In the small kitchen in the back, Zu Wen and the others were very interested in Old Era kitchenware. At their age, this was not their first time playing Fiery Bird games, but this was their first time playing on the day of the game's release.
When they came of age, they could officially log into the game, but by that time, many guides had already been released. Basically, they followed the experience of others and did not have much excitement. But now, they could only rely on themselves. This sort of experience was a novelty for gamers. Even though they had played games related to the Period of Destruction before, none could compare to Fiery Bird's game in terms of detail.
Zu Wen rummaged in the kitchen and found an egg. He was very interested in Old Era microwave ovens, so he put the egg into the microwave to play with it.
"Is there electricity?"
"Yes."
"What else is there to set up? Why isn't it AI? How troublesome. "
"Hey, just pick one randomly."
"Then this one... Whoa! The machine is starting! "
Zu Wen and the others gathered in front of the microwave, heads together, staring at the egg as if it was a rare object.
Zhang Yu and Fu Yingtian, who were in charge of security, could not help but look over curiously.
"There's no change."
As soon as he said that, they heard a "bang." The few of them jumped back in shock.
"It... it... it exploded?"
"Why did the egg explode when it was placed inside? Was it used improperly? Song Miao, did we use it incorrectly? "
Song Miao did not understand either. "Maybe. I've never used it before."
"Then let's find something else to try!" Zu Wen was addicted.
"Let's see if there's anything else."
"Hey, there's fish here!"
Outside, Fang Zhao, who was sitting on a box in the warehouse, let out a long sigh. He really wanted to beat someone up.
Zuo Yu, who was standing guard, could not help but glance over when he heard the commotion. He was also very curious about Old Era artifacts. Besides letting everyone experience the Period of Destruction, this game also satisfied everyone's curiosity about the Old Era. This was a kind of feeling.
So now, when Zuo Yu heard the commotion, his heart felt like it was being scratched by a cat.
"Ah!" A miserable shriek broke the joyous atmosphere.
"F * ck! I was bitten by a fish! "Zu Wen yelled.
Following that, banging sounds came from the kitchen.
"That's enough, Pang Pusong. It's not moving."
"Dead?"
"Does it give any experience?"
"0.5 points added."
The others listened with some regret.
"I'm done for," Zu We wailed.
The few of them once again came before Fang Zhao. Fang Zhao was still the one making decisions in the team. If something happened, he had to be informed first.
Rodney gave Fang Zhao a brief summary of what had happened.
It turned out that when Zu We was rummaging around to see if there was anything else he could play with, he saw something in a covered bucket in the corner. After carefully opening it, he found that there were only two palm-sized fish inside. One was already belly up, motionless, obviously dead, and the other was weakly swimming inside. Just as Zu We let down his guard, the originally weak fish suddenly jumped up and bit Zu We. It was so fast that Zu We couldn't dodge in time, and his hand was scratched. The fish grew its teeth.
The fish that jumped out of the bucket bounced on the ground. Pang Pusong took out an iron rod from behind the kitchen door and knocked the fish to death, gaining 0.5 experience points. As for Zu We, who had just been scratched, he realized that his status was "infected." He couldn't cry even if he wanted to.
As time passed, his "infection" value increased. When it reached a critical point, he would no longer be able to control himself. Like the mutated creatures, he would attack his teammates.
"I don't need your help. I'm going to end myself!" Zu We pulled out his gun and pointed it at his head. "Comrades! Wait for me. I'll be back in half an hour with the strategy. Trust me! "
Zu We was indeed regretful. He had been too careless just now, but he did not expect this game to be even more sinister and cunning than the games he had played before. An unremarkable fish had actually bitten him offline. It was a great humiliation!
Bang!
A gunshot rang out.
After killing himself, Zu We also disappeared from the spot.
Fang Zhao closed his eyes and didn't speak. The others saw that Fang Zhao didn't look too good and didn't say anything.
"You guys." Fang Zhao opened his eyes.
"Boss, what are your orders?" The few of them were much more well-behaved. They also realized that their actions had been too stupid. They had probably angered their boss.
"Go offline and wait," Fang Zhao said.
"…" The few of them looked at Fang Zhao, as if trying to tell if he was joking.
"Go offline and calm down for half an hour."
"… Okay."
This was for them to reflect on themselves. It was like facing a wall for doing something wrong.
The few of them looked at each other. Rodney hesitantly asked Fang Zhao, "If we all leave, what about you, Boss?"
"I have Zuo Yu."
Since Fang Zhao had said so, they felt that it was better to obediently go offline. They didn't want their boss to deduct their wages. Anyway, Fang Zhao only wanted them to go offline and reflect on themselves for half an hour. After half an hour, they would come back online with Zu We. Perhaps they could even bring the latest strategy to share.
