There is something wrong with my infinite flow teammates!

I haven’t decided on the next volume yet, it’s a confrontation volume, and I will start collecting materials this week.

There isn't much daily life in this volume, and there's no candy, only knives, so don't hold too high expectations.

Volume 0 6 The Burning Crusade

Chapter 1: You Don't Deserve It

The melodious bird songs accompanied by the clear sound of flowing water are like a cheerful piece of music lingering in your ears.

The bright but not dazzling sunlight shines through the lush leaves, creating spots of light and adding a touch of vitality to the entire green world.

There are colorful flower beds and winding cobblestone paths with twisted trees that look like magical street lights.

All kinds of small animals were moving around here. A deer drinking water by the stream noticed something strange in the environment, looked over vigilantly, then shook its ears and let down its guard.

The cute little squirrels are like elves, jumping and playing everywhere, sniffing here and looking there. In this world without natural enemies, even they are becoming bolder and bolder.

The Emerald Dream is still as beautiful as ever, even more beautiful than the fairy tale forest.

Kasumigaoka Utaha stared blankly at this dreamlike scene, her expression becoming a little obsessed.

After being forced back into space, the mysterious voice rang in her mind again. When asked whether she wanted to repair her body, Kasumigaoka Utaha subconsciously chose yes, and before she could see the surrounding environment clearly, she was enveloped by a soft green light.

It was not until she stood on the ground again ten minutes later and came back to her senses from the great joy after her arm was repaired that she saw everything clearly.

Is this a scenario that the human brain can depict?

"here……"

"Welcome to the Emerald Dream, Miss Kasumigaoka." Kobayashi Daigo smiled at her with a gentle look.

"Emerald... a dream?" The girl looked a little dazed. She looked at the beautiful scene and murmured, "It really is like a dream... even more beautiful than a dream."

Xiaolin Daigo's gentle gaze was gradually replaced by a trace of worry, and there was also a trace of sadness between his brows, "This is the game space, I shouldn't be the one to say this to you..."

"W-what words?"

"Welcome speech."

Hayato Hayama's magnetic voice came from behind him. He suppressed his red eyes and said softly, "This is just a small formality for our team, even though he said 'Welcome home' to me."

After saying this, he looked towards the Observer, staring at the three balls of light in front of Him.

Yuji Kazami, Yukinoshita and Kato Megumi have not yet recovered. Their physical injuries are not serious, and Yukinoshita is not even injured, but it did take her a long time to recover.

"So the person who was supposed to say this...is no longer here."

Kasumigaoka Utaha's voice suddenly trembled. She remembered the first time she met him, that guy had such an annoying look on his face, and he was so cruel that he mercilessly belittled her and made her worthless.

Thinking of his cold rejection without caring that she was a girl... that was actually a manifestation of his gentleness. It was reasonable for him to win the favor of two girls.

Hayato Hayama pointed in the direction of the ancient tree hut in the distance and said, "Newcomers who successfully survive and come here will be recognized by the observers. The ancient tree is one's own private space. Even the captain does not have the authority to forcefully break in."

He pointed to one of the ancient trees and said, "That was originally the location of a man named 'Takeo Gouda', but he died, and the ancient tree disappeared with him. The space next to it... Although you have never spoken to each other, you have seen him. His name is Komuro Takashi, and he never came back."

"That one over there is Ms. Kato's tree house, and next to her is the space under the snow..."

Hayato Hayama didn't say anything more, and Kasumigaoka Utaha fixed her eyes on the empty space between the two of them. The space there was too big, there should be a tree house there.

Kasumigaoka Utaha trembled and covered her mouth. "So when a person dies, everything about him will disappear, right?"

Hayato Hayama shook his head. "It has not disappeared. This space was originally a pure white space, just like a piece of drawing paper. The captain has the authority to change the appearance of this place. It is a small benefit given by the observer to the players. At least this place still retains its original appearance."

