It was the last bus, and there were many passengers on it. After working overtime until now, Meng Xiang just swallowed a few slices of bread. Overtime is not terrible, what is terrible is unpaid overtime, and what is even more terrible is unpaid overtime every day. Salaries can never catch up with housing prices, and can never catch up with CPI. Meng Xiang, who is overwhelmed by life, is still single.
Meng Xiang is of medium build and plain appearance. There is a shallow scar on his left forehead, which is the mark left by his impulsiveness in his student days. After graduation, he was full of ambitions, but after 5 years, he became one of the vast number of workers who just want to get by.
It’s not that he has low quality, but that he is not adapted to this society.
"How dare you snatch my phone? You're looking for death." Meng Xiang was surfing the Internet on his phone to wash off the fatigue of overtime work, but a pair of hands suddenly snatched his phone away. He squeezed through the crowd, pushed away three suspected accomplices who were blocking the bus door, and chased after the thief who had already escaped and ran into the alley.
Although he sat in the office every day, Meng Xiang's physique and motor nerves were quite outstanding. He had already captured the thief's whereabouts before the thief disappeared into the night.
In a deep alley, Meng Xiang kicked the thief in the abdomen. The thief screamed, covered his abdomen and squatted on the ground, with the muscles on his face twisted in pain.
"If you want to rob, go rob the rich or corrupt officials. Why do you always target us office workers who are struggling to earn money? You're really trying to steal money from a beggar." Meng Xiang cursed and kicked at the same time. No matter how the thief on the ground begged for help, he did not stop. He just wanted to vent his anger.
Suddenly, footsteps were heard in the alley, and six or seven young men rushed out with iron bars in their hands. Meng Xiang thought they were nearby residents who came out to help because they knew the thieves had been caught. He was so happy to vent his anger that he didn't notice the fierce look in the eyes of these young men.
"Please help me call the police, this thief should spend a few years in jail..." Before he finished speaking, he felt a pain in his shoulders and back, and the iron rod was already hitting him.
"You little bastard, I just stole your phone, but you chased me. You are really courting death."
"Ma Mule, you are too weak. Even in a one-on-one fight, you were taught a lesson like this." While beating Meng Xiang, the young men smiled at the thief who had been beaten into a ball.
The thief was panting, furious, with bloodshot eyes. In the dark alley, he looked particularly ferocious. He spat a mouthful of bloody phlegm at Meng Xiang, who had been beaten to the ground. He took a short knife from a young man, shouted to everyone, and stabbed Meng Xiang, who had been beaten half to death and covered with wounds...
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"Am I dead? Huh, those thieves were so brutal that they used sticks and knives to fight for a mobile phone. I was even more innocent. I actually lost my life for a mobile phone. Forget it, I felt very happy beating up the thief who stole the mobile phone before. This life is not worthless." Ever since Meng Xiang felt unbearable pain when the dagger stabbed into his chest, he has been in a dazed and half-awake state, as if he was in a dream.
"Want to die? Not so early, wake up." A rough voice blew away Meng Xiang's feeling of being in a dream. He opened his eyes and saw himself lying on a soft little bed. He looked around. It was a small house without any decorations. The walls seemed to be made of metal. There were 10 beds in the room, including his. On 6 of them were people who were half asleep and looking around like him. And at the rather delicate iron door, 4 people, sitting or standing, were looking at them indifferently.
There were four people, three men and one woman. A middle-aged uncle said to the girl next to him, "Xiaozhi, go and explain it briefly. Starship Troopers, before these people die, let them know why they are dying."
"Yes!" The girl named Xiaozhi gently brushed her long hair and walked forward a few steps. The three men behind them were chatting quietly as if it had nothing to do with them.
Meng Xiang felt very strange. After he woke up, he pinched his thigh several times and felt very painful, so he was sure that this was not a dream. However, he clearly remembered that he was stabbed by the thief's dagger. Even if he didn't die, he would definitely be in the hospital after waking up. He put his hand in front of his chest, but there was no sign of being stabbed by the knife.
The girl named Xiaozhi moved her throat and smiled lightly: "This explanation is too complicated. I hope someone else can replace me in the next horror film." She had a beautiful voice and smooth skin. She was probably only 17 or 18 years old. She had a pair of big, crystal eyes that were inlaid on her face like gems, but what she said made everyone shudder.
"Everyone, my name is Yuan Zhi. If there is still a chance in the future, you can call me Xiao Zhi. After all, I am younger than all of you." She giggled and continued, "First of all, you are dead. Of course, this refers to the world we originally lived in. I believe you still remember what happened before you woke up, right?"
