The virtual empire starts from the game

Chapter 619 A ruthless company, but a fun-filled game of mowing down enemies! (Seeking monthly votes)

"The Howl of the Banshee"

"Pull the camera away! Pull it away!!"

"My goodness, so many bugs!"

"Damn it! I was watching it on a projector!!"

……

Qi Huahua's sudden fall not only startled herself but also caught the viewers in the live stream off guard.

The screen was instantly filled with a dense swarm of bizarre, enormous insects, creating a powerful visual impact!
In her desperate screams, Nanaka's first thought wasn't to retaliate, but rather—

"Fearless Mode!!"

She suddenly remembered the [Fearless] mode from Echoes of the Deep Space.

This mode can turn scary monsters into cartoon monsters.

She has already experienced it firsthand—this mode can transform bloody and terrifying space monsters into round, chubby cartoon characters.

She has already encountered a series of adversaries, including fat cats, fat dogs, big pigeons, and clumsy pandas.

Not only are they not scary, they're actually kind of cute.

The only problem is that I can't bring myself to do it—not only can I not do it myself, but seeing my teammates beating them up makes me want to jump back and help the boss.

She was able to continue farming blueprints in Echoes of the Deep Space only because of this mode; otherwise, the appearance of monsters would have stunned her.

Although I'm playing Under the Rock now instead of Resonance in the Deepspace, they're both from the Outer Wilds series, so who knows?

Fortunately, she made the right bet.

Under the Rock does indeed have a fearless mode.

Unfortunately, this thing cannot be hot-switched.

A system notification appeared before her eyes:
[Fearless Mode has been activated. This mode will officially launch after leaving the current mission.]
"Aaaaaaah!!" Nana Hana went berserk.

This was due to both the fact that the Fearless Mode was activated but not fully activated, and the fact that swarms of large insects were gnawing at her legs!

In her panic, she finally remembered to fight back.

When she fell headfirst, her body collided with the back of a large insect, which cushioned her fall and prevented her from dying instantly. However, the flamethrower she was carrying fell off and was flung away by the struggling insect.

Now all I have left is a submachine gun.

Before Qi Huahua could think, she instinctively pulled the trigger, firing a burst of bullets.

Deep Rock Mining Company's outrageous exploitation of miners has made viewers in the live stream very worried about the reliability of the free weapons being given away.

Fortunately, they still had a bottom line in this regard—the bullets from the submachine gun easily pierced through the thick carapace of the large insects, and even after piercing through the large insect in front of them, they still managed to penetrate through another large insect behind them before exhausting their kinetic energy.

However, this is not good news for Qihuahua.

—The shot-injured bug was surprisingly juicy, and a large amount of green blood gushed out from the wound, splattering everywhere.

Seven Flower Flower, who was right next to it, didn't even have time to react before she was sprayed with the insect's green blood.

I felt so disgusted, it was like I was living a life worse than death.

Fortunately, his teammates finally realized what was happening.

Orange juice was thrown at Seven Flower Flower, who was overwhelmed by the giant insects, [Shield Generator].

The shield generator struck the giant worm's head, which was spitting green blood, and still activated successfully, creating a spherical force field shield with a diameter of three meters centered on itself.

The giant worms that were attacking Qi Hua Hua were all bounced away and pushed out of the force field, successfully saving Qi Hua Hua, who had only a sliver of health left.

However, Qi Hua Hua did not take this opportunity to get up.

Instead, it lay upside down inside the force field shield, like a salted fish that had lost all its ideals.

Huan Yue stopped building the platform and pulled out a twin-barreled machine gun to fire wildly at the insects outside the force field shield.

The valiant sniper was startled by Qi Huahua's scream and slipped. He scrambled to grab the steel cable to avoid falling. Even with his body hanging from the rope, he still bravely fired his gun with one hand.

Orange Juice was firing indiscriminately as it charged forward.

Seeing her teammates working so hard, Qi Huahua quickly stopped slacking off, got up from the ground, and gritted her teeth to attack.

The situation changed drastically the moment all four men started firing simultaneously:
The dense barrage of bullets easily tore through the flesh and blood of the insect swarm, thick green blood spraying in all directions, and sharp, piercing screams echoing through the cave.

Especially the heavy twin-barreled machine gun in Huan Yue's hands, which is incredibly powerful!
The twin-barreled machine gun's ammunition belt rattled, the sound of firing deafening, and spent cartridge cases clattered out continuously.

