Chapter 5 Joining the Resistance Army

Having been in this script-world for five hours, Feng Bujue finally completed the mission [Join the Resistance Army].

The next step in the main quest also refreshed – [Attack the Central Hub of A0007 City].

This task was actually very intriguing… because the task content only wrote "attack," but didn't write "attack with the resistance army"; which meant, in theory, he could go by himself.

Regarding this point, Feng Bujue considered it carefully…

Going alone would certainly be convenient, without needing to look ahead or behind, but, after all, he wasn't from this universe and wasn't very familiar with the various situations, and he might encounter unexpected dangers.

But inciting the resistance army to launch a general offensive on the city with him… would again involve the problem of "deception"; even Conrad didn't have the right to let the troops in this base go out en masse without asking the commander; no matter how good Jue-ge was at deceiving, he might not be able to get the colonel to help with this.

Fortunately, Feng Bujue finally came up with a compromise, which was…

…………

Creak creak creak…

Thump thump thump…

Accompanied by the sound of metal rods rubbing back and forth, and the sound of metal axles rolling over the rails, a hand-cranked railcar was advancing towards the city at a speed not much faster than a bicycle.

At this moment, a five-person team, including Feng Bujue, was riding on this car, approaching A0007 City through the underground railway…

"Savior, want a pinch?" The big bearded man who had just been replaced from the cranking position put a wad of compressed tobacco leaves in his mouth and asked Jue-ge.

"I appreciate the thought." Feng Bujue waved his hand. "I'm not used to chewing that stuff. Also, you can call me Mr. Feng, or Feng Bujue, no need to call me savior every time."

"Heh heh…" The big bearded man smiled. "Okay, Mr. Feng…" He chewed on the inferior tobacco that had a strong smell and spat as he said, "...if you insist."

This big bearded man was the oldest member of the five, in charge of assault; at the same time, he was also the only "non-Zhiyue Zhe" (Knowledge Awakened) in this team.

In the early days of the war, the big bearded man's daughter—a Zhiyue Zhe who was only twelve years old—was arrested and killed by the Pi Ta army even though she hadn't done anything to resist (the earlier a Zhiyue Zhe awakened, the clearer the information in their mind, and the greater the relative threat); not long after that, the big bearded man joined the resistance army.

He was a rough man, and he didn't understand complicated things. He participated in this war for a simple motivation—Damn robots, I'm going to kill all of you to avenge my daughter!

"Speaking of… Mr. Feng." A few seconds later, the one-eyed dragon sitting next to the big bearded man looked at Jue-ge and said, "Is what they say true?"

"What did they say?" Jue-ge asked back.

"The whole base is talking about it…" The one-eyed dragon continued, "They say the savior can fly, and can tear metal without using weapons…"

The one-eyed dragon was the sniper of this team, a Zhiyue Zhe who awakened at the age of nineteen; his left eye was stabbed blind by a Roundtable Spider in a battle, and from then on he could only use firearms with scopes (it's not easy to judge distance with one eye, and there would be obstacles when shooting with weapons without scopes), so he naturally became a sniper.

And what the one-eyed dragon said just now, that "the whole base is talking about it," was indeed true.

Previously, in order to persuade the colonel to agree to this operation, Feng Bujue "slightly" demonstrated several of his skills; doing so… on the one hand, could solidify his identity as the "savior," and on the other hand, it also gave the colonel some confidence. If Jue-ge didn't show some strength, Conrad would never have approved such a suicidal operation.

"I can't fly." Two seconds later, Feng Bujue answered the one-eyed dragon in a calm tone, "That's walking in the air, which is a different concept from 'flying'." He paused, "As for tearing metal without weapons… I can do it, but if you want me to demonstrate it now, I think I'd rather not."

"Hmm…" The one-eyed dragon pondered for a moment, "They also said… you can 'end the war', is that true?"

