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

Chapter 183 Rescuing Teammates? Am I the one who needs to be rescued?
"Boss, the data from various agencies has been collected."

"Nine lines have obtained a lot of data through self-learning, and the sampling and sample analysis are almost complete."

"What do you say? Shall we begin preparing for the next step?"

In the headquarters' technical team office, Wang Xuejun, the team leader, was listening to his deputy's report.

As he listened, he rested his chin on his hand and scrolled through the data and case studies on the report.

Wang Xuejun nodded, then shook his head:
"There's no need to rush. We're handling too many projects at the same time."

“The students trained by institutions in various regions have not yet completed the third stage. They are still waiting for more data to be collected and the sample size to be improved.”

"To be honest, I don't think our million-operation count is enough."

"..."

"Old Zhu, what do you think?"

The deputy surnamed Zhu pondered for a moment, then spoke:
"It's impossible to achieve complete perfection; we don't have time to go 100%."

"The current level of intelligence is already sufficient for us to start using it."

"After feeding in so much data, no problems have occurred in the virtual reality environment, and the transmission of mental signals in the more than 35,000 samples of the helmet is also normal..."

"..."

"But you're right, it won't make a difference if we take ten more days."

Wang Xuejun nodded: "Then you should go over there and keep an eye on things first."

"Mr. Zhou said that the situation of animal awakening is becoming more and more serious, and now the hardest-hit areas are no longer just Kunlun."

"By then, Jiuxing and your side should be able to finish at the same time."

"By the way, when will the field team lend out the chessboard? Doesn't Old Song agree?"

The deputy waved his hand: "Please don't send me to Old Master Song's place. I can't handle his secretary."

"You should go by yourself..."

"I'm heading to the Yanjiao base now, you go ahead with your work."

The deputy turned and left. Wang Xuejun scratched his head and continued to focus on the report in front of him.

The students' third phase of training was not just training; it was also a data information database for a confidential project of the technical team.

In order to combat the increasingly severe situation, all groups within the organization are working intensively to prepare for related tasks.

Currently, crises in various regions are being addressed by skilled field personnel, but manpower is ultimately limited.

Human civilization has evolved to this point, ultimately stemming from the use of tools.

That is the mission of the technical team.

Wang Xuejun silently pondered these things to himself:

"In another two or three months, we'll be able to ease some of the pressure on the field team."

"It's difficult to find anyone to help test experimental data right now... but the kids that Lao Feng and his team trained will take over sooner or later, so the situation is still moving in our favor."

"Speaking of the third phase of training... now the advance teams from various local organizations are about to enter the eighth stage."

He opened the virtual reality data report and looked at the locations represented by the numbers.

"Yes, Qing City, Fengtian, Yanjing, Shu... we've already passed the seventh level today."

"This third phase of training has finally reached its climax."

"I need to find some time to go and check it out. I don't seem to have anything planned for tomorrow morning."

Thinking of this, Wang Xuejun rubbed his face, trying to put these things out of his mind for the time being.

But just then, there was another knock on his office door.

Boom boom boom!
A young man wearing glasses and looking gentle and refined walked in with a smile. His hair was slightly curly, and he was wearing a snow-white research coat. He greeted Wang Xuejun, "Brother Wang."

Wang Xuejun looked at the newcomer with some surprise: "Xiao Xu? What's wrong, free today?"

Xu Shan shook his head: "It's not that I'm free. I was just thinking that virtual reality is starting to connect in different places today, so I came to ask if you've encountered any problems."

"I don't have enough permissions to see it."

Wang Xuejun smiled and said, "What problems could there be? We're in charge of the lower levels. If there are any problems, they're problems with the planning team."

"you do not need to worry."

Xu Shan nodded slightly, but immediately emphasized, "We still need to be careful."

Wang Xuejun said, "I understand."

"The eighth level of the virtual reality game is probably going to open tomorrow. I'm planning to go check it out. Do you want to come?"

Xu Shan shook her head: "I'll pass."

"I just saw Brother Zhu go out and he mentioned his project."

"Brother Zhu is still urging me to make progress here..."

