A one-eyed woman in a pure white dress said this.

"I think we can go and meet this person first... We don't need to take action against him now, but at least we can make contact and learn more about him."

A hooded man across from her was playing with the cat in his arms, speaking with disdain:

"How strong can a level 15 player really be?"

"It's most likely that he was lucky enough to have acquired some powerful items, and those items happened to have a strong effect on curses, which led to the death of Evil Saw."

"If you ask me, let's just go up there and kill him head-on!"

"Could it be that he, a weak player at level 15, can withstand our combined attack of nine people?"

The one-eyed woman in the white dress rested her elbows on the table, leaning forward.

"Song Xin..."

"Don't think we don't know what you're up to... You just want a few scapegoats to figure out Zhao Yi's weaknesses, so you can reap the benefits!"

"A hidden quest with an unsolvable difficulty level, completed so easily?"

"Do you think we're fools?"

Song Xin sneered:

"Perhaps the system is exploiting this kind of mentality in you, making simple things complicated!"

The refined-looking man at the head of the group tapped the table and chuckled:

"How about this..."

"We still have nine people left, so let's split into three teams."

"One team will directly attack Zhao Yi from the front, another team will choose to poison him or use other covert methods that are not easily detected, and the last team will stand by for the time being."

"You can choose your own teams... but before you do, I have to emphasize this: the greater the risk, the greater the reward!"

"Our hidden missions are calculated based on contribution points, so... you know what I mean."

After some discussion, the group finally made a decision.

Four people were responsible for attacking Zhao Yi head-on, while two were responsible for poisoning him.

In the end, the three decided to stay and see how things went.

Once the division of labor was clear, they immediately began to take action.

A young woman with a cold expression took a tracking device out of her inventory, then carried a black box and took a taxi to the top floor of an old residential building.

She opened the black box and took out the parts.

Put them together one by one.

It's a Magic Barrett that I redeemed from the system's shop.

24 million points.

Its destructive power is off the charts!

This gun can inflict penetrating damage on a half-step Great Ferocious beast head-on!

The only problem is that this magic Barrett is not very portable.

After use, its parts must be disassembled and put into a black box before it can be stored in the system space.

These people all knew Zhao Yi's route of action.

Set up an ambush in advance.

A thick gun barrel protruded from a small gap in the fence, and, with the help of the potted plants for cover, aimed at a crossroads in the distance!

"Sniper Lei Fang is ready; the sniper position at Rhino Crossroads has been set up."

"The moment Zhao Yi shows his face... the devastating armor-piercing bullet from the Magic Barrett will pierce his skull in an instant!"

Lei Fang reported the situation to her three teammates via communicator.

She quickly received responses from her teammates.

These six people have already secured four of the essential routes to the safe house!

Waiting for the rabbit!

...

The blazing sun overhead gradually disappeared into the clouds.

At this moment, only their breathing could be heard through the communicator.

I waited for about an hour.

Zhao was still nowhere to be seen.

Lei Fang, who was intently aiming at the sniper position, couldn't help but ask:

Do you have Zhao Yi's location information?

The reply came from the other end of the communicator:

"Unable to locate Zhao Yi..."

"He seems to be able to block radio waves... but it could be the system's doing, it's hard to say."

"Wait a little longer..."

"be patient!"

About ten minutes later.

Lei Fang was still intently staring at the crossroads in the distance.

The streets were bustling with traffic and people.

But Zhao Yi was nowhere to be seen.

What about others?

No messages came from the other teammates through the communicator.

Has Zhao Yi simply vanished from the face of the earth, or is he no longer planning to go to the safe house?

Just as Lei Fang was wondering what was going on, the communicator suddenly lost signal.

Lei Fang called out to her teammates a few times, but there was no response.

She quickly took off her communicator and checked it.

It turns out that the cord was accidentally broken.

Lei Fang let out a breath and quickly took out a new communicator from the system space, ready to switch to it.

Her gaze inadvertently fell on the broken line of the previous communicator.

Her pupils... suddenly contracted!

wrong!

This line...

It wasn't torn apart!

The cut is so smooth; the line was clearly severed by something sharp!

In that instant, Lei Fang felt like she was about to explode!

Her throat moved slightly.

He turned his head stiffly.

A gentle smiling face came into view.

It was a man.

The man she was waiting for.

The other person held a sharp Tang sword in one hand, and with the other hand, extended their index finger and slowly pressed it vertically against their lips:

"Shh-"

"It's getting dark, get some rest."

"Staying up late... is bad for your health."

Lei Fang remained expressionless.

The next moment, her bloodied head fell from the building and slammed hard onto the hard concrete floor...

PS: Third update, 6000 words completed.

Everyone, go to bed early!

Staying up late is bad for your health!

Goodnight, goodnight, goodnight!