Chapter 1

After hearing Mogansha's question, Fang Senyan narrowed his eyes, gazing downward.

"Let me see...it seems there are three remaining contractors, and all the plot characters mentioned in the mission are still alive. Seven people, but only five transport slots. There's no choice but to abandon two of the plot characters."

He then looked at Bairons, who was also covered in blood (their previous conversation had been through the Nightmare Imprint), and said apologetically:

"Bairons, I am very sorry that I could not take good care of your two brothers...two damn rare elite hydralisks suddenly burrowed out from underground!"

Bairons nodded, despondently:

"I heard everything through the helmet's intercom. They were good men. It's not your fault, Lieutenant. I must thank you for avenging them."

Fang Senyan did not speak, but instead focused on looking outside...In the afterglow of the setting sun, on the vast and mysterious wild land, this small host was rushing down at high speed towards the zerg sea that stretched for dozens of square kilometers below. Beside it was a heavily wounded mutalisk. These two creatures, against the dense, countless zerg sea, actually possessed a sense of fearless determination!

At this time, the zerg sea on both sides also began to rapidly converge. Among the group of people who were running desperately, someone inadvertently glanced back and immediately shouted loudly...Perhaps it was because this black host and black mutalisk appeared out of place with the surrounding environment, making them particularly clear. Their minds were originally blank, fleeing with the instinct to survive, without any distractions. But now, in this situation, while hope could make their desire to survive even stronger, it undoubtedly gave them more room to think. Such distraction was definitely not a good thing!

In less than ten seconds, Fang Senyan and Mogansha frowned at the same time, because the situation was already very clear. At most, in a minute, the zerg sea would catch up with the group of people running in front, and then they would have to wait at least ten seconds for the host to catch up. A time difference of ten seconds...was enough for these crazy zerglings to attack too many times! Fang Senyan could certainly survive these ten seconds, but these exhausted plot characters and contractors would definitely not be able to withstand it! In this race against speed, the Zerg were laughing last!

However, Fang Senyan was only stunned for a moment, then began to signal Mogansha to take off his combat armor and put it on him. At the same time, he began to organize the Prometheus 444 flamethrower, and took the last gulp of strong vodka to restore his strength. Mogansha took a deep breath and looked at the seemingly boundless zerg sea outside:

"Boss, do you really want to jump down? Think carefully, you can't use that prototype electromagnetic cloud bomb here. First of all, those plot characters may not be able to withstand this indiscriminate blast. More importantly, unless the Zerg creatures burrow underground, they will be immune to this shockwave. Therefore, this may affect the host we are riding! If it is stunned for ten seconds during flight, then our fate will be as miserable as the mutalisk of the Red Tattoo tribe that you schemed against."

Fang Senyan calmly said:

"I know."

Mogansha frowned:

"Then don't go!"

The sunlight shone on Fang Senyan's eroded and tattered left cheek, revealing a terrifying ferocity, and even more so, a quiet majesty that could not be shaken like lofty mountains!

"A man does what he must, and does not do what he must not! For me, one thousand zerglings and sixteen zerglings are not much different. In any case, the surviving contractors are guys who have fought side by side and depended on each other for life and death. If I have the ability to save them in a situation where I can protect myself, then I will never give up!"

Mogansha lowered his head, sighed, and said no more. However, at this moment, the situation ahead changed dramatically again. A small figure suddenly staggered a few steps at this critical moment...and fell to the ground! Although the combat armor concealed most of her physical characteristics, Mogansha and Fang Senyan recognized her at a glance.

Tulip.

The woman who had always maintained a low profile and mystery!

The woman whose mind was so vicious that she would not forget to drag others down with her even when trapped in a desperate situation!

She was immediately abandoned by the main force, and the zerg swarm surged over like a tide from the front, left, and right.

But at this moment, another figure broke away from the fleeing main force and rushed back to rescue. This figure was burly and tall, precisely Reef, who was covered in blood. His chest was crisscrossed with wounds, and a large piece of flesh had been torn off, revealing the white sternum, even with long ligaments and white meridians attached. Despite such serious injuries, he still grabbed Tulip and continued to drag her forward, his eyes still persistent and firm, his voice hoarse:

"Don't give up! Don't give up! Hope is ahead!"