Xu Shan paused for a moment, then suddenly asked:

"If it's level eight tomorrow, is Jiang Chuan there?"

Wang Xuejun nodded: "He'll be there tomorrow."

"..."

Wang Xuejun was slightly taken aback, then asked, "You know about Jiangchuan?"

Xu Shan nodded slightly: "Many people in our project mention it in casual conversation, and I asked about it a couple of times as well."

"He seems like a rather interesting person."

"It's a pity I didn't have time..."

Xu Shan pushed up his glasses and ended the casual conversation, saying, "Then I'll head out first, Brother Wang."

"You're busy."

……

After defeating their opponents, the members of the Qing City organization all logged out of the virtual reality environment.

Including Jiangchuan.

Because in the settlement interface, in addition to the completion time, rating, and team member injury records, an additional line of prompts appeared—

[Level 8 is not yet open. Please wait for staff notification.]

Jiang Chuan also saw this message, so although he could choose to enter the seventh level (part 2), he still exited the virtual reality.

Jiang Chuan had just taken off his helmet when he heard Li Yi's voice:
"Jiang Chuan, what's your current overall ranking?"

Jiang Chuan answered truthfully, "One hundred and seventy-seven."

Because he cleared the seventh level so quickly, Jiang Chuan's ranking jumped by nearly two hundred people, from over three hundred to one hundred and seventy-seven.

Li Yi was taken aback: "About the same as me?"

"how come?"

"Only a dozen or so places ahead?"

"Shouldn't it?"

After witnessing Jiang Chuan's performance in the sixth and seventh levels, Li Yi, who hadn't previously inquired about his ranking, now showed considerable curiosity.

She thought Jiang Chuan would at least be in the top 50, but she never expected him to be only 177...

At this moment, Lin Ci patted Jiang Chuan on the shoulder:

"Jiang Chuan, how did you manage to get so many injections?"

"How come we didn't know this thing existed?"

Jiang Chuan said, "Fan Lisheng and I asked him."

"I've heard that if there's a drug that can slow down zombification, there must be other drugs too, right?"

"He told me as soon as I asked."

Chen Ming felt a chill: "You...you asked him and he told you?"

"Jiang Chuan, you're truly a god."

Tian Tian then took off her helmet and came to the group's side: "Isn't that right?"

"If the tough guy is the captain of the internment camp combat team, then Fan Lisheng should call me Brother Chuan, Captain Jiang."

Li Yi looked at Jiang Chuan and asked in surprise, "How did you do that?"

Jiang Chuan sighed helplessly, "That's a long story."

"Maybe it's because there are different endings. I prefer a perfect ending, so I'm a bit more careful."

Lin Ci exclaimed in shock, "Is this why you have more than twenty injections?"

At this moment, Teacher Cao Zhigang walked in from outside, interrupting their conversation.

"You've all come out!?"

"Headquarters just called and wants the five of you to enter the virtual reality environment at 7:00 AM tomorrow!"

"We'll advance to the eighth level along with the other two groups!"

"Your opponents are currently the number one and number two! They are the Fengtian and Yanjing institutions, respectively."

Jiang Chuan was stunned when he heard the news: "First and second? We're ranked over a hundredth, and we're going to meet the first and second place?!"

Cao Zhigang raised an eyebrow behind his sunglasses and said:

"This shows that your overall evaluation score is very high!"

Rankings don't tell the whole story!

Cao Zhigang knew that Jiangchuan had twice as many checkpoints as others.

If it weren't for the fact that there were twice as many levels, Jiang Chuan would definitely be in first place.

However, thinking back to the call from the planning team, Cao Zhigang felt that Jiang Chuan and the others' ranking order had been intentionally adjusted.

It must have been "special treatment" from the head of the planning team.

But Cao Zhigang felt this was a good thing.

If Jiang Chuan and his team are given some players who are not strong enough, then this third phase of training will be of little use to Jiang Chuan.

As Cao Zhigang was thinking this, he spoke:
"Alright, you guys get ready!"

"Don't forget, it's seven o'clock tomorrow morning!"

After saying that, Cao Zhigang turned and left the classroom.

