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Volume 1 Chapter 68 Deception

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    Chapter 68 Deception

    "Line up! Everyone come one by one in order¡ª¡ª"

    The second lieutenant frowned and roared loudly with undisguised disgust.

    Mercenaries have their own rules.  Especially veterans who have experienced death and battle. They like cigarettes, women, and the best spirits, but they don't like someone standing in front of them and gesticulating.

    Lin Xiang did not speak to anyone. He observed the surroundings vigilantly, passed through the mercenary group in a very low-key manner, followed the direction directed by the second lieutenant, and approached a small door next to the building marked "Entrance" in both Chinese and English.  forward.

    Mercenaries are not adapted to the environment of Crescent City.  Different from other cities, there are no bars and dancers they are familiar with here, nor is there a noisy mission announcement hall. The neat streets are simply too clean. The mercenaries who are used to urinating and defecating on the spot just feel that they have entered another world.  world.  If they had not developed a strong interest in that long-term mission, they would not have taken the initiative to enter this rigid and suffocating city.

    "Boy, don't act so condescending." A burly veteran with hair as messy as a steel mane stepped forward.  He squinted at the second lieutenant from the corner of his eye, moved his cheeks to push the cigarette butt in his mouth to the right corner of his mouth, and said in a dissatisfied and threatening tone: "We are not here just to let you do whatever you want.  Calling here and there, you just need to tell me where to pick up the mission. It¡¯s better to save some time and find a woman to have fun than to stand here and blow the cold wind like a fool."

    Several other mercenaries gathered behind the veteran suddenly laughed.  Unbridled whistles and jeers arose.

    The second lieutenant still maintained a fixed stance.  After a moment, his expression changed slightly, his upper body leaned back quickly, his right leg took a sharp step back, and with the help of his body's movement, he quickly pulled out the pistol slung around his waist and pointed it at the grinning veteran.  Pull the trigger hard.

    "boom¡ª¡ª"

    The bullet accurately hit the target's neck, tearing a terrifying crack more than ten centimeters wide between the fragile bones and flesh.  The veteran covered the injury tightly, with incredible fear in his eyes, and his body slowly fell back.

    The piercing sound of gunfire shocked everyone present.  The other four people surrounding the veteran looked at this scene in shock. They subconsciously pulled the bolt of their guns and pointed their guns at the arrogant second lieutenant.  Before anything could be done, the two skeleton warriors standing behind the second lieutenant had already reacted.  The AK rifles they held in their hands pointed forward, and the bullets roared towards them at a terrifying speed. The four people immediately twitched and fell backwards to the ground.  Dark red blood gushed out from the dense bullet holes.

    A huge forklift drove over from the side. With a dull mechanical sound, the "concave" shaped bucket held high in front of the car slowly fell to the ground.  Several skeleton warriors with normal faces put their guns on their backs, grabbed the hands and feet of the deceased, and threw them high into the half-moon-shaped bucket.  Carrying the hill made of four corpses, the exhaust pipe at the rear of the forklift spewed out thick and pungent black smoke. Amidst the roar of the engine, it slowly drove towards the entrance to the city in the distance.

    "Again, everyone keep quiet and come one by one¡ª¡ª"

    The second lieutenant stuffed the still-warm pistol back into its holster.

    This time, no one dared to disobey his instructions.

    Walking in from the entrance, there is a wide and clear corridor. All the lighting sources come from various hanging lights embedded in the walls and ceiling.  There are no windows in the entire corridor, and only a rectangular door frame about a hundred meters at the end emits a softer and brighter white light.

    This is a big room.  The level is not too high, but very spacious.  A white man in a white coat, about forty years old, with slightly bald hair, and also wearing a black skull logo on his chest, sat in the center of the room.  His fingers were intertwined and lightly clenched into fists, placed on the semicircular metal table in front of him. His whole body was tilted forward at a 45-degree angle. A pair of gray eyes looked at Lin who had just walked into the room with interest.  Soar.

    "It seems very messy outside?" He pointed to a metal chair placed in front of the table and motioned for Lin Xiang to sit down.  His eyes vaguely glanced over the surface of the heavy sniper rifle.

    "I'm not sure." Lin Xiang put his backpack at his feet, sat down on the chair, shrugged his shoulders, and shook his head.  His eyes quickly swept across the room, taking in all the furnishings.

    There seems to be no surveillance cameras or other equipment here.  At least, he hasn't found it so far.

    The man laughed indifferently: "Staying here every day makes me go crazy with boredom. Okay, let's get down to business! Please show your mercenary qualification certificate and relevant documents issued by your company. This is a necessary procedure.  I need to confirm your identity first."

    Lin Xiang nodded in understanding and opened his clothes.??Take out several pieces of paper folded in half from your pocket.

    "Sosbia? Haha! That's a pretty big guy." Looking at the signature at the end of the file, the man dragged the computer on the desktop, his fingers skillfully tapped the keyboard, and the cursor flickered on the screen.  Enter a series of identity information.  Finally, he added: "Of course, no company can compare to our Skeleton Knights."