Wherever the storm of metal swept through, all flesh and blood were torn to shreds!
"Aaaaaah!!!" Huan Yue roared, pressing down hard on the rising muzzle of the gun and slowly pushing it back.

This deadly "iron rain" then slowly moved towards the rear of the insect swarm.

Qi Huahua witnessed it firsthand: the two front legs of the giant red worm that was just gnawing on its own feet were instantly severed, its abdomen was pierced, and its enormous head exploded on the spot.

The firing line then moved backward.

The large insects behind them also began to be torn apart, their flesh and blood flying everywhere!
Limbs exploded, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and insect blood splattered like rain...

What unfolded before her eyes was the extreme violence that firearms could bring!

This extreme violence, in an absolutely undeniable way, wipes away all fear, hesitation, and terror!
Qi Huahua raised her left hand and wiped the insect blood off her face—but instead of cleaning it, she smeared half of her face with dirt.

But she no longer cared about these trivial matters.

She stepped out of the force field shield, picked up the heavy flamethrower that had just fallen, released the safety, and aimed the gun at the fearless swarm of insects.

A smile appeared on her face that was quite unfamiliar to her viewers and somewhat arrogant.

The next second, Qi Huahua smiled and pulled the trigger.

Blazing flames erupted!

The viscous flames instantly ignited the insects that rushed forward.

The insect's shell was immediately charred, crackling loudly, and a strange burnt smell spread, causing the insect to scream incessantly.

Qi Huahua showed no mercy, retreating while swinging the muzzle of her sprayer.

As she swung the gun around, the jets of fire shot out in arcs, igniting a large swarm of insects in front of her!

She even accidentally injured the orange juice that rushed up to cover her.

The orange juice was scalded and screamed, rolling around on the spot before it finally managed to extinguish the flames on its body.

He got up and wanted to complain, but when he saw Qi Huahua charging back at the swarm of insects with a flamethrower, her eyes bloodshot with rage, he timidly withdrew his hand and obediently went to fight the insects.

Seeing how fragile the bug was, the brave sniper's tension was greatly reduced.

He simply hung upside down on the steel cable with both legs, firing wildly at the swarm of insects.

With the four of them working together, the menacing swarm of insects was wiped out in less than 5 minutes!
Orange Juice pulled Nana Hana back, who was still frantically breathing fire at the insect corpses. "That's enough! Hana-nee, that's enough!"

Qi Huahua kept her hand firmly on the trigger until the fuel ran out and the gun could no longer spew flames, then she finally let go and breathed a sigh of relief.

The valiant sniper slid down the steel cable, shouting, "That was exhilarating!"

"Richard Moreno wasn't lying, Under the Rock is indeed a fantastic game!"

The fourth ammunition belt of the Phantom Moon was also emptied. With a slap on the gun, the empty ammunition belt popped out automatically and slammed to the ground with a "clang".

"Mowing the lawn is so much fun!"

The viewers in the live streams also thoroughly enjoyed the show, showering it with praise.

"As expected of Richard Moreno! Shooting through swarms of bugs with a heavy machine gun—that looks so cool!" "I can't wait, I want to play now!"

"Damn it, I'm taking sick leave! The team leader takes leave to play games and makes us work overtime, he's so spoiled!"

"Order now! I was thinking of going there myself and buying the game at 5% off, but now I can't wait a minute longer!"

……

The four members of the "Heroic Sniper" group are all veteran streamers of the Dream Building game, and three of them are honorary players, making them very influential among players.

This round of lawn mowing has had an amazing promotional effect!

However, Qi Huahua couldn't care less about that at the moment.

She glanced around at the scene of corpses strewn everywhere and frowned slightly: "How do we replenish the ammunition?"

"There are already so many bugs in the first cave. Our supplies must be insufficient."

The noisy drone slowly flew over:

"Please explore deeper into the mine; along the way, you will find equipment and supplies left behind by Deep Rock Mining Company."

"Free?" Qi Huahua now has absolutely no trust in this unscrupulous company.

The drone paused for two seconds before reluctantly replying in a low voice: "Basic ammunition and supplies are free; special ammunition and equipment upgrades are available at cost price."

"Heartless capitalists!!!" Qi Huahua exclaimed angrily, "What if we run out of money? Are we just going to die in the mines??"

The drone immediately perked up: "Level D access allows for loan spending during mining operations, which can be offset by minerals and mission bonuses during mission settlement."

"Fine." Nanaka wasn't happy, but she had no choice but to accept it.

The valiant sniper, however, sensed something was amiss: "Wait, what if the mission fails?"

