Electronic Nezha

Chapter 200 Hostages

Chapter 200 Hostages
In FPS games, whether it's single-player or online co-op, there are always hostage protection levels. I really dislike this kind of setting. I play shooting games for the thrill of combat, shooting all the way through. If you have to protect hostages, you'll be hesitant and timid. So, in matches where the death of a hostage doesn't result in a loss, I'm always the first cop to shoot at the hostage...

Now, I've become that annoying "hostage."

So while I was still on the ground, I proactively asked Ma Chaoran, "Where do we run to?" My main goal was to be obedient and not cause trouble for the organization.

Old Ma grabbed me and ran towards the emergency staircase. I don't know why, but she seemed very angry.

We ran upstairs until we reached the stairwell between the fourth and fifth floors. Ma Chaoran gestured for me to stop and listen intently to the gunshots coming from downstairs.

Gunshots rang out continuously, and with each shot, Ma Chaoran frowned. I couldn't help but ask, "Who is that old man who arrested me?" I had a feeling she knew the old man.

“This isn’t the time to talk about these things—Koi, Koi, what’s going on over there?” She put on her headset and called out to Koi.

She called out several times but received no response. Ma Chaoran took off her headset and said, "The signal has been blocked!"

I said worriedly, "That fish has accomplices!"

"No," Old Ma said, without giving a clear explanation.

Just then, we heard Jinli shout loudly at our feet, "He went upstairs to chase after you!"

It seems that having a loud voice is more reliable than modern technology...

Upon hearing this, Ma Chaoran grabbed me and continued running upstairs.

The noise we made as we ran upstairs immediately attracted the fishman's attention. We clattered and clanged ahead, while below came a series of "thud-thud" sounds—the fishman slapping the ground with his tail. Each sound was closer than the last. You've all heard that sound of a supermarket employee killing a fish after you've chosen it, right? That's the sound, carrying the aura of death! As I ran, I shouted, "Smoke some cigarettes!"

Old Ma was taken aback: "What?"

"Throw a smoke grenade," I whispered, mimicking the voice in the game.

Ma Chaoran wanted to laugh, but ultimately held it in and complained, "You—"

I don't know how many floors I ran, but I was already panting heavily. Given that I've been running for so long, my stamina is quite different from before, so it must have been more than 10 floors.

It was at this moment that Ma Chaoran and I realized a problem at the same time: even if the fishmen couldn't catch up with us for a while because of the corner, the hotel didn't have many floors left for us to escape like this!
In front of a security door, Ma Chaoran suddenly pulled me into the corridor. There was a guest room door open in front of us, but it was empty. With the power outage and gunshots all day, I guessed the guests staying here had already run to the lobby.

We were of one mind and ran into the house together. Just as I was about to turn around and close the door, Ma Chaoran said, "Don't close it!" Then she pushed me onto the bed, lay down next to me, and covered us with the clothes scattered on the bed.

I was puzzled. Where did all these clothes come from on the bed? In the dim light, I saw JK uniforms, office suits, and sailor uniforms. Upon closer inspection, I realized that this was also a couple's suite.

"Young people really know how to play," I remarked, then whispered to Ma Chaoran, "What if your Empty City Stratagem doesn't work?" Zhuge Liang was able to deceive Sima Yi because Sima Yi was suspicious and intelligent. What if the fishmen just barged in so easily?
“If that’s the case, I’ll hold him off while you keep running,” Ma Chaoran said emphatically. “Don’t do anything foolish—”

Before Ma Chaoran could utter the last word, she quickly shut her mouth. The fishman appeared at our doorway, standing in the light source, his dead fish eyes shimmering in the light. He seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then, without giving us any chance to react, the fishman walked in with a lively, watery look.

There's a saying that idiots beat experts. If the only person who could shout "Charge!" had been a reckless fool when the army was besieging the city, the Three Kingdoms would have been unified long ago!
The dead fish's eyes gleamed, and the fishy smell was pungent. The fishman leaped to the bedside and leaned down to stare at the bed.

My blood ran cold!

However, the fishman didn't see us. His attention was focused on a sailor uniform. He tore off the bullet-riddled apron, put the sailor uniform over his head, and jumped out again, all tight.

I squeezed Ma Chaoran's hand; her palms were also sweaty.

The merman then began patrolling the corridor, seemingly convinced that we were on this floor.

In this Empty City Stratagem, the bad news is that the enemy has broken in; the good news is that they haven't found Zhuge Liang; the bad news is that they won't leave until they find Zhuge Liang, and they're not afraid of reinforcements at all...

I jumped to the other end of the corridor, hearing the slapping sound, and took out my phone.

