As Mo Lan's consciousness gradually returned, he found himself in a cold, gloomy, snow-covered forest.

"It's so cold... the temperature is at least minus thirty degrees Celsius..."

"The area is shrouded in thick fog, and visibility is very low."

As Mo Lan looked around, she was thankful that she was wearing a full set of windbreakers and a racing helmet.

It can withstand temperatures as low as -30 degrees Celsius in the snow for a period of time.

The game of fate popped up again.

[Game: Hunting Time.]

[Difficulty: Beginner level.]

[Game Instructions: Please reach the Hunter's Hut before the blizzard arrives, or you will be mercilessly swallowed up.]

[Completion Reward: Unknown.]

Mo Lan looked ahead at the deep, snow-covered road covered with footprints, and without much hesitation, went straight ahead.

Soon, a hunter's hut in the forest appeared before him. It didn't look very big, maybe ten square meters at most.

When Mo Lan arrived outside, she could vaguely hear voices coming from inside, so she raised her hand and knocked on the door.

"Looks like the last unlucky one has arrived," someone inside said.

Mo Lan then pushed open the door and met the people inside.

"Were you also recruited?" he asked curiously.

There were five people in the room. The one in front was tall and handsome, wearing the summer uniform of the Alliance government's police force.

He was the first to nod to Mo Lan: "Hello, sir."

"I am Zhang Tianxi, a formal operations officer of Rongdu Police Station."

He immediately introduced himself, clearly not worried about revealing his identity outside the home.

At the same time, he may also hope to use his identity to control the situation and gain dominance in the dungeon game.

Very experienced, as if they had received professional training.

Next came a burly man in a suit, wearing sunglasses.

He crossed his arms and leaned against the wall, saying calmly, "A native of Beihai, from the Han River."

That just happened to be the unlucky guy he was talking about.

Then came a fair-skinned and beautiful woman with long, grayish-brown hair. She wore a shirt over a white lab coat and black-rimmed glasses.

She held her arm, adjusted her glasses, and said in a slightly nervous but calm voice, "Hello, my name is Jiang Yu."

The last two people appeared to be a couple; they were still wearing high school uniforms and were probably quite young.

One of the girls suddenly exclaimed in surprise:

"Ah, I remember now, you're the chief female scientist at Kyushu Group. I've seen your interviews before!"

Seeing that they were all alive, Mo Lan stepped into the house and closed the door behind her.

He seemed to recall that interview as well; it was about Kyushu Group donating medical supplies worth 100 million to the monster disaster area.

Incidentally, the video also promoted their group's cutting-edge technology, in which Jiang Yu made an appearance.

The girl, still beaming with admiration, exclaimed, "Ahhh, this is amazing! I never thought I'd actually meet you! I've always admired you, Sister Jiang Yu. Your comments during the interview the other day were incredible! That's how a leading lady should be!"

".....?"

It was a roar comparable to Zhang Fei's at Changban Slope, which stunned everyone who heard it.

Jiang Yu's expression froze for a moment upon hearing this.

Then, without making a sound, she distanced herself from the other person: "Um... hello."

Upon hearing the girl's remarks, Han Jiang, the man in the suit and sunglasses, couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Even Mo Lan, who prides himself on being an abstract and fun-loving person online, was stunned for a full two seconds by this sudden remark, and then felt ashamed of himself.

You're invincible, kid.

Zhang Tianxi was also a little embarrassed, but before his official transfer, he had worked as a police officer at the grassroots level for a long time and had seen many extraordinary people.

So Zhang Tianxi quickly spoke up, asking the girl, the boy next to her, and Mo Lan:

"Excuse me, are you a couple? Could you please introduce yourselves briefly?"

He habitually asked about their relationship.

"My name is Su Fu, and he is my classmate," the girl said nonchalantly, tossing her hair.

Upon hearing this, the boy next to Zhang Tianxi smiled somewhat awkwardly and said, "Yes, we are classmates. By the way, my name is Song Yang."

A simp, but the kind you can't get.

Mo Lan and Han Jiang immediately cast pathetic glances at him, making Song Yang blush with embarrassment, scratch his head, and feel like a clown.

There's no way to hide the pathetic, simp nature of a sycophant.

"Cough cough,"

Mo Lan coughed twice and tapped her motorcycle helmet: "You can call me Lan Meng."

At this moment, Su Fu seemed to want to strike up a conversation with Jiang Yu, who, seeing this, quickly asked Zhang Tianxi:

"Officer Zhang, could you tell us about the situation here? Although I had some prior knowledge, this is the first time I've been recruited."

Zhang Tianxi nodded immediately, not giving Su Fu a chance to speak, and explained to everyone:

"The summoning of the game of fate is completely random, but through our alliance's internal reasoning and verification, the first F-rank dungeon for newcomers is usually not too difficult, and the survival rate can reach over 70%."

