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Chapter 596: Too Heavy, Can't Pull It!
Chapter 596: Too Heavy, Can't Pull It!
"Can you guys relax a bit? You’re here to protect me, but if you’re all on edge, I’ll just get more nervous," Qin Mu Ye said, looking at the fully armed special task force around him.
Although he didn’t know why Doctor Ma wanted to send him into the "Universal Horror Game" to cause trouble, he was certain that Doctor Ma knew quite a bit.
The World Protection Organization had twelve doctors, each using a zodiac sign as their code name. Their backgrounds were very mysterious, and they seemed to possess some extraordinary abilities.
From their previous conversations, he also learned that Doctor Ma knew about his infiltration of the World Protection Organization’s network. It seemed that as soon as he finished his work, Doctor Ma arrived, indicating that the other party had discovered him immediately. Although Doctor Ma’s actions were somewhat peculiar, this move didn’t seem to be merely to test him; it appeared to have a deeper purpose.
Qin Mu Ye didn’t take this too seriously. No matter how much planning was involved, it required sufficient strength. Doctor Ma simply didn’t have the qualifications, even if he possessed some extraordinary power. If Doctor Ma were a source of power, he might have been a match for Qin Mu Ye, but as just a representative, he wasn’t enough.
He couldn’t just kill someone because they were problematic. That would be like the world’s richest person getting nervous and trying to suppress a small convenience store at the village entrance, which would only happen if the village was on a global scale.
And a D-level clearance was actually sufficient. It allowed access to information on most Beta-level anomalies, with only a few special cases requiring higher clearance.
Don’t let the low clearance fool you; it was already quite rare. After all, in the World Protection Organization, such clearance was only given to anomalies, and Doctor Ma was one of the twelve doctors. Otherwise, researchers below that level wouldn’t have the authority to grant such clearance to others.
"The Universal Horror Game is an Omega-level anomaly. Do you have the confidence, Lord?" the captain of the special task force said solemnly. He knew Qin Mu Ye was an anomaly, which was why he remained calm.
Although he didn’t understand why the higher-ups made this arrangement, he couldn’t disobey orders. Dealing with an anomaly, especially one with the identity of the Son of Hades, was no easy task.
"What confidence? Isn’t it your job to lead this? If you don’t have confidence, where would I get it from?" Qin Mu Ye retorted. It was like a bodyguard asking the boss if he was confident enough to take down the enemy. That was just ridiculous.
The captain of the special task force was a bit confused. This didn’t seem to match his expectations. Protecting an anomaly didn’t feel right.
"But our orders are to assist you, Lord, in entering the Universal Horror Game for containment," the other party said cautiously.
"That’s not right. I’m here to assist you in containment as well," Qin Mu Ye countered.
Assistance meant he could take it easy and not have to do much.
For a moment, the atmosphere became a bit awkward. Both sides seemed to think the other was the main player.
Qin Mu Ye was a D-level clearance holder, which wasn’t a big issue for him. But if he had to put in real effort, he wasn’t up to it.
So, in reality, this was just a formality. The World Protection Organization wouldn’t entrust the containment of an Omega-level anomaly like the Universal Horror Game to him. This team was probably just the public face of the operation.
"Ah, there might be other arrangements," the other party said uncertainly. He realized Qin Mu Ye was a bit tricky, but he was also relieved. This person was only a Beta-level threat and posed no real danger, or he would have attacked by now.
"Let’s talk about the arrangements later. Right now, we have a small problem. How do we get into the Universal Horror Game? Isn’t it supposed to randomly select a lucky person to be pulled in?" Qin Mu Ye said slowly.
He was also curious about what the Universal Horror Game was like.
After all, it sounded pretty interesting.
"We have created several imitation horror invitations. Anyone who finds one of these invitations will be pulled into the Universal Horror Game within one minute," the other party explained, pulling out a file folder. Qin Mu Ye could clearly sense a certain power on the folder, isolating the contents inside.
Using magic to counter magic was quite effective.
At least, the Universal Horror Game anomaly didn’t detect any issues.
However, this situation revealed one thing: the Universal Horror Game had absolutely no resistance. After all, even its entrance had been replicated by the World Protection Organization, which was akin to someone figuring out the color of your underpants.
It was likely that all this was just to test Qin Mu Ye, otherwise, there wouldn’t be such a hassle.
Qin Mu Ye was very unhappy about this, so he planned to take it easy inside, lying down if he could, sitting if he had to, and standing only as a last resort. His goal was to freeload his D-level clearance.
After the special task force distributed the invitations, they were quickly activated. Qin Mu Ye saw the 60-second countdown and the blood-red text on the invitation, informing him of the situation.
"Hey, will we all be in the same place once we go in?" Qin Mu Ye asked curiously.
"There's a high possibility. Since we triggered the invitations at almost the same time and in the same location, the Universal Horror Game might place us in the same beginner scenario," the captain of the special task force replied.
The moment the countdown on the invitation reached zero, the entire invitation burst into flames, and all the members of the special task force vanished into thin air, leaving only Qin Mu Ye standing there.
"???"
"Why am I still here? Why didn't it take me with them???"
Qin Mu Ye was dumbfounded. This didn't seem right.
He quickly realized that the Universal Horror Game might not be able to pull him in.
Although he looked like an ordinary person, he was far from it. His actual weight was probably not much less than that of a world.
Just like how the Horror Massacre Live Stream had tried to pull him in using suction, the Universal Horror Game couldn't bring him into its space.
"Damn, I have to go in myself. Can't you at least make it a bit more dignified? It's a waste of the words on the invitation if it can't even bring in a participant," Qin Mu Ye muttered, feeling quite speechless. After all these years, this was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
He had disguised himself, but his status had caused an issue for the first time.
There was no other way; he would have to go in and blend in, being more careful next time.
Fortunately, he had been cautious during the teleportation, or he might not have been able to enter at all.
"Besides, a temporary skill has been triggered. I hope they don't really expect me to face an unknown AOE head-on," Qin Mu Ye complained, then decided to proceed.
The law of causality dictated that the plot wouldn't start until Qin Mu Ye arrived.
He was actually curious about what would happen if he delayed for ten days or so, but he didn't want to risk it.
Although he was at the 9th stage, that didn't mean he was invincible. If he was foolish enough, some bizarre force might force him to go in.
If he went in voluntarily, the temporary skill would likely affect others, but if he dragged his feet, it would definitely affect him.
"Interesting, it points to a different area?" Qin Mu Ye was a bit surprised. He hadn't expected the designated area to be a different dimension from the one the special task force entered.
"Intriguing, is there another protagonist?"
"But isn't the World Protection Organization the protagonist? Or is this a different kind of protagonist?"
Qin Mu Ye's expression remained unchanged. Protagonists weren't limited to one; he could even bestow someone with Abyssal Favor, making them a protagonist, though their fate might not be so favorable.
This ability was similar to the Cosmic Favor talent that Wang Wei had, but it was a variant.
The effects wouldn't be much different, just with a negligible side effect.
"I'll go to the protagonist's side; the special task force won't die," Qin Mu Ye glanced at the special task force. Horror was just a matter of firepower. When facing terrifying creatures, holding a Buddha-blessed infinite-ammo blue flame Gatling gun would make you realize the compassion of the Buddha.
While the special task force didn't have a Buddha-blessed infinite-ammo blue flame Gatling gun, they had a suite of high-tech equipment.
"Restaurant? Is this the new standard opening or a protagonist's essential setup?" After wandering around for a while, Qin Mu Ye finally located the main character, although he seemed to be in the wrong camp.
(End of Chapter)
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