Jiang Chuan and his group of five exchanged glances, and Tian Tian spoke first:
"Yanjing Institution is only second? Zheng Yang is second?"

"I didn't expect the people from Fengtian to be so fierce!"

"A muscular man who can be compared to a muscular man?"

Lin Ci said, "We don't know about the situation in Fengtian, but we know the situation in Zhengyang very well."

"He is indeed quite strong, a bit stronger than me, but definitely not as strong as Jiang Chuan."

"From this perspective, Fengtian, which is currently ranked first, is the one we should pay the most attention to."

Jiang Chuan nodded:

"The opponent is ranked so high, their strength must be considerable."

"We don't know the situation in Fengtian, but we do have some idea about Yanjing."

"I didn't go to Yanjing last time. What's the situation with this Zheng Yang you're talking about?"

Chen Ming answered Jiang Chuan's question:
"Zheng Yang also uses a sword."

"I don't know who the specific memories that were awakened are."

"But since it's a sword..."

"Li Yi, what's your opinion?"

Li Yi calmly said, "His swordsmanship is above mine."

Jiang Chuan was taken aback: "Above you?"

Li Yi nodded: "Yes."

Tian Tian said, "Li Yi doesn't just use swordsmanship; she can also recite poetry."

"If you ask me, if we go all out, Li Yi's strength shouldn't be too much of a disadvantage, right?"

Li Yi said, "But reciting poetry doesn't work in virtual reality."

Jiang Chuan hummed in agreement, then continued, "What about the other four people in Yanjing?"

"How to say?"

Lin Ci turned his gaze to Tang, Song, and Ming, who were still in the virtual reality.

"I do know a few, but Brother Tang knows the details best."

"Ask him at noon."

Jiang Chuan nodded and stretched his fingers, saying, "Then let's split up. You guys gather the intelligence from Yanjing, and I'll go into the virtual reality again to see if there are any other environmental factors we can use."

Jiang Chuan quickly put his helmet back on and entered the seventh level, "Next".

……

the other side.

Yanjing Institution.

Zheng Yang raised an eyebrow when he heard that tomorrow's opponents were Fengtian and Qing City:

"Qing City is behind us?"

"What about Jiang Chuan?"

There were four other people surrounding him.

A tall, thin man with a sinister expression immediately spoke:
"Jiang Chuan's second-stage formation-breaking time is 49 seconds, his strength is quite remarkable..." "Not only that, I have also heard that a lot of things have happened in Qing City recently, all of which are related to this Jiang Chuan."

"Many people at headquarters speak highly of Jiang Chuan, but they don't know just how strong he really is."

"But we know the other people in Qing City quite well."

"Considering this, I think this ranking is unreliable."

Zheng Yang raised her eyebrows and asked, "What do you mean?"

The sinister-looking man continued in a slightly hoarse voice, "As I just mentioned, Jiang Chuan's second-stage formation-breaking time is 49 seconds. This strength far exceeds the theoretical range of the Bronze Man Formation..."

"You could even say that his personal combat strength is the best among all the first batch of trainees."

"We've seen Lin Ci, Li Yi, and Chen Ming from Qing City in the second stage; their strength is quite good. Even in Beijing, they could easily be in the top ten or even the top five..."

"Cough cough!"

The sinister-looking man coughed twice, then continued:

"Considering Jiangchuan's strength and Lin Ci's level... our strength on paper should be weaker than Qingshi's."

"I wonder how the strength of Qing City compares to that of Fengtian."

"But regardless of who is number one between the two of them, we should be the weakest one."

"Therefore, in order to win, we must survive in the cracks and strive to seek cooperation with both sides."

“Once Qing City and Fengtian are damaged, it will be a good time for us to reap the benefits.”

A fat man nearby pulled out an apple from somewhere, took a big bite, and said as he chewed:
"We can't unleash our full potential here. Whether we can win or not depends on how well we plan."

"If you ask me, we'd better try to make amends with Qing City first, since we have acquaintances there."

"Then we can secretly join forces with Fengtian. As long as we find a balance, we can achieve a situation where both sides are severely damaged."