    After doing all this, he turned around, took the medical equipment placed on the other end of the semicircular table, picked up a sharp blood-taking needle from it, flexibly circled it between his fingers, and said with a smile: "Don't worry,  Take some blood samples, it¡¯s not life-threatening.¡±

    The alcohol cotton ball is soaked on the finger, and a cold and moist feeling is instantly felt.  The sharp needles pricked the skin, causing a slight pain and tingling.  The dark red blood beads that appeared from the fingertips slowly expanded the area they occupied, but were savagely swallowed by the plastic-tipped straw. Under the squeeze of huge force, they were irresistibly expelled into the prepared glass test tube.  , rolling back and forth in the transparent tube wall.

    The man has been observing Lin Xiang¡¯s eyes carefully.  He seemed to want to see something from it, but unfortunately, except for blood samples, he got nothing in the end.

    "OK! This completes the authentication. Now you can"

    Just when the man had just put the test tube into the collection rack next to him and was about to explain the follow-up matters, a sharp and crisp collision sound suddenly came from the huge floor-to-ceiling window behind him.

    "What's going on?" He turned his head subconsciously and looked in the direction of the source of the sound alertly.

    At this moment, Lin Xiang's hands moved at an incredible speed.

    He picked up the test tube on the collection rack with his left hand, reached into the pocket on the side of his trousers with his right hand, and picked up a piece of wire about ten centimeters long, a linen handkerchief, and another tube prepared in advance.  of blood.

    Three things are sandwiched between the four fingers except the thumb.

    Lin Xiang first emptied the blood in the test tube of his left hand onto the handkerchief, clamped the iron wire with two fingers of his right hand, stuffed a ball of thin silk cotton tied at the front end of the iron wire into the mouth of the tube, wiped away all the remaining blood stains, and then used  He pinched the blood sample he had prepared with his little finger, pulled out the cork blocking the mouth of the tube with his index finger and thumb, poured all the liquid inside into the clean test tube, and quickly put it back on the collection rack at lightning speed.  Location.  After doing all this, he put everything in his hands into his pockets. With a puzzled and puzzled expression on his face, he looked at the window that made the noise and said, "Is there something going on outside?"

    It only took less than two seconds to complete the entire set of actions.  The speed unexpectedly obtained from mutated creatures has far exceeded human beings' normal evolutionary capabilities.

    "Maybe!"

    The murmuring man seemed to react. He turned his head very quickly and searched for the things he had placed on the table with his eagle-like eyes.  When his eyes swept over the blood collection rack, he paid special attention to the tube of blood sample just taken from Lin Xiang.  After confirming that there was no error between the liquid level scale and the number in his memory, he turned his attention back to Lin Xiang, suspiciously and coldly looking for all the details that might reveal flaws.

    The traces left by the contact between the skin and the table, the basic sitting posture of the body, the angle of the arms and thighs, the tilt and sway of the shoulders and spine He tried hard to search for any inconsistency between the other person and his memory a few seconds ago.  , However, everything shows that this young man from Sosbia obviously has no abnormality.  Even the expression on his face maintained the surprise and surprise that a normal person should have.

    It seems that I am worrying too much, I am really neurotic.

    The man smiled self-deprecatingly, reached out and opened the drawer, took out a blank document, filled in the relevant data on the corresponding page, stamped his signature, picked up the document and handed it to Lin Xiang, turned sideways, and used  The tip of the pen pointed at a small building opposite the window: "Go and report to Captain Sock! This guy has a bad temper, so be more careful. I wish you good luck -"

    Lin Xiang nodded politely, took the document, picked up the backpack at his feet, turned and walked out of the room.

    When he was in Emma City, he had carefully investigated the mercenaries who had contact with the Skeleton Knights.  I already know the entire process of identity verification.

    Like last time, the blood in the test tube also came from Wang Biao.  The only difference was that the last experiment only required a few drops, but this time it required a full 100 ml, which filled ten test tubes.

    Lin Xiang knows very well - his blood is different from ordinary people. If he wants to hide his identity, he must use other people's blood to pass the test.

    Wang Biao is a very good choice.  He possesses the strength of level five evolution, not too strong, but not weak either.  It matches my qualifications as an A-level mercenary very well.When Lin Xiang entered the room, he held a small pebble in his hand.

    The stone is not big, about one centimeter in diameter.  Its surface has been carved with countless dense lines with a knife in advance. These scratches of varying shades are by no means meaningful abstract carvings. The direction of each line is consistent with the texture of the stone itself.  This non-artistic move completely destroyed the internal structure of the stone, causing it to pop out from Lin Xiang's fingers and hit the metal frame of the window. After making a clear enough sound, it decomposed into hundreds of individuals smaller than grains of sand on the spot.  , confounding the surface of dust on the floor of the room, forming an indistinguishable whole.

    Two seconds of disruption is enough.

    Lin Xiang has rehearsed the full set of blood sample exchange actions countless times.  With the brain thinking possessed by a four-star parasite and the speed of a six-star parasite, the entire process does not take more than one point and two seconds at most.

    This is a very critical step.

