The memories of all humanity are awakening, except for mine.

Chapter 181 Teamwork! Enemies meet on a narrow road!
Boom!

An explosion was heard, and the zombies ran wildly in the direction of the sound.

Lin Ci had been planning how to lure the zombies away so he could get into the neurology department, but this time it all came to him effortlessly.

He hurried into the neurology office, and just as he was searching, he heard two footsteps...

Lin Ci, like Li Yi not long ago, became more vigilant, and then was surprised to see Li Yi and Tian Tian.

Then, after learning more from Tian Tian, ​​he finally let out a suppressed gasp of surprise:
"What……!?"

"Jiangchuan!?"

"Did he cause the explosion? Did he attract all the zombies away?"

"He's crazy?"

Lin Ci was utterly astonished and showed extreme disbelief at Jiang Chuan's actions.

Of course it's unbelievable; anyone would find it hard to believe.

Tian Tian said helplessly, "You can ask him then. I don't know what he's thinking."

Then, Tian Tian waved the notebook in her hand and spoke again:
"We're still missing three notebooks. Let's split up and go find them."

"Li Yi, go to the third drawer on the left side of the dean's desk. Lin Ci, go to the second desk on the left side against the wall in the CT imaging office."

"I'm going to the restroom at the far end of the fifth floor..."

Lin Ci was taken aback: "The toilet?"

Li Yi said, "The zombies on the fifth floor might not be drawn away by the explosion. Let's go together."

Tian Tian shook her head: "Jiang Chuan said it's nothing..."

"Let's split up; that will be more efficient."

"Jiang Chuan said he could only last for twenty minutes, so we quickly collected all the notes to help ease the pressure on him."

"After finding our things, we met at the central staircase on the third floor."

Lin Ci nodded solemnly, turned around and immediately ran towards the CT room. Li Yi and Tian Tian exchanged a glance, and the two split up to begin their work.

Because most of the zombies in the hospital building had been attracted, and the three of them were all skilled fighters, they quickly found the other three notebooks, knowing the location and specific direction of the items they were looking for, and then met up at the agreed-upon location.

Then, they rushed together toward the main entrance on the first floor at an astonishing speed.

Lin Ci frowned and asked worriedly, "Seven or eight minutes have passed... Can Jiang Chuan hold on?"

"You think he can last twenty minutes?"

"How can it be……"

Tian Tian was also quite puzzled: "I don't know..."

"Let's go help him quickly..."

Li Yi nodded.

All three of them were worried about Jiang Chuan's situation.

However, when they rushed to the first floor, their expressions suddenly froze.

"This……"

"This is……"

Lin Ci's eyes widened as he watched the figure dash through the horde of zombies, cutting them down with ease, and his expression changed drastically.

The first thought that popped into his mind was—Jiang Chuan is cheating?

Score farming...? Can you get equipment by killing these zombies?

Is the reason I haven't reached Jiang Chuan's level of power because I haven't killed enough?

The tip of the Tang sword in Li Yi's hand dipped slightly, but she immediately gripped it tightly again, her beautiful eyes filled with surprise.

Li Yi subconsciously asked Tian Tian beside her, "What happened?"

Lin Ci also spoke up at the same time: "You call this only lasting twenty minutes?"

Tian Tian was stunned for a moment before she came to her senses: "I don't know!"

"He told me the exact location of the notes and then let me in first."

"He said he would figure something out... I thought he meant to lure the zombies away and buy us some time..."

"Who knew he was going to kill them all!"

As Tian Tian watched Jiang Chuan rampage through the zombie horde, she felt her heart couldn't take the shock.

Everyone was using daggers...

Why am I an assassin while Jiang Chuan is a berserker?

Can you kill someone like that with a dagger?
Watching Jiang Chuan pull the intestines out of the zombies' bellies, like pulling yarn from a ball of thread, he pulled out a long strand, hacking and slashing while using the black, dead intestines as a tripwire, quickly felling many zombies. This made his killing speed even faster; his hands never stopped, and his feet were stomping on heads one by one, like he was stomping on balloons.