"If you trust me, please cooperate with my arrangements. I will do my best to ensure the safety of each and every one of you."

"By the way, this is my identification."

Zhang Tianxi took out his identification, clearly afraid they wouldn't believe him.

Having worked at the grassroots level for a long time, he understands all too well what some people are thinking. Sometimes, the more you tell them not to do something, the more they insist on doing it.

The cunning schemes of a bad person are no match for the quick thinking of a fool.

In the dungeon, a fool's sudden inspiration could actually kill everyone, so he must take precautions in advance.

Mo Lan raised her hand and gave an OK sign: "No problem, I'm a law-abiding citizen and I'll follow the officer's instructions 100%."

Jiang Yu nodded, "I will cooperate fully."

Han Jiang didn't speak, but simply nodded to indicate that he felt the same way.

Seeing this, Su Fu and her sycophant nodded in agreement.

At this point, the game of fate announced new rules.

The rules for this game are as follows.

【1: Please divide into three teams of two people each, and send each team out hunting in turn to complete the assigned hunting tasks.】

[2: Once team members are confirmed, they cannot be duplicated or changed. Each team can only go out once.]

[3: Teams that violate the rules or fail to hunt will be disqualified from the game and will be hunted down throughout the entire instance.]

[4: The team that successfully completes the hunt will participate in the final round of hunting together. Completing this round will clear the level.]

[The final interpretation of the above rests with Destiny Game.]

"Two people per group?"

The group exchanged glances.

Seeing this, Su Fu crossed her arms and shrugged: "I definitely won't go in the first round. You guys figure it out!"

She usually enjoys reading novels and knows that the first ones to go on a mission are usually cannon fodder with little screen time, so she can't go and die.

Besides, there were so many men there, it was never her turn.

Su Fu was secretly thinking to herself, "I'll use these people to test the waters first. I'm going to follow a strong female lead storyline, so being a little selfish is the right thing to do. I'm not going to be cannon fodder."

Zhang Tianxi pondered for a moment before speaking to everyone: "For the first hunt, we should send our two strongest members to test the difficulty and gather intelligence."

He looked at the robust Han Jiang and said sincerely, "Mr. Han, how about we take the lead on the first day? I have received professional training in this area."

Han Jiang shrugged, unconcerned: "No problem, I agree."

Zhang Tianxi then looked at everyone and said, "I presume that you all received a skill awakening card before entering the game."

"This is a rather private matter, and I won't ask too many questions, but I hope that when the time comes, everyone will not hesitate to use it. Our ultimate goal is to leave this world alive together."

Upon hearing this, Mo Lan couldn't help but look at the other person with higher regard. As expected of the extraordinary world full of disasters, this police officer's professional level was truly impressive.

More importantly, he doesn't speak in a bureaucratic tone, which is annoying and shows that he has good emotional intelligence.

It seems that within the official organization of the East League, there is already a well-established and comprehensive set of methods for dealing with the game of fate and the recruited players.

[Game of Fate: The first hunt is about to begin. First squad, please prepare.]

Zhang Tianxi nodded to Han Jiang, then took out a silver military-grade pistol from his spatial storage.

Judging from the shimmering light emanating from it, this doesn't seem to be an ordinary standard-issue firearm, but rather one that has undergone some modifications, possibly a product of the Destiny Game.

Han Jiang then pulled out a modified dark-colored composite bow from his spatial storage.

In the Eastern Continent Alliance, where gun control is in place, this is one of the most powerful kinetic weapons that ordinary people can openly carry and use.

Weapons from real life cannot be directly brought into the game; this is stated in the new player guide.

So it's quite obvious that their equipment is special.

Upon seeing the bow, Zhang Tianxi was secretly surprised: "No wonder he remained so calm; he's from the guild."

Mo Lan leaned against the corner, tilting her head slightly, looking at the two of them with some envy. One had official backing, and the other had a mysterious background.

In comparison, I'm just an ordinary person with no connections, all I have is a 9.9-point pre-built knife that I was given at the start... Sigh...

Since that's the case, it's not unreasonable for me to open it a little, right?

A small investment doesn't count as a real investment!

[Game of Fate: The first team has been determined and cannot be changed or duplicated.]

Zhang Tianxi and Han Jiang, fully armed, checked each other's tactical hand signals and quickly achieved a tacit understanding.

Then they opened the door and stepped into the forest, braving the blizzard.

It must be said that the broad backs of these two big men gave everyone a great sense of security.

With a loud bang, the wooden door slammed shut.

The only sound in the room was the crackling of the firewood burning in the fireplace.

At this moment, Su Fu seemed to still want to talk to Jiang Yu.

