The elite squad's notice board read.
"S-Class Mission: Rescue the Missing Elite Squads
Mission Duration: Within 7 days, acceptance is irreversible.
Team Size: 8 Elite Squad Members
Mission Reward: 200,000 points"
Before Luo Xiaole could finish reading the details.
"Xiaole! Xiaole!" Luo Shu's booming voice came through the door.
"Are you going to take this mission?" Listening to Luo Shu and Zhou Xiaojun's lively antics, Luo Xiaole had a feeling that with these two gossips constantly monitoring things, she wouldn't have to refresh the mission board anytime soon to know when a new mission was posted.
This mission had only been released for a few seconds before they discovered it.
Luo Xiaole went downstairs to the living room and saw everyone was there.
"I'm taking it. What about you guys? But the number of people has changed to 8. It looks like it's more difficult than the last one..." Luo Xiaole rested her chin on her hand. She had successfully applied for this mission while going downstairs.
She was counting on collecting emotional value, so no matter how dangerous the mission was, she had to go this time.
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a sound next to her indicating someone had accepted the mission. She looked again, and in the list of volunteers, besides her, there was a '1'.
"You're amazing, Old Mo. Your finger speed..." Zhou Xiaojun marveled from the side.
Mo Chen put down his phone, a triumphant look of "We can do missions together now, I won!" instantly appearing on his face.
Luo Xiaole rubbed her hands. This Mo Chen fellow...
"I think I won't go. This mission is so dangerous. What if I drag Xiaole down?" Luo Shu suddenly became very self-aware. He glanced at Mo Chen, feeling that with him around, Xiaole's safety should be fine. He didn't want to be a third wheel.
"While Xiaole is away, I'll be in charge of managing the shop and registering appointments!" Zhou Xiaojun and Luo Shu exchanged glances. With great synergy, they immediately assumed the roles of the head shopkeeper and the second shopkeeper.
Luo Xiaole chuckled, Luo Shu's small beer belly truly did resemble that of a shopkeeper.
She gave an "okay" gesture, indicating that the shop would be in their care.
"Then I'll go too." Lin Xia's voice came from the lounge chair. Luo Xiaole checked the mission system and saw that 3 people had volunteered so far.
Luo Xiaole, looking at only the three of them having accepted the mission, felt a bit strange. Why wasn't anyone else taking this mission?
"Xiaole, do you have medicine..." Chen Xiaolin's weak voice sounded at this moment. He leaned against the stairs, his whole body limp like overcooked noodles, completely lacking strength.
"I've been to the three pharmacies nearby, and they all said they're out of flu and fever medication..." Chen Xiaolin touched his burning forehead and weakly forced a smile at everyone.
"Wait... high fever..." Luo Shu tugged at Luo Xiaole's sleeve as she tried to approach.
After all, high fevers were always linked to mutations, and everyone was cautious.
Luo Xiaole carefully examined the vortex above Chen Xiaolin's head and found that it was still the semi-gray and semi-white color from before, very stable, and she immediately felt relieved.
"It's alright, he probably just has a common cold. It's nothing serious," Luo Xiaole said, then suddenly froze for about 10 seconds. When she came to, several boxes of medicine were already in her hand.
She quickly handed them to Chen Xiaolin.
"Then I can't participate in this mission either. What a shame. I'll go back to my room and lie down..." He then, like a soft noodle, shakily took the medicine and returned to his room.
Luo Xiaole's expression, however, was serious. "Are all the major pharmacies near us out of medicine? If someone is hoarding it to create a monopoly... that's truly too much."
Speaking of which.
Very few people were willing to accept this S-class mission. It wasn't until 4 hours after its release that the system prompt popped up.
"Number of Elite Team Members accepting the mission: 8/8. Team formed. Mission officially commenced. No mid-mission withdrawal or cancellation allowed. All Elite Team Members are to gather at the Mission Center, 2nd floor, S-Class Mission Preparation Room 3105, tomorrow at 8 AM."
...
Once again, they arrived at the Mission Center.
But this time, Luo Xiaole was not alone.
She was accompanied by two teammates with excellent combat skills.
She immediately felt a sense of security. What other configuration could put her more at ease?
She intended not to act unless necessary this time. With her arms and legs that could break down at any moment, any extra effort now felt like consuming her dwindling lifespan...
"Oh my gosh, look!" Others saw the notice on the large screen in the hall and knew that the members who accepted the mission had arrived at the Mission Center.
They exclaimed in unison.
"They dare to take on this mission?"
"I feel like this isn't an S-class mission, it's an SS-class mission!"
"That's right. I heard that among the missing elite squad members, there were even elite ability users who helped establish the Luo City base back then. If such people are missing, that place is a dragon's den! To jump in there is to gamble with your life..."
"Why is that skinny guy among the teammates? Is he the assigned healer this time? What a shame, so young already..."
Zhou Xiaojun and the others had come to see Luo Xiaole off and repeated every word they heard. Luo Xiaole almost spat out the water she was drinking.
What did they mean by "so young already..."? Were these people admiring her or cursing her? She couldn't help but laugh and cry.
She led Mo Chen and the others to the third floor and entered the waiting room for this mission.
Just then, a familiar staff member cautiously knocked and entered. It was the young man who had guided her through the elite squad assessment mission.
"Student Luo Xiaole," he said sternly.
Then he looked around, blocked the surveillance camera in the room with a notebook, and leaned closer to whisper his warning.
"Be extremely careful on this mission. The director's nephew died during a mission last time, and he was furious!
This time, it seems he's planted two people in the team. I'm worried they might be up to something." The furrow in the young man's brow was identical to Nie Yuan's.
Luo Xiaole couldn't suppress her curiosity. "Do you happen to know Nie Yuan?"
"How do you know him!" The young man's face faltered for a moment. Was his younger brother, who had just returned home, so popular?
"I am his older brother, my name is Nie Heng."
"Oh, no wonder. I've met your parents too," Luo Xiaole said casually.
Nie Heng's heart churned as if a great storm had passed through. He was utterly shocked. What... what... met his parents? How come he didn't know about this...
He looked at Luo Xiaole again. Could this be his future younger... sister-in-law?
He was incredibly relieved at this moment. Fortunately, this little bean... sister-in-law had been fine during the assessment mission, otherwise, he wouldn't have known how to explain it to his brother...
Thinking of this, his tone became even more sincere. "So you must be very careful!
It's just that we don't know exactly who the director has arranged, so it's not easy to identify them..."
"Hi~" Just then, the door was pushed open, and several familiar voices greeted Luo Xiaole enthusiastically.
Luo Xiaole looked up and immediately smiled.
It was acquaintances: Guan Gong Blade Wang Biao, Desk Lamp Stubble Man, and another member of Wang Biao's squad.
"Thanks to your new stuff, Xiaole, we dared to take on this mission and come out to try our luck."
"Huh? You guys know each other?" Nie Heng asked curiously.
"You just said it's hard to identify them, right? Well, this time... it's not difficult," Luo Xiaole said with a smile.
Wang Biao and the others were more familiar with her, so they couldn't be the ones planted by that director. Counting the numbers...
The "traitors" must be the two who hadn't arrived yet.