Everyone was in an uproar. The six people, four men and two women, who were lying on the bed like Meng Xiang, looked shocked and didn't seem to believe Yuan Zhi's words. One of the women said in a trembling voice: "Xiao... Xiao Zhi, are you kidding? How could we be dead? Aren't we alive and well now?"
"Is this heaven?" another man blurted out.
"No, that's too annoying. I'll only say it once. Don't ask questions. It's up to you whether you believe it or not. Everything that happened before you woke up was real. You were teleported here after you died, or at the moment before you died. And this world, I believe you have also seen this movie, it's called "Starship Troopers." " Yuan Zhi looked annoyed, with her hands on her chest.
Meng Xiang's mind raced. He re-examined everything that happened before he woke up, and then slowly asked, "So, this is not the world we live in, but the world of the movie? Or, this world is the world in the movie "Starship Troopers"? Have we traveled through time?"
"Yes. Brother, you have a strong ability to accept things. Do you like reading comics or fantasy and science fiction novels?"
"No, you made it very clear. As long as you accept the fact that you are dead and think about what you said, it is not difficult to understand." Meng Xiang lay down on the bed and continued nonchalantly: "Since we are dead in the world we live in, let's regard this place as heaven or hell. Starship Troopers is very interesting."
"Interesting? This kid is quite optimistic. I wonder if he will be scared to death when he arrives at the battlefield?" One of the young men who were chatting in front of the door blurted out this sentence, which scared everyone including Meng Xiang.
Meng Xiang quickly stood up and asked the young man, "You mean, we are going to the battlefield? The movie Starship Troopers tells the story of the war between humans and Zerg. It is a very terrifying scene."
The man ignored Meng Xiang, but Yuan Zhi replied, "It is terrifying. Let me continue my explanation. Next, we have to complete the task entrusted by the Lord God. Uh, Lord God, you can understand it as the GM of gAme. As long as you complete the task, you will get the Lord God's reward, otherwise you will be wiped out. In addition, the Lord God has some restrictions. If you violate them, you will die."
After hearing her words, everyone else started talking among themselves. The two women sat together, trembling in fear.
"Is... is that so? That's still interesting. Just like playing a game, with clear rewards and punishments. So, if we are killed by bugs during the mission or are wiped out due to mission failure, is there still a chance of resurrection?" Meng Xiang's heart was beating fast, half with fear and half with excitement.
"As far as I know, no. If you die while on a mission, you're really dead." Yuan Zhi said this with a little sigh, without the lively jokes from before. Meng Xiang looked at Yuan Zhi's expression and understood the general idea in his heart.
"A world of fighting for survival is interesting, just like making a movie, but it can never be remade. However, we have died once and are still alive, so we have made a profit," Meng Xiang joked.
The young man who answered the question suddenly walked over to Meng Xiang and said, "You're quite interesting, but I've seen many people like you before they actually went to the battlefield. I hope you won't disappoint me later. It's fate that we can get together. Let's introduce ourselves to each other." He waved his hand, and the other two men came over as if they were annoyed. One of them frowned and said, "Don't ask us to introduce ourselves every time, right? Anyway, after this horror movie is over, there will only be four of us left, or even less."
Meng Xiang's heart was shocked, "The horror movie is over? What will happen after it ends?" He had many questions in his mind, but he knew that now was not the time to ask questions. If what Yuan Zhi said was true, then they must survive this horror movie to be qualified to ask questions, otherwise, everything would be meaningless.
"Don't say that. Let me introduce you. Our team, which has experienced horror movies together and carried out the tasks assigned by the Lord God, is called the Samsara Team. As for why it is called Samsara, you will understand if you can survive. Our Samsara Team is a subordinate team of the Zhongzhou Team, called the Nameless Team. My name is Ding Jie, the captain of the Nameless Team." He pointed to the uncle behind him and said, "His name is Nice, an American, and a veteran of our Nameless Team." He coughed lightly and continued, "Although I am the captain, he has more seniority than me."
"And him," he pointed at the last young man and said, "that boy is called Zhang Jin, and he seems to know martial arts."
"The four of us are members of the Nameless Team." Ding Jie stood up straight and seemed quite proud of the Nameless Team.
After listening to Ding Jie's introduction, Meng Xiang calmed down completely despite having many doubts. He said, "My name is Meng Xiang. I was attacked when I was chasing a thief who was trying to steal my phone, and then I came here."
