"The bucket is still almost full." Feng Bujue walked to the ice bucket. "Looks like the Anomaly doesn't need these. Its only purpose here is to kill the two players."
Xiao Tan added, "Then why didn't it come to kill us? Our levels are low, aren't they? "
"It's easy to understand why it didn't come to kill you. You were closest to the two GMs, so if it came to kill you, it would have to take the risk of entering the two's detection range." Feng Bujue said. "When the scenario first started, Atobe-sama, Ming Zhen, and I could have been the targets. Especially me, my level was low, and I acted alone. Even if I was killed, the GMs might have mistaken it as the BW Zombie's doing.
"But … during that perfect hunting period, the Anomaly did not attack me, and she did not go after the other two. It was not until you, me, and the two GMs were all at Allerbmu Building that it came to attack. So … "
At this point, Feng Bujue raised his head and yelled at Pan Feng and Hwa Xiong, "Hey! Generals, when the scenario first started, was the Anomaly unable to move for a period of time? "
Hwa Xiong lowered his head and yelled from the rooftop, "It was not that it couldn't move, but it hadn't finished its transformation." Then he asked, "Do you still remember that cup of coffee?"
"How was it?" Feng Bujue asked.
"Normal data is like a normal cup of instant coffee. It will dissolve after being soaked in hot water, but the powder of the Anomaly will take a long time to dissolve," Hwa Xiong replied. "Normally, when we lead the players through the scenario and are about to clear it, the Anomaly will have just materialized and appear in the scenario." He paused for two seconds before adding, "But this time, the one we encountered was very fast."
"Is that so …" Feng Bujue was suddenly reminded of something and asked, "By the way, how did you know the target was level four? Was it a system notification when you were queued into the scenario? Or was it shown in the GM menu? "
"After you 'touch' it, you'll be able to see its level in the menu," Pan Feng replied. "Just use a melee weapon to graze it."
"Wait a minute …" Feng Bujue said. "In other words, your claim that this Anomaly is level four is just a guess?"
Pan Feng and Hwa Xiong looked at each other, and then they laughed. "Ha … Earlier, we told you that there are four levels of Anomalies, and you really believed us? Where are we going to find a level three Anomaly? Our job is to eliminate all the level four Anomalies. Unless we fail again and again, or the level four Anomaly is lucky enough to run into six teams, a level three Anomaly will not be born. "
Feng Bujue laughed dryly. "Alright, I hope you're right."
Pan Feng asked, "Hey, Little Brother Feng, how are you doing down there? Have you come up with any useful conclusions? "
"Hmm …" Feng Bujue placed his hands in his pockets and paced back and forth. "The Anomaly has the appearance of a human female. She is about 1.65 meters tall and is on the thin side. She can instantly take out or extend a claw-like weapon that is about twenty centimeters long from her body. Her speed and strength are about the same as the mutant of Professor Ashford that we saw in Allerbmu's building.
"In terms of intelligence, you can only follow her coordinates within her detection range, but she has a grasp of your location. At the same time, she knows the exact location of every player. Therefore, using us as bait is not going to work. As long as you are nearby, she will not get close to us.
"How high is this Anomaly's intelligence, I cannot tell for now, but based on the current situation, she knows what she 'should' be doing. Her goal is to survive and evolve, and to achieve that goal, the players and GMs have to leave the scenario.
"If we consider this from her perspective …
"First, she will not stop you from using your GM advantage to clear the scenario quickly because clearing the scenario means that all the players will be sent away, and that will save her a lot of trouble.
"Second, under the premise of ensuring her own safety, for example, when she is far away from you, the Anomaly will not mind personally killing a few players. Perhaps that will help her grow? I have no idea … "
At this point, he stopped moving. "The other thing that concerns me is her relationship with the monsters. Whether the Anomaly will be attacked by the monsters or can she communicate with the monsters, whether their interaction will change the plot, and whether the main mission given by the system will be affected, I cannot tell for sure.
In any case … if I am that Anomaly, considering the actual situation of this scenario, there are three options to choose from. "
Feng Bujue sat back down on the sofa, lowered his head, and tapped his forehead lightly with two fingers. "Hmm … The best plan is to use myself as bait and find a suitable time, like after dark, to purposely enter your detection range and lead you to a specific location. Then, with the help of the mutants from Ashford and the night version of BW Zombies, we can take you down." He raised his head and touched his nose. "I know you can check the flags, monster information, and the map, but you cannot see the real-time coordinates of every monster. That … is not hard to predict because you managed to find Professor Ashford through the trigger point of the plot flag. But after he mutated and escaped, the two of you could not find him anymore. "
After half a second, he continued. "Assuming this Anomaly can find Professor Ashford's mutant and communicate with it, and she is smart enough, she will definitely use the monsters to achieve her goal. This plan has the highest chance of success for the Anomaly. "
Right then, he pointed into the distance and gave Xiao Tan a look. Xiao Tan turned to look and saw a BW Zombie approaching. He knew what his Brother Jue meant, so he grabbed a baseball bat and rushed over.