Tian Tian exclaimed in astonishment, "That's too brutal!"

Lin Ci gritted his teeth: "Let's take our things and go out first."

Li Yi and Tian Tian nodded in agreement. All three of them were bodybuilders, and their explosive power was even more outstanding in this virtual reality environment.

Although there were many zombies in front of them, for some reason their attention was on Jiang Chuan, which allowed them to quickly pass through the zombie horde and leave the hospital.

They could barely get involved, only managing to deal with two or three scattered zombies around them, and then continued to watch Jiang Chuan's performance with shocked expressions, their mentality gradually becoming unbalanced the longer they watched.

Jiang Chuan... what exactly is his mindset when facing virtual reality?
Why is he different from us?
Is this what they call the best?

Li Yi knew that Jiang Chuan was quick to clear the levels, but she only thought that Jiang Chuan had come up with some alternative way to complete the mission objectives. She never thought that the reason why Jiang Chuan was so efficient in clearing the levels was not only because of some alternative way, but more importantly, because he killed people quickly!

While the three were still somewhat stunned and shocked, each lost in their own thoughts, Jiang Chuan had already fought his way out of the horde of zombies.

He forcefully threw the blood-stained strip of cloth off his arm, temporarily drawing the zombie horde away, and then ran towards the group of people.

While running, he raised his arms and shouted:
"Let's go!"

"Get on the bus at the hospital's main entrance, we're leaving!"

Behind him, the zombies quickly tore the strip of cloth to shreds and then looked in the direction of Jiang Chuan and the others.

Jiang Chuan passed by them like a gust of wind.

Li Yi caught up with Jiang Chuan first, and Tian Tian patted Lin Ci, who then realized what was happening and quickly strode off to catch up.

Behind them, a large horde of zombies came charging towards them, baring their teeth and claws.

However, Jiang Chuan and his group escaped very quickly. The four of them jumped into the car, the engine roared to life, and the armored vehicle roared as it crashed into the trash can and escaped.

Amidst the jolting of the armored vehicle, Lin Ci patted Jiang Chuan: "What happened?! How did you manage that?!"

Jiang Chuan then asked, "Where's Chen Ming?!"

Upon hearing Chen Ming's name, Tian Tian was startled. Li Yi looked at Tian Tian, ​​while Lin Ci frowned.

Before they could ask anything more, the car, which was speeding along, and the entire virtual zombie world suddenly stopped, frozen in time.

The settlement interface appeared quickly, and they were all back in that hazy, boundless space.

A few lines of text appeared before Jiang Chuan's eyes:

[021010101D Jiangchuan, the time to clear level 6 has been updated];
[Average clearance time has been covered: 00:44:11];
[Prerequisites for Level 7 have been met. Proceed to Level 7: Winter Has Arrived?]

As Jiang Chuan confirmed his entry, the X City in front of him began to load rapidly once again.

In the blink of an eye, he was already standing in the shelter again.

The shelter in front of us was now covered in snow. The entire prison was blanketed in white, the icy air stinging our lungs, and mist rising from our fingertips with every breath—it was truly winter.

When Jiang Chuan was able to start moving, he was met with the gazes of Li Yi, Lin Ci, Tian Tian, ​​and Chen Ming.

Clearly, they had just entered the seventh level.

Chen Ming spoke first, his voice still filled with endless doubt: "What exactly is going on?"

"I had to get to the hospital before I even arrived, and suddenly the bill was settled!"

"What have you all done? Why did level six suddenly turn out like this?"

Jiang Chuan gave him a brief explanation.

After hearing Jiang Chuan's explanation, Chen Ming was amazed: "You guys just got it done like that? An average of 44 minutes?"

Lin Ci added, "It has nothing to do with us. Jiang Chuan told us where the notebook was."

"Then he attracted all the zombies in the hospital to the first floor."

Chen Ming exclaimed in astonishment, "All the zombies in the hospital have been drawn to the first floor!?"

"He persisted for so long?"

"how is this possible?"

Tian Tian chuckled:
"impossible?"

You underestimate him.

“If we had been any slower, he would have killed them all.”

