At this moment, the entire screen became bright and dazzling, and then a red cloak flashed by. After that, there was complete darkness and a system prompt that the connection had been disconnected.

The atmosphere in the war conference room suddenly became dead silent. Everyone looked at each other, some even seemed a little confused.

What just happened?

Why did the connection suddenly drop?

"Report, Mr. Tosaki..."

The technician sitting in front of a computer looked at the monitoring information on the screen, raised his head and spoke cautiously.

"The members of that mobile unit...all have lost vital signs and are confirmed dead."

"die!?"

After hearing the technician's report, everyone in the combat meeting room, including Tosaki Yu, had a look of disbelief on their faces.

They were fully armed mobile troops wearing heavy explosion-proof suits that could even protect against pistol bullets.

They all died just like that? And... no one saw the enemy's movements clearly, and no one even knew what had just happened.

"Are these guys...really human?"

Tosaki Yu stared at the screen that was plunged into darkness, and his eyes began to tremble.

He had originally thought of using the demihuman named Nagai Kei to lure the extremely dangerous demihuman "Hat" and those people who appeared from nowhere and possessed strange powers to the research base, and then capture them all in one fell swoop. But now it seems...

Can the members of the mobile force really defeat these monsters?

Chapter 38: 036 Driving the Tiger to Devour the Wolf

"Mr. Tozaki..."

A high-ranking official from the Demihuman Countermeasures Bureau, sensing the growing tension in the atmosphere, cautiously inquired.

"How about...we call for help?"

"Requesting assistance? Are you kidding me!?"

Upon hearing this, Tosaki You strode over and grabbed the senior executive by the collar. He was extremely excited, no longer as elegant and calm as usual, and even seemed a little crazy.

"The Minister put me in charge of the Demihuman Countermeasures Bureau precisely to deal with situations like this! And now you're telling me to ask for assistance? What's the point of the Demihuman Countermeasures Bureau then? What kind of assistance are you asking for? Are you asking for a military base to launch missiles at the mainland?!"

When the senior executive heard this, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, but he still forced himself to speak.

"If we can eliminate these people, even if it triggers public opinion, we can just say it's a military exercise..."

"Eliminate? Are you kidding me!?"

Tosaki You grabbed the other person's collar a little harder and said with gritted teeth.

"Those with special powers will indeed die, but Hat and Nagai Kei are genuine demi-humans. Even if they were blown to dust by missiles, they would still be able to revive and walk away in a swagger! Hat's charisma is too strong, and he is our primary target!

"This isn't a battle against criminals. It's a brutal war between us, the human race, and another species! No matter how painful the cost, we must capture the Hat! Those with special powers are unimportant, understand!?"

After hearing what Tosaki Yu said, the senior executive looked embarrassed and hesitated.

"But... given the current situation, the mobile forces we've deployed... I'm afraid they won't be able to stop these people at all. Just dealing with Sato alone is already difficult enough. If this continues..."

Although Tosaki Yu was very excited at the moment, he knew in his heart that the other party's concerns were not groundless.

He originally wanted to set a trap and wait for Sato and the group of humans with special powers to fall into the trap, but he made a very fatal mistake. He underestimated Sato's strength and even more underestimated the group of mysterious people who came from nowhere.

Although the members of the mobile force successfully killed several humans with special powers, this was not a victory, because after successfully killing several targets, the mobile force was still wiped out by the remaining companions of the enemy.

Moreover, Tosaki Yu could see that the people who were successfully killed by the mobile force were completely incomparable to the four people he had just seen on the big screen. Just by looking at their calm and controlled aura, as well as their proficiency in tactical coordination, one could tell that those four people were simply terrifyingly strong.

Maybe it was those four people who broke through the defense of the Chiba Prefecture tram station and instantly killed dozens of mobile unit members.

The plan formulated by Tosaki Yu is actually very simple. He first pretends that the central system of the research base has been successfully cracked. After Sato and those people with special powers have all gone deep into the research base, he will immediately restart the control system and turn the research base into a prison for this group of people through the heavy metal gate.

But now, he began to worry about a problem.

Can a mere metal gate really stop those guys with special powers?

He was originally very confident in his plan, but now he began to doubt it. After all, the tall black shadow summoned by the other party could even withstand a volley of rifle bullets. Even if it had some ability to forcibly break through the metal door, it would not be absolutely impossible.

