After Markarian died, Paulina Cubela suddenly became the company's most powerful person in the world. Her nightmares at night were all about Tang Ji suddenly coming to her door. But at the request of the company, she
You can't go offline and leave this world, so you can only put yourself in this extremely dangerous environment.
"Send me to safe house No. 27, you guys come with me." Paulina led three members of our team through the dimensional door opened by another member of our team, then turned around and said to one of the three people again:
"Send us to the Alpine Snow Fortress."
Then Paulina Cubela led the two door team members into the dimensional door opened by the other party. After repeated attempts, Paulina finally appeared alone in a secret stronghold located in an oasis in the Sahara Desert.
The four door team members who had opened the dimensional door for Paulina before all went offline to take care of their health.
Paulina was originally a great pioneer from the Gate Group, but by chance, the scavengers, the pioneers of this world, were almost dead, and the pretenders were no longer trusted because of Cathy Walter's downgrade.
Paulina's authority within the Blazers is unprecedentedly high.
Of course, there are not many pioneers left. Compared with when they first came to this world, there are less than 80 pioneers still alive, and everyone is in danger, and they rarely interfere with the behavior of players.
The dungeon shaping of this world relies almost entirely on the planning department to write the background story, and the pioneers have almost zero subjective initiative.
In the past world, pioneers were always proud to create profound and tragic dungeon battles.
Paulina Cubela doesn't have so many ambitions anymore. She just hopes that she can live until the pioneers completely withdraw from the world, or until the apocalypse, the world will no longer be attractive to players.
Yes, Paulina also knew about the Apocalypse Day. Although she didn't know the specific plan or the specific time, the fact that Mikkelsen and the others planned to destroy the world was not a secret among the pioneers.
Even Paulina wasn't surprised when she heard the converts talk about their plans for the Apocalypse.
Anyone who has faced Tang Ji directly can realize that the battle between the opponent and the player is endless. At present, it seems that it is difficult for the players to kill Tang Ji, but the players can definitely turn the world into a cesspit.
If Tang Ji was alone, he might eventually become a trapped tiger in a manure pit.
But there is Mikkelson behind Tang Ji. The villain who always has a sinister smile also gives the Blazers a headache. Paulina has never seen an aborigine like Mikkelsen. Of course, Tang Ji is like that.
Not to mention.
The impression Mikkelson left on Paulina was that no matter how many times they succeeded and how great the results they achieved, it was never beyond Mikkelson's control. He always had a backup plan to deal with the current situation.
As a trailblazer, although Paulina is not a lurker like Cathy Walter, who needs to plan the overall situation, she may have to plan a lot of things in advance, but Mikkelsen is like the end of the line.
No matter how many times he was defeated, he could always make the situation even again.
Paulina even had a feeling of lying down because of this. No matter how they planned, they couldn't exceed Mikkelsen's control, so they might as well not make plans at all. This is what Markarian did, he
He doesn't make detailed plans at all, he just piles up the number of players and relies on the general trend to crush them.
Standing in the oasis, Paulina stretched out her hand to take a handful of water from the inlet and took a sip, then spit it out and coughed for a long time.
There has been acid rain in this place recently, and the water in the oasis is not only sour, but also a little radioactive. However, you can't see it from the surface. But if Paulina is more careful, she will find that the leeward side is full of dead aquatic plants.
"The radiation cloud should have drifted over from Athens. Your people detonated three nuclear bombs in Florence, and the people from the Petrochemical Alliance responded with twice the number." A voice appeared behind Paulina, causing her to escape instantly.
Covered in cold sweat.
Paulina turned back slowly like a frightened little animal, her stiff neck making a creaking sound like wood.
When she turned around, she felt that her nightmare had come true. Mikkelsen was standing in front of her, holding a bottle of pure water in his hand.
"If you are thirsty, you can drink this." Mikkelsen threw the purified water in front of Paulina Kubera. The smile on his face remained unchanged. He was wearing a classic ginger suit. The colors of the surrounding desert matched perfectly.
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Paulina swallowed her saliva, looked around, and was somewhat surprised to find that Tang Ji was nowhere to be seen. This made her seem to have suddenly regained her breathing instinct, and she began to breathe fiercely after holding her breath for a long time.
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"How did you find me? I just got here." Paulina Kubera asked bitterly, resisting the fear of turning around and running away.
This is a little-known little oasis that was used as a training camp for players a few months ago, and was later transformed into a secret shelter.
It was a shelter specially used to hide from Tangji. Markarian also stayed here for a while. Like Paulina, Markarian had to go through three to four random location selections every day during that time.
Decide where you will be in the next twenty-four hours.
But now it seems that this method is not effective at all. Less than five minutes after Paulina arrived, Mikkelsen came to the door.
Either Markarian has higher authority and has more security measures that Paulina doesn't know about, or Mikkelsen could have found Markarian at any time, but he just didn't do it.
"Did you hide here on purpose?" Mikkelsen made a surprised expression, which made Paulina's face look even worse.
"I just asked someone to use a dart to cover a target on the map." Mikkelsen did not further explain the principle, and the explanation was useless because there was no reason to explain.
Mr. Good Luck's ability, as long as it works normally, can only be explained by the miracle of probability. Mikkelsen had previously asked Mr. Good Luck to use this method to find Markarian, but the dart was not even connected to the map.
None of them hit.
But to find Paulina, Mr. Haoyuan only used one, okay, four darts. When he inserted the darts, it happened to be when Paulina Kubela was transferring, so Mikkelsen and the others all witnessed it.
Miracles in probability happen continuously.
Mr. Far Far Away's dart just hit a certain point on the map. Before Mikkelsen started, the dart suddenly fell to the ground. Then Mr. Far Far Away threw the dart again. The dart hit the target again and suddenly fell to the ground. This repeats.