Chen Ming was speechless, staring at Jiang Chuan in surprise:

"Jiang Chuan, did you recharge your account?"

"I don't see the recharge page?"

Why are you different from me?

Jiang Chuan said, "Maybe this is talent."

"I'm pretty lucky."

"I got this."

He took out the syringe, waved it in front of Chen Ming and the others, and said, "This syringe will allow me to be free from physical limitations for 20 minutes in virtual reality."

Upon seeing this, Lin Ci and the others suddenly realized.

But Li Yi immediately frowned and asked, "Is it just that you're not limited by physical strength?"

Chen Ming immediately added, "That's right, when surrounded by zombies, can you just kill them indiscriminately without being physically weak?"

Jiang Chuan explained, "Actually, no. I have a special method that can activate the body's potential."

"..."

The group wanted to ask more questions, but Jiang Chuan spoke up, "Let's not talk about that. Have you noticed the mission objective for the seventh level?"

"The seventh level has become a team dungeon, so the difficulty will probably increase significantly..."

Li Yi nodded: "The most noteworthy thing is that the target mentions 'there seem to be traces of other human activity in City X'."

"We might encounter other 'players'?"

Tian Tian nodded and said, "It must be a team operation."

But as she spoke, she glanced at Jiang Chuan again and said, "With Jiang Chuan's strength, even in a group battle, he could easily kill everyone, right?"

Lin Ci shook his head: "We can't be careless."

"The 20-minute time limit can't be used indefinitely."

"We also need to consider the subsequent actions, we..."

Lin Ci's words came to an abrupt halt, and his pupils gradually contracted.

Because he saw Jiang Chuan pull out a handful of syringes.

At this moment, Jiang Chuan weighed the syringe in his hand and said:

"It's not that you can't use it all the time."

“I can also ask Fan Lisheng for it.”

Lin Ci: "..."

Li Yi opened her mouth slightly, feeling that what Chen Ming had just said was true; Jiang Chuan was indeed the kind of player who spent money on in-game purchases.

At a rough glance, there must be more than twenty of them.
Although Jiang Chuan uses 11 vials every day in the second stage (below), he doesn't save the game, so these vials aren't considered consumed.

In addition, at the beginning of each level, he would go to Fan Lisheng to "fleece" him, but he used less than he was given. Furthermore, the number of levels he faced was twice that of others, which resulted in Jiang Chuan having more and more injections in his possession.

Tian Tian said, "Hunky guy, can I have a few?"

Jiang Chuan nodded: "No problem."

"I'll ask Fan Lisheng for some first, so that everyone will have a few so we can get started."

"Let's talk about 'other humans' first."

"It seems like we're going to be facing off against another group. What do you guys think?"

Lin Ci continued, "According to the current mission settings, the target of retrieving something from the biochemical research institute should be the center of the conflict between the two sides, and the other side must be on the opposite side of us."

"Considering what happened in the sixth level, the opponent's strength should also be quite good."

Chen Ming said, "Yes... this should be considered background information."

"The fact that they were able to reach the seventh level with us means that their speed of clearing the level is about the same as ours."

"If it weren't for Jiang Chuan, the speed at which we broke through the barrier might have been even slower."

"Are they perhaps a bit stronger than us?"

Li Yi nodded and added:

"In other words, this is a battle for that equipment." "There are two ways to win. The first, of course, is to capture the target equipment."

"Second, kill them all."

Tian Tian smiled and said, "I think the second method is more suitable."

Jiang Chuan hummed in agreement, then added, "I wonder what the situation is like on their end."

"If the conditions were completely equal, I think we would have a certain advantage..."

"However, according to the design philosophy of virtual reality designers, the situation we face should be close to real combat."

"Therefore, I am more inclined to believe that their situation may be completely different from ours."

"They might even be lying in wait for us in that bio-lab..."

"So one side needs to protect the equipment in the biochemical lab, and we are the side responsible for seizing it."

He finished speaking with a frown, and then continued:

"In any case, let's go to Fan Lisheng's place to get our things first."

……

Below the large screen in the planning team's office.

