Chapter 1 Alive...

The prompts in the space then appeared line by line, cold, ruthless, monotonous, and mechanically imprinted in Fang Senyan's eyes.

"You will immediately receive a related team-building mission. There is usually no life-threatening danger in the team-building mission, but the final mission evaluation you obtain will determine the benefits and team abilities obtained after the team is established! Are you sure you want to continue doing this?"

"Yes!"

"The maximum number of people limited to the team-building mission is 5, but the difficulty of the mission will also increase linearly with the increase in the number of people. Do you want to carry out the team-building mission with this temporary team member next to you?"

"Yes!"

"Identity re-verification in progress..."

"Data review in progress..."

"Data reading in progress..."

"Contractor No. 1018, you are applying for a team-building mission for the first time. You need to pay the following fees to generate an exclusive mission channel."

"Merit points 0 / Potential points 10 / Universal points 10,000."

Fang Senyan was immediately stunned and immediately looked at Reef with a look of help. The two of them put together enough money with a lot of sweat, but Fang Senyan fell into a financial deficit again, with only 1,000 Universal Points left for self-defense. At this time, Fang Senyan couldn't help but check again:

"If I am not satisfied with the completion of this mission, what will happen if I disband the team and apply for a team-building mission again?"

"To apply for a team-building mission again, you need 10 merit points / 30 potential points / 100,000 universal points. Merit points cannot be paid by others."

"Reef..."

"What?"

"Let's try to get a good result in one go." Fang Senyan wiped his sweat and said.

After waiting for about ten seconds, a series of messages came:

"Fee payment completed."

"Hint: The team mission-specific teleportation space rift channel has been generated, please return to your private space!"

"Hint: The team mission-specific teleportation space rift channel has been generated, please return to your private space!"

"Warning: The team mission-specific teleportation space rift channel will disappear in 600 seconds!"

"Warning: The team mission-specific teleportation space rift channel will disappear in 600 seconds!"

When the two saw such news, how dare they neglect it in the slightest? They hurried back. Fortunately, the space was originally a peaceful area, and there were usually no accidents or delays, so the 600 seconds given was quite sufficient.

After Fang Senyan rushed back to his private space, he immediately noticed that a light gate emitting a black and gray aura had appeared in the center of the room. The light gate was about one person tall, and the surface would occasionally show a burst of gray-black ripples, and there were still figures shaking from time to time, flashing past in a hurry. Fang Senyan took a deep breath and stepped into the light gate.

This time, passing through the light gate did not cause a loss of consciousness. Fang Senyan only felt a flash of light and darkness in front of his eyes, and then he was in a boundless mountain forest. The trees here were quite tall and straight, looking similar to the spruce forests of the Alps. The intervals between the trees were very large. In addition to the thick fallen leaves on the ground, even shrubs rarely grew, let alone grass.

There was also a thin layer of mist all around. It seemed like there was none when you looked closely, but after relaxing your attention, the mist lingered around you, never gradually leaving your side.

Therefore, what caught Fang Senyan's eyes at this time were only three colors: the brownish-black fallen leaf ground with a slightly rotten smell, the brownish-gray tree trunks that had been ravaged by wind, frost, and severe cold, and the gloomy light gray sky. He took a deep breath and felt the cold air enter his alveoli, releasing the oxygen it carried, but the air also carried an indescribable faint stench, which could not give people a refreshing feeling at all.

Fang Senyan was standing at the bottom of the mountain slope at this time. He suddenly heard the sound of stepping on fallen leaves coming from above, and immediately made a defensive action, looking up. Soon, the owner of the voice appeared in his sight. It was Reef, who had just separated not long ago. This man walked over, and it had to be said that he walked like a road roller, steady, rumbling, and seemed to never fall.

"Look." Reef handed over an item. "I found this on a tree next to me."

Fang Senyan took it and frowned. This thing was made of metal. It looked quite sharp and had a triangular shape. At the sharp top, there was also a blood groove, and there was a layer of gray-black color that seemed to be plated on it.

"This is an arrowhead, a pure steel arrowhead, with a layer of poison extracted on it." Reef said seriously. "This arrowhead is very sharp."

Fang Senyan frowned and said:

"Can you take me to the place where you found the arrowhead?"