The sinister-looking man chuckled, coughing twice as he did so, and said:
"Dong Xing'an, you're the one who understands me best."

The fat man chuckled and said, "Old Qin, this matter is still far from settled. We'll have to wait until we enter the pass to see how things go."

"Moreover, our commander has not yet agreed to this battle plan."

Everyone's gaze turned to Zheng Yang again.

Zheng Yang rubbed his temples and then said, "The core idea should still be to win."

"What I personally think is not important."

A girl next to me, who looked rather androgynous, smiled and said, "Haven't you been wanting to meet up with Jiang Chuan for a while now?"

Zheng Yang calmly replied, "It's just a thought."

"Moreover, one cannot fully exert one's strength in virtual reality."

"A simple comparison of combat strength is meaningless."

"Only by winning is it meaningful."

Fatty Dong Xing'an said, "Alright, let's call it a day. We'll talk about tomorrow's matters tomorrow."

Just as Dong Xing'an was about to leave, a man sitting next to Zheng Yang calmly asked a question:
Why is the Qingdao branch ranked third?

This issue has attracted everyone's attention.

"What kind of person is Jiang Chuan? Is he deliberately creating an opening?"

"Or is it that he doesn't care about the rankings at all, which is why he's progressing so slowly?"

"The information the teacher just mentioned did not specify the ranking of the Qingdao institutions."

Does this mean that Jiang Chuan isn't even in the top five or even the top ten?

"why?"

Zheng Yang frowned and pondered for a moment, then spoke:
"It doesn't matter."

"We'll know everything tomorrow."

……

Fengtian Organization.

Liu Yi was swinging her legs back and forth, touching up her makeup in front of a small mirror. She pursed her lips, which were now perfectly rosy.

As she touched up her makeup, she muttered to herself, somewhat annoyed:

"This damn helmet always leaves my hair a mess after I wear it."

But she immediately smiled again:
"But I'll finally get to see Jiang Chuan tomorrow."

Liu Yi is currently ranked first in the third stage and is the absolute ace of the Fengtian organization.

A boy next to her said, "Big sister, don't get too cocky. Tomorrow we'll be facing off against both Beijing and Qingdao. Aren't you thinking about tactics?"

Liu Yi rolled her eyes at him: "What tactics?"

What does winning or losing matter?

“If you’re so capable, help your sister out a bit, instead of creating more anxiety for her.”

The boy wasn't angry after being reprimanded; he simply continued speaking:

"Jiang Chuan is an opponent, and Yanjing should not be underestimated either. Their number one could pose a threat to you."

"Big sister, you need to be more careful!"

Liu Yi remained silent, focusing intently on touching up her makeup, until she finished before speaking:
"So what if I set up a plan? You bunch of useless people won't be able to achieve anything."

"In the end, victory still depends on my performance, doesn't it?"

The two men and two women beside them remained silent.

Because she was telling the truth.

Liu Yi continued, "Alright, you can eat and drink as you please."

"I need to go back and get some beauty sleep."

"..."

She got up to leave, but turned back at the door to add:
Don't be late tomorrow.

……

Jiang Chuan had already finished the seventh level (part 2).

The seventh (second) level is called: Death Station.

The mission objective was to retrieve a document. This document seemed to be related to the source of the zombie outbreak, but unfortunately, before it could be sent away, the zombie horde erupted. The box containing the document was left behind at the train station.

The spawn point for this level is right next to the train station.

To save time, Jiang Chuan used the same old method—simple and unpretentious—to storm into the station.

However, the density of zombies at the station was extremely high, and there was practically no cover inside. If it weren't for the syringes, Jiang Chuan wouldn't know how he would have gotten there… He used three syringes before finally finding the silver-white file box.

Having finally shaken off the zombies, I immediately saw the virtual reality game's completion prompt. I didn't have time or space to check what the documents in the box were, so I exited the virtual reality game.

After taking off his helmet, his eyes flickered.

"Unfortunately, I didn't see the document."

"And they didn't even reclaim the shelter, and the spawn point is near the station... Is this to prevent me from getting information in advance?"

