The Only Player in 'Child of Stardust'-Chapter 98 - 78 Stage 2 Mission

Chapter 98: Chapter 78: Stage 2 Mission

Chapter 98 -78: Stage 2 Mission

He pulled the trigger.

The rocket, trailing a fiery tail, flew toward the security chief. Accompanied by an ear-splitting roar, scorching flames erupted.

The terrifying shockwave spread out, and the security chief along with a large group of nearby guards were instantly blasted into a rain of security fragments, mingling with countless shards of debris that splattered in all directions, sticking to walls, the floor, and the ceiling.

Zhou Yuan turned into a shadowy figure, simultaneously entering a ghostly state to avoid the full brunt of the explosion and the subsequent shrapnel damage as much as possible.

Surprisingly, the glass walls of the surrounding cells did not shatter in the explosion, remaining completely intact without even a crack, far tougher than expected.

Thick smoke billowed and dust filled the air. Amidst the ongoing tremors, the scattered flesh and bone fragments on the ground began to wriggle eerily, as if powerful magnets were drawing them together, reassembling into human shapes at a speed visible to the naked eye.

One, two… In the blink of an eye, that group of security guards was fully revived, their uniforms restored to perfect condition without any damage.

“This is a bit too overpowered.”

Sweat beaded on Zhou Yuan’s forehead.

It was evident that the guards stood at the top of the food chain in this rule-based anomaly, far more terrifying than the red-shirted patients and doctors. Their regeneration speed was utterly mind-boggling.

“Possessing such massive destructive weapons means we must strike hard to protect the hospital’s property!”

The security chief, with a serious expression, reached for a thick black electric baton at his waist. He pressed the switch, and fine electric arcs flickered at the tip, crackling.

“Avoid getting hit by the baton. It causes forced paralysis,” the second personality’s warning rang in Zhou Yuan’s mind.

Zhou Yuan’s thoughts shifted, and countless shadow spikes suddenly erupted from the shadows of each guard.

The shadow spikes easily pierced through the vital parts of the guards’ bodies, killing them instantly. However, the bloodied holes in their bodies began healing rapidly, and it wouldn’t take long for them to stand up again.

The security chief swung the electric baton, smashing all the incoming shadow spikes. At the same time, two blurred shadowy figures emerged quietly from the darkness, each holding a steel dark dagger, striking at the security chief.

Squish, squish, squish…

Four dark daggers plunged deeply into the security chief’s body, slicing through easily. In the next second, bright red slimy organs spilled out from the wounds.

The security chief’s eyes turned blood-red as he gripped the electric baton tightly, striking with great force at one of the shadow figures.

Before the attack landed, the shadow figure exploded into a cloud of black mist, reforming nearby, while the other shadow figure appeared behind the security chief.

The cold dark dagger stabbed into his waist, twisting fiercely, shredding his kidneys.

“Ah…” The security chief screamed, enduring the extreme pain as he turned and jabbed the electric baton into the shadow figure.

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Bright electric arcs sparked, crackling loudly. The shadow figure convulsed violently a few times before disintegrating into ashes.

But this turn of the security chief left his back exposed to the other shadow figure, whose daggers easily pierced through his lungs and heart.

The security chief instantly went silent, and the electric baton fell from his hand with a thud.

“Well done, no wonder you’re me.”

In the distance, Zhou Yuan hurriedly reloaded the rocket launcher and praised the second personality in his mind—those shadow figures were being controlled by the second personality.

“Of course!”

The second personality continued to manipulate the dark matter, collecting the seven electric batons scattered on the ground. These had already been transformed into anomalous items by the rules.

[Name: Security Electric Baton]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Special Effect: Releases a powerful electric current upon hitting a target, with a certain chance of causing paralysis.

Note: In special rule-based anomaly scenarios, hitting a target while in a security role will guarantee paralysis.]

[Remark: Skillful hands of a true warrior!]

[Price: 300 Star Coins]

With just a glance at the item information, the guards’ corpses began to stand up again, their wounds healing, once more coming back to life.

“These resurrect too quickly.”

Zhou Yuan frowned and pulled the rocket launcher trigger again.

Bang!

Fire erupted, and blood rained down again.

This time, Zhou Yuan manipulated the mud shadows to bind the larger and smaller flesh fragments tightly, preventing the guards’ bodies from fully regenerating, but the cohesion among these blood and flesh fragments was stronger than he had imagined.

Veins bulged on his forehead as he used all his strength to barely control the mud shadows, gripping dozens to hundreds of flesh pieces, slowing the guards’ resurrection speed.

After about twenty seconds, Zhou Yuan’s face turned red, and he was starting to falter.

“I’m ready!”

Finally, Chen Guangxi’s voice rang out in Zhou Yuan’s ear.

Zhou Yuan relaxed, and the scattered pieces of flesh instantly reassembled into human shapes.

The security chief’s eyes widened in rage as he glared at Zhou Yuan. He was determined to make Zhou Yuan experience the same kidney-wrenching pain!

“We retreat.”

Chen Guangxi had gathered the necessary information and had no intention of continuing the fight. A mysterious magic circle appeared beneath Zhou Yuan’s feet, and in the next second, the scene shifted abruptly, returning them to the ward.

A crystal containing the sealed Qin Youwen appeared with them.

Zhou Yuan was stunned for a moment: “You could teleport us directly, so why did you make me fight them?”

“It was safer this way. I didn’t know what might happen if I tried to take Qin Youwen out of the cell, so I did a Soul Search first.”

“Did you find anything?”

“I did.”

Chen Guangxi let out a cold laugh. “This guy was indeed a high-ranking steward of the Land of Truth hidden in Xinhu. He’s been preparing the ‘Ten Disasters’ plan since six or seven years ago, aiming to cause ultimate chaos and destruction in Xinhu.

He picked ten special locations to nurture the Evil God Embryos possessing the power of the Ten Disasters. When the time was right, he planned to perform a ritual to awaken the Ten Disasters, thus destroying Xinhu, the gem of the East Continent.”

Chen Guangxi took out her phone and sent the locations of the Ten Disasters to the Control Bureau.

Zhou Yuan leaned in, absorbing the intelligence.

[Frog Disaster—Cuihu Wetland Park

Fly Disaster—Songlin Pig Farm

Firstborn Disaster—Renai Hospital

Bloodwater Disaster—Wanxiang Plaza

…]

Suddenly, a system prompt rang in Zhou Yuan’s ear.

[Stage One Mission Completed]

[Mission Reward 1: Experience Points*500]

[Mission Reward 2: Star Coins*3000]

[LV17→LV18!]

[Experience Points: 270/950]

[Star Coins: 5600]

[Allocable Attribute Points: 1]

[Stage Two Mission Activated]

[Mission Objective: Do your best to stop the Land of Truth’s conspiracy]

[Mission Reward 1: Experience Points*1500]

[Mission Reward 2: Star Coins*5000]

[Mission Reward 3: Perfect Quality Item Pack*1]

[Mission Reward 4: Perfect Quality Skill Scroll*1]