Reef had just entered this world, so the place where he found the arrowhead was not far away, on a huge fir tree less than ten meters above the hillside. The arrowhead did not seem to be shot in deeply, and judging from the marks on the tree, it should have been shot in not long ago, so Reef could easily find it.

Fang Senyan carefully observed the indentation and direction of the shot, then turned around and turned his gaze to a large spruce tree facing the indentation. After walking over and observing carefully, his face gradually darkened, and he said astringently:

"We are in big trouble. I'm afraid the difficulty of this mission is much more terrifying than we imagined!"

Reef walked in front of Fang Senyan with some confusion, bent down and observed the place Fang Senyan had seen before, and then... he saw the scenery that was originally blocked by the thick trunk of the spruce. It turned out that this arrowhead had actually shot through the trunk of a spruce alive, and then nailed into the fir tree on the opposite side!!! More importantly, the hole in the penetrated spruce was very flat, almost smoother than drilling directly with an electric drill. The penetrating power was conceivable!!

You must know that trees in cold regions grow extremely slowly, and the material of the trees is extremely tough and dense. The trunk diameter of this penetrated spruce is at least one meter. To put it bluntly, even if a sniper rifle is used for shooting, it may not be able to achieve the effect of this arrow! The two looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes at the same time. Obviously, both of them were meat shields, belonging to those who had to rush to the front line to absorb damage, so the problems they thought of were exactly the same...

"That is, what will happen if this arrow hits my body!!!"

Reef picked up the arrowhead again and observed it carefully, frowning and said:

"Strange, where's the arrow shaft?"

Fang Senyan shook his head and said:

"Based on the current information, I can only determine that we have come to an era when gunpowder has not yet been popularized, and the rest of the information is still very vague. Therefore, there are too many possibilities for the arrow shaft to disappear. It is possible that the arrow shaft was destroyed by battle aura during flight, it is possible that the magic arrow was shot, and of course, the last situation... is the most unfavorable situation for us, that is, this arrowhead has no arrow shaft at all, and it is thrown directly by hand like a hidden weapon."

Hearing Fang Senyan's last speculation, Reef couldn't help but roll his eyes:

"Oh, Sailor, I must pray that your sense of humor does not become reality."

At this time, the Nightmare Imprint also began to send prompts:

"Contractor No. 1018, welcome to the Nightmare World."

"This is the first team-building mission you have experienced."

"Team Mission: Survival."

"Mission Brief: Live, keep trying to live, until you can't hold on anymore."

"Mission Difficulty: Unable to assess."

"Hint: During the team mission, you can choose to return to the Nightmare Space at any time, and any damage that may cause fatal consequences to you will only force you into a seriously injured state. In the seriously injured state, you will have 10 seconds of invincibility. You can choose to return to the Nightmare World immediately in that world. But it must be noted that once the 10 seconds of invincibility disappear, you will still be attacked and die!"

"Hint: Any Universal Points, Potential Points, equipment, and props you obtain during the team mission in this world will not be able to be taken back to the Nightmare Space at the time of return (including the potions made/the equipment forged), and the rest are not restricted, but the relationship you establish with the plot characters (whether hatred or friendship) will be inherited to the next world you enter."

"Time: Third Age 3018 (3 years before the start of The Lord of the Rings trilogy)"

"Location: Misty Mountains, Middle-earth"

"Scene: The Lord of the Rings."

"Difficulty: (Nightmare)."

"Pain Weakening: 50%."

"Personal Ability Extra Enhancement: 0%."

"Current Scene Exploration ."

"Additional Note: There are already contractors in this scene who have begun to adventure. Under normal circumstances, you will not have any intersection with them, but this scene is a free scene! You may also be attacked by them. The rules of protection for you will override the rest of the killing rules."

"You will automatically master the relevant language and can interact fluently with the characters in this world. Forget after leaving this world."

"Number of accepted missions: 1."

"Some of the props you carry are restricted and cannot be used in this mission."

"Your appearance/identity has been processed and will automatically recover when you return to the real world. You can also make relevant appearance adjustments in the Nightmare Space. If you have any questions, you can silently recite the relevant questions in your heart and query through the Nightmare Imprint. If the permission reaches the relevant level, you can get an answer."