"I was originally going to ask Fan Lisheng about the effects of that green liquid..."

"How about... we go into the second half of the pass again and just go back to the shelter to ask them questions?"

"..."

Jiang Chuan considered it for a moment and then gave up on the idea.

"Forget it, knowing this much beforehand isn't very useful, especially since we don't even know the winning conditions for the eighth level."

"We still need to decide how to use that thing based on the winning conditions of the eighth level."

"In that case..."

"It doesn't matter when we find out."

After making up his mind, Jiang Chuan stood up, put away his helmet, and then hurriedly headed to the cafeteria.

……

The next day, early in the morning.

Classroom of Class 1, Qingshi Institution.

The five-person team preparing to tackle level eight had been waiting in the classroom for a while.

They were chatting idly, waiting to enter the virtual reality world and to reach the eighth level.

Chen Ming checked the time: "It's 6:58, shall we go in?"

Jiang Chuan nodded: "That's about it."

"Let's go inside and talk about it."

"This three-team battle will definitely make things more complicated, so be prepared."

Tian Tian smiled and said, "Don't worry, our mindset is definitely better than yours."

"Captain Jiang, you are the core player."

Lin Ci nodded: "That's right."

"Jiang Chuan, in order to win, you also have to be prepared to abandon us."

“Especially in this situation, achieving a perfect victory is impossible.”

Jiang Chuan smiled and said, "Okay, okay."

"When the time comes, I'll make you the first one to help me clear the landmines."

Lin Ci's expression remained unchanged, and he nodded very seriously.

Seeing his expression, Jiang Chuan couldn't bear to joke anymore. He held up his helmet and said, "See you inside."

After saying that, everything went black before his eyes, as if he had put on his helmet.

[Level 8: Compassion]

[Level objective: Rescue your trapped teammates...]

This was the first time Jiang Chuan had seen such a brief mission description, and he found it quite strange.

"Rescue my trapped teammates?"

"What do you mean? Isn't level eight a team battle?"

What are the winning conditions?

Before he could think any further, the surrounding environment had already been loaded, showing him the prison cell.

Jiang Chuan immediately got up, preparing to meet up with his other teammates. He had just come out of the cell when he saw his companions who had also just finished loading.

Li Yi, Lin Ci, and Chen Ming are all present.

Jiang Chuan's face darkened, and he asked:

"Where's Tian Tian?"

Li Yi shook her head: "I don't know."

"I was the first one to come out, so I didn't see her."

Lin Ci said, "It seems that the one who needs to be rescued is Tian Tian..."

Chen Ming asked, "But what does this have to do with team battles? What's the situation with level eight?"

Jiang Chuan frowned, about to say something, when he heard a series of footsteps behind him.

The former captain, an older man, seemed to have rushed over, panting as he said, "Captain Jiang!"

"Team member Tian Tian has gone missing while on a mission!"

"The supplies collection team said..."

The former captain, an older man, pulled out an old map of X City, pointed to the words "Department Store" on it, and said in a panicked tone:

"They seem to have heard cries for help here!"

"Captain Jiang, you must hurry and rescue them!"

"Team member Tian Tian only has a maximum of two hours left!"

"She needs to be injected with the medication within two hours to avoid turning into a zombie!"

Jiang Chuan glanced at the map and frowned.

This department store is extremely far from the shelter; the journey alone takes an hour.

They now have a two-hour rescue time limit. Considering the time spent searching for people, the time spent intercepting zombies, and even the possibility of clashing with other teams...

They must set off as soon as possible.

Although I don't understand what this "compassion" means, since the goal of clearing the level is to rescue my teammates, their current situation is obvious...

Jiang Chuan spoke very quickly:
"Prepare the vehicle!"

"Depart within three minutes!"

……

Tian Tian was currently in an extremely cramped environment and unable to move.

He was surrounded by darkness and could only sense that he was encased in metal plates through his fingers.

Based on the size of the space, she could roughly guess that she was in a locker.

"What do you mean?"

"Rescue teammates?"

"..."

"Am I the one who was rescued?"

(End of this chapter)