"No signal!" Ma Chaoran reminded me.

I called Liu Zhenhua. He's my biggest worry right now. I'm afraid the fishmen and the queen will split up. Even if our side is barely alive, Liu Zhenhua absolutely cannot get hurt.

"Dad, I know everything." These were Liu Zhenhua's first words.

I glanced at Ma Chaoran smugly.

"Is it safe over there?" I asked.

"It's safe, the shark is with me."

"The mermen have broken in—"

“I know that too. I’ll figure out a way to deal with him.”

"What can you do?"

"I built an airplane."

"Uh...what?" I wondered if I had misheard.

"I've built a plane, but not the kind that lets us retreat; it's a fighter jet, and it's parked right in front of me—"

The shark's voice came through the phone: "My brother, don't joke like that with your dad."

Liu Zhenhua said, "Time is short and its navigation is not yet perfect, so I need you to lead the fishman to an open area. Dad, do you trust me?"

I said directly, "What do you think I should do?"

“Run downstairs, and try to lure him to an open area.” I gritted my teeth and said, “Okay!” Then I added, “You have a contingency plan in case I get caught before I get there, right?”

“No,” Liu Zhenhua said. “I won’t let that happen. Jinli and his helpers are on their way; they’re almost on the 6th floor.”

"So I ran to the 6th floor?"

"No, you run to the 9th floor. I will restore power then. You take the elevator down. Now I will count to three and you can start moving."

"Count to five."

"Ok?"

"Let your dad catch his breath."

When Liu Zhenhua counted to five, I took off running. That chilling slapping sound followed right behind us.

On a certain floor, the entire building suddenly turned on brightly. Ma Chaoran and I rushed into the corridor again. I ran to the left while Ma Chaoran ran to the right. When we entered the door, our hands were clasped together. At this moment, our arms were taut and straight, and she pulled me so hard that I stumbled.

She looked at me with a puzzled expression.

"The elevator is over there." I immediately understood the problem; this woman's terrible sense of direction had struck again.

Ma Chaoran blushed and followed me to the elevator entrance, where an elevator opened its doors at just the right moment.

pop-

A shadow approached us with incredible speed.

The NPCs dressed as ghosts and zombies in haunted houses are nothing compared to this. Have you ever been chased by a fish dressed in a sexy sailor suit?

Ma Chaoran pushed me into the elevator, leaving herself outside, and gave me a gentle look.

"Old Liu——"

Before she could say another word, I pulled her inside as well.

Snapped!
A fish dressed in a sexy sailor outfit also stood at the elevator entrance.

Ma Chaoran said anxiously, "If you keep doing this, neither of us will be able to leave."

Even the fishman's dead fish eyes revealed a hint of smugness. He braced his hands against the elevator door, and I was already trapped.

The reason we were constantly on the defensive that night was that none of us had the ability to kill the murloc in one blow. It was like a wasp invading a honeybee's nest. Without a force a hundred or a thousand times greater than his, we could only watch him rampage.

The strenuous exercise, the large amount of alcohol consumed, and the despair I felt at that moment overwhelmed me with righteous indignation and grief. I felt a deep, unyielding anger rising in my chest, and I couldn't help but look up at the sky and let out a long howl.

Then, during the long howl, some of the solid stagnation that had accumulated in the abdominal cavity for a long time was inevitably brought out as well.

Pfft!

Okay, okay, I confess, I threw up, no, I sprayed.

wow-

I sprayed the fishman with my breath, covering his face and body. The gas, liquid, and solid matter combined to knock him back half a step. He stared in disbelief, stunned for a second, and then unconsciously swiped his hands wildly at his head, letting out a series of unintelligible cries. I think he was angry.

Imagine you're sitting comfortably in your car, and a drunkard vomits all over it. Even if not a drop gets on you, wouldn't you be angry? Besides, a lot of what I vomited went into the fishman's mouth as he was yelling and shouting. I almost threw up just looking at it.

Just as the two sides hesitated for a moment, the elevator doors closed and began to descend smoothly.

Ugh—Ugh—

I gagged twice and felt much better.

Ma Chaoran, who had been poised to attack and fight the murlocs, was now staring at me dumbfounded.

"Don't tell anyone."

"it is good……"

"Aren't there security cameras in the elevator?"

Liu Zhenhua's voice came from the phone: "I've already deleted it."

I nodded and said to Ma Chaoran, "You just now—" Then I suddenly remembered that we were still under Liu Zhenhua's surveillance, so I stopped.

Ma Chaoran patted me on the back twice as a token gesture.

I waved my hand and said, "I'm fine now."

"Oh."