"Oh, so you are so brave in the real world? You dare to chase the thief?" Zhang Jin's words were full of sarcasm, how could Meng Xiang not hear it? However, he also knew that the four people in front of him were veterans, and they were so calm that they must have hidden a lot of secrets. If he caused a conflict with them, he would definitely get into trouble. He suppressed his anger and replied indifferently: "It is natural to chase after someone whose property was robbed. How can this be considered bravery?"
The other five people also gave their names. They were Qian Weiguo, 32 years old, engineer; Zhang Dingke, 22 years old, college student; Ling Xiao, 47 years old, salesperson; Chen Jing, 25 years old, white-collar worker; Shu Wanning, 36 years old, secretary.
Their deaths were all kinds of things, without any pattern. Especially Shu Wanning, when talking about the cause of her death, she was evasive and hesitant, as if she couldn't bring herself to speak. Zhang Jin smiled and said in a teasing tone, "Secretary, well, you have an excellent appearance and figure. You didn't die of suffocation due to lack of oxygen when you met the boss in the car, did you?"
Shu Wanning blushed, looking quite embarrassed, she raised her voice and trembled as she yelled, "You...you don't talk nonsense, I...I'm not so lewd...lewd...lewd." Seeing her trying to cover up her mistake, everyone knew that even if Zhang Jin guessed wrong, it was probably something of this kind.
Shu Wanning was so enraged that she ran over like a shrew and stretched out her hands to fight with Zhang Jin. No one expected that Zhang Jin suddenly took a step forward, grabbed her clothes on her chest, and without paying attention to her towering breasts, he lifted Shu Wanning up without any scruples.
Zhang Jin's action shocked everyone. Shu Wanning was tall and plump, a mature and feminine woman, weighing at least 100 kilograms, but Zhang Jin lifted her up effortlessly. This kind of strength was not something that even the world champion of the highest level of weightlifting could easily achieve.
Ding Jie suddenly shouted in a low voice: "That's enough, stop messing around."
At this moment, a very mechanical voice without any intonation sounded in everyone's ears: "Title: Starship Troopers, Difficulty: Double C-level, Mission: Kill the brainworm before Johnny comes into contact with it. Complete the mission, and each person will get 2,000 points and a C-level side story. If the mission fails, the person will be eliminated."
Ding Jie suddenly laughed out loud: "Haha, the double C-level difficulty is really easy. It seems that there are no restrictions, and there is no need to worry about the life and death of the characters in the plot. The goal of the mission is much clearer."
Meng Xiang was full of questions. Seeing that the other five people seemed to be still in shock, he asked Ding Jie: "Captain, what are the points for? What is the side story?"
Ding Jie's expression suddenly turned gloomy, and he replied disapprovingly: "Don't call me captain, you are not yet a member of the Nameless Team. To become a member of the Nameless Team, you must have strong strength or potential, and the most fundamental test is to survive the first horror movie." He turned to Yuan Zhi and said: "Give them a brief introduction, so as to give them hope."
Yuan Zhi stuck out her tongue and made a face. "Every time you complete a mission, or kill a specific creature or character in a horror movie, you will get a reward from the Lord God, including points or side plots. If you can survive with these points or side plots, you can exchange them for some powerful weapons or learn incredible skills, making you a superman. In addition, as long as you accumulate 100,000 points, you can be resurrected in your original world, and bring with you all the skills or weapons you learned in the reincarnation world. Do you understand what this concept is? Apart from anything else, you can exchange points for gold. 10 points can be exchanged for 100 kilograms. If you get 100,000 points, it means you can return to your original world with hundreds of kilograms of gold. This wealth is enough for you to spend several lifetimes."
When everyone heard this, they all showed joyful expressions, and even imagined the scene of returning with a full load. Their minds were filled with the words "resurrection, wealth", but Meng Xiang frowned and thought to himself: "It shouldn't be that simple, right? A horror movie gets 2000 points. Even if the rewards of each subsequent movie are accumulated, at least 100 movies must be safely passed. This is a horror movie, how can it be so easy? Moreover, returning with weapons or skills, what exactly is this concept? What skills? Is it ancient martial arts?"
Right here, the door opened with a "squeak", and a soldier wearing the unique mechanized infantry uniform of Starship Troopers and a bulky steel helmet hurried in: "Everyone, the marshal has issued a war order. We can avenge our compatriots who died on Earth." He was very excited when he spoke, as if he had been looking forward to it for a long time. As soon as he finished speaking, he hurried to the house next door, and then, a cheer came from the house next door.
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