Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

When Liu Zheng's gaze focused on the black line, the black line slowly arched up, gathering into a crawling black human figure, and stretched out a constantly liquefiing hand towards him.

The hand instantly traversed an infinite distance, and the dripping, oil-like black liquid almost filled the entire abyss.

The once dry abyss was transformed into a real ocean almost instantly, a black ocean.

"Rational decline exemption successful."

The system notification suddenly sounded, startling Liu Zheng awake.

He involuntarily took a step back, almost tripping over himself.

"It's alright, He can't come over."

8848 helped him up and said calmly.

Hearing his words, Liu Zheng composed himself and looked ahead again.

The black lines are still the black lines, and the abyss is still the abyss.

"Welcome to the border."

8848 patted him on the shoulder and said.

Is this the border?

Liu Zheng muttered to himself.

It was completely different from what he had imagined, but it also fit the style of the metropolis.

"No, this is just one type of border."

4399 walked over and said.

"And the place you are going to is there."

He raised his hand and pointed in one direction.

Liu Zheng followed his finger and saw a large white gate standing alone on the grass in the distance.

Chapter 244 Leaving the Country

"Go over there."

After saying that, 4399 walked towards the white gate.

The man and the cat exchanged a glance and followed behind him.

8848 walked at the very back, like a guard escorting a prisoner.

When Liu Zheng reached a distance of about 200 meters from the white gate, he realized that it was not all alone.

Next to the main entrance was a desk, and behind the desk sat a person also dressed in uniform.

The sealing wax stamp and the cap badge were the same, except that his face had no features, but instead a pitch-black key.

Liu Zheng's expression was a little strange, not because of the person with a key on his face, but because of the coffee machine on the desk.

He couldn't imagine how this city hall employee drank coffee. Did he open the top of his head and pour it in directly?

"Give."

4399 walked to the desk and handed the documents to the key holder.

The person holding the key took the document, checked it, and then put it in the drawer.

Then, it picked up something that looked like a barcode scanner from the table and walked over to Liu Zheng and the calico cat.

"This is a security check before departure. We're checking if you have any items that are prohibited from being taken out of the country."

8848 explained.

"Oh."

Liu Zheng calmly raised his tentacle.

He had stored most of the items in his system space, so he would accept it if they could be scanned out.

Fortunately, whether it was because he didn't have any contraband on him or because of the shielding effect of the system space, the barcode scanner didn't detect anything unusual.

If Liu Zheng has no problem, then the calico cat naturally has even less of a problem.

The man with the key nodded, put down the barcode scanner, and took two chips out of his pocket.

"This is a memory chip. Once implanted in your minds, it will block most of the memories related to the metropolis, retaining only a very small number of essential memories."

"At the same time, it can also play a certain role in protecting the mind. But if this layer of mental protection is breached, the memory chip will be burned up along with your mind."

“If you are afraid, you can apply to withdraw now. But once you withdraw, you will never be able to leave the country again. And once the memory chip is implanted, you will never be able to withdraw again.”

8848 reiterated.

"how to use?"

Liu Zheng simply asked.

"Just insert it into the brain."

8848 said.

He nodded, took the chip, and inserted it into his temple.

There was no pain as he expected; he only felt a cool sensation before the chip disappeared from his mind.

Seeing Liu Zheng's decisiveness, the calico cat also took the chip and inserted it into its own cat head.

Cats are probably all bullies in their own territory. Since leaving the restaurant, the once lively and talkative calico cat has become quiet, and seems to be taking Liu Zheng's lead.

"How come I haven't lost my memory?"

He tried to recall his experiences after entering the Metropolitan Area and then said.

"It will only take effect after crossing the border."

8848 explained.

"In addition, although you are representing Bloody Restaurant to make purchases abroad, the city hall also has its own tasks to complete."

4399 walked over carrying a thick diary.

"You need to record everything you see and hear in this diary as much as possible. The more detailed the record, the higher the value of the content."