And if Sato succeeds in taking Nagai Kei away through the gap opened by this group of people...

The members of the mobile force of the Nayan Countermeasures Bureau died in vain.

At this moment, Izumi Shimomura, who was standing in front of the screen and served as Tosaki Yu's personal bodyguard, but whose real identity was actually a demi-human, suddenly spoke.

"Mr. Tosaki, the hat encountered a group of people with special powers!"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Tosaki Yu hurried to the front of the screen, and the technician enlarged the lens in time.

Because the camera was connected to the tactical helmet of a dead mobile force member, the angle was not very good, but it was still possible to see that several people were standing not far away, with vigilant looks on their faces.

"Are you Sato?"

One of the male players looked at the man wearing a black mobile combat suit. Through the transparent front curtain of the riot helmet, he could see a pair of squinting eyes and a smile on his face. He was about thirty to forty years old, and spoke in a cold voice.

"Move aside, we have no reason to be hostile to you."

"Move aside..."

Sato looked at the players in front of him and a friendly smile appeared on his face.

"No, I'm going to kill you."

"kill him!"

After hearing Sato's words, a player immediately raised the automatic rifle in his hand and took aim. As for the gun, of course, it was picked up from the dead members of the mobile force. After all, at this stage, the lethality of most players' skills is far less than that of automatic rifle bullets.

But just as he raised the muzzle of the gun and had no time to aim, he saw Sato pull out a pistol from his waist at an extremely fast speed and fired four shots in succession. Three shots accurately hit the eyebrows of the three players, and the first shot directly hit the shoulder of the player holding the automatic rifle.

"what!"

Feeling a sudden pain, the injured player's right arm dropped down, and the heavy automatic rifle fell to the ground.

He tried to raise his arms, but he had no strength. When he raised his head again, he saw that although Sato was wearing a heavy mobile combat uniform, he was as fast and agile as a ghost. He had arrived in front of him and put a bayonet with a cold glow on his neck.

"tell me..."

Sato's narrow eyes opened a little, and a coldness flashed in them.

"Who is the strongest among you?"

"You guy..."

Seeing a scimitar suddenly appear in the player's left hand, Sato went around the opponent's back and dislocated the joint of the opponent's left arm. Then he kicked the player in the knee bend. He grabbed the opponent's hair with one hand and held a bayonet in the other hand, forcing the player to keep kneeling on the ground and slowly cut the opponent's throat.

This extremely cruel scene caused the entire combat meeting room to fall silent.

"Boring, so boring."

After killing four players, Sato shook his head slightly in disappointment. Without any movement, the black mobile combat suit on his body suddenly disappeared, leaving only ordinary trousers, shoes, and a shirt.

"I even specially put on my gear, but the team of players who overcame countless difficulties and dangers to try to reach this level only has this level of strength? This is really boring."

Seeing Sato squatting down and searching for something on these people after killing the four people, and hearing the other party's meaningless words through the earphones of the members of the Death Mobile Unit at the scene, Tosaki Yu's brows were first furrowed, and then he seemed to have thought of something and slowly spoke.

"Players? Could it be that... the Hat and these people he calls players are not allies, but enemies?"

Having said that, Tosaki You looked at the technician sitting in front of the computer and gave orders at a very fast speed.

"Restart the central control system, find the location of those so-called 'players', and lead Sato to them by closing certain metal doors!"

Upon hearing this, Izumi Shimomura immediately reacted and suddenly realized.

"Mr. Tosaki, are you going to let Sato and those players kill each other? I see..."

"Yes."

Tosaki Yu stared at the large screen that was restarting and showing images from surveillance cameras in various locations within the research base, and said with clenched teeth.

"Although this will make Hat realize that this is a trap, but this is the only way. We can only bet that with that guy's brutal character, he will rescue Nagai Kei and kill those people with mysterious powers even if he knows it is a trap..."

...............

At the same time, Asagiri and others who were heading deeper into the research institute noticed that the lights in the corridor had come on again.

"Has the system regained control..."

Yuuki Asuna frowned slightly and muttered.

"Sure enough, just as Phantom thought, from the very beginning, this was a trap set by the Demihuman Countermeasures Bureau. They can restore control of the central nervous system at any time, so as long as they lower the metal doors at each entrance and exit, they can trap us and Sato inside..."

Asagiri chuckled and spoke upon hearing this.

"It's a trap for Sato, but it has nothing to do with us."

After completing the clearance goal, the player will be directly teleported back to the real world.

You blocked the entrance and exit? What does that have to do with the players? Failing to complete the goal is a dead end. If you complete it, just leave. It makes no difference. Just then, Asagiri and the others suddenly saw two people in white coats and masks running out from the corner of the corridor. When they saw them, they froze for a moment, as if they were about to turn and flee, but then they stopped dead in their tracks, despair and fear written in their eyes.

"researcher?"

Asagiri walked over slowly, looking at the two male researchers who were standing in front of him, trembling and almost crying, and said with a smile in his voice.

"We're lucky. How about this? Let's skip the cruel torture procedures like sticking bamboo sticks into your eyes and cutting off your male organs. Just tell me where the experimental data of this institute is stored and how to get there?"

Chapter 39: 037 There are differences between players

"I...we..."

Just as the two researchers were trembling and wanted to reply, they heard a burst of hurried footsteps from behind the corner.

Asagiri didn't hesitate at all and directly pulled the two researchers to his side. Yuuki Asuna also clenched the Exorcist sword in her hand, ready to attack. As long as an enemy appeared, she would use her sword skill "Thorns".

But when the footsteps got closer and closer until they stopped behind the corner, there was only a middle-aged man in ordinary clothes who cautiously stuck his head out to observe.

"Hmm? You are..."

After he saw Chaowu and others standing there, he first retracted his head, then walked out from behind the corner, leading the other five players.

Among the six players, there is only one female, and the other five are all male. One of the male players is holding an automatic rifle used by mobile force members.

Yuuki Asuna, Kato Megumi, and Iwanaga Kotoko all noticed that the players' clothes were a bit messy and dirty. It wasn't the kind of dirty that was stained with blood, but rather the kind of dirty and disheveled look that came from fleeing.

It was obvious that these six players were different from them, Kaguya Shinomiya, and the other two teams participating in the discussion. They must have just arrived here not long ago and did not even have time to wash and rest.

The sleepless escape that lasted for twenty-four hours not only made their clothes messy and dirty, but even their eyes were bloodshot, making them look like evil spirits seeking death.

However, two of the male players couldn't help but change their expressions when they saw Asagiri wearing a dark gray mask.

"It's you?"

"Hey, two old men, what a coincidence."

Seeing this scene, Kato Megumi and Iwanaga Kotoko both looked a little confused, but Yuuki Asuna, who had seen these two male players before, almost couldn't hold back her laughter.

Just by listening to Asagiri's smiling greeting, as if he met an acquaintance on the street, I really thought that he and the two middle-aged male players were acquaintances or friends, but in fact...how can I describe this relationship?

To put it nicely, it's called working together to complete the game. To put it bluntly, it's...

These two middle-aged male players were the ones who paid protection money to Chaowu during that zombie copy.

Among so many players and so many dungeons, they actually met Chaogiri again. This was really a stroke of luck.

"Do you know this person?"

Hearing the question from another male player, the two middle-aged men looked at each other. As teammates, their tacit understanding allowed them to reach an agreement without any verbal communication.

The next second, the two middle-aged male players looked at Asagiri who was standing there, forced out a standard smile that was like a corporate slave trying to please their boss, and quickly spoke.

"Um... so you're here too. We won't disturb you while you're going through customs. Goodbye!"

After saying this, before the four players could react, the two middle-aged male players turned around and left quickly as if they were escaping.

Faced with this sudden situation, the remaining four players were a little confused.

what is happening?

Even though those two were teammates who were met on the way to escape and suddenly decided to tackle the dungeon together, they wouldn't just run away without even giving a reason, right?

Besides, the two researchers are right there. As long as we can get the information about the location where the experimental data is stored from them, passing the level will be just around the corner. Why should we run at this time?

What the four players didn't know was that it was precisely because the two researchers knew the storage location of the experimental data that the middle-aged office worker pair decided to run away.

Are you kidding me?

The guy wearing the dark grey mask started collecting protection money in the first stage of the dungeon. Although I didn't see him take action myself, I could tell just by looking at his clothes that while I was as dusty as the refugees, the other guy looked like he had walked out of a comic book, exuding an elegance and composure.

There is no doubt that the opponent must be a terrifyingly powerful person who is at the top of the player food chain.

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