"You ask too many questions." Before Jue-ge could answer, Lightning Head, who was cranking the metal rod to the side, interrupted, "Don't ask things you don't need to worry about. If you're too idle, come over and crank."

Yes, Lightning Head also came, and she was the vice-captain of this assault team.

As one of the earliest batches of Zhiyue Zhe to awaken, she had already participated in the war at the beginning of the resistance army's establishment; however, this tough woman had a very bad temper and didn't understand the golden mean in her conduct, so when her contemporaries had already become officers, she was still in the front line, taking the lead.

"I just don't want to die without knowing if my death is meaningful…" After being interrupted by the vice-captain, the one-eyed dragon shrugged unhappily and muttered.

"What did you say?" Lightning Head naturally heard it, and immediately glared at him.

"Alright." At this time, Isaac, the captain of this assault team, spoke up, "Everyone, say less…"

As he said that, he gave Lightning Head, who was cranking the metal rod with him, a look; although he didn't say anything, Lightning Head understood his meaning, so she stopped talking.

Then, Isaac looked at the one-eyed dragon again and said, "Our mission today is to send Mr. Feng to the central district, and then evacuate safely. Although the content of this mission sounds crazy, it's not necessarily a death sentence. Don't say things that are irrelevant and demoralize your teammates."

"Yes… Captain." The one-eyed dragon was still very convinced by Isaac, after all… the latter could be said to be a legendary figure in the resistance army.

So, in what way was Isaac "legendary"?

Before talking about his achievements, I should first say a basic setting: Isaac, is a black man… is a black man… is a… black man.

I know that it's not necessarily fair to associate a person's innate skin color and race with their acquired achievements, but I think we should face reality here… and say the important things three times.

Just like the fact that Asians and Jews have a natural advantage in average intelligence, the natural advantage of blacks in athletic ability is also undeniable.

If there really was a Batman in the world, then according to Batman's setting that "his various athletic abilities have reached the Olympic champion level of the same period," the human who can meet Batman's setting in terms of physical fitness is most likely a black man.

And Isaac… is like the Batman of the resistance army.

Although he doesn't have various high-tech equipment, nor does he have Bruce Wayne's bullshit setting of "obtaining doctoral degrees in more than a dozen professional disciplines," Isaac has still completed many things that ordinary people think only superheroes can do…

He once broke into a Zhiyue Zhe prison alone and successfully rescued more than 90% of the prisoners; he once completed the work of a squad alone in an important distribution operation (an operation to distribute games to the public); he once killed thirty combat robots in a battle… at least; he also once killed a Roundtable Spider in a one-on-one close combat…

Such deeds… or rather… achievements, are well known in the resistance army; after so many years of war, there is really no other warrior who can be named alongside Isaac.

Therefore, in the minds of many soldiers, Isaac's words may be more effective than the commander's.

"Hehe… everyone, why make the atmosphere so heavy?" Feng Bujue also saw the concerns of these NPCs, and he immediately showed a relaxed smile, "To be honest, I have a great chance of ending this war today. As for your safety… I didn't plan to have you 'escort' me all the way to the central district, that was just an order that Colonel Conrad insisted on giving; according to my idea… I only need you to take me into the city and point out the location of the central hub, and then you can retreat directly."

Jue-ge's words were indeed out of good intentions. He naturally knew the difference in combat power between humans and machines, and he didn't want to see these people die in vain.

However, after hearing this, Isaac replied seriously, "An order is an order, Mr. Feng. We will not interfere with your actions, but we hope you will not interfere with us carrying out our mission."

"Oh…" Feng Bujue gave the other party a complicated look, "Okay… anyway, you're the captain, you have the say."

…………

After a journey of nearly three hours, the seemingly endless tunnel finally came to an end.

At the end of the track, the five were greeted by a brick wall, and on the other side of the wall… there was the sound of continuous water flow.

"Behind the wall is a sewer?" In fact, Feng Bujue had already seen through the data stream on the other side of the wall, but he still pretended to be unclear and asked.