"At the same time, you can bring back anything that you find interesting or unique."

"If you complete the mission well enough, then you don't need to worry about the problems after you come back."

He said this with a hint of meaning.

Name: Border Management Bureau Dedicated Diary

Type: Miscellaneous Items

Quality: Excellent

"Effect: Record what you see and hear, and block out your own perceptions."

"Note: I'll emphasize again, don't write everything in your diary. Nobody wants to know how many times you poop a day!"

"Can it be taken out of the instance: No"

Liu Zheng took the diary, lost in thought.

It's normal for the city hall to know about his relationship with Peacock, and they certainly have the ability to prevent Peacock from causing further trouble for him.

The premise is that Liu Zheng must demonstrate sufficient value, that is, he must bring back enough mission results.

It seems he's going to put on a good show as a folklorist and collector this time.

"Alright, it's getting late, open the door."

"8848 said to the key person."

The man with the key nodded, took the key off his face, and inserted it into the lock of the white door.

The smooth, jade-like stone door opened automatically, revealing a constantly swirling vortex of mist inside.

"go in."

No sooner had 8848 finished speaking than a strange change occurred inside the door.

Suddenly, a tentacle covered in eyeballs emerged from the vortex and coiled towards the nearest key-wielder.

Faced with the sudden attack, the key-wielder did not move at all, as if he was frozen in fear.

Just as the tentacles entangled the key-man and were about to be retrieved, 4399 moved.

He raised his right hand, and a police stun baton had appeared in his hand without him noticing.

Then he swung the stun baton, and a bolt of electricity thicker than a human body roared out and instantly struck the tentacle.

The eyeballs on the wrists and feet were instantly burned into charcoal by the ultra-high voltage current, and the air was filled with the smell of burning.

The key-man calmly slapped his hand, and his wrists and feet turned into countless black ash particles, which drifted away with the wind.

The vortex of mist rippled, and although there was no sound, Liu Zheng felt a powerful will raging on the other side.

"What kind of class do you have that dares to cause trouble here?"

8848 sneered, drew the pistol from his waist, and fired a shot.

Without a flash of light or a gunshot, a bullet, rolling like mercury, silently left the barrel and shot into the vortex of mist.

A terrifying howl that Liu Zheng couldn't comprehend came from the vortex, and then the door returned to calm.

"Did I frighten you?"

8848 put away his gun and smiled at Liu Zheng.

"A little."

He said it very politely.

"This is just a small-scale operation. The last one was much bigger; a third of the Border Management Bureau's personnel came. Of course, I can't tell you because of confidentiality regulations."

"However, if you join the Border Services Agency, I can give you a good talk."

8848 raised an eyebrow.

"Thank you for your kind attention, boss. I'm doing a great job at the Bloody Restaurant and don't want to change jobs for the time being."

Liu Zheng decisively refused.

Compared to the straightforward, bloody restaurants, the city hall is the place that truly devours people without spitting out the bones.

And even if he really wanted to switch jobs, wouldn't it be better to go to the Writers' Association?

Having a novelist and a fool as backers is far better than having these two people with unclear motives and the faction of those who refuse to be favored behind them.

"It's okay, here's my contact information, write it down. If you change your mind, you can contact me anytime."

8848 didn't get angry; instead, he recited a string of numbers.

"Ok."

Liu Zheng silently wrote it down.

Although he estimated he wouldn't fight, it's always good to have more connections.

"Stop dawdling, it's time to go."

4399 urged.

"Liu Zheng, salmon is afraid of cats."

The calico cat finally spoke, clinging pitifully to Liu Zheng's leg.

"It's okay, I'm here."

Liu Zheng lowered his tentacle and stroked its head, then placed it on his shoulder and stepped into the mist.

Chapter 245 Outsiders from the Metropolis

The dim yellow light illuminated the not-so-large room.

However, the Anco family did not sit under the light, but instead hid in the shadows under the table and bed, shivering.