This game is so weird!

I think there were five or six War Gears movies, the original trilogy, two sequels, and some spin-offs... I remember the original trilogy was about the legendary journey of Marcus and his son, revolving around Im Energy.

The first one seems to involve launching missiles to blow up the burrow, I forget what the second one is about, and the third one should be about Marcus's father activating a secret weapon, committing suicide and purging the orcs at the same time.

The other games were practically useless to me; I had no recollection of them at all, except that I vaguely remembered them being about Old Ma in his later years.

Li Ang frowned, pondering in his mind what he could gain from this opportunity.

What started as a simple humanitarian aid mission, along with a chance to complete the Pioneer Division's task and improve their reputation, turned into a huge crisis. In this situation, what use are the daggers, swords, and shock cannons? We need to seriously upgrade the combat capabilities of Scarred Planet.

We can try to collect research data on the highest-level Dawn Hammer and the missile from the first game.

In addition, there are combat mechs, tanks, airplanes... Oh right, and Old Ma's father, that technical genius. If we can rescue him, we can solve a lot of technical problems!

It seems there was a skilled technician in Lao Ma's team, but I forgot his name. I'll have to take a closer look later...

But thinking about it again, Scar Planet doesn't seem like it's in any game. Could it be that some game events are just happening in this universe?

Li Ang couldn't come up with an answer right away, so he could only put it aside for the time being and prepare to investigate it again later.

His heart was in turmoil, but his face remained calm.

Apart from a slightly more serious expression, Li Ang remained unchanged in the conference room. Even Yue Qing, who was sitting closest to him, thought he was worried about the D team that had called for help.

"President Li Ang, according to the command center's orders, we need to set off immediately to rescue Team D."

While Li Ang was thinking, Team A, which had restored communication, had a brief conversation with the command center. The command center did not have time to pay attention to the outsiders for the time being, and only indicated that a specialist would come to communicate later. Then, they ordered Team A to go to Eiffila to meet up with Team D, which would complete the original mission.

That's how Bard came to say those words.

"Now that you have decided to build a shelter here, we are ready to leave. COG senior management will communicate with you in detail later."

After a moment's thought, Li Ang didn't try to stop them. Instead, he prepared to arrange for some players to go with him to see if they could participate in the storyline.

After all, Marcus is undoubtedly the main character in Gears of War, and the story revolves around him. Since there are many players and not much to do at the base, it is necessary to send him out to raise his favor in advance.

Moreover, according to his previous plan, he would need Marcus's assistance to obtain the Dawn Hammer and the missiles.

"Then we'll send a group of people with you. You're going to rescue your teammates, so it's always good to have more people."

"Ah, thank you so much, Chairman Li Ang! I will do my best to bring them back alive!"

Bud immediately stood up. The three men in the team were very excited. Originally, it would have been very dangerous for them, who were just a remnant of the original force, to go to the rescue. With this reinforcement, they would be much safer, and the chances of rescuing Team D would be much greater.

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In the restaurant lobby on the first floor, Er Miao accompanied Miley and Lia to a table near the entrance for a meal. After the misunderstanding was cleared up, the three of them introduced themselves to each other and then went into the restaurant together to eat.

Miley, who had overheard Leon and Bard's conversation, was certain that they weren't bad people. During the base's construction, she and Little Leah completed many cleaning and material collection tasks, earning some contribution points. It wouldn't be a problem for them to have a good meal.

However, compared to Er Miao, who entered the game from the first wave of testing, those contribution points were just a fraction of what she got after exchanging them for star coins.

Therefore, Er Miao generously invited the two girls to dinner, and since she was more interested in the game's plot, she took the opportunity to inquire about the situation here.

Just then, Ye Yu and Mu Yu ran over excitedly, "Er Miao, look what mission we got!"

After saying that, he projected the task onto the screen.

[Emergency Mission: Rescue Team D]

[3-Star Temporary Mission: Follow Captain Damon Barton of Squad A to Efila, the fallen capital of COG, to support Squad D, Marcus Phoenix. Mission rewards are calculated based on the number of survivors at the end. Participation Limit: 5 exploration teams]

"We can enjoy the scenery along the way, especially the capital city, Efila! I wonder what it will be like."

Ye Yu pointed excitedly at the mission and said, "Five exploration teams, four people per team, the four of us are just right!"

"what……"

"Wow! An octopus monster!"

Seeing the wooden fish approaching, Leah, who had just taken a bite of rice and looked up, was startled and even dropped her spoon into the plate.

"What octopus monster? Where is it? Where is it?"

The wooden fish looked around curiously, and it took it a while to realize that it was being called.

Having spent so much time with the players, the NPCs on Scar Planet seemed completely unfazed; they had almost forgotten that they had created an octopus-shaped face.

Seeing the frightened child, he forced a "kind" smile and said, "Little friend, I'm not an octopus monster. I'm just an ordinary person infected with the octopus virus. Don't worry, it's not contagious."

"Ah..." Leah blinked and said sympathetically, "You're so pitiful, Octopus brother."

"Hahaha, Squidward!"

Distracted by the two, Er Miao turned her attention back to her side and said to Ye Yu after thinking for a moment, "Why don't you two go ahead? I'm going to help Lia and the others repair the shelter and take on the base construction mission."

"The friends I invited with my invitation code are almost here. I'll wait for them at the base, settle them in, and then we'll go on our adventure."

"I see... okay."

Night Rain and Wooden Fish nodded. "Then let's go find another teammate with Ah Bin."

"OK, let's go on another adventure together next time!"

"The pressure of this game with its gore and blood is too much..." Er Miao stuck out her tongue. She was almost nauseous for several days after the battle today. If it weren't for the fact that she felt sorry for the little girl and was going to have something to eat with her, she wouldn't have wanted to eat at all.

"Haha, that's true. I wonder if we could release a censored version. We'll give feedback on the official website later."

After saying goodbye to Er Miao and continuing their meal, Ye Yu and Mu Yu, who had briefly met Miley and Lia through her introduction, dragged Zhan Di Lao Bin, who was carrying a fast food bag, towards the door, preparing to recruit a teammate and replenish their ammunition.

Before long, 20 players, fully equipped, stood at the entrance of the base. In addition to veteran players like Night Rain, new players like White Cat also occupied a small portion of the positions. Many of the survival players who joined the game earlier did not want the bloody battlefield and chose to stay at the base or Scar Star to continue doing construction tasks.

"Now that everyone's here, let's set off."

Captain Bard, full of confidence, waved his hand and led the way out of the base.

Having witnessed the player's fighting spirit, he is now full of confidence. A mere rescue mission is a piece of cake for him.

The players looked at each other and slowly followed.