Several times, Mr. Haoyuan finally threw the dart with some anxiety and hit a certain point in the Sahara Desert.
This time, they waited for three minutes to make sure the dart did not fall before Mikkelsen set off.
Then, he saw Paulina Cubela drinking dirty water.
"What do you want?" Paulina saw that Tang Ji did not show up, and she already realized that Mikkelsen was planning to cooperate with her again.
The reason for using You is because they have cooperated indirectly several times before, and Mikkelsen used the same chip every time, which was Tangji.
Paulina Cubela couldn't say what she was feeling in her heart right now, but one thing was certain, she was relieved.
"Before Markarian died, he told the location of a body storage center." Mikkelsen said straight to the point: "I hope you can spread this news and treat it as a treasure for players to find.
Crazy."
"I don't understand" Paulina said cautiously, but before she could finish speaking, Mikkelsen stretched out his hand to signal her to shut up, and Paulina obeyed his will.
"I can guarantee that the news about the body warehouse is true. Markarian has been secretly digging for bodies in the polar warehouse. He took away about three thousand bodies, but we dug more. We
There are more than eight thousand bodies." Mikkelsen continued: "Now, combined on both sides, there are nearly ten thousand high-end bodies that you have carefully screened before, waiting for players to arrive in that warehouse."
Paulina Cubela was even more confused, but she didn't dare to ask further because she didn't know what level of monitoring the guard dog could achieve.
"I know your concerns and the reward you want, and I can satisfy it." Mikkelsen didn't care about Paulina's reaction, but continued: "I will reveal the location of the body warehouse on Christmas Eve.
Before that, you just need to find a way to let the players know this information. If possible, it would be better to give them a task through your system on Christmas Eve."
"In return, no matter what the final result is, I personally guarantee you that you will be crossed off that list forever by Tangji." Mikkelsen stretched out his hand towards Paulina, waiting for the other party to respond.
Without any trouble, Paulina Kubera almost immediately took Mikkelsen's hand and shook it vigorously.
She didn't hear anything detrimental to the players in these conversations. As for the deeper reasons, she didn't want to think about it, didn't dare to think about it, and didn't need to think about it. After all, the pioneers all knew what kind of abilities Tang Ji had.
If this news is just regarded as leaked by a certain naturalized person who risked his life, a series of tasks can be generated. Paulina Kubera did not engage in any collaboration with the enemy in the entire operation process. Mikkelsen can be said to be very considerate.
of collaborators
The ruins of the Ardennes Forest Ring Defense Belt, with Tang Ji standing outside the mirror-like closed wall, is the second copy of this world.
It is like a scar in this world that cannot be healed, and like a mark on a slave that cannot be ignored.
Tang Ji didn't know how many times he had opened the dimensional door and looked at the two copies for a long time, but to no avail.
How the copy was formed, even a wise man like Wu Qianying doesn't know, but there are too few reference materials and too little known information.
"It would be great if I could go to their world and stay for a while." Wu Qianying once expressed such emotion. She learned about the existence of the Glory City from Karkarf and has never forgotten it.
"The only thing we know at the moment is that what happens in the dungeon will have an impact on the individuals copied into the dungeon." Wu Qianying stood next to Tang Ji and introduced the results of their research on the dungeon.
General Zhayin Wangchuck was not only paid attention to by Mikkelsen, but also by Wu Qianying.
Not only that, on Wu Qianying's tracking list, there are also two members of the Eagle Country's Task Force 141, Soap and Price. Both of them are also passively receiving reinforcements due to dungeons.
This kind of enhancement seems very subtle, just like without them knowing it, they and the players have been reincarnated hundreds of thousands of times as the copy continues to restart.
All reactions they made and all results they obtained in the copy will eventually be fed back to their original owners. For example, Zayin Wangchuk went from a junior officer to a senior officer to a general. He did not show any performance in ability.
Discomfort.
Zhayin Wangchuk has already fought thousands of times with players in the dungeon. Although the memory cannot be inherited, the familiarity from the soul itself allows him to adapt to the players' craziness and the rhythm of fighting.
Of course, these people should not be the only ones to benefit from the dungeon, but the offensive and defensive focus of the dungeon on Madagascar has always centered around the salient where Zayin Wangchuk is located. The players have formed something similar to a strategy.
All personnel in the department always receive more attention and tests.
Unfortunately, among all the soldiers who were holding on to the protrusion, only four of them, Zayin Wangchuck, Soap, Price, and Can Opener, are still alive as of now. Among them, Can Opener is because of
The causes of time sensitivity cannot be included in the research list for the time being.
Thanks to his status as a commander, Zayin Wangchuck received much more attention from the player community than the other three people, so the changes in him were the most obvious.
Wu Qianying originally wanted to bring Zayin Wangchuk directly to the Lost Mountain Base for follow-up research, but he did not expect that with the development of time, Zayin Wangchuck would become an important figure in the Gallic military in an instant, making it difficult for Dr. Wu to do anything.
But the establishment of the Ardennes forest ring defense zone allowed Wu Qianying to seize the opportunity. She studied the battle reports in detail, and then assigned John Naihas and Cordelia to be the first to come into contact with the players and successfully survived.
soldiers were transferred from the European Federation and transferred to the Lost Mountain base.
She knew how provocative the existence of the copy was to the man around her, so Dr. Wu Qianying hoped that she could uncover the foundation of the existence of the copy as soon as possible.
"After the apocalypse, they will still stand here, right?" Tang Ji did not look back, but asked softly: "Even if human civilization is gone, they will still exist to remind everyone that those players have been here, right?
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Wu Qianying was speechless, because this really looked like a different kind of monument to conquest.