Chapter 20: Mamba Moment
Chapter 20: Mamba Moment
【Number of Players: 8/12】
They are Kamiyu, Jack, Zhong Hao, Brother Dong, Brother Chills, Baldy, Green Light, and the weakest one, Zhang Wei, who has been detained by the authorities.
【Remaining Game Time: 53:45:22】
Zhong Hao, Baldy, and the group of five secretly infiltrated the hospital.
Because a Curfew had been imposed by the special Troops at night, no non-emergency personnel were allowed to walk on the streets.
So they sneaked into the hospital, planning to steal an ambulance. That way, they could drive openly on the streets and head to the five-star hotel where Kamiyu was staying.
“Is this really a good idea? Why don’t we wait until dawn? Once it’s light, we can walk normally,” Brother Chills asked Zhong Hao.
“We don’t have time. That guy Zhang Wei has been captured by the authorities, and our information has already been leaked. If we wait until daytime, there’s a high chance we’ll be stopped at checkpoints,” Zhong Hao explained.
“How do you know that?” Baldy interjected.
Zhong Hao didn’t explain, simply pointing to his head with a finger.
Baldy was taken aback for a moment, then snorted heavily. “Hmph, it’s just a Skill. No need to act all mysterious.”
It turned out that Zhong Hao’s Skill allowed him to predict a certain fragment of the future. From this fragment, he saw that in the end, it was that bastard Zhang Wei who, with the support of the special Troops, won the game.
He was the one who ultimately survived.
So this operation wasn’t just about killing Kamiyu; he also wanted to change the future for himself.
“To hell with it! How could such a weak, surrendering guy become the final victor?” Zhong Hao cursed in his heart with extreme disgust.
If it weren’t for the fragment of Future Prediction telling him, he would have changed his target and gone to kill that pants-wetting guy first.
The five of them moved in Stealth through the darkness. Every time they encountered a patrolling jeep, Zhong Hao would warn them in advance, telling everyone to hide in the shadows.
Baldy watched with bated breath. Zhong Hao’s Future Perception Talent was just too unreasonable.
He could know in advance when someone was passing by or when a patrol vehicle was approaching.
It was almost like playing a third-person game with the fog of war turned off.
Baldy swallowed hard. If Zhong Hao were his enemy, he wouldn’t know how to deal with him.
The five of them successfully infiltrated the hospital and stole an ambulance.
The sound of the siren blared, “Bibu~ bibu~ bibu~.”
The white ambulance raced down the street.
Brother Dong laughed happily. “I’ve never driven an ambulance before. This thing has so much torque, and I can just run red lights. If only there were private cars on the street, I’d just plow right through them.”
“Stop fooling around and focus on driving,” Zhong Hao said from the passenger seat.
The other three, including Brother Chills, remained on high alert.
They couldn’t understand it. In this game, only one person could survive, and everyone was an enemy.
So why did these two act as if nothing was wrong, completely ignoring this rule?
Suddenly, Zhong Hao’s Passive Skill activated again, and a sense of unease washed over him.
He felt an extremely strong, dangerously intense “presence” coming from the five-star hotel ahead.
Right now, it felt like they were driving straight toward Hell.
He turned to Brother Chills with a furrowed brow and asked, “Where is that big guy now?”
“Who?”
“Jack, hurry, give me his coordinates.” Zhong Hao’s premonition grew stronger, cold sweat drenching his body as he trembled uncontrollably.
“Use it now? What if we can’t find that Pink Hair later?” Brother Chills questioned.
“I said use it, stop wasting time with questions,” Zhong Hao roared.
Brother Chills was startled.
Even Brother Dong, who knew Zhong Hao’s temperament well, was surprised. He had always been calm, even during the ambush planned by the street hours earlier. Why was he so panicked this time?
“Hey, what’s going on?” Baldy stood up and leaned over to ask.
Zhong Hao took a deep breath. He couldn’t let the pressure from his Passive Skill overwhelm him.
He couldn’t shake the morale now. If these three learned of the immense danger ahead, this already unstable group would fall apart immediately.
A fight breaking out in this confined space was the last thing he wanted, especially since he lacked any Attack Skills.
“N-nothing. I just want Brother Chills to check Jack’s location first. If he shows up at the five-star hotel, we’ll prioritize taking him down,” Zhong Hao lied through his teeth.
“Why? Didn’t we agree to go after Pink Hair?” Green Light asked.
Zhong Hao didn’t respond.
Baldy kept his eyes fixed on Zhong Hao.
Brother Chills activated his Skill, and a beam of light flashed inside the car.
“His coordinates are still drifting, but this time he’s moving much faster than before. I can’t pinpoint his location,” Brother Chills reported.
“Wait, how is he moving?” Zhong Hao took out his phone, opened the Map app, and handed it to Brother Chills to trace.
“Move aside if you can’t see.” Zhong Hao shoved Green Light’s head away.
Brother Chills traced his finger across the phone screen—east one moment, west the next, with no clear direction at all.
“Could it be that your Skill is malfunctioning?” Green Light scoffed, unwilling to back down.
“Don’t talk nonsense if you don’t understand. As long as I use this Skill, I can find you whether you’re in the sky or underground. My Skill is accurate down to the meter,” Brother Chills snorted.
In the sky or underground? Moving fast?
“I’ve got it. Jack is on some kind of vehicle, which is why his coordinates keep ‘drifting and shifting,'” Zhong Hao exclaimed, his eyes wide.
“That makes sense. Damn, why didn’t I think of that?” Brother Chills shouted.
“Wait, it can’t be the subway. The subway is shut down right now.”
“Could it be a car?” Baldy chimed in.
“Impossible. This speed is far beyond what a car can achieve.”
Just then, the sound of a helicopter echoed from the sky.
The “whoosh-whoosh” of the rotor blades reverberated throughout Dragon Roar City’s night sky.
“It’s a helicopter,” Zhong Hao realized instantly.
“Only a helicopter could move that fast and shift directions so freely,” Zhong Hao added.
“Wait, what does Jack being on a helicopter have to do with us? We’re supposed to be going after that Pink Hair,” Baldy poured cold water on the idea.
“Yeah,” the others agreed.
But.
Zhong Hao’s Passive Skill wouldn’t lie to him.
Words like danger, extreme danger, five-star hotel, Barbarian Warrior kept flashing through his mind.
At the same time, in this very moment, inside a five-star hotel.
Kamiyu was still lying in bed, fast asleep.
She was far too careless, practically looking down on her opponent.
Yeah, right.
As an esports player, would she need sleep?
Esports doesn’t require sleep—she was pretending to sleep to lure the enemy in.
She had fired so many shots; the people around must have heard. If they were smart Players, they would have already come to ambush her at night.
So she set up a trap, pretending to sleep while actually being fully armed.
All her Skills had been refreshed, just waiting for the enemy to show up.
The “whoosh-whoosh-whoosh” sound of a helicopter grew closer and louder.
“What the hell, who’s flying a helicopter back and forth in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?” Kamiyu lay in bed, covering her ears.
Inside the helicopter, a burly man over two meters tall casually said, “Activate Skill 【Golden Body】 (Invincible for 5 seconds).”
A helicopter crashed straight into the room where Kamiyu was.
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The system is bonkers, there’s just too many OP people in this one. What do you mean 5 minutes of invincibility?!