Life Dungeon Game

This person's eyesight isn't very good, but their hearing is quite good.

As he stopped moving, the metal posts gradually quieted down.

Eight figures emerged from the passageway, all dressed in tight-fitting black combat uniforms and carrying various firearms and equipment. The moment they appeared, a series of semi-transparent gray characters flashed above their heads.

Cyborgs

This seems to be a game hint that only He Ao can see, hmm, in Song typeface.

There are more and more random and miscellaneous elements...

Among these people, the leader was a tall young woman with smooth, brown, wavy hair who looked to be in her late twenties.

As soon as she appeared, she quickly walked to the black metal posts, squatted down, and inspected them one by one.

“The confinement device was just activated,” the woman looked up at Heo, “We need to deal with this guy first.”

At the same time, He Ao was also watching the blonde woman. A strong sense of danger surged into his mind!

This perception did not come from the system, but from the body itself. Interestingly, apart from this woman, the other seven people were all weaklings that He Ao could easily crush in his 'perception'.

“Miss Selena, but we haven’t found the ritual circle yet,” said a man behind the woman on her left. He was holding a high-end-looking black gun. “Besides, we’ve already destroyed this guy’s consciousness. These cultists are just madmen with great power but no reason. Once their consciousness collapses, they’re just a pile of trash. We don’t need to be so nervous.”

He then added with a smile, "Maybe he just had a twitch that triggered the restraint device. And even if he were conscious, he might not be able to break free from the restraint device. After all, you know how painful it is when the restraint device is activated."

The man was standing to the side and behind the woman, appearing to be of higher status than the others. The team members behind him were closer to him than to the blonde woman, suggesting that he was the core of the team.

“According to the custom of the Church of Knowledge, if we don’t find the ritual circle in his residence, then the circle must be under his body,”

The blonde woman didn't turn to look at the adjutant who had spoken, but instead turned to look at the last member of the team carrying a box, waved to him, and the member glanced at the man who had just spoken without making it obvious, then quickly walked up with the box.

This was a pitch-black metal box covered in thick protective armor. At the top of the box was a smooth, monitor-like surface. The blonde woman placed her palm on this surface.

"If we take down this guy, we'll be able to see the ritual array."

A series of pure white lights shone on the box, and the blonde woman's hand seemed to be some kind of key, unlocking the box that was originally locked.

Meanwhile, He Ao had become familiar with all the limbs, and as these people spoke, he slowly prepared to attack. The keen senses of this body told him that the contents of the box were dangerous.

Sitting idly by and waiting for death is not his style.

However, the unexpected happened even faster than his attack.

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In the instant that the blonde woman, Selena, was completely focused on the box, the man standing right behind her suddenly reached out and slapped Selena on the back.

A flash of electricity instantly pierced through the blonde woman's combat uniform and the man's gloves. Only then did He Ao realize that what was wrapped in the man's gloves and sleeves was not a fleshy hand, but a purely mechanical arm.

"Job, what are you going to do?"

Selena was struck by the palm, but instead of flying backward, she leaned forward, trying to protect the metal box in front of her.

But one person was even faster – the teammate who had been carrying the box. He bent his leg and leaped three or four meters, snatching the unlocked metal box from Selena's side.

By this time, He Ao had regained control of his limbs, focusing on defense first, and then watching the spectacle with great interest. The moment Job's palm struck Selena, he sensed that Selena's danger level was rapidly decreasing.

Through Selena's destroyed jacket, He Ao could also see the structure of her back. First, there was her fair and delicate skin, which had been cut open to reveal densely packed lines of electricity that were still flashing.

They really are cyborgs.

Selena clearly felt her mobility was restricted. She turned her head and looked at the adjutant behind her. "What did you do to me?"

"Don't worry, Miss Selena."

After delivering that palm strike, Job immediately retreated three or four meters, creating a safe distance. He wore a calm smile, as if he had done something insignificant. "It's just a latest-generation prosthetic virus. It replicates a large amount of redundant data, causing your central processing unit to briefly overclock."

He shrugged, holding his gun. "I really don't know why you guys would modify your bodies into these fully mechanical prosthetics. Not only does it take away a lot of the fun, but it's also so fragile."

The principle behind this virus is quite interesting; it sounds like some computer viruses that cause the computer to freeze by increasing the CPU load.

He watched them quietly, trying to glean as much information as possible from their conversation.

But a cybernetic body? A completely mechanically modified body? Looking at Selena, it seems like her entire body has been transformed into machinery? Is this the technological tree of this world?

“Job,” Selena turned her head with difficulty, “assaulting a federal investigator is a criminal offense. Do you want to go to federal court?”

He Ao, who was distracted in thought, perked up. He was a law-abiding and courageous good person.

“The Federation? The Federation has no jurisdiction over the wilderness,” Job scoffed, then took two steps back and gestured to the two team members closest to Selena. “It’s about time. Take control of her.”

The two team members hesitated for a moment, but still rushed forward, took out two metal rings, put them on Selena's hands, then put her hands behind her back and gently pressed them together. The two iron rings were attracted together by the powerful electromagnetic force, imprisoning Selena.

During this process, Selena tried to resist, but her body wouldn't obey her commands; she could only perform simple movements but couldn't launch an attack. She actually had...

She has little offensive capability and keeps feigning weakness, hoping that Job will fall into her trap and attack her so that she can take him hostage and find a way to get rid of the virus in her body.

But Job was as cunning as a hyena, hiding in a safe area until the virus was fully effective.

He also thought Job was a scoundrel, so he secretly adjusted the tentacles' attack targets, using the tentacles that were originally used to defend against Selena to prepare to attack Job.