Kasumigaoka Utaha slowly raised her head. The dazzling fragments of light made her narrow her eyes slightly. "Did he create all this?"

"This is a part of the world where the power of our system exists, and he just stole it without permission."

Kobayashi Daigo's smile was a little pale. "Ms. Kasumigaoka, please choose a place later, but don't occupy it."

Hayato Hayama also nodded, pointing to the female figure with two horns on her head floating in the air in the center of the garden and said, "She is the Observer. She has no gender. It was Kitahara that guy who changed her into this appearance out of his bad taste. If you have any questions, just ask her directly."

"Observer?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha turned her head and looked at the shadow in the middle of the flower garden. She had noticed her before, and seeing her expressionless face, she thought it was a portrait projection. After all, she had just come out of the science fiction world and had not yet adapted to it.

"Well, He is the Observer, the culprit who dragged us into the abyss."

Hayato Hayama looked at Ysera expressionlessly, "As long as you ask Him, you will get the answer. For private questions, just close your eyes and ask Him silently in your heart, and He can communicate with you. To us, He is like a god."

"Oh my God..." Kasumigaoka Utaha stared at the observer with a complicated look.

It was hatred, fear, and some hesitation.

If you are a god, can you bring my friends back? Why did you let us go into the abyss... Why did you choose us... You bastard!

'My friend, the meaning is unclear...it is impossible to answer.'

The observer's eyes shot straight over, and in the horrified eyes of Kasumigaoka, the observer's voice sounded again, "Congratulations to Kasumigaoka Utaha for successfully completing the mission. You will officially join the Izumo team and enjoy all member privileges."

'Question 2: The members of the Izumo team, Komuro Takashi and Kitahara Sora, have died. Their data has been preserved, and the observer has no right to bring them back to life.'

'Question 3: Membership is randomly selected. Those who are selected please try to survive.'

'Fourth: For the purpose of venting human emotions, insults are not included in the punishment rules, and member Kasumigaoka Utaha will not be punished.'

No punishment?

"You are quite humane." Kasumigaoka Utaha mocked blankly, and then suddenly seemed to think of something, her eyes widened, and she turned her head abruptly to look at Hayato Hayama, "Can you be resurrected?!"

Hayato Hayama smiled bitterly and nodded, "I actually died in the first game, and it was Kitahara who made me go home again..."

Before he could finish his words, a hint of surprise appeared in Kasumigaoka Utaha's shocked eyes, but before she could open her mouth, she was ruthlessly preempted by someone else.

"Each official member is allowed one chance to regenerate. The purpose of the observer doing this is to avoid accidental loss of excellent observation data. Accidents always occur in battle."

"But since the establishment of the Izumo team, including the experience of Miss Kasumigaoka, we have completed a total of five missions. In these five missions, we only obtained the resurrection item once."

Kobayashi Daigo smiled bitterly and continued to explain: "Resurrection items cannot be exchanged for points. They can only be obtained through specific tasks. It was purely accidental that Ye Shan was able to stand here again."

"In the last mission, if we had taken one wrong step, we wouldn't have been given the resurrection item. We don't know which mission world produces the item, and there's no hint on how to obtain it..."

Kobayashi Daigo looked at the empty space belonging to Komuro Takashi's tree house and said sadly, "I heard from the captain that when Takashi and Takeo were rookies, an old man died to protect them. So after they learned that they could be resurrected, they actually secretly vowed to resurrect him."

Kasumigaoka's joyful smile froze on her face.

So the observer said that everyone was given one chance, but once you die, the chance of resurrection is about the same as winning the jackpot.

In a mission world where life and death are at stake, it is a luxury to come back alive, so why would you bother to get clues to the resurrection item? Even if you get the clues, getting that precious thing might be more difficult than the main mission, right?

"In the end, Takeo died before the old man came back to life. After Takeo died, Xiaoye must have tried hard to revive him, but he also died before Takeo woke up..."

