Chapter 373.2: Actually, It Doesn't Matter If You Change Your Mind

Normally, the rewards for players in the LV10 to LV20 range would be in the hundreds. It was already rare for the reward to reach 1,000 silver coins.

Not to mention t,here was also 1,000 contribution points.

That was so generous that she didn’t dare to believe it!

However, she didn’t look as excited as expected. Instead, she started to rub her chin as she fell deep into thought. "Looks like there might be follow-up tasks,"

It feels like their trip has gotten more complicated...

Outside the tent, 4 armed guards were on duty,

Kariman, who had left earlier, was nowhere to be seen, probably discussing plans with his companions,

Seeing Sisi walk out of the tent, Roshan, squatting beside the truck, quickly approached. She asked with worry, "How is his condition?"

Because she was worried about startling the patient, she was very considerate not to go in. She didn’t wander off either as she stayed beside the truck.

"He hasn't woken up yet, but I just got a mission. The administrator instructed us to take care of him and once he wakes up, we will probably trigger other tasks.”

"I just received it too, the reward is 20 silver coins!" Roshan yelled in excitement.

“The more generous the reward, the more likely it would be to turn into a troublesome mission. The goods we're hauling are worth at least 20,000 silver coins. To be honest, I don't really want to complicate matters, but we can't just ignore him." Sisi sighed in resignation.

"I'll go get some hot water, do you remember where the medical kit is?"

"It's on the truck, I remember where I placed it!" Roshan pat her chest enthusiastically with her paw. "Leave it to me!"

"Alright, thanks!" Taking the water bottle hanging by the truck, Sisi headed towards the well, but she hadn't gone far when an odd feeling suddenly crept over her,

Narrowing her eyes, Sisi scanned the surroundings, but apart from rows of tents, no one was to be seen.

That was precisely the problem.

The wasteland has no true safe zones, and a station like Katin, with just over a hundred permanent residents, certainly wasn’t such a place.

The tents were still there, but the people were gone. Not even someone to watch the luggage was left behind. The security clearly wasn't good enough to leave things unattended.

That being the case... There was only one possibility. With an unchanged expression, Sisi was about to return the same way.

However, just as she took a step back, the sudden sound of footsteps came from behind the row of tents. A group of people clad in black cloaks blocked all her paths of retreat.

"Clearly, they're after me."

Seeing the task reward earlier, she had a bad feeling that something unpleasant might happen, but she didn't expect it to come so soon,

Silently cursing the game developers, Sisi gave up on the idea of running. As she reached into her pocket, she counted the people around her.

There were only 11 of them.

But Sisi knew well that those she could see were only a part of the group. There were probably more people aiming at her from a distance. The person in the lead bore some resemblance to someone she had seen before.

The others were the same.

Their origins were clear. She knew where they came from even if she used her toes to think.

"Are you from the Army?"

"Your reaction is very sharp. It is praiseworthy indeed." The man in the lead looked at the girl before him. "But unfortunately, it's a little late."

The dark muzzles under the cloaks were barely visible, Sisi quietly glanced at their weapons. They were all the same. Those PU 9 submachine guns in their hands could unleash subsonic 9mm rounds, allowing them to possess mighty firepower in close range.

Due to its high rate of fire and low recoil, although it was the standard weapon of the Army, many survivor settlements had imitations.

However, this weapon still had a fatal flaw. It was too weak when it came to its penetration power.

While the massive kinetic energy it possessed could still deal effective damage, for some large, peculiar beings, those small calibers guns couldn't break through their defenses.

Sisi knew the performance of this weapon all too well. After all, she used it frequently.

"I advise you not to act rashly, even if you’re an awakener, you can't stop bullets," the man said with a smile.

"Oh? What do you want then?” Sisi asked.

"Bring out Luo Hua, hand him over to us."

“What if I refuse?” Sisi raised an eyebrow curiously.

The smile remained on the man's face, but his eyes turned cold.

"That would be the worst outcome. We don't want to slaughter, but if you force us, we won't be too polite."

Sisi suddenly laughed, "Since when has the Army been so reasonable?"

The man slightly raised his chin. "We always try to persuade with reason, now, slowly take your hands out of your pockets, then kneel and put your hands on your head, or we'll put a few holes in you."

It seemed they wanted to capture her alive and probably didn't have too many people. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have waited for her to be alone before attacking. They could have just raided the tent.

As thoughts ran through her head, Sisi slowly pulled her right hand out of her pocket.

Those present didn't notice the faint silver ring on her wrist.

The silver ring was embedded with 6 magnetic pellets which were less than 5mm in diameter. They would would hover around the wristband and fire the pellets based on preset commands upon activation,

It was called the Magnetic Slingshot.

Due to its maximum effective range of only 2 meters and the small caliber of the pellets, it was considered a flashy but impractical piece of equipment.

She had drawn the equipment at the end of the last expansion update, but soon found it to be more useless than anticipated and had never used it in actual combat.

As it turned out... It was going to come in handy.

"Looks like a few ribs will be broken..." Sisi silently muttered, ready to drop to the ground as the weapon automatically locked onto the closest target.

Seeing her open palm without any weapons, the man's face broke into a pleased smile,

The next words hadn't yet fallen when sounds of whistling came from all directions.

With alarm bells ringing in his mind, he dropped to the ground instinctively. The blazing sensation grazed the top of his head, even burning his scalp.

What was that?!

Looking at the 5 brothers who fell down with bullet holes on their foreheads, his eyes instantly turned bloodshot.

“Fire! Kill her!”

No command was necessary. The second she activated the weapon, his soldiers had already pulled their triggers.

Flames spewed out from the tongues of the submachine guns they held, unleashing fierce firepower.

Struck by several bullets, Sisi grunted. However, she took advantage of the gap in their encirclement to throw herself into a nearby tent.

The bullets didn't penetrate her Devil Silk bulletproof vest, but the massive energy still broke several of her ribs.

Thankfully, her sensation of pain had been blocked off by the gaming helmet.

Otherwise, even with the resilience and recovery power of a constitution type genetic sequence, the pain would be enough to knock her unconscious.

The bullets almost seemed to follow her footsteps into the tent.

"Shoot her!”

"I’m out!”

Sisi drew a knife and cut the tent open from the other side and rushed out.

Struggling off the ground, the leader of the squad with the huge nose was completely stunned when he saw the tent riddled in holes.

He swore she had been hit by dozens of bullets. However, she was still able to run around as if nothing happened.

Is she even human?!

This is bullshit, right?!

But no matter if he was seeing things or not, there was no time to hesitate.

"Chase her!" Grabbing a submachine gun from the ground, he roared, signaling his men to follow.

The next second, a deafening roar came from the side.

A white bear with a steel plate hanging on its chest suddenly entered their sights. The leader looked over as his pupils constricted. He wasn’t afraid of the bear that was about to charge into their ranks, but the truck that had flattened multiple tents in their way behind the bear.

The heavy machine gun mounted on it was already aimed at him.

"Sisi, hold on!"

"We're coming!"