The drone immediately replied: "As part of employee benefits, Deeprock Mining will provide all employees with high-interest loans with interest rates as low as 1% per day."

"???"

Even a valiant sniper who doesn't understand loans knows that this interest rate is very strange!

The viewers in the live stream went wild!

"Holy crap! 1% per day, 30% per month, 365% per year!! What kind of extreme usury is this?!"

"Damn, I bought a house at the peak, and I already felt like a complete idiot with a 6.2% interest rate back then, and this is 365%??"

"You're oversimplifying things! This insidious drone doesn't claim to operate on simple interest! I strongly suspect it's compound interest!"

"Compound interest? That's... 3678%???"

……

"Bang!" The valiant sniper threw his pickaxe to the ground.

"I quit!"

"Let whoever wants to do it do it!"

Qi Huahua also threw away the flamethrower with an unfriendly expression and aimed the submachine gun at the drone.

The drone's small lights were flashing.

Just as the atmosphere was getting tense, the sound of orange juice being dispensed suddenly rang out behind them:
"Look! Look what I found!!"

Orange Juice didn't care about loans or anything like that; he just took a pickaxe and started chipping away at the exposed ore in the mine.

He soon discovered that the mine contained not only real copper and iron ore, but also a purple crystal that emitted electric sparks.

After breaking it open and picking it up, I was surprised to find that it was tourmaline!

He immediately held it up happily to show his teammates.

— Several blueprints that drop in Deep Space Echo require this mineral, especially those involving energy facilities, which are indispensable for them.

This discovery immediately broke the stagnant atmosphere in the mine.

"Tourmaline?" The valiant sniper was overjoyed. "Then we can run the power lines into the rainforest?"

He quickly picked up the pickaxe he had just thrown away: "Dig! We have to dig!"

"I love mining the most!"

"I was born to be a great miner!"

Qi Hua Hua and Huan Yue also put aside their denunciation of the unscrupulous company and began mining with great interest.

The game just launched today, so people aren't picky.

If it's a mineral, no matter how small, we'll knock it down and put it in our jetpack.

—This backpack is also the property of Deeprock Mining Corporation. It looks about the same size as a sports backpack, but it actually has no capacity limit and can hold an unlimited amount of ore. It can also fly on its own and follow behind the player.

After emptying the mine of its ore, the group continued to explore deeper into the mine.

The valiant sniper used a drill to break through the wall and advance.

Seven Flowers Lighting.

Phantom Moon stayed at a high place as much as possible to keep watch on the insects.

Except when there are a lot of bugs, Orange Juice spends all his time mining like crazy.

The teamwork became increasingly seamless.

As they explored deeper into the cave, the terrain became increasingly complex, and the number, size, and combat power of the insects continued to increase, putting them under increasing pressure.

But fortunately, they also began to discover some other things—

Weapon parts left behind by fallen miners; covert supply lines from unscrupulous companies; damaged company equipment awaiting repair—after repair, you can have your weapons modified for free, gaining greater firepower and larger magazine capacity.

Occasionally, when encountering special large insects, the drones will issue emergency missions, tasking them with collecting specific organs from these elite insectoids in exchange for money or equipment.

—If the chosen equipment is armor, jet boots, or similar gear, it can even summon a burrowing airdrop, drilling through thick layers of rock to deliver the equipment to them.

With this continuous supply and reinforcement, their combat power is also constantly increasing.

With Richard's ingenious level design and numerical control, they could clearly feel the increasing difficulty and the more intense the battles, yet they could always achieve victory through cooperation.

The constant stream of victories kept stimulating their dopamine levels, making them more and more courageous and happier as they played.

They fought and dug their way through, until they reached the deepest part of the mine and faced the final boss.

A super-sized alien insect!
When this huge thing broke through the wall, the four-man squad, already in a killing frenzy, didn't take it seriously at all.

This arrogance soon came at a heavy price—

The giant alien insects rampaged through the narrow caves, easily destroying the familiar terrain.

Its massive forelimbs and hard shell even allow it to quickly dig holes into rock walls and move through thick rocks!
In the end, even the entire cave began to collapse.

Large chunks of rock fell from the sky, forcing them to run back.

While running, you kill the insects that surround you, and at the same time, you have to guard against the huge alien insects that may pounce out from the walls, your feet, or even your head!
The pressure is off the charts!

But just when the pressure was off the charts, the drone started playing music on its own.

It wasn't just the battle music from the previous war with the Zerg swarm that was playing; it was also some lively and cheerful South American tropical tunes!

(End of this chapter)