    If you want to successfully sneak into the Skeleton Knights, you should first disguise yourself as an ordinary evolved person.  Lin Xiang had carefully observed the man responsible for taking the blood sample. He was a two-star parasitic, so he had no problem concealing his intentions and deceiving his eyes.

    The plan went very smoothly.  The man didn't find any flaws. When he turned his gaze from the direction of the noisy window back to the table, Lin Xiang had already completed the entire process of exchanging blood samples.  The expression on her face was the same as that of a little girl who suddenly saw a cockroach screaming and had frequent orgasms in excitement and fear. It was reasonable and impeccable.

    If there is monitoring equipment in the room, Lin Xiang has also prepared another backup plan.  Now it seems that it is obviously no longer needed.

    ? Judging from the appearance, Captain Sock should be the kind of person who is rigorous by nature.

    His brown hair is combed meticulously, his light gray military uniform is permed straight, his shiny black leather shoes are spotless, his carefully trimmed beard is carefully arranged around his lips, and his whole body seems to be covered with "order", "strictness" and  Labels like "cold".

    Across the large desk, Lin Xiang could clearly feel the aura of the three-star parasite emanating from the other party.  On the other hand, the captain's face showed nothing unusual.

    The captain's room is large and crowded.  There were more than ten skeleton warriors standing on both sides of the desk like javelins, occupying almost half of the space.

    "Number three hundred and ninety-six." He picked up Lin Xiang's identity document, looked coldly at the signature just stamped in the lower right corner of the end, and directly replaced Lin Xiang's name with the number on the form, expressionlessly  Said: "There is only one task here. From now on, you have two hours of rest. Of course, you can also start now. No matter you come first or last, as long as you meet my requirements, you can pass the review smoothly.  .¡±

    "Let's start now!" Lin Xiang stood up straight and added: "Anyway, I don't have anything special to deal with."

    Captain Sock¡¯s pupils sunken deep into his eye-rims revealed a strange smile.  He pulled out a piece of paper from the folder on the right side of the desktop and handed it over: "Look at this first."

    That¡¯s a map.

    ???????? To be precise, it¡¯s a plan view of the pipeline setup.

    "This is the underground pipeline network diagram of Area 53 of Crescent City." The captain tapped his finger on the smooth desktop: "Did you notice the two letters a and b marked with red numbers on the drawing? Point a is  At your feet is the basement of this house. Your task is to start from here, go through the entire underground pipe, and get out of point B. No matter how much time you spend, as long as you can appear at point B, you will complete the task  .¡±

    The lines marked on the picture are not complicated. There is an obvious thick red line between point a and point b.  According to the scale in the lower right corner of the chart, the total distance is about five kilometers.

    "Everyone wants to join the Skeleton Knights. Here you can get the best treatment and benefits that are unmatched by any company." Captain Sock's slightly hoarse voice sounded again: "We don't need waste, losers and idiots here.  There is only a dead end here. You must show enough strength to prove yourself, and the way to get recognition is also very simple-as long as you pass through the entire underground pipeline, you can get everything you dream of. Of course, the premise is that you must still be alive."

    Lin Xiang looked at the map in his hand carefully again, although he had already looked at it many times.  After reading it, he frowned tightly.

    This is a pipe that repeatedly folds in a "z" shape.  No dangers or obstacles are marked, but it is conceivable that things that are not on the picture still exist in reality.  Its extent and complexity are even more terrifying than imagined.  Otherwise, the Skeleton Knights wouldn't have posted it as a mission.

    "Is there anything else you need me to explain?"The captain smiled grimly: "For example, what kind of dangers might you encounter? Or what kind of mutant creatures are there inside?"

    "How many people entered the pipeline with me?" Lin Xiang shook his head and asked another question.

    "There are 2,681 people before you. As for you, according to the order, you should be the 396th this year." This question was obviously unexpected, but the captain still gave the answer.  .

    "That is to say, there will still be people coming in behind me. No matter the time or the number?" This was Lin Xiang's own understanding. From the captain's eyes, he also saw the affirmative answer.

    "I have no problem." Folding up the map and carefully stuffing it into his jacket pocket, Lin Xiang raised his head and stared at the slightly surprised Captain Sok: "Now, let's get started!"

    A soldier led him out of the room.

    ¡°Interesting young man.¡±

    Looking at Lin Xiang who was gradually disappearing at the end of the corridor, a hint of sarcasm appeared on the captain's indifferent face: "Maybe you can really walk through that road of death. But so what? At best, you are "passing."  Or just add a simple symbol at the end of the two statistics of "failed". Hehehehe¡ª¡ª"

    Going all the way down the stairs into the basement, in the rest room on the ground floor, Lin Xiang replenished enough food and water, as well as a full 120 rounds of shotguns, two powerful flashlights, and enough batteries.

    The Knights did not refuse to accept Sospian dollars, but the exchange rate was only one-half of the face value.

    When night was about to fall, Lin Xiang entered the deepest pipe in the basement under the watchful eyes of two skeleton warriors.  Behind him, the heavy circular steel door was firmly closed and locked.  There is only endless darkness accompanying him.
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