Chapter 149

Wei Linglan didn't waste any time, directly pulling out a signal gun from her backpack and firing it at the sky.

The flare, emitting a red glow, shot straight into the clouds, bursting high above in a composite, prism-shaped, dazzling pattern.

Xing Hechou, at the temporary Heshan Road base, stood by the floor-to-ceiling window. Seeing the somewhat blurred Special Affairs Bureau Mobile Task Force emblem in the thick fog, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He turned and gave a few instructions to his subordinates, telling two Task Force members to go down and meet them.

On the street, some uneasy people whispered to each other, casting their eyes on the building in front of them.

Number 149 Heshan Road, as one of the bases of the Yin City Special Affairs Bureau, was outwardly disguised as an office building for a city landscaping and cleaning company.

Although the building was tall, it was very old. It still used the green, curved, floor-to-ceiling glass windows from the early 21st century. The parts of the windows that were difficult to clean were covered in dust.

On both sides of the marble steps at the entrance stood two stone lions covered in emerald green moss.

The stone lion on the left stepped on a stone ball, baring its teeth in an ugly but cute way.

The stone lion on the right brandished its claws, glaring at the lion on the left, looking lifelike and extremely vivid.

The lobby inside was dimly lit, with old furnishings and no sign of anyone, making it quite deserted.

No matter how you looked at it, it didn't seem like a heavily guarded fortress.

Amid the uneasy gazes of the crowd, two fully armed Task Force operatives, holding firearms, walked down from the second-floor stairs, crossed the lobby, and came to the door. They pressed a few buttons on the control panel on the wall beside the door.

As the buttons were pressed, ripples appeared in the air around the main entrance.

The scene inside the door changed dramatically.

It transformed from a deserted, neglected department into a bunker with deep gray alloy wall tiles and machine gun turrets and ammunition boxes everywhere.

The interior walls were covered with intricate and complex, mysterious gray Eastern formation patterns, with a faint pale glow emanating around the patterns.

The two Task Force operatives walked out of the bunker and onto the street.

Using a handheld scanner, they examined the Special Affairs Bureau identification Wei Linglan handed over and had her press her fingerprint on the scanner.

Then, without a word, they waved their hands, signaling everyone to follow them.

The crowd walked nervously towards the building, ascended the steps. The stone lion on the left side of the marble steps suddenly moved and lowered its head to sniff at a chef standing on the side of the line.

The chef screamed in fright and sat down on the ground with a thud.

The stone lion was also startled, its eyes widening, its two front paws raised high, as if saying, "Brother, calm down, I'm just smelling the scent of food on you."

These two stone lions were special props provided by the Otherworld Society as a friendly gesture, inherited from a member of the Otherworld Society in a certain Killing Game.

They could judge whether visitors had malicious intentions or wanted to harm the owner of the house by smelling the scent on their bodies.

In addition to the sniffing function, the combat power of the two stone lions was also considerable. Their stone bodies could ignore attacks equivalent to armor-piercing rounds from main battle tanks, and they could easily tear steel plates with a wave of their claws.

As long as enough jade was provided, they could be hired to leave their stone bases and go into battle.

However, according to the Otherworld Society's records, in ancient times, even a piece of trash jade could make them go crazy.

But now the market had risen, and without at least half a catty of top-grade Lantian jade for the two grandfathers, there was no way to get them to move their butts.

Inflation.

This little interlude didn't cause much of an impact. Soon, everyone entered the hall.

[Successfully escorted 132 personnel from Yongyi Pavilion Restaurant to 149 Heshan Road]

[Regular mission "Escape from the Mist" completed]

Listening to the system prompt in her ear, Wei Linglan couldn't help but let out a long breath.

This escort mission was set in the Yin City Mist Realm and involved a group of ordinary people, including her parents.

Executing it was nerve-wracking, as she was afraid that she might accidentally fail to protect the ordinary people, causing them to be swallowed by the Mist Realm.

Fortunately, there were two big shots…

Thinking of this, Wei Linglan looked outside the door.

At this time, the two Task Force operatives pressed a few buttons on the control panel by the door again, re-deploying optical camouflage and a series of formation traps and barriers around the building.

"I wonder where those two big shots are now…"

Wei Linglan thought to herself, "This regular mission is set in the real world and doesn't have a teleportation return setting.

Can they leave the Mist Realm on their own?"

Her thoughts didn't last long. Soon, a dedicated organizational member came down from upstairs to notify her to report.

Wei Linglan hurriedly turned her head and gave a few instructions to her parents and cousin, telling them to follow the arrangements and not worry about her.

"Okay, Linglan, don't worry."

Li Ang frowned slightly and gave Wei Linglan a solemn hug. Under Wang Congshan's murderous gaze, he said to Wei Linglan with great sincerity,

"I will definitely take good care of our parents and cousin. You can go in peace."

Go in peace, my ass. I'm just going to report. Why do you look like I'm about to die?

And didn't you almost get kidnapped by the Red Fiend to be her groom just now?

You've recovered so quickly and are still diligently completing the commission. I should really give you some extra money!

Wei Linglan cursed wildly in her heart, but she could only force a smile on her face, casually patted her cousin's head, and turned to follow her colleague, crossed the hall, made seven turns, and took the elevator to the sixth floor.

Although this building was only one of the small bases of the Yin City Special Affairs Bureau, with only three hundred clerical staff and one hundred and ten Mobile Task Force operatives (including twenty or so player operatives permanently stationed here),

Given the potentially huge dangers of the Killing Game, the Special Affairs Bureau managed each base as a miniature but fully functional unit, with very comprehensive infrastructure.

This way, even if headquarters suffered a major blow, other small bases could be put into use immediately and reset as new command centers.

The building at 149 Heshan Road had seven floors above ground and seven floors below.

The underground part had employee dormitories, shooting training rooms, combat training rooms, physical fitness testing rooms, firearm storage warehouses, extraordinary item storage warehouses, combat arenas, and corresponding emergency first-aid rooms.

There was also the Otherworld Society liaison office and a series of research rooms.

The first floor above ground was the lobby, which was usually undefended and served as a city landscaping and cleaning service company to fool ordinary people.

The second, third, and fourth floors were office areas, responsible for handling various documents and files, receiving free players, and issuing tasks.

The fifth floor had the Inspection Office, Information Security Office, Logistics Department, and other departments.

The sixth floor was the command center, responsible for receiving instructions from headquarters and dispatching the base's Mobile Task Force to carry out missions in Yin City and the surrounding areas.

The seventh floor was usually restricted to unauthorized personnel, and Wei Linglan hadn't been up there much.

Reaching the sixth floor, the elevator doors opened, and Wei Linglan followed her colleague, pushed open the command center door, and walked in.

The command center occupied a large area. Dozens of rows of desks and chairs equipped with computers were arranged on both sides. The middle area was left empty. On the front wall was a huge screen composed of countless LCD screens.

Since all the electronic equipment had failed, the many clerical staff sitting on the seats on both sides could only sit and wait, focusing their eyes on the cloth-clad, blindfolded youth standing in the middle of the command center.

Wei Linglan curiously glanced at the cloth-clad youth and found that his forehead was covered in sweat as he held a huge brush and scribbled on the floor of the command center.

Was he drawing a formation?

Wei Linglan wondered in her heart but didn't say it. She went straight to the command platform to report to the base director, Jian Rushuang, and the base Task Force captain, Xing Hechou.

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