"Yes." Isaac replied, "Next, we have to wade through the sewers for a while, then pass through an engineering pipe and turn into the subway tunnel."

"And then we can get into the subway station and then rush to the ground, right?" Feng Bujue continued the other party's words.

"No, we have to hide in the subway tunnel and approach the destination on foot." Isaac replied, "When we reach the station closest to the central district, we will rush to the ground again."

"Phew… sounds quite troublesome." Feng Bujue couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"That can't be helped." The one-eyed dragon interjected in a helpless tone, "Once we enter a monitored area… like a subway station, we will be discovered by Pi Ta immediately, and then the other party will send troops to encircle and suppress us; with just the five of us, wanting to get close to the central hub under the siege of the city guards is simply a fool's dream."

"Then… what if we disguise ourselves?" Feng Bujue said, "For example, pretend to be civilians and use transportation to approach the target."

"Impossible." Isaac replied, "Disguise only works on humans, it's useless to AI… all the cameras in this city have facial recognition, and anyone whose identity is unknown, or who is defined as a 'threat', will attract Pi Ta's attention as long as their face is scanned by any camera lens; within a minute, the law enforcement personnel closest to the target will be dispatched."

"I see…" Feng Bujue responded, "Then… let's just follow the plan."

At this moment, Jue-ge belatedly rejoiced that… he didn't rush into the city alone.

If he had really done that, even if he could rely on his hard power to break through the encirclement and kill Pi Ta, he would only have half his life left; moreover… Jue-ge didn't know that, using that kind of breakthrough method, Pi Ta might self-destruct before contacting him.

But now, under the leadership of this resistance army assault team, although it will take more time to reach the destination, the risk of combat has been reduced. For "players," the physical exertion brought about by this itinerary is almost negligible; and the consumption of survival points, skills, and items is completely zero, which shows that… this is the "correct way to clear the level."

Of course, in a normal difficulty script, players don't have to follow the "right path," as long as they are strong enough, even if they "make mistakes," it may not lead to the failure to clear the level, and various violent cracking methods can work.

But… Feng Bujue ultimately chose a more reasonable route to clear the level; one of the reasons was that when he made the decision, he had vaguely realized that the first main task [Join the Resistance Army] itself was a kind of hint, suggesting that he should best rely on the help of the NPC forces to clear the level; the second reason… he realized when he was playing games in the colonel's office that—it was impossible for him to meet up with his teammates within two hours. Therefore, he was not in a hurry to clear this script, so he simply followed the serious process arranged by the system and took his time to experience the plot.

"Then, everyone, wrap up your equipment with cloth first, and be careful not to let filth and water clog up the equipment later." Just as Jue-ge was thinking, Isaac had already begun to direct everyone to prepare for the "sewer journey."

Feng Bujue didn't need to prepare anything on his side. He had seen the equipment of the resistance army, most of which were of ordinary and dilapidated quality, and they were not of much value. Taking them back to the login space could only be sold to the store; and the act of "taking" would expose the fact that he had a "storage space," so he didn't take anything on the grounds that "the savior doesn't need these."

In short…

Five minutes later, the other four members of the assault team were ready.

Then, under Isaac's leadership, everyone crawled into a pipe beside the track that was seeping sewage and headed towards the sewer area on the other side of the wall.

…………

At the same time, A0007 City, central district.

[Alert, code 964, intrusion event.]

[Signal source, sleeper agent… A8504]

[Personnel coordinates have been locked.]

At the same second that the five members of the assault team crossed the "wall" of the sewer and entered the city limits, Pi Ta received this message.

"A8504, huh…" At this time, Pi Ta began to mutter to himself like a human, "I haven't given him any instructions recently, nor have I received any intelligence from other sleeper agents that there will be an intrusion operation today…" In this instant, Pi Ta's real-time simulation program had already begun to run, "So… what exactly is going on?"