Xiaolin Daigo slowly shook his head, looked at the observer and muttered, "Haha, resurrection props, can the last mission produce resurrection props? If so, we haven't even considered that aspect at all. Even coming back alive is a luxury."

At this moment, one of the three medium light balls floating in front of the observer slowly fell down. After Fumi Yuji stood firm, he walked towards the small pavilion next to him without saying a word.

He took out a bottle of water from the ring, unscrewed the cap, took a big gulp, and then began to daydream.

His slightly gloomy long hair covered his eyes, and his expression could not be seen from the side, but his clenched fists betrayed his strong emotional fluctuations.

"boom!"

Caught off guard, that hard fist slammed hard on the ancient table of the tree root sculpture, and a deep crack was created on the two-meter-diameter tree root.

Kasumigaoka's eyes flickered, and Kobayashi Daigo's gentle voice came again.

"He joined the game just like me. It was the third game. That game was originally an independent mode, but the Night Crow Squad forced their way in and turned it into an online game."

Kobayashi Daigo looked at Kazami, his eyes lost in memories, "The Night Crow Squad is a Chinese team. Logically, they are hostile to us. Their people are naturally hostile to us. So after we received the observer's temporary notice, everyone was prepared to die. This must be a fierce battle to the death."

Kasumigaoka Utaha's beautiful eyes glanced at Kobayashi Daigo, "And then?"

"It turns out that the observers choose people according to regional rules. Kazami's missing sister temporarily fled to China, so she appeared opposite us."

Relatives appeared in the enemy camp?! Kasumigaoka Shiyu's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly became nervous and asked in a trembling voice: "Then...what next?"

At this time, Kobayashi Daigo laughed, "His sister is also a 'brain trust' and a psychic enhancer. Miss Kazami Ichihime discovered her brother during the battle, so she used a very dangerous trick to help both of us avoid this battle."

"As long as there's no fighting, we can cooperate, and the outcome will always be good." Kasumigaoka Utaha breathed a sigh of relief.

"No one knows about this except the captain, Miss Kato and himself." Kobayashi Daigo shook his head helplessly: "It was he who brought it up when I was chatting with him."

Due to the betrayal of both parties, Bai Xin wanted to kill Kazami Ichihime, and Kitahara Sora wanted to kill Kazami Yuji, but in the end they did not do it.

When Hui heard that Fumiaki aimed the gun at the captain, he raised his dagger and was about to slit his throat without saying a word, but was stopped by Kitahara Sora.

Not only that, Kitahara Sora was very generous and chose to forgive.

He is the kind of person who doesn't care what happens to himself at all, but only cares about what happens to people he cares about.

If that shot was fired at Kei or Yukino, for whatever reason, Kitahara Sora wouldn't even give him time to explain.

The parties chose to believe and understand, but the resentment in Hui's heart lasted for a long time.

Therefore, Kazami Yuji was grateful to the captain. He not only forgave him but also gave him 100% trust. He even bought the sniper rifle for Kazami Yuji with his own points.

As a normal person, wouldn't he be grateful to have such a boss and such a captain?

Although that guy doesn't talk much and looks like an autistic person all day long, he has a warm heart.

After hearing this, Kasumigaoka Utaha finally understood why Kazami had exploded at her on the bridge before.

Because he misunderstood himself. Compared with Yukinoshita, he was just a temporary teammate whose life and death were uncertain, while Yukinoshita was already a close comrade-in-arms.

I also understood why Kazami couldn't help but blame Yukinoshita, because in his eyes, Yukinoshita's status was obviously not as high as Kitahara Sora's.

When Kazami suddenly realized that the captain might die and that Yukinoshita was partly responsible, it was a good thing that he didn't completely explode.

When facing Yukinoshita's attack, he did not resist at all, not because he had no power to fight back, but because he did not want to resist for the sake of Kitahara Sora's face, and also because Yukinoshita was his comrade-in-arms.