Seeing this, Jiang Yu quickly turned around and started chatting with Mo Lan:

"Um... Mr. Lan Meng, you sound very young, are you a college student?"

Upon hearing this, Mo Lan rubbed his hands together by the fireplace and said in a serious tone:

"Miss Jiang has excellent observation skills, but there's one mistake. I'm actually still in second grade this year. I've just learned about calculus functions and the double-slit experiment in quantum mechanics. Next, I'm going to preview how to make ball lightning by hand."

Jiang Yu: "..."

Are there any normal people left in this house?

"Who teaches this in second grade?!" Song Yang couldn't help but exclaim.

Mo Lan glanced at him and immediately unleashed the Great Wilderness Imprisoning Heaven Finger:

"Your primary goal right now is to leave Gotham City as soon as possible. I don't want to see your memorial account online."

Upon hearing this, Song Yang blushed, but didn't know how to refute it.

"Okay..." Jiang Yu sighed wearily, rubbing her forehead. She sat down in the corner, took off her glasses, and sighed softly, appearing somewhat withdrawn.

Meanwhile, Mo Lan began to explore the cabin.

But apart from the fireplace, there was nothing in the house to interact with, and the glass was all blurry, making it impossible to observe the outside world.

Even the door can't be opened from this side.

The designer of the trench.

He had no choice but to wait.

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About two hours later, Mo Lan was almost asleep from waiting.

With a "thump!"

The door to the wooden cabin was suddenly pushed open, and Zhang Tianxi and Han Jiang walked in one after the other, their bodies covered in snowflakes.

They also carried back a large gray wolf that was nearly two meters long, with bullet holes and arrow wounds on its head and waist.

Zhang Tianxi began sharing intelligence with them.

"After the team goes out, the system will provide tracking information, just like in a game. You can find the prey by following the tracks, and then you just need to complete the hunt within six hours and bring the prey back to the cabin."

"It's not very difficult, but you have to be careful not to make a big commotion and be patient, otherwise the prey will just run away and it will be hard to catch up."

The difficulty of hunting lies in tracking and patience.

They completed the task in just two hours, which is already considered outstanding.

At this moment, Su Fu said, "But we don't have weapons as good as yours. Could you lend us your guns and bows?"

Upon hearing this, Han Jiang frowned behind his sunglasses, then put the composite bow back into his spatial storage, crossed his arms, and said calmly, "I won't lend it."

Upon hearing this, Su Fu rolled her eyes and said with some dissatisfaction, "Why is a grown man so stingy! It's just a bow, it's not like I'm not going to return it."

"And how are we ordinary people supposed to hunt and complete missions without weapons?!"

Han Jiang listened to her words, a slight smirk playing on his lips, as if he were giving a cold laugh.

"None of my business."

Seeing this, Zhang Tianxi quickly tried to smooth things over: "It's like this, our weapons in the game are subject to access restrictions and cannot be lent to others, but I can provide you with some medicine and food, which are not restricted."

As he spoke, he took out his remaining medicines and food, mostly energy bars, anti-inflammatory drugs, and antibiotics.

Since it was his first time as well, he didn't bring a large quota.

Mo Lan's eyes lit up instantly: "Thank you so much, officer!"

Su Fu wanted to argue, but Mo Lan had already rushed forward and unceremoniously took away the two people's portions, then came to Jiang Yu.

"Team members cannot be duplicated, Ms. Jiang. Let's form a team next."

Jiang Yu rubbed her cheeks, which were slightly flushed from leaning against the fireplace, put on her glasses, and stood up: "Okay."

She stretched unconsciously.

But then she remembered there were many outsiders in the room, so she quickly withdrew her hand, tugged at the hem of her clothes, and her earlobes under her hair turned bright red.

Although no one else saw it, she was still a little shy.

Su Fu, who was standing to the side, seemed to realize that no one cared about what she said, and a trace of annoyance and displeasure flashed across her eyes.

A bunch of misers; they would never help if something happened.

She quickly took away the remaining food and medicine, then ran over to Jiang Yu and said:

"Sister Jiang Yu, do you want to team up with me? We two girls are definitely safer! We're no worse than men! And we don't have to worry about them taking advantage of us!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yu looked hesitant: "Um... well, I think I'll team up with Mr. Lan Meng. Thank you for your kind offer."

Although Lan Meng's personality is a bit unreliable, she's a student, so it's normal for her to have a wildly unpredictable way of thinking and for me to not be able to keep up.

But if she were to be paired with Su Fu, Jiang Yu really had the feeling that her life was already over and she might as well start over.

Mo Lan was the same; apart from Zhang Tianxi and Han Jiang, two players who were clearly organized and had connections, there was no one else present.

Jiang Yu seems the most reliable one.

After all, he is the chief scientist of Kyushu Group, so his mindset and patience should be quite good.

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