Chapter 96: Searchlight Bright As Daylight
The Instance Channel fell silent for a moment.
It’s good that someone is willing to go on an Adventure, but not getting Supplies makes it hard to accept.
No. 4 Lingering Fear: [We can participate, more people mean a bigger Opportunity, but isn’t dividing the Supplies like this a bit too much? We can’t Kill Mutants alone, but we’re not slacking off either.]
As Lingering Fear sent the Message, his face still showed some defiance. No. 5 Aftershock frowned and reminded him,
“We’re still counting on them to help.”
Lingering Fear didn’t take it seriously. “Anyway, they’re going to Kill Mutants. Worst case, we just slack off and don’t help, then freeload the Clearance.”
Best case, those people go on the Adventure, and he takes the chance to grab Supplies.
Once they use up their Skills and Bullets, and their Status is mostly Consumed, how the Supplies are divided will be up to him.
No. 1 is pulling people for Cooperation, and he’s saying this to win over the No. 3 Player.
How could Yu Jiang and No. 2 and No. 10 not know what scheme Lingering Fear is plotting.
Let others do the hard and tiring work, while he takes the benefits.
He’s dreaming.
Yu Jiang replied: [Can’t Kill Mutants alone? Fine, prove your Strength first. Otherwise, why should we split Supplies equally?]
Lingering Fear: [If you don’t want to split Supplies, we can make sure you fail too. No one takes the Supplies inside—that’s the fairest.]
He smugly thought that sabotaging isn’t hard while contributing is.
Either split Supplies together, or no one gets any—just stall.
No. 3 Leather Jacket hurriedly chimed in to distance himself:
[I’m not with him! No. 4, don’t drag me into this!]
No. 7 Player: [I don’t want any Supplies. Clearance Reward is enough! Big Shots, you must Success!]
Lingering Fear looked at the Messages from these two and secretly cursed them as idiots.
He’s fighting for Supplies, and they’re backstabbing. Two cowards!
Why didn’t a Mutant Kill No. 7!
Yu Jiang’s next words, however, made his expression Solidify.
[Is that so? You’ve reminded me. What we’re doing is too dangerous. We should prepare to ensure no one causes trouble.]
Lingering Fear instinctively scanned his surroundings.
In his sight, besides the Wild Grass swaying in the wind, there was only silence. Though he tried hard to hide it, his facial expression was still a bit stiff. He always felt like Yu Jiang would suddenly jump out from the Grass.
“Big Sister, are we still burning the House?” No. 2 Big Sister asked, her brow furrowed.
If No. 4 really sabotages from behind, they’ll be attacked from both sides and won’t be able to cope.
“Burn it, but wait a bit. First confirm where this guy is.” Yu Jiang didn’t know what No. 2 and No. 10 were thinking, so she spoke vaguely.
She wanted to take out No. 4 too.
“I have a strong Searchlight here. Turn it to max, it’s like daytime, and it can spot people or monsters hiding behind cover. Useful?” No. 2 Big Sister rarely gave ideas, but when she did, it was a trump card.
Yu Jiang nodded vigorously. “Extremely useful! I’ll go to the Roof and drag that kid out first, then return the light to you.”
“It’s still a life after all. Really going to attack him?” No. 10 Uncle was still a bit hesitant.
Cooperating with kind-hearted people means no worry of backstabbing, but similarly, some decisions aren’t easy to make.
“If we don’t act, it’s fine if he just grabs some Supplies. But if he causes us any trouble, we’ll be the ones dying.” Yu Jiang said seriously,
“How about I mess with him first to keep him busy. Later, I’ll shine the Flashlight at the sky as a Signal, and you start the fire.”
Doing it herself would waste too much effort.
She needed to conserve Strength to deal with Mutants. Killing one gives so many Rewards, while killing a No. 4 Player gives no coins.
Of course, let the Mutants handle this.
After discussing, Yu Jiang took No. 2 Big Sister’s Searchlight and went to the middle of the Farm, to that old red brick House. She used the Folding Ladder to climb onto the Roof.
On the outer side was a Tree, with branches growing to the Roof. If anything happened, she could quickly climb On the Tree and leave.
Yu Jiang didn’t know where No. 4 was, so she swept clockwise.
No. 2 Big Sister’s Searchlight was really effective. It was almost 12 now, but when turned on, it switched straight to daytime mode. The lit Area was crystal clear.
Such bright light instantly attracted the Mutants searching outside and the dozing Mutants.
Yu Jiang watched as, under the bright-as-daylight beam, two Mutants moved aggressively toward her position.
She roughly judged the distance and continued searching. Actually, no need to search much—just predict their Movement.
With such big Movement, No. 4 Player must know. He might even think he can fish in troubled waters for benefits.
The Main House and Storage Warehouse were Yu Jiang’s search focuses, and she indeed found him—on the way to the Warehouse for Winemaking Supplies.
No. 4 was pretty clever, sticking to corners and blind spots the whole way, but No. 2 Big Sister’s light could penetrate cover and lock onto the Goal.
He thought he was hidden, but he’d been active right under Yu Jiang’s Eyes.
It was like thinking he’d ambushed in the Grass, only to be right in the enemy’s vision Area.
Yu Jiang drank some Popeye’s Spinach, instantly feeling full of energy. The Effect was top-notch!
She climbed down from the Tree with the Searchlight and headed toward No. 4 Player’s Movement direction, with the two Mutants trailing behind.
Ignoring if the Mutants understood, Yu Jiang made an international friendly gesture and Taunted crazily.
Facts proved Mutants could understand. They got very angry and roared at her twice.
Soon, No. 4 Lingering Fear, crouching forward thinking he was well-hidden and secretly gloating, was silently hoping they’d fight, both sides wounded, so he could swoop in for Kills and Supplies.
The next second, his Movement froze, and he was suddenly exposed in the Searchlight beam.
He widened his Eyes, panicking at the approaching figures, unsure what expression to make.
The light was too bright; neither he nor Aftershock could see who it was. They only saw someone throw a Molotov Cocktail at the wall.
Click— with a crisp sound, the light went out. Whether Players or Mutants, their Eyes briefly plunged into Darkness, leaving only the Firelight from the exploding Molotov Cocktail.
At that moment, Yu Jiang turned the corner at top Speed and vanished from the Mutants’ sight.
Leaving No. 4 Player and the Mutants staring at each other—the former terrified, the latter just hit for 5 Health Points by the Molotov Cocktail, fury boiling, charging at No. 4 Player with weapon raised.
To them, all humans entering the Farm must be Killed; order didn’t matter.
Yu Jiang put her black Raincoat Ghille Suit back on and perfectly hid in the Clutter pile. Now she just needed to secretly follow No. 4, wait for the Mutants to catch up and fight him first, then she strikes.
Two seconds before turning off the light, Yu Jiang had aimed it upward at the dark clouds, giving the Signal to No. 2 and No. 10.
Now, in the Instance Channel, No. 10 Uncle sent an ‘OK’ Sticker Pack, indicating the fire was set and they were pushing the Generator away in the chaos.
At this moment, No. 4 Lingering Fear’s face was ashen. He wanted to curse Yu Jiang but was busy fleeing for his life, running out of breath and unable to speak.
After running across half the Farm to the Planting Ground, where dense Wild Grass made a good hiding spot.
The less agile Mutants seemed not to have caught up. He was just about to relax.
Suddenly, bang—an Axe flew from behind and struck his forehead.