When Xiao Tan was fighting the monster, Pan Hua and Feng Bujue had jumped down from the roof. Since Feng Bujue had said that ambush was useless, they did not stay up there to enjoy the breeze.
"The best option is to kill Professor Ashford's mutant." Feng Bujue told the two GMs. "If she does that, Xiao Tan and I will leave the scenario because we have cleared the scenario, and then the Anomaly will come after you or continue to play a game of cat and mouse with you. In any case, in eighty hours, you will be offline due to the limitation of the gaming hub. Of course, as a set of data, she probably does not have the concept of the 'real world' and does not know about this rule. " He paused. "If we choose this option, it means that the Anomaly is unable to communicate with the monsters. To prevent uncertainties like the mutants and players from messing up the situation, she will do this. At the same time, this means that the Anomaly believes that she has a high chance of killing you in a one versus two situation. "
By then, Xiao Tan had already killed the monster and was walking back.
"As for the worst option … the possibility is not high." Feng Bujue said. "The worst option is to choose a random moment to rush over and attack the four of us directly." "Even though the worst option does not fit the Anomaly's pattern so far, if she really does come over, there has to be a reason. For example … after she ate Professor Ashford's brain, she mutated into a very powerful monster and gained the confidence to take on the four of us alone."
After listening to Feng Bujue's analysis, Pan Feng and Hwa Xiong's mouths were half open. They looked at him like they were looking at a monster. "If you don't mind, what is your occupation?"
"Big …" Feng Bujue was about to yell out one of his usual answers.
Xiao Tan cut him off. "Freelancers!"
Feng Bujue shrugged and pulled the topic back on track. He told the two GMs, "Let's discuss how to deal with these three scenarios. Other than the second scenario, Xiao Tan and I can be of some use."
"The death of the two level fourteen and level twelve players already explains a lot, doesn't it? You yourself have a rough idea of the Anomaly's power through your own analysis. Do you really think the two of you can help? " Pan Feng said. "I know that you are a very capable player, and you have a lot of ideas. You are not someone who is' fooled by the game '. If I was not a GM, in terms of gaming skill, I would not be as good as you. But when facing an existence like the Anomaly, the most important thing is combat ability; everything else is secondary. "
"It is you who have underestimated the power of the players." Feng Bujue said in a relaxed tone. "Like you said, a GM's solo hunting success rate against a level four Anomaly is above ninety-five percent. Then, using your GM's power level as a comparison … in a scenario of this level, the power level of the Anomaly is about the power level of a player who is not even level twenty. Furthermore, it is just an AI, not a human.
Atobe-sama and Zhen A Nameless Name were killed instantly due to carelessness. If they had treated this Anomaly as a strong enemy and used their guns and skills to fight it, would they have been killed instantly? I believe they would have been able to deal some damage to it, and they might even have been able to escape.
I am looking forward to being able to witness the process of killing the Anomaly and participate in it, so … "He paused." For now, I believe that this Anomaly will choose the most difficult solution for us, and we should think about how to deal with it … "
…
The sun set on the western side of the city, and the forest was dark.
Night fell. In this city, it was as if every trace of air had become cold. It was a cold that could freeze one's blood.
The eyes of the BW Zombies turned red. Their movements were still as sluggish as normal zombies, but their sense of smell had become more sensitive than during the day. Once they sniffed out the scent of their prey, their footsteps would suddenly increase, and they would even bend down to run on all fours. Their strength, speed, and brutality were completely different from during the day. The BW Zombies at that moment were at least twice as strong as normal zombies.
Under the night sky, two figures were rushing forward.
Behind them, there were already fifty BW Zombies chasing after them.
Twenty minutes ago, the Anomaly had appeared within the detection range of the two managers, and it had only wandered around from afar. It did not seem like it was going to get any closer. This matched the worst-case scenario that Feng Bujue had predicted.
At that moment, Pan Feng and Feng Bujue were chasing after their target with a speed that was even faster than the BW Zombies. Both of their clothes were smeared with uninfected blood that could be used to attract monsters.
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