He also vaguely realized that among this group, Selena was on one side, while the others were on the other.

“Viruses that can bypass my antivirus software aren’t so easy to find,” Selena said, her face icy as she held Job hostage. “Who have you been hired by? Which corporation? I know someone offered a million dollars on the black market to kill me. A million dollars is enough for you to break the law and betray justice?”

“Justice,” Job chuckled. “I like justice. Miss Selena, who is just, is worth a million. I haven’t gotten a deal like that in years.”

He winked at the remaining people, then walked over to Selena and said, “Miss Selena, please stop asking about these things. Although we are just hyenas in the wilderness, we also know that there are some clients we cannot betray.”

"So I can betray you?" Selena said coldly, trying to restart the system as she spoke. "I hired you to guide me, and this is how you treat your clients?"

“How could we betray you?” The other team members scattered and surrounded Heo. Job glanced at Selena out of the corner of his eye. “You only died in the line of duty to stop the descent of the evil god. The Federation will definitely reward your bravery.”

Of course, even if you 'died in the line of duty,' we will still seek federal reimbursement for your $50,000 employment fee.

He then looked at He Ao's massive body and shouted, "Attack!"

The team members took out various items from their backpacks and placed them around He Ao.

These items include ancient paper books, brand-new fountain pens, students' notebooks, fragments of human skulls, and human hand bones and knuckles—all offerings meant to 'please' the god of knowledge.

"What are you trying to do?" Selena was momentarily flustered upon seeing these things. "Are you going to summon a child of the God of Knowledge?"

So we're from the same industry, He Ao thought, slowly moving one of his tentacles.

The team members who were carefully arranging the offerings simply thought he had twitched and didn't pay any attention to it.

“Of course,” Job glanced at the metal box whose lock had just been unlocked by Selena. “You brought this thing here just to kill a priest of an evil god, isn’t that a bit of a waste? It could have destroyed the evil god’s offspring. Do you know what drops after the offspring of the god of knowledge is destroyed?”

Talent sequence!

The cheapest talent sequence sells for hundreds of thousands on the market, and the God of Knowledge has a high chance of dropping talent sequence 272. Do you know how much 272 is worth on the black market right now? 1000 million!

Most importantly, the metal box is a federally controlled high-risk item and cannot be disposed of on the black market. They can't take it with them, so they might as well use it and take a gamble.

“Are you crazy? What if you don’t kill the evil god’s offspring? Do you know how many people will die if it grows up?” Selena looked at Job in disbelief.

"What does it matter to us how many people die? With Miss Selena as our bait, we just need to be able to escape." Job said calmly. "Later, we'll need Miss Selena to help us with the pre-attack biometric authentication."

As the team members placed suitable offerings one by one, pure white rays of light were generated beneath He Ao's body, gradually forming a complex and intricate magic circle.

It turned out that the ritual array was indeed under his body.

He Ao's gaze swept over the pure white radiance.

As the magic circle lit up, a hazy, pure white light momentarily blurred all vision.

It's now!

Dozens of tentacles instantly transformed into dark shadows that obscured the light.

bang-bang-bang-

That was the sound of the metal wire of the restraint device snapping.

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The intense light, after a brief burst of brilliance, gradually faded away.

The entire ceremony, like a skateboard that has lost its power and relies on inertia to glide, gradually came to a stop.

"Jason? Anlin?"

Job realized something was wrong. The ceremony was stopped. He picked up his gun and looked ahead warily.

He vaguely remembered hearing the sound of the metal wires of the confinement device snapping—what terrifying willpower that was!

The pain from the restraint device increases exponentially with the magnitude of the movement. Job had experienced that feeling before. The restraint device caused several levels of pain. He only reached level four before fainting from the pain. To break the restraint device directly would require enduring the highest level of pain, level thirteen.

That's almost impossible, unless the confinement device is broken!

As the light faded, Job vaguely saw his six teammates still standing in front of him, seemingly unharmed.

However, upon seeing this scene, he did not hesitate and immediately rushed towards Selena.

Were they discovered? Unfortunately, the disguise wasn't good enough. If they were alive, they should be on guard with guns drawn, calling out to each other to confirm they were alive, instead of just standing there dumbfounded.

He sighed inwardly. His body was stiff and trembling. The metal wire that pierced his body was indeed a little painful, but it was within his tolerance.

At that moment, Job grabbed Selena's hand and was about to unlock her electronic shackles.

He knew very well that the only one who could save him at this moment was Selena; at worst, he would have to go back to jail.

But as soon as he touched the electronic shackles, his entire body froze on the spot.

Selena stared at the man who had just been so arrogant, when a huge, slippery tentacle pierced through his body. This terrifying weapon of flesh and blood entered through the gap between his ribs on his back, precisely piercing Job's heart and exiting through his chest.

Bright red blood splattered out, splashing onto Selena's fair skin and golden hair.

Then the huge tentacle lifted slightly backward, like hanging cured meat, and lifted Job's body up. Job's brain was still conscious. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but only blood that had been stuffed into his trachea from his chest cavity kept gushing out of his mouth.

By this time, the radiance had completely dissipated. Selena took two steps back and turned to look in the direction where the six team members had stood.

They weren't 'alive,' they were 'standing.'

Their bodies were pierced by sharp tentacles, which supported them like pillars, making them appear as if they were 'living people'.

As Selena looked at them, the tips of those tiny tentacles controlled the heads of these corpses, turning them around and pulling open their eyelids, making them stare directly into Selena's eyes.