Feng Xiaobo certainly heard what Jiang Chuan and the others said.

He secretly applauded Jiang Chuan's suggestion, thinking to himself that it was indeed a good idea.

"This is something I need to remember."

"It can be used in the second training session."

"It's a pity this time."

The seventh level, designed by Feng Xiaobo, is, as Jiang Chuan and the others initially discussed, a battle for supremacy under fair conditions.

Although their strengths vary, the fact that they all entered the seventh level at the same time means that their overall strength is roughly the same, and they are all top elites from their respective organizations' branches.

Besides, absolute fairness doesn't even exist...

Even though both sides are currently in the same environment of a five-person team in a containment facility, their different abilities, the completeness of their intelligence gathering, and their judgment on the use of injections will cause differences in their actual combat.

Regardless of the final outcome, this can be a significant step forward for both sides. Moreover, among the practical reports provided by field operations, there are numerous examples of the weak defeating the strong. Ultimately, the outcome depends on their on-the-spot handling of the situation.

A voice came from the planning team's office: "The trainees of the Songshi training class have entered!"

Upon hearing this, Feng Xiaobo was suddenly taken aback: "Songshi organization?"

A look of surprise appeared on his face.

The Matsushita Institute is right next to the Aoshi Institute. Unexpectedly, Jiang Chuan's first team battle was against the trainees from the Matsushita Institute.

"What a small world..."

"This wasn't my arrangement..."

"But it doesn't matter, since they don't know about this between them."

"..."

A staff member nearby noticed the surprise on Feng Xiaobo's face.

He asked, "Boss? What's wrong?"

Feng Xiaobo said, "Do you remember that escort mission in Qing City?"

"Three people died in Songshi."

Two students and one teacher.

"Guo Wenjie was killed by Jiang Chuan, and one of the students... was also killed by Jiang Chuan."

Upon hearing this, the staff member's expression changed.

The goal of this training is to help them grow faster, not to accumulate hatred.

The staff immediately asked Feng Xiaobo:

"Should we call a halt?"

"Should we have them re-match?"

Feng Xiaobo shook his head: "No need."

"They themselves did not know each other's identities."

Upon hearing this, the staff member nodded in realization.

Feng Xiaobo continued, "Put the perspective of Songshi institutions onto the screen!"

"One left and one right!"

"The show is about to begin!"

……

On the right side of the big screen.

The five-person team from the Matsushita City organization is also studying tactics.

"Brother Feng, since our goal is to seize that equipment, why don't we set off now to gain the upper hand?"

"Yeah, Brother Feng, let's go."

The one called Brother Feng is Qi Feng, currently the third trainee at the Songshi training institution.

After the white shirt and black t-shirt died, he became the head of the Song City organization.

He has a mature, steady, and resolute face; he has a square face and is fully armed, giving people a strong impression.

My first impression was that he had broad shoulders...which made him seem very reliable.

Indeed, Qi Feng is the backbone of everyone in Songshi organization.

Faced with the urging of his teammates, Qi Feng shook his head and said:
"Since the spawn point is in the containment facility, there must be other things in the containment facility that we haven't discovered yet."

"I'll go find Fan Lisheng first to check the situation. You guys also look around and see if you can find any equipment to take with you."

"Sun Yiran, go and ask if you can get a suitable weapon so that you can make better use of your strength."

Sun Yiran was a pretty girl with delicate features. Hearing Qi Feng's words, she looked somewhat helpless: "If I could find it, I would have found it long ago..."

"Isn't there no other way?"

"Essential items aren't so easy to find."

"Actually, a dagger will do just as well now..."

Qi Feng nodded: "Try looking. More than two months have passed between the sixth and seventh levels in the virtual reality, from autumn to winter. The armory may have refreshed with other items."

"The three of you too, go look for it if you need to."

The other three nodded in unison.

Qi Feng added, "Hurry up, and gather here after you're done preparing."

"We'll discuss the specific plans on the way."

……

Jiang Chuan and the others got ten more syringes from Fan Lisheng, and each person received two.

