Chapter 518: Counter – “Spy” Mission
“We received an important intel just now. Based on insider intel from the rebel army higher-ups, a group of disguised rebel army adventurers has secretly infiltrated Storm City.” At a corner inside a coffee shop near the arena, Feng Luo and the other two sat while connected to Haruko, who was inside the special agent base, through their special agent eyewear.
“Rebel army camp players.” When they heard Haruko’s introduction, all three of them were surprised.
Had Rebel army camp players managed to infiltrate Storm City? What was their objective? Were they going to cause chaos and destruction while trying to kill someone, just like what they did during the special agent examination in Dongsang City?
“Their actual objectives aren’t clear yet. However, considering the current situation in Storm City, the bosses ordered that we have to find them and get rid of them before they begin their operation.” Haruko said.
In the past few days, Storm City had a huge surge of external players and NPCs due to the Biohazard Crisis incident and the war. Order inside the city had become chaotic, and if the players used that chance to release the biohazard virus or conduct other terrorist activities, they could definitely cause extreme panic and trouble. This means that our mission is to kill someone…”
The three of them quickly understood the content of the mission. PK’ing players was their strong suit.
However, Feng Luo considered a lot more things after hearing Haruko’s words, so he asked several questions consecutively, “How many individuals in the enemy camp? Do we have information such as their professions and other stuff? How can we recognize them?”
On the 3D image contained within their special agent eyewear, Haruko’s gaze shot straight at Feng Luo. “We don’t have any detailed information. The insider doesn’t have enough authority and was unable to get them. However, even if you received a list of names along with other information about the group, it will not be all that useful. These infiltrating adventurers have all undergone an ident.i.ty disguising process. With the rebel army’s biotechnology skills, their disguise potion may be more advanced than our own.”
Confused, Phoenix asked, “Then how are we supposed to find these people?”
Storm City had more than 16 million players at that moment. If they included NPCs, the total number of individuals exceeded 50 million.
In a mega-city like this, not to mention finding a group of disguised players, even if it were a group of rebel army camp players wearing their badge on their chest, as long as they had the intention to hide, finding them in a short amount of time would be close to impossible.
“Don’t worry. I’m going to elaborate on this now. Although the insider does not have specific information about this group, there is one particularly accurate piece of intel. They will be staying at the Star Galaxy Hotel today. After 8 pm later tonight, they will meet up with a rebel army senior spy of Storm City inside the hotel.”
“A spy amongst spies, huh?…” Feng Luo couldn’t help but say.
“Whether it is the Federation or the rebel army, both sides have sent a bunch of spies to both sides. Both sides are very well aware of this fact. ‘A spy amongst spies’ is an interesting way to describe the situation.” Haruko replied.
“Since we already know that they have checked in to the Star Galaxy Hotel, then wouldn’t it be easier to directly send the guards or the army stationed in the city over to surround the hotel and start an investigation? Wouldn’t that be a lot more concrete?” Onis.h.i.+ asked through the comms channel, currently flying over from North City in a hovercraft.
“It won’t be that easy. The Star Galaxy Hotel is one of the most luxurious hotels in Storm City. They have thousands of guests coming in and out of the hotel every day. These guests are typically either very wealthy or very important VIPs. If we were to really start an investigation, we’d have to spend a lot of resources. There’s also a possibility we may cause a ruckus, which is why our heads won’t approve it. The heads also want to ferret out the insider from our side through this operation. That’s why we won’t be doing anything large-scale, we want to avoid beating the gra.s.s and frightening away the snake. Most importantly, Storm City’s situation is currently quite unstable. If we were to deploy the guards or the in-city army to surround a hotel, we might cause a huge uproar and panic. That is why the heads want to, as much as possible, contain the situation within a certain range.” Haruko answered.
“Alright, that’s the basic situation. Although the mission is going to be quite difficult, I believe that each of you, as the elites of our Federal Bureau of Investigation’s adventurer’s department, will be able to complete the mission. I hope that everything runs smoothly.” Haruko, wearing a military uniform, disappeared from the scene on their special agent eyewear.