Kasumigaoka Utaha sighed in her heart. When she first met them, she thought they were all villains, but after getting to know them, she found that these guys were loyal and righteous people.

At this time, the two light balls floating above the observer finally faded, and the figures of Yukino and Hui finally appeared.

Yukino's expression was cold, and her dark eyes seemed like solid ice that had not melted for thousands of years. Just looking at her made people tremble all over.

This is not her usual coldness. Her usual indifference gives people a sense of alienation, making people feel that this girl is difficult to approach. If you approach her rashly, you will definitely be ignored by her, and your self-esteem will be hurt.

It's the kind of arrogance that disdains to communicate with others and is self-admiring. It's the kind of arrogance that looks down on others to the point of being disgusting.

She often looks at others as if they were fools, which is why she is disliked by girls and teased by boys, earning her the slightly derogatory nickname of the Ice Queen.

But even so, there was still emotion in her eyes at that time. At least after meeting Beiyuan Kong, there was a hint of gentleness and tranquility in her eyes.

But now she has obviously become a different person. There is no emotion in her eyes, and even her gaze towards her teammates is cold.

The ponytail on her head had been untied at some point, and her long black hair fell down like a waterfall. The ends of her hair were actually dyed with the element of ice, gradually changing from lead black to ice blue...

Next to her, a young assassin dressed in white lowered her head slightly, revealing only her small, straight nose and cherry-colored lips under her hood.

Kazami still kept his head down and didn't look at them. Hayama Hayato and Kobayashi Daigo sighed slowly in their hearts.

What exactly did the Observer repair in them? Did he forcibly repair their broken nerves?

This girl's heart is also extremely strong. She has experienced despair and the joy of escaping death. She has been hunted endlessly and has slaughtered many people with her own hands.

Her mind had fallen and recovered, she had been redeemed and saved.

But even she was different.

After Hui went through psychological training and became a true assassin, she gave people a sense of coolness and mystery. Wearing this female version of the Brotherhood uniform on her, she even gave people a sense of firmness of faith.

The Brotherhood is a secret force that protects order on earth: they walk with darkness and serve the light, all things are required and all things are permitted.

The thief also follows through on his own beliefs: bearing the name of cold-bloodedness and ruthlessness, the thief has been wandering on the edge of darkness, just to make the light last forever.

But at this moment, she gave people an illusory chill, as if she had walked into a haunted house alone. The omnipresent eerie feeling made her feel as if something would strangle her neck from behind at any time.

The girl now made Hayato Hayama and Daigo Kobayashi feel a little chilled, and even made them feel that they might be killed by her in the next second.

The two did not come over immediately. Yukino slowly glanced at everyone, then turned to the observer and said, "Re-elect the captain."

The observer nodded slowly and read without any emotion: "The former captain of the Izumo team, Kitahara Sora, has passed away. Please elect a captain according to your heart. You are allowed to elect yourself. The rule is that the opinions are completely unanimous."

After Hayato Hayama and Daigo Kobayashi looked at each other, they slowly nodded to Utaha Kasumigaoka.

At this time, the observer's reminder sounded in everyone's mind, 'Silently recite the full name of the member, and confirmation will count as a vote.'

The atmosphere fell into silence for a while.

But when everyone silently recited Yukino's full name, the observers did not express anything, and Yukino glanced coldly at Kazami Yuji in the pavilion.

A few seconds later, the observer's voice sounded again, and he said expressionlessly: "The members have different opinions. This election is invalid. Please vote again."

"Master: If you fail to qualify for the squad mode three or more times in a row, you must complete three or more missions before you can regain the squad mode qualification. The Obsidian Tablet will be temporarily reclaimed, and the team will lose the mission intelligence rights, the squad statistics panel, the conditions for resurrecting members, the glory statistics, and the achievement panel."