"What are you trying to do?"
The bartender was part of the logistics crew. He could not break free and panicked.
Herlous was shocked. "Captain, what are you doing?"
Han Xiao pointed at his glass of wine. "Someone put something in it. It should be poison."
"Impossible. I brought the wine. How can I be fine after drinking it … Am I poisoned too?"
Herlous was shocked. He quickly touched his tongue and throat, but he did not feel any numbness.
"The wine is fine. It's the glass." The item description of the wine bottle was normal. Only his glass had something added. It could only be that someone put something in the glass beforehand. The bartender who took out the glass was the most suspicious.
It was supposed to be a simple daily escort mission. Han Xiao did not expect to encounter something like this. He was very curious. Who wanted his life?
At this time, the players and workers gathered around. Dekker and the others also rushed over after hearing the news. They were all confused.
"What happened?"
Han Xiao gave a simple explanation. Everyone was shocked.
"Could it be a mistake?" Dekker asked.
Shaking his head, Han Xiao made up a new mission and threw it to the players.
You have triggered the mission, Test Poison.
Mission Introduction: Your captain is suspected to have been poisoned. Are you willing to help him test the effects of the poison?
Mission Requirements: Drink strong wine with added ingredients.
Reward: + 300 Black Star Han Xiao Favorability, 15 EXP.
Remark: Death is possible.
The mercenary group players received the notification on the interface. Their eyes lit up. It was the first time they had encountered a mission that could increase Han Xiao's favorability and earn EXP so easily. Dying once was nothing.
Just as everyone was about to rush forward and snatch the wine cup, they saw a shadow flash by. Baozi moved like a rabbit, his speed was extremely fast. He grabbed the wine cup and drank it without saying anything.
"How did you run so fast?" Second Prince was shocked. I'm an agility-type Pugilist, and even I can't keep up with your speed. How did you train?
Pork Bun proudly glanced at the crowd, but before he could say anything, his expression suddenly changed. The veins under his skin bulged, turning into a greenish-black color that crawled all over his face. He opened his mouth wide, but no sound came out. When the other players saw this, they all retreated. There was no one within three meters of Pork Bun.
Pork Bun froze on the spot for a few seconds. Then, blood spurted out of his five orifices. He fell to the ground and died on the spot.
"What a man like the wind. He died so quickly." Mad Blade was amazed.
"He, he died just like that?!"
The workers and crew were all stunned. A mercenary had just died in front of them, and his companions were still acting as if nothing had happened. What kind of mercenary group was this? How cold-blooded! How terrifying!
Moreover, this group of mercenaries was too loyal to Black Star. Before Black Star said anything, they drank the poisoned wine and tested the poison with their own bodies. This was not like mercenaries at all. It was more like a fanatical cult!
However, the next moment, Pork Bun's body turned into white light and disappeared. Then, there was the sound of footsteps outside the door. Pork Bun ran over from the respawn point.
Dekker was shocked. "You, you guys …"
Han Xiao looked at him. "We've worked together so many times, and you don't know that we have the nickname 'Immortal Mercenary Group'?"
"I see. I don't know about the rumors in the mercenary world." Dekker smiled bitterly. No wonder this group of mercenaries was so calm. They were all immortals.
Black Star's name was widely known, but his specific abilities were mainly known in the industry. Other industries did not know much about him.
"What's the effect of the poison?" Han Xiao turned around and asked.
Pork Bun checked the interface notification just now.
You have consumed some kind of poison. Undergoing END Test … Your END is lower than 280. You have no related immunity skills. You have entered the poisoned state.
High Concentration Decaying Blood Poison. This is a poison produced by some kind of Esper ability. You need to inject the antidote. Current toxicity is 135135. You will lose 750 HP every second for 8 seconds.
Warning! Your HP is too low. Please consume the antidote as soon as possible!
[Your HP is lower than 0!]
You're dead!
Pork Bun told him the truth, and Han Xiao nodded.
Losing 6,000 HP in 8 seconds is very fatal to players, but it didn't kill me. This means that the person who poisoned me has limited knowledge of me. However, since the murderer was able to plot against me during this trip, it means that he knows my whereabouts. At the very least, he knows that this ship is transporting resources for Floating Dragon Island, and I will definitely appear here. This ship is only so big, so the murderer must be hiding among these people. Furthermore, the name 'Immortal Mercenary Group' did not scare the murderer away. There are only two possibilities. Either he knows that I'm not immortal, or it's … revenge?
Han Xiao frowned. Many guesses appeared in his mind. Even the players could not be eliminated!
He had to be wary of this possibility. He strengthened himself by helping the players, but he had never completely trusted the players. After all, he knew the players too well. He only hoped that his guess was wrong and that it was not the players who secretly accepted the mission to assassinate him.
After verifying that Han Xiao was not lying, pairs of hostile eyes stared at the bartender on the ground. Seeing that the poison was acting up, the bartender was so scared that his face turned pale, and his whole body trembled.
"It's not me. I don't know about this. I only took an empty wine glass from the cabinet …"
Han Xiao opened the cabinet behind the bar. There were many empty wine glasses inside. He took them all out and filled them with water. Everything was normal. Only his glass was poisoned. He frowned and said, "Of all the wine glasses, only the one you gave me was poisoned. How do you explain that?"
"I — I don't know. That glass was placed at the outermost corner. I really just casually took it!"
The bartender was so scared that he almost peed his pants.
Herlous suddenly broke out in cold sweat. "If the bartender took the wrong glass, wouldn't I be dead?"
"Your body is strong. The poison won't kill you."
Han Xiao casually replied. He stared at the trembling bartender and said, "If it's not you, then someone else did something to the wine glass. Captain! Is the captain here? "
The spaceship's captain hurried over and walked out with a pained expression. "I'm the captain of Rainbow Conch. I'm deeply sorry that something like this happened on my ship. I'll do my best to cooperate with you to find the culprit."
"I want to check the surveillance footage of the spaceship over the past few days to see who came close to this place."
"As you wish."
Other than the bedroom, most areas of the spaceship had surveillance cameras. The food room was no exception. They could immediately find the culprit through the footage.
The bartender was pleasantly surprised. "Then, I'm fine?"
"Are you dreaming?" Han Xiao said in annoyance. "Tie him up and bring him along."
The captain brought everyone to the main control room. Just as he was about to check the surveillance footage, he was shocked to find that the footage had been cleared. The earliest footage was less than a day ago.
"All the surveillance footage has been deleted!" The captain was shocked. "Only I can do something like this. Could the spaceship's system have been hacked and the culprit could bypass the alarm system?"
He hurriedly opened the backend and used his fingerprint to enter the captain's authority. He activated the system self-check but did not find any loopholes.
"Why can't I detect any intrusion? Could the spaceship be completely controlled by the enemy? "
The captain was sweating profusely. He had no choice but to check the spaceship's operation log, hoping to find the source of the ID that deleted the footage. This small tourist spaceship belonged to an interstellar travel organization. The captain was employed, and his authority was second. The highest system authority belonged to the organization. The captain could not change the log, so even if the culprit controlled the spaceship, they could not change the log unless the culprit's technology was strong enough to bypass the organization's quantum network defense and obtain the highest authority.
However, there were no signs of other accounts logging in. Everyone quickly found the operation log to delete the footage.
Operation Log 00784315
All surveillance footage cleared 22 hours ago. Authority verified. Confirm Return → Confirm → Delete … Cleared.
Operator: Captain's Account.
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