Chapter 17 First Multiplayer Scenario 1

Chapter 17 First Multiplayer Scenario 1

Their surroundings sank into darkness, and the game menu became temporarily unavailable. After the short pause, Feng Bujue could sense that, in the inky darkness, he had moved from his standing position to a seated position. He felt like he was sitting on a chair with a hard back.

"Welcome to Thriller Paradise." This time, the randomized voice sounded very normal, like a youth, but the tone was still creepy.

"Download complete. You are currently playing Team Survival Mode (Normal). A scenario introduction is provided in this mode, and there is a chance to trigger a side or hidden mission and special world-building.

"Reward for clearing the scenario: During the rating review, you will gain an additional eighty percent EXP.

"Playing the scenario introduction soon. The game will start right after."

The introductory CG appeared before Feng Bujue’s eyes. It felt like he was wearing 3D glasses, and at the same time, the system audio appeared in his ears.

"This is a bustling modern city. Like all modern cities, it was filled with skyscrapers, horrible traffic, overpopulation, and less than satisfactory air quality..."

As the audio continued, the screen flicked through images to match the story, but so far, there had only been normal street views.

"Everything was normal until one night, when the sun set and never rose again. The floating dark clouds covered up the moon, which tried to cast its lonely light on this silent city."

The images started to turn dim until it was completely dark. Several seconds later, some lights came on; it really did feel like Feng Bujue was staring at a moon-lit city. There were still some lights in the city, but it was definitely not as bright as a modern city should be. From afar, the city streets were filled with many immovable vehicles, but there was no one on the street or anything moving for that matter...

"You open your eyes and find yourself inside the last subway that you normally take. You soon realize that you and the strangers around you... are the only survivors in this city."

When the premonition entered his ears, Feng Bujue was blinded by a flash of light before his senses returned. The game menu could be assessed again, which meant that the game had started.

He was indeed sitting inside a moving subway. The scenery outside the window flew by. He lifted his head to look and noticed Xiao Tan sitting not far away from him. As said by the introduction, there were three other passengers inside the cabin.

Left of Feng Bujue and Wang Tanzhi, on the next row of seats, were a man and a woman. They looked around twenty and should be a couple of students. The young man’s face was very fair, and his hair was long. Honestly... with that kind of appearance, he did not look much different from the girl next to him. They were about the same height and were on the skinny side. They looked quite matching, and from their IGNs, it was almost certain that they were indeed a couple. The man’s name was ’Loneliest when I think about you’, and the woman’s was ’Saddest when I miss you’.

In the Team Survival Mode, this was their final preparation period before the game started for real. It was also something that the system came up with so that the team members could have some time to get to know each other. In this environment, the players’ IGNs were all shown above their heads. After leaving this space, the names would disappear, and if they needed a reminder of anyone’s name, they could refer to the team tab.

Soon, the subway slowly slowed down before stopping completely. The lights at the subway station were still functioning, but there was no sound other than the movement of the train itself. There was not even an announcement to say that they had arrived at the station. As the doors opened, the lights inside the train went off.

Ms. Saddest shivered and softly squealed. Mr. Loneliest was also startled, but he did not squeal; his body only froze for a short moment.

"Ah!" That scream came from Xiao Tan.

After he finished screaming, Feng Bujue sighed. "If not for the system, I really would stick this wrench down your throat."

As he shook his head, he stepped off the train.

Even though the lights inside the train had gone off, it was not that dark thanks to the lights from the platform. Wang Tanzhi was so heavily shamed by his girlish squeal. The young couple tossed him condescending look while Long Aomin tried his best to hold the laughter in. With quivering lips, he followed Feng Bujue out the train cabin.

Ten seconds later, all five of them stood on the platform. Feng Bujue looked around and said, "I’ll go take a look at the driver’s cabin. Maybe we can find the operator."

"I don’t think you should go alone. Perhaps we should go together?" Long Aomin suggested.

"Oi, why are we looking for the operator? That is so troublesome and a waste of people’s time. Don’t we have a level ten player here? We can just follow him all the way up to the surface. We’ll just kill everything on the way. We’ll definitely be able to cut our through to the end," Mr. Loneliest said.

From the team tab, Feng Bujue noticed that Loneliest and Saddest were respectively level seven and six. In any case, their levels were higher than his and Xiao Tan’s, so in a way, they had a greater say in team decisions.

"Alright then." Feng Bujue agreed easily and then turned to ask Long Aomin, "What do you think, Brother Long?"

"No problem, follow close behind me. If there’s any situation that calls for combat, just try to help." Long Aomin gave his promise readily. Then he walked onto the escalator. "Come with me."

He pulled out a shield from his backpack and equipped it on his right arm.

"Brother Jue, what’s going on?" Wang Tanzhi whispered to Feng Bujue. He was familiar with the man; Brother Jue was not someone who would change his mind due to a single counter argument by others. Furthermore, the suggestion by Mr. Loneliest was not only dumb, it was highly dangerous.

"It’s nothing. I also think that the chance of finding an operator is low. I just wanted to double-check," Feng Bujue whispered back the answer. "But since there was dissent... then there was no need to start conflict over such a small matter."

Eventually, they reached the end of the escalator, but they were still underground. To move to the surface, they needed to climb up another floor.

After exiting the escalator, a sign greeted them. It pointed toward the various exits and landmarks, but that was not important to them. They only needed to find the nearest exit and examine the current situation of the city.

Right then, the system audio echoed in the team’s ears. "Main quest has been triggered."