Before being pulled up by Reef, Tulip's face was originally pale and dejected, but she suddenly changed her expression as if she had put on a mask and glowed with health. A blank scroll quietly fell from her hand, and she smiled slightly at Reef:

"Yes, Captain Reef, our only hope lies with you!"

Reef was suddenly stunned, and a chill rose directly from his feet, finally freezing him to the bone! His running speed suddenly decreased in an instant, not because Reef was exhausted and unable to run. But because the surface of his body was suddenly covered with a layer of gray-white stone!! The agility of his hands and feet dropped sharply, as if he had instantly turned into a stone sculpture!

That's right, under the rules of forced teaming in this world, it is indeed impossible to attack teammates! But Tulip, this vicious woman, actually used a beneficial scroll ability on Reef at this time: "Stone Skin!"

This spell can significantly increase the defender's defense, increasing it by 50%, but the price is a 30% reduction in movement speed and attack speed!!!

Obviously, Tulip also clearly understood the situation at a glance, knowing that their group would not be able to hold out until the reinforcements arrived from the rear. And she simply did not know that Fang Senyan could be so perverted that he could survive, clear the field, and rescue people in the Zerg sea. Therefore, the only thing she considered was sacrificing one person to block the Zerg from the rear, left, and right to buy time. And this person had to be able to withstand the Zerg's onslaught for a longer time, at least for those ten seconds.

Obviously, Reef was the only person among these survivors who met these conditions. So the weakness in his character was completely exploited!!!!

Tulip's deep scheming, vicious intentions, and strong ability to grasp people's hearts! Even Mogansha, who was on the sidelines, felt a deep sense of dread in his heart.

At this time, because the distance between the two sides had narrowed, Tulip turned and fled while also sending a message through the Nightmare Imprint in the temporary team channel:

"In the current situation, this is the best choice I can make in order to protect all the plot characters! You must know that Lieutenant Johnny Rico, Sergeant Dizzy Flores, Sergeant Levi, and Commander Wright required by the mission have not died. Saving us will get you all the rewards!"

"Oh? You even calculated that?" Fang Senyan said lightly.

Tulip gasped for breath, and forced a smile, out of breath:

"I'm really too stupid. How could a man who can make a strongman like Golden AK Mogansha follow him without hesitation be so mediocre that he only knows how to make potions? Great, great one, can you hurry up? Some of our plot characters may not be able to run, and I am also very useful."

At this time, the Zerg sea would completely encircle them in at most five seconds, and the fugitives below had been divided into two parts.

Reef, who had been cast with Stone Skin, stood woodenly in place, allowing the rushing zerglings to gnaw at him frantically, no longer resisting, no longer moving, but his clenched fists still had a feeling of a hero's twilight, sadness, and steadfastness.

Twenty meters away from him, Tulip and several key plot characters had not yet come into contact with the Zerg sea. Their path ahead was cut off, like survivors on an isolated island, surrounded by a raging flood that would devour them alive in a few seconds!

At this time, for Fang Senyan, he undoubtedly had to make a choice between the two.

a: Reef

b: Tulip and all the surviving plot characters.

Saving Reef, whose function overlaps with his own, would not only fail to yield any benefits as Tulip said, but would also establish a potential competitor in the team with a defense-type talent. It would also mean completely abandoning the main quest rewards and suffering the terrifying penalty of a maximum attribute point reduction of 3!

If he chose to save Tulip, not to mention her personal loyalty, at least this woman must be a very capable person, otherwise she would not have survived until now. She must still have some hidden abilities that would be of important help to this temporary team.

More importantly, saving her would also save the key characters required by the main plot, Lieutenant Johnny Rico, and could also save Sergeant Dizzy Flores, Sergeant Levi, and Commander Wright, obtaining the maximum amount of additional rewards. The evaluation after completing the mission should be at least A+!