Free Web NovelChapter 696: Chapter 313: Mysterious Black Shadow
This is like a game checkpoint; there’s always a save point before entering the BOSS battle.
Gu Ji made a rough analysis.
If he chooses to wake up from Save Point One, he would have to go through another high-risk chemical plant explosion rescue. Even if he informs the command center in advance about armed bandits in the cave and increases manpower, the Pakistani military might not believe him.
The saying goes, "Words alone are no proof," and he has very little information about the bandits in the cave, not even knowing why they attacked the Saudi and American rescue teams or their motives.
Moreover, his reputation is currently limited to within the Xia Kingdom’s rescue team.
It seems he can only restart from Save Point Two.
But Gu Ji didn’t rush to choose.
He wants to make full use of this system glitch time to figure out two issues:
First, what exactly is that mysterious shadow?
Second, how should this cave combat be conducted?
Honestly, though Gu Ji has experienced so many unbelievable things, he was still shocked and a bit at a loss by what just happened, just like the first time he entered the Laird Airport level last year, completely upending his understanding.
So, at the first sign of mutation
Gu Ji even temporarily ignored the bandits coming at him head-on and focused all his efforts on dealing with the mysterious shadow because he feared this guy might be another player invading the level, deliberately increasing the challenge, or the game might be aiming to pit players against each other, determining who survives to take all of the opponent’s crisis points, glory credits, various marks, and black technology equipment.
As for things like "void rift" and "bullet immunity," they are merely forms of hostile players and invincibility protection.
However.
The game system made no verbal or written explanations of this behavior.
This was the aspect he was most concerned about.
So how should Gu Ji interpret this:
That mysterious shadow might not even be part of the game level, nor within the entire system’s construction plan?
It’s important to note that the "Crisis Management Game" is currently one of Gu Ji’s deepest hidden and strongest cards. If this card were exposed, his situation would undoubtedly become very dangerous.
Whether it’s Liangben, Volut, or PM Company, they would do everything in their power to eliminate him!
Fortunately, whether due to game system protection or some other reason.
The rift only lasted a few seconds before it started repairing and rebounding, during which the mysterious shadow also showed two extreme negative expressions: powerless resistance and panic.
Although Gu Ji has yet to figure out whether this shadow is a person, a program bug, or something beyond his comprehension, he understands one thing: any system attack is usually not a one-off.
If the shadow doesn’t appear again during the third run, it means it too temporarily can’t handle the game.
And based on Gu Ji’s understanding of the game system, once a bug appears, it will quickly self-repair and upgrade to prevent the occurrence of similar phenomena in the future.
The only thing Gu Ji needs to worry about now is that if the shadow really is human, it would certainly be very familiar with the game, possibly even a "former player."
Fortunately, the "Gu Ji" that the other side saw by invading the game is merely the appearance of Bian Shizhang.
He is still safe for now.
The only remaining mystery.
Is that string of secret codes...
"CISD6501 sounds like a codename for some classified project, a mysterious team, or a secret location."
When it comes to this aspect, Chen Zhiyu, as a member of the National Security Special Service, definitely knows the most.
But Gu Ji couldn’t pry or interrogate his best friend directly.
It seems he’ll have to find another method.
For some reason.
The moment Gu Ji saw the code, he subconsciously thought of the "CODE: 7472" he had casually established.
If this were something concocted by an enemy player or a virus bug to waste his energy, then it would be truly "interesting."
After considering the mysterious shadow, the next step is how to properly resolve the cave crisis.
Fortunately, this falls into Gu Ji’s area of expertise in counter-terrorism.
He closed his eyes, his mind racing as if a computer running with overclocked CPU.
The cave terrain, the configuration of enemy and ally personnel and weapons, and possible external support flickered before his eyes like a carousel.
Ultimately, Gu Ji formulated a preliminary version of the action command plan.
So he chose Save Point Two without hesitation.
There was a flash of blinding white light from the option, so intense that he couldn’t open his eyes, and his entire consciousness grew increasingly vague until the light completely vanished.
When Gu Ji opened his eyes again, he was enveloped in darkness.
A damp, moldy smell filled the air in the confined space, while the large white light ahead reflected diffused spots on the wet rock walls.
"It seems the cave’s signal interference is very strong, everyone stay close! Tech team, monitor the oxygen levels and toxic gases inside the cave!"
"Understood!"
The familiar voice of Han Yue and the team members sounded from behind him.
Gu Ji realized he had returned to the point shortly after entering the cave.
Looking down, Xiao Jian indeed sat around the bloodstain ahead, reminding him.
"Dada!"
Suddenly, two sharp explosions sounded from the dark depths of the cave ahead.
Everyone, without exception, widened their eyes.
Time wasn’t on their side, and before Han Yue could command the scene, Gu Ji seized the initiative, "Mr. Han, something is wrong inside the cave. Xiao Jian has discovered bloodstains from dragging human bodies, and combined with the gunshot just now, I strongly suspect an armed conflict has broken out within the cave!"