"Pang Pusong," Fang Zhao called out. "Give me the metal stick."
"… Oh, okay!" Pang Pusong respectfully handed over the metal stick and obediently went offline. He had always been obedient to Fang Zhao.
When the others went offline, only Fang Zhao and Zuo Yu were left in the warehouse.
Zuo Yu thought about it and felt that he had to say a few words.
"After all, it's not a professional team. It's just for fun. Actually, everyone is just too curious. Don't worry about this."
"I know."
Seeing that Fang Zhao didn't want to say more, Zuo Yu didn't say anything else. He just didn't understand why Fang Zhao was just sitting there. Why wasn't he looking for food or something?
Suddenly, Zuo Yu's gaze shifted and he looked in a direction. He heard gunshots coming from that direction, and it was a series of gunshots. It wasn't too close, but it wasn't too far either. It was probably some other player in the vicinity.
Was something coming?
Zuo Yu turned his head to persuade Fang Zhao to find a place to hide, but he saw that Fang Zhao's hand was trembling.
Is he afraid? Zuo Yu laughed to himself. Fang Zhao was only in his early twenties. He had less gaming experience than the others. Didn't he reveal his true colors after putting on such an act just now? Actually, admitting that he was afraid wasn't a big deal. It wouldn't shake his position as the boss of the department.
Could it be that Fang Zhao knew he would be afraid, so he used Zu We's incident to chase the others away so he could adapt?
The more Zuo Yu thought about it, the more he felt that was the case.
However, what needed to be said still had to be said.
"Boss, I heard footsteps and roars. There's more than one, and they aren't human. They might be mutated beasts. Do you want to hide in the kitchen?"
"No need."
"Then hide behind me later, Boss. Don't worry, I'm here. If things don't look good, you can go offline first. "
Not hearing Fang Zhao's reply, Zuo Yu didn't ask any further. He stared at the metal door of the warehouse.
Zuo Yu, who had his back to Fang Zhao, did not notice that as the footsteps and roars approached, Fang Zhao's hand, which was holding the metal rod, trembled less and less. Just as the footsteps stopped in front of the metal door, he steadied himself.
Fang Zhao seemed to be able to hear his own heart beating like a drum, as well as the sound of his blood rushing through his veins. He wasn't afraid. He was excited.
Perhaps the 10th-generation console's performance was too good. Even his sense of smell was 70% real.
With every breath he took, the filth and blood in the air seemed to overlap with the world in his memory that had been separated from him for a long time. The emotions he had suppressed since his rebirth seemed to have found a breakthrough and were about to erupt.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The silhouettes that arrived in front of the metal door roared and slammed against it. The metal door creaked and groaned as it was chained shut.
Through the crack in the metal door, Fang Zhao could see the bloodstained silhouettes outside. Their bloodshot eyes were staring at the two people inside the warehouse, and disgusting yellow saliva was dripping from their bared teeth.
During the early years of the Period of Destruction, many organisms, including humans, had mutated due to the sudden calamity. Regardless of whether they flew in the sky or swam in the water, not a single one was spared.
After the mutation, they would lose their rationality and become irascible. Some would gradually die due to the mutation, while others would mutate further on the basis of the mutation, becoming even more lethal Berserk Beasts. They only loved blood and slaughter, and would display an extremely strong desire to attack humans or other living creatures.
Many organisms that had not mutated were massacred. The number of species that perished during the Period of Destruction was uncountable. In the New Era, some of the skeletons and rare specimens of Old Era organisms that had survived were treated as precious art collections. Even though many species had been "resurrected" through genetic technology, the price of Old Era specimens had always been high. This was the sentiment of people in the New Era.
Other than that, some specimens of organisms from the Period of Destruction were also treated as art collections. Fang Zhao remembered seeing a large-scale auction earlier this year. A specimen from the early years of the Period of Destruction had been bought by a Muzhou collector for the high price of 20 million.
That specimen had been a bright-colored mutated organism from the early years of the Period of Destruction. Scientists back then had made a batch of specimens to study the ravaging virus. Following the chaos of war, they had been sent to various places until the end of the Period of Destruction and the establishment of the New Era. The specimen that had survived for 100 years in a liquid container had been dried into a special specimen. After a few more events, it had been auctioned off as a collector's item.
Many people in Yanzhou knew about this. This organism had been trending on the internet for some time. Most people were not interested in the biological name that historians had given it, but they remembered the affectionate name that netizens had given it: 20 million.
This was probably the little gift that Fiery Bird had mentioned for everyone.
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