Jiang Chuan then gave each of them three extra vials, making it five vials per person, for a total of one hundred minutes of unlimited stamina.

On the way to the biochemical research institute, the five people in the armored vehicle were discussing the current situation.

Chen Ming said with a hint of helplessness:
"Although my stamina is unlimited, the other side has guns and stuff..."

"Getting shot will still be fatal, so we have to be careful."

Li Yi added:
"And zombies."

"Judging from the special zombies in the hospital, the situation of zombies in the biochemical research institute may be more complicated."

"To achieve our goal and acquire the medical equipment, our opponents are not just another team."

Tian Tian said nonchalantly, "Our action time is not limited by physical strength, and it's more than twice that of the other side. I don't believe they can have more injections than us."

"I can't figure out how I lost."

"It's not like we don't have guns here."

Jiang Chuan said, "It's not that simple. We don't know the other party's capabilities."

"We still need to proceed with caution."

But Jiang Chuan smiled again and said:

"However, we still have a better chance of winning."

Lin Ci nodded as well:
"The only injections we got from Fan Lisheng in this stage were those ten; that must have been part of the setup."

"Our advantage lies in the larger quantity of injections."

"We can use this advantage to quickly approach the target equipment, and even get the items and withdraw safely before the other side goes deep into the target location."

Jiang Chuan nodded and said, "That's right."

"If the enemy advances quickly as well... we won't be at a disadvantage in a head-on confrontation."

"I know your level."

Tian Tian was playing around with a short knife, tossing it around.

After hearing Jiang Chuan's words, she nodded and said:

"Yes."

"We have victory in our grasp on the seventh level."

……

the other side.

Qi Feng said, "Their strength is comparable to ours, and the injections and items they can obtain are basically the same."

"Then once the battle begins, we will proceed according to our previous plan."

"Fighting head-on is not important; what matters is winning."

"After you seize the equipment, Liu Zhen, you can escape with the items. We'll help you buy some time."

"After the battle for control, there will be a chase. If we get the items to the containment facility first, we can ensure victory."

"Liu Zhen, your speed is the key to our victory. Use both of your injections on the way back. No one can catch you; we'll risk our lives to buy you time."

"When the strength is roughly equal, the way this potion is used will be the key to victory or defeat."

Liu Zhen's ability is Divine Speed. Although it is difficult to demonstrate in virtual reality, his speed is still faster in terms of numerical values.

Upon hearing Qi Feng's words, Liu Zhen nodded solemnly and took a deep breath.

Qi Feng then comforted her, saying, "Don't feel pressured."

"This is just our safest option."

He glanced around at everyone in the car, then began to speak:
"Even if something goes wrong, it's alright."

"Even if we go head-to-head, I believe we won't lose."

Inside the car, everyone nodded in unison.

Their gazes sharpened, and their morale soared.

……

In Feng Xiaobo's view...

Although he had previously thought Jiang Chuan had a better chance of winning, upon hearing about the difference in their plans, he now felt that Jiang Chuan might not be so easy to beat.

In the planning team's office, several somewhat surprised voices were heard:
"This Qi Feng is quite good too..."

"How come I didn't notice this before?"

"Of course not. From the third stage until now, everyone's attention has been focused on Jiang Chuan. How could they notice anyone else?"

"Jiang Chuan is currently ranked over 300th overall, while that girl from Fengtian is currently ranked first, and we haven't seen her yet."

How many places does Qi Feng have?

"Qi Feng is 270 cm tall, a bit taller than Jiang Chuan."

"Jiang Chuan needs to clear twice as many levels as others. If those levels are excluded, Jiang Chuan will definitely still be number one."

"But this time in the seventh level, Jiang Chuan underestimated others a bit and didn't make a plan... It's clear that the difference in skill is obvious."

Discussions broke out one after another.

Feng Xiaobo also felt that something was wrong.

"Jiang Chuan always gets perfect scores... what's going on now?"

"Didn't he do a great job on the leadership aspect before?"

"...We underestimated our opponent?"

"This kid has had it too easy all the way. It's good for him to suffer a little loss."

(End of this chapter)