Chapter 1 The Calamitous Bond

[Mission trigger conditions met]

[Mission type: Scenario mission (team)]

[Mission name: Yuan Jie Huo Shi]

[Mission objective: In three hours, with another team player, each holding one end of the same hemp rope, wait indoors]

[Mission reward: To be announced upon receiving the next mission prompt]

[Failure penalty: Obliteration]

"Yuan Jie Huo Shi..."

The name of the mission flashed through Li Ang's mind, his expression remaining calm.

This scenario mission was different from the previous ones, the type not being solo or team, but team mode—after Wang Congshan bound the [Planeswalker's Lingering Spark] and the [Cardinal Cube],

Li Ang enabled the team function of the Cold Crow Guild, invited Wang Congshan, and pre-booked the next scenario mission as a team mode.

Since the Planeswalker's Spark and the Cardinal Cube were both equipment items of much higher quality than those of novice players, and Wang Congshan had also undergone early enhancements, her strength exceeded the average of normal Lv7 players,

The system would likely impose a hidden penalty in the scenario mission.

However, the person teaming up with her was Li Ang, whose ability to pass scenario missions was quite good. The Biological Master Template and Swamp Divinity were both top-notch healing skills,

And there were also the two Departure Tickets from the final reward of the Doorway Scramble as a safety net,

So even if there was a hidden penalty, he wasn't too worried.

Xing Hechou keenly noticed Li Ang's silence and asked, "A mission came?"

"Yes."

Li Ang nodded, leaving a sentence, "I'll talk to you when I get back," before turning and leaving the office.

Since it was a team mission, Wang Congshan also received a system notification at the same time. The two met in the lobby downstairs and discussed it briefly.

After completing the enhancements, Wang Congshan's Strength, Agility, and Constitution attributes were all 11 points, Intelligence and Charm 7 points, and Perception 8 points.

In the inventory, there was only the Planeswalker's Lingering Spark.

In the equipment column, there was also only the Cardinal Cube.

However, the Cardinal Cube's storage contained quite a lot of supplies,

Such as assault rifles, night vision goggles, drones, bulletproof vests, tranquilizer guns, grenades, enchanted bullets, and even magic potions assimilated by the Cube.

And in her skill bar, there was only one item, [Tuoyue Jue]—this was a breathing technique that the Special Affairs Bureau's think tank came up with based on Wang Congshan's personal aptitude.

Compared to Ripple, which was also a breathing technique, it was even more peaceful and gentle,

Able to relieve muscle fatigue, refresh the mind, reduce impatience and tension, enhance perception, and generate the most basic spiritual awareness, capable of sensing the approximate location of weak spiritual bodies.

It had no side effects at all. Long-term practice also gave Wang Congshan an additional 150 points of spiritual energy—but that was the upper limit of [Tuoyue Jue].

Further research involved the special techniques of the Otherworld Society, which, after learning, might conflict with the Planeswalker's power system, and were too obscure and mysterious, not suitable for Wang Congshan.

(Li Ang's current data will be released in the bonus chapter on Qidian)

As before, this scenario mission did not reveal too much information in the mission name and requirements.

The two整理equipment, adjusted their state, stayed indoors, and held the hemp rope.

As the minute hand of the clock returned to zero, the time limit arrived, and the teleportation came.

——————

Rumble!

A deafening roar came from below.

Li Ang suddenly opened his eyes.

A round moon hung high in the night sky, stars twinkling, surrounded by a lush and verdant forest. At the base of various trees, there was a thin layer of mist, covering the fallen leaves and mossy stones.

Wang Congshan stood next to Li Ang. The two were not wearing the dragon-headed white lab coats and individual bulletproof vests they had when they arrived, but rather ordinary high school students' shirts and trousers.

Beneath their feet was a forest path.

The path was not paved with bricks or pebbles, but a muddy trail occasionally formed by people stepping on it.

Rumble!

The roar came from underground again, and the ground suddenly shook and trembled.

The surrounding trees shook violently, branches breaking, leaves falling.

The ground around the two, like the surface of a drum being heavily struck, rose and fell, shaking up gravel and mud.

Just entering the scenario mission and encountering an emergency, a hint of surprise flashed in Wang Congshan's eyes.

She instinctively squatted down, lowered her center of gravity, and pressed her palm on the muddy road.

Originally, when she entered the scenario mission, she was wearing a whole set of individual equipment produced by the [Cardinal Cube], but now the equipment was gone, and her palm touched the cold and biting mud.

Li Ang next to her was in the same situation.

In other words...

[Phase One Mission Objective: Go to Yuanke Village]

[Mission Time Limit: None]

[Mission Reward: None]

[Mission Penalty: None]

[The current scenario mission is a partial role-playing mode. Players' strength will be limited, with no attribute enhancements. Only one item and one skill can be selected for use throughout the mission.]

The system's cold prompt sounded in both of their ears.

Before there was time to think more,

The next wave of ground tremors struck again.

This earthquake was even more violent,

Even shaking both of them slightly, lifting them off the ground.

The earth cracked with countless fissures, large and small cracks intersecting each other,

The surrounding towering and sturdy trees, along with their massive root systems, fell and broke, bringing up a large amount of soil.

The power, was limited.

Li Ang, who was shaken into the air by the earthquake, still had a calm expression.

His Strength, Agility, Constitution, and other attributes returned to a normal human state, and there was no vine network restrained by Swamp Divinity beneath his skin.

If it were someone else, they might still be at a loss because their extraordinary power was suddenly limited.

But Li Ang just took a deep breath in mid-air, and from the void, drew out the [Xin Yuan].

As soon as the black iron staff with golden hoops on both ends was drawn out, the cataclysmic phenomena around them suddenly paused.

Li Ang fell from mid-air, and the [Xin Yuan] staff slammed heavily on the ground, automatically triggering the H撼山填海 (Han Shan Tian Hai) effect.

The 撼山填海 (Han Shan Tian Hai) effect can quell surrounding natural disasters.

The surrounding ground no longer trembled, and the cracks that covered the earth no longer expanded.

"..."

Li Ang silently held the staff in one hand, pulling Wang Congshan up from the ground.

The incident happened suddenly, and both of them had some mud on their faces, but fortunately they were not injured.

Wang Congshan甩去the mud on her hand, her brow furrowed, "The system prompt just now said it was a partial role-playing mode?"

"Yes."

Li Ang nodded, "Equipment, props, attribute enhancements are all sealed, and spiritual energy is limited. Only reason is retained.

Looking at the prompts, only one item and one skill can be selected for the entire mission.

The situation is a bit bad.

Even worse than full role-playing mode."