[Special Camp Rivalry Mission – Find and kill the players from the rebel army camp who have infiltrated the city. Points and authorization will be rewarded depending on the difficulty of killing the target and the player’s mission performance.]
In the visual field of the five special agent players, the system mission notification popped up.
“Dang! This mission is quite difficult. We don’t have the enemies’ number or any other information. We need to also hold off from doing anything before the mole makes a move. Moreover, we can’t any big moves.” Big Pineapple looked a bit exasperated.
“But to be able to use our weapons inside a main city like Storm City, I’ve been wanting to do something like this for a while now. We’re probably the first group of players who’ve been authorized to do this, right? Hehe, this time we have a license to kill.” After a while, Big Pineapple pointed his finger at the special agent badge on his chest and laughed while speaking.
On the other hand, Phoenix noticed that Feng Luo seemed to be deliberating about something after Haruko left. “Captain Feng, did you think of something?”
Feng Luo looked to be in deep thought and said, “I’m considering a possibility. Lin told me that the first phase of young Sally’s treatment will have been completed by tomorrow. In these ten days, no extra story development related to the Legendary hidden mission that we expected appeared. The only thing that can be considered special should be this special agent mission. That’s why I’m wondering if the two are connected to each other. The rebel army players’ target… would it be connected to young Sally? Is it related to the G-virus in her body?” Feng Luo said to the other two.
“This… It can’t be possible, right? Based on the information provided by Willaim, the original strain of the G-virus in the NPC little girl’s body should only have been known by the few of us. The rebel army camp players or NPCs should not have known anything about it. The ent.i.ty interested in the G-virus should be the Umbrella Corporation, right? The rebel army wouldn’t be bothered by this.” Big Pineapple thought about it and said with uncertainty.
“Perhaps it is a mission overlap? Don’t forget that the rebel army and the Umbrella Corporation, as well as the Biohazard Crisis, are all connected to each other.” Feng Luo was still very suspicious of it.
“I think that Captain Feng’s thoughts have merit. After all, the timing looks too much like a coincidence. Even if these players are not related to the Legendary hidden mission, since Sally’s situation may change, it is probably some kind of hint from the system. If that’s the case, then it might be quite troublesome. If it’s two missions at the same time, we might not have enough people.” Phoenix agreed with Feng Luo and spoke.
Big Pineapple looked at Feng Luo and shrugged his shoulders.
If Feng Luo’s worries became reality, then they would need to send someone to defend Lin’s laboratory.
However, the special agent mission waiting for them at night was bound to include battles, and the enemy was definitely not going to be weak.
After all, a mission like this would only involve players who were capable. Even if they were not incredibly strong, they should at least be players with mediocre abilities.
On their side, the number of players who could have an effect was only four, as Digital Cat’s combat strength was even less than an average player, so she was pretty much there to make up the number.
If they really wanted to play it safe, having Big Pineapple over to defend alone was definitely not enough. At least Feng Luo or Phoenix needed to be there.
After all, Feng Luo’s strength and “Dark Phoenix” were considered among the best players. Moreover, each of them had Boss Grade pets. Each of them would have been capable of fighting against ten on their own.
However, if one of them were to head to defend the lab, the situation would have been unfair to Onis.h.i.+ and Digital Cat, because both Onis.h.i.+ and Digital Cat did not accept the mission to defend young Sally. This meant that the three of their private matters had affected the special agent mission.
In particular, if they lost the battle due to a lack of manpower at night, the situation would be even worse.
“Perhaps we can consider hiring someone else to help us take care of Lin’s place?” Phoenix suggested after thinking for a while.
“Ask someone else?” Feng Luo went blank for a second.
Feng Luo always played alone, he was used to solving everything by himself. He never even considered asking for someone else’s help.
However, Phoenix’s words reminded him that, with regard to the mission concerning young Sally, the system never mentioned anything about them needing to do the task themselves.
“Ask for someone’s help. This surely does seem feasible. But, who can we get to?” Feng Luo thought.