A bizarre and terrifying experience; I messed up the dungeon world.

Han Yingying didn't object. She touched the hilt of the sword at her waist. "Fifty floors. Lots of people. The lightsaber's energy isn't enough."

"No need for a direct confrontation," Zhou Lang said. He already had a plan in mind: to utilize the Divine Realm Guild.

The clinic's iron gate was suddenly pushed open.

The noise from outside rushed in, only to be shut out as the door closed.

A person wearing a gray trench coat walked in. He wore a white, faceless mask.

The masked man who planted bombs at the market.

Zhou Lang's hand instantly reached for the chainsaw handle on his back. Han Yingying's dagger was already drawn.

The masked man did not draw his weapon. He raised his hands, palms facing outwards, indicating no hostility.

"Don't be nervous. I'm not here to kill you." The masked man's voice was processed with a voice changer. It was impossible to tell if he was male or female. It sounded very mechanical.

Zhou Lang didn't let go. "Who are you?"

"Someone who wants to see the Black Gold Guild destroyed." The masked man walked to the table, one table away from Zhou Lang. "I heard you're going to the fiftieth floor. I've come to deliver the tickets."

The masked man took a golden card from his pocket and placed it on the table.

"This is the highest-level access card that goes directly to the fiftieth floor," the masked man said.

Zhou Lang looked at the card but didn't take it.

"Conditions," Zhou Lang asked. There's no such thing as a free lunch.

"Destroy the reactor of the Descent Plan. Bring out the vice president's head," the masked man said. "In exchange, I'll help you stall the people from the Divine Realm Guild, keeping them too busy to interfere."

Zhou Lang stared into the masked man's eyes. Behind the eye openings of the mask were a pair of extremely calm eyes.

"You know me," Han Yingying suddenly said. She looked at the masked man.

The masked man turned his head and looked at Han Yingying for three seconds.

"Bai Ye, your genes are perfect," the masked man said, uttering a cryptic remark. Then he turned and walked towards the door.

"Keep the card safe. The elevator on the 50th floor is at the end of the sewage pipe. Good luck."

The masked man pushed open the door and disappeared into the crowd of people in the black market.

Zhou Lang picked up the gold card on the table. The card was heavy. It contained complex chips.

"Is this person trustworthy?" Liu Wei leaned closer.

"Unreliable." Zhou Lang put the card in his pocket. "But what he gave me is useful. Let's go. Down the sewage pipe." Chapter 35

The sewage pipes smelled pungent, a mixture of engine oil, fermented food scraps, and the metallic stench of rust.

Zhou Lang walked at the front. He carried a chainsaw, but didn't start it. The saw blade scraped against the metal pipe in front of him, making a slight grinding sound. He was testing the hardness of the road ahead. The nerve block in his right leg was still working. He walked steadily.

Han Yingying followed two meters behind Zhou Lang. She tugged at the collar of her black special fiber combat suit. The clothes were tight, clinging perfectly to her skin, clearly outlining her waist and hip proportions. She took out a bracelet from the tactical pouch at her waist and turned on the screen.

The transit station's public forum channel is refreshing automatically. The text scrolls very quickly.

"Bai Ye's bounty has increased to 50,000 points. The Black Gold Guild is really going all out."

"Fifty thousand for a live one. Worth it. With that physique, it wouldn't be a loss to buy it and make it into a follower NPC."

"The four of them went into the black market. The black market was already surrounded by black gold. The poison gas was ready. A dead end."

"Of all people to offend, they had to offend Zhao Qiang's mad dog brother and the vice president's woman. These newcomers are hopeless."

Han Yingying stared at the text on the screen. Ninety percent of the comments were pessimistic. The rest were betting on how long they could survive. The Black Gold Guild was a behemoth, ranked second. It had several thousand members and was well-equipped. They only had four people. One of them was crippled.

Han Yingying turned off the bracelet. The screen went dark. She stopped walking.

"Zhou Lang," Han Yingying said.

Zhou Lang stopped. He turned his head. He didn't put down the chainsaw.

"Untie me." Han Yingying looked into Zhou Lang's eyes. "The Black Gold Guild wants me. My bounty is the highest. With me by your side, you won't be able to get to the fiftieth floor."

It was quiet inside the pipe. The only sound was the dripping of water in the distance.

Liu Wei squeezed in from behind. He touched his newly replaced alloy front teeth. The metal gleamed in the dim light. "Girl, what are you saying? I broke this half of my tooth for you. It was a high-end product worth two thousand points. Now that you're gone, who's going to reimburse me for the maintenance costs? My teeth are making it hard to eat hot, cold, sour, or sweet things now."

"You broke your teeth biting through an electrical wire," Han Yingying said.

"That's also to open the door." Liu Wei patted his stomach. "Although I'm afraid of dying, I don't have the habit of abandoning my teammates halfway. That old man in the black market said that the Divine Realm Guild is also looking for you. If you go out now, both sides will tear you apart."

Old Ma adjusted the wooden sword on his back. He coughed twice, spitting out a mouthful of bloody phlegm. "I'm an old man, almost to the grave. I've offended the Black Gold Guild. Going out now is certain death. Following Brother Zhou, I can still fight for my life. If you leave, the three of us grown men won't be much smaller targets either."

Han Yingying didn't reply. She looked at Zhou Lang.

Zhou Lang's target is the core data of the Descent Plan. Taking her along would exponentially increase the resistance. The rational approach would be to use her as bait to draw the Black Gold Guild's attention. Then, Zhou Lang could lead his men to infiltrate the fiftieth floor. This maximizes their profits.

Zhou Lang took two steps back and stopped in front of Han Yingying.

"Your life is worth 50,000 points," Zhou Lang said.

Han Yingying gripped the knife handle on the outside of her thigh.

"I won't throw away 50,000 points." Zhou Lang turned around. "Keep up. Don't fall behind."

He continued walking forward. The chainsaw blade sliced ​​across the pipe wall again.

Han Yingying loosened the hilt of her knife. She watched Zhou Lang's retreating figure. Her heartbeat quickened slightly. She didn't speak, but followed him. The fabric of her combat uniform rustled softly against each other.

At the end of the sewage pipe was a concrete wall. Embedded in the wall was a rusty metal freight elevator. There were no buttons. Only a card reader.

Zhou Lang took out the gold card the masked man had given him from his pocket and inserted it into the card slot.

The green light came on. The metal door slid open to both sides.

The elevator was spotless. The walls were made of silver-white alloy. There were white operating lights on the ceiling. It was a completely different world from the filth and chaos outside.

The four entered the elevator. Zhou Lang pressed the only button on the control panel. The number was fifty.

The elevator doors closed. A feeling of weightlessness washed over me. The elevator was ascending rapidly.

Han Yingying's bracelet suddenly emitted a piercing alarm sound. The screen lit up red.

[Warning. Your physical indicators are abnormal. Heart rate is too fast. Blood pressure is high.]

[Warning. Mental connection unstable. Forced logout countdown: 60 seconds.]

Han Yingying stared at the screen, her brows furrowed. The body in the transit station was a mental projection. If the real body was affected by external stimuli or drugs, the system would forcibly disconnect to protect the player.

"I'm in trouble." Han Yingying showed Zhou Lang her bracelet. "I'm about to be forcibly logged off."

Zhou Lang glanced at the countdown. "Real-time location."

"New Hai City. Jiangbei District. Rose Apartments," Han Yingying said.