Chapter 275: Monster Skin
Sima Gang Zha Guang: [Big Shots, any unwanted supplies? Please reward some, the kid is almost out of food.]
Scrap Metal is how it’s forged: [Cut it out, if you were really out of food, where’d you get 100 Crystal Coins to buy Matchstick Man.]
Sima Gang Zha Guang: [Where could I afford Matchstick Man? I just went in to gamble once, can’t even afford Protein Blocks anymore.]
Instance Channel atmosphere is harmonious, with some pretending to be poor, some greeting, some seeking cooperation.
Yu Jiang knows Heartless Water is here, Heartless Water also knows she’s here, but neither has seen the other.
Too many people, the Instance system’s Vehicle Skin disguise is very advanced, Players’ Items can’t crack it.
A few more hours until Instance starts, RV curtains tightly closed, Yu Jiang has Air Conditioning on, temperature set to 22 degrees, lying on the first-floor Sofa Bed watching Instance Channel.
Temperature hasn’t dropped yet, outside Vehicles packed, air circulation poor, plus most people hard to stay clean, reluctant to wear too clean Clothes into Instance, air won’t smell good.
Yu Jiang will also change into picked-up Old Clothes soon, bring Damage Reduction T-shirt first, see if it can be used in Battlefield.
Players all guard against outsiders locking onto targets via Equipment details on them, will definitely take measures before entering Instance.
The more ordinary and inconspicuous, the better; someone like Shi Xu who looks too un-basic should hide a bit.
“Captain, Captain?”
Shi Xu called twice in Team Channel with no response, nothing to salvage in Parking Plaza, Yu Jiang lying too comfortably on Sofa Bed, dozed off, woke up hearing the sound.
“What’s up? Scared me.”
“.” Shi Xu was silent for a moment, “Parking spot 306, the person you’re looking for.”
Yu Jiang rubbed her eyes and sat up, people really can’t eat and drink their fill, too comfortable, easy to get sleepy; suddenly hearing Shi Xu’s voice by her ear, she thought she was dreaming.
“Pretty close, how’d you spot it?” Yu Jiang pulled back a corner of the Curtain and peeked.
“Didn’t you tell me to hide?” Shi Xu sighed lightly, “Not me, Sister Lang spotted it.”
“Nice one, Sister Lang.” Yu Jiang praised.
Pure Love Cockroach Spicy Spicy’s voice rang out: “Mainly spotted A Thousand Lamps Exhaust Snow, she and Heartless Water care a lot about image, one in white shirt, one in apricot skirt pants.”
A Thousand Lamps Exhaust Snow and Heartless Water dare to wear such eye-catching and decent Equipment in Doomsday, they have the ability, otherwise they’d have been killed long ago.
Seeing Lightning Mage King drive Pink Car, often getting wrecked shows it.
A Thousand Lamps Exhaust Snow’s group Healing is very strong, single-target combat strength unknown, Team Battle, indeed can rank top ten among Healers.
Lightning Mage King retorted: “My blue-white striped Patient Gown is still better looking, plus Black Headgear, not to brag, my outfit is more eye-catching than theirs when going out!”
Yu Jiang said seriously: “You’re right, reminded me, I should bring Bandit Headgear too, maybe we can recognize each other via Headwear.”
Shi Xu: “. Is there a possibility that once Monster Skin is worn, Headgear can’t be seen at all.”
Time passed quickly, Yu Jiang lay until dark, ate dinner, felt full of energy now, status maxed out.
Changed Clothes, checked Equipment on body, turned off RV Air Conditioning, waiting for Instance to officially start.
Over there, Heartless Water and A Thousand Lamps Exhaust Snow also changed into more action-friendly Clothes, still look much more decent than Regular Players.
10:30 PM, Parking Plaza lit up like daylight under Players’ various lights.
Messages flashing fast in Instance Channel, emotions conveyed are excitement, exhilaration.
Most people still anticipate entering Battlefield, gaining Supplies, seeking opportunities to improve Strength, mixed with a few warmongers.
10:55 PM.
[Beep—City Battlefield about to open, please Survivors prepare, carefully read Battlefield Rules.
1. Instance Time 3 days, survival first.
2. Ranking based on: Survivor Battlefield Performance, Kill Monsters quantity, seize Battlefield Resource quantity.
3. Battlefield will sound alarms irregularly, Meteor Shower will fall on random Areas, meteors not only produce powerful shockwaves but also radiation, don’t think of tanking unless your Defense reaches 200.]
As countdown ended, the bustling Parking Plaza suddenly fell silent, all Players randomly teleported into Battlefield.
Darkness, rotten aura hit the face, opening eyes again saw the dilapidated Doomsday City.
Here real time has stopped, Panel’s 72-hour Battlefield countdown just for Players, this Map has no daytime, only night.
Air filled with post-Explosion gunpowder smell and Rotten Smell, mixed with sewer stench, looking around no intact building, true hell on earth.
Is this the world beyond the Road?
Yu Jiang first scanned around, nearby narrow dark Alley, left front visible City high-rises, almost just empty Frames.
Lights still on along road are system facilities, no wind around at all, air stuffy hot and smelly, can’t tell at all where abnormal Movement comes from.
Yu Jiang didn’t rush to move, first checked her Panel and Status in Alley corner.
Damage Reduction T-shirt can’t be worn in Battlefield, Defense +5 high-top Shoes can be used normally.
All Skills locked, including Skill Weapon.
Below Nickname a Matchstick Man icon, in this Battlefield if others kill her, she’ll drop Equipment, and unlocked Skills will randomly drop one as card.
Who calls her wearing Monster Skin now, Players in Battlefield are also Elite Monsters.
Battlefield Map quite large, almost entire City Central Zone.
But meteors will randomly smash, then Running from the Poison, space shrinks.
Unlike shrink circle, Meteor radiation disappears after 4-8 hours, those wanting to hide can still hide.
As for areas outside Map, blurry building clusters visible, but Players can’t pass, red line drawn on Map, that’s Air Wall.
Yu Jiang checked her Monster Skin again, in her eyes she’s still original appearance, in other Players and Monsters’ eyes, Skin works.
On Light Screen, bearing white exoskeleton, abstract anthropomorphic Orchid Mantis variant is her, shows still animated gif, running pose even more abstract, like Floor is hot.
Orchid Mantis very beautiful, but monsterized, only scary left.
Having Monster Skin doesn’t mean City Monsters won’t attack Players, Monsters different from people, they identify kin not by eyes.
When Player and Monster distance below 10 meters, discovery probability 60%, below 5 meters 100%.
And everywhere building debris, extremely poor visibility, plus interconnected Battlefield, hard to ensure no Sneaky Player squatting in surrounding corners.
More thrilling is, no idea if coming is person or Monster.
Slight negligence, won’t even know how died.
To solo survive three days in such environment, not only tests combat ability, but Body and mental quality.
Yu Jiang’s White Crystal Bayonet can be used normally, Weakness, poison Bleeding, Critical Hit effects all there.
Crowbar also usable.
Just, a Monster on road holding knife and hammer, use feet to know it’s a